BUYING THE SONY A7II IN 2023! 

thank you!

Exactly, most of the new features on newer camera on convenience features! Which are great to have but not a must for pro results

Im happy to hear that you have had a similar experience to me! Too many people get caught up spec chasing. Just because a new camera came out, the one from previous generation is deemed "not usable" which isn't true. I want to build my channel around showing off old gear and how we can still get great results using it!

Can I see your work I’m thinking about Buying one today

@@itsmenuke Sure, take a look I have about 80 videos on my channel it's dan noringer channel. All of the A-roll is done on A7m2 with a 28mm lens, note that the color is fine, but because of lighting on the A roll(using incandescent), the color temperature is a bit on the reddish side, but that's not the camras fault, that's the lighting and colorization. if I did the A roll during the day, I would get a much more natural color temperature, as the camera records what it sees.

Finally some one that gets it, some times people get caught up on “ this is newer so it’s better”. 9/10 times it will be, how ever it dosnt mean older cameras are all of the sudden obsolete. I personally love my a7ii and you are right if you learn the weaknesses and it’s sweet spots this cameras image quality can hold it’s own!!! Thanks for the support and the great comment I plan to start revolving this channel around all old gear in current day. I’ll be uploading some thing a little bit more in detail and thought out about the Fuji film xe1. I hope you are enjoying the a7c !!!

I would love to see everyone's pics and results from their A7ii feel free to share your social media handles if you are posting your work out there!

Now that’s based.

Thank you so much for the positive words, I’ve only recently started speaking in front of the camera and appreciate your support very much !!! I’m glad you are happy with your purchase !

I have enough regret for the both of you, and I never even owned the camera… Good video anyway… …

@@superzero4250 i came from using canon 500D for almost a decade just for hobby, and the last 2 yrs of it i did some paid shoots. The Budget that i got from a corporate gig was enough to buy an A7III with a kit lens and maybe one prime. That's why I opted for the a7ii so i can purchase more lens. I'm more of a photog.

@@JanLeviSanchez I came to this video out of curiously. I am of the mind that virtually any camera made in the last eight years, is a camera that one could acquire, and not really go very wrong, especially for photography. This coming from Canon’s EOS 5D Mark II/III. But know, your story is unique only to you, as I am very familiar with versions of your scenario time and again, only the cameras are different. What I do find more interesting, is that, for all the technical advancements you and this video maker bought into the Sony A7III, the A7II has none of that. Yet I am fairly certain that you or he will not venture into other brands or formats because of perceived deficiencies. The irony being, the A7II has those and even less… The more you get into this the more you will realize, the cameras become less relevant. The glass (lenses) is what you are really buying into: Leica, Zeiss, Nikkor, M.Zuiko, G Master, Sigma, etc., etc. Which is why you even considered the A7II in the first place… …

@@superzero4250 yes totally agree. I prefer collecting the needed glasses first. With my decision to go for the A7II, was able to purchase an 85mm1.4 GM, sigma 135mm 1.8, and zeiss 16-35 f4 right off the bat last yr, and just added my latest samyang 24-70 this week. As for my needs, the technology that's in the A7II will suffice for now. Hehe.

thanks for the recomendation, ive never shot with a nikon so cant give much of an opinion here but always cool to get some feed back and suggestions

Is it good for video and photo?

Awsome ! I’m glad you enjoy it !!!

Thank you so much ! I really appreciate the positive feed back and the time you took to watch I’ll be following up with more content soon here about the Sony a6300, go pro 5 , Mavic mini 2 in 2022

Thank you so much this is actually my most viewed video and I’m in aww of how much support I’ve gotten thank you again

Big upgrade super happy for you I have Came to realize how popular this camera is so even though I do own the a7iii I will be making more a7ii content

Nice congrats man ! I hope to see what you produce with it feel free to drop your ig I’ll check you out

awesome buy! thank you for the comment! i hope you enjoy your new camera!

