Just wanna acknowledge your time and hard work you put into making this video. We the viewers can sometimes take it for granted. Keep grinding Manny Ortiz!

*Had to pause the video to comment* manny this is an amazing video on your part ! So unique it makes me reminisce of the golden age of KZfaq , I’m so happy that you are making videos are that clearly filled with passion , thank you

Terrific video. Thank you for all the time and effort that went into producing it.

Appreciate the deep take and insight as I have been deciding an a new camera. Appreciate you Manny

I came from the A77/A99 to the A7R3 and hadn’t really put much thought in to how mirrorless evolved from the early days. Great analysis video bro 👏

First, in an age where true unabashed opinions are getting rarer and rarer-thank you. I have been a Canon (all Iterations of 5D) and now Fujifilm shooter (X-Ts 2-4), seeing your analysis was very interesting. You commentary is honest without being harsh, but also somewhat hopeful. You clearly enjoy Sony A camera line! Your photographic work is very lovely. Your b-roll is also very attractive almost sexy. Your fluorescent tube lighting is just awesome! I want to shoot like Manny Ortiz when I grow up! Please keep up your great work. More importantly though, please take time to enjoy yourself, your awesome wife, and your family. May you have a blessed Christmas and a happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year!

Manny this is just a fresh take on the sony mirrorless... Loved it Looking forward to see more of these

Love this, definitely have to agree with the jumps between the R-R3 made upgrading feel worthwhile. Still have my R3 and love the balance it has and the video is good enough for general use. Love love love your analysis of this and glad you parted ways in the Sony artisans program but sad I wasn’t able to meet you when doing my sales training for Sony while you were in it.

People need to realize that unless you are a full time professional, you only need to put your bucks into some fat glass instead of upgrading every generation.

Damn, Manny. It's been a while since i stoped by your channel. Cant remember why it sliped but I promise to be better this year. And your vids are high quality and a great balance between inspiration and technichal focus. keep up the great work man

Wonderful video. Extremely well made and edited. And very informational. Thank you for the hard work

I like the perspective to look at the hardware! Very informative video! It stands out of the crowd.

Manny great lighting in your videos!!! The A7R3 is still my go to for photoshoots!!!

Great video as always Manny, thank you!

Thank you Manny. Great comparison and visuals 🙂👌🏻

You did a really good job on the video, very professional. Thanks for the overview of the A7R series, that is just what I was interested in.

I think, the biggest overall jump was the A7RIII. As you said, the image quality is still on par with the newest cameras. For me personally, it's still one of the best Sony cameras to buy in 2022. In terms of ISO performance, it's better than the A1. Stacked sensors always come with some downsides. I still use the A7RI for my private landscape pictures and I still love, what this sensor is capable to produce. Also the JPGs have this really special look, that I still love. The A7RIV was a step back in ISO performance, so it was directly out. It also felt a kind of slow. This camera came just to early after the RIII. All the nice new tech came after the release of the RIV. It always felt like someone just wants to put a 61mpix sensor in a body, even if the rest of the camera can't hold up to it. The A7RV feels completly different. It's not just the nice Af system. What makes the A7RV special is also the new IBIS and the sRAW. These two things are the reason for me to upgrade from the RIII. I was able to handhold more than 1sec with a 50mm F1.2, thats such a huge jump for Sony. It's something the others said, it's not possible with the E-mount, but they proofed them wrong, again.

Fantastic video I love the futuristic style and the dark vibe ❤ and the music is 🔥

Love this video! I currently rock with an a7rII...

Thank you for your effort to make your tests clear to the public

This was a really good watch, thank you!

thanks so much for all your efforts all those years. i am a professional photographer and you are the only photography content producer I regularly and consistently tune in for. 😀🙌🏽

Still using and loving my A7R3. Thanks for the effort and the sharing. Thumbs up.

Wow, honestly beautiful cinematography. Excellent shots and b roll. You deserve a much larger audience. My only wish was for more in depth video comparisons.

As always great video, great insights. Thanks.

