The Sony a7S III was just announced and it's so close to being my "perfect" camera.
I would love to own multiple copies of a single camera that can cover all of our photo/video needs but right now, we shoot stills with Sony and Nikon cameras and we shoot our videos with Panasonic GH5s. I was planning to switch over to Canon and buy a few R5s or R6s until I learned about them overheating... I'm not willing to deal with that again.
When Sony announced the a7S III, I got excited because it could be my perfect hybrid camera. In the video below, I went live to discuss the features of this camera and compare it to Canon's offerings.
During my live video, multiple people told me I needed to see Gerald Undone's review of the a7S III. It is quite good and he does a great job of getting me excited about this camera.
I wish the Sony a7S III was a little larger and easier to hold, I wish it had around 20 megapixels instead of just 12, and I wish it was $2,500, rather than $3,500. But, those are really my only complaints currently, and I'm excited to test this camera out for myself.
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I thought you were getting rich off this site!? :-D
The A7s2 was the go to camera for a lot of people up until the A7iii came out. That was 3 years. For most cameras the 6-12 months is true but for something like the a7siii its sorta a niche camera. I think it was the Gerald Undone video where he said the a7siii looks pretty much the same at iso 100k as the canon r5 at base iso for video. For the people that need that kind of flexibility they will spend the money.
I have no use for a 12 megapixel camera. And I don't shoot video, nor do I ever want to.
Who is this camera marketed to? What does it excel at, from a stills perspective?
From a still perspective it is not marketed to anyone. Perhaps just instagrammers and the like. Non-print.