I'm from 4 years in the future. Mirrorless did it!!!

Thanks guys for a great review! Really looking forward for your 2nd part :) And yes, it's nice to have you back haha

Thank God you're back! And Aaah! The agony of waiting for the next video!

Outstanding review guys! Looking forward to part 2.

Great as always guys! Really you never disappoint in terms of review as well as fun.

Awesome review can't wait for the second part :)

I had a feeling there was going to be a part 2. I was watching the clock on the video and was thinking there was no way he's going to squeeze in a review that quick right at the end. Great as always gentlemen. Looking forward to part 2.

Best camera videos on the web - kudos to everyone involved and many thanks for the effort.

I love the long reviews of cameras📷. Well done Chris 👏.

Welcome back! Great review. I hope You'll bring in Kyle in future videos as well. I feel like I get to know the gear much better when you have these discussions. Also, at 10:30 the colors look like they have a slight green tint. It might just be my screen, but to me the colors looked more natural in the first part of the video.

Welcome back. Enjoying Chris and Jordan's works regardless of what they review. Always learning something new. While reviewing a $3000 camera like this, they don't trash out what commoners like me can afford! Especially Canadians, please don't forget patronizing the Camera Store! Started looking for Panasonic GM1 (or wait GM5's price goes down a bit more) just because Chris has it - gotta be fun to shoot with it! lol

Another fantastic review, thank you guys.

Great review - looking forward to part 2!

You two are the best reviewers on line. Keep up the good---and, most importantly, credible---work.

Very GOOD reveiw and video. You guys have the perfect mix of technical info and great fun commenting. Kuudos

Even though I already bought the camera I was looking forward to your review. As good, well balanced and in-depth a review as I had expected.

Good to have you back ! Been waiting for this. Are you guys going to do a review of the Olympus omd em10 mark 2?

Thank you very much for doing these great reviews!!!! they are super super useful!!!!!

One of the great presentation teams out there - well done guys.

I have Sony A7RII for a month! It is a fantastic camera. I work both - as a photographer and a film maker and this camera is just the best for both things at the same time. Must say didn't have ANY PROBLEMS with overheating! After 30mins non stop camera hardly gets warm. All of this is bullshit. Also its funny to see GH4 users spaming under every A7Rii video, cause they know that the GH4 that they have is now just a middle class camera with internal 4k.

You guys are the best camera reviewers on the Internet, and that’s why TheCameraStoreTV is the first channel I’ve ever subscribed to, but please leave the careless camera handling and bloopers to the DigitalRev guys.

Guys! I am relying heavily on your content! Please make more videos! :D They are to great to be put out so rarely! Keep up the great work!

I can't wait for part two.

Hands down the best camera reviews on KZfaq. 👍

Best a7r II video review yet!

Truly truly great review!!!!! Thank you so much for all the hard work in putting this out there for us. The ending of the review helped me make up my mind. I do have Canon glass and a 1Dx but for a compact camera the Sony A7R II answers my needs when I don't want to lug all my Canon gear around and simply want a great compact camera in my bag. For that I'll use sony native lenses.

looking forward to part 2

Great review guys!

If you're in Calgary and want some hands-on time to check out the A7R II, The Camera Store is having a launch event the evening of October 7. We'll have food, drinks and models! Email evelyn@thecamerastore.com to register.

Thanks for posting the review guys, been eeeergerly waiting for this. Was hoping the AF would blow you away and would seal the deal for me to pick one up but I guess I should wait a little longer and see what firmware updates reveal. Chris when you talked about low resolution RAW, what about the crop mode (ignoring the obvious crop factor). Personally this camera just missed the mark for me to replace the 1Dx, I was hoping it would have a faster FPS in crop mode with the smaller image files to help speed up the processing.

Great and informative video as always :D Are you guys planning on making a Pentax K-3 II video anytime soon?

