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EXPERT OPINION ON THE LATEST KIT

SONY ALPHA 7R III

Sony’s latest mirrorless full-frame camera takes its predecessor’s

superb resolution and throws in 10fps shooting too

www.sony.co.uk £3,199/$3,198 (body only)

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compressed raw files.
the A7R II’s at 42.4 million pixels, but
that Sony had the technology
to combine high resolution with this sensor is capable of outstanding Frame rates grab the headlines, but
high frame rates from the moment it quality – and the improvements to the they mean very little without the buffer
launched the Alpha 99 II in 2016, and last continuous shooting speeds are much capacity to go with them. If the A7R
Ƽå±ų cĜĩŅĹ ±ĹĹŅƚĹÏåÚ ƋĘå %íĂLjØ ƵĘĜÏĘ more important, because the new model III had the buffer capacity of a typical
ŞƚĬĬåÚ ƋĘå Ÿ±ĵå ƋųĜÏĩţ can top out at an amazing 10 frames non-professional camera, it would grind
„Ņĵå ĵĜčĘƋ Æå ÚĜŸ±ŞŞŅĜĹƋåÚ ƋʱƋƤƋĘå per second at full resolution. Not only to a halt after a burst of just a couple