Easily the most comprehensive A7R II review out there. Great job Toby!

After hours of watching reviews, you finally help me decide Toby! Will be getting this tomorrow.

Awesome review Toby! Answered all my questions.

Toby, this is one of the best, if not the best video reviews of a camera I have watched in years. The information, quality, and effort put into this is amazing! I love your work, keep it up! Loyal fan here.

Excellent review Toby!

The most in dept review of the R M2 so far! Very well done Toby. In the future consider doing you reviews out of the studio. You flow was proficient and you seemed relaxed when dispensing your know how.

Just watched A7RII review and while heavily invested in Nikon equipment, wanted to follow the mirrorless stories. I found your overview and reviews extremely will organized and presented, more than any other of my popular youtube subscriptions, by a mile. I was impressed with your impartial experiences even though you had already bought the camera. So, I subscribed to your channel and look forward to seeing your other presentations. Michael, West Hartford, CT

Toby. Just wanted to send you a quick note to tell you thank you for this review. Perfect balance of good with the bad with just enough information.

Great review!!

A fair and nice review of the A7RII . Not seen like this before . Thanks Toby .

Thank you Toby for this very objective review.

This video looks ridiculously good! Love your videos, Toby :)

Great review, thank you!

Can't believe you've dropped it already! +PhotoRec Toby

Great review. I've purchased a preowned A7Rii. Will receive it soon. Watching your review convinces me I made a good choice.

Great review Toby, Sony is making great strides with the A7R II

Toby, your reviews are right on...just subscribed after following you for some time now...

Great review!

oh man!The quality of your videos has improved remarkably. I have been watching your videos for 2 years now. Cheers!

This review was exactly what I was looking for! Great job! // Swedish subscriber

Great review, thanks.

Fantastic no nonsense review! 👍

In a nut shell your review is fair and spot on. I have both the A6000 and the A7rII and you did a fantastic job talking about the good and the bad. Me, I'm satisfied with mine for what it does for me.

Awesome review and it even include a drop test! hehe Hope your camera still works fine! :) Thanks again for sharing the info!

thanks man! this was really helpful! are the ISO's for video really as good as people say?

The Review is Awesome and Usefull...

great review

Really really great review! You answered all my questions in this video! Now I maybe have to sell both of my 5DMK3 ;)

Thank your for the review, can you please say which lens you use most with the camera?

Watching this in 2020, as I'm getting this now at 900$. This camera is still relevant now as image quality is awesome.

nice review..thanks, i need your opinion for adapter, cause im coming from Canon 5dsr and i want to use my lenses and sigma 20mm 1.4 for Canon. also your recomendetion for Sony landscape lenses.. Do u believe that i have to wait for another model in future? or to go now for a7rii?

nice review toby. is there any other camera out there that rivals this in terms of photo and video (i do both)

Awesome !!! Thanks so much for this video. BTW, can you also do a review on GH5 from photography perspective by any chance ? Cause I'm more inclined toward gh5 and I want to do some photography as well. Any suggestions would also be a great help. :)

I bit the bullet and purchased an a7rii to replace my a7ii because of your videos! Thanks so much for your excellent reviews

Well done and your pictures are great! =)

Great review.

Great review Toby.

Great Review, I will probably get a second hand one in the future when they drop in price, I had the A7r pig of a camera, looks like they have addressed most of the problems it had Thanks for your time.... Always Informative with no BS

+PhotoRec Toby , I love that a talented photographer from New England is making a splash in the camera world on KZfaq! Your videos continue to impress. Out of curiosity, which cameras did you use to shoot this review?

Nice review. Love the camera but i really hate the idea of using adaptors for my 24-70/70-200 2.8 zooms. Makes it look/handle terribly awkward. I'll pick one up in 6 months or so when the price drops a bit

so does this mean the sony a7r II is your primary 'goto' camera for your photography or are you still evaluating a possible transition? btw, great review - you're one of the best speakers on youtube. you articulate your points in a clear and concise manner.

great review toby. probably the best a7r11 review out there. sony should be all ears.

good solid review i had this and it got stolen last week nice to see what im missing

Great review as usual. I am really conflicted between Sony A7 R II and Canon 5D Mark IV after deciding to move from entry level SLR (760D) to PRO. I do have 3 Canon lenses already. However, I see from your review that the autofocus is fantastic in Sony but still confused. Suggestions are welcome to help me decide.

This should be the gold standard on how to do a youtube video review about anything! Straight to the points with clear detail about the subject. I can't really understand why there are any down votes.

2 years later and it's Sony with the recent amazing trackrecord. Innovating while Canon and Nikon fall even farther behind in mirrorless technology. Sony Alpha ftw

@12:28 Fn key, you can put 12 favs settings. Hover and use dial to adjust etc. Quick way to things you use most. Maybe not customize the entire menu system, maybe it's not perfect, but it's there to help your workflow.

