Sony A1 & Nauticam NA-A1

Phil Rudin · Issue 120, May/Jun 2021 · pp. 20–27

Products mentioned: Sony A1, Nauticam NA-A1, Sony FE 28-60mm, Nauticam WACP-1, Nauticam WWL-1/1B, Nauticam CMC-1, Nauticam CMC-2, Sony 12-24mm F/2.8, Sony 20mm F/1.8, Sony 200-600mm, Sony 14mm F/1.8 GM, Sigma 14mm F/1.8, Canon 8-15mm fisheye, Canon EOS R5, Nikon Z7, Sony A7R III, Sony A7R IV, Sony A7s III

Sony has recently introduced its first true Flagship camera, the 50.1 megapixel Sony A1 full frame mirrorless camera. This is a completely new level of camera which has received the highest rating ever awarded by testing site DPReview an impressive 93%. Before I go further I would like to strongly suggest that anyone interested in the future of photography read at least the camera portion of this review. It describes where the camera industry will be going over the next five years. In my 2017 review of the A7R III I said that Sony had made it quite clear that they intend to surpass Canon and Nikon in the Pro/Prosumer market by focusing heavily on full-frame mirrorless cameras and high quality lenses. Sony’s advanced innovation over the past six years has paid off with the A7R IV at the top of the DPReviews Semi-Professional Full- Frame category and the A1 at the top of the Professional c…