The kudos for that has to go to Canon when they launched their EOS R. Now, Sony can’t be credited for inventing this idea. Instead of the sensor being open to the elements as it is with most mirrorless cameras (apart from the Canon EOS R), the shutter is now closed when the camera is powered down, sealing the sensor away from airborne debris.Īt the moment this update is only for the flagship A9 II, but I’m sure we will see it come to other existing cameras, and future cameras as a standard feature. This means that when you are changing lenses in the field, or removing a lens to add a teleconverter, you shouldn’t have any issues with dust and other crud getting all over your sensor. I had been preparing an article that addresses the main problems I have encountered, and the main frustrations I felt during that switch, but Sony just solved one of the biggest issues with their latest firmware update for the A9 II.įirmware version 2.0 for the Sony A9 II includes several minor tweaks, but by far the most important is the option to close the camera’s shutter when the camera is powered down. Regular readers know that I made the switch from DSLR to mirrorless a few months ago, and with that, a switch from Canon to Sony.
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