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My God… we’ve reached “the Sony A7iii is an old camera” already. I very clearly remember this being the newest from Sony and how insane it’s specs and performance were. That feels very recent.

and here i am with a a7ii thinking he would be talking about an OLD Camera :D

I'm into my 60s and have been a keen photographer for 50 years. In that time, I've shot with all manner of formats and brands and my take on upgrading is that it should only be done if what you have is genuinely incapable of photographing what you need to photograph. For the most part, obsolescence is a myth. Upgrading lenses will, almost certainly, improve the end result more than swapping camera bodies. Now that there are AI programs to reduce / remove noise - and functions in LrC, etc, which allow colour balance, etc, much better than the predecessors, I can revisit RAW files taken when I got my first DSLR and get much more out of them. As I've got older, I've welcomed more compact, mirrorless technology and swapped, 10 years or so ago, from Nikon D810 + 3 x f2.8 'holy trinity' lenses to Fuji X system. I still have a 35mm film camera and a TLR.

I upgraded almost exactly a month ago from a Nikon D5200, which I've had for almost 10 years, to a Sony a7 III. I bought it in combination with the Sigma 24-70 f/2.8 Art lens and could not be happier. Despite the a7 III's age in the rapid-moving mirrorless space, this is a huge upgrade. I actually have quite the opposite experience of you regarding the 'feel' of the camera. I notice that, after setting up all the buttons how I like them, it is incredibly quick and easy to get the a7 III to do what I want, which means my attention can go to the more artistic side of photography, and enjoying the views.

I think it is much more about your skills and less about the gear as you say in this and your previous video. Great images are about the actual photo (composition, light, exposure etc) rather than megapixels and gizmos. Tech specs are useful in certain circumstances like you say, but a lovely photo can be taken with almost any camera. I recently got some 20+ year old negatives scanned which were photos taken when my daughter was a little girl (mostly taken in Pembrokeshire, Wales as that is where I lived at the time). They were taken on an old Canon EOS film SLR camera from back when I seriously got into photography as a hobby. It was fantastic seeing the images again of her and the landscape of that area. It reminded me that I took bloody good photos back then without all the camera tech we have now (although for it's time, the SLR did have some cool tech in it). It even prompted me to buy a second hand film camera very similar to the one I used back then. So now I use that sometimes along with my Canon 5D mark 4 which I love too. And the bonus is they can share the same lenses and are very similar to use.

Great video. I've been at photography for 28 years. I had been using a 2008 Canon 5D MK II up until a year ago, then I bought the Canon R, which was released around the time the Sony A7 III was. These camera companies do a great job of marketing and creating a false sense of need. Most DSLR cameras produced within the last 15 years or so, and most newer mirrorless cameras are good enough to do 99 percent of the work that needs to be done. It's a matter of knowing the fundamentals of photography and knowing ones gear. That's what I would like to get across on my channel. Thanks for producing this great video.

A7iii is still a great jack of all trades. It still beats many newer models,that said i recently swapped system for new experience and inspiration. Im torn, new camera did not create any new opportunities or scenes, but the image quality and feeling is different. Have to buy new flash to suit the new system. Great video

You're right. I'll keep my EOS 1N and Bronica S2A. They are not broken and shoot rather well. Thanks.

My most favorite camera is my 4x5 large format film camera. Everything manual in the field. I only have a small spare battery for my lightmeter.

Fuji, Canon , & Sony Here. I always End Up using Sony, a6400, A73, A7R5. They Deliver & Never Let Me Down!

Love your videos buddy. Im rocking a lumix g7. Love that little camera and it does the job. Also still use a 61 year old Yashica in 35mm. No good in me having all the gear and no idea 😂.

A7R2 and A6000. It's not about the camera. It's about the use case for the camera. I don't shoot fast moving objects like sports, so fast AF isn't a priority for me. I like to crop and maintain a decent size so megapixels are important to me, hence the R. When I travel, I like small so the A6000 is perfect. There is nothing a newer camera could provide that would make a difference to my needs. So, as you said, get to know your camera in depth, and invest in good glass and accessories until you have what you need. Then spend on travel 😊

I still use my d5600. I tried a d810, S1 and Z7 but sent them all back in the end as I couldn't justify the price for marginal gains. I also realise that I absolutely hate EVF's now, the lag, tearing and inconsistent white balance/colours are really off putting.

The Nikon 40 D is a tack tile camera no bells and wistels

I use my 12 year old Fuji x100 and my now 4 year old Nikon D850.

and this is why I am still using a DSLRs rather than mirrorless cameras and not planing to switch ... ever if possible .. Looking through ovf is for me a pure essence of photography, it's thrilling and exciting .. I feel like if my heart is involved in the process ... compared to looking through EVF, which feels cold and employing brain instead and just like if you're shooting with some mutated super-smartphone ... my main cameras currently are D850 and D7200 and I have to admit that I shoot even more with D7200 because it's just smaller and with smaller and lighter lenses and I love to roam around when I am out ... I would recommend to any landscape photographer who loves a way to photograph same like mountaineers actually love to climb rather than standing on the top to step a back a little and eventually buy a second hand DSLR camera (and perhaps optionally couple of old manual glasses also) and test it out there in the field ... it is actually huge difference compared to super-modern mirrorless cameras that are so perfect ...

Great piece! I am also an A7 iii user. I often consider switching to the A7r iii, because of the extra reach on the mega-pixels, but mainly because it has no Anti Aliasing filter. However, after seeing some of your work I am reinvigorated to continue shooting with A7 iii and sink the funds into a lens. Trying to decide between Tamron 28-75mm Di III and the Sigma 24-70mm Art DG DN.

My newest camera is a Fuji XT-30 but i use my older crop Canon 77D most of the time and when I need more high ISO I use a FF Canon 6D. Would I like a fancy all singing, all dancing camera, you bet but only if someone is gifting me one! 😂

Hey! What is your opinion about purchasing a Sony a7c initially used for travel/street and after I feel comfortable doing professional work with it? Anything that can be shot again if necessary, unlike weddings. Or a7III/a7rIII all the way?

When you say older camera I think of something made in the eighties. :)

meanwhile i "upgraded" to the Sony A7s Mk.1 just last month lmao.

Old! Are you trying to give some of us an inferiority complex? 😊 My a7rii is probably capable of more than I am and I struggle to see the difference between photos from my a7. As you say, getting the right lenses for how you shoot is more important. An a7rv would be nice but it would have even more features that I'll never use.

I have a Sony A99 and RX100IV, and I'm not yet going to upgrade to a Sony A7III. So the question for me is not "Why would I upgrade to a new camera?", it's "Why would I upgrade to an old camera?" 😂

Personally, i can imagine no more shameful experience than routinely taking crap-to-average images with late-model high-end gear... and there's an awful lot of that about. Maybe that's part of the reason people can have for hiding the Exif data.

Bro just called my a7iii an old camera 😢

A7III is old? Oh shoot I'm shooting with a Canon T4i 😂

A73 is not an old camera by Any means😂