Thanks a lot for making this video. This is a decision I've been trying to make and you absolutely pointed out several things that I've not seen in any of the many other videos I've watched on this topic - ie 500k vs 200k shutter and construction quality. I hope this video makes it further up in the search results as I think a lot of people are unaware of some of the points you made.

I’ve owned a 7Rii for a half-year, and love the high resolution. One day I’ll move up to a newer one, but this is still the same sensor, and that’s the biggest feature, for sure!

One of the better, thorough and thoughtful reviews!!! Learned a lot. Thank you

Best review ever on the A7Riii. I'm sharing this on! Thx from Norway

You have some good points! Thanks for sharing this!

Very good comparison review. Thanks. I already own the 7R3, a decision from the beginning I made for the size as I was primarily purchasing it for architecture and large prints. However, I was dickering back and forth on getting a cheaper 'B' body as backup, and have decided NOT to get the a73 as several features I care about would be missing entirely. I think I will just have to wait until people buying a7R4's are jettisoning their good-condition-used a7R3's and just get a 'spare'. Thanks!

That is exactly kind of review I was looking for

Thank you for your comparison!! The video was very informative! It was to the point and not a lot of unnecessary/excessive talking.

An alternative to the 1 and 2 options for different shooting settings, you can use the toggle/hold feature to set a custom button to quickly change shooting settings to increase shutter speed, drive mode etc. It's an incredible feature. I do this for wildlife/birds because you simply don't have time to switch to another setting. I use 1 and 2 for filming in 24 and 120 fps. Thanks for the video :)

Thank u for the detail comparison!!

Great presentation, thanks for your help!

Great Review... You were very detailed and generous with your time and effort

Best review I've seen man.. been on the interent the whole time looking for thw right video. You're awesome and very engaging.

Very helpful. I have my eyes on the R. Appreciate the detailed comparison.

Thank you so much Eric for the informative comparison video! God bless you and good luck!

very articulated review, definitely useful , many thanks

I bought 7r3 over 73 for the resolution & now I know more reasons. Thanks

Very cool video and very useful. I had this dilemma a bit earlier, but I already made my choice for the R3. At that time I did not find your video, but it's very nice to get a good choice confirmation by seeing this cool video. Cheers from Brussels!

I've been swithering on this choice for weeks. Thank you for giving me the final impetus to go for the A7RIII

Great video! That was a very knowledgeable review, not just vague first impressions. love how real it felt, too. You’ve got yourself a new subscriber :)

I totally agree that high res is a huge advantage, it's quite fun to crop and re-frame photos, and every single lens you buy, it's like a double when switching to APS-C and the quality is still excellent.

Great video and points honestly helped me decide

Worth while making it all the way to the end..Great Stuff thanks for the review.

Thank you very much for the comparison between the two cameras. I have both cameras and they complement each other very well. Crop mode on the A7III is 10 MP not 8 MP , inferior to the 18 MP A7RIII but usable. The difference in resolution is evident when working with the photos in PP but not when the photos are used in social media or printed at sizes that are common to most people. For landscapes there is no doubt about which camera to use but for other types of photography having smaller files has its advantages. both to work in PP for a more comfortable workflow without having to have a supercomputer and for storage reasons. Without saying that the A7RIII does not work well for weddings or street photography I think the A7III is a better tool.

Good video! I’ve had the a7iii for almost 2 years and I’ve loved every min of shooting with it. That said, I’m purchasing an a7riii next month for all the reasons you mentioned. My 7iii will be my dedicated video camera or second/back up camera for my shoots. Can’t wait to get mine, happy shooting.

best video comparation i have seen so far, thanks!!!

Very helpful! Upgrading from a Canon M50 to a Sony A7Riii!

Awesome video man. Helped me out a ton!!!

a6000 user for the past 4 years. I WILL upgrade in 2020. Your video cemented my decision. a7RIII all the way! Thank you so much!

Outstanding review you covered almost everything!!! One additional improvement of A7 R iii are the control buttons.are better... more robust and locks on ISO and exposure button. Thank you. Great video!

Less than 400 subs and a better video than some channels with 100K+ subs. Thanks for this, very useful video. Have you tried any Sony APS-C glass on the R3?

