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Any theatre photographers out there using a Sony a9iii?
I'm a Nikon user (20 years now) and 99% of my work is theatre photography (both in the rehearsal room and then production photography at the dress rehearsal.
My workhorse cameras are two z7's and they are so great, super sharp, great colour, but they are coming on for 5-6 years now and they slightly falling apart and Its getting to the point where i need to think of upgrading. Trouble is the upgrade in nikon terms is a purely electrical sensor (no mechanical) As a theatre photographer this fill me with dread! I've seen enough of problems in theatres with banding, weird LED lighting and projection and video screens being used more and more, the idea that i would be stuck with no getout has been the source of nightmares!
I read about the a9iii and its global sensor (so no rolling shutter). I've been trying to do as much research into it but from a theatre photographer perspective i haven't really come across any real life reviews on it. So i wondered if any of you had any thoughts you could share with me on how it works for you in the theatre/concerts? I guess there are things i wonder about, such as how does it deal with low light? Or very contrasted scenes? Does it look noisy under high ISO's? Its only 24MP, its not that low, but lower that alot of others. Does the 24MP work for you and your clients ok? How about when images get blown up? I've read its got lower dynamic range, have you noticed that is a problem?
I guess basically for the price it is, is it worth it?
I'm a Nikon user (20 years now) and 99% of my work is theatre photography (both in the rehearsal room and then production photography at the dress rehearsal.
My workhorse cameras are two z7's and they are so great, super sharp, great colour, but they are coming on for 5-6 years now and they slightly falling apart and Its getting to the point where i need to think of upgrading. Trouble is the upgrade in nikon terms is a purely electrical sensor (no mechanical) As a theatre photographer this fill me with dread! I've seen enough of problems in theatres with banding, weird LED lighting and projection and video screens being used more and more, the idea that i would be stuck with no getout has been the source of nightmares!
I read about the a9iii and its global sensor (so no rolling shutter). I've been trying to do as much research into it but from a theatre photographer perspective i haven't really come across any real life reviews on it. So i wondered if any of you had any thoughts you could share with me on how it works for you in the theatre/concerts? I guess there are things i wonder about, such as how does it deal with low light? Or very contrasted scenes? Does it look noisy under high ISO's? Its only 24MP, its not that low, but lower that alot of others. Does the 24MP work for you and your clients ok? How about when images get blown up? I've read its got lower dynamic range, have you noticed that is a problem?
I guess basically for the price it is, is it worth it?
