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Test Drive the New Sony a7R III

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I am giving the new Sony a7RIII a test drive for the next couple of weeks.  This is one serious full-frame 42.4 megapixel mirrorless camera.

You can read the full specs on this amazing camera on the Sony website. It is hard to even summarize some of the biggest highlights because there are so many, and frankly what will matter most to you will depend on the type of photography you are doing. It has features that will serve any photographer.

I have used DSLR’s for years. One thing’s for sure, it would be a mistake to overlook some of the new mirrorless cameras coming on the market and the Sony a7RIII is particularly noteworthy as a top contender for the serious hobbyist or pro photographer.

Anyway, on my first day with this amazing camera, I was in my studio shooting some sample images for my Water Droplet Photography Workshop.

I was using this camera with the Sony 24-105 f/4 OSS lens for this project.  It was particularly useful for my water droplet photography since is offers a minimum focusing distance of only 14.9″!

This Sony a7RIII did an excellent job with this test project.  I used a couple of off-camera flashes using Sony’s Radio Control Wireless Commander and two  Wireless Receivers to capture water droplets.

Here are the results! Stay tuned for other results from my “test drive” of the Sony a7RIII.

 

Happy Picture Taking!
Kevin

P.S. Don’t forget to get a copy of my new book on Amazon!

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Sony’s All-new a7R III 42.4MP Camera

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Sony just announced their all-new a7R III 42.4MP Full Frame Mirrorless Interchangeable Lens Camera!

Over the past several years, Sony has been pushing their way into the photography world with some excellent camera products that are proving to be serious competition to Canon and Nikon.

This new a7R III is quite a camera.  It won’t be released until November 20th but it is available for pre-order now.

Some key features:

  • 42.4 Megapixel full-frame sensor
  • ISO Range 100 to 32,000 (expandable to 102,400)
  • 14 bit RAW format with  a wide 15 stop dynamic range
  • PixelShift multi-shooting mode to create super-sharp images
  • Fast Hybrid Autofocus System with 399 point phase detection AF and 425 point contrast detection AF
  • Up to 2X faster AF response, and 2X improved AF tracking
  • Eye AF for precise focusing/tracking of eyes
  • 10 fps high speed continuous shooting in absolute silence
  • Shoot up to 76 images in continuous burst mode
  • 5.5 stop image stabilization (wow) with their 5-axis system
  • 4K video
  • 3.69 million dot quad-VGA OLED viewfinder
  • Dual media slots
  • HLG Hybrid Log-Gamma for instant HDR workflow

To sum it up, at least based on these specs, this is one heck of a serious camera.

It’s available for pre-order through Amazon.

Oh, and by the way, remember my new book is also available on Amazon!  It’s getting 5 star ***** reviews from readers.

 

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