Sony Alpha a7R IV Mirrorless Digital Camera (Body Only)
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Claims of near medium format quality.
The A7RIV is every bit as capable as its predecessor and adds features. Rather than repeat what plenty have already noted, it might be useful to address the medium format quality claims and refutations that are circulating about this camera. First, the camera isn't medium format and with a 36 x 24 mm sensor it never will be. However, it does have enormous resolution and capacity to capture brightness range. That enables users to make pictures t... Show More
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Wow.
Wow. Where do I start with this camera? I finally mustered up the strength to switch to Sony after using Canon for years on end. I owned a Canon 6D for about 5-6years. Shot tons of portraits, events and videos on it. Ranging from fast paced photos/videos of live bands to nature and landscapes. A HUGE variety of work. In August of last year (2019) I upgraded my Canon 6D to the EOS 5Dmkiv. TL;DR it felt like I went diagonal instead of a dire... Show More
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Excellent camera, but not good enough for some things
If you dont own an A7R3 and have (or want to purchase) GM or equivalent glass, the A7R4 is generally worth the premium. There are some caveats from my experience with 2 copies of this camera. Pixel shift (PS) did not work correctly on the first copy and is better but still flawed in the second copy. 4 shot PS is equal if not worse than the A7R3. 16 shot PS has artifacts that make the photos of glass buildings look awful. Instead of a shiny surfac... Show More
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Officially A Sony Fanboy!
I come from a canon body and I always hesitated on converting into Sony because I invested in so much money on different canon lenses, but both Canon and Nikon has fell far behind on the full-sensor mirrorless body that it forced my hand to convert to Sony and I am not disappointed. The feel is like a true DSLR body, before the A7RIV, I didnt like the feel of the smaller body, but this version just feels right and I have big hands too. All my old... Show More
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Bad Auto focus performance. Very disappointed.
Before I give my review about this camera, I have to mention that I'm a Sony A7III owner, and also a D810 owner. I use the Nikon D810 as my event photocamera and the A7III for Movies and Photos as well. Now, since I invested into Sony lenses and felt like it's time to upgrade to the A7RIV, I did the move. But since I got it, only 2 days past and here are the main issues with it: - Does not focus properly in Low light (I'm not talking about focus... Show More
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Game changing for my workflow
I like to shoot with lens setting as wide opened. I like to shoot with low angles to exaggerate the poses of a model. A few year ago, with my Canon 5D mark IV, I typically kneed down or lied on the floor using optical view finder to take the shot. I like to shoot movements, I have to use the back-bottom focus because of the focus system cannot keep up. With my Sony A7RIII, I relied on the back screen using eye-focus and moving the focus point to ... Show More
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Love My New a7R IV ...
Having owned an a7R ll and an a7R lll, I can honestly say the new Mark IV is a big improvement. Overall, the camera is more ergonomic. Sony increased the size of the grip just a bit making for a more comfortable hand-holding experience. I like the new implementation of Eye AF and action tracking. The EVF has been upgraded to the point that looking through the viewfinder, almost looks as good as an optical finder. All the buttons have been upgrade... Show More
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Focusing, not pixel count, is the real breakthrough
After using both Nikons and Canons I switched to Sony to lose weight while hiking. This is my 4th Sony A7r and each improved on the previous model. (the first was primitive). While having a lot of pixels is great when cropping is desired, the big change is with the autofocus. The people or animal eye focus is amazing. But, the tracking-expand flexible spot is a game changer. The camera is new in my hands, but so far the flexible spot sticks to th... Show More
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Incredible Camera
I upgraded from a Sony A7R III, and am very happy with the decision. The price tag is a little hard to get past, but the increased resolution and much better auto-focus make the A7R IV worth the price. As many have mentioned, the menu system is not as user friendly as some other cameras, but this camera has so many features and settings that I am not sure how Sony could drastically improve it. After playing with the menus for a while, it becomes... Show More
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Coming from Canon 5DSR
I was hoping for my Holy Grail nature photography camera: one camera that was perfect for landscapes and perfect for birds in flight. The Sony marketing had suggested this would be the one. I found the expanded dynamic range sensor to be super. Put away that graduated ND filter for landscapes! Photographing high contrast birds, such as eagles in full sun provides detailed un-blown out whites and low noise dark areas. Great! However, I found the a... Show More
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Its a Beast!
Preordered. Received mine on Friday the 13th. I am still adjusting to the camera but I can give my initial thoughts. First off its definitely a big improvement over the A7R3. Not life changing but since I have owned the two A7Rs prior to this I can say its the best to date period. Sony listens to the photographers and makes the upgrades. They didnt chose to upgrade everything requested but they definitely put some thought into what they did upgra... Show More
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Another convert to Sony!
