SONY A7R IV - First Impressions

[Jens Heidler]

Hey everyone,
Receiving the sony a7R IV last week 1month earlier than expectd, I was really excited to test it during a hike in austria the last days. Especially the advanced autofocus options caught my attention. The 61MP sensor really does a great job when you need to crop your wildlife and macro photography images. Hopefully Sony will add the possibility to use animal auto focus in video mode and 4k60 via a firmware update...
In the following video, I show my first impressions. During the hike last week I took a lot of nice macro photos and also did some test, like shooting the moon
What do you think about this camera? Probably noone really needs thats a camera like this, but it's nice to have

 

[Derrel]

i'm not sure what you mean by probably no one needs to have a camera like this… There are I would assume millions of people around the world who would love the capabilities of that camera

 

[Jens Heidler]

I meant that no one "really" needs this camera. At most situation you can get almost the same results using cheaper equipment

 

[RVT1K]

Those sixty one million pixels won't be your friend unless everything is perfect. If your focus is off a smidge or if there is a minor imperfection in the lens, it will show when you do that tight crop.

 

[TreeofLifeStairs]

Those sixty one million pixels won't be your friend unless everything is perfect. If your focus is off a smidge or if there is a minor imperfection in the lens, it will show when you do that tight crop.

Yeah, I definitely don’t need 61mp. I really like the 24mp I get with the regular a7ii. Seems like a great balance. I’m interested to see what the a7iv offers though.

 

[Lamania]

I have Sony Alpha A7SII https://cameravs.com/Sony-Alpha-A7S-II I tried to make photos with it but it's rather good for videos, your model is quite different.