Tobias, great video! Here we are a couple years later... would you still buy this same camera today? I am looking at it versus the A9. I have an A7II which does a fantastic job, but would like that extra density from that sensor.

Great hands-on review, looking forward to more tech/how to add-ons For AF point selection, did you try to set C1/C2 button for AF selection and use it in combination with front and rear dial. Like in your sketch

Great review! Thanks for sharing! Here's something for your upcoming videos. I was wondering if you heard of Petzval lenses? They remade the Petzval 85mm f/2.2. Comes in Nikon and Canon mount. Would you kindly please consider a review ? Thanks and sorry for my english.

I love mine! I bought it for wedding low light capabilities. The ISO handling is amazing. I've always love Sony. I switched to Nikon a few years ago and everytime I used it I would miss my Sony alpha. I agree with the 1300 pics and 2 1/2 battery for a 12 hr wedding lol. For the reviews I don't know if I've heard anyone mention how huge of a memory card you will need and a faster one also. But if all I have to complain about is the 42 MP then that's really not much to complain about lol. Thanks for your wonderful review!!

excellent video....

Hello +Toby, you do a very good job with your tutorials . I need a advice , I have the sony a7s, and i need to bay a photo camera , have in mind the mark II canon 1DX , sony a7rii, the Nikon d5 or if the rumor is true the nikon d850. (or perhaps some other ?) Has used the camera to fashion photography , Studio photography , portraits , weddings , landscapes photography , sports , cars , etc. I get the question , whether the 1DX 20mp or d5 be enough. and i want to have the alternative to make crops without losing much quality. Beforehand thank you very much.

Great video 👌🏻 Unfortunately I've got a benign tremor so I really need a camera with built-in stabilization. My Panasonic GX80 has it but I would like to go FF. Does any top tier or below Canon DSLR'S have in body stabilization? Have a great day.

great video

Great Review!! Just watch your music level and the speaking voice level. They are way off!! :)

Great tutorials ,)

just bought a A7r11 .thank you for the review! would love to see the battery saving u tube. one suggestion: say your name a few more times throw out the video so its easy to find you and get to know your name. I still don't know it with out spending time looking for it.

Great review, tempted to make the Canon - Sony Change…..

the look of your video is really great. it would be interesting to see if you mention which camera the video is shot with. did you use any reflector to get that extra illumination on your face.

Great video! If i would by a new full frame camera today it would probably be a Sony A7 II/R. But i still want a better and cheaper adaptor so i can use my canon lenses on it. Metabones seems good but very expensive atm.

I have been using Sony Broadcast cameras since 1980 and the Betacam days, Sony makes great cameras.

thx, you made me for sure not by sony yet. was thinking of xpro2 or sony.

Great review as always... quick question, did you ever nail those AF point selection woes?

SmallRig cages are best for avoiding damage such as the dropping of a camera. A small investment that can save the day.

Hi! Could you please tell me about the general reponsivnes of this camera? I have tried a miroless fuji but the EVF blackout time (,everytime you take a picture) is it too long for my taste. It also takes very long to for the camera to be ready to take another shot (compared to dslr), and this really gets in the way of my shooting experience. It is as if the camera is always set to 1/4th of a second. I would really like to hear your thoughts about this, especially since you did weddings with it! Thanks!

A full frame lens-interchangeable camera that fits into my laptop bag. O yeah....

Hi, your videos are very helpful for learning photography. I like to ask you a favour, is it possible you can help to get a post session on KZfaq on sun glare photography. I know it is possible with softwares,but I like to know if same can be done without editing in softwares. Sorry as my question is not related to this video. Thanks for your valuable camera tips.

what's your vlogging setup please?

Looking forward to the battery tips video. I ran one wedding with my A7II alongside my 5DMII and it ran through 3 batteries and was on number 4 when I headed home.

I know part of the camera is having a smaller camera. However, I would buy the battery grip for weddings and not use it when you want the camera to be small. The battery grip with it in airplane mode, you should be able to get through a wedding without changing the battery. If you do have to change it, you won't have to worry about thinking about it as much. The Sony glass is a different experience on the A7R. As much as I love Canon glass, I know if I went Sony again I'd get Sony glass. The Zeiss glass is just so good. It was the best glass I ever used. You don't really need to spend too much. All you really need is a 16-35, 55mm 1.8, and then the Zeiss batis 85mm. I personally like a 135 for portraits, and I'm sure that's coming. Besides the wide angle, you do have to use primes instead of zooms unless you're okay with F/4. I believe I'd be happy with just those 3 lenses, and then 4 if they come out with a 135. When I'm away from Sony, I'm not a huge 50mm shooter, but the Sony 55mm Zeiss is so sharp, it's just too hard to not shoot with it. And considering there isn't a 24-70 2.8 zoom, you get the whole range with the 16-35, 55, and 85.