I am a Canon shooter and always have been. I agree that image quality intact has not changed much since the onset of digital which I know a lot of people don’t like hearing but it is true. I own a Canon R5 and have done some work with it but I still find myself using my 2009 1D MKiii with only ten megapixels on Wedding’s and Quinceanera’s still today. The R5 is so good that it makes me feel disconnected from the process of photography and it makes my day dull and unsatisfying because it takes away all my thinking, if that makes sense.

Thanks for this video on the history of the Sony A7R line-up. I began my Sony journey with the A7R III after watching your live stream at the time. A friend of mine had the original Sony A7R while i was on the Canon 5D Mark III. Never had i thought, at the time, that i will be switching from the DSLR workhorse to a tiny mirrorless system. But it turned out to be a really joyful journey and lovely system - A7RIII, A7RIV, A7SIII, A7IV and now the A7RV have all been (some still are) lovely cameras i like to pick up and shoot with. Paired with some nice Sony glas i enjoy it thoroughly. Had a glance at the Canon EOS R and R5 in between but stuck with Sony in the end, happily. You mention some good point for future improvement i.e. speed (fps photo mode A7R line-up), LCD quality and maybe still some consistent and refinement of the menu system which is always a bit cumbersome to me.

Not a pro here but an enthusiast- I think the progress has been the tech around the camera progressing to the point where frequency of capturing a good image increases. I know when I started out, it was difficult to understand why my pictures were blurry etc and as I’ve progressed, I see how the current cameras “save” the picture if you know what I mean. Think low light, oss etc.

You're reviews are amazing for cameras. I'm going to turn to your channel when I buy my new photography camera in the future.

Good video Manny, I always wondered about the basic image quality over the years. When you think about it , the sensors still work in much the same way, just later models sensirs have some extra functions added on. The main gripes for me on my trusty A73 have been pretty much the most common complaints with Sony mirrorless over the years i think. The less than user friendly menu system. The less than user friendly touch screen functionality . And as mentioned the quality of the rear screen and maybe even the brightness in sunlight was pretty average. The grip for me as I have large ish hands does feel a tad cramped between the lens and the grip , but not a deal breaker , as you adapt to these things. Good to see sony finally addressing some of these issues in recent models. As far as the body being almost unchanged for some years , that does have some good points , for example , a lot of accessories for the Sony A series have been interchangeable between models, so that is a good thing. I still love my old A7.

Wanted to say your videos looks great. Keep it up you got it.

Well stated.. well deeply descried.. well done video Manny 👍🏻

Great video Manny 🥰

Thank you for your thorough review and comparison. I am an amateur landscape photographer making my jump from apsc to FF. I was debating between a7Rii vs a7riii but after seeing your video I feel confident about Rii even though it is quiet old now because they both share the same sensor and I don’t care much about the autofocus anyway . Also one thing I would like to highlight is that some people might consider A7riii as a bigger jump in the R lineup is because of the pixel shift technology giving very high res images

I'm still impressed by the quality of the files from my A7R. I bought into the system as soon as it was released in 2013 and also have the R4 and the R5. Converted my R1 to infrared. With the Sony-Zeiss 35mm f/2.8, the R1 fits in a coat pocket.

Currently thinking of picking up an A7r iii but hesitant due to its age. Hearing you say it's the sweet spot is encouraging!

This video is spot on. I am still shooting with a D800E and I am ready to finally make the move to mirrorless. I don't expect much improvement in image quality of my still photos. The reasons to upgrade is mostly because of video and autofocus ability.

hell yeah Manny! thank you for this video. I have the a7r v and have had buyers remorse since I got it. although it's very nice and the tilt screen is great, despite quality of it, I think I'm gonna return it and stick with my a9 ii and a7r iii. I was coming from a Nikon Z6 to Sony and these two cameras are far greater than I will ever need. I appreciate you taking the time to make this video. I hope to see Sony upgrade their newer models that are worth the extra cost as far as lcd screens and stacked sensors.

