For all reviewers casting shade on the presenter for being “too excited”, she’s presenting information on a windy day, standing next to a race track with race cars howling by. What part of the title did you miss? Maybe you’d enjoy some reviews by bird watchers.
Amy, i have ordered the A7III to go along with my A7RIII and my A6500. (A7III only $2000 in US) I have been doing motor racing photography for forty years. Cheers !
Thank you Amy for a well researched, informed and enthusiastic review. How anyone take take exception to your enthusiasm is beyond me. Keep doing what you do.
An excellent review; the most comprehensive I have seen of this camera. Very well presented with just the right balance of enthusiasm tempered with common sense.
4SH786. What an incisive observation. What was it about your A7III that you didn't like. I presume you are refering to the A7III? I may purchase one, so I would be grateful if you would highlight the specific problems you encountered.
What an informative video, so clearly presented with great engagement. Well done, Amy! This is my first view of a Wex video after the recent Heaton one. I'll be back.
Would have like to have seen some shots at 1/250, 1/200 or 1/160 as I try to photograph bikes and cars at these shutter speeds with my 70D. So we get some motion blur on the background or the wheels. Still an interesting video, I would be embarassed to use 1/1250 for motorsports.
I wasn't having a go at the lady, it's a good review. Using lower shutter speeds would just have been usefull to have seen. I am by no means a photography expert and don't pretend to be.
Interesting that you say that, as someone who only got their first DSLR a year ago I've been on a very steep learning curve and as I'm also studying for a Motorsport Engineering Degree I hope to combine my two hobbies and shoot some motorsport. Plenty of guides I read suggest using greater than 1/1000 for motorsport unless you are specifically going for a panning shot with motion blur. Not arguing with you, just saying it's interesting to see your POV is very different o what I had seen elsewhere.
Very nice review! I like how Amy is able to maintain the narrative so perfectly while clearly in different locations at different times, etc. Plus, it's done at the track...
Great review, amazing fluency....totally enjoyed her grasp of the topic and enthused presentation. So much better than 90% of photo reviewers out there.
Nice hands-on field test video of the a7III. I did expect a bit more in-depth discussion of the hands-on experience and less extolling about the camera body features, however the video was very informative, How difficult was it to navigate the menus in the daylight and set the camera with them? Did Amy's hands get tired clutching the camera? In some of the video segments I kept having the impression it might slip out of her hand. How many battery changes were required during the hands-on? Was the viewfinder video lag perceptible or was it mitigated because of the accuracy of the camera to track the subject and less reliance on the photographer?
Is there any chance you could share a couple of Raws from this shoot? I’m currently a Fujifilm shooter, and do mostly motor sports, but I’m currently having a big rethink about my gear now that I’ve sold off Fuji’s 100-400mm that I wasn’t the biggest fan of, and since I see the upcoming 200mm is going to be far out of budget. I have an X-H1 on its way to me since I’m usually using my X-T2 with Fuji’s larger glass and would welcome the larger grip and slightly faster AF, but I’m thinking of sending it back and making some changes given the selection of glass in the focal lengths I need in the Fuji system. Taking a good long look at Sony after this really impressive A7 III announcement and Tamron and Sigma jumping into the FE lens game - getting my hands on some examples of how the camera performs in my exact use case would be super helpful!
I absolutely love this review of the Sony a7iii! Not sure if I will get this one or the a7r 3! But I've never seen anyone so enthusiastic in their presentation then this girl! I subscribed just so that I could see more reviews by her! She did an outstanding job! Marvin
I'm a rookie. I have a 55-250mm lens, i shoot local motorsports here in the Philippines. I need a bit of help when panning at full zoom. I tend to pan faster than the car even though my movements are very slight. At 55mm, panning is just right. How can i correct the full zoom pan? Thanks.
This woman is super excited about every camera she reviews, even the crap ones. How can you tell if a camera is any good from her review ???? Please give her a valium.
Hi Gerard, thanks for your comment. Unfortunately, at the time this review was shot, we were only able to get our hands on one Sony A7III. So we shot this on our Canon C100mkII.
Hello, When your A7III is OFF, do you have mechanical noise coming from sensor /inside body when you shake a bit your camera ? I suppose that is normal as the sensor is no more stabilized and moving inside but just want to check with you.
Well, no one can fault your enthusiasm. The only thing reviewers are failing to mention is the overall high cost of migrating to Sony. Yes this body in particular is at a great price, but what about glass? Sony native lenses are very expensive. Hopefully the news that both Sigma and Tamron are going to release Sony mount glass is encouraging, but right now it’s an expensive move.
Do you still get 10fps with the mechanical shutter? If so, are there any disadvantages to using the mechanical shutter instead of the electronic, besides it not being silent? I am coming from Nikon and just do not know much about the mechanical vs. electronic shutters with the Sony cameras. Thank you!
Nice review I would love this camera but I am only an amature and can't justify the cost I would like to see them make a good crop censer camera for the masses. With same kinda of focus that the a7 III has
Good overview Amy, well presented. It looks a good all-rounder for stills and video. I own the Nikon D600 for now and that has 24MP & I feel that is the sweet spot for full-frame resolution giving a good balance of detail, dynamic range, and lower noise at higher ISO settings. That Sony even seems to lock on well to the cars through the fence which is good. Does anyone know if there will be a battery grip option for the Sony A7 III?
