Sony A7CII // 1 Year Later Review
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In this video we're going into my 1 year later thoughts and review of the Sony A7CII.
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I switched from a Nikon Z6ii to the A7Cii a month ago and I've quite literally had the best shots of my life so far. The colors, the autofocus, the menus, the ability to shoot crop sensor with the click of a button is severely underrated. S-Log3 cleaner than a bar of soap. This camera truly is perfect for anyone creating a broad spectrum of content imo
Glad I came across your comment. I’ve been debating to either get the A7cii, z6ii or Zf.
I’ve been leaning more towards the A7cii because of the lenses being smaller compared to the z mount lenses. I am not a professional photographer so I want a camera that will be less noticeable while walking around.
Usually the z lenses are so big, they scream “photographer!” Whereas the e mount lenses seem smaller in comparison.
@@WidePhotographsthe single thing the Z6ii did better was astrophotography, I have not found anything else yet. Sony’s glass is definitely more compact and I like the quality a little more too. Z6iii just came out tho.. that might contend.
@@kyletaylor73 the z6iii is for sure out of the question because it is larger. Looking for a smaller form factor. May have to decide if paying the extra $800 for full frame is worth it. A6700 $1,399 vs A7cii $2,199
@@WidePhotographs B&H has a good compare feature to see how the 2 stack up against each other. I know photographers doing similar work to me who use the 6700 and they do well for themselves
@@kyletaylor73 thanks, I’ll look into it and continue to search for more videos. But as of this moment, my mind is towards the a6700 because of price.
Absolutely loved this camera since getting it last year. It’s the camera I use for all the shoots I do for hotels and wineries in my agency and it’s so reliable. Very much a dream camera for me! Love the video!
Glad to hear it’s been as reliable for you as it has for me!
Sold my a7iv for a7cii after using it for 3 years. Absolutely love it. The size of the a7cii makes me want to bring it everywhere.
Great to hear
Exactly what I am debating on doing.
How about A7cR ?
@@IzaanFitnessA7cr is the better option but cost $900 more. If you’re not a professional, the A7cii is better choice. If you don’t want full frame, get the a6700.
Sony a74 & sony a7c 2
best videography camera????? sir
Great long term review. Currently working on mine, but I agree with everything you said!
Thanks man!
Love that camera too! Thanks for showing us how it also works for professionals like yourself and Chris.
As a voice over artist, it makes me sad to see creator of your calibre promoting AI voice over… eff AI
I agree. I have a generic natural northern voice that works well for corporate and where honesty is vital. In addition, I have honed my skills in Chracter work. I worked hard for my 1st in English Language and use my skills to create adverts and commercial scripts for radio. To advocate the use of AI really doesn't sit well with me. Sorry. Please support talent, not artificial un natural fakery.
My main camera is the A7RV, but I have the A7Cii for travel/edc, video and backup. The largest lens I use on this camera is the 20-70 F4. I also use the Sigma 35 F2 & 65 F2.
Dude that A7RV is amazing
Chris, I apologize for the insensitivity of my previous comment. Although I find it frustrating to see so many ads for Artlist, I understand that sponsorships are a substantial source of income for CZcams content creators, and I can't legitimately fault you for partnering with a company you like. Thank you for the quality content you provide.
Traded my A7C to fund my A7RV and while I love that camera I’m looking at the A7CII and ZV-E1 because I miss the form factor.
I did a similar trade. Not that I regret the capabilities of the A7RV, I do miss the form factor of the A7C.
It’s been my most favourite camera since the EOS R. 🥰
I honestly think that you have the best channel on CZcams.
Every video is informative, educational and done superb!
Thank you.
I use the a7cii along side with my FX6 all the time.
That green shirt is actually rad
He’s not wearing black!!!
I think it's worth saving up a bit more for this one. If only for the front dial. And 10 bit. And auto framing.
this came at the perfect time. Just as I am considering getting the A7Cii very soon. Would you recommend the A7Cii over the A7CR for things like product photography and a backup camer for video to the ZV-E1?
this would be an amazing camera along side the zv-e1. its a photography beast with some pretty good video features. Great for photography and a good b cam since you can easily match the color grade or just use S-Cinetone on both. I woud get the II over the R unless you really want the high resolution for crop needs when your lens cant reach
Love my A7Cii. Just wish Sony would’ve released an A7Cs as well. I just can’t get by with the ZVE1 ergonomics.
Currently using the A7IV for bigger lenses (Sony 135/1.8 GM, etc.) and the A7CR as a small camera for every day. The 60 MP sensor allows a lot of cropping - so my most used lense on the A7CR is the light tamron lense 20-40/2.8.
Thank you. I ended up adding this to my collection and sold both my A7C and A7IV and also bought the A7CR. My travel bag now has both compact C bodies and smaller lenses like the 24-50/2.8 G, 70-200/4 MACRO G OSS II, and an other small primes I alternate between. Still also have my full size full frame bodies like the A1 and A7RV but us larger GM & GMII lenses on those. Would love to see the improvements you suggested. Maybe in the A7CIII. Take care.