An awesome video, as always. Switched from Canon to Sony and I don't regret it! Thank you, Manny, for sharing all your knowlegde with us! Cheers from Portugal!

i till now have seen many reviews on a7r5 but, thus far this review is the best ever i have seen. gr8 review. luved it 😍 luv from india

I'm still shooting with the same sensor from the A7Rii and A7Riii, in the A99ii. I'm happy if the actual image quality doesn't get any better, as I think the quality it produces is outstanding. I haven't upgraded yet because of cost and ergonomics, as the A99ii still feels so much better than the mirrorless, although the A7Rv is not bad at all (I have pretty big hands). We are well past the point of image quality, it's now down to everything else that goes into the process to make shooting better and easier.

got the A7 & A7R2 when it launched… loved the 7R2 and used it for the next 7 yrs… finally upgraded to the 7R5

Awesome video and very well done. Thank you :)

Great vid Manny

Great video. This was very useful.

Got the 7R II this year as my first camera, love the eye af for portraits, hope to make this hobby into a side hustle soon.

Still got my a7R3, but the big improve for me with the newest cameras (i got the a74 to) is the AF. That's the first thing that make me upgrate my camera as wedding photographer. I also like the raw files sizes upgrade on A7R5 as it save a lot of space on storage. I agree with you that my A7R3 files are still good today, but i miss some af features. Anyway it still make the job for me...thanks for your great video.

Great video Manny. Well done, they are always interesting to watch :) I had the A7r IV for two years..although being a great camera with very good lenses, I was not always happy with the results. A bit to clean and "sterile"..or..technical images for my taste. Having good experience with the 5dsr (although it was really bad in low light) I changed to the Canon R5. Noticed the difference right away. Colors and rendering and overall feel of it. Looking forward to the R5 2 when it eventually comes out. I also see the A7r V has improved in the color science and thats a good thing.

Thanks Manny. I've been looking for a comparison between the A7RV and the A7RIII. All the comparison videos compare the A7RV to the A7RIV. This has been very helpful. I think I'll stick with my A7RIII for now.

This is a video that the world wanted but didn't know they needed. Thanks bro @MannyOrtiz!

Good commentary that I agree with, Manny. I sold my a1, made some coin and bought an a7r4a body - happy as can be! Keep up the good work...

Thanks for this review. Please don't let us wait too long for in-depth image quality and AF review.

very informative loved it

Thank you for this video. This has helped me make a decision. You have saved me money dude!

Great video Manny!

Very interesting video. Obviously our minds think similarly. I was looking for an answer to this very question. Thanks for sharing your insights and evaluations.

The amount of work involved into making those videos is what i really appreciate. Cameras come and go and a faster camera does not always make a better photographer. Would love to see Sony cameras with Panasonic Lumix color science and better ergonomics. That would be a perfect camera. Thanks for this video!!

Great content 🔥🔥🔥

Really appreciate seeing a review of the Sony line of cameras that isn't just trying to shill the latest newest most expensive camera. I agree with a lot of other people that I feel like there was a significant upgrade between the II and the III though I can't 100% put my finger on it. It may simply be the color processing that improved. I just got the IV but haven't shot with it yet but honestly am not expecting too much. I totally agree that its a shame that smartphone quality screens aren't being put on the backs of these cameras. Ultimately, I've found the biggest improvement to my photography since starting with the Sony a7 has been getting better glass and using primes when possible

Great Manny! It’s clear you did a lot of work and it shows! Fact-filled and lots of specs that make the comparisons relevant and easy to discern IQ differences, er, or not. Thank you for all of your wonderfully fact filled, beautifully shot vlogs, Manny. I learn something great every-time!

Just glad to see you drive a MK 7! I get new camera envy often but when I delve into it, hard to replace my a9 as my do everything camera. Nothing blows it away yet in my opinion.

Great work bro.

Very true. I just picked up an A7R2 in 2022 because it has everything I need for a fraction of the price of the newer models. There is a lot of new tech happening in the camera space, and a lot of it is great, but so much of it is just vanity specs to sell more cameras to people who already own cameras, just like the cell phone industry. Aside from bragging rights, most of it has no real world application for the majority of people buying them.

Great comparison video, Manny! I'm considering the A7RV in large measure because of the significantly improved IBIS and AF, plus other evolutionary tweaks to the user experience such as the new 4-axis LCD mechanism and viewfinder. My hesitancy about the A7RV is its price (too high). I also have the A7RII, A7IV and A7III. The A7RV would give me additional resolution which is desirable to me, including for cropping purposes. The A7RV would extend the range of sensor resolutions I currently have.