I really enjoyed your thoughts on the camera and was impressed with your video. Please check in every now and then to let us know how you continue to work with your camera and what your experiences are.

I couldn't see... which adapter are you using to incorporate Canon lenses into your workflow and how was the quality? Any drawbacks?

What adaptor is that? Is it good for wide angle lenses such as the 16-35 f4L?

great review thanks for the informational videos, i'm new to Sony gear and i keep reading mix reviews for comparable lenses, wondering if you can recommend one, I'm mostly shooting rocky landscapes mostly cloudy and wet, so i need a wide angle sharp lens i'm currently using Vario-Tessar TE 16-70 mm F4 ZA OSS not too happy with it for what i'm doing.

Small snippit to people watching. While Toby probably goes through a LOT of Sony batteries, charging your device while using it puts a lot of stress on batteries and will kill them faster. Use when needed only. Great review by the way. Thank you for answering my questions about the adapters. Love the channel.

hi Toby was this video shot with the a7r2?

HI Toby, great review. Question from a weddingphotgrapher perspective. Does the A7ii check all the same boxes as the A7Rii (apart from Megapixels). Would you be as happy with the user experience + Autofocus with the A7ii at weddings?

This is some serious videography Toby, congratulations. Did you manually grade or did you use a LUT ?

Awesome review! Im curious, what did you film this video with? Also did you light this? Is it natural with a bounce fill?

good job

dat dust on the sensor on that b roll!!! nooooo

Excellent, comprehensive review.

Any issues with the ClearImage Zoom in 1080p @ FF + S35? As good as the original A7S?

A very solid, straight to the point review! Fair and evenhanded. And like all your reports, this one too bristles with sincerity and honesty. Keep up the good work. Thanks.

Hi Toby,Today i went to shoot for the first time in RAW. I want to open the files now but windows 10 won't let me. Do you know how i can open the pictures i took? Thanks :)

i wondering to know which 70-200mm lens IS THE BEST and have better performance in general with the A7RII ,canon 70-200 f2.8 ii or sony 70-200 ssm ii?, is there anybody knew about it please ??

You can push the fn button to lock the wheel so you won't change iso

So many reviewers out there. Especially when it comes to photography. All I can say is that 90% of it garbage! Having said that I am happily subscribed to your channel! Short, sweet and to the point. Great balance of subjective and objective, pleasant editing etc... Great job! Thank you.

At what print size can you see the difference between 5diii and Sony A7rii ?? Print quality should be the primary reason buying a pro camera.

Wow I don't see the 900% speed wording for the video recording part at the first glance...

Great review and my kind of camera. Unfortunately it'll be 18-24 months before I can afford one :)

what program do you use to process your 4K video?

Just discovered your videos. I want to purchase the Sony A7Sll but I'm totally in love with the Profoto B1's TTL features and Profoto does not yet support Sony. I am curious to hear your thoughts of the A7Rll as a primary wedding camera and how you made it work with off-camera lighting. Wanting to move up from my Fuji X100S I'm still stuck, Sony or Nikon?

About the overheating, there are 2 modes to record 4k, Full frame mode and Super35 mode, there is also the bitrate, which is very important, 60mbps and 100mbps. The difference between the full frame mode and the super35 mode, besides the crop factor, is the line skipping when reading from the sensor otherwise known as pixel binning, in full frame mode the camera skips lines when it's recording 4k video, which is understandable considering this is a very big sensor with a massive resolution, if no pixel binning was allowed on full frame mode the camera would probably give up after 2 or 3 minutes of recording, people need to understand the huge amount of processing required for this. Now in super35 mode the camera doesn't skip lines when it's recording 4k which means the camera is processing so much more data than in full frame mode, add to that the 100mbps bitrate and push it even further with the ibis and the camera will simply not be able to handle all that for a long amount of time. Now, if dynamic range and low light are crucial then one should record in super35, otherwise full frame mode is more than enough and you will probably avoid overheating. If you must shoot in super35 INTERNALLY then you might consider shooting at 60mbps, again you'll probably avoid overheating. Many professional videographers are using this camera with external recorders shooting super35 4k at the highest bitrate, they get ProRes and they bypass that 29 minutes limit, and obviously no overheating while shooting a back up mp4 internally that they use for editing instead, it makes work in post a breeze. I hope this helps :)

what camera are you shooting you commentary with>>

regrading about the app inside camera system. after you purchased, does it go with your account or the camera itself? or you have to log into the camera first ? lol xD

What is your opinion of the sony 90mm macro? Thank you. (BTW, great video)

do u think this is worth of your money? i have sony A6000 but am not really really like it.

i am planning to shoot a advertisement in sony a7r2.. is tat ok to display tat in theatre?