Where do I find those Sony film emulations for the jpgs? Those photos look great!!!
I would like to see a white body version for every Sony camera (even for the FX lineup)❤
Oooooooo interesting idea
Can you make a realistic wishlist video for the A7V? Mine is as follows:
- Same 33 MP sensor but better low light performance (lower noise) and better dynamic range
- Higher burst rate (at least 15fps)
- New improved AI autofocus
- 8 stop IBIS
- Comes with the new improved battery
- Better passive cooling
I’ve covered it in various videos before but I think were a ways off before that camera drops yet
You forgot a 4k60 mode without crop…if possible😢
most important no crop in 4k60
i just bought mine yesterday. Perfect timing!
Hope you enjoy it!
The A7cii replaced my Sony NEX5n very nicely! Not as compact as the 5n, but it's 4x times the quality and utilizes the lenses i have for my fx3.
I ve got to say i bought the A7C II for photo and video but whenever i photograph an event i often will go back to using my trusty A7 iv as my main camera because of the joystick and i find the grip much better and i don't even have large hands at all. So be wary of this difference, the small grip and lack of joystick for focusing can be quite a challenge compared to the A7 IV, but yeah the lack of grip can easily be resolved by buying an extra grip
Helllll yeah Chris!! The A7cii is 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼
Love mine!!
💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻 lets goooooo
Great video, can I ask what make your lens hood is for your 35mm zeiss and where did you get it? Thanks
This question right here! I need this hood. This is my GO TO lens.
Haoge LH-S35B is the model
@@chrisbrockhurst thank you 🙏
Hey Chris! I've recently picked up this camera to replace my old A7C and love the new camera, especially the video capabilities (10 bit slog3) but I'm noticing that the new A7Cii colors are leaning cooler and more "pastel" whereas my old A7C was warmer and in my opinion better for skintones. I'm wondering if you have noticed a shift in colors as well and if you've any thoughts on how to obtain colors similar to the old version?
I use the A7IV for real estate photography and a bcam for video shoots. I’ve been thinking about switching. From what I can tell, the over heating appears to be on par with the A7IV. My fear is photography and shutter. Have you had any issues? And would you recommend the switch
Is the reduction of the size of the A7C series compared to the regular A7 series really large enough to make difference when traveling????
A small strip of transpore tape on your chest will stop your mic tape/sticky pad falling off in the heat. Also, you can remap the red record button to be an additional custom button and use the shutter to trigger recording (if you haven't done this already). Also also, you can bake in the 2.35:1 aspect ratio to your JPEGs in camera, but it has to be done one at a time.
Great to know. Thanks for sharing
I have this combo and i love it
Got my favorite lens on there. Underrated.
Would love a similar one with the ZVE1
Maybeeeeeee
No way! I used that same voice for my voiceover I released of why I got the a7cii last week! That’s cool you picked the same one! Haha I actually got convinced to pick the camera from a previous video of yours!
Haha great minds think alike
@@chrisbrockhurst definitely!
A7Cii gonna sell like hotcakes...Oh wait
It did haha
Sold in big numbers waited ages for mine. Worth the wait
Chris, would you rather have the this A7CII or the A7CR please?
Great job on the video Chris! Thanks for making it. Nice to get a name-drop for Valley of Fire. As a Las Vegas local, it's my go-to recommendation for anyone looking to go on a photo drive.
Chris, I’m glad to hear you mention about the camera freezing up at times. I couldn’t figure out why mine was doing that. I thought it may have been because I was shooting in S&Q mode in modes 1,2 or 3 accidentally instead of M(manual).
I’ve had to take the battery out at times because the screen would freeze.
What lenses did you find that was happening with?
@@chrisbrockhurst I was using the Sony 16-35 G with power zoom lens. On another occasion I was using the Sony Zeiss 35mm 1.4.
I would notice before the camera would freeze its auto focus capability would be hindered and or not show the green boxes on screen while pressing whatever button you use to obtain focus.
Hopefully this is probably something Sony could troubleshoot and patch up with an update assuming it’s an issue across the board.
Nice video ! Would you take A7iv considering now it’s cheaper than a7cii or would you go for a7cii , it looks like a7cii has better autofocus and some uptadet settings ?i will use it for hobby mostly and some of my work projects .
Factor size into this the most and make your decision focused on that. They are very very similar cameras
@@chrisbrockhurst thanks for your reply ! Yes you are spot on ,they are very similar .i have been struggling to make a decision for some time now .I have had the chance to compare them for some short time and I think a7cii has the edge on the size and the autofocus ! Hopefully i will have a7cii soon !
Keep up the good content 👏🏻
@@ardianibishi3581I know it’s not the Cii, but I have the A7c and went to the A7iv. Still have the c, but really hardly use it. More for back up and b cam. It’s great, but I love having the better evf and dual slots of the 4. Plus I have bigger hands and the feels better to me. Not having the better evf on the C in daylight seems harder to me. I also wear glasses, so that factors. Just another thought towards your purchase. Good luck!