Thanks, that's good to know as it gives you that extra battery boost for heavy duty shoots. Plus I like the ergonomics that a grip gives when photographing vertically.
AF Track Duration is not quite what she describes. It is the time the camera sticks to the object it tracks before it moves to an object in front if such passes in front. It works both in lock on and normal tracking. In other words how "sticky" it is.
It sounds like a fantastic camera, but £2,000 is not a low price point! Add a 24-70 Sony f2.8 FE G Master lens for another £2000, and the Sony 70-200 f4 you show here is £1250.
Seamus, the glass you're quoting does costs a little more than the Canon equivalent, but it's MUCH sharper and much better. You can also shoot Canon glass with a Sigma MC-11 adapter if you so desire. The AF area changes slightly, but still incredibly fast.
It's certainly not cheap, but then again try to get a comparable camera from Nikon or Canon for the same price. They dont even have such a camera, and the closest they DO have featurewise are at least $1500 more expensive.
I wasn't comparing the Sony's many merits with other brands at all. Sony have targeted that market for FF pro and amateur and unless Canon and Nikon can do something soon, Sony will win. It's just that £2000 is not a low price point. The Sony A7 III looks to be a killer camera, and I would buy one if I had that much money available!
Couldn't agree with you more, there is some scope for Canon legacy and independent lenses woth A7 III. If I were in the market, say moving up from APS-C, I would definitely try to afford it for a lot of reasons to with performance and size. The A7 III is a hell of a camera. But whichever way you look at it, it is not low price point.
There is no doubt that the Sony A7iii is an amazing camera for £2,000 so it is cheap enough. It is also $2,000 in the US, so us Brit's are being be charged more again. There is a reason why the UK is known as Treasure Island ! Any way I went off piste, we're so y are going to make their money is in the lenses. The G master range are insanely expensive. So us canon owners are happy that L grade lenses will work on the A7iii with the sigma MC-11 adapter. Now sigma have announced a large number of E mount Art grade lenses for Sony camera's. There is almost no reason not to buy the A7iii over 6Dii. Cameras now are becoming jack of all trades and do not need to specialise at all. The purists may hate video on camera, well it is here to stay and it is going to become as important on a camera as a still is. Before the A7iii came out my FF purchase was going to be 6Dii, now it will be the A7iii May only negative point is that the A7iii should have included an intervalometer .
Whilst the US price is lower, bear in mind that in the UK prices are quoted including 20% VAT whilst in the US prices are quoted without sales tax (presumably because sales taxes vary by state). So that difference is about 16% (pre-tax) rather than the 40% higher it appears to be.
Steve Jones UK VAT tax is 20% Therefore the stripped down retail price in UK is apt £1,666 What is the average US value Added Tax on electronic goods ? E en taking I to account currency fluctuation the UK is still more expensive.
They call it sales tax and it varies not just be state but sometimes by local rates within a state. From what I read it's never more than 10%. taxfoundation.org/state-and-local-sales-tax-rates-in-2017/
Best review I have seen of the A7 iii so far, not spouting about 4K etc etc more about taking pictures well done Amy. Some thoughts. Sony has distinct advantage over the other manufactures in that all the full frame cameras are all basically the same case, with some basic changes to the guts. A very lean manufacturing process, Canikon on the other hand choose to make all completely different cameras, with separate casting moulding pcbs etc etc. you get the picture. Sony possible did this trick initially to save on cost. It has now proved as shown here to be there trump card. Canikon Options 1 Perhaps a change in the production process to dare I say it the Sony model, one body design with 4 sensor option. 2 potentially Canon and Nikon could share the same castings and parts across there comparable ranges D5 and the 1DX 5D and the D800 series. Somehow don’t think so.
Loved the review, the Brands Hatch Circuit as an online iRacer, and I think Sony is going to steal some current Nikon/Canon FF Users, maybe this Fujifilm shooter will purchase the a7III with one lens for landscape/cityscape to get used to the ecosystem. I sold my Canon 5DMkIV gear last year and bought into the Fujifilm system because I wanted mirrorless, along with less weight, given my age. Thanks for the review and I am still looking at the a7RIII as well, but, why pay more if you don't need the megapixels?
Impressive review.. but the only "why not" would be Lens prices are high.. if you have canon L lenses already.. but.. I'm am thinking about getting this camera.. (nephew has the R3 and let me shoot with it - and loved it) and.. I just found out sigma is coming out with sony "E" lenses... but again... great job.. enjoyed your review..
Yes. Moire is a significant issue with lower resolution sensors which is why there's an AA filter on this one (and the A9). The reason higher resolution sensors have less need for AA filters is that they start to out-resolve the glass and that usually provides enough slight blurring at the pixel level that it works for most types of shots (and a tiny bit of camera shake helps too). Smaller sensors with necessarily finer photosite spacing also benefit the same way - that is they get enough slight blurring that an AA filter isn't required.