Good preview. Thx 👍

Bro your quality on this is 🔥🔥🔥💯

A truely frank review! Thanks!

Love your videos mate ! Completely agree with you . Low light performance improvement is what we need. Stop the megapixel race ! Is that what we are going to see? Not sure TBH. I’ve been waiting for so long for that to happen instead of always more megapixels with same ISO performance.

Brilliant Manny, you made the point I have been thinking for a long time..for me the sensor hasnt been the most important item, its always the AF and thats why I went to the A9. Anyways, great Video and well put together. I wish the A9 had that all angle LCD screen and higher quality..Personally I think at Present the A9 is the best used camera around at a reasonable price. Regards.

Nice comparison Manny. Happy Holidays to you and your lovely wife.

Excellent video 🎉

Great Video I owe the 7R 3 since it came out and was looking at the 7R 5 didn't really see the need to upgrade 7R 4 when it first came out. Still looking at the 7R 5

Beautiful Golf R!! Need a photo shoot with it!!

Great video!

Awesome video man. I feel like we all get caught up in having the latest and greatest even though what we currently have is more than enough. This is coming from someone who just upgraded from the Sony A7Riii to the A7RV. I really agree with you that aside from a few upgrades when it comes to images they are all still very good.

That's a nice eye-opening video

I agree that glass>bodies so pick your body based on who has the glass you plan to get, or already have. Rather than just making BSI more common in all tiers of bodies, for me at least, a jump in low light performance is the thing that would make me think about a body update, even if the MP count dropped down to the original R's 36.

A want ya life bro ya killing it 🙏🏻

This was a really really good video. While I own the a7riii and a7iii and seriously would love a camera in the a9 series for sports....I still can't let go of the a7rii. It's just an amazing camera for a lot of things with gorgeous image rendition. I appreciate videos like this a lot.

thank you so much, i was contemplating to upgrade to a7r3 or a7m3. thanks to your advice i probably go a7r3 next year

Perfect timing on this video I have the A7R I wanted to retire it and get the 4 but I’ll go for the 3

I stuck with the A7R II until the A7R V was introduced. I like to shoot birds and the bird eye focus is amazing. I get lots more keepers and can also nail birds in flight. Something I could never achieve with the A7R II. You used an A1, with a stacked sensor, for your noise comparison. I would be interested to compare noise levels on the older A7R models to the A7R V. I do feel that I get a noisier picture with the RV but now noise is a lot easier to remove. One think I don't really need is more frames per second. It already takes me too long to cull my photos. Great video!

Thanks for what you do Manny! I use the A7III and the original A9. Like your boy Fro says, glass glass glass glass glass. I’m not a video guy so those features don’t ever matter to me.

Really great video. Thank you for the hard work comparing all those cameras in the R lineup ! I have the a7R III since 2021,I love it, and I don't think I'll buy a newer body before 2027. I think glass impact more IQ than bodies nowadays.

Dope video concept definitely think sony has been ahead of the game with there mirrorless tech.

This is a very useful video for me. More than useful. I have an Riii and an a9ii for photo and the A7siii for video. I am now making wedding videos and hope to make it a business. I'm considering selling the photo cameras and buying a RV so I can avoid buying a second video camera. But I love those cameras! Thanks for helping me with so many decisions.

Thanks for making the video. Personally Im about a year away from upgrading from my A7s and A7ii and I am at wits end trying to decide what camera I should go for. Im still a rookie photographer so I need to justify and research my next purchase heavily. But rn I think because of its full HDMI port, video recording with no time cap, and large MP count, 1obit video and picture, I can go pretty safely with an A7Rv. Thanks for the video

Yesss! So basically as soon as someone caring about resolution and price, it seems as if I did everything right! I got a a7r2 with zeiss batis prime lenses 😊

I have exactly the same opinion. I never cease to be amazed by the words of the ambassadors, who describe older versions as semi-professional or amateur, while three years ago they praised it as a great professional camera :-). I still have an A7r ii and iii foir my work. After trying the fourth generation, I didn't notice much of a shift and didn't feel the need to change. I'd rather save the money and get better glass

Great vid! I agree about the A7R III being in the sweet spot in most terms, but if bang-for-buck, small form-factor and weight is a concern, then the A7R II is the way to go. I run a very compact high-end, yet budget-conscious-amateur-kit with the A7R II with E-lenses as a main camera for the smaller form factor and therein smaller battery eko-system. This allows me to also run a a6400 as backup or primary for sports, wildlife etc. with the same batteries; and, I can bring along a few cheap, yet top-of-the-line Nex-5T-houses with the E-primes on them; for quick snapshots at desired focal length - with very little added weight and space added to my kit. This way, I don't need change lenses in the field and have a lot of options depending on whatever moments arise.

