Why I'm SELLING My FAVOURITE Camera... Sony A7R V Review

Why I'm SELLING My FAVOURITE Camera... Sony A7R V Review | MPB

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7 ай бұрын

The Sony A7R V is a feature-packed, high-resolution powerhouse. With a 61MP full-frame sensor, 10fps continuous shooting and 8K video, it really can do it all. So why am I selling mine? Well, maybe it's just too good...
00:00 Introduction
00:21 Main Features
01:31 Shooting Features
02:49 IBIS
03:55 Pixel-shift Multi-shot Mode
05:56 Autofocus
07:45 Video Features
10:20 Image Quality
11:10 Design & Ergonomics
14:50 Conclusions
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@RandumbTech 7 ай бұрын

You can absolutely keep the settings separate between stills and video. It's under the toolbox icon "Different Set for Still/Mv". Also, I noticed your pinky had nowhere to rest. Smallrig sells a baseplate that makes all the difference in the world. I bought the A7RV when it first came out and then sold it 2 months later for the same reason as you - it felt like too much camera for my needs. I just bought it again a few weeks ago. I realized what a difference the 4-way screen and gorgeous EVF make in daily use. I'm not saying you are going to regret selling it, but I sure did and am happy to have it back.

@mpbcom 7 ай бұрын

I cannot explain how quickly I just RAN to my camera. THANK YOU! My new gripe (partly to save face) is that the setting is not obvious enough in the menu system! Now to check what Sony cameras have that setting... I do use a Smallrig cage at the moment, just removed it for the review, maybe that's why my pinky was looking a little lost. That's a good point ref the screen, I would definitely be looking to replace with a screen that allowed me to shoot from the hip in portrait. You really need to stop helping me problem solve this, otherwise our next video is going to end up being "Why I'm now NOT selling my A7R V" 😂 Thanks for the tips and tuning in! Amy

@RandumbTech 7 ай бұрын

@@mpbcom 🤣Can't wait for the next video about why you are NOT selling!

@DDHDTV 7 ай бұрын

damn, only for the newer menus, so nothing for the A7C

@mpbcom 7 ай бұрын

Haha it still has more than I need, so it is still going! But maybe there will be a slight stay of execution! Amy

@AndrewJens 6 ай бұрын

You can turn down the recorded image size. Go to the menu: _(Shooting) → [Image Quality/Rec] → [Image Quality Settings] → [JPEG Image Size]/[HEIF Image Size]._ The "Medium" setting gets close to the more traditional Alpha image size. There's a similar menu for the RAW file.

@jd800lover 3 ай бұрын

When you don't need the high res then choose the sRAW (15MP) or mRAW (26MP). When you shoot jpg choose the smaller formats. Solved. A camera is never overkill. I use a Sony A1 and will never downgrade even if I don't use 8K video. When you need it, it's there. I also don't use multishot but probaly one day will use it. Very strange arguments to me to sell a camera . You can do with less but buying and selling is loosing money. You know beforehand you probably will never use it. Better too much functions compared to not having them.

@cantvlog1247 7 ай бұрын

The new A7CR was on my radar for US$2998, but the A7R5 was on sale for US$3498 - total no brainer... couldn't be happier.

@SouBuuS 7 ай бұрын

@9:50 you can save your profiles between 1,2 and 3 I believe for the different profiles for stills, videos and s&q. I have them all set up for different settings on all 3

@mpbcom 6 ай бұрын

Hey there, you can setup your custom profiles which is helpful and there is a check box system for what changes are synced between stills and video. Still unsure why it isn't default and cross all settings but its better than the nothing I thought it had! Thanks for watching - Amy

@a13bkd62 7 ай бұрын

Great content, well presented. Cheers

@WillChidlow 7 ай бұрын

Great review! Definitely can save settings between photo/video though, it’s the same on my a7iv and one of the major reasons I wanted it. I assume you are selling to MPB?! 😅

@paulgarrod1066 4 ай бұрын

Very well presented - truly expert - thank you

@SayanRoy-de4vw 7 ай бұрын

Very nicely explained

@flareoutdoors9589 4 ай бұрын

What camera are you replacing it with?