There's usually a reason why things are the way they are. Most of the time an AA filter isn't required, but it can really become apparent when photographing things with repeated, fine patterns. Things like the weave patterns on fabrics or distant, tiled roofs. On the other hand, it will never show up on something like a natural landscape so it's a bit of a compromise.
With that shutterspeed you'll even freeze the Enterprise when it enters our solar system. Way...way too fast. I'm curious about tracking with the A7 III with slow shutter speed.
and also I wanna see the amount of blackout while shooting continuos, cause in a7RIII it is terrible, so terrible that it is almost impossible to do pan shots of cars.
are you joking or what? Canon 5D IV is not even comparable to this and costs 1500 more, Sony Gseries? now Sigma announced 9 Art lenses Sony Emount...Tamron will do the same shortly...and more to come, so what you're talking about. At this price point there's nothing, and i state it again, nothing comparable to what Sony is offering with the A7 III
D750 is better for less cash. Twice the battery life, better AF, a real viewfinder (notice how she's shooting the camera like a mobile phone ..). And if the Sony AF is so good these days, I want to see them test the camera in actual low light where the DSLR lives, not in full daylight, like they also used to test the Samsung NX1 (they as in reviewers), that was also supposed to kill the DSLR, or fake low light lit by big softboxes, like in their press events, where they simulate low light but the settings are ISO6400, f/5.6 and 1/400 and there are big softboxes with videolights in them lol. My D750 casually nails focus in light 4-5 stops dimmer.
You must be the only person on the planet that thinks the D750 is better than this camera. Any way I hope to see some comparisons between this Sony and some Nikon and Canon competitors so we can see about the focus performance, battery life,Viewfinder, etc. I wont even mind seeing how it goes up against a 5Div and D850. I have the feeling it can stand its ground.
Nah, I'm actually an experienced photographer, not a spec reader. The fact that a camera has 4k and a million focus points means squat for a photographer.
All of the reviewers with large followings on TH-cam are experienced photographers and not "Spec readers". 4K means something to someone making videos or hybrid shooters and there many of them out there . More focus point just make your work a little easier in some situations. Its all about making your workflow easier thats all.
4k means nothing for a photographer I pass that, but are you joking about the AF or are you a beginner photographer?Say that to sport or wildlife or portrait, or wedding photographers... I'm a professional photographer and having an autofocus so advanced even more than the 5dmkIV , that covers almost the whole sensor allowing me no need to recompose when I shoot portraits, or eye tracking! or continuous tracking on the whole sensor, and face recognition, MEANS EVERYTHING. Whitout counting the other technologies this camera packs for only 2000 dollars.
At last someone did a sports test of the A7 III. We all know how good the eye AF of the A7III is and how good it is for portraits, but it is equally (dare I say even more better) for sports and wildlife. We just need more such videos testing the A7III with high speed sports, wildlife and Birds in flight. Hope someone makes a good comprehensive video about how good/bad a camera this one is for wildlife/BIF. Please don't stereotype this camera a wedding/portrait camera just because it has an excellent eye AF and was released at WPPI. You aren't doing justice to the versatile capabilities of this one.
Any particular reason why?. I know there will be some differences in performance and speed of this one when compared with the A9, but with same no of AF points, even more CDAF points and 10 FPS, it's hard to say it underperforms by a lot compared to the A9, rather it seems pretty close to it.... - for less than half the price. Some even say that it beats the A7RIII in the AF department.
Felix Belanger okay, but here the form factor is to be blamed for giving around 11 mp apsc equivalent, and so all full frames except A7R, d850 etc are culprits here.
Yes, full frame often has a disadvantage for wildlife, but Canon and Nikon both have 600mm lenses. I just re-watched a video they did (look for $30,000 wildlife shootout) and Tony says near the end of the video that while the A7R III's AF with an adapter is snappy but it's not very reliable, so maybe there's that too.
Wow I just love The way she review the camera. This is how I would react if I had this camera in my hand. I have the A7R3 and I still want to get thus camera for back up. just unreal what sony are willing to give us for 2 grand. coming from Canon where company before releasing their camera should be carefully calculated not to step on their own toes. All that transition are worth it. knowing that the company such as Sony, fuji panasonic and olumpus are renovating.
8bit video output over mini hdmi is a shame and I think I'm right in saying a massive crop factor in high frame rates. Still a whole lot of camera for that money.
emotionally one-sided,, NO SINGLE negative!! Yes, the a7 III is an amazing camera for the price (and yes, I have pre-ordered it, no doubt but you're only telling features and all the positives. Subpar lcd display (compared to both the A7R III and A7R II), AA filter, dual card slot but only 1 is UHS2, lack of timelapse or lack of replacement for the app store that Sony abandoned), and new Z battery is excellent but expensive w/o third party, no articulating screen, + more. No RAW available yet so IQ is based on jpeg. Some folks might say that this is an entry level camera so these features are irrelevant. $2,000 + lenses to me seems PRO or PROsumer enough to justify having all the features mentioned above. Thank you for putting the work in the video, but it's rather one-sided in my opinion.
