A production version of the long anticipated new Sony a7S III has finally arrived at the CineD headquarter for our lab test. How does it fare in comparison to its peers? Read on … Before we start, a little personal note from myself – when the predecessor, the Sony a7S II hit the shelves in Vienna on October 2015, I was rushing to the stores and bought it immediately as this was the camera to buy for full frame videography. I was very happy with it for more than 3 years, and end of 2018 I sold it as I was thinking a successor should come soon … well, it took quite a bit longer than that as we all know. Now in case you missed our real-world review (of a pre-production Sony a7S III), watch and read it here. The 10-bit Sony – good enough in 2020? Now we have October 2020 and the Sony a7S III is in my hands – and I am asking myself if I should rush to the stores again? After all, the camera landscape has changed and a lot of competing 10-bit full frame models from other manufacturers are readily available (Canon, Panasonic, Nikon, and the offerings from ZCAM just to name a few). Plus, in the meantime I bought a BMPCC6K – and I am super happy with it … Nevertheless, running the Sony a7S III through the lab was a task that I was looking forward to very much. All the...
Published By: CineD - Tuesday, 6 October, 2020