I hope you enjoy!

glad this was useful for you!

what are you planning on takings photos or videos of?

I appreciate all this support

sony started producing these again? they need some firmware updates! haha

Thank you for the support!

100% agree with this!!!

i agree fully! slow focus but great results for any photographer that can be patient with the focus! i might make a video for best focus modes on the a7ii

@TRiddle 55 what website did you find the a7ii for $300 ?😅

thank you!

Thank you for the reply! To be honest without knowing a little more details or maybe showing some examples of the issue you are having its a little hard for me to identify the problem. Feel free to message me on Instagram and send me some of your examples and ill help as much as I can my Instagram is @danni.Alv With this said I might recommend with starting off by swapping out the kit lens, going with some thing in the range of 24mm or 35mm lens Prime. Also I noticed the sony shoots a little dark so more often than not I shoot with +1 exposure comp. but yeah if you want to link with me on Instagram ill help out with what I can

@@DanniAlv Thank you a lot! I wrote on instagram!

I love reading comments like this with appreciation for older cameras I think a lot of people write off old cameras or older cameras simply because there is a new and shiny thing that is out But that said, a lot of the features of the new cameras are ease of life features, and don’t significantly improve the actual image. I would love to see somebody compare an a74 and a72 and tell me the actual differences if they were both shot on the same lens and focus on the exact same thing. The only real difference between the images would be the path that it took to get to the same image meeting that day seven to probably struggled a little bit with focus on the a74 didn’t at all however, I would be shocked for somebody to show me the real difference, and be able to tell the difference between the two without any other information

Hey! I just got the A7II with the kit lense but want to start looking at newer lenses. What do you have in terms of better range ?

@@sponch1940 what do you mean? are you looking for suggestions for lenses with more zoom? if this is what you are asking, my question to you would be, do you have a budget in mind?

I have both and I would get the a7ii for STILL subjects or slow moving subjects for PHotography And the a6400 for video in my honest opinion

100000% for the things you mentioned above

No problem ! Thank you for commenting and I love Rage against the machine, Zack is a legend so I will take it as a compliment haha 🫡

I have, i also have one on the a6300 and the go pro 5....i will also be doing one on the a7iii and on the dji mini 2

thank you for the support!

Thank you for the feed back and the correction Woops !!!! I appreciate your support !!!

VI is six isn't it?

@@aidenvosper3551 that would be correct

Big facts

You can’t, I’m aware you can do this on the R2 and the a6400 how ever I promise you the function to add this to custom bottom the regular 2 isn’t available.

I shot this on a don’t a6300 with a sigma 16mm 1.4

For photography, having a full frame sensor beats APSC. However, if you want to do video primarily... Getting an APSC like the a6400 makes more sense

@@diasdigitales4148 Thanks. Actually ended up finding a Sony A7C kit for Amazon warehouse for $600 less than retail. Received a brand new one that just didn’t have a box.

thats my cousin, im crazy 7 on these streets. Just kidding haha

This is an excellent budget camera for land space and still subject that don’t move. The main problem with this camera is the focus speed and batttery life but if you are taking pictures of landscape and Astro should not be a problem I would recommend buying a battery grip for this

Thank you so much I’ll be back this month with some new content I hope you stick around

Well im going to give you the most honest answer possible. Ill start with your question, is this camera worth it. Yes, on so many levels this camera is worth the price and value that it brings in 2022. How ever as per what i stated in the video, this would probably not be my first choice camera video (keep in mind that, for video i shoot mainly music videos for musicians or interviews) With this said, there are many RU-vidrs who do use this camera for vlogging purposes and have done so successfully. I think the main problem with this camera when it comes to vloging is two things, and both those issues are solvable to a degree. Number 1, it has no front flip screen so you can not see your self while vlogging. The solution to this is to by a mirror attachment that lets you do so. you can buy said item for 19.99 cnadian on amazon. Here is the link for it below www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B08J711G8S/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Onto the next problem, which may be the bigger problem, the autofocus is a little slow. So in order to combat the flow autofocus i would reccoment using "Center focus" assuming that your face will be in the center of the screen when vlogging or if you prefer wide autofocus mode to use a WIDE lens 12mm-16mm lenses. With the above done, I'm sure you should have no problem vlogging, but if vlogging was your go to i would recommend other cameras like sony a600-a6300-a6400-a6500 or the sony NZXT all brilliant for vlogging, i hope this helps!! best of luck

