Why You Should Buy Sony a7 over a7 III?

The first ever in-depth real world comparison between A7 and A7 Mark III! Including the comparison in RAWs, JPEGs, Video, Autofocus, Stabilization and more...

Sony A7 vs. A7III – The Unfair Comparison?

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0:00-0:23 Intro
0:24-1:18 Build quality and Handling!
1:19-2:07 Viewfinders
2:08-2:45 LCD Quality
2:46-3:47 Autofocus
3:48-5:11 JPEG Image Quality
5:12-8:16 RAW Image Quality
8:17-10:03 Video recordings (Stabilization, Autofocus, Video Quality)
10:04-13:16 Conclusions (A7 vs. A7 II, A7 III and A7 IV)!

[betz]

5:07 "I can't see a difference in the crop": indeed, in both pictures there seems to be maize, probably the same plants too.

[konstantintunchev]

Bought the original A7 month ago for 400BGN/204EUR here in Bulgaria with 24K shutter count, like new. I love the color science (kinda vintage) it's much better than the boring newer models and the retro design of the body is just a gem! You can't go wrong with this camera.

[ricoman]

As someone who has spent a lot of money on camera gear over the years, I can say from my point of view that unless you are a professional and actually make way more money from your photos than the gear costs, buy something cheaper in good shape. I bought an old used A7 for a fraction of the cost of the cheapest new A7 xxxx and certainly the A9. The photo nerd in me may want to pixel peep but I never do because it just doesn’t matter for amateur photography where only family and friends see the results. It’s still nice when someone say “wow, great picture” but there’s no money in it. Cameras, lenses and the software to play with results are expensive, full stop.

[amermeleitor]

I think it's better to go for the A7Sii or A7Rii, both have 4k video and cost a lot less than A7iii

[ohwii]

I have A7 version. My friend has the a7 iii and showed me some pictures. It looked amazing. I was considering also stepping up. Bit after seeing your review I might weight until my next shoot. I guess I will get some studio lights first. And see how it turns out. Thanks for the video

[UncompressedWAVmusic]

Amazing video thank you so much. I bought my Sony A7 3 years ago used for $540 Canadian and love it. I don't do any video. I thought I was missing a lot as compared to the Sony A7III however this video said there isn't much difference and to invest instead in some amazing killer lens. Which is what I did as I bought used 2 years ago the Sony 24-105 F4 G lens and saved $1, 000 off the new price and it was only used for 1 week and in perfect condition. I love my Sony A7 and the Sony 24-105 F4 G lens. I use it without a flash and even do street photography at night and even at 1 am on the street and capture good photographs as I can set the camera at F4 fixed F-stop and hand hold it at even almost 1/2 a second. I did try out the new Sony A7IV and it looks like my dream camera one day in the distant future.

[paulp]

thank you so much for sharing this!! I think for me I'd go with the first version after watching this video

[ansm]

Astonishing! In some of your cases A7 original looks even better). Of corse autofocus for in a7m1 is useful only for still shots in the daylight(

[Vplis]

Hey! Great video!

I know I'm very late to the party, but there is one thing you, as well as many people misunderstand - IBIS (inbuilt image stabilization, also known as sensor shift stabilization) is not so much used as a replacement for a gimbal, as it is an aid for those microjitters shooting at 1/40 or above, or at really long focal lengths, where the slightest jitter is really noticeable, since the sensor can only move so much before the lens starts to vignette!


The only way to reduce shaking while recording hand-held is by either walking smoothly or setting the camera on a gimbal!

[pradiptapamungkas]

This what I searching for, thank for sharing your opinion of two this camera it's helpful.

[razafiarisonmichael]

Good quality content, thanks for making it and sharing !

[fl.motion]

Thank you, your review is really cool! I have 2 units of a7 classic with sigma 35mm f1.4 dg-dn lens and viltrox 85mm 1.8. Your review makes me even more confident about upgrading the lens to the sigma 85mm f1.4 dg-dn instead of buying an a7iii. Btw, I'm a wedding photographer.

[andrescarrasco]

I'll say this as someone who has done professional work with both cameras (also the a7ii) the a7 is a very good camera with big limitations, af is just not trustable, battery life is a joke, jpgs are a joke (but come on you only shoot raw so who cares) low light capabilities are on par with aps modern cameras, haven said all that is a fun camera, it's kind of tricky to get some photos, it feels like photography, you got to think to get some shoots, while the a7iii has almost perfect af, awesome battery life, it's almost automatic, and that is why a7iii was the first professional mirrorless to be considered the big change, the camera that proved DSLRs are the past, a7 had so many compromises that it wasn't comparable to a d750 or 5dm3 as those cameras were much better in the areas that matter, but a7iii killed d850, 5dm4 (also a7r3 for that matter) and video come on, a7 is a joke for video recording, a7iii shoots 4k 30fps and 1080p 120fps with internal stabilization and af and the original a7 just shoots 1080p 60fps with barely usable af, to make everything short, a7iii for professional work, a7 for personal😊

[BONLEV]

still have the original A7 for stills. I thought the difference would be bigger against A7III. The low light is the biggest difference but there is great noise reducion software for that like topaz denoise or dxo pure raw. For video I use my panasonic GH5S. thx for this amazing video!

[elangeldelamusica]

I have the A7 original. The outcome is great, the form factor and weight is great; the viewfinder is shit, it is laggy as hell, the battery is shit.

[kostistau]

I have the a7r and really love it. My only complaint is the AF sometimes missing but the camera is great for the price.

[anbar]

I prefer the original α7 (unsurpassed compactness and portability), unfortunately was obliged to switch to the mark II variant. The only reason, was the stabilization as I began to suffer from Parkinson's disease.

[SnowmansApartment]

I have been interested in film photography for a while, but with the extreme prices of film and development, i think i‘m too shitty of a photographer to do it.

Do you think the a7 would be a great camera to practice photography with old lenses? I would like to practice with a cheap full frame camera so i actually learn to shoot well with the lenses i have.

Currently it sells for 330€ used, which isn‘t that expensive.

[MR-rpxr]

With 24 MP on a full frame sensor and 8000 - sec stutter speed a full frame 1080P you don't Nedd anything else except your own creativity
Upgrades are a marketing ploy
One thing I will suggest is a set of Lens Pens that keep you sensor super clean with on wet applications
I always thought it was The Photographer and not the camera.

[videojeroki]

me enjoying simplicity and modernity, the original A7 seems to be a good choice