@johnhearn5644 22 күн бұрын

I recently changed my RivA for the Rv. The autofocus is so much better on the Rv. The screen and EVF are better, and it has focus stacking. 61mp is great for cropping in. I have a button on the rear configured to toggle apsc mode. So my 200mm lens then becomes 300mm and I still have 26mp to play with. I have no intetest in video and never use it. I love the Rv.

@mpbcom 19 күн бұрын

It is such a brilliant camera with so much going for it; we're glad you're having a great time with it. Thanks for tuning in - Amy

@artmaltman 25 күн бұрын

Did you find 61mp was overkill? 33mp just fine? Any benefit to 61mp at all, visually, on the image, without pixel peeping? Thank you.

@mpbcom 19 күн бұрын

Hey there, I didn't find it overkill; there were just some situations where I didn't need it. For some things I was shooting, it was brilliant to have the ability to blow it up, crop it in at will, and print it in huge sizes with fantastic detail. However, for the amount and frequency that I shoot, the file management was just something that didn't work for me in the long run. Thanks for watching - Amy

@artmaltman 19 күн бұрын

@@mpbcom i agonized over this decision (A7R5) more than any gear that I can recall and ended up just keeping my A74. No regrets.

@Eikenhorst 5 ай бұрын

I agree that the multishot is completely useless for 99.9% of the users. I would never touch it for sure. The 61MP is also totally overkill, but I do love that unlike the A7R4 you can now get a 26MP raw file that offers sligthly better quality since it is oversampled from the full 61MPs. The second advantage of the 61MP sensor is that the APS-C crop becomes something very useful, with 26MP output (identical sensor to the A6700 if you use this in crop mode). So you can pair it with a 16-35 and 50-400 and have an effective range in 26MP from 16-600mm with 2 lenses! The only thing I don't like is the price, at double that of the A74, do you really get THAT much more, questionable.

@tonypmedia 5 ай бұрын

"The 61MP is also totally overkill" I highly disagree. The megapixels are great for cropping when you need t the details but I agree on that multi-shot nonsense. It's a total gimmick like she mentioned.

@Eikenhorst 5 ай бұрын

@@tonypmedia As I said: it is total overkill, except that it allows you to crop using APS-C mode while keeping the same 26MP. In general I know in advance that I want to crop, e.g. wildlife that only fills a bit of the frame and then APS-C mode is great. Would never go through the hassle of working with 61MP files in the off change that I might need to crop deeply later in post (without realizing so and thus enabling APS-C mode already), that might have happened once or twice in my life, but I can't remember :)

@tonypmedia 5 ай бұрын

@@Eikenhorst k

@thegorn Ай бұрын

The 61MP is great for my bird shooting so I can crop in on those little guys and still have good resolution. When I do vertical pano stitch, I like to use the 26MP mRAW as I usually do 4xp with 1/3 overlap so I still get around 70MP worth of image. The mRAW is great for astro too.

@Eikenhorst Ай бұрын

@@thegorn What happens with mRAW for astro specifically I wonder?

@daesong1378 4 ай бұрын

I saw this video title and thought. “You’re MPB, you sell every camera 🤔”

@twbrkfd1733 3 ай бұрын

Do you know it is the ONLY Sony that does in-camera focus bracketing? Not the stacking; just bracketing. stacking is done in post-processing like Helicon. The stacking can be used for all sorts of images; extreme macro photos and even landscapes!

@thegorn Ай бұрын

Hell yeah!

@frankartale1026 7 ай бұрын

Look out Chelsea... this lady knows her stuff 😊

@AlexJacksonSmith 7 ай бұрын

Not really into tech reviews but you are really good. Cheers.

@AlexJacksonSmith 7 ай бұрын

I even watched to the end and I dont like sony... well done for a genuine and interesting review.

@mpbcom 7 ай бұрын

Hey @@AlexJacksonSmith, that's so nice to hear! Thanks for the lovely feedback and so glad you enjoyed the video! Amy

@donaldstuckey9096 5 ай бұрын

Excellent review. I picked up the A7R5 in January of 23 and have not looked back ever since. I'm not sure how wise it is to purchase a $4,000 camera use it for a few months and then sell it back. And I'm not convinced that the reasoning behind selling it back makes a lot of sense to me. It probably would have been easier just to rent than to purchase and now you're selling it back.