Hi Jack, thanks for the feedback. In regards to a few of your points, I own an A7R II and I found this screen (although there are less dots than the 'R') to be slightly better at accurately representing the final image. This is, of course, just personal experience so may be different for other users. Also the screen is tiltable the same as the A7R II and III as well as being a touch screen. The new Z battery was an absolute must have for increased battery life. They may be more expensive then the previous batteries, however the life is significantly longer, so you shouldn't have to buy as many in the course of owning the camera. RAW is available through the Sony Imaging Edge software and IQ was based on the Raws that were then converted to Jpegs in most instances for this video. Having dual SD card slots is a positive and only having one that is UHS-II compatible is not unexpected for the price point. I understand the camera doesn't have everything, like time-lapse, but for the money it has a lot! I hope you enjoy your camera when it arrives! Kind regards Amy Moore
Jack Moore the title clearly states it’s a hands on test at a race circuit. How did you get confused and think she would instead present a calmly presented objective camera review? I’m gonna go out on a hunch and guess you’ve never presented information on camera while standing alongside a noisy race track talking over car engines and what looks like 10-15kts of wind.
Hi Jack, Amy. I'm in the process of switching to Sony from Canon. There's no doubt the A73 is good and the A7 range sets a new standard. I'll be using the A9 and A7 in conjuntion with GM lenses. Jack makes a great point that the review is one sided. The review is uploading by Wex Photo Video not an individual and should be totally objective . Sony are using the price as a huge selling point but their lenses are very expensive. Amy, you state that you own a A7R 11 and by now I'd guess you've upgraded but to be objective you need to look at it from a different brand user... This is a balanced review th-cam.com/video/Ric_RH-Xm1Q/w-d-xo.html
Canon users (like myself) also have to factor in the cost of purchasing Sony flashes as well as lenses when migrating to Sony - especially if you primarily shoot events
It hurts my wallet when they say it's an entry level budget camera 🥶🥶😭😭
For all reviewers casting shade on the presenter for being “too excited”, she’s presenting information on a windy day, standing next to a race track with race cars howling by. What part of the title did you miss? Maybe you’d enjoy some reviews by bird watchers.
Amy, i have ordered the A7III to go along with my A7RIII and my A6500. (A7III only $2000 in US) I have been doing motor racing photography for forty years. Cheers !
Thank you Amy for a well researched, informed and enthusiastic review. How anyone take take exception to your enthusiasm is beyond me. Keep doing what you do.
That was an excellent review, well done, and well done Sony 👌🏾
An excellent review; the most comprehensive I have seen of this camera. Very well presented with just the right balance of enthusiasm tempered with common sense.
Which review are you looking at? You must be employed by WEX. Ok. Carry on.
Wow this girl is enthusiastic :)
Pre-ordered mine from wex :)
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She is enthusiastic about everything, even shit cameras, she just wants people to buy from here store. Yaaaawwwwwnnnn!!!
4SH786. What an incisive observation. What was it about your A7III that you didn't like. I presume you are refering to the A7III? I may purchase one, so I would be grateful if you would highlight the specific problems you encountered.
What an informative video, so clearly presented with great engagement. Well done, Amy! This is my first view of a Wex video after the recent Heaton one. I'll be back.
Would have like to have seen some shots at 1/250, 1/200 or 1/160 as I try to photograph bikes and cars at these shutter speeds with my 70D. So we get some motion blur on the background or the wheels. Still an interesting video, I would be embarassed to use 1/1250 for motorsports.
She's clearly not a motorsports photographer, but to be honest it doesnt matter here as its a camera review rather than a review of her skills
I wasn't having a go at the lady, it's a good review. Using lower shutter speeds would just have been usefull to have seen. I am by no means a photography expert and don't pretend to be.
I agree , but have used greater speeds then 1/1000 lol
Interesting that you say that, as someone who only got their first DSLR a year ago I've been on a very steep learning curve and as I'm also studying for a Motorsport Engineering Degree I hope to combine my two hobbies and shoot some motorsport. Plenty of guides I read suggest using greater than 1/1000 for motorsport unless you are specifically going for a panning shot with motion blur. Not arguing with you, just saying it's interesting to see your POV is very different o what I had seen elsewhere.
Really enjoyed your presentation, coming from a professional perspective, l appreciate the straight forward no nonsenses delivery, good job thanks.
Very nice review! I like how Amy is able to maintain the narrative so perfectly while clearly in different locations at different times, etc. Plus, it's done at the track...
Great review and I love your enthusiasm. Keep it up!😊
I think this is the most excited I've seen you for a camera review
Of all the videos I have seen of the A7 THIS video sold me on it, great review!
Great review, amazing fluency....totally enjoyed her grasp of the topic and enthused presentation. So much better than 90% of photo reviewers out there.
Nice review, but I would have liked to see how the IS performs in panning shots...