I bought A7R3 a few months ago and I am very happy. Excellent camera at a good price. In addition, it is still under warranty

I started with the A7Rii. Amazing. Then got the A7Riii. Totally happy. I got a A7 converted to infrared and was surprised how great that camera was.

Great video as you've put out for all these years! So many Canon people left the system before the 5D IV and 1DX2 came out. Those cameras upped the IQ to Sony levels even before the R cams came out. In fact the 5D IV was heaps better than the EOS R despite having the same sensor. The R5 and R6/II are slightly better, but the 5D IV still holds it's own for IQ (but the AF is mediocre at best). I remember a few of my friends getting the original Sony cams and though they couldn't support my work, they did seem like cool "toys" to me 10 years ago. LOL. For low light I suggest trying DXO PureRaw2. This is a game changer pre-raw converter/noise reduction software unlike anything I've tried in 18 years. I already shoot ISO12800 without a second thought on the R6 II but this software makes it next level (though I've only tried on R6 as the R6 II isn't supported yet). The bad design and bad LCDs are the reason after 18 years shooting Canon (and selling my gear during the lockdowns) I didn't go with Sony. I tried the A7IV but that LCD seemed so dated and the day to day user experience is at least as important to me as IQ. I ended up getting the R6 II instead, for less money (some great xmas sales for Canon) and I got full frame 4K and a nicer user experience. The 24 MP on this camera are crazy sharp (some say super weak AA filter) and upscale well and can actually be more detailed than the A7IV at 33 MP. I also got EF lenses and adapted them (Sigma Art lenses) and they are spectacular. The 50mm Art is about as sharp as the RF50 1.2 (arguably the sharpest 50mm you can buy), the AF is actually faster (the RF mount adapted with EF lenses actually improves AF speed vs native on DSLRs... Sony nor Nikon can make this claim with adapted lenses) and it's smaller. And the lens is 3x cheaper. I don't think you can get a 50mm 1.4 lens of this quality for the Sony system at this price. So while the lack of RF third party lenses does suck, it's not the end of the world on the RF system.

Great video. I'm happy with the image quality from my A7II which has everything I need. I don't shoot videos, and I've decided to resist the temptation to upgrade, and instead to concentrate on improving my photography skills. Try to ignore the GAS folks.

Awesome video 📷

Still rocking the a7r2 since I haven't seen a camera that's given a fundamental leap in quality to be worth upgrading since the 2. The handling and battery improvements in the newer cameras are nice, but not THOUSANDS of dollars nicer, especially since I don't regularly shoot weddings or videos anymore (I can always rent for the few times I do)

Nice. I am still using the original A7R (with Minolta lenses and manual lenses) and the NEX7 APSC mainly for macro.

Great video as always, it's like mobile phones and many other electronic devices, they bring out upgrades every year or two but there is never any massive improvement, they just want you to spend your money. But a great photographer /videographer like yourself will alway get the best from there equipment. I'm just a hobbyists, but iv got the odd picture taken on my a6000, and from my a7iii, and using them back to back with the same sigma lens, you really can't tell them apart unless you really dive in and pixil peep.

I just came back from a trip to Bangladesh. Shot everything with a Fujifilm x-t20 and x100f (for a book and expo) and left my Sony A74 and A73 at home. My clients haven't noticed it at all ;-)

If you want to understand the diminishing returns of sensor technology, research the diffraction limits of different censor formats in relation to lens aperture. I did this after studying why my photos weren't getting better with 61 mpx. It led me to adapting MF lenses on my FF camera and shooting below f/5.6.. this actually gave me the improvement I sought but it was such a pain to work with that I returned the camera. For professional work it might be worth the struggle... But it was way too much trouble for non paid work.