It’s the only camera that I bought, sold, and then bought AGAIN! I didn’t appreciate how good it was until I sold it. I agree - it’s the best overall hybrid camera I’ve ever used.

I can't say enough good things about my a7rV. Count me among those who thinks the "high megapixel hate" has gone too far, lately. Very rare is the photo that actually needs 61mp, but the fact that this sensor basically takes an entire lens (or two) out of your bag is super underrated. Really makes it a monster travel camera...you can legit get away with taking just one super fast prime or one standard zoom for a whole day or even a whole trip, and not really be hurting for reach. IMO, that's kind of this camera's "killer app" that no one ever talks about. Give me a camera that saves me having to take extra lenses or make extra lens changes...speaking only for myself, that is infinitely more valuable than a crazy-high burst rate.

Great to see someone from Tacoma making such killer content. Congrats on 60k! I love your work dude! Keep it up 👊🍻

I‘ve been a lifelong Nikon shooter since the 80s. Due to doing more video stuff I bought the FX3 and because I liked it so much, I fully switched and bought the A7RV. I pait it with my RX1Rmk2 and its just soo good. In the studio it’s a tethered beast and on location its flexibel as hell. It does everything and the AF is state of the art.

My Leica Q original finally gave out. Going to turn my Sony into the best Q alternative I can. Do you think it would be wiser to get a high quality 24 like the GM or sigma art or should I just make the easy decision and get the Viltrox 28?

The image quality is superb! I have the center dial button customized for aps-c crop quick and easy great for extra reach 😁.

Much thanks, Benj for sharing your experience. A wonderful camera indeed.

I just got the a7cii and love it with my leica lenses. I had to send back the M11 due to Orange flashing light that just wouldnt stop. I also shoot canon but am thinking of getting rid of the r6mkii and shooting with this as well. Did you give up with canon?

I back pack I'm sometimes in for 12 days and while I've always done my best to protect the back screen, I did have to replace it on a D5 mark II once. So the feature to completely flip the view side screen inward for protection while its in my back pack and not worry that I've got it protected against a possible shifting load is welcome.

My son showed me your video and I agree 100%. I've been shooting live music forever and this is the best camera I've held in my hand. My favorite feature is the eye-tracking, I don't use the A1 anymore. The only point I would add is that I shoot with two bodies and fit battery grips to make it easier to shoot portraits.

Man the Sony A7RV is a workhorse. Took it to Iceland and a few other places for landscape photography. Recently picked up the Sony A7cii to pair with it as a more everyday camera.

Thanks for this review! A comparison with the medium format would be interesting. Is 60 megapixels already comparable in quality to the medium format?

I have used the A7RV since release and also still have A7IVs on hand and can confirm there is no fluff or exaggeration in this video, it very accurately explains the same feelings I have about these bodies. I have used a lot of Sony mirrorless bodies over the years and the A7RV is the most enjoyable to shoot with in my experience. The best way that I have been able to explain it is that the camera just gets out of my way more than any other so that I can focus my attention on the subject rather than the camera.

Your stock immediately went up an extra 100% in my mind when I saw you had the SmallRig baseplate on as well. IMO this makes the camera feel perfect.

Planning to pick one up at some point for sure!

One of the things I've noticed with all the camera's I've owned (Leica, Olympus, Canon, Ricoh, Sony) is that DxO DeepPrime XD LOVES Sony files. It's shocking how well it cleans up high ISO files for my A7ii and A99 compared to my other camera files. And DeepPrime kills LR's new Noise Reduction on the Sony. Another good option for your A7RV files...DeepPrime XD is that good.

You end up going with the 50 1.2 or 1.4 ?

In my case, I do think Back Button focusing is not essential with Sony's advanced AF. You can just touch the subject on the screen to and press the shutter when its time to capture the moment. Plus there's also eye/face detect. I Used BBF before wth the Canon 5Dii coz had to do more of a focus recompose with just one central af point that is reliable.

I am a beginner and I chose the a7r v . It was on sale a few weeks ago , and I grabbed it. 😊😊😊😊

Do you like having 61mp other than cropping? Does it give a more special look vs 33mp of A74? Thank you.