Great video on comparison. For me one of the big differences is the filter. Aside from the megapixel count difference, the Anti Aliasing on the a7iii softens the image and changes it. The texture and colours are different.

Interesting and educational! I found you in the black box community post. Looking forward to your future videos.!

So much clarity in your explanation and reasoning.

Thanks... you made it much clear for me.

Very good video, helps a lot.

I was trying to decide between the A7Riii and A7iii. I went with the A7Riii since I wanted to be able to print big. It was also on sale and got it for US$1718 + tax (with education discount). The A7iii would have been about $1550. I am still waiting for the camera to arrive, but was worried if I made the wrong decision by going with the Riii when everybody says you don't need high megapixels and 7iii is an all-around better camera. Your video made me feel better :). I also bought the Tamron 28-200mm. Will add a couple of primes in the future.

I'm using a a6500 and I really want to upgrade. I don't prep my shoots very much and I find myself cropping a lot after. A7riii seems like the right machine for me. I really want crop freedom. And you got me on the 500k shutter. It is impressive

Great Quality Video. I can tell your Channel will do AMAZING with this high quality content! NEW SUB!

Nice video thank you for the information!

Picked up my used a7iii a couple of days ago for 4 reasons: - Money (got it 900€ used and there's no way you'll be able to find an Riii down to that price just yet, lowest was 1250 or something) - Low light. Both in video and photos that thing is a beast and is rightfully in the middle of the resolution vs sensitivity battle, it's a much better all rounder than an R or an S camera. Anything you might want to get into you can with this camera and that's a big selling point to people without a lot of money to throw around. I also do a lot of astrophotography so an R wouldn't cut it, I was growing tired of fighting against noise. 24mp still allow for some cropping too, 12 or even 10mp in apsc mode are both more than enough for online posting or small prints, it's just more limited to re-framing instead of getting extra reach out of a photo. - Lenses. With more megapixels you need better quality glass (if you want to utilise them) which means more money being thrown again. With a 24mp sensor I can get away with lenses that are even considered bad in the community which is really important to me. - Storage. Can't be buying 4k capable quality sd cards all the time or cleaning my storage devices to find space. I'm a little trigger happy so these 24mp fit like a glove to me. I do think that if you have the money an a7Riii+ camera is the best choice, but one point still stands and that's low light performance. Unless some kind of wonder material starts getting used soon I don't see the R cameras beating low megapixel full frames at low light. Edit: The a7iii gives you a 10mp image in crop mode, not an 8mp one.

Hi! Great videos, I appreciate them a lot! Deciding between a73 & a7r3...I’ve been leaning towards the R3, but something that has me worried is that I’m someone who hates dragging a tripod with, I enjoy handling my camera for even landscape/wildlife shots I take. A friend warned me with high megapixels with the a7r3, it will show more hand held shake. Have you found this to be true? Any insight is super appreciated!

Thanks for the comparison. Which would you recommend for video?

You are cementing my desire to purchase the A7R III, big jump from the Canon 90d I am currently running.

I wanted to take a moment to thank you for this video, even at today's date in time! I was considering downsizing to a a6600 or similar for an upcoming trip to Portugal but after watching your video, it has reassured my love for the RIII and, has prevented me from what I believe would have been a huge mistake. Thanks so much!

Very nice review, thanks. Wondering what camera and lens you used to shoot this video. It looks incredible. Kinda looks like Canon colors to me.

Been using the a7 one for years. Been looking to upgrade (due to the battery life and the focus) to the a7 iii. But now the a7riii is looking good 🤔 price difference is £299 here in the UK 😅

Finally someone made a video about a7r3 without any long chit chatting. This guy was straight to the points and explained well. No time wasted. Love it. Thank you and liked/subscribed. And I have a question to ask if you don't mind. Taking photos while traveling and hikes is my hobby. I currently own a Fuji X-E3 with a 10-24 lens. I love how light weight it is when I go on 3-4 hour hikes. The photos I take with it are good. But not great. I see a lot of noise on landscape photos. Especially the trees. Other than that landscape photos are great from 10-24 wide angle. I am thinking of getting a full frame to get better pictures. Quality of the image is important to me. Which camera and which lens would you recommend for my landscape photos on hikes and traveling? I don't do astrophotography nor bird photography. Just purely landscape and just taking pictures of cities/buildings where I travel. Or should I even switch to full frame? TIA

Peace and love from East Harlem NYC and I learned by watching this video...

