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Pros & Cons
Pros
It's incredible to have what feels like a micro four thirds but is a full frame camera! The price of the camera alternates between $1600 and $1000, so i recommend looking for the lower price before purchasing.
Reviewing images in bright sunlight has also never been easier, since i can do that in the viewfinder. It is easy to take pictures before sunrise and after sunset to capture transitional light. It's great at capturing a lot of information but feels li... Read More
The body is solid, and reassuringly well built, but not too large. The menu system seems fine to me and the camera is very customizable. The shipping is a little slow, but we’re also in the middle of a pandemic so i get it.
Focus peaking is easily as accurate as the old split-screen focusing method. Manual focus and settings on this little gem are a dream to use. This camera can be utilized by both the novice and the professional.
The a7ii is a gateway product that provides the most value to those who have not yet experienced the mirrorless movement of cameras, or even cameras in general. You can adapt your old lenses from other camera models and take advantage of everything th... Read More
Cons
Sony will only honor the warranty if the unit is still under warranty period. It's battery drains in 2 hours at a wedding while my nikon goes the stretch and then some. After two hours of use on a 60 degree day (50 photos and 5 minutes of video) the f... Read More
The short * distance makes it difficult to take good photos with this camera. The camera is only 10mp unless you use full frame lenses, and those are the very expensive options for e-mount lenses. Long tele lenses are almost non-existant, and getting ... Read More
Ergonomics are simply bad. I understand they expanded the grip, but it just feels a bit cramped. I have slightly small hands, and i still found the controls essentially unusable because of their size and placement.
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Quality
No issues and the picture quality is amazing!
Tried some shots and quality of pic are great.
Honestly for my first camera, everything was easy to use and combined with the 50mm 1.
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- This product had a total of 937 reviews as of our last analysis date on Mar 22 2023.
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Purchased sony alpha a7 iik emount interchangeable lens mirrorless camera with full frame sensor for 998
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My a mount lenses using the e mount to a mount adapter won’t auto focus
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I’ll need to upgrade to e mount lenses
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Auto focus can be very finicky
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There is no way to have the camera inbed copyright data in the photos
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