Sony A9III review - A GAME CHANGER for flash photography

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In this video you see me using the new Sony A9III for the first time and experimenting with the global shutter, which amongst other things, allows you to use flash at faster shutter speeds than have ever been available before.

The A9III is also capable of shooting at 120 frames per second, is completely silent and, thanks to the global shutter, will never have an issue with flicker or banding.

The Sony A9III's global shutter is truly revolutionary, especially if you like to use off camera flash, because as you will see in this video, shooting at shutter speeds such as 1,80000 without the need for high-speed sync opens up a whole new world of potential. The Sony A9III really is a game changer for flash photography.

And to Phil Eagland for kindly loaning me the Sony A9III:

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[renestaempfli]

Nice video. Glad you show the flash capabilities of the A9III. I shot more than 40'000 pictures in the past 4 month in sports and concerts and more than 1000 with flash at dance and sports exhibitions. GS is the way to go. I have tested it with Godox V1, Broncolor Satos 3200 and Sony HVL-F60RM2 flashes. With only 60/70 Joule of flash energy of the SONY HVL-F60RM2 or Godox V1, you can shoot more than 20 Pic/s at 1/256, ISO 250, f/1.8 and 1/80000. With the Broncolor Satos 3200, I even shot more than 60 Pic/s in fast action dance and sports. It's just mind blowing. If you want to avoid the flash timing settings for the various shutter speeds, use the SONY HVL-F60RM2. I use 3 of them in both manual und TTL mode and switch on wireless flash. You can also see and control all the flash settings directly on the display or view finder. I know several wedding photographers, that are now using this combo on several tripods.

[FeverK-zp]

I think the model is underexposure about 2 more stop, but A93 is game changer! thank you for your sharing. :)

[KonAVas]

A great camera with so many new features, and you no longer have to worry about the shutter life running out and jamming at a critical moment. Put your bag on the legs of the flash stand, and you'll be happy.

[sbrutskiy]

Hi! Thanks for video! So, isn’t it possible to shoot on the A1 with a flash on an electronic shutter up to 1/32000?

[kylee]

Neil my Nikon Z8 is on order for my birthday ….. I was VERY HAPPY … STOP MAKING VIDEOS ! Hahaha! The Z8 is $4700 Canadian… the A9-3 is 6 or 7k USA $$$ so 5 trillion Canada $$. STOP THE INSANITY! ( but secretly YES )

[steveparent]

Hi Neil- Impressive! Question- Understand the extreme exposure you got in camera before flash (ambient really dark) - you flashed Olga @ 1/64000 but your sky was evenly exposed....Did you blend ? thx

[carlj]

Neil, have you considered, changing your identity and running off with the A9iii? Seriously, I'm waiting for your video on DR etc, but so far, it looks a hell of an upgrade

[pathogan]

Brilliant what you can achieve at those speeds I can seethe macro community rushing to try it aswell ! look forward to the next video.

[Bo_Hazem]

If only Sony installed PCIe 4.0 so it can get the new 1800MB/s CFEA cards it might've been even greater.

[mrmeza]

Awesome pictures. 🔥🔥🔥Big fan. But how come you didn’t use the MagMod XL as your softbox?

[nickwilliams]

It's surprising how little there is online regarding the flash use at weddings. Personally what you gain is not worth what I would loose from my A1 so I will not be getting one (I bought my A1 after the release of the A9MKIII). I am looking forward to the new body design being used on future bodies as my A1 feels like a block of wood in the hand.

[boostedmaniac]

Maybe I missed it but at some point isn’t your shutter faster than the flash duration time?

[ingosperber]

Sie fotografieren doch schon ein paar Jahre. Und wirklich immer wieder tolle Fotos. Und jetzt geht es nicht mehr ohne global shutter? Ich rate zur Vorsicht. Ich schaue wie viele gerne ihre Videos. Sollte aber zukünftig das Credo heißen, das was sie hier sehen klappt nur mit einer a9III, würden sich wohl die meisten Zuschauer woanders umschauen.

[Jonners]

Stop it Neil ffs. I’m skint enough already 😂

[NildoScoop]

You stated 1/80000s, but do you mean 1/8000s? I saw you take photographs at 1/16000s but that is the max. Almost no flash can keep up with that shutterspeed at 1/80000s.