Thanks for your nice video! If you downsize the pictures of the ARIII to the native AIII picture size, would it be a noticeable improvement of the picture quality (details, noise, etc.)? Is it possible to reach the similar SNR of A7III after downsampling? Thanks

great video thanks

Great in-depth review so far. Which one of those did you use to record this video?

Nice video mate. So, which one did you use to film this video? Also if you have an amazon link for the mic you used, please!

First time viewer, great video. I’m real big into Landscape and Wildlife photography, which is the better of the 2 for that?

Useful explanation which i was searching... 👍

Great detailed video, 500 subs? I thought that was 500k. Remember me when you get 1 million 😁.

On this Sony A7r III 3 an important thing is missing which is the color inversion or negative. Very useful for reproducing color or black and white negatives. Many photographers have these negatives in stock and could digitize them. I hope this message reaches Mr. Sony's ears.

Welll thought out. Thank you.

Thank you for this video. Most of the videos I watched were made in late 2018 where the price difference was very high in between the two. I found both for about 170eur difference. And I belive the 7R3 is woth the extra 170eur. Would you say so? Could you recommend a lens for it? I wanted to get a 35mm 1.4 Distagon from Zeiss but I hear it has some quality issues and now I am leaning more towards the Sigma ART 35mm 1.4. What do you think? Thanks in advance. :)

I'm upgrading from an A7II to the A7riii. The camera arrives on Saturday! Can't wait.

Thanks Eric, very helpful. :-)

wow amazing information, thankyou Eric..,

Thanks for a great explanation! What about for food photography? I primarly shot indoor with my Canon 77D. But Will upgrade soon. Greetings from Denmark 👋

Insightful analysis. Love it

as i was waiting (about 2 years) for the 73 to drop under $1300 used (now even found for $1000) it seems that the r3 has also dropped to that price, which is pretty wild. after having watched a few comparisons my only concern aside from the obviously larger file is the lower light-gathering capabilities of the more populated sensor, a concern i also share for the 74, in comparison to the 73. i first watched a few comparisons of the 73 to the s2, which it ironically outperforms in iso, but the s3 is at the other end of the spectrum. is the slightly lower iso a worthwhile consideration in lower-light scenarios? and another important concern, is the lack of an a-a filter something that induces serious moiré?

keep it up ❤️

Good work. thank you for your sharing though.

Excelent video. Very detail.

You sold me on A7r3, I will start saving now :)

Thank you this video made me click and buy the A7r iii, in fact only half way through, as it helped validate my 1 week research, and countless youtube comparison, but I think this was on target and nailed it. Thanks

A73 in crop mode is around 10MP. Awesome video and great comparision.

I have the a7rll, and will be upgrading to a7riii. Even with the 2, the cropping detail is just phenomenal, so I'm looking forward to the iii!

I recently upgraded from the a7RII to the a7III, but the camera was defective so I sent it back to Adorama who promptly botched the replacement so I cancelled the order. I was mad at first, but then when I went through a different seller, I decided to treat myself and get the a7RIII instead of the a7III. It arrives tomorrow, and the more I see, the more I'm glad I went with the RIII instead. I was worried about fewer PDAF points, and being able to use them up to f/11 (I think) in the a7III vs f/8 in the RIII but loosing those megapixels always kept nawing at me, so in a way I'm glad Adorama screwed up which forced me to change my plans...

I sold the a7iii and have now a R, for sports so much better!THX for sharing.

keep it up bro you rock !

Thanks a lot for the video, I have a doubt regarding night photography. In case to take stars picture, the a7riii is better yet?

Great video! I'm hoping to get a used A7RIII to ad to my A7III and A7C. BTW, what are "accusation"?

Great video, well produced, love your energy, and VERY helpful! Thank you!

Incredible Work ✌️

great video mate

excellent summary, thanks - I gotta get me one of these!

