Just got mine yesterday. Haven’t had a chance to shoot anything yet. Just playing around with it and setting it up.
First impressions:
Grip is much better. Going back and forth between the A9III and the A1, the A1 feels so much more boxy and hard edged. The A9III’s grip is nicely rounded in the hand. And the weird way the fingertip grip area of the A1 angles away from the lens mount is gone.
Grip could still be taller IMO. Another 5-10mm would be perfect for me. With the new vertical grip attached though, the camera feels very nice in the hand. For more casual use, I would still like a grip extender. I hope someone comes out with one soon. Might take a while though. Since the A9III is a low volume product.
Overall though, the ergonomics are a big step in the right direction.
Buttons feel a bit nicer. Particularly the C1 and C2 buttons which have more travel. The rear dial feels more clicky as well. Which is a good thing.
Rear screen is on another level compared to the A1. I really like it. EVF is about the same. Although the 120fps refresh rate without resolution drop during focusing looks very nice. The A9III’s EVF might have a bit more aliasing though. Might be my imagination. Or maybe I have a setting wrong.
New C5 button is interesting. Feels weird to hold it down while using the camera when you want max burst. Maybe I just need to get used to it. For now, I went ahead and set it to burst toggle instead of burst hold.
Lots of new menu options I need to read up on. As pre usual, Sony naming choices are very cryptic 😂
Anyways, that’s all I got so far. Hope to put it through it’s paces soon
Feb 10, 2024 at 10:57 AM
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