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I can do without the mini-tripod and mini backpack, but the rest of it is great for starting photographers. The price is about right on this one. The lens is pretty good to get started with, and the full frame/APS-C capability allows for the use of much less expensive lenses to be adapted to it. It's a great camera, and takes decent video. It has a high ISO setting, but starts getting noisy around 1200, and takes photos in RAW format; also JPEG, but who wants that? I ended up getting a new bag for it, and some spare batteries(they die fast), but other than that it's a nice package. If you want to take serious photos and pretty good video, this is possibly the more affordable way to go. It'll get the job done admirably until you're ready to upgrade to something in the $2000+ range.
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This is a great camera and practically effortless to use right out of the box. The screen is nice and big and the camera feels great in your hand. The weight is just about right and the controls are easy to navigate. The 28-70mm lens is good for beginners. The battery is holding a decent charge and it doesn't take too long to get a full charge. Switching from 35mm film to a DSLR has been moderately smooth and I still feel like this camera is giving me enough control over the images. Overall, I'm quite happy with this purchase.
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As an experienced long time amateur photographer, I have witnessed and used the best of what was available at a price level that I could afford at various stages of my life. This experience reaches back to the early 1950's, and includes all the various designs for 35mm film cameras, as well as medium format types. Early digital was not up to the quality of the best film cameras, as Leica, Nikon, Canon, etc., and I have used most of these. After the A77 Sony, I was converted to digital. Recently, I downsized to the smaller mirrorless types, and have had a variety of them, all getting better with each new model. The A7 that I have recently acquired via ebay, has topped everything that preceded this review. For it's size, the full frame format produces astounding quality, and makes it so easy to achieve professional results, as compared to the old days. This camera is a marvel, and my recent trip to Glacier National Park in Montana, has yielded some of the best images that I have taken as compared to four other trips to that special place. Sure, I have the experience, and the practiced eye from 60 years of capturing images, but the camera facilitates the task in so many ways, that it frees up the photographer to concentrate on their intuitive abilities. Read full review
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I purchased the Sony A7 a few months ago and can't believe the awesome pictures this camera will produce. I mostly shoot raw but on occassion, I will shoot Jpeg. The picture quality (color, contrast and depth) is so good that you'll not have to do hardly any post processing. The kit lens is much better than other maker's kit lenses that I've experienced. Using the 28-70mm lens has very little chromatic aberration but some pin cushioning at 28mm. I was using the standard and full sized DSLRs for many years. I dreaded location shooting because of the heavy weight of two bodies and two lenses. The Sony A7 is so small and light. It's now a pleasure to take this camera along, everywhere I go. If you are debating which camera to buy, buy this one. You'll love the picture quality and size.Read full review
I sold retail photo equipment for 5 years just when digital technology started, so I’m more familiar with 35mm SLRs, but this unit is so easy use!!! The weight is perfectly balanced, and the size is just right for my hands. Most controls are well placed ergonomically. So far I’m very pleased!!! The cost is pretty high but I love the camera so it’s worth it!!!!!
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