The Sony a1 (or Alpha 1, or α1, or ILCE-1) is Sony’s latest flagship mirrorless camera. And what a camera it is! 50MP sensor, 30fps stills shooting, 8K30 video, and a bucket load of other features. The image quality is superb, it’s very fast, and the handling is excellent. I’ve found it to be a real joy to shoot with, and I can’t wait until circumstances allow me to be able to take it out on the road and push it even more.
I’ve been shooting mainly stills with it, and I’ve included below some example shots. This is a general selection. I also have more sample images focusing on high-ISO photos as well as the individual lenses I’ve used on this camera body: Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G, Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS, Sony FE 90mm F2.8 Macro G OSS.
The original RAW files for the images in this post are available to subscribers to my newsletter on the RAW file downloads page. The page is password-protected; the password is in the newsletter’s welcome email. The JPG versions linked in the captions stay free.
Photos taken with the Sony a1 full-frame mirrorless camera
You can download the original uncompressed RAW file using the link under each image. But just a heads up that they are around 105MB each.
Price & availability of the Sony A1 mirrorless full-frame camera
Sony has set the MSRP at $6,499.99. It’s available as body-only or bundled in various configurations with lenses.
It can be listed under a few different variations of the model name: α1, A1, a1, Alpha 1, and ILCE-1. They’re all referring to the same camera.
Buy new
Check the current price and availability at:
Buy used
The Sony a1 is a relatively new camera, and it will take time for copies to make their way to the used market. But some good places worth checking for used Sony a1s include:
