My a7Riii is my 4th Sony and likely will be my last, which will be used until its life or mine ends. I first bought a Sony RXi00ii mostly for a taste of what the Sony system was all about. For me, it remains a fine in-jean pocket camera that I will likely have just as long. Next came the a7ii. It image quality quickly convinced me to sell my Canon 6D. Sony sensors, for me, punch a ticket that Canon sensors, up to the 5D iv and still mostly today, can't match. Then I also sold my Olympus OMD E-M1 because having it and the a7ii, two cameras with the world's most complicated menus, were too much for me. After a time with the a7ii, I grew unhappy with its focus misses. Perhaps it was me or the camera, I'm still not clear on why. It was replaced with the a7Rii. Photos from its 42 MP sensor sometimes just blew me away. But its menu still sucked big time and worse that camera just sucked down the battery sitting on the shelf. So, an a7Riii replaced it. Its menu is much improved, somewhat similarly organized to Canon's. The battery drain problem is gone, in fact I find its real-time battery life reasonable. The sensor is great, one of the rare sensors that DXO scores 100. The back right corner of the a7Rii had a way of digging into my hand as I held it. That "pain" was gone with the a7Riii, but in comparing the the cameras I could not see a reason for that difference. Perhaps the a7Riii is a tad thicker. Also, its IS is a great asset to have. All and all, I have become very fond of that camera. I don't actually need 42 MPs, but I also find its 18-MP jpgs with my routine LRc edits produce some pretty satisfying photos. So, of the 33 cameras have gone though my hands, I think the a7Riii is a keeper. Some may think they need more MPs of the later Rs, I don't. FYI, I still have a Panasonic GX8 with its 14-140 for light-weight air travel, a Panasonic G9 with its 100-400 for birds and other lens for hiking, and I recently picked up a 10-year old Canon 7Dii mostly to try with my 20-year old EF70-200 f/4.0 L IS. As I approach 77 and 65 years with a camera in my hands, I find I set up cameras and use them mostly the same way that I have for the last 50 or so years. Older used cameras are still very good today. BYW, my most published photo and the one requested for use on a book cover came from my first 2-MP Nikon digital. Yes, from my experience, the a7Riii is worth buying today.
Jun 30, 2024 at 04:01 PM
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