As a Canon wedding shooter (5DSR, 5D3, 7D2) and now also a A7R2 owner, I want to say I completely agree with this entire video. The one thing that was mentioned but I don't think emphasized enough, was that with the recent MB software updates (still not perfect for sure), the 2 best features about this camera are IBIS for Canon lenses like the 85L & 135L where you can consistently get tack sharp images at 1/20th versus as was pointed out on your video crazy high SS required on the 5DSR when the lens does not have IS. The second amazing feature of this camera - and probably my favourite is Silent Mode - it is amazing from a wedding perspective - amazing. My wife is a well known wedding officiant here in Toronto and after I bought this camera, and with some recent obnoxiously loud 1Dx cameras in her couples faces during the ceremony machine gunning it, she has decided that she will not do any further wedding or allow the photog to use a 1Dx during the ceremony - or she will not do the wedding. Silent shooting + IBIS for fast primes (85L & 135L), never mind my 24-70 F2.8 II Canon which now lives on the camera has made me a believer. You are spot on on the Continuous Focus stuff and tracking - just doesn't work with the target moving at you from close distances - I actually think it is almost a battery thing that can't drive the focus motor motor fast enough. I have put my 5D3s / R and 7D2 away for anything personal now and use the Sony. 7D2 for sports and birding, 5DSR for flash bridal portrait stuff, 5D3 for main wedding camera body - but the A7R2 has joined the game for the quiet ceremony and non flash prime portraits.

Thank you for the review. Excellent as always. I wanted to note that when using the a7rII with the LA-EA3 adapter, only SSM ( and I believe SAM) lenses will auto-focus for stills. Any of the "old school" lenses that do not have the build in motor will require the LA-EA4 adapter. The same applies for auto-focus in video mode. I have not been able to to get auto-focus to work in video mode with the LA-EA3 adapter, but it works with the LA-EA4 using the same lens (significantly slower that native lenses though). Phase detection is the only focus method that works when using the LA-EA3 adpater for stills. I also own the A mount Tamron 90mm Macro and Sigma 85mm 1.4 which are both excellent lenses and focus perfectly using both adapters. (no face detection or eye detection). The cost and image quality of these two lenses with the A7RII far outweigh the enhanced auto-focus features that are available with native lenses. I was able to purchase both in excellent condition for the less that the cost of a new FE 70-200 f/4. Lastly, the non-oem battery grip that I purchased for the A7II fits the A7RII, but makes that camera go completely bananas.... As though I'm pushing a bunch of buttons at once. ( i know, I know... I need to stop being cheap and buy OEM) Thanks for reading

talking about video capabilities, i've seen a lot of you'r stuff and overall quality of this one is on top.

Thanks to you both for the vid, the number one most important one thing that you've missed especially for professionals is the 'usability' factor i.e. how would the camera perform in a real life day to day working situation, i.e. are the control dials spaced apart and easy to use, are the settings quick and easy to change and is it robust enough to last. Golden rule; hire a camera before you buy, it could save you a lot of money and disappointment.

Hiya Chris , great vid, with all the time your spending in the field taking images are there any plans for you maybe putting up your own website so everyone can see the fantastic images your shootinghope to see you soon and hope life is treating you well :)

Great review, as ever

Great video

Great vid !

Finaly guys! I am sure you guys take quite a lot of serious time for this review. :)

Since I got to play a bit with the A7R II I would like to add 2 things1.I found in lower light it tends to hunt especially compared to my Nikon D7502.You guys recommended if you don't have lenses from previous system then you can go for the Sony A7R II, what I think you forgot to mention which is extremely important for many people is the lack of 24-70mm 2.8 and 70-200mm 2.8 Sony lenses.For me without these native lenses I will never jump ship to Sony.If Sony want to get Canon and Nikon shooters they need to make these very important lenses.Overall from the short time I used the A7R II I was very impressed with it but for me its still not good overall system to move too, maybe in few more years but not yet.Thank you for a good review.

great video! covered everything i needed to hear. can you do a video on the canon m3? but not with the 18-55mm lens, with the 11-22mm & the new 55-200mm. thank you!

