Willing to sell mine right now to buy this lol.

A7 III kind of costs the same now as it was at launch, which seems many years ago now.

With inflation and the newer higher prices on tech old cameras will at best stay same price …. Indeed their prices may go up too

You would think that. Didn't happen with the A7III/A7IV combination though.

Local to me low mile IV's have been clearing for around 3K CAD. I'd welcome an additional discount if it should occur.

They had it on the A77ii and the A99ii, the first of which was released more than 7 years ago, the only difference seems to be that the hinge was underneath instead of on the outside, so the screen stayed behind the camera. Why it took so long to bring back this obviously better solution baffles me, but I'm glad they finally saw the light!

@@cadmus777 bulk?

@@MuhammadKharismawan ???? Edit: Aah, I get what you're saying now, they were worried about the extra bulk/thickness this design adds to the back of the camera. Yeah, you're probably right, although I think that was a silly choice it's likely one of the reasons why they didn't use it.

@@weplaywax S1's screen can't flip down well.

@@weplaywax the irony of this comment is that the s1r did not have the exact same mechanisim. I had an S1 it had the same mechanism as s1r: they were flip. If you were talking about the S1H, yeah it came out and it was bulky and couldn’t flip down. Sony didn’t invent the 4 axis flip/articulating screen but it did make it thinner and add the ability to tilt down. Not “revolutionary” but its a step in the right direction

@@weplaywax Not at all, indeed for filming fast motion sports like skateboarding external monitors are of limited use due to latency issues - the image on the external monitor is typically about half a second behind the action. That's not the case with the on-camera screen. The two videos on my channel were filmed using an A7III on a Weebill S gimbal. No external monitor.

Yeah, I like this screen! Sadly that's really the only thing about this camera worthy of note. The R5 is still a better camera and it's nearly 3 years old.

@@77dris You make a reasonable point. However, when lenses are also considered the Sony is a far more appealing. Sony's lens range alone is arguably superior to Canon's RF range, then there's the huge number of native third party E mount lenses. I wouldn't even consider buying or recommending Canon anymore.

+1, not being able to tilt the screen on my a 7 IV when I'm using a gimbal in action sports is quite annoying

amazing screen design, centralized tilt is awesome I don't like looking to the side of the camera when screen flipped out for simple low/high shots,,,,,,btw isn't R5 suppose to be compared to A1?

I agree. I’m a disabled amateur photographer. Some people on Sony camera pages moan about them

YES. I hate flip screens. Now this meets everyone’s needs.

The biggest highlight of this camera.

it's been around for years

@@weplaywax purely because it has good AF and people who don't know how to manual focus, really rely on it

The a99 screen is great.

Close but I like the way my A99ii screen articulates better because I don't like viewing the LCD to the side.

hahahaha best comment in this entire section

Yeah I was disappointed the R4 didn't get the S3 treatment but I am sticking with it. There isn't enough in this to make me upgrade from the R4 to the R5.

The X-T5 will be an even sweeter offer🎉 or the upcoming X-Pro 4.

@Jacob, I had the S1H and sold it to a friend for the same reason you mentioned. If you look at all the companies that died or dying like Nokia, Yahoo, AOL, HP, Xerox, RIMM or Blackberry, etc etc, they all had one common denominator, stubborn to a fault. And didn’t focused on staying relevant but focused on a strong belief of being right and therefore stubborn until being obsolete. I loved the colors of Pana even more than Canon and all the tech and video assist tools but the af system was tough to deal with as a one man crew. Sure all the manual focus guys would hang their hat on that real cinema cams uses manual but out of context when you have focus pullers and a big crew and budget. It reminds of the grandparents giving history lessons of walking 10mi+ in snow and even with cars we should walk. Yeah sure! Embrace competition as if you don’t, they have no problem taking your customers away and customers who are discerning, will make the choice that’s best for them. Good to see Sony and Canon duking it out and now Nikon is catching up. Hope Pana gets pass this hump and concede to the hybrid af system that all 3 players have shifted too

I felt Panasonic presented a strong entry into full frame mirrorless. AF was a big issue from the get-go and everyone knew this and as far as I can tell, was willing to give Panasonic a chance if they made an attempt to integrate phase detect AF in future iterations of the S-series. But they stated they had no plans to do so. Seeing this, and seeing how important AF would be in high performance, low-man environments, myself and many others sold our S cameras and jumped ship. It was a painful financial choice to let go of such a promising system. But I feel I'm in a much better place with the Sony system.