sweet! thanks for leaving a comment! helps out a lot! glad to see that my video helped !

Oh no, do you not like your a7ii? If not why

@@DanniAlv Is many of a7II has broken shutter ? I only known a7III has broken shutter issue.

@@sunset5163 I have not personally experienced a broken shutter with my a7ii how ever came up recently with a few people I knew and it got me to google this, found a few post on reddit about it. so far the camera for me has been rock solid

@@DanniAlv no I love my camera I just wish I knew this so I would have just got the a7iii

@@itsmichellerobles that’s fair the a7iii is a solid camera ! I’m glad you still appreciate the a7ii I have lots of fun with it till this day !

Honeslty if these were my options i would get the a7ii for stills and the a6100 for video !!! great camera for great price in my opinion this is considering that I also have the a7iii

@@DanniAlv It sure is one of the best value propositions for Sony mirrorless out there. For the time being I can’t really justify a second setup, as I’d also need a FF lens to take advantage of the full sensor. Had I not wanted to do video and didn’t need a flip-up screen, the a7ii + Sony FE 85 1.8 would be great at around same price as the a6100 + Sigma 56 1.4 that I use. Then again that setup is small, practical, AF is fast af lol, and those Sigma primes are sharp. FF do produce cleaner images, but I usually ETTR so it gets close.

Thank you that is very kind im working on new content but struggle to get it out quickly

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Thinking about the same thing, dont know if i should go fullframe

It really depends what I’m doing if those are my two options and I was not bending on the options of cameras I would say Sony a7ii - still photography meaning that you are interested in taking pictures of still objects or people or landscapes etc A6400 for video

cant do that on this camera unfortunately, many people have this mistaken because you can do this on the a7r2 but and they assume because the a7r2 and a72 are so similar that they would run the same firmware but even then...you still cant do this I have a sony a7iii and a sony a6300/6400 and have this enabled on all the other cameras but yet do not have the ability to do this on the a7ii even with the most updated firmware unfortunately

nice! well for the most part I my self have been a portrait photographer who is now leaning towards adventure photography. With this said, I would say the a7rii and the a7ii are more than capable for this type of work. Yes, I think my biggest concern for this camera has always been comparatively speaking to the newer versions that it has slow auto focus, but when your subject is posing and not moving (Portrait photography) this is an easy thing to work with. I would also say that the extra MP on the R camera may not be all that much needed unless you are going to print BIG BIG if that is not some thing of concern I would highly recommend leaning towards the regular a7ii You can see some shots I've done with the a7ii on my IG @Danni.Alv

@@DanniAlv thanks man appreciate the opinion I’ll check it out

I upgraded from A7ii to A7rii couples of week now. Don’t forget to check your computer spec. A7rii files needs quite powerful computer to work with it in Lightroom (I use Lightroom) My early 2015 8g MacBook Air works quite well with A7ii raw but not with A7rii raw.

@@jazzjingjing thanks man noted.. i have a acer predator so i believe ill be fine ?