Waiting for video feature test , thank's !!!

Great Video!

I'll summarise - its main flaw is that is doesn't work with canon lenses as well as a Canon DSLR does with Canon lenses. Astonishing revelation.

The best review of #Sony A7RII camera in KZfaq. At 13:17 the best way to treat an "affordable" Zeiss lens.

i'm a working pro and we have included the sony A7R2 in our kit bag and we are finding that we are using the A7R2 more and more as we learn to work around its limitations specifically with AF... but overall the dynamic range.... its IQ.. ISO is just amazing..... something that our 5D3 cannot hope to match

I'm from five years in the future (no joke) and today I just bought a new Sony A7RII at half its original price. I'm selling my Canon bodies and keeping some lens!

I'm waiting for part 2

love ur videos bro new sub here keep up the great work

My understanding on the high mounted ports is related to the IBIS system. That is what everyone was saying when the A7II came out.

That river is beautyful.

2020 And I still have it! Love this camera,) cheers Chris,)

In a period of two years 2013-2015 Sony introduced six full frame e-mount mirrorless cameras. Two generations of a7 cameras. Sony was very committed to the launch APS-C e-mount cameras during 2010-2012 with multiple models. Sony continued the same practice with the full frame e-mount cameras during 2013-2015. After the 2013 the introduction of new APS-C e-mount cameras was less frequent and after 2016 the introduction of new full frame e-mount camera was less frequent too. After 2016 Sony was committed to the introduction of a plethora of full frame e-mount lenses in order to compete with the amazing variety of full frame autofocus EF mount and F mount lenses.

Great video. I've just purchased the Sony. I'm sure it won't disappoint.

Hey Kyle...i liked your work, the glimpse you presented on Tamron 15-30 video. Do you do workshops?

Yay, a new TCSTV 'Tube. It has been a while.

Chris did you guys take your time trying different settings when shooting the runner with Canon 70-200 lens??? Because when I started with A7RII, I had gotten similar results, when I had my child run toward me. However, after practicing for couple days, I found that with right settings, which in my case were: Preview - Off, CAF, medium size small square, I was able to nail every shot in focus with 17-40L at F4 in a series. I think turning off preview was the key in my case. Just asking if you tried different settings.

Wb! Missed you guys!

Most honest conclusion for the comparison. I have both, and I am pretty disappointed in having the 7R2 for out of studio shooting. But perhaps it will work for travel. But I luckily got it for the hi res sensor and studio work. And that saves it. Otherwise, don't let the sensor fool you into thinking its a camera first, then all the cool features of an electronic device...because it is the opposite.

It's interesting that Kyle and so many other pros that I know are still really happy with their Canon 5DIII as their primary camera. 22 megapixels is plenty for their work, and they see no reason to either move up to the 5DSR or switch to another brand. I was reading between the lines a bit on Kyle, but his comments lead me to that conclusion. Stay with what you know, and especially something that you think is bulletproof for your client work.

I used the Canon EOS 5DS in the studio for the first time yesterday for a product shoot and I'm finding the files have a lot more contrast over the EOS 5D Mark III. So much that the client even noticed.

Excellent review and I totally understand why you used Canon lenses for comparison's sake. However maybe later it would be nice to see this camera reviewed with some of the excellent Sony/Zeiss glass available to see how the camera truly performs and what you make of it.

Excellent review, I'm currently looking at adding to my cameras and changing my video cams (Panasonic). I love my photography, but I also shoot video. Currently using Nikon, I'm not exactly married to Nikon but have a lot of beautiful vintage glass which I have no intention of giving up, so I will keep my Nikon 7100. However I was lookinbg for a FF camera that shoots class video maybe also 4K wouldn't go amiss and of course class photo and I think this could be it ! Wonder if Vintage Nikon glass is compatible and how it performs although I'm not too bothered about AF and fast AF being as I use it very little. I'd love to know your opinions on that ! Thanks for the info and looking forward to part II Have a great day Rem

Great review, it's very useful. Thank you.. can compare Canon with new Sony a7riii.. if you have one already, plz share the link..

looking forward to your video review on Canon's Eos M3 :)

Hi Chris, I like to give some sugestion, to review also the more expensive Leica SL with update version. I would be delite if you can, thanks

Have you experience the overheating while shooting your videos in 4K?