@@DapperArtImagery I agree was a very painful exercise letting go of my S1 and S1R and took a huge loss doing so...if only the AF performed it would have been my perfect camera, miss the handling, ergos and colours, my sonys are blehhh by comparison

@@DapperArtImagery I hope Panasonic will start using phase AF on next gen, body design is great / good weather resistance right? / seem rugged / awesome stabilization, overall too many good things going there - just need better AF & then it will be a good alternative to Sony

@@mirrorlessny imo it was almost perfect in all areas except for the AF =[

Good question. I saw another review that seemed to show it without a lens on and the shutter covering the sensor, but it wasn't explicitly called out. I'd love to know the answer for certain.

Yes. It’s now an option.

What kind of youngster has that kind of money laying around these days? LOL Sorry but thats silly, its too pricey for most but those who are born to rich daddies or have a photography job.

@@SMGJohn I'am 75, so anyone younger than me is considered as youngsters. 🤣

@@omersad48 Fair enough I suppose, from experience any camera from 2012 and newer are pretty overkill for photography alone

@@weplaywax not just Panasonic, Canon Nikon also have it for a while..... Surprised Sony is ignorant on this function. (and in body RAW conversion)

I've had the a7R III and the a6 series since 2017 since 2019 and it's been in constant use, but I can't say that I've really enjoyed using it. Produced great results but definitely wasn't enjoyable throughout. Still, can't really beat Sony for bang for the buck, especially if you use third-party lenses. Been following their releases to see what's been improved with each generation and the A1 had me hopeful but cautious (given that it's a halo product). Looks like this addressed the major pain points (poor responsiveness, poor back LCD resolution, tilt-only back LCD, no lossless compressed, uneven SD card slots, awful menus, button and dial issues, etc). Wish it hadn't taken them so long, but looks like they've finally fixed those long-time issues. Looking forward to purchasing this on the used market once prices go down.

I hope this is the future.

It looks kind of flimsy and shaky when moved

I have the Z9, and I totally agree with you.

I find the very loud shutter of my A7 II quite charming, hehe.

I'm also holding a a7r2... Tbh once a7r5 drops below 3200USD....I will go for it

i’m looking for a better sony and the a7r2 is about the limit of my budget, would u guys recommend it?

@@munrostrachan4294 no. I got it because I have plenty of FW50 for my ZV-E10. I would still suggest save a bit more and go more Nikon Z7(first gen) as a minimum.

If you tried out the A7R3 you would never use that A7R2 again. its a huge step up for auto focus.

A7r3 is so much better then the a7r2 , by a mile!

I don't think it will ever see the light. It was basically the A7iii inside a small and crappy APS-C body. I would actually like to see it the other way around: a new Sony APS-C camera but with the ergonomics of the current Sony full frame bodies.

@@MoLetalis it is A7RIV in a smaller body and is one of the better selling camera. I think A7iv line may see the axe. APS-C line is now ZV & FX only. The rest is axed. No point for photography at all

@@NighthunterNyx I think there will be new apsc bodies to replace a6600/a6400/a6100, with new menus/10bit/active ibis & hopefully this same tilt/flip screen, there's too much interest in apsc & lenses already there,,,,,,,,,,,,a7Cii should get same screen & probably 33mp sensor from a7iv

@mirrorlessNY let's hope so. There will be new ZV-E camera for sure I.e. a cheap and dumbed down vlogger version of FX30 without the cooling and some of the more film focused features.

@@NighthunterNyx A7C has the same specs as A7iii. Of course there will be another APS-C stills/hybrid camera. Too many people have invested and still a large portion of the consumer's market prefers the more affordable APS-C line.

Panasonic on the s1r (edit: corrected). The one on the xt100 was fragile, with the ribbon cable hanging out. Missed opportunity on the xh2(s) though.

@@weplaywax And the X-T100 had it in 2018