Nice hands-on field test video of the a7III. I did expect a bit more in-depth discussion of the hands-on experience and less extolling about the camera body features, however the video was very informative, How difficult was it to navigate the menus in the daylight and set the camera with them? Did Amy's hands get tired clutching the camera? In some of the video segments I kept having the impression it might slip out of her hand. How many battery changes were required during the hands-on? Was the viewfinder video lag perceptible or was it mitigated because of the accuracy of the camera to track the subject and less reliance on the photographer?
Wow, you are one phenomenal professional shooter and reviewer. Great presentation and knowledge transfer.
With such a short lens I suggest you to do some panning shots only or choose some spots closer to the track.
Is there any chance you could share a couple of Raws from this shoot?
I’m currently a Fujifilm shooter, and do mostly motor sports, but I’m currently having a big rethink about my gear now that I’ve sold off Fuji’s 100-400mm that I wasn’t the biggest fan of, and since I see the upcoming 200mm is going to be far out of budget. I have an X-H1 on its way to me since I’m usually using my X-T2 with Fuji’s larger glass and would welcome the larger grip and slightly faster AF, but I’m thinking of sending it back and making some changes given the selection of glass in the focal lengths I need in the Fuji system. Taking a good long look at Sony after this really impressive A7 III announcement and Tamron and Sigma jumping into the FE lens game - getting my hands on some examples of how the camera performs in my exact use case would be super helpful!
Just upgraded yto the a7 iii amazing camera
Ah, nice! We hope you enjoy it. It's a great piece of kit.
I absolutely love this review of the Sony a7iii! Not sure if I will get this one or the a7r 3! But I've never seen anyone so enthusiastic in their presentation then this girl! I subscribed just so that I could see more reviews by her! She did an outstanding job!
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Great Review! Very informative and I really like the way you presented all the details and comparison!
Amazing video. What Camera ang Lens did you use to make this video?
Super review!!! What lens were you using!!
Ok the audio in that high wind is amazing!!!! mind sharing what the set up was for this? Thanks and great video!
Really good review. Looking at this and the New A7 4. The battery update my negate the need for the battery grip.
Great review and great presentation in a challenging environment. Thanks!
Ok, great review, I really enjoyed, but what lens are you using?
Great report! This woman is a powerhouse!
Best review video I have seen on this camera 👍🏼
Fantastic video, Very informative and entertaining. Thanks.
I'm a rookie. I have a 55-250mm lens, i shoot local motorsports here in the Philippines. I need a bit of help when panning at full zoom. I tend to pan faster than the car even though my movements are very slight. At 55mm, panning is just right. How can i correct the full zoom pan? Thanks.
Really nice overview of the camera. Looks like a fantastic body!
This is who you should use for all of your videos
This woman is super excited about every camera she reviews, even the crap ones. How can you tell if a camera is any good from her review ???? Please give her a valium.
Fantastic review, cheers!
Very enjoyable review: thank you.
Great video and mine's on order with Wex!
Best review I've found on the a7 III, starting to save up the money now :)
i've seen the low light scende in this video but for me i prefer to set the shutterspeed to 1/30 and iso 3000 or 4000 maybe you get a detailed look :)
Did you shoot the review on the Sony A73?
Thanks for the review, nice job!
Hi Gerard, thanks for your comment. Unfortunately, at the time this review was shot, we were only able to get our hands on one Sony A7III. So we shot this on our Canon C100mkII.
Anyone know what focus area she use when photographing the cars?
Hello, When your A7III is OFF, do you have mechanical noise coming from sensor /inside body when you shake a bit your camera ?
I suppose that is normal as the sensor is no more stabilized and moving inside but just want to check with you.
Rudy De Pooter I don't ever recall that happening to my A7Rii
Well, no one can fault your enthusiasm. The only thing reviewers are failing to mention is the overall high cost of migrating to Sony. Yes this body in particular is at a great price, but what about glass? Sony native lenses are very expensive. Hopefully the news that both Sigma and Tamron are going to release Sony mount glass is encouraging, but right now it’s an expensive move.
I use a lot of vintage glass, especially 60's Soviet (Helios, Jupiter, Industar) Image stabilisation for them? That's stunning.
how is dynamic range and colortone and AF comparing with a7rii
Beautiful...Oh the camera too. =D
Any suggestions on a starter landscape body and lens for about £700, I have been looking at the Panasonic gx8.
I like the way she narrates. Makes it more interesting.
Thank you! Great video. The first European video for the new camera and made by a woman and shooting cars. Amazing! Thank you!
Since a big part of race photography is panning at slower shutter speeds, I am curious if there were any problems with rolling shutter? Thanks!
Using the mechanical shutter it will be no different to that on a DSLR.
Do you still get 10fps with the mechanical shutter? If so, are there any disadvantages to using the mechanical shutter instead of the electronic, besides it not being silent? I am coming from Nikon and just do not know much about the mechanical vs. electronic shutters with the Sony cameras. Thank you!
Nice review I would love this camera but I am only an amature and can't justify the cost I would like to see them make a good crop censer camera for the masses. With same kinda of focus that the a7 III has
Would be interesting to see how the camera would have performed if it had been raining.
:D I agree, and also why in this reviews no one is doing painting shots or sidetracking in continuos :)
camera of the year 2018
Wow high energy. Love it....subed!