Chris do we have any progress with EVF in A7RII? I'm still not thinking of buying mirrorless camera like this as a primary camera mostly because of EVF. I would like to know is EVF any better than previous models from Sony/Olympus/Panasonic/Fujifilm: 1. Lag - is it better with lag or not? Can you pass underground garage test of running between cars and columns and try not to hit anything while looking just through EVF :-) ? 2. Noise in very low light situation for manual focus with focus peaking is unacceptable on previous models. Is it better or not? 3. Colors are off even in a good light conditions, in low light EVF has a lot of color noise and should be turned to BW mode to help focus peaking. Are colors/color noise correction with EVF better or not?

Are you going to do a EM-10 Mark II review?

long time no see....... grate reviews friends.......all Sony now needs is a set of pro lenses....hey,can u please let us know how does Sony perform eye af on moving subjects...... thanks again for a grate review..... looking forward for the next one

Welcome back !

Thanks for the video. Is this camera weather/water resistant?

guys good review as always....why its 360p...

I was thinking about making a switch from Canon to Sony but keeping all my glass so I can always come back to it if need be and I will not loose a load of money when selling them on... but what I did like is the end part where you go over the types of people who need something reliable at least I know with my Canon setup I know that I'll be able to get the shot and if something went wrong then I know how to work out another way of doing it, I need to know that a camera will be able to work to my high standards... So looks like I'll be buying the soon to be released Canon 5D Mark IV as Sony just isn't there yet... I did like the dynamic range of the camera but hey its nice but not a real need.

so filming in super 35 mode reduces audio volume by 80% ? or do you not know how to adjust volume levels in post ?

I agree with everybody's opinion about using native glass for these comparisons. Part of our reasoning for using Canon glass and adapters was due to the duel between Kyle and myself. By using the exact same lenses we could eliminate that as a variance. However one could also argue that fighting each system against each other could be done with their own respective systems of glass. I will say however that Jordan and I tested the A7R mk2 afterwards with sony lenses and the hit rate is incredible. Using eye detect works flawlessly and although other cameras are quicker, the Sony would always hit on focus. So another point for Sony. Funny though but I actually have a soft spot for the 5DSR. I don't think it's high Megapixel count is that practical but the files are beautiful and it handles wonderfully as always. I really enjoyed the photos I got from it. Chris @ TCSTV

nice review.

Great vid!! But I got questions :) If the 50 mpx canon wasn't around, what would you have compared the Sony why and what do you believe the results would have been? To date, beyond that or cost, the main complaints have been power, lack of touch screen, 4K heat dissipation , 29 min video time out and the HDMI port... My personal issue lays with lens choice and selection. What would be the best bang for buck all round 2 or 3 lenses to think about for the Sony? PS when do you think Sony will lower their prices?

If you would compare NX1 and A7RII continuous autofocus, which one is better?

really great video...now i'm going off track but can anyone help me how to make 50p video a slomo one ??

Hi,thanks for the review. I love the way you'done it! Why don't you repeat? It would be great!

What were you looking or editing your pictures with?

Please test the AF system with the technology that come with it and not only like you use to do it for so many years. Try the AF lock and the Eye continuous AF and compare it with the traditional method in the canon , i think it would be a more effective comparison. ps: the super 35 mode looks really great

Great review, thought the stills from the Sony looked so much better compared to the canon.

