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  • What's going on hybrid shooters?

  • It's Jason Vong.

  • And today we'll be taking an in-depth look between

  • the Sony a7III versus the Sony a6500.

  • Two of the best mirrorless cameras

  • that you can get from Sony right now.

  • So I'm gonna be honest,

  • I have not used the a6500 that much, this year

  • and that's largely because of the a7rIII and the a7III.

  • It just made my life so much easier

  • in terms of production convenience.

  • Before the a7III I was using the a6500 almost exclusively

  • even though I have the full-frame a7rII.

  • I took this camera to Japan,

  • even shot a review with it out there

  • and bought a whole bunch of APS-C lenses

  • and I loved every bit of it.

  • The form factor, the video quality, the amazing auto focus.

  • It was literally better than the a7rII and the SII.

  • Well, minus the 42 megapixel from the RII

  • and the amazing low light capability of the SII.

  • The thing was this camera, albeit tiny,

  • packed a ton of pro features you would normally find

  • in those full-frame cameras that existed at the time.

  • Like a 120p slow motion, S-log profiles,

  • in body image stabilization,

  • continuous high auto focus, et cetera.

  • So even with the a7III out now, it didn't strip away

  • any of those amazing features that I talked about.

  • Those are still there in this camera.

  • So this video is mainly for anybody who's looking to pick up

  • either of these cameras for their first time

  • to see what they're gonna be getting themselves into

  • or somebody who has an a6500 already,

  • to see if it's worth upgrading to the a7III.

  • So in this video, not only will I be going over

  • the difference in specs,

  • but also the differences in user experience.

  • So let's first talk about how they're similar

  • but also different at the same time.

  • So they're both 24 megapixel cameras

  • but does that mean they yield the same image quality?

  • Well, this is where we get into the difference

  • between sensor sizes.

  • One is a full-frame sensor (camera shutter clicks)

  • and the other is

  • an APS-C sensor. (camera shutter clicks)

  • So, the full-frame sensor, is obviously a little bit bigger,

  • but also produces sharper results, better depth of field

  • and better low-light performance,

  • And that's not to say the a6500 is not capable of that.

  • (camera shutter clicks) If you pair it up

  • with high quality lenses,

  • you really know (camera shutter clicks)

  • your camera settings,

  • you're in (camera shutter clicks)

  • optimal lighting condition,

  • the a6500 can produce (camera shutter clicks)

  • very similar results. (camera shutter clicks)

  • Both cameras can shoot videos up to 4K,

  • 30 frames per second and 1080p,

  • up to 120 frames per second, no cropping.

  • Now both cameras over samples the 4K footage,

  • so you're getting really crispy ass

  • (camera shutter clicks) videos.

  • Though I don't know why the a7III has a 1.2 times crop

  • when you're shooting 4K30.

  • Both cameras have touchscreen capabilities,

  • which allows you to change the focus point quickly

  • but I honestly haven't used it as much,

  • since the a7III now has a joystick and I much prefer

  • to use that and change my focus points

  • than touching my screen.

  • Both cameras have 5-axis in body image stabilization,

  • though the rolling shutter on the a6500,

  • is a lot more severe when you're shooting in 4K,

  • but I have gotten great results hand holding the a6500

  • with an 85 millimeter lens but I did do steady panning

  • instead of these fast whip hands.

  • Feels like I'm doing some sort of

  • medicine ball exercise right now.

  • (audible heavy breathing)

  • I'm winded now.

  • Both cameras are capable of face detection auto focus

  • making them great for vlogging

  • and for talking head style interviews

  • and both are capable of eye auto focus

  • making them great for portraits.

  • So, now let's talk about

  • what makes them different different.

  • There are only 425 face detection auto focus points

  • in the a6500

  • versus 693 in the a7III.

  • That means there are more focus points

  • spread across the screen of the a7III

  • and it will do a better job at keeping a moving subject

  • in focus across the screen.

  • Now the a7III (camera clicking continuously)

  • is only capable of 10 frames per second

  • versus the 11 frames per second in the a6500.

  • To some people (camera shutter clicks)

  • that one frame per second

  • makes a (camera shutter clicks)

  • world of a difference,

  • but if you're not (camera shutter clicks)

  • shooting anything fast-paced,

  • then the difference (camera shutter clicks)

  • is almost negligible.

