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During training with the Sony A7SIII a common question I get is: since you can't use Super 35 mode in 4k video,  can you still use APS-C lenses to film with? It's logical that you can't use Super 35 mode (= APS-C sized video mode) in 4k since the A7SIII films 4.2k in full sensor readout. Hence you can only use the Super 35 mode in FHD (1080p). In Sony full frame mirrorless cameras you can always switch between using the camera full frame or in APS-C. For photo you always sacrifice megapixels. The A9/A9II/A7II/A7III's 24MP becomes 10MP in APS-C, A7RIII's 42MP becomes a usuable 18MP in APS-C, A7RIV's 61MP becomes a very decent 26MP in APS-C. The advantage for photo is that you can turn a 600mm lens into a 900mm lens without teleconvertor. All info about this feature in this article + video The A7S-series have a 12MP sensor ( to be used as a lowlight behemoth with those giant-sized photocytes in the sensor - factcheck: https://www.digicamdb.com/specs/sony_a7s-iii/

You can do crazy videothings with the new videocentric A7SIII camera without it overheating and I hope to be able to test several of those (Yes, including making a vertical TikTok or IG video in 4k 120fps or FHD 240fps.. speaking about overkill for those platforms 😇)  But my main focus is photography and while some say 12MP " just isn't enough to be considered as a pro photocamera ",  I still remember days when we were whowed by 8MP pro photocameras. Times have changed.. but if you want you can still make a picture that doesn't need cropping. Depends on the chosen subject and the in-camera framing. Just don't expect to be making large prints (I mean: larger than A3 chemical prints) and then the 12MP covers it perfectly. I'm off now, trying to get the most out of the crazy fast autofocus (even at EV -6), the nearly limitless RAW-buffer (+1000pix buffer with the CFExpress A), the 15+ stops of dynamic range and best of all: the ISO 40 to ISO 409600 (yes, you r

Been testing this little beauty for a while now. It was as much fun to use as the RX100 VII  was last summer... However: the fully articulated LCD-screen on the ZV-1 was a huge bonus and on the downside:  for photo work ( 24fps is a blast! )  I really missed the pop-up EVF of the RX100's. Then again: this camera is aimed more at videographers ( I love the 4k vertical video feature and the HFR function --> 1000fps video is just crazy for such a tiny camera! ) Truth is: the only moments you really struggle to compose on the LCD-screen are in bright sunlight, in the rain and while wearing polarized sunglasses ( damn my RayBan addiction !) But if you're photographing humans or animals (or filming humans), you can simply trust the "Real Time Eye Auto Focus" to find the target. It's even faster & more acurate than on an A7III.   The audio you get out of this tiny body even without an external mic is fenomenal due to the 3 capsules who record sound in 3D stereo. T

Yesterday I was testing these 2 mirrorless flagship cameras side by side with comparable lenses (A9II + 24-70mm f2.8 GM and A6600 + 16-55mm f2.8 G) and I wondered if people could spot which is which? And then it got out of hand.. a little weird even. Well.. very weird maybe.. but the question remains: which camera made which picture? Some answers: on Flickr .

After spending some quality time with the new A7RIV & the new RX100VII , last week I was able to test pre-release models of the A6100 & A6600 .  Eventough the A6100 will be the replacement for Sony's mirrorless entry level APS-C A6000 and the A6600 will replace the current APS-C flagship camera (A6500)  both cameras were a pleasure to shoot with. They both have the super fast AF from the A6400 (with real time tracking & real time eye AF for human/animal like the A6400, A9, A7RIV, RX100VII), no video recording time limit (not even in 4K), the flip-up screen from the A6400, build in timelapse, slo-mo video and microphone-jacks. But the A6600 uses the Z-battery from the A7III/A7RIII/A7RIV/A9 (hence a bigger grip), has IBIS, has a headphone jack, has video picture profiles including S-log + HLG (like the A6400), better build quality, way more menu options and eye AF in video (like A7RIV & RX100VII). It actually combines the best of A6500 + A6400 + the new gen-IV f