I'm in the market/mood to upgrade my 180 to 100mp. I no longer use a tech cam and have been shooting nightscapes with the A7r II and want better coverage. There's many things the IQ3-100 offer that I either no longer need or just not interested in but was willing to pay when it was the only game in town. Now I'm no longer sure the IQ1-100 is available. It appears I'll keep the same tools I've been using with the 180 with the addition of much longer shutter times and a boost in ISO. What I'll need to learn is the upgrade path.
to me they have removed features which are pretty valuable - obviously the price is pretty steep.
Power sharing ... on several occasions I have seen my back battery drain down to the point of needing to replace it. This of course usually happens as I get towards the end of a shoot and I need 10 to 15 more minutes. Sometimes it is when the light is perfect. I don’t need to pull the battery because the body battery is still usually at 80% or better. Very helpful.
The wifi coupled with Live View and camera controls on an iPhone 6s+ is something I don’t think I can live without. I find myself managing composition and focusing from the iPhone screen most of the time. I have left the world of autofocusing on my XF for most of what I do ... despite how good it is, it is just too quick to zoom in on the phone screen and nail focus perfect every time. despite the issues with the focus stack tool and lack of an effective way to use autofocus to set the near and far points, with Live View on the IQ3 100 and an iPad or iPhone, it’s incredibly easy and very precise to setup and run a focus stack sequence. I also control the camera from the phone most the time, easier than switching to the back controls and for me (vertically challenged) easier than seeing the top of the camera controls.
I have on several occasions used the camera very low or very high, and using the iPhone makes this pleasurable as I’m standing by the camera, not kneeling/crouching, or not need my aluminum 2 step ladder with me.
I wish there was a “focus” mode to live view, where the camera would open up for precise focusing. I’ve found I get the best results when I open up the lens to focus when setting up a focus stack, or when I’m trying to focus precisely on a specific item in the scene.
Also looking at the list of difference, is that list a DT bundle (are they throwing in a few things, like the card reader and tech camera cable?) Seems some of what is there isn’t from Phase ...