Note to self: New gear does not make money

In the midst of the pandemic, Canon and Sony announced the $3900 R5 and the $3500 A7S III respectively.

Canon’s $3900 R5 45MP camera body can produced 8K videos (albeit in shorter recording periods) while Sony’s long awaited A7SIII $3500 upgrade that’s taken 5 years is still the low light king with its 12MP sensor. Photos courtesy of B&H Photo Video.

These cameras were all anticipated for 2020 (COVID, the pandemic, and shelter in place? Not so much). And as much as I like new gear that will always outshine the specs of the old, I’m reminding myself these new cameras won’t make better images.