  • Speaking of fast pace, (camera shutter clicks)

  • the writing buffer. (camera shutter clicks)

  • Thanks to the new

  • (camera shutter clicks) Bion-ekzi chip implemented

  • in the series III cameras, writing in photos is much faster.

  • Again, if you're dependent on the shot and the speedy

  • workflow, this also might be something to consider.

  • Next, let's move on to form factor.

  • Physical difference, it's hard to ignore.

  • One is rectangular and the other straight up looks

  • like it has a giant bulbous pimple that needs to be popped.

  • You're welcome.

  • Okay, just kidding about that.

  • The ideas of mirrorless cameras are that they are

  • lightweight and much more compact on your traditional DSLRs,

  • and the a6500 in my opinion,

  • is the living embodiment of those ideals.

  • The a 6500 is definitely a lot more low-profile,

  • travel-friendly camera,

  • especially when you pair it up with the APS-C lenses.

  • Not to make the a7III sound massive or anything,

  • it still loads lighter and smaller

  • compared to the other full-frame DSLRs in the market.

  • It's just, in comparison, the a7III does take up

  • a little bit more room than the a6500

  • and if you really want to maximize the capabilities

  • of your a7III, then you would want to use full-frame lenses,

  • and depending on what they are,

  • they can add up weight and space.

  • There are, of course, lightweight full-frame prime lenses

  • but overall the ecosystem and footprint of the a 6500

  • and its lenses are much smaller.

  • Alright, so let's go ahead

  • and move on to some of the biggest

  • reasons why I swapped from the a6500 to the a7III.

  • And it's largely due to convenience.

  • Now, the biggest convenience,

  • and I think a lot of people can universally agree on this,

  • is the battery life.

  • The new FZ 100 battery holds a lot more charge,

  • thus making the a7III lasts way longer.

  • Imagine only having to carry two to three

  • of these batteries for a whole day shoot

  • verses eight to nine of these FW 50 batteries.

  • I don't bring battery chargers to weddings anymore

  • and the fact that you don't have to worry about battery

  • is very liberating.

  • Next up is the screen dimming,

  • whenever you're shooting 4K videos,

  • because of the new battery there is no screen dimming

  • when you're shooting in 4K with the a7III or the a7rIII,

  • which makes it incredibly helpful

  • when you're shooting in broad daylight,

  • especially when you're flying a gimbal.

  • Moving on to a topic that I know I'll get questions on,

  • yes the a7III has a much higher heat tolerance level

  • than the a 6500.

  • No, I haven't had the a7III shut off on me

  • because it was too hot outside.

  • It did extremely well

  • in a high 80 degree Fahrenheit weather,

  • shooting 4K for roughly two and a half hours long.

  • With other cameras, I recommend setting

  • auto power off temperature to high.

  • This prevents a camera from shutting off

  • when a fuse is too hot.

  • Next up, is a low-light.

  • Again, if you're caught in a situation

  • where you have no control of the lighting,

  • the bigger sensor and the better ISO performance

  • can come in clutch with the a7III.

  • I often find myself shooting from day to night,

  • especially at weddings where it's super bright

  • in broad daylight outdoors

  • to really dimly lit reception area.

  • So the a7III definitely is super helpful in that situation.

  • Next up, super 35 Mode.

  • The a7III can use APS-C lenses without any sort of

  • vignetting problem, but also when you use

  • full-frame lenses on a7III, turn on that super 35 mode

  • and you'll get some extra reaches

  • out of your full-frame lenses.

  • Next up is the headphone jack, which the a6500 lacks.

  • This is great for monitoring audio,

  • which is arguably a must-have thing for filmmakers.

  • Next up, is something that I talked about earlier,

  • which is the joystick, and it just helps me

  • change focus points much easier and faster

  • and I much prefer this over the touch screen.

  • Moving on, dual SD card slots which the a7III has

  • and it's just helpful for having a redundant recording

  • for professional work or help you sort videos

  • and photos in two separate cards.

  • And this just goes without saying,

  • if you're getting paid a lot of money,

  • you should have some sort of backup.

  • Now this actually might be an inconvenience for some.

  • If you purchase a lot of those play memory apps

  • on the a6000 or the

  • earlier gen a7 cameras,

  • unfortunately you would not be able to use them

  • on your a7III 7-3 or your a9 or your a7rIII.