@@kosii135 I think that maybe you should download A7r2 raw files from any review websites (like dxo mark) and try to edit them on your notebook. It will clearly show that if your computer are powerful enough.

hahah best comment

to be honest, im not sure I never had the 6dmii. I have had a 5dmii and a 5dmiii. I would say it comparison to those specific cameras, be it as it may as they do focus faster than the a7ii in my opinion I would still trade. I took a trip to Mexico where I took the 5dmii and 5dmiii and after lugging around such heavy cameras it made me go mirrorless. Its just not worth carrying around so much weight plus lenses and what not. so for me I would definitely transition to mirrorless based on these specific things for me...but I'm not sure how important that is for you I know at the end of the day the 6dmki is still a capable picture camera

Thank you, if vlogging is your main focus I would probably steer towards a camera with quicker focus like Sony a6300, a6400 etc with a wide angle lens I love the Sony a7ii but auto focus’s is not its strongest feature specially when you are not looking at the screen and can’t verify focus

@@DanniAlv ok, thank you so much!

thank you so much for the support and feed back! all these comments have inspired me to want to make more videos about the a7ii so maybe I will make one on this lens To be very honest with you it really depends on what your standard is on good enough. I have the lens, and honestly I've used it once and never again! but that also might be because I have a total of 10 lenses to choose from. So if I want to use some thing wider, I grab my wide lens and if I want some thing more zoomed it I grab my 85 mm prime With this said, if I was just starting off or vlogging where "professional results" arent the standard than I sapose I could use the kit lens, how ever if I were looking to get serious about photography or video I would probably steer you in another direction or towards a different lens option. may I ask, what is it that you are looking to do with this camera specifically?

@@DanniAlv thank you! Waiting 😊

@@DanniAlv I'm planning to use it as a blogging camera and to take good photos of me :)

​@@bellafantastica Nice, so i would reccomend for vlogging trying to get some thing wider maybe some thing int he 16mm range. The reason for this is because you want to be able to hold the camera and point it at your self. As far as taking pictures of your self, I would recommend maybe a 50mm or some thing in that range. you could also just try to get a better zoom lens than the one that comes with it essentially another 24-70mm lens if you can find a 1.8 version of it I would say you are golden this might be the better outcome for you since you probably don't want to be switching back and forth with lenses !! i hope this was helpful!

@@DanniAlv Thank you!))

I would say get the a7ii but before I commit to that response what kind of photography are you planning for ?

@@DanniAlv just some portrait, product marketing, maybe some landscape, still product video once in a while etc. Non money making photos.

@@DADRacingYT go with this camera as it seems your subjects won’t be moving a whole lot

Great camera for a begginer, how ever what type of professional photography? if this is for lets say landscape id say this it more than enough camera. if you are looking for wedding work, or events id say spend the extra money get duo card slots for back ups! believe it or not at the time of this video I had not lost photos to memory error but now have and am kicking my self for not using the a7iii that day !

@@DanniAlv Thanks. Light model photography. I'm also looking at the Sony A6000, seems to be a god value

@@rafikz77 the a6000 is definitly okay for a beginner but I would not gravitate towards it for professional work as you stated in your original comment. i think what most people don't consider when they say my a6000/a64000/ etc is better then an a7ii is that they are looking at two photos shot in ideal situations in the same location etc but in real world situations, an aps-c image RAW falls apart very quickly in post and I feel that's where the real difference is I rather deal with an uncompressed RAW from the a7ii if you are shootings models, than they should stand still so I don't see focus speed being an issue here that's just my opinion thoughn

perfect for realestate i would say because of focus speed not being a factor at all in this case i would say always if you could get a better camera like the a7iii go for it but if this is what is in your budget and you are strictly focusing on still objects this camera would be perfect for you

caught me as im sitting on youtube, so I'm replying right away! haha Thats awesome, I think for me personally. If I was looking at mainly doing portraits (where your subjects stand virtually still) I would probably look to getting the bigger sensor! that's just the way I look at it. How ever with this said, you did mention shooting animal pictures, so depending on how important that is to you I might go with the a6400, I think over all the images are going to look better on the sony a7ii but the a6400 has the animal eye auto focus!! and if that's important to you I would definitely go with that, as getting a dog that might not stand still in focus with a slower focus camera like the a7ii could be a challenge. Not impossible, but challenging. With this said, I have another video on my channel. Buying the sony a6300 which is basically the a6400 without touch screen and IBIS so check that out! might give you some perspective!! i hope this helped, but to warap this up Photos mainly , slower or still subjects - BUY SONY A7II Videos priority, or fast focus for moving subjects - BUY SONY A6400

