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With the a7 IV now being delivered in Europe I thought I'd create a thread where early owners can share their first photos and impressions.
My own a7 IV arrived today and fortunately the sun managed to shine long enough for me to grab a few shots of Frank. All shots are SOOC JPEGs taken with the 70-200 F2.8 GM II lens.
The animal eye tracking is a big improvement over the a7III which rarely locked onto the eyes when Frank was running. It now locks on from quite some distance already and tracks really well. That said, it still missed his eyes a few times, more so when the light dropped. The orange ball would also grab the focus sometimes. But I think dog shooters will be quite happy, although milage may vary depending on your dog!
I used a CFexpress Type A card and it cleared the buffer almost instantly, even after a burst of 10-20 shots. It's just a pity these cards are so expensive and only slot 1 supports them. If you aren't shooting a lot of continuous bursts then I'd definitely stick with the much cheaper UHS-II cards.
I think it's going to take me a while to get used to the new menus, but they seem to be pretty intuitive.
The buttons and grip are similar to my a7R IV, but a big improvement over the a7III body.
The flip out screen is useful and makes taking low vertical shots a lot easier. You can also rotate it to help protect the screen whilst it's in your bag.
So, just a quick first impressions really as I've only used it for about an hour so far. Hopefully if the weather plays nice I'll be able to test the eye af on some birds over the next few days.
Please ask if you have any questions and I'll do my best to answer them. I also created an a7 III vs a7 IV comparison over on the blog if you are interested in all the differences between these two cameras.
My own a7 IV arrived today and fortunately the sun managed to shine long enough for me to grab a few shots of Frank. All shots are SOOC JPEGs taken with the 70-200 F2.8 GM II lens.
The animal eye tracking is a big improvement over the a7III which rarely locked onto the eyes when Frank was running. It now locks on from quite some distance already and tracks really well. That said, it still missed his eyes a few times, more so when the light dropped. The orange ball would also grab the focus sometimes. But I think dog shooters will be quite happy, although milage may vary depending on your dog!
I used a CFexpress Type A card and it cleared the buffer almost instantly, even after a burst of 10-20 shots. It's just a pity these cards are so expensive and only slot 1 supports them. If you aren't shooting a lot of continuous bursts then I'd definitely stick with the much cheaper UHS-II cards.
I think it's going to take me a while to get used to the new menus, but they seem to be pretty intuitive.
The buttons and grip are similar to my a7R IV, but a big improvement over the a7III body.
The flip out screen is useful and makes taking low vertical shots a lot easier. You can also rotate it to help protect the screen whilst it's in your bag.
So, just a quick first impressions really as I've only used it for about an hour so far. Hopefully if the weather plays nice I'll be able to test the eye af on some birds over the next few days.
Please ask if you have any questions and I'll do my best to answer them. I also created an a7 III vs a7 IV comparison over on the blog if you are interested in all the differences between these two cameras.