I really like this review!
Good overview Amy, well presented. It looks a good all-rounder for stills and video. I own the Nikon D600 for now and that has 24MP & I feel that is the sweet spot for full-frame resolution giving a good balance of detail, dynamic range, and lower noise at higher ISO settings. That Sony even seems to lock on well to the cars through the fence which is good. Does anyone know if there will be a battery grip option for the Sony A7 III?
Steve Ferneyhough Indeed! It uses the same grip as the A9 and A7riii 😊
Thanks, that's good to know as it gives you that extra battery boost for heavy duty shoots. Plus I like the ergonomics that a grip gives when photographing vertically.
its still on pre-order?
Great review but you really should take the lens cap off for the review even when you’re not shooting.
nice and fair review
AF Track Duration is not quite what she describes. It is the time the camera sticks to the object it tracks before it moves to an object in front if such passes in front. It works both in lock on and normal tracking. In other words how "sticky" it is.
Love your review. I'm in!
Doesn't this camera have AA or low pass filter? I believe no. Thanks for video
Great review!
Ah you nabbed Amy from Park Cameras. I wandered where she had gone. Good move Wex, and good move Amy.
It sounds like a fantastic camera, but £2,000 is not a low price point! Add a 24-70 Sony f2.8 FE G Master lens for another £2000, and the Sony 70-200 f4 you show here is £1250.
Canon 6dm2 was priced £2000 at release and it is their entry level full frame camera.
Seamus, the glass you're quoting does costs a little more than the Canon equivalent, but it's MUCH sharper and much better. You can also shoot Canon glass with a Sigma MC-11 adapter if you so desire. The AF area changes slightly, but still incredibly fast.
It's certainly not cheap, but then again try to get a comparable camera from Nikon or Canon for the same price. They dont even have such a camera, and the closest they DO have featurewise are at least $1500 more expensive.
I wasn't comparing the Sony's many merits with other brands at all. Sony have targeted that market for FF pro and amateur and unless Canon and Nikon can do something soon, Sony will win. It's just that £2000 is not a low price point. The Sony A7 III looks to be a killer camera, and I would buy one if I had that much money available!
Couldn't agree with you more, there is some scope for Canon legacy and independent lenses woth A7 III. If I were in the market, say moving up from APS-C, I would definitely try to afford it for a lot of reasons to with performance and size. The A7 III is a hell of a camera. But whichever way you look at it, it is not low price point.
Great info thank you
It's too bad I couldn't give this very excellent review two thumbs up.
There is no doubt that the Sony A7iii is an amazing camera for £2,000 so it is cheap enough.
It is also $2,000 in the US, so us Brit's are being be charged more again. There is a reason why the UK is known as Treasure Island !
Any way I went off piste, we're so y are going to make their money is in the lenses. The G master range are insanely expensive. So us canon owners are happy that L grade lenses will work on the A7iii with the sigma MC-11 adapter. Now sigma have announced a large number of E mount Art grade lenses for Sony camera's. There is almost no reason not to buy the A7iii over 6Dii.
Cameras now are becoming jack of all trades and do not need to specialise at all. The purists may hate video on camera, well it is here to stay and it is going to become as important on a camera as a still is.
Before the A7iii came out my FF purchase was going to be 6Dii, now it will be the A7iii
May only negative point is that the A7iii should have included an intervalometer .
Whilst the US price is lower, bear in mind that in the UK prices are quoted including 20% VAT whilst in the US prices are quoted without sales tax (presumably because sales taxes vary by state).
So that difference is about 16% (pre-tax) rather than the 40% higher it appears to be.
Steve Jones
UK VAT tax is 20%
Therefore the stripped down retail price in UK is apt £1,666
What is the average US value Added Tax on electronic goods ?
E en taking I to account currency fluctuation the UK is still more expensive.
They call it sales tax and it varies not just be state but sometimes by local rates within a state. From what I read it's never more than 10%.
taxfoundation.org/state-and-local-sales-tax-rates-in-2017/
Best review I have seen of the A7 iii so far, not spouting about 4K etc etc more about taking pictures well done Amy.
Some thoughts.
Sony has distinct advantage over the other manufactures in that all the full frame cameras are all basically the same case, with some basic changes to the guts.
A very lean manufacturing process, Canikon on the other hand choose to make all completely different cameras, with separate casting moulding pcbs etc etc.
you get the picture. Sony possible did this trick initially to save on cost.
It has now proved as shown here to be there trump card.
Canikon Options
1 Perhaps a change in the production process to dare I say it the Sony model,
one body design with 4 sensor option.
2 potentially Canon and Nikon could share the same castings and parts across there comparable ranges
D5 and the 1DX
5D and the D800 series.
Somehow don’t think so.
Excellent job, Amy
id honestly not call it live view anymore. the camera operates exactly the same throught the viewfinder or the back screen.
Loved the review, the Brands Hatch Circuit as an online iRacer, and I think Sony is going to steal some current Nikon/Canon FF Users, maybe this Fujifilm shooter will purchase the a7III with one lens for landscape/cityscape to get used to the ecosystem. I sold my Canon 5DMkIV gear last year and bought into the Fujifilm system because I wanted mirrorless, along with less weight, given my age.
