geoffreyhdt
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Are you saying the a7 III clearly focuses worse in low light condition than the a9?
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Have you switched from a9 to a7 III? What are the things you miss?
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I shot an A7RII and A9 combo. Feels like a good pair. One mainly for slow paced hires shots of high DR scenes at low ISOs like nature, macro, sunsets and cityscapes and one for moving targets like people and other action at high ISO. Both cameras can extend outside their normal operating box so they overlap somewhat and can be backups or compliments to each other.Well what can I say. I DO SHOOT SPORTS and so the A9 is not going to be sold. I also use it for events and birds and wildlife so I think its great. I also think its view finder and the visual feedback it gives you when doing silent shooting is by far the best.
I also have and A7Riii for portraits, landscapes, architecture, and macro work. Finally I have an A7iii I have set up for video and events and as a general backup for the A9 or the A7Riii when two bodies are a must.
I also think the A9 is the most responsive of the three and don't feel a lag I do on the other two. That lag is acceptable because when it can not be tolerated I use the A9.
When I got a used A9 for a good price as a complement to my old A7RII neither the A7RIII or A7III was even announced. I wanted a second body and also better AF and larger buffer than my A7RII has, the A9 fills that well.
If I would have to redo that decision today I am not sure how I would have done or if I would do it differently. Sell the A7RII and get the A7RIII and another body like the A7III? Still lots of money that must be thrown out since the resale value of the A7RII isn't that high. Or get he A7III and keep the A7RII? Would lower the budget but also give up the best AF and speed there is out there and I would probably always walk around wondering if I had made the right decision. And soon we will likely have a new FE body on the market, A7SIII or whatever Sony has in store for us.
I have realized that the development of the FE system can be compared with Forrest Gump: Shooting Sony is a little like a box of chocolate, you never know what body they will give out next.
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nataphoto
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No, I'm saying I prefer the e-shutter.Are you saying the a7 III clearly focuses worse in low light condition than the a9?[...]With that said I will always take the a9 for sports or available light shooting.
They focus more or less the same, far as I can tell.
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geoffreyhdt
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Indeed, I find checking focus a breeze on the a9...[...]What would keep me from buying the A7III is the fact that, for critical portrait shoots, I need the ability to assess eye sharpness in the camera (when not tethering).
The LCD/Viewfinder resolution of the A7III of 922K/2,359K does not allow me same ability for a meaningful assessment of critical sharpness as the A9. [...]
Is your experience based on displays with definition, or have you tried and confirmed the same on the a7 III?
Is it that bad on the a7 III? For both the viewfinder and the display?
I thought nowadays any modern camera would have a display (viewfinder is another story) with enough definition to check the focus accurately..?
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Simone S
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I'm not saying that there is nothing that the a7III does better than the a9. But those things it does do better are unimportant in the use case for which the a9 was designed, and anybody buying an a9 presumably bought it because the things that it's good at were important to them.I was going to ask the same question. I own the a7iii, love the a7iii, but the a9 is a better camera in nearly every way.Why on earth would you do that?PPS: Yes, I own the a9 and believe I will switch to the a7 III once they can be found used for good price.
Jim
I had an A7Rii that I used with a 1DX and 5D Mark IV when I sold the 1DX and bought the A9. The A9 pairs real well with the A7RII; I then sold my A7Rii and upgraded to the A7Riii and sold some Canon glass to fund it. I was very happy with the new features like the new battery, joy stick, dual card slots, not to mention the IQ and having two cameras that shared the same battery and grip was big reason I was willing to move up from the A7Rii to the Riii. Also got a good price for my A7Rii since I was one of the early sellers.I shot an A7RII and A9 combo. Feels like a good pair. One mainly for slow paced hires shots of high DR scenes at low ISOs like nature, macro, sunsets and cityscapes and one for moving targets like people and other action at high ISO. Both cameras can extend outside their normal operating box so they overlap somewhat and can be backups or compliments to each other.Well what can I say. I DO SHOOT SPORTS and so the A9 is not going to be sold. I also use it for events and birds and wildlife so I think its great. I also think its view finder and the visual feedback it gives you when doing silent shooting is by far the best.
I also have and A7Riii for portraits, landscapes, architecture, and macro work. Finally I have an A7iii I have set up for video and events and as a general backup for the A9 or the A7Riii when two bodies are a must.
I also think the A9 is the most responsive of the three and don't feel a lag I do on the other two. That lag is acceptable because when it can not be tolerated I use the A9.
When I got a used A9 for a good price as a complement to my old A7RII neither the A7RIII or A7III was even announced. I wanted a second body and also better AF and larger buffer than my A7RII has, the A9 fills that well.
If I would have to redo that decision today I am not sure how I would have done or if I would do it differently. Sell the A7RII and get the A7RIII and another body like the A7III? Still lots of money that must be thrown out since the resale value of the A7RII isn't that high. Or get he A7III and keep the A7RII? Would lower the budget but also give up the best AF and speed there is out there and I would probably always walk around wondering if I had made the right decision. And soon we will likely have a new FE body on the market, A7SIII or whatever Sony has in store for us.
I have realized that the development of the FE system can be compared with Forrest Gump: Shooting Sony is a little like a box of chocolate, you never know what body they will give out next.
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/Anders
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Sorry about that. I'm more guilty than most about wanting a shiny new toy. If you feel you don't need the capability of the A9 then you should try to recoup as much as you can from it and get an A7iii. There are definitely some plusses it has over the A9 IMHO like video. The key thing to realize is the the A9 has been optimized for some specific things and if your not taking advantage of it for those the cost is quite high.No need to be sarcastic. I needed efficient continuous Eye-AF, the a7 III had not even been announced and both the a9 and a7r III were found used at similar price. There was no other option.[...]If you bought it because you wanted a shiny new toy and you didn't need its features I recommend you sell it and give a good home where it will get the exercise it needs.[...]
Steve W
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