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Re: On the fence (A73 -> A74)


I have found the flip screen on the A7RV to be a HUGE plus for portrait sessions. If I was shooting events, like you, it would now be a requirement and my back and knee's would thank me.

I have never shot the. A7III or A7IV. I assume that one has the old menu system and the other (A7IV) has the newer one(?). For me, that would be 'no bueno' for event work since I shoot two bodies and where I depend on 'muscle memory' to make changes on the fly. I have done a lot of volunteer event work. I had two A7RIV's that I shot at such events. When I replaced one of them with the A1, I found myself really frustrated when moving between the cameras due to the differences in the old and new menu. I ended-up with two A1's (I no longer do event shooting, so I replaced one of the A1's with an A7RV to get the flip screen for portrait work - the menu systems are nearly identical, so it works OK).

If you buy two used A7IV's on FM Buy & Sell, and after selling your A7III's, the investment required might not be too bad ($2000 to $2200 total). and you will have an upgraded focusing system (tracking will be much improved). higher resolution viewfinder, etc.


Sep 17, 2023 at 06:25 PM
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Re: On the fence (A73 -> A74)


I have found the flip screen on the A7RV to be a HUGE plus for portrait sessions. If I was shooting events, like you, it would now be a requirement and my back and knee's would thank me.

I have never shot the. A7III or A7IV. I assume that one has the old menu system and the other (A7IV) has the newer one(?). For me, that would be 'no bueno' for event work since I shoot two bodies and where I depend on 'muscle memory' to make changes on the fly. I have done a lot of volunteer event work. I had two A7RIV's that I shot at such events. When I replaced one of them with the A1, I found myself really frustrated when moving between the cameras due to the differences in the old and new menu. I ended-up with two A1's (I no longer do event shooting, so I replaced one of the A1's with an A7RV to get the flip screen for portrait work - the menu systems are nearly identical, so it works OK).

If you buy two used A7IV's on FM Buy & Sell, and after selling your A7III's, the investment required might not be too bad ($2000 to $2200 total). and you will have an upgraded focusing system(tracking will be much improved). higher resolution viewfinder, etc.


Sep 17, 2023 at 06:25 PM
InFocus2014
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Re: On the fence (A73 -> A74)


I have found the flip screen on the A7RV to be a HUGE plus for portrait sessions. If I was shooting events, like you, it would now be a requirement and my back and knee's would thank me.

I have never shot the. A7III or A7IV. I assume that one has the old menu system and the other (A7IV) has the newer one(?). For me, that would be 'no bueno' for event work since I shoot two bodies and where I depend on 'muscle memory' to make changes on the fly. I have done a lot of volunteer event work. I had two A7RIV's that I shot at such events. When I replaced one of them with the A1, I found myself really frustrated when moving between the cameras due to the differences in the old and new menu. I ended-up with two A1's (I no longer do event shooting, so I replaced one of the A1's with an A7RV to get the flip screen for portrait work - the menu systems are nearly identical, so it works OK).

If you buy two used A7IV's on FM Buy & Sell, and after selling your A7III's, the investment required might not be too bad ($2000 to $2200 total). and you will have an upgraded focusing system(tracking will be much improved), higher resolution viewfinder, etc.


Sep 17, 2023 at 06:23 PM
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Re: On the fence (A73 -> A74)


I have found the flip screen on the A7RV to be a HUGE plus for portrait sessions. If I was shooting events, like you, it would now be a requirement and my back and knee's would thank me.

I have never shot the. A7III or A7IV. I assume that one has the old menu system and the other (A7IV) has the newer one(?). For me, that would be 'no bueno' for event work since I shoot two bodies and where I depend on 'muscle memory' to make changes on the fly. I have done a lot of volunteer event work. I had two A7RIV's that I shot at such events. When I replaced one of them with the A1, I found myself really frustrated when moving between the cameras due to the differences in the old and new menu. I ended-up with two A1's (I no longer do event shooting, so I replaced one of the A1's with an A7RV to get the flip screen for portrait work - the menu systems are nearly identical, so it works OK).

If you buy two used A7IV's on FM Buy & Sell, and after selling your A7III's, the investment required might not be too bad... and you will have an upgraded focusing system(tracking will be much improved), higher resolution viewfinder, etc.


Sep 17, 2023 at 05:58 PM





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