N00bie Sony A7 III Help

[kg648]

Hi all,

Complete amateur here, I've just purchased an a7 iii with the 28-70 lens kit. I have a few questions that I need some help with, although I expect they are not easy answers and depend on what I plan to do with it.

1) Is the standard lens kit that comes in the box "good" ?
2) Should I be looking at another lens?
3) I purchased a v30 memory card, should I have gone for a v60/90? I'm not planning to record videos nor simultaneous pictures.
4) Struggling for a small ish bag, any suggestions

thanks in advance .

 

[kg648]

All modern lenses are fine, but with anything, you get what you pay for.

So the answer is…Yes..and No.

What i would advise to do is just use it, for 6 months to a year, then look back in which focal length you shoot at the most and then get a prime in that focal length. That is the best way to spend your money to upgrade.

Unless of course you want to swap it for say a Sigma 24-70/2.8 Art or the Sony 24-70 GMII (don’t bother with the GM1 mk1, it’s an old design that is better by the Sigma for less money).

As for memory card, one slot is UHS-II and One is UHS-!. I shoot dual cards and write the same file to both so it is always going to be bottled necked by the slower slot. That means I just get a fast Extreme Card and be done with it, I think the 170mb/s one is the one i buy now. 2 x 128G of those and job done.

As for bag, there are lots, but i advise get one that can fit more than the camera and lens but room for 2 more lenses. Use the space for now to keep your wallet or bottled water or anything because a camera bag for 1 has no longevity (speaking from experience). For brands, I look at Thinktank, Lowapro? Or slightly more upmarket like Billingham or Wotancraft.

Thank you so much, that response has saved me hours of not knowing what I am looking at and gives me a good starting point.

Thank you.

 

[kg648]

After Raymond's suggestion of testing the kit lens out, the best go to all round lens for me is the Tamron 28-75mm F2.8, I didn't care for it in the first few months but it rarely leaves the body these days. It's very versatile and does a great job, especially for the price. If money isn't an issue - there's always the G Master version. I'll link you the memory cards and bags I got, though for bags I quite like understated so it doesn't bring too much attention (one is a simple and light bag for one lens, the other is the faux leather variety that fits two lenses).

Ha - funny enough me too. I really enjoyed using it to play around with for a while. Then I took the plunge on a Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN ART, which made my life easier. I rented the lens prior to purchase which was helpful too.

If you could please re: others, I bought two bags, and sold them both as they were not really working for me.