The Sony A73/A7R3/A7S3/A9 Thread
- Thread starter traveyb
- Start date
Soldato
Just got my A7iii out of the cupboard to charge ready for a weekend away, and got an error message when turning it on. I turned it off and on again, and it worked, and then when trying that again the error returned. The EVF doesn't come on at all, and the rear screen initially lights, shows the live view. This then clunks downwards slightly, as though the IBIS has jumped, and then the error message comes back. When I can get it to start ok, what I presume is the IBIS is making constant creaking / low vibrating sounds. Very odd. Back to the vendor it goes.
Soldato
? It should autosize down.
I owned the A7ii and A7Rii at the same time so it made it an easy choice for meHow the hell are you supposed to choose between the A7iii and the A7Riii? I don't want to make the wrong choice!
The price difference between the A7iii and the A7Riii is only £200 so it seems silly not to go for the A7Riii. :/I owned the A7ii and A7Rii at the same time so it made it an easy choice for me
Depends the A7iii has some advantages and beats the a7riii on some things. It all comes down to what do you propose to photograph the most? And are you planning on buying GM lens/other top end lens as they are pretty much the only ones which can match the a7riii resolution anyway.
Caporegime
A73 has better
AF
more manageable resolution, I don't need 42mp. It cost more in everything from memory cards to time to hard drive space.
Almost exclusively landscape photography, i do a lot of exploring when out on my bike, i also want to try and do some Astrophotography, always fascinated me. As for lenses, i was thinking of the 85mm f/1.8 for my first lens but at the moment i'm concentrating on the body and will order the lens once i have the body, in no rush to buy a load of lenses straight away.
In other news, lots of really nice new lens coming out this month where more to follow over the next few weeks.
Sony GM 24mm f1.4 - looking forward to that one, should be a belter
Sigma 28mm f/1.4
Sigma 40mm f/1.4
Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8
Sigma 60-600mm 4.5-6.3 - strange zoom, had hoped Sigma would have done a 200-600mm zoom rather than a 10x zoom.
Sigma 56mm f/1.4 DC APS-C E-mount lens
And hopefully a Sony 135mm f1.8 GM lens next week.
Sony GM 24mm f1.4 - looking forward to that one, should be a belter
Sigma 28mm f/1.4
Sigma 40mm f/1.4
Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8
Sigma 60-600mm 4.5-6.3 - strange zoom, had hoped Sigma would have done a 200-600mm zoom rather than a 10x zoom.
Sigma 56mm f/1.4 DC APS-C E-mount lens
And hopefully a Sony 135mm f1.8 GM lens next week.
Almost exclusively landscape photography, i do a lot of exploring when out on my bike, i also want to try and do some Astrophotography, always fascinated me. As for lenses, i was thinking of the 85mm f/1.8 for my first lens but at the moment i'm concentrating on the body and will order the lens once i have the body, in no rush to buy a load of lenses straight away.
Probably best with the R then.
All good points.
The better AF of the A7iii will come in handy when getting shots of my motorbike in motion, arghh it's a tough choice! The higher MP would be handy for astrophotography as well as landscapes as i'd like to get a few printed out onto a canvas. How did you make your mind up between the 2?
The advantages of the none R haven't bothered me but the extra mp I find a bonus, it has given me more reach when needed and helped with macro. Pixel peeping with the 90mm is also insane but it depends on your use. The AF of the R3 is a big step up from both my 2's and I've not missed any moving subjects as yet. As someone said, what glass are you planning on buying?
The first lens i plan to buy is the 85mm f/1.8 so i can at least get out and experience the camera before i go crazy with lenses.
I have a Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 which i can use with the adaptor until i move over to the E-mount 70-200 if that's a step i need to take. I do a lot of wildlife and BIF and own the sony gm 100-400 plus 1.4TC so wanted the better autofocus. I maybe could have managed with the R from what other people have said. It was a close call, I almost got the R as there was so little in it with the double sony cashback on the R at the time.
I miss the extra res sometimes especially when cropping. My ideal SOny would be all the AF of the A9 and around 33mp res I think. Not too big that file sizes become an issue and its a decent fps but a bit more that I can crop some more.
A 30MP A9, I hope they don't do it soon, I've only had my R3 a few weeks 
How much better is the AF in real world? I've just briefly tested a canon fit sigma 150-600 with a mc-11 and even that was fast enough for bif. The canon 70-200 works well with updated adaptors.
How much better is the AF in real world? I've just briefly tested a canon fit sigma 150-600 with a mc-11 and even that was fast enough for bif. The canon 70-200 works well with updated adaptors.
A 30MP A9, I hope they don't do it soon, I've only had my R3 a few weeks
How much better is the AF in real world? I've just briefly tested a canon fit sigma 150-600 with a mc-11 and even that was fast enough for bif. The canon 70-200 works well with updated adaptors.
Lol, its just my dream list for the next body. The A7siii is meant to be out next and that will almost certain to be the 24Mp sensor again. It wont be until we see the A7iv or A9ii that we might see a bigger sensor.
No idea to be honest. I know the R is good, the A7iii is meant to be even better. Maybe that means I catch a couple of extra shots, who knows but I do know my a7iii will even focus track bees flying with the sony 100-400 plus 1.4 tc which is pretty amazing to be honest.
The sigma 150-600 plus mc11 works great on all the last A7s. Its a good combo but was just too large for my liking.