@faresnimer69 5 ай бұрын

I am thinking to buy it ,can u tell me how is this camera?

@mpbcom 4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the review! I definitely didn't buy it with selling it in mind, but I've just found it has ended up being more than I've needed for the type of work I'm doing at the moment. However, it does work out a lot cheaper to buy something and trade it in later, then it does to hire something for a long period of time. There is always depreciation to consider, but when you pop that up against the standard rental fee for a camera like this, it actually makes buying and then trading it back in for something else an absolute bargain! Thanks for watching! Amy

@mpbcom 4 ай бұрын

Hey there, if you're thinking about buying it, I'd definitely give the review a watch. It is an amazing camera, the quality is incredible, along with the AF, IBIS and video features. It is a real powerhouse!

@Katzeblow 6 ай бұрын

Do you recommend buy a Sony a1 at this point if money is not a problem or should I just wait for the Sony a9iii

@mpbcom 6 ай бұрын

When I shot this video I would have said an A1, however, if I reshot it now, I'd be finding it very hard to not be craving the a9 III. Realistically, I'm not a predominantly professional sports or wildlife shooter, and I would prefer more megapixels for my style of shooting - but there is no denying the game-changing tech the a9 III delivers. I hope we see more implementations of the global shutter design across all flagships. In short, it depends on what you're shooting. The a9 III is undoubtedly incredible, but it is also going to be expensive, hard to get your hands on for a while, and not particularly high resolution. 2024 is an Olympics year, and I would imagine business preorders will be prioritised. So actually getting hold of an a9 could be a bit of a slog. Maybe going for an A1 for now and then trading that for an a9 III a little later down the line when they're more readily available is the way to go. Hope this helps! Thanks for watching - Amy

@PhotoTrekr 4 ай бұрын

The A7R5 is a great camera. That's why I have two of them. But, to be honest I don't need everything that it can do. And I'm getting older and looking to downsize my gear. I've already bought an A7CR and A7CII. So, the next step will be to sell the A7R5s even if someone will have to pry them from my hands.

@Xstandsfor 4 ай бұрын

What’s your price for one of them? 😅 I’m jumping from my A7RIII

@PhotoTrekr 4 ай бұрын

@@Xstandsfor I'll be listing them on fredmiranda.

@kingfisher111 6 ай бұрын

in what occasions does one shoot more than 1/3000 ? what is shot at 1/16000?

@mpbcom 6 ай бұрын

There are quite a few instances where faster shutter speeds are useful. Wildlife, sports, freezing a specific moment or action. For me personally it's about having as much control over how I want to shoot as possible. If it is a bright, sunny day, but I want to shoot wide open to narrow my depth of field, I'm going to need to be able to crank that shutter speed right up! Hope this helps and thanks for watching! Amy

@kingfisher111 6 ай бұрын

@@mpbcom i get the point. what i cant get my head around is usually ,u need this fast shutter speed to capture motion. u generally want as much natural light to get in as possible. i shoot racing cars/bikes and fighter jets. for all that1/2500-3000 is more than enough. anything more, dulls the image due to less light coming in. i wanted to know just for my general knowledge as to what one has to shoot in order to go to 1/16000.

@chloescanlon1107 6 ай бұрын

Have you left Wex now?

@mpbcom 6 ай бұрын

I have! I'm based here at MPB now! Thanks for tuning in 🙂 Amy

@williamharding1319 3 ай бұрын

I don’t know much about golf but that swing looks legit to me. 👏

@UnionCountyPhotography 6 ай бұрын

"that is the point in this camera, its for professional use" id say im professional just so i can use this camera 😅😅 mainly for aircraft but the main thing i want it for is the 61MP sensor so i have a bit of reach if i need to crop closer

@mpbcom 6 ай бұрын

It really is excellent if having the capability to crop is something you're after, it gives you a lot of flexibility! Thanks for watching! Amy

@derJackistweg 7 ай бұрын

9:48 That is a bug. Sony product Management or more precise the product owner will totally agree on that. It is a bug that they couldnt fix before launch. Would be a deal breaker for me.