Thanks for the review and I am still looking at the a7RIII as well, but, why pay more if you don't need the megapixels?
Great video and I love that girl. What a breath of fresh air! Keep it up
Impressive review.. but the only "why not" would be Lens prices are high.. if you have canon L lenses already.. but.. I'm am thinking about getting this camera.. (nephew has the R3 and let me shoot with it - and loved it) and.. I just found out sigma is coming out with sony "E" lenses... but again... great job.. enjoyed your review..
But the menu=back button still on the left upper side is a pain...
Awesome Review... U r great Girl, Loved it!!!
Does it have a AA filter? thanks for the video
It does
Yes. Moire is a significant issue with lower resolution sensors which is why there's an AA filter on this one (and the A9). The reason higher resolution sensors have less need for AA filters is that they start to out-resolve the glass and that usually provides enough slight blurring at the pixel level that it works for most types of shots (and a tiny bit of camera shake helps too). Smaller sensors with necessarily finer photosite spacing also benefit the same way - that is they get enough slight blurring that an AA filter isn't required.
Thank you for the detailed explanation
There's usually a reason why things are the way they are. Most of the time an AA filter isn't required, but it can really become apparent when photographing things with repeated, fine patterns. Things like the weave patterns on fabrics or distant, tiled roofs. On the other hand, it will never show up on something like a natural landscape so it's a bit of a compromise.
With that shutterspeed you'll even freeze the Enterprise when it enters our solar system. Way...way too fast. I'm curious about tracking with the A7 III with slow shutter speed.
Agreed! She should have used 1/250 instead of 1/2500 which makes the cars look like they are parked on the track. (no movement in the wheels at all)
and also I wanna see the amount of blackout while shooting continuos, cause in a7RIII it is terrible, so terrible that it is almost impossible to do pan shots of cars.
You need the a9 not the a7iii if thats what your looking for...the blackout is worse on the a7iii than the a7riii
Even with the cheapest dslr it`s possible to pan and to lock the autofocus with 1/250 sec. So it shouldn`t be a problem with the A7 III.
Great video
I'd love to see 10fps birds photography with this cam. Pleaseeeee 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Love your accent, It's Brilliant. Great review
nice- im getting one
I enjoyed your passionate British review.
are you joking or what? Canon 5D IV is not even comparable to this and costs 1500 more, Sony Gseries? now Sigma announced 9 Art lenses Sony Emount...Tamron will do the same shortly...and more to come, so what you're talking about. At this price point there's nothing, and i state it again, nothing comparable to what Sony is offering with the A7 III
D750 is better for less cash. Twice the battery life, better AF, a real viewfinder (notice how she's shooting the camera like a mobile phone ..). And if the Sony AF is so good these days, I want to see them test the camera in actual low light where the DSLR lives, not in full daylight, like they also used to test the Samsung NX1 (they as in reviewers), that was also supposed to kill the DSLR, or fake low light lit by big softboxes, like in their press events, where they simulate low light but the settings are ISO6400, f/5.6 and 1/400 and there are big softboxes with videolights in them lol. My D750 casually nails focus in light 4-5 stops dimmer.
You must be the only person on the planet that thinks the D750 is better than this camera. Any way I hope to see some comparisons between this Sony and some Nikon and Canon competitors so we can see about the focus performance, battery life,Viewfinder, etc. I wont even mind seeing how it goes up against a 5Div and D850. I have the feeling it can stand its ground.
Nah, I'm actually an experienced photographer, not a spec reader. The fact that a camera has 4k and a million focus points means squat for a photographer.
All of the reviewers with large followings on TH-cam are experienced photographers and not "Spec readers". 4K means something to someone making videos or hybrid shooters and there many of them out there . More focus point just make your work a little easier in some situations. Its all about making your workflow easier thats all.
4k means nothing for a photographer I pass that, but are you joking about the AF or are you a beginner photographer?Say that to sport or wildlife or portrait, or wedding photographers... I'm a professional photographer and having an autofocus so advanced even more than the 5dmkIV , that covers almost the whole sensor allowing me no need to recompose when I shoot portraits, or eye tracking! or continuous tracking on the whole sensor, and face recognition, MEANS EVERYTHING. Whitout counting the other technologies this camera packs for only 2000 dollars.
how are mirrorless camera's focus systems compared to DSLR'a
Better! Especially in action like you're seeing, this camera can re-focus between shots. No issues with front/back focusing and so on.
Then why do professional all use DSLRs
What makes you think that they do? They don't.
Dude its not that's not even an argument , ever sports photographer uses a dslr. im not sure about other photographers
Well, I know for a fact that's not true, but even if that were the case, 'professionals' shoot a lot more than sports.
Ooops unless your using it for billboards (42mp). This was proven recently that you only need a 2mp camera for this work.