Great review, thanks! I'm looking seriously at upgrading from my A7iv... also looking at the X-H2. The crop mode capabilities of the A7R5 (and several other features) have me leaning toward the Sony. The 4D variable tilt screen is one of the primary features... I might be considering the Z8 but it only has a tilt-up... and I'm not a Vlogger. Most of my photography style incorporates extreme perspectives which require the variable rotating style of rear LCD... I even chose the Nikon D5600 simply because it had that. My point being that the variable tilt style of screen is not a "Vlogger thing" only. I do see the benefits of the tilt-only screen... thankful Sony devised a great solution for both needs! Thanks for the upload, I've enjoyed a couple of your other videos researching the Fuji system as well. Edit: Saw in another post that you are in Tacoma! I lived there for several years as a wee lad (My Dad was at McCord AFB)... I still have nightmares from those enormous ant hills! :D. Beautiful area.

When talking about the low light, what exactly are you meaning by downscaling the image?

Love this set up! Paired with the a7CR 🙌🏼

Love my A7RV - just picked one up!

Im wondering about to switch my killer body which is a9 mk1 info Sony a1 to do the same things with resolution and in a1 you have silient shutter

I don’t have that image drop issue in I’m VF it must be a setting. There are some ‘high quality’ VF settings and 120fps refresh rate settings in there if I recall. Let us know if you find them.

other reviewers have pointed out a massive green color shift taking place starting from about iso 3200, is that the case ? how to remove it ?

What do you think what the main advantages are over Sony A7IV besides the megapixels. Looking to upgrade, but can't decide which one to get 😀

I am also a wedding photographer right now shooting on two XT3s. Thinking of getting rid of one and get this beast. Just wondering if it is good idea to shoot a wedding with an XT3 and the A7RV on the other hand - thinking of the the image quality, color and resolution difference. Do you think this will be a big deal at the end?

Great vid! Just curious, why do you (and other photographers) cover the Sony logo on the camera?

This week I took the jump and switched one of my Sony A7RIV Cameras to a Sony A7RV, yes I agree with you this is also the best Camera that I have owned for 45 years of Photographer, I have used nearly all sorts of Cameras, Canon, Minolta, Nikon, Olympus SLR, Canon DSLR, Hasselblad 6x6 Cameras, Sinar and Linhof 4x5", Sinar 5x7" and many more Cameras, but the Sony A7RV is the best Camera I have ever worked with. I like te 61 megapixels, the EVF, the IBIS and the eye detection for Birds and Animals. The Sony A7RV is very easy to use when you have set your own menu settings and customized buttons, I like the fn settings a lot ! I can very highly recommend the Sony A7RV ! I can also recommend the Sony A7RIIIA and Sony A7RIVA.

The R series always attract my attention the most. Its basically a upgrade version of the balance camera a7 series. Highest megapixel but not so much for video and not so much of speed. But good enough for all uses with most megapixel since its R. Upgraded my Rii to RV. Cant be happier.

ok im now convinced to get the a7CR as my small photo camera

Trying to figure out if I should upgrade to A7rV or A9iii from A7iii. I’m tired of banding and very Interested in the global shutter. I love the idea of having high dynamic range but not the huge megapixel size in A7rV. I shoot weddings, lifestyle, portraits, and maybe some sports (tennis) in the future. What would you recommend?

Wasn't expected to see Justin's Teton shoot in this video, that's rad, he's a good dude.

Thanks for pointing out that the EVF downscales in photo mode during tracking! That’s a HUGE bummer. Tracking is how I use AF almost exclusively, so that kind of defeats the purpose of the high res EVF. Combined with the awesome screen mechanism that’s actually the most attractive thing about the A7RV to me personally.

Oh man..the flip up screen and the lens selection always kept me on fence but wow, the fact that they didn't fix the resolution drop in the af-c mode, that's crazy. I had sony a7iii for couple years, my first mirrorless camera, but this was the ONE thing that made me switch back to Canon (R6) and honestly I now am sure I wouldn't want to switch to Sony again although I would really love to but this issue was taking so much fun and also safety away that I wouldn't want to put myself in the same situation again. BUT..I'm really happy that it does the great job for you and that you found your perfect camera. Plus btw really do enjoy the stuff you're putting out there lately, kind of compassionate with other fellow photographers. Take care

... and how do you handle silent shooting under LED lighting .... still have to use 1/30- 1/60 and pray for a sharp image while trying to avoid banding !!!!!!

