I will NEVER SUBSCRIBE, and here is why: It's NOT because your content is not good; it's FREAKING AWESOME, man, and I truly LOVE IT ❤. But the reason I won't subscribe-and probably why others don't as well-is because this video is an answer to a question that I had, and that I will NEVER have again, especially as someone who's only doing this for work. I DON'T like photography, and I never will. I'm a naturally shy person, so I never feel comfortable near one. But I've got bills to pay, so I'm just doing whatever I need to do to get paid and go home xD. Well, there you have it. I hope this comment clears that up a bit 😅
These videos are really, really good Chris. Found this one from the Anton Bauer video (massively useful product). Many thanks for taking the time to make these, much appreciated.
Omg the eyecup is definitely my best bang for buck all time favorite accessoire for any camera. Awesome you touched on them in the beginning of the vid 👌
The nice thing about the A7 IV and I imagine the rest of the Alpha line, is that you can plug a smart USB powerbank into the USB-C connector and it charges a normal internal battery faster than you can drain it shooting video. So... this means that instead of a dummy battery to a D-tap or whatever, where you risk having the camera shut down if the connection goes south or a cable gets yanked, you can relax that your internal battery will be good for hours while you plug the smart power bank back in to the USB-C in the event it gets pulled out.
Excellent video Chris! My a7 IV arrived today, so I'll be getting a couple of the items you suggested, though probably not the body cap. And while some people may think those memory cards are expensive, compared to what I used to pay for CF cards when I first started shooting digital, they are very inexpensive!!! And they are absolutely the best. Cheers, Doc
I just received my A7 lV to replace my A7R 3 and was searching out accessories and clicked on your site. You have some great suggestions so I'm going to hit Amazon and make a few purchases today. It's nice to see Canadians with great RU-vid channels. Thanks for the recommendations
So with the external battery, the housing door on the camera doesn’t close all the way? There isn’t a slot on like the 7iii where you can run a wire through?
Man that battery thing looks crazy. My favorite accessory is the Ellie PD L Bracket... It is effectively an L bracket that can clip into the peak design capture clip. The other thing that I love is my Tripod head which is a Flexshooter mini.... It works well as a gimbal head, but then also effectively will work as a levelling base for normal work.
Omg I was trying to figure out a solution for that. I want to get an L bracket, but I refuse to give up my capture clip because I despise neck straps. Genuinely thought I was gonna have to make my own solution. Cheers.
I can't agree enough on the screen protector, I have an OG a7 I still use (very) occasionally (seriously, it's more of a museum piece at this point,) and the screen got all funky over the years from not using a screen protector. Not even scratched... just... funky. I want to get those eye cups for my a7RIII and a7RIV but I'm kinda worried about which one to get the RIV. It says it's the same one as for the RIII will work for the RIV but that camera is the same generation as the a1/a7SIII/a7IV so I would think that would be the eye cup to go for, no? Guess I can the one for my RIII and try it on the RIV to see if it fits and order accordingly.
screen protectors are so cheap too, no reason NOT to get one. As for the eye cup im not sure, never had a R series Sony, with amazon you can at least return it if it doesn't fit.
Hey Chris, I wanted to ask you an off topic question: Did you notice a difference in heat development between the A7IV and the SIII? Does the A7IV get hot faster (7k oversampling, 33mp)? I figured I‘d ask you since you have shot with both cameras!
@@chrisbrockhurst Thanks for getting back to me! I just made my purchasing decision based on your overheating test and comment! Really appreciate all the content! Keep it up!
Hi mate I’ve got an a7siii and a Fuji XT4 which I bought because I wanted to get an a74 for snaps but couldn’t get one. Should I trade them both for two a74’s as I’m t*rd at filming and the a7siii is overkill. Feel like the a74 might be more donkey-friendly! Cheers Rashid
@@chrisbrockhurst yeah gut says 2 a74’s. But I’ll keep the a7siii for a while to make sure! We do Instagram lives and photos at tournaments. The a74 from your reviews looks so capable. And it’s new and shiny and I can’t resist new stuff!
I take a "medium" size glove yet I find the grip on the IV MUCH less comfortable then my old "small" Sony A7RII and I get an inferiour hold/grip on it as well. The IV only has a bigger grip because it has a bigger battery and two card slots, not because "bigger is better". That's just some marketing bullshit as MILCs were initially marketed as being significantly smaller than a DSLR, now they are getting bloated, the same marketers are telling us that a "bigger grip" is better. For you maybe, but not in my experience. My wife OTOH, has small hands, and in her case the smaller older grip is objectively better in every way. Sony did NOT enlarge the grip to make it better. They made it bigger because they had to. That and size alone is not the end all of grip design, the grip on my Nikon 700 is almost exactly as large as the grip on my A7IV, yet due to its refined shape, I find that that grip feels much better than the grip on the IV.
My Peak Design clips frayed, then broke, I almost dropped my camera into a lake. And that was the 'new' thicker one. Why use a product that you constantly have to check for damage? Do not buy that crap.
