Category Archives: Sony a7R II

The Love/Hate Relationship With Sony Cameras From a Videographer’s Perspective

Max Yuryev does a lot of great videos about videography so these videos are really more from a video perspective, but he throws a bone to photographers in his “camera issues” video. I made a list of the main points, but if you want to get into his reasoning watch the videos, you might even […]

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The Sony a7RIII and a7RII Explored by The Last Word

The Last Word is an excellent resource for technical camera measurements and Jim has been picking apart various aspects of the Sony a7RIII lately along with the a7RII. If you’re interested in technical analysis there is no better free site on the web today to get into the technical side of how cameras work. Jim’s […]

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Sony a7RIII vs Nikon D850 vs Sony a7RII

image courtesy of imaging-resource There has been a lot of talk about the Sony a7RIII vs Nikon D850 when in the dynamic range department, but does Nikon have the glass to compete with Sony? The above 100 ISO image from imaging-resource’s Sony A7R III First Shots are here seems to indicate that the Sony a7RIII has an edge over […]

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DXO vs Photons to Photos Nikon D850 vs Sony a7RII results

For a while now DXO’s dominance, objectivity, and legitimacy have been in question and the recent release of the Nikon D850 results should require further explaining. Photons to Photos has quickly become the gold standard for quick and objective sensor dynamic range measurements and while DXO’s results somewhat match Photon on Photo’s results, DXO seems to […]

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Does Sensor Size Matter? Sony a7RII vs a6500 and Sony a7S vs Panasonic GH4

Lots of photographers and cinematographers are thinking about sensor size today with so many affordable full frame options and high priced crop sensor cameras available. Manny Ortiz made a pretty good a7rII vs a6500 real-world comparison video, while biscuitsalive compared the Sony a7S and Panasonic GH4. Sensor size largely comes down to preference today even when shooting high […]

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Photons to Photos Nikon D850 vs Sony a7R2, a99M2, a9 and Canon 5DSR

The Nikon D850 managed to move more towards the top of the pack since Photons to Photos finalized their numbers, but the Sony a7R2/Sony a99M2 still best the Nikon slightly. You probably won’t notice the difference between the dynamic range of the images these cameras produce, but the Sony chip is pretty old now and […]

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