One major thing effects me most coming from Fuji X-series to Sony A-series as a indoor event/newborn/family wedding flash/strobe photographer is the mechanical shutter sound. Fuji's shutter sound is soooo sweet & quiet especially on the X-H1. I switched to A7IV for it's AF system that is more superior than Fuji (even the new X-H2/H2s) & 3rd party lenses availability; however, the mechanical shutter "SLAP!!!" was so "LOUD" for indoor events especially for baptisms & weddings or waking up the babies during newborn sessions! A7RV was a quieter camera but nowhere close to the Fuji mechanical shutter sound and still loud enough that at an city art painting event the participants actually complained to the organizer which was very embarrassing to say the least In order to shoot with flash/strobe under artificial lighting conditions without sensor bending with Anti-Flickering feature enabled there is no options but to go with A1 or A9 III. I finally got a used A1 at the same price as a new A7RV after tax which is able to shoot with flash/strobe in both mechanical shutter with FF 1/400s, APS-C 1/500s x-sync speed and silent Blackout Free EVF electronic silent with FF 1/200s, APS-C 1/250s x-sync speed and HSS at 1/8000 mechanical and 1/32000s electronic shutter that makes the world of difference. The mechanical shutter on the A1 is just as or quieter than the Fuji system; however, with the capability of the electronic shutter I don't see myself using it much at all. The AI AF on the A7RV recognize/stick with subject faster and longer; however, the A1's 120/s AF/AE calculation is also exceptionally great with the 50MP/21MP image sensor that can shoot 30 FPS without filling up the buffer quickly even after 100 shots. As I only shoot EVF 99% of the time the amazing LCD on the A7RV is mostly in closed position except when I first setup the camera and when I really needed to show someone the photos so no big deal and not missed by my need. If the A7RV would came with the same ultrasonic dual motor mechanic shutter system as the A1 vs the regular spring shutter mechanism it would been the perfect camera for my need for sure. Good thing that the Small Rig plate is fully compatible for A7IV, A7RV & A1 without the need of spending extra $$$!

dose this display has quality issue? i also have the same camera , it has display quality issue it has small lines all over the display

I've enjoyed mine however the shutter failed on one after the third wedding. My last wedding also failed to save any images from a burst to either card... No explanation why - just full 5 mins of wedding missing. Very odd.

I absolutley agree with you regarding the new monitor-tilting-mechanism. For photographers this is the best mechanism you can dream about. I also don't like the screens that can only folded.

I use both the A7IV and A7RV. It might be petty of me, but I much prefer the shutter sound of the A7RV. The A7IV sounds so loud in comparison.

It is such a good camera. I use it and the A7iv for all paid work. So hard to beat their cameras for daily work horse machines.

Hey, had my wedding in basically the same place near the Tetons as your samples. The wedding tree.

If you put the camera on a rock to have it high - how do you check the picture without turning the display in "VLOG"-Mode? You don't do such? Well - I do! I can't climb everywhere, but I can put the camera everywhere above me: on walls, rocks, other places. I cant't get behind the camera at that time. The guessing is over. Now I can define the direction a lot better.

Hi - I have an A7RV and it’s a beast. I’m thinking about the second body. What do you suggest? I want to use the second body on the other shoulder with 50mm 1.4 for both photo and video handheld. Handheld videos are good in A7RV, but I’m not sure about A74. So, just thinking what to choose in between two. Thank you for proving great content.

My A7RV when the dial its on movie and preset 1,2 or 3 its on auto exposure, i havent been able to put it all manual, its so annoying.

...had the same viewfinder problem with my a7rIII : had something to do with a menu-setting.. (didn't remember wich-maybe flicker....) - now is gone...

I've been shooting the A7RV for close to a year. It's been a great camera, except for video it's a B cam. I just got the a7Cii for video (A cam) and travel. I hope Sony drops a firmware update with some of the new features that the A7CR received. TBH, I shoot mostly with medium lossless. I'm anxious to see wha the a7v delivers later this year.