As a Nikon D810 and 16-35mm owner, shooting primarily landscape and now a lot of real estate, I'm really interested on what to do. The cost of the lens and filter system for a 14-24 is substantial. Moreover, I feel the Canon 17mm is better for architecture than both the 16-35 or 14-24, however losing 1 or 3mm on the wide end. Since most of my work is manual focus, the auto focus isn't a huge concern. Additionally I have MF Zeiss lenses that require live view for critical focusing on the D810 because the VF I don't personally find reliable enough. TCS, do you guys have any comments or suggestions for this situation?

How's your lens? Nice work with the tree stump tripod.

I also noticed that Kyle used AF S instead of AF C wide zone to give the Sony more tracking ability! Please correct me if I’m wrong.

I have the Sony A6000 with Zeiss glass and am happy with image quality and performance. Would this camera be a significant upgrade?

Thanks guys! That Super35 crop mode looked insanely good. I can't wait for the video-centric part of the review, and I hope maybe some mention is given to where the pros and cons are comparing the a7Rii to the FS7 for low-end professional video production, even though they are apples and oranges. On that note Jordan, if you're ready to comment on this topic, do you think you'll be grabbing the a7Rii when you run out to film a project, or will it pretty much be the FS7 (or something else)? I put the most stock in looking at what piece of equipment a person actually grabs when he's going out to do a project as an indicator of what is truly good stuff.

How does it compares to Pentax K-1?

Finally!!!!

Here in LA many professionals choose Sony A7 cams, Samsung NX1 for photo and video, many use GH4 for video too

Got this camera from the Camerastore and have to say I'm very happy with it . I have no problem with shifting from Canon to Sony back in March when I bought the A7s & A6000. Shooting both video and photo both are great. Agree menu is way too much but I guess it's not my biggest issue. I would say it's the power. They failed again on that part. Luckily I have like 15 batteries all compatible with all models.

First off i agree with what many have said about testing with native glass. I understand the need to also compare cannon glass w/ an adapter but i think you should have also used a few more native lenses to get a better feel for the camera. The 24-70 f4 zeiss FE is widely considered to be disappointment since it's release. Try instead the 55, 28 or 16-35, all three are considered great lenses. For the native lens autofocus test, did you use or try any of the tracking modes (selectable object, or face recognition?) Was the camera on continuous auto focus? Finally I think everyone keeps making too much of a big deal over the battery. Yes they are small in power but they are also small in size and weight. Most people will only need 1 maybe 2 for a day. They take a few seconds to change out and are very easy to carry in a pocket. 200 shots is the lowest i've heard anyone people getting shots on these. I have found it's performance is much better and thats before shutting off features like wifi. I personally like the battery, id rather not have more weight in the camera body. For timelapses or long video i either plug in power to the USB or i use a dummy battery attached to an external battery or the sony AC adapter. In the mark 3 i also would very much like to see the aperture and speed dials go back to the beefier first gen. I also never had/heard people complaining about the mode dial switching and thus needing a lock, i find it annoying and want it to go away. A couple more custom buttons would be nice, maybe on the top left. 2nd SD card should happen but more important i think is getting UHS-2 cards possibly with updated processors to take advantage of the increased speed should be on the top of the list. That extra speed should help as the buffer takes awhile to upload & clear. Overall i love this camera and feel it's about 95% where i want it. I think once sony announces their next batch of lenses before the end of the year, several of the big gaps will get filled and for many the move over/jump in will be alot easier. One thing you got to give sony credit for, their recent lens releases have all been really high quality.

i liked your review overall but I would have loved to see some side by side shots comparison of the two cameras. I was a bit annoyed that you didn't compare the "action" portion with the Sony FE 70-200mm F4 that lens have great af in my testing with the A7II you talked alot about how not good the af was with the metabones adapter. Well I think that is to be expected since its not a native solution. thanks.

Is this going to be released in 4k?

I agree with the others who have commented. Can you show the Sony with Sony glass ie 70-200 f4. You did use some glass and the focus was fine. Be good to see if the Sony has any issues with Sony glass. Mark

What about that magenta/purple shift? Reminds me of the fs7, when it first came out 😕

where was the shooting location? so beautiful out there.