@laurencewhite4809 5 ай бұрын

It's not a bug, it is exactly the same on a7IV. It is just how Sony chooses to do it.

@derJackistweg 5 ай бұрын

Sony chooses to leave this bug as it is, because they do not WANT to fix it. This is called "by design" In Software development. Just a description for to much work.@@laurencewhite4809

@ericaceous1652 7 ай бұрын

Nice review - real question is, what are you replacing the A7RV with?

@mpbcom 7 ай бұрын

That is a _great_ question! And one that I have absolutely no answer to. There are some cameras out there I love, but I do have a whole Sony system to think about. Maybe an A1 or an A7 IV (I also really enjoyed getting stuck in with the A7 III again recently), no doubt the answer will appear on the channel sometime soon! Thanks for watching and so glad you enjoyed the video - Amy

@kristijanignjatovski8487 7 ай бұрын

Canon 😁

@ccudjoe89 7 ай бұрын

pretty sure you can keep your manual picture and video settings seperate. its an option in the menu that you need to enable or disable

@yusei151 7 ай бұрын

yeah its in the menu, they clearly didnt research that.

@mpbcom 7 ай бұрын

It does have this (which I have found thanks to the comments on this video), annoyingly it isn't off the switch itself, and having owned it for nearly 10 months I hadn't come across it - so my new annoyance is that it isn't set as default 😂 Thanks for watching! Amy

@ccudjoe89 7 ай бұрын

@@mpbcom bahahhahahaha. love this response!

@thegorn Ай бұрын

You'd think that a reviewer would know this. Not very switched on.

@jonasmajor1 5 ай бұрын

True

@FramesTM 6 ай бұрын

It's an absolutely beautiful camera

@mpbcom 6 ай бұрын

Isn't it just! Thanks for tuning in! Amy

@Brani1974 6 ай бұрын

So knowing you can keep stills setting separate from video, have you really sold it?? You can also shoot into smaller files... so i think selling something because its too good for me is a bit silly... especially knowing you lose money doing so and then what will you buy?...

@mpbcom 6 ай бұрын

Hey there, I am selling it yes. That setting definitely wasn't the only thing persuading me to do so, there's quite a few other reasons I chat about in the video too. I think depreciation could be an issue in some cases, luckily not in mine. I am quite entrenched in Sony so I'll likely stick within that system somewhere - although I haven't decided where yet. I also love the new Leica Q3, the Canon R5 / R6, the X-T4, the X100 series, the LUMIX S1 - the list goes on and on really! There really is just too much choice! Thanks for watching, hopefully I'll make my mind up soon! - Amy

@meat_loves_wasabi 6 ай бұрын

For a simpler camera with less features and slower performance the Q3 is a great option…the A7R5 does feel too bulky to carry around sometimes

@mpbcom 6 ай бұрын

Guess what I’m testing right now… 👀 thanks for tuning in! Amy

@koldenrjk 2 ай бұрын

What’s a Q3? Looking to downsize also. 5 too many menu items.

@meat_loves_wasabi 2 ай бұрын

It’s a 60mp FF sensor fixed lens camera from Leica

@lpolakoff 7 ай бұрын

My A7RV holds settings……. ???

@ericmeter8269 4 ай бұрын

Amy is the best. Wish I could afford everything she recommends.

@twbrkfd1733 3 ай бұрын

Wow! You don't even have a strap on it! A $4000 camera...don't drop it.

@burundipixelproduction3326 6 ай бұрын

Let me buy it from you

@mpbcom 6 ай бұрын

I'm sure there will be some on our site soon! To make sure you don't miss one, you can set up an alert. Thanks for tuning in! Amy

@faresnimer69 5 ай бұрын

10 fps it’s not much,my small camera the Sony rx100 m5 shoot 25fps raw +gpg

@mpbcom 4 ай бұрын

You're right, it isn't a huge fps rate, but the size of the images are gigantic because of the 60MP full-frame sensor so it makes it much more of a challenge to buffer large fps rates. It's a limitation to keep in mind if this is a camera you're considering for sure! Thanks for watching - Amy