If you take a photo with the camera and upload the raw file to a website online it will tell you Try googling camera shutter count file uploader on google im sure it will come up

well to be honest most sensors these days can get up to that many shots, btw this is my other channel I'm responding from. How much are you getting it for? what condition is it in? (even though 36k out of 200k is not a lot in the grande scheme of things it can be a lot of wear on the camera its self) I would say at 36k shots if you are getting a good price for it and don't mind the trade off of missing certain things I mentioned in this video that is ould say go for it

I would say so, but if you want some thing for videos at a similar price range i would like at an A6400 or A6300

What is your main focus ? Photos or videos ? Please not that Sony has the S and the R for different purposes the a7s line is meant for video the a7r for photos and the regular a7 line are slapped right in the middle Your offer from a friend seems to be for a video camera and if this is your goal I would say it’s not bad I know the sii has better focus options than the regular ii with that said I would look at picking up a used A6300 or a6400 if video is your focus in that budget It’s more equiped for video and lenses are cheaper I have shot many music videos on this channel with the a6300 if you need a reference I hope this message helped

Very helpful thank you so much!

For photos itll do fine, look up an a7r2 tho ( 42mp ) , same gen

What currency

well, I can't say that I am the most knowledgeable person as I exclusively shoot in M mode. so maybe someone will want to correct me if I'm wrong here however, I could imagine that the exposure compensation dial would help with this. If your pictures are too bright try turning down the exposure compensation dial -1 and see if that helps.

its all good, i try to reply to everyone I possibly can. So to give the short run down, the answer is yes. Keep in mind people have been doing car photography for decades at this point even with cameras MUCH MUCH slower than the a7ii. With that said, no one here will argue that the a7iii is a better camera for VIDEO primarily and the focussing capabilities. With this said, IF your main main focus is photos, i think this camera is way more than capable. As i state in this video, i have photos that i have shot with the a7IV and the a7ii AND i would argue no one can tell the difference as to which is which, the difference is on my end with the work flow, the a7ii just takes a little more effort to get a tac sharp foccuss. but any capable photographer can do this with the a7ii, i feel that as we move into the future we are so spoiled with tech and features. that we rule out any thing that's a few years old as just "not good" when in reality, you can get professional results with this camera. Yes, you can get amazing results with the a7ii till this day. but like i said, focuses will just require a little more effort. also get some extra batteries if you can and some good lenses, i find it that my focus speed is better with native sony lenses

@@DanniAlv Thank you for your response I really appreciate it! I've done some research and I think the a7ii is the best bang for my buck since I'm literally a newbie and I'm really excited about picking up one and just start taking photos of my vehicle and learn from there.

@@santosmiguel7977 honestly, if you are starting out and are a newbie. This is a lot of camera! you are going to be happy!! one thing I do use on this camera a lot is one stop +1 of exposure compensation ! not all the time but like 90% of the time the camera shoots a little dark so I do that! but all in all great results

They did a7iii and up

if you are looking for some thing in this price range for music videos I probably would steer away from this for video in general as the focus will drive you nuts I would still recommend this for still photos but I've shot many music videos on the a6300 on this channel you might want to check out

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what kind of photography?

you mean photos of dogs? btw im replying from my other channel! keep in mind people have been taking photos of pets (great photos) long before the sony a7iii or any other snappy autofocus system is it possible...YES is it less convenient YES some times we get caught up in the things we are missing from the newer cameras, like dog eye auto focus how ever dog portraits didn't start with new auto focus systems. this was definitely some thing is as trying to state in this video, not to get caught up with what we are missing and focus on what is possible with whats within our budget