  • Alright, so let's go ahead and talk about

  • everyone's favorite topic:

  • Money, and how much is this gonna cost ya?

  • So the a6500 now has a brand new low price of $1,100

  • versus the a7III with its $2,000 price tag.

  • Now holiday sales are coming up and while I can't promise

  • you that the a7III will be any lower than it is now,

  • the a6500 might have a slight discount.

  • Also can't really promise you that,

  • but if you're in need of a discount

  • and if you have access to a student ID,

  • you can actually get either of these cameras for

  • about 10% off from your authorized retailers

  • like B&H and Adorama.

  • So try to check up on that.

  • The a7III is actually considered

  • the most affordable full-frame camera in the market

  • right now and that's relatively speaking.

  • Especially when you're comparing the other cameras

  • within the same caliber and those cost me about

  • three to four thousand dollars themselves.

  • But $900 is still a whopping difference

  • between these two camera systems right here.

  • You can really use the $900 that you save

  • and get some really kick-ass lenses

  • like the Sigma 16 millimeter F1.4

  • and the 30 millimeter 1.4.

  • And having those set of lenses right there

  • with your a6500 will give you a very beast combo.

  • And when you choose to get the a7III

  • you're also buying into a more expensive ecosystem.

  • Just to give you guys an idea between the cost

  • of an APS-C lens versus a full frame lens,

  • these two lenses that I'm putting together,

  • putting against each other are relatively similar

  • in their focal lengths with the multiplications

  • already added for the APS-C lenses.

  • So something like a Zeiss 16-17f/4 APS-C

  • versus a full-frame 24-105,

  • the APS-C version cost $900 versus $1,300

  • for the full frame equivalent.

  • Another example, a wide-angle lens, a 10-18 f/4 for APS-C

  • versus 16-35 for full-frame,

  • the APS-C version cost about $750

  • versus about $1,300 for the full-frame equivalent.

  • And we haven't even talked about the G master lenses.

  • The G master lenses are almost double the cost

  • of the APS-C lenses plus some more.

  • But if you want to maximize the capabilities

  • and quality of your a7III,

  • the G master lenses are definitely the ones to consider.

  • If not at the very least, get the regular G Series.

  • Alright, so who should buy what camera?

  • So for my budget shooters, definitely consider the a6500,

  • I mean, you can get a lot of great lenses now

  • for the APS-C Sony cameras for a fraction of the cost

  • and you can still get some pretty amazing video

  • and image quality from this setup.

  • Now if you are a travel shooter, this of course again,

  • has a much smaller footprint, a lot more low profile

  • and you're gonna be shaving a lot of weight

  • by getting the APS-C lenses and this camera.

  • And for my pro shooters, no-brainer, the a7III.

  • There's just so much minor and major conveniences

  • using a camera like this that's gonna save you

  • a lot of time thus making you a lot more money.

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  • Sony APS-C camera, I just want to give our good friends

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  • So, before I end this video,

  • I just want to share what I want to see

  • in the next a6000 series camera.

  • Now, these are the things that I would want it to have,

  • that will get me to shoot with an APS-C camera again.

  • Now, some people are speculating this camera

  • will be called the a6700 which is a logical name progression

  • and there are some rumor sites that are reporting that

  • it will be called a7000.

  • Regardless of what it's being called,

  • as long as it has 4K60 on it,

  • oh man, game over.

  • For sure I'm gonna go back shooting APS-C with that feature.

  • Aside from that, if they start using

  • the new FZ 100 batteries in that new APS-C camera,

  • I am all for it.

  • I already talked about how much it made my life easier

  • with that bigger battery.

  • Now some people would want that flip out screen as well,

  • which I'm hoping they would at least give to something,

  • to a camera like this,

  • but I'm not gonna hold my breath for it.

  • And lastly, and I'm pretty sure they will include this

  • in the next APS-C camera, is hybrid log gamma.

  • And in my opinion hybrid log gamma is a much easier

  • picture profile to expose for and grade than S-log.

  • So, you're curious about my workflow on hybrid log gamma,

  • go ahead and click right here to check it out.

  • Guys, you've been freaking awesome

  • for watching this entire video all the way through.

  • Really appreciate it, thanks for watching.

  • I'll see you guys in my next video.

  • Peace.

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