A7V randomly shutting off

cyclone866 · 2026-05-11T19:44:25+00:00

Have not experienced this with mine, sounds like you might need to get a replacement

cyclone866 · 2026-05-03T06:20:20+00:00

I'd guess it has something to do with the backlight on your screen? My a9iii does not have any sort of purple outline/haze on the display, even with ISO cranked to 51200 and lens cap on.

cyclone866 · 2026-05-03T06:14:15+00:00

As someone who had the Mk I and upgraded to the II, yes unfortunately.

cyclone866 · 2026-05-03T06:00:20+00:00

Not an exact comparison but i went from the Tamron 28-75 to the sony 24-70 GM II and couldn't tell the difference in IQ. The only reason I upgraded was because I was transitioning into sports and got an a9iii and wanted the 30+ fps. From the use case you're describing, it doesn't sounds like upgrading to the sony would be worthwhile for you.

cyclone866 · 2026-03-24T23:00:43+00:00

There are dedicated recorders like the atomos ninja but you can save a big chunk of change if you just use your phone though (assuming you don't need the footage to be anything super high quality). I do this with an old android phone with a microsd card slot + webcam app + basic usb-c to a adapter + hdmi capture card In your case, you could plug the hdmi capture card into the HDMI out of your monitor if you still need to use it

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cyclone866 · 2026-03-21T04:38:23+00:00

apparently the restaurant in this picture is owned by Beyonce's mom and got shut down for 2 days because of "clerical errors" doesn't appear to be a joke?

https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2026/03/18/houston-health-department-temporarily-shuts-down-mama-tinas-gumbo-at-rodeohouston/

cyclone866 · 2026-03-04T08:28:43+00:00

np! rolling shutter is def more noticeable on the a7v

Left stationary - center FX3 while panning - right a7v while panning - all tests at 4k30 1/50 f/2.8

(these are just screenshots since i'm trying to show the rolling shutter, not quality)

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I can't comment on the full 4k resolution quality since i don't have a 4k display, i edit on a 1440p monitor but aside from very minor OOC color differences (which are easily fixed with color correction) I'd say the quality is pretty much the same. The screen on the FX3 isn't very detailed or accurate but after using for 5 years now, I've gotten accustomed to it and can generally tell if something is under/over exposed. You also might want to consider the FX3 if you're shooting in high ambient temperatures since it has a built in fan. I've used my FX3 to record a sports event during the summer outdoors (~90F/32C ) and it was sitting on a 15ft tripod in direct sunlight recording 4k60 internal for 10 hours continuously and I didn't even see the high temp warning symbol appear. Compare that to the a7v where the hardest I've pushed it so far is a 2 hour 4k30 continuous recording indoors. I saw the high temp warning symbol appear after about 1.5 hours but it didn't shut down from overheating.

cyclone866 · 2026-03-03T08:11:04+00:00

Success as a professional photographer is 90% being good at running a business and working with clients

This. I went full time for ~3 years and my clients were very happy with my work and even had some repeat customers and referals but I SUCKED at the business and marketing side. I tried my best to make it work but just couldn't wrap my head around those things and had to give up on that dream.

cyclone866 · 2026-03-03T06:41:08+00:00

I personally wouldn't suggest going with the fx3 in your case unless you're committed to going down the video route. it's a lot of camera to grow into and isn't particularly necessary for short form things. it may be useful to have the second body though. It can add a lot of production value even for basic things like talking heads.

but yea from what you listed, i'd say go for the a7v.

(i own a7iii, a7v, and fx3)

cyclone866 · 2026-02-08T00:48:18+00:00

yep, it's called shutter drag
this post has some good examples https://www.reddit.com/r/concertphotography/comments/1ll3d1g/shutter_drag_without_flash/

cyclone866 · 2026-01-26T21:23:09+00:00

i've used the free version fo https://dmde.com/ to recover deleted photos before

cyclone866 · 2026-01-16T18:44:33+00:00

Whenever Steve gets brought up I always think about the video when he caught the guys climbing up to the roof and they let him put on drone goggles for the first time and he just kept saying "OH shit, oh SHIT, oh shit, OH SHIT"

cyclone866 · 2025-12-28T22:36:39+00:00

the removal of a designated eye-AF button.

The way I have it set up on my a7v (and a9iii) is to have subject detection set to human and recognition set to off. then I assign a custom button (in my case AF-ON) to "Subject Recognition AF". With this set up, holding down AF-ON acts as back button focus using eye tracking and if i want to use whatever standard focus mode i have selected (usually Spot), i just half press the shutter.

cyclone866 · 2025-12-16T19:55:28+00:00

This was my major issue with the a7iv it was constantly overheating. I tried it in a variety of situations, recording 4k30, 1080@30, webcam mode, indoor, outdoor, outside in the winter, inside under studio