Competition News: Sony Announces A9 III with a 24MP Global Shutter

[Tim Mayo]

Sony has just announced the Alpha 9 Mark III, the world's first mirrorless camera with a Global Shutter.

Key Specs:

• 24.6MP Full-Frame Global Shutter Sensor
• Up to 120 fps Cont. Shooting with AF/AE
• Pre-Capture Function; Speed Boost Button
• Flash Sync at up to 1/80,000 Sec.
• 4K 120p 10-bit Video; S-Log3 & S-Cinetone
• 759-Point Phase-Detect AF with Tracking
• 8-Stop 5-Axis In-Body Image Stabilization
• 9.44m-Dot EVF with 240 fps Refresh Rate
• 3.2" 2.1m-Dot 4-Axis Touchscreen LCD
• Dual CFexpress Type A/SD Card Slots

Who would like to see a global shutter in an R Series camera? I can see the benefits for sports shooters but for wildlife I'd definitely prefer the extra megapixels.

 

[AKVet]

Interesting! Ok, as a wildlife shooter, I, too, would prefer the extra MPs over a global shutter. However, how about this... I want Canon to release a 45+ MP camera with a global shutter. (and I want it for the price of an R6 Mk II... haha). I can dream can't I!

 

[Photofarmer]

whats this doing in canon forum but realize your comment is basically will everyone follow suit?

 

[Bucolic Old Sir Henry]

I would guess the R1 will have a global shutter - it's hard to imagine a new flagship camera not at least matching the competition. The big question is whether the R5II will get one - and whether I can afford it... ;-)

 

[Only RF]

If we wait long enough we will be able to afford it. Once this becomes common place then the next tech level will emerge.

 

[Only RF]

Personally I don't really care as much as long as the traditional ES readout speed is in that goldilocks zone to avoid rolling shutter. I don't know a lot about it between a camera like the R3 that is fast enough and global shutter. Two things I've read is global is better for flash and fast light source changes like flickering. If you primarily shoot outdoors then a fast non global shutter would work just as fine. I think?

We will see. I'd even tale this and be happy with EFCS but I figure sensor tech will outpace it. Cameras without mirrors cost less to manufacture and getting rid of high speed/usage shutters will also bring their costs down.

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[Kamoshika]

A few thoughts:

• A global shutter seems like a natural evolution of the technology, so not crazy surprising.
• I have noticed so little rolling shutter in my R6M2 for the kind of shooting I do that, while a GS would be great, it doesn't seem all that necessary.
• 1/80,000 sec maximum shutter speed? What on this planet moves that fast?

 

[Photofarmer]

• A global shutter seems like a natural evolution of the technology, so not crazy surprising.

guess that the truth

 

[Only RF]

A few thoughts:

• A global shutter seems like a natural evolution of the technology, so not crazy surprising.
• I have noticed so little rolling shutter in my R6M2 for the kind of shooting I do that, while a GS would be great, it doesn't seem all that necessary.
• 1/80,000 sec maximum shutter speed? What on this planet moves that fast?

I haven’t either on my R62. Not that much on the R7 either but it is there.

 

[AntonLargiader]

The R7 has enough rolling shutter distortion that I don't use ES for sports. Basketballs become oval, etc.

 

[Only RF]

The R7 has enough rolling shutter distortion that I don't use ES for sports. Basketballs become oval, etc.

Yes not great for that. You can get away with it with birds, etc. You can see a bit of an elongated eye in a duck fight shot I posted but I never point it out. 3rd image.

Full-Frame - Canon RF 100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM Sample Images

Just trying to kick start this new forum focussed on lens sample image threads, something we have been missing here. Please do start your own thread if you can contribute other lenses, or add your 100-500 shots to this thread. Here are just a few images from my RF 100-500mm all shot with the R5.

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[SO8]

Kit is coming on so much ... I feel my R8 (so R6 ii effectively for focus and sensor) is quicker to react and lock than my R5 which is obviously 2 years older.
I still wonder about the deal I could have got for an R3 but decided on the R8 ... hmmm .... R3 Mk ii maybe with global shutter ...

 

[JoeTheSnowPlowGuy]

I have a few thoughts:

1) The R6 Mark 2 probably should have had the same sensor as the R3, even if it bumped the price a couple hundred bucks.

2) The R3 is going to be “obsolete” as a sports camera with the A9III launch so Canon has to respond. R3 Mark 2 has to come with a Global Shutter and the pre-record capability. I see that as a HUGE advantage for sports/action shooters.

3) Canon can probably match all the specs of the A9III, but that won’t do anything to set them apart. I think a huge leap ahead of the competition would be a sensor/processor combination in the 16-24 megapixel range that produces noiseless .CR3 files up to ISO 12800. I mean everything looks like it was shot at ISO 100 clean. I’m not sure that possible, but it would surely set Canon apart from everyone else.

4) Canon has to get Sigma and Tamron involved with lenses. There is a large demand for third party lenses and right now the RF platform has minimal autofocus third party options, aside from the early releases that have been pulled off the market. Consumers want to be able to buy, I don’t know, a 35-150 f2-2.8 for $2,000 instead of a 28-70 f/2 for $2800…

 

[AntonLargiader]

Hopefully Canon will feel threatened enough to add pre-shooting to the R3 through a firmware update. If the R7 can do it, the R3 should be able to.