Sony A9III Has Changed Wildlife Photography Forever!

I field test the Sony A9III showcasing its incredible new features including the Global Shutter, 120fps, Precapture and more. I talk about its pros and cons and share lots of interesting photos. I hope you enjoy. Cheers, Duade
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Chapters
00:00 Sony A9III
00:46 Global Shutter
04:19 Precapture
09:14 120fps
15:59 Suitable Lenses
16:26 Image Quality
19:51 Autofocus
20:49 Ergonomics
21:30 EVF
22:15 Conclusion
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[cathco]

Canon R5 shooter here. Awesome review, Duade. I felt it was totally unbiased. You really pointed out the pros and cons for a wildlife/bird shooter. This review really made me think about whether I would want the R5 II. There's so much great new technology out there now. Depending on what Canon has to offer, it might be a good idea for me to wait a few more years for an R5 III. Thanks, Duade!

[tonylockhart]

I think we all need reality checks every now and then.
It’s so easy to concentrate our minds on the few shortcomings of these newer cameras, that we can lose sight of how much of a leap they are when compared to just five years ago.
For most of us amateurs, many of the shortcomings just do not matter. We need to look at all those positives, and understand that our own photography will benefit hugely from them.

The future of photography is very bright indeed.

[lennyvlaminov]

Great take on this beast. Z9 owner here, the pre capture is a feature I use a lot but limited to raw. I'd never switch from Nikon for several reasons, but I can see why you would buy this body.

[przybylskipawel]

Rare instance... 100% agree with reviewer's view! Great sports camera with some drawbacks as a wildlife camera.

[markwhitesell]

Fantastic review... I am always impressed by the thoroughness and honesty of your gear reviews especially with regards to the unique needs of bird photography.

[Jonathantuba]

As a Sony A1 user I initially hesitated getting the A9iii for having only 24mp, but after seeing an incredible demonstration of the ability of Pre-capture I took the plunge and sold my A7Rv for an A9iii, keeping the A1. I am amazed how much I love the A9iii, I mostly still shoot at 30fps, but the pre-capture gets me shots I would have previously missed most times out. Image quality is not noticeably less than the A1 and when I want to heavily crop, I just Upscale in Topaz AI with great results. In the month since I got the A9iii I have come to use it exclusively for bird photography - the A1 just comes out for shooting mammals, such I have just come back from safari using both bodies.

[narinthip]

Great review and inputs Duade! Love the speed boost implementation quite a lot. It is also nice that it allows you to do pretty much anything while camera is writing to card and/or clear the buffer. Last but not least, lots of lovely images! Cheers.

[johnclark]

Great review Duade, thanks and boy what a camera. Certainly a major milestone in the evolution of digital photography. I'm sure Global shutter is the way forward - eventually, but how long is eventually, just a year or two or maybe longer. I think I'm with you for the moment - 'conventional' fast read out, back illuminated, stacked sensor like Z9/Z9/R3 and hopefully R52 is going to be more than enough for me, especially with that 45 Mp full frame sensor size. Still - great see Sony pushing things forward, good on them. Must have been a great trip to Sydney. Thanks again.

[valdemarcaballero]

FANTASTIC VIDEO!!!!THANKS FOR SHARING!!! WE LOVE

[nfr]

thanks for sharing the raws alongside the finals - really interesting and feel like I learned something.

[joanhuggett]

So happy to see your blue dot, Duade. Really, really happy.
Hopefully this is why the R5II is being delayed. Global shutter and Pre-capture would make for awesome birding... we've been waiting and waiting. All our lenses are Canon or Sigma.

[sunil]

Excellent review. Very good explanations followed by examples on the advantages of pre-capture and 120 FPS.

[MrShiffard]

Great in-depth review Duade! It really is a beast of a camera.

[Harry-bhdg]

G, day Duade, I always like seeing reviews of different manufacturers and you explained this so even I understood what it is all about. I think like you and even if I shot on Sony after shooting with a 50mp camera I don't really want to go back down the MP count. I hope the R5 ii has some of these features though. I'm not sure that the average guy in the street will ever need 120fps and I get this isn't aimed at that person, but wow what a thing to have in the back pocket if you need it, I do agree that the buffer needs to be a lot bigger. I dread to think the cost of memory cards to keep up with this speed.

[arminschmitt]

Thank you for this fantastic review!

And hopefully you'll get your hands on an Fuji X-h2s an test it out.

Greetings from Germany

[timdeen]

Finally got the finish watching the review. Great work and very honest, I appreciate that alot. I'v replied to one of your community posts regarding the MP of the camera and I agree. Waiting until a Sony A1M2 drops is probably the best for most of us Sony wildlife shooters. For me personally I just hope the regular a1 will get a tad bit cheaper so I can justify buying one.
Cheers for the video!

[WernerBirdNature]

G'day Duade, I'm mostly impressed with your Dotterel at 18:18, what a lighting !!
The a9iii indeed seems awesome, and IQ (noise & dynamic range) may even be better than many expected. But the price tag (in combination with the 600/4 it goes beyond 20k euros) is just eye watering and far beyond my reach.
Of course, we'd love to see these precapture and speed boost features in the upcoming R5ii & R1.

[hellopsp]

18:24 that shot, the edit is just amazing!!

[jessiecampbell]

Advances in camera technology are happening so fast. This camera is a nice glimpse into what is coming and what is possible going forward. Thanks for a thorough review. I'm a canon shooter myself but I love seeing and learning about all the other brands as well! Sony has some awesome features!

[robwasnj]

I really wish they'd bring pre-capture to the A1, would be super useful for many situations.