I have been a Canon user since film days, starting with the F1n when I was a photojournalist in the US Army. More recently, I've been using the 5D MkIV. I've been shooting more and more video lately and was not getting the results I wanted with the 5D. The autofocus was hit or miss no matter how I tweaked it and the massive 4K files were pretty useless. I had been hearing good things about the Sony mirrorless cameras, so I took the plunge and pur... Show More
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A7R IV Autofocus Is Epic
I shoot a ton of ice hockey. It requires fast focusing in some of the very worst lighting conditions. In the past I used the Canon 5Dmkiv & 5Dsr and the Sony A7R II & III with the 70-200 f2.8 L and Gmaster lenses respectively. I have not tried the A9 but I have to say the autofocus on the A7R IV tracking very fast moving subject that move in an out of other subject is the best I have used yet and it is very far ahead of the A7R III. Once a moving... Show More
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Even better than the A7R III
I own the A7R II, III and the IV. Although many reviewers say that the difference between the III and IV is not huge, I ended up buying the IV due to its snappier response, higher resolution and small improvements here and there. I quite often reframe my photos taken in a horizontal composition. The II and III were great due to the high resolution. Now with the IV, I have a little bit more room to do this. I have a high end workstation and a lo... Show More
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Great pro mirrorless
I call it a pro mirrorless because 99% of people will never need 61MP, and that crazy high resolution isnt without its drawbacks. Ive shot mine now for a few weeks and a few scenarios. I wouldnt do any serious paying work at higher than 6400 ISO, and at 6400 there is significant noise. I try my best to stay at 1600 or below. Strangely this has more noise than the Fuji GFX 50R. On the other hand, IBIS plus image stabilized lenses means I can handh... Show More
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Exactly what I wanted
I bought this camera coming from the Canon system because I needed an auto focus system that was just flat out superior. My canon kept missing focus at a regular rate, and I needed a camera system that was much more reliable in terms of auto focus. The Sony a7R4 provides me everything that I need for portrait photography. I see a lot of folks saying that this camera is not for portraits, that its more of a landscape camera system. Because of the ... Show More
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Astounding resolution at this price range
Traded up from my A7Riii and have to say after having it now for 4 days.. its a very worthy update even though my now used A7Riii will soon be in the hands of someone at a heavy discount. Resolution with Sony GM glass and especially the 24mm 1.4 GM and the 135 GM is astounding.. ergonomics and even something as small as the sound of the new shutter are highly welcome. The autofocus is so fast and the tracking is so good (yes slightly slower than ... Show More
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Wow! Future Proofed!
This camera just blows me away, I did extensive research on this camera and decided I wanted it. I had an a7iii which is a fabulous camera in its own right but this is a significant leap in technology. I have the 24mm g master and The 55 Zeiss And my pictures just look extraordinary. Is 61 megapixels overkill? Not necessarily. I feel like even if you dont need that many now, you could in the future and you could always use the super crop mode whi... Show More
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Incredible Camera and Technology
I followed the mirrorless technology for 2 years before deciding recently that the time was right to move from years of Canon DSLR shooting to the new Sony A7RIV mirrorless. There is a consideration of larger file sizes, but as a landscape, nature, wildlife, architecture photographer who likes to print larger sizes often on metal, I find the image quality to be exceptional. I have found by using high quality fast SD cards that the read/write time... Show More
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Makes Me Look Like I Know What I Am Doing
Short review cliff notes :- 1. Was a Canon bigot - RebelG-5DMkII and all between 2. Camera wasn't easy to master and glass+ camera big/heavy 3. Bought a Nex5n as travel camera and loved it 4. Upgraded to A6300 and totally loved it 5. Wanted to do more and out comes the A7RIV 6. Love the crop capacity 7. Like wildlife and landscape so this handles both well (shutter + 60+MP) 8. stunned by AI lock on 9. stunned by crisp images 10. can imagine an ... Show More
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Sony A7R lV
Sony A7R IV has following good the resolution, autofocus, speed, and form factor that should place it the top ranks for Camera of the Year honors. Resolution: The detail in the images form the headlining 60MB sensor is astonishing and unbelievable. Autofocus: The autofocus modes are varied and very quick and accurate, Very good. I like it. Speed: Camera has continuous shooting speed great. Camera menu easy to follow and set the camera up in the b... Show More
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Coming from Canon 5D IV
I just switched to the Sony system given that the Sony bodies are multiple generations ahead of Canon at this point. The Sony glass has finally gotten to a point where it's a usable ecosystem as well. I am amazed at the results that IBIS and the increased dynamic range from the A7R IV produce vs my 5D IV. I can expose for the highlights and boost the shadows for DAYS before they start to look unnatural. The menu system is a little clunky but I fe... Show More
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Excellent upgrade from R3
I shoot portraits, weddings, landscapes, so the a7r4 made a lot of sense for me. I honestly wasnt going to upgrade from my a7r3, but after trying it out at a Sony store, I felt that the af, ergonomics and quality of life improvements made the upgrade worth it. Shooting in studio, the AF was a lot more accurate than my R3, didnt have any missed shots. Shooting landscapes, the 16-shot pixel shift function created a gorgeous 240mp shot with phenome... Show More
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Tried it
The camera shoots very nice images. Colors are very good. Nothing really to compare it to in compactness with 60MP. I will say you can get better results if you shoot RAW using Capture 1. The eye autofocus is great, works 90% of the time. The menu system is very awkward, and frustrating to work within. Just formatting cards requires many steps. Why no touch back screen is confounding for such an expensive body. I find the large G master lenses to... Show More
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