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Disagree completely. I'm a pro and I love the a7 (and RX) bodies, regardless of whether I am shooting a small prime or a 2.8 zoom. So do others. Respectfully, I'd rather not have someone dictate what I should or can be satisfied with as a pro - that's for me to decide.I can well see the needs of pros, it is just that I don't think they should/can be satisfied with an A7 kind of body. As is Sony is not developing the A7 system in the right direction; they are making a mess, blurring lines between their different lines of products. It doesn't make sense and isn't coherent. It is as if they were only planning things for the very short term, listening too much to what is heard on social network, where everyone wants the widest lenses, the fastest aperture etc..
You satisfy different needs with different product lines. The A7r started in one direction and is now heading elsewhere, while the A-mount seems forgotten.
Sony has wonderful sensors and remarkable technology, but they aren't implementing it in a coherent sets of products.
What they are doing is building a new platform that is defined by its flexibility. Configure it small or add a grip and throw some big lenses on it. Works both ways. Sony is not confined by the platform parameters of Canon and Nikon so don't expect them to replicate those models.
Do I think they were testing the waters a bit when they released the a7? Sure, but since then they have quickly improved the technology while fleshing out a lens line that appeals to a wide variety of shooters over a relatively short span. I've got my unfulfilled wishlist but it is getting smaller by the month and I'm delighted by Sony's pace of innovation.