7:14 This is due to the anti flicker funtion. If you turn it off, the EVF will no longer drop in resolution when focusing/tracking. It is shitty of sony to not make it more well known as it is one of the biggest "flaws" people attribute to the camera when in fact it's just a setting

Great video Benj. On the EVF resolution drop, every Sony camera has been doing that for quite a while now. It feels like a dumb compromise Sony makes for arguably no reason. Some people say to save battery life, but I strongly disagree. Why pay so much only to have one of the best EVF’s seem like a muddy mess? If they want to compromise on battery, they should give consumers the option to use a constant Boost/Power mode like Fujifilm vertical grip’s offer, which I always use on my Fuji cameras.

I really enjoy using the Sony A7RV along side my primary cameras all m43 OM-1 bodies and OM pro lenses. I bought the RV and 200-600 new for half what it was going to cost me to buy just the OM 150-400/4.5 Pro lens. Having shot both the 200-600 on an A9Ii along side the OM E-M1 X with the Olympus 150-400 I found the slightly sharper image of the Olympus was not going to overcome the better reach of the Sony, and for the money I liked the 200-600 as much if not more. But there was not enough benefit in the A9ll over the OM-1 camera with ProCapture and faster AF and frame rates; and the A1 was more money again and didn’t have procapture and any higher keeper rate than what I get on OM. But the A7RV has 10fps and is good enough for when I need 600mm reach as those birds are large and I don’t need 50 or 120 fps anyway. What I found however is that suddenly primes were really handy and crop mode is like having a built in teleconverter with a twist: I don’t give up a stop of light but do give up some resolution. Well 26mp is still more than 20 on the Olympus so I think it’s a handy apples and oranges comparison and it’s very nice to have both apples and oranges to put it metaphorically. MyOMis great for the unexpected due to the pro f/2.8 zooms and computational features. The Sony is great addition. Handling is similar, noise footprint very similar, is okay as an additional body in astrophotography, and when doing events with large groups it has potential to have more resolution if needed. I’m using the APSC11mm, 20/1.8, 55/1.8, 135/2.8 and that covers most of travel needs. Great camera! Hope it lasts me years! (Turning 69 soon)

I love my a7rv and Man the crazy color noise at 3200 is wild! You notice that? Like really wild! LR fixes it instantly but my apsc xt5 crushes it in iso performance when not compensated for in Lightroom. Ok ok sorry to go off on a tangent 😅 just super surprised no one talks about this. Love you videos! Big fan 🙏

I use Nikon and the ZF AF is supposed to be good and it is. But, the AF box is simply more jittery than the Sony. The Sony experience looks smoother to me and therefore nicer to use. If I was a wedding photographer I would take the financial `hit' and change systems to Sony I think. Great vid.

yeah the M10s had like Fuji XPro 2 sensor level dynamic range. For the A7RC, I shoot the them at medium raw 26mp. If I switch it to 1.5x crop mode, the camera still would use 26mp! So its consistent 26mp all the way FF or APSC mode. It's perfect. So i just stick a 24 1.4 on 1 body and a 50 1.2 on the other body (giving me 36mm and 75mm in the crop modes).

Considered ditching my canon R5/R6 for this. So I rented it, Tried it, the downscale of evf during tracking really turned me off. Cant stand it. Decided to stick with my Canon gears.

Thanks for another great video. Can you comprehend the youtuber experience that shows that it doesn't focus when you use longer focal lengths?

I love my Olympus Pen F...My opinion..still best made camera. Unfortunately it's Micro4/3 sensor but I don't need a best image ...I just need a best camera to shoot an image.

My combo is the A7C R and A7IV. Definitely not picking this up since the A7C R is basically a baby version of it, but your video is just great quality and wanted to throw some support with a comment. I had actually hoped you would do a comparison between the A7C R and A7RV though. Just for your thoughts. To my knowledge the only difference is that the A7C R does not shoot in 8K

can you make a short term review?

Like Sony over Panasonic ?

The resolution drop is the reason I got out of the Sony system (well one of them), they are the only company that does this. Supposedly this is fixed with the A9iii so hopefully future Sonys all no longer have it. But there is no point in such a nice VF if I can't use it when I am focusing, which is literally all the time.

Thought about the screen regarding Portrait Mode? wouldn't be so much annoying anymore, but extremely useful. I wouldn't have bought the cam without it. ;)

Why did you stick the SONY-Label on it?

