Sony A7Rv After 53,000 Photos... Any Regrets?
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- Опубліковано 19 вер 2023
- Today we look at my long term review of the Sony A7Rv after almost a year of using the camera and discuss the things I like, the things I don't like and if there's any regrets.
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So what do we think?!
And I made a mistake! 😂 the first line, it is meant to be 53,000 photos 😂😂 after a week of putting this together and little sleep, call me an idiot 😂 sorry!
no problem
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As a casual shooter doing mainly travel, the A7C R is tickling my brain at the moment... but I should really get the A7C II... but... cropping and being able to shoot birds with a lighter setup... very tempting...
@@alexdubois6585 i sense somebody is buying a new camera in the not to distant future 😬
5300 or 53 000...?
I like your work. Thanks for the review👍
I have A1, A7SIII, and just upgraded my beloved A7RIV to the A7RV,. With the recent USA Sony rebates and trade-in credits of $900 USD plus the trade-in value of my A7RIV, I got the A7RV for a very good price. So for me, a pro of nearly 50 years in the business, it was a good, timely and affordable move, and worth it for me for my professional and personal work. I will use all its features for sure. Cheers and thanks for your videos.
What Sony rebates? I’m looking to move on from my A6400 and looking at the A7RV but I can’t seem to find a good deal.
That’s really good!! That’s a very large chunk towards the camera 🤌🏻
Thanks for watching!
@@vcmateo6887 it may have been USA only but Sony recently had both a $400 USD rebate on the A7RV and a $500 USD trade-in bonus credit, for a total of $900 USD off on a A7RV. That plus my trade-in value on my A7RIV got me my good deal on a A7RV. Cheers
Was the difference so significant from the a7riv that it was worth the upgrade. I'm currently trying to upgrade from my a7rii and want a brand new body. The a7riv is going for $3000 and the V is $3900. I have good glass so the body is all I need. I also don't shoot video.
@@mr.j5526 for me yes it was. The A7RV has much better 9.44 dot EVF, amazing 4-way articulating screen, new huge buffer, new AI subject recognition and AI tracking, new touch menu, now 8K video, new pixel shift that corrects for movement and more. Cheers
Ive had my A7R5 since day 1 of its release which is almost a year. Ive shot a combination of wildlife and portraits. Outdoors and studio. Ive also shot two short films on it...tentatively and am now about to embark on a wildlife film along with a book aided by some great advice from Danny. What people may want to think about is buying a A7R5 is never ever going to make you a better photographer, as that comes from a combination of what you have within , what you have learned and from gained experience. What it does give you is power and adaptability to get those shots you may have missed in the past. I love my A7R5 for its power in helping me to realise my ideas. Auto focus and having 61MP for wildlife and the ability to crop is huge. Birds in flight...no problem with the A7R5. Im not new to Sony having moved over from Canon in 2015 when I got my A7R2 which in its own way was a bit of a game changer, my previous camera being a 5Dmk2. Dont get caught up in kit thinking ...if I only had....use and get the most from what you have. This is where input from Danny is invaluable as he helps, through his comments and advice for you to get the best from your camera. Getting the best from.... YOU.....well thats up to you.
Exactly. Gear CAN help you get the shot, but a lot of it comes down to practice, patience and skill. For the first year of my weddings I shot on the original Sony A7 and the kit lens. Did the photos look good? Yes. As good as they would now? no, but that isn't just down to my upgrades, it's down to my knowledge.
Thanks for watching!
Looking forward till your next episode....@@DannyBligh
Excellent and well put put analysis of the facts of life as they appertain to fancy equipment vs skill.
The proof of the pudding is inside us not without in a mechanism.
If we lack true talent, artistry and "the eye" for what constitutes a kick ass image - an assemblage of intuitively chosen elements that without saying a word convey - loudly and clearly - what we want to say?
Then, even the most expensive "kit" is like fertilizer left in the bag.
I recently bought a Viltrox 75mm 1.2 and since it is a APSC lens, it puts the A7RV in crop mode which is still 26mp which is fine for most situations.
Starting my photography business this year with the Sony A7IV and Sony A7RV. This will be an epic duo paired with GM and third party glass like the Tamron 35-150 f/2-2.8 and Sigma 85mm 1.4 DG DN.
That 35-150 is 🤌🏻🤌🏻 video on the way!!
what are these other cameras your talking about ? i want to set up a safari setup for africa . need good slomo capability as well as stills
I have had mine for 5 months and sometimes it gets hot and drains the battery when it is powered off. I think I need to send it off for warranty repair.
friend good night. I'm still a beginner in photography, but I would really like to invest in this camera. Which lenses would you recommend I buy? Is there somewhere I could study more about this so I can take better photos with this camera? thank you very much!
Good review.
Thank you!
