Practical Photography - UK (2020-02)

Whilemegapixelsaren’teverything,

al l of thesehigh-resolutionwonders

can takea stunningshot,with

in crediblelevelsof detail.Setting

a 40MPante,thelinesbetween

full-frameandmedium-formatstart

toblur,so we’veincludedboth,and

weighedthemup accordingly.You’ll

of tennoticemoreusefulfeaturesand

functionson a full-frame,though

the importanceof thelargerformat

shouldn’tbe underestimated,with

the GFX100in particularbringing

10 2MPto a wealthof mirrorless

fe atures...ata price.

And thewinneris...

It’sa verytoughcall,andlargely

downto preference.Forus, theNikon

D8 50 is thebestDSLRevercreated.

However,Sony’ssuperiorAF and

in creasedfeaturesjustgivethelatest

AlphaR theedge.Theimagequality

ofa sharpshotfromthe61MPsensor

re allypunchesabovetheDSLR

st andard,andthecomprehensive

overhaulfromtheα7RIIIputsit at

the topof theresolutionpile.

Despitetakingsecondplace,the

D8 50 is stillourworkhorseof choice,

and is yetto letus down.Thebuild,

imagequalityandfunctionalityare

world-class,andthelensrangeoffers

somanyhigh-resolvingoptics,you’re

spoiltforchoice.

Fi nally,ourthirdspotseesthe

Sonyα7RIIInarrowlyedgeout

the excellentNikonZ 7. The42.4MP

se nsorcombineswithclass-leading

AFalgorithms,anddualSDcard

sl ots– a keyrequirementformany

atthis level– provethatSony’s

Alphasystemis themoremature

ofthetwo.However,if you’re

investedin Nikon’slensrange,

wehighlyrecommendtheZ 7.

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SONY’S SUPERIOR AF AND

IN CREASEDFEATURES GIVE

THE LATEST ALPHA R THE EDGE

OVER NIKON’S STUNNING DSLR

Overall verdict

KEY: Bestperformingmodelunderourtestconditions Hi ghlyrecommendedproduct

At-a-glance results Resolution AF points ISO Price Weight WxHxD RATING

CANON EOS 5DS R 50.6MP 61 100-6400 £2499 845g 152x116x76mm

FUJIFILM GFX 50R 51.4MP 425 100-12,800 £3449 775g 161x97x66mm

FUJIFILM GFX100 102MP 425 100-12,800 £9999 1400g 157x164x103mm

HASSELBLAD X1D II 50C 50MP 117 100-25,600 £5399 766g 148x97x125mm

NIKON D850 45.4MP 153 64-25,600 £2499 1005g 146x124x79mm

NIKON Z 7 45.7MP 493 64-25,600 £2499 675g 134x101x68mm

PANASONIC S1R 47.3MP 225 100-25,600 £3399 1020g 149x110x97mm

PENTAX 645 Z 51.4MP 27 100-204,800 £5299 1550g 156x117x123mm

SONY α7R III 42.4MP^399 100-32,000 £2499 657g 127x96x74mm

SONY α7R IV 61MP^567 100-32,000 £3499 665g 129x96x78mm

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Above & left

Sony’s wealth

of innovative

features and

mammoth

pixel count in

the α7R IV just

edge out the

D850 by Nikon.

Left The Sony

α7R III is

a landmark

camera, even

though it has

now been

superseded by

the α7R IV.