Sony A7rIV and new accessories:
Sony A7rIV in USA/CA at BHphoto, Adorama, FocusCamera, Amazon, Henrys.
Sony A7rIV in EU at Calumet DE, ParkUK, WexUK, Calumet NL.
Sony A7rIV in Asia at Sony Japan. Sony Australia.
Sony VG-C4EM grip in USA at BHphoto, Adorama, Amazon, FocusCamera, ParkUK, WexUK.
ECM-B1M Digital Audio Shotgun Microphone at BHphoto, Park UK.
XLR-K3M Mic at BHphoto, Park UK.
Sony A7R4 First Impressions
Albert Dros
A few weeks ago Sony asked me if I wanted to do a quick test run with the -at that time- unannounced Sony A7R4. I was pleasantly surprised as I (and I am sure many others) expected the A7S3 to come out first. I obviously agreed and was excited to test the new camera as one of the first in the world. I was only able to test the camera for about 2.5 days so I can’t go too much in depth. This article is about my first impressions and you can expect my full review when I have the camera for a few months.
Note that at the time of writing this article, I was only able to shoot in JPG with the camera. There is currently no software to process the RAW files. So all of the images you see in this article are shot in JPG and some are slightly edited (contrast adjustment, slight color adjustments), cropped and/or straightened.
For better quality images, check the gallery at the end of this article.
First things first: this camera is from the R series. R meaning resolution, it comes without a doubt that the new R4 is the next step in resolution: it comes with a 61 megapixel sensor which is the biggest megapixel sensor for full frame on the market. It’s about 50% more megapixel than the A7RIII which is a huge increase. I’m sure all the trolls will start streaming ‘Who needs 61 megapixel anyway!?’ But in these times, a lot of people, including me, really benefit from a higher resolution. I often sell licenses of images for billboards and the bigger the megapixel count really helps with the quality here. Bigger megapixel also means you can crop an image much more and still get great quality.