Why did you stick tape over the logo?

We all have big megapixels today, and then after the shooting day is over, we all reduce those photos to smaller size.. So much work for nothing. :) It is just a selling point. Or people stretching photographs over the huge signs on the side of the roads...

I actually just sat down with Sony and told them how badly I wanted to test this thing. Lifelong Canon shooter but if I like it, I'll switch. Such a beast.

Update... Just bought it! Yes Sir, it is perhaps the first Sony body that to me feels... well, just complete. I smile every time I pick it up... even the shutter sound works for me lol. Would have been great to have 15fps (even in MRAW mode), but I'll trade that for this amazing sensor, color science, 4D screen mech, improved menus/AF/IBIS/etc . etc.

Best Camera I've ever owned!

EVF needs to be in standard mode not high resolution and you are good to go!

The resolution drop on the EVF is for sure the worst about it. Everything else it’s quite amazing.

I think I really sucks they wait so long to release the non r versions. I get it, but it sucks. They want to gobble up as many “R” sales before they release another, cheaper version of it. I really hope the A7V is released soon. I am in the market for a new camera and was leaning toward the IV, but now I don’t want to buy that and holding out. So I’m impatiently waiting now

Why tape over the sony name?

U sold a7iv for an a7cr, but then u say u use an a7iv as your second camera to your a7rv. So did u sell your a7iv or are u lying

I think for the price and performance Z8 is better..camera if the year beat the a9iii

Only one gripe/issue with the A7RV and that is none of the batch editing de-noise software options are compatible with medium raw. DXO Pure Raw or Topaz? Nope! So if you shoot a lot in lower light without flash, such as I do, good luck with that! How do I know? Yup… That’s my only criticism of the thing and it’s not actually a camera/Sony issue.

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Still with the A7R III. 42MP sweetspot and no flippy hippie screen. A74 has the flippy hippie and the R5 has 60 or 26 Megapixels 🙄

Why cover the Sony logo?

So its a better upgrade than the A7R3? hahaha

"Whatever they're doing in processing it". ... they are processing a lot ...

The whole low light = bad noise is such a hoax it's really insane how this was planted into the brains of the community. Photographers are no technicians and "water bucket" metaphors don't really work for light either... There are a ton of debunking videos about this. This together with noise reduction AI basically tell us what was kind of obvious: More MP are just better (at least in terms of immage quality). Sure more MP = more Data and more expensive lenses and stuff, but ISO/low light performance doesn't have anything to do with pixel size on the sensor or anything.

screens work for everything, i hate the pop up screen, wtf are you on about dude... people have been using flip outs for way longer then popup screens and the flip out screen works far more better then the other in ever scenario especially low to the ground vertical photo, get a grip dude. the flip out does everything and more by itself the pop up screen was literally originally designed for vloggers in mind NOT THE FLIP OUT SCREEN WHICH IS A PHOTOGRAPHERS SCCREEN

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I agree. The A7RV is one of the best cameras out there. That's why I have two of them. I also have an A7RIVa, an A7CR and A7CII, and an a6600. If I was a professional photographer, the A7RV is definitely the camera I would use. I love Sony cameras and lenses. But, I'm not a professional. So, I'm selling mine. They are just more than I need. Which in all my years as a photographer (over 40) this is the first time I can say that about a camera.

Seems perfect. No soul. Not for me.

7:40 it is not about the processing power, the sensor is the slowest on the market. It can't read fast enough to give you a smooth live view if it is not skipping many lines - that is why the IQ of the live view goes away. Try the A1 or A9III with the same viewfinder and you will see much better image while shooting. Actually the sensor was the thing that made me skip this camera because it is the worst... I love the tilt/flip screen, I love the AF, ... great body, but the sensor is a disappointment. Also I am a hybrid shooter and A7rV is not capable of shooting decent video. The noise is the worst, the line skipping is the worst, the rolling shutter is the worst... For stills and video the noise is the worst from all of the current models. The older 42mp sensor from the A7rIII was a better choice if you ask me, it is slightly faster, much better in low light... yes less megapixels but 42 is plenty. It just needed some new chipset and software. For the same price as the A7rV Nikon is selling the Z8 which has a 45mp stacked one... MUCH BETTER stuff.