Love my A7R5..........which you made me buy (sort of) LOL. But it does make my A74 seem rather redundant. I should swap it for the A7S3 (because I so want 4k 100fps) but the 100fps on the A7R5 is very good. But having switched from Lumix GH5's a couple of years ago I still long for super smooth gimbal free video shooting. The A7R5 is close but still a bit jerky in comparison to my old GH5's (of course due to full frame).
It’s a great camera! I just sometimes want more 🤷🏻♂️😂
Just ordered mine, upgrade from a77ii , for what I do now , a7iv would probably worked out , but for the money , I chose to future proof my self for hopefully the better part of the next decade .
Enjoy it!!
Yes I know what you mean - quality now is good for futureproofing. but, 10 years? Tech moves far to fast to credibly think that this is still going to be at or near 'cutting edge' of what's then possible. That said each to their own, so if it makes sense for you and your needs then that's all that really matters.
compressed lossless means its the same quality, just compressed and requires more processing. you dont lose any quality.
In my opinion a potential magnificent camera acting as a bag of somewhat better organized fuzzy functionality vs A7R4a . Overall the lacking of an engaged factory support in user friendliness shows. The AI AF lacks updates after over 1 year and the choice for CFA memory not justifiable at pricepoint & speed. Sensor and viewfinder are great but the yield could have easily been much much higher resulting in even better pictures my opinion. I wonder if Sony Ambassadors have a meaningful role in feeding back customer input. Update policy and overall support do not reflect that in my opinion.
Opening line, 5,300 photos, or 53,000 photos? 😉 Great video! Interested in seeing what other camera(s) you would prefer to shoot with over the a7RV. I love mine! (minus the crop in 4K 50p)
How have I not noticed that in the edit 😩 i’ve watched this literally hundreds of times… that’s so annoying 😂😂
@@DannyBlighfirst thing I noticed. That's a big oopsie. You should add a caption to this video.
Hi Danny I currently have no camera system. So for me I could choose any gear but for me the 61 mpxl is way to much. Would you mind saying what the other system was that you was thinking of at the end of your video. Cheers
Lumix s5ii, go have a look 🙌🏻 hopefully got one on the way so if you want to see about that camera, keep an eye out on the channel
you can still shoot 8k in portrait orientation without the rolling shutter
Hi, I'm thinking of getting a Sony system for my personal work (outdoorsy stuff) and the A7r seems the perfect choice. I need to know though, are you running into any softness from the sensor out resolving the lens ? I currently use Fuji XT5's and have sold off a lot of lenses that can't cope with the resolution. Now I just use - happily - the 28 1.4, 56 1.2 WR and 80 macro for most things. These lenses go well with the sensor. I have Canon R 5's for work, and had considered just sticking with that as they make good images, but Canon lenses are mostly heavy and clown sized compared to the Fuji's and there's not a good range of primes. Are you happy with all your lenses @ 61 MP ? Cheers for the video.
Funny you should ask this right now!!
I’ve just literally in the last few minutes bought a new camera and no i’m not selling the Rv. I’m a wedding photographer/videographer and in the business we own a lot of cameras. However people are saving money and going for just photography at the moment and In that case I only have the Rv and A7Siii available. So I need a new camera!!
I was literally hovering over the buy button for another Rv, it’s THAT good! Why didn’t i buy it? Because I can’t justify that money to use a camera maybe 25% of the time and only for weddings. So I bought the a7iv.
I’d happily use 2 A7Rv’s though, i love the camera. The quality is great, i’ve never encountered any softness.
But, if you want to save some cash. Nothing wrong with the A7iv 🤷🏻♂️ we now own 2 😂
Hi - Thanks for the video. I have an A7R5 and it’s a beast. I need a Hybrid BCam for the events to use 50mm 1.4. Do you think it’s better to get another 7R5 or A74? I’m planning to take both photo and video.
You’ll be fine with an a7iv, i’m pretty sure. I use them for wedding photography and only my inner nerdy ego says I need another A7Rv 😂
@@DannyBligh Thank you 🙏
Confusing video. Do you find 60mp is regularly beneficial? I don’t understand whether you prefer A7R5 over A74 and why. Please advise. Keep it simple. Thank you.
Hey Danny thanks, have you used a 200-600 with this camera? I use a A9 at the moment for BIF...
and I want the A7RV for wildlife/nature and birds, 24 mgp is okay but for cropping a image you need more mgp...
I saw some photos of birds you made....and how does the A7RV perform ? nice review
I haven’t used that specific lens with this camera no, sorry. But yeah, i have to agree, more pixels is useful for the wildlife.