Hello I'm huge fan of yours and i need one suggestion from you, I'm a hybrid shooter and i want to buy my first full frame camera, so i buy Sony A7iii or I'll wait for A7iv ?

First of all I would like to say i love your content! I'm just starting out on photography and I'm looking for a good camera. The A7 III and A7R III both came to my attention. I want to do photo (streetphotography, portrets and nature) and a little bit of video both in light and low light environments. I am willing to splash some cash if the A7R III is really so much better (but this means I could only buy 1 good lens initially), where as the A7 III i could buy 2 good lenses. What would you recommend me to do in this case? Thanks in advance for your response!

Great video! The a73 and a7r3 have a $800 difference in price on B&H photo now. My question is should I wait to see what the a74 will bring before purchasing? The rumors are that the a74 will be out before the end of this year.

Great video on A7RIII vs A7III!

This is a very good comparison

Thanks 🙏 brother 👍🏻

Love your video. Subcribed!

Just found your video. I'm looking into shooting 1/6 scale figures (toy photography) and a lot of people recommend this camera. would you think the macro G 90mm lenses would be the way to go to really get the details on figures?

the fact that i saw clip on reddit where someone zoomed into an eye of a baby and saw a reflection of someones face is a testament of how insane a7riii is

hey buddy your youtube video has the best image quality..

Great video that triggered my mind setup to switch A7III for the RIII but with some trade off. Currently, I have A7III and Tamron 28-75 f/2.8, Sony 50 1.8 and Tamron 28-200 which replaced 28-75 as the main lens due to its phenomenal optical performance and relatively fast aperture. So with that being said, I decided to sell 28-75. Please help me to decide, should I trade my A7III and T 28-75 2.8 for the RIII (still having T28-200) or just sell T 28-75 2.8 and buy another lens like eg. Zeiss 16-35 f/4. I mainly shoot family photos (running children :>, holidays), landscape scenery from family trips etc... and a bit of aviation (that Tamron 200mm in 18Mpx crop would give me 300mm with a room to crop even further in post ~8Mpx 450mm) I think that the main reason for me to switch is the resolution and the ability to crop or use (18Mpx) APSC mode but I'm not sure if this is a good trade-off vs buying another lens for A7III In terms of a low light performance on the A7RIII I've found (somewhere in the reviews) that RIII in crop mode behaves somewhat close to A7III, are you able to confirm that as low light performance on the A7III is the king and I afraid a bit to lose that.

I just sold my A7III and picked up an A7RIII. Ability to crop and still have great resolution, higher resolution in apsc mode and the shutter lifespan were my main reasoning.

Props for this guy, for not doing any cut in the video

Hi! I love your videos! I’m a beginner wedding photographer. Which camera would be best for me? Thank you so much!

It's 2023 and when i saw someone selling a7riii earlier this year, i took the chance to get it. As a photographer, i think the extra pixel really suites my style of shooting.. I can go back and forth from crop to ff just by setting my c3 into 1 push button switch from ff to crop and vice versa without loosing much pixels.. It's like having 35-50, 50-85 85-135 at the same time at widest aperture.. Take note that i also used a7iii before. A7iii is a bit better for videos esp low light but it's not noticeable.. Prints in both bodies is quite similar but the r3 has and edge when it comes to large prints..but but but what really sold me is the versatility of it when it comes to shooting between ff to crop and vise versa..

thanks wil be buying this and subscribed the channel because of this Video- keep ur support for us as well

Cool,How r3 compares r4 for image quallty?

I was hell bent on getting the a7iii and came across this video. Time to do more researching

Thank you! .. I watched this video over a year ago when I was making the switch to Sony full frame. The points about R3 build quality & shutter life where great points that no other reviews seem to cover. My main reason for getting R3 was for the detail & cropping. I only shoot with primes at mostly club events so the ability to crop in a lot has been so valuable. I now only use the 35mm 1.4 GM & the 50mm 1.2 GM with the 7R3. You were correct about ISO, I shoot in a lot of dark clubs, so 8000 is max on R3 I find usable too. Now that they have updated the LCD screen I may get another as a back up. I got the R3 new for $2,500 (US dollars), worth every dollar! Thanks again !