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Staff · Issue 120, May/Jun 2021 · pp. 4

Products mentioned: Sony A1

Editorial Peter Rowlands peter@uwpmag.com The haves and have nots Phil Rudin’s excellent review of the Sony A1 camera is, as always, thorough and informative and as I was reading it I found myself getting an increasing level of equipment envy. A 50.1mp sensor producing pin sharp 8640 x 5760 px stills and 8k 30p and 4k 120p video up to ISO 102400 had me salivating or, to use another word, measurebating. Fortunately I was given a car crash, cold shower reality check when Phil slipped in that the Sony A1 body alone is $6500. Personally, that was it for me but I am sure that it won’t stop the rush of orders for cameras and housings so there is becoming a bit of a gulf between the haves and the have nots and I am accutely aware that UwP is too top heavy in this department. I have said this before but I mean it more so now, we need more reviews of more affordable cameras and housings. My guess…