I’ve heard great things though but no first hand experience. But the camera is solid, i love it
I am suprised that using my 256 SD card on 42 mpx sensor with Sony a7r3 i can take 5000 uncompressed raw file while the same card in 5R allows me to take only 1640 uncompressed files. The sensor is not 2x bigger on 5R , why only 1600 photos?
No idea how they go from pixel density to file size 🤷🏻♂️ but yeah, 130mb per raw photo i believe. I use 128 cards and get about 1600 compressed raw i think
How is the battery life for you? I switched from my 7riii to 7rv a while ago and the battery life is way worth for me. Especially during standby it eats up the battery like crazy while the 7riii had no problem whatsoever
Sometimes it’s awful, sometimes it’s not.
Can’t put my finger on it 😂
For instance, tomorrow I have a wedding and I know i’ll burn through 3 weddings in maybe 6 hours of shooting. Other days a single battery will last me hours upon hours 🤷🏻♂️
Wow.
Please tell me lense used by u overall journey of 53K…
Danny, I am buying a camera now, what is as good as this for a fraction of the price??? Please drop the models.
Well what’s your budget?
i hired a Sony A7RV for a weekend and then bought it the next week ❤
Enjoy!!!
Did anyone feel the body get slightly warm with normal shooting? I’m trying to figure out why mine is getting warm. Thanks!
Totally normal, don’t worry
Same here. Im worried because it happens even in mild photo use with 25celsius
Great content, you should have much more views… ;)
Every channel starts small, i’m grateful for every view ☺️ thanks for the kind words
Compressed raw or lossless compressed raw?😊
Compressed for me. Last time I checked, adobe lightrooms AI denoise didn’t work with lossless
i would guess the last clips are from a panasonic probably the s5ii ... hehe
Going to have to wait and see 😉😂
53k shutter actuations or 53k exported pictures?
Actuations, no idea on exported photos but i’d take a stab at well over 30k
Too many megapixels the Sony A7iv is the perfect sweet spot
5 300 or 53 000? Title says one thing and the video different one.
53000, didn’t realise until way after it had been posted 👀 sorry
If they came out with a 42mp version I would consider it but for me 61mp is way too many pixels for the weddings and events I cover. I tried the A7RIV and the size of the files had a major impact on the speed of my work flow. Hopefully not too long to wait for a A9MKIII as my MKI version is getting a little old. For me the biggest advancement in my 23 years other than moving from film to digital is silent shooting. Be it, during the bridal prep, the ceremony or at events with people talking to an audience, the silence of the A9 lets me get shots I could not get with my A7IV or A7RIII . For wildlife when cropping big can be a huge advantage, I get the 61mp. Nice to have a choice of cameras
Question for you! Do you sometimes think “why can’t Sony just make a handful of cameras that all do a great job instead of bringing a new one out every month?” 🤨
@@DannyBligh I think they cover the low end and the content creators market well. I do question their lack of support for the Pro photographer. Just look at the lack of updates for the A1 and the A9, using a sensor from 2017 (it is a great one) . One area they are killing it is the lenses. Not only the superb GM's which just get sharper and lighter but also the third party support. I love my three GM lenses (35GM on its way as well) but my favourite lens of all time is my Sigma 85 f1.4 art. Not perfect, close focusing is poor and it's made from very soft metal but is so sharp. My Christmas wish list is a A9MKIII and a 85GM mkII.
Nickwilliams7867 you know the more recent Sony models including the 61mp A7RV allow you to choose medium and small size raw, and have long allowed medium and small size jpegs, so you can have the best of both worlds, ultimate resolution and detail when you want that 61mp, or smaller sized files for weddings and such. Cheers
@@6gwilliams Yes I know this, my A7iv can also do this but the medium raw is 26MP with the RV I think and why would I do that when I have my A9 . The files are still much bigger due to limited compression options. For some people this camera is great but it's not for me. Im hope for a A9mkiii soon which will better suit my needs
@@nickwilliams7867 I currently have the A1, A7RV, A7SIII. I sold my A9 when I got the A1. Check out the Sonyrumors reports today about the possible A9III specs. For me the A7RV is perfect for many subjects, even better in resolution and detail than my A1, with many features the A1 does NOT have. But not for speed and real silent shooting with less rolling shutter, which is the area for the A1. But I know that, so I choose the camera that best fits the job. I wont be buying the A9III, but will wait for the second gen A1. Cheers and best to you.
60mp is not epic but a waste. There are no lenses that can give a resolution of 60mp. That your pictures come out better will be due to better software, the lenses, better AF.
You can use light, small and cheap APSC lenses without any quality loss. The ability of huge crop in macro shots are insane. Its not a waste just because YOU Dont need it.
Yawn another derivative UA-cam video, next up; what’s in my bag in 2024, why am switching, why am I switching back, top 3 lenses for portrait, landscape, etc.
Waiting for your UA-cam video so I can critique it as well. 😅