Much as I like the compact size of the a7x bodies, the tiny EVF was a niggle I always wished could have been done bigger. So when one of the more reliable rumor sites speculated on no sensor change for the upcoming a7V, G.A.S. started working my brain overtime.

This was compounded by a comparison of four-digit ISO shots by the a7cII and a6700, in which the a6700 had a noticeable edge on most colors at 3200 and above. BUT . . . the a6700 has the same tiny EVF that the a7cII has.

BUT . . . the a7rV in APS-C mode shoots the same file size as the a6700. AND it has a HUGE finder that’s centered over the body. AND it has a 26-mp full-frame raw option as well. And even though I’ve never been a fan of its sensor, it’s a bit less noisy in the four-digit range than the a7cII.

So, first full day back in civilized society, the older a7c got ditched in favor of an a7rV. Funny thing is I didn’t realize how much of a niggle the small finder had been until I started using the larger one. Come to think of it, it might have been the superb EVF in the SL2 that spoiled me in the first place.

Suffice it to say there’ll be no going back to a .39″ EVF in the future. I obviously no longer have the visual acuity for it. Which means that at some point further down the road, when there’s another option, the a7cII will likely get ditched as well. Or maybe not. As a backup I hope I don’t need/seldom use, it might just suffice.

I know what you’re wondering. Shooting in either APS-C mode or the medium 26-mp raw file size, what’s gonna happen to those 34 extra megapixels I’m not using. Well, maybe for landscape if and when there’s another opportunity to see new places. And if not, well, nobody says I have to use them, right?

a7rV/Zeiss Loxia 35mm f2 . . .