@@jddorland thank you so much for your thoughts I appreciate it .
Yes you are right , i have seen some videos some creators say that the evf is a litlle better on cii but the 4 kills it .about dual slots it’s not a deal breaker for me .
For me what made me like cii more is the better autofocus when i compared them both cii was better in details wich makes it easier while with the 4 you have to always be careful and check where is focusin, and also the options of applying colors in video so i don’t need to edit to much as a begginer .
It is a headache to choose between this 2 😄
@@ardianibishi3581 yup. It’s just money :) The dual cards was more nice to have then needed for me. I added the small rig grip to my A7c. And then really it was about the size of the 4. I don’t think you’ll be unhappy with either, unless you just want to have a better evf to look through.
Can you share where you get the square hood on your camera please. It’s look really amazing
There’s another comment on here somewhere where I referred to the model number
@@chrisbrockhurst Thanks man 😄
Great video! Love this type of long term real world review. I’d love to buy your A7R V if you sell it!
Send me a message on IG and let’s make it happen.
Hello Chris, Nice to see your Sony cameras videos and their information. Can you make a comparison video of OM5 Olympus Vs Sony A7cII?
Can you recommend this camera as first camera to start a career as photographer? Thank you.
The A7CII is far from perfect ... but for me it is perfect... 😊
LOL I have small hands, but the two full frames i have are the RV and CII
which film sims are you using for your jpegs? eg girl on the swing. Really like the colors there.
What are the Sony film simulation and were can i get them?
I want to know as well
I have tried to answer twice,but CZcams removed my reply because I added a link, I think. So I must try to answer more cleverly 😅
Check out Sony Film Simulations at veresdenialex. You must add the triple w in front, and the com at the end.
Alex has made over 60 simulations now!I bought them a couple of weeks ago. Tested just a few yet, looks promising. You program the simulations in Picture Profiles (PP), and using manual white balance gives the best results. I would see videos on his youtube channel. On his web page, there is also a forum.
I was impressed that our Sony cameras have such powerful colour settings/programming in PP (which is usually used for video, but also for jpegs).
Chris, thanks for the video. I have the a7rv. It’s a great camera but I have been considering the A7cii for travel. Do you have a link for the SmallRig L-Bracket. I looked on their website, but don’t see one.
Jump on Amazon, they have a bunch on there
any recommended ND filters for the zeiss 35mm
How do you think it would do for astrophotography?
great camera but the one card slot is a big no for me for paid work and as an EDC its still too expensive, even used..
Has become my daily carry
I can easily see that
What gear are you using on your lens? That extension?
Is it a matte box?
It's just a square lens hood he's using.
How much is the small rig with the area Swiss?
I have the same camera and its awesome but what film simulations settings are you using? and what program do you crop to get the 2.35:1 cause i download the images and forget that I was supposed to crop it in that setting.
I have the A7Cii and have watched all your videos on it. I’m at the point where I want to spend around $1100 on a lens. Should I get the Sigma 24-70ii or the Sony 24-50 2.8?
The Sony 24-50 is going to pair a lot nicer!
@@chrisbrockhurst Thank you!
Hey man, what's about the not fully mechanical shutter? Any problems you ran into?
Nope
is it me or are some of the shots very pixelated?
Change the res, internet speed probably a bit slow and CZcams downgrades the res
im seeing the same thing. especially at 1:30
i think its a bitrate issue while exporting??
im playing this in 1440p with my 1440p monitor. it's definitely not a internet issue and probably not a youtube issue either
I don’t find the video as sharp as the A74 and colour is not so great out of camera .Maybe I have a bad one .
sony film simulations? Please tell me more!
And why not the a7cR if you have the R5 and are thinking of potentially sell it?
Great question. I don’t think the R is worth it for the cost, just my opinion though. My video before covers why
@@chrisbrockhurst well it’s still much cheaper than the R5. I’ll try to find you other video.
And now Sony, give us LUT import for stills ❤
Plsssssssss
@@chrisbrockhurst would you choose the A7cii over the x100vi?
How is the 35mm? You mentioned it was old. AF still fast?
Honestly i enjoy using it!
Great video
Do you use the 24mm f2.5 sometimes with the a7cii?
I havnt tried that
@@chrisbrockhurst I think you will love it
Hi❤
Hello
Is it 4k 10 bit?
Up to 60fps
Я вот думаю zv e 1 🎉
😎
Love the video, I’m sure your aware of this, you said it has oversample 6k sensor, not 7k sensor. I’m sure your on a tight deadline and was like I’m going fix that and take the video. Thx for hearing me out
Really nice camera! I have paired it with my Tamron 17-50mm f2.8! 📸
Very nice
you mean 17 50 f4?
@@troywalt4834Yes sorry F4. It was late 😉
@@Pfagnan haha yeah i was like if this lens exists i definitely need it
Just keep using you’re a7iv simple
It’s gone!
Why so much walking? lol