Is It Worth Buying the Sony a7s in 2019? | Gear Review

I've been thinking about selling my old Sony a7s in favor of the newer Sony a7mkIII. But upon finding out the a7s is selling used for around $500, I can't bring myself to sell it. But it got me thinking. Is it worth buying the Sony a7s, the original low light king... in 2019?

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[lancealbon]

I bought my Sony a7s this month, June 2021, for US$ 644. It came with 3 batteries, a charger, a leather Sony cover, as well as the original box and manuals. This camera is in such good condition that it looks new. The original purchase receipt was in the box and the guy paid over US$ 2150 for everything. He upgraded to the Sony a7iii and I scored a bargain. I’m exploring Milky Way photography with it and want to do other night time photography as well.

[HKBian]

I recently inherited one and had its logic board and shutter mechanism changed to totally new ones so practically it is a new camera now. Paired with native Sony lenses such as FE 24-105 F4, and the FE 35 2.8 Zeiss, the micro-contrast and clarity is astounding. It might not be 42MP sharp, but if one is not making big prints, it won't matter much. This camera has a new lease of life with native high-quality Sony glass. Try it.

[MrEdxwx]

the intro alone made me like the video :D

[ReelLifeStockVideo]

It’s August 2023. I just bought an A7s specifically for Milky Way time lapses. I enjoyed this video. Thanks.

[mrclarky]

I'm still using my a7s professionally haha. Earned me over 80k of work last year(although a lot of that income was editing time), but yeah :)
Will be finally upgrading soon tho...

[NZOMV]

This video is amazing dude. Looking at cameras and stabilizers and stumbled upon yours.

[josuenunez]

great review man! I managed to grab one for 400 a few days ago. I think that's insane considering I can hook it up to my Pix e5 recorder and get 4k ProRes out of it. The image is still fantastic! There is still so much life left in that camera.

[rodrigo]

finally a great video about ths is old beast.... well done !

[UsiProductions]

Such a well made video, detailed and funny. I’m looking for a camera for film making and was looking at the Sony A7S models. Earned a sub!

[HaraldEngels]

Yes, you made be buying a used A7S on Ebay. It wasn't cheap (in Europe) but I got one for 800 € with a shutter actuation count of 6, 500 and 12 months dealer warranty. This is my first full-frame camera. I own already an A6000 but I am missing a microphone jack. The A7S will help me out here (and also with low-light conditions). Thank you for taking the time to produce this highly informative review :-)

[jpr-tech]

Thanks for the 2019 follow up on the a7s.
I love my a7s as well! It's my main camera I use in my videos.
Coming from the a7ii, as far as image quality goes, I actually don't miss the a7ii (only Phase detect is dearly missed). Like you said, we can't crop as much on the a7s, but that just makes me think more about my composition. Which is a good habit to have as a photographer.

[CloudyNight_]

Nobody :

Sweet Lou : Says *FUCK* on gear review less than 15 seconds since start of the video

Love it.

[devcondev]

I love my Sony A7s, picked up back in 2020 for a steal at $200au and been using it for portrait/landscape/Astro, works well in all scenarios for me.

[us]

might upgrade from an a6000, despite the lower quality, this just has way more features and i believe it may help me become a better photographer

[vikdaddy]

A bit more than $500 I think... Adorama was selling that one for $399 as parts!

[michaelneumann]

I have the original Sony a7S. just sold the a 7Sii and also TWO a7III ‘s And I carry around the a7S in my bag from most often. It’s a phenomenal little and light camera! I still love it,

[Tigerona]

In fact these older bodies without immage stabilization it will teach you proper mechanics on how to hold your camera to get a clean immage. Might be a good candidate for vintage Lenses even because in that way all the upgraded features mean absolutely Jack when it comes to vintage Lenses anyways and would therefore be a waist of time and money. So therefore in that situation getting a used or like new A7 for cheap makes sense.

[TobiasFriedly]

1:35 Thanks for giving a shoutout to my favorite movie of all time! xD

[SteveJobbed]

Always wanted this camera for years. I know there are newer ones but I’ve always wanted this one. It’s one of the smallest full frame cameras with an EVF. I got super lucky and won an auction on eBay for $280, going to take this camera to Japan for hybrid video/photo alongside a Fuji XT-10 and an Olympus OM-2S. Thinking this will be my dedicated vintage lens/video camera

[robertregan]

I thought this video was going to suck. It didn’t. Two thumbs up.