Mine comes tomorrow. Thanks Wex!!!
you are energetic, impressive work
At last someone did a sports test of the A7 III. We all know how good the eye AF of the A7III is and how good it is for portraits, but it is equally (dare I say even more better) for sports and wildlife. We just need more such videos testing the A7III with high speed sports, wildlife and Birds in flight. Hope someone makes a good comprehensive video about how good/bad a camera this one is for wildlife/BIF.
Please don't stereotype this camera a wedding/portrait camera just because it has an excellent eye AF and was released at WPPI. You aren't doing justice to the versatile capabilities of this one.
The Northrups gave it a glowing review, but don't recommend it for people who will do mostly wildlife
Any particular reason why?. I know there will be some differences in performance and speed of this one when compared with the A9, but with same no of AF points, even more CDAF points and 10 FPS, it's hard to say it underperforms by a lot compared to the A9, rather it seems pretty close to it.... - for less than half the price. Some even say that it beats the A7RIII in the AF department.
Not really, but I assume that part of it is because it's a FF sensor with native lenses up to 400mm which is not much reach...
Felix Belanger okay, but here the form factor is to be blamed for giving around 11 mp apsc equivalent, and so all full frames except A7R, d850 etc are culprits here.
Yes, full frame often has a disadvantage for wildlife, but Canon and Nikon both have 600mm lenses. I just re-watched a video they did (look for $30,000 wildlife shootout) and Tony says near the end of the video that while the A7R III's AF with an adapter is snappy but it's not very reliable, so maybe there's that too.
Why are you surprised over the Sony a7/3 It is about time Sony introduced a well priced piece of very high quality equipment.......
Wow I just love The way she review the camera. This is how I would react if I had this camera in my hand.
I have the A7R3 and I still want to get thus camera for back up. just unreal what sony are willing to give us for 2 grand.
coming from Canon where company before releasing their camera should be carefully calculated not to step on their own toes. All that transition are worth it. knowing that the company such as Sony, fuji panasonic and olumpus are renovating.
8bit video output over mini hdmi is a shame and I think I'm right in saying a massive crop factor in high frame rates. Still a whole lot of camera for that money.
What lens is she using?
Sony FE 70-200mm GM
Is that f2.8 or f4?
Adam and Pema, it looks to me like she's using the G (f4) lens. The GM (f2.8) is a little larger and bulkier.
Hi Adam, thanks for watching. I am using the Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM in this video.
Thanks for clarifying!
Nice Job Amy. Missing you at 'the other place'! :)
We don't know what you're talking about.
Brands Hatch
emotionally one-sided,, NO SINGLE negative!! Yes, the a7 III is an amazing camera for the price (and yes, I have pre-ordered it, no doubt but you're only telling features and all the positives. Subpar lcd display (compared to both the A7R III and A7R II), AA filter, dual card slot but only 1 is UHS2, lack of timelapse or lack of replacement for the app store that Sony abandoned), and new Z battery is excellent but expensive w/o third party, no articulating screen, + more. No RAW available yet so IQ is based on jpeg. Some folks might say that this is an entry level camera so these features are irrelevant. $2,000 + lenses to me seems PRO or PROsumer enough to justify having all the features mentioned above. Thank you for putting the work in the video, but it's rather one-sided in my opinion.
Hi Jack, thanks for the feedback. In regards to a few of your points, I own an A7R II and I found this screen (although there are less dots than the 'R') to be slightly better at accurately representing the final image. This is, of course, just personal experience so may be different for other users. Also the screen is tiltable the same as the A7R II and III as well as being a touch screen.
The new Z battery was an absolute must have for increased battery life. They may be more expensive then the previous batteries, however the life is significantly longer, so you shouldn't have to buy as many in the course of owning the camera. RAW is available through the Sony Imaging Edge software and IQ was based on the Raws that were then converted to Jpegs in most instances for this video.
Having dual SD card slots is a positive and only having one that is UHS-II compatible is not unexpected for the price point. I understand the camera doesn't have everything, like time-lapse, but for the money it has a lot!
I hope you enjoy your camera when it arrives!
Kind regards
Amy Moore
Jack Moore the title clearly states it’s a hands on test at a race circuit. How did you get confused and think she would instead present a calmly presented objective camera review? I’m gonna go out on a hunch and guess you’ve never presented information on camera while standing alongside a noisy race track talking over car engines and what looks like 10-15kts of wind.
Hi Jack, Amy. I'm in the process of switching to Sony from Canon. There's no doubt the A73 is good and the A7 range sets a new standard. I'll be using the A9 and A7 in conjuntion with GM lenses. Jack makes a great point that the review is one sided. The review is uploading by Wex Photo Video not an individual and should be totally objective . Sony are using the price as a huge selling point but their lenses are very expensive. Amy, you state that you own a A7R 11 and by now I'd guess you've upgraded but to be objective you need to look at it from a different brand user... This is a balanced review th-cam.com/video/Ric_RH-Xm1Q/w-d-xo.html
Damnit, I've been taking pills to shoot for longer... And all I needed was a friggin camera. Fuck me!
Canon users (like myself) also have to factor in the cost of purchasing Sony flashes as well as lenses when migrating to Sony - especially if you primarily shoot events
Godox flashes work great on the Sonys
I left at the mention of 24.2 megapixels.