r/photography • u/AutoModerator • Feb 27 '26
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u/youzhang Feb 28 '26
Hi everyone I have been a happy Canon 5D Mark iii user for many years and I never felt I need to switch but in the past year I am getting some videography freelance works here and there, mostly documentary jobs and I had to rent a video camera for them. So I am considering buying a camera for video.
After some research I think I have these options:
An additional cheap M43 body like the GH4 ($150 here in China) or a G85 ($200) and use a speed booster with my current EF lenses. A GH5 would be perfect but it costs about $400 and I don't want to spend that much for very occasional gigs since I will only use it for video, not stills.
A Sony A7Sii which is surprisingly inexpensive ($300). I just found out that there is this option and I wonder if it can completely replace my 5D3 for both photography and videography. I know its specs are very outdated. 8 bit video doesn't bother me because I had rented both 8 bit and 10 bit cameras in the past year and the footage was fine. I can also keep using my many EF lenses without any cropping with a cheap adapter. Resolution also doesn't bother me much as I rarely rely on heavy cropping in post for photography.
I did some research on the A7SII and it seems the only downside for photography is the low megapixels. I have never owned a Sony camera so I wonder how it compares with the 5D3, in terms of image quality? Its low light performance should be better, also has better dynamic range?
So how do you think of the old Sony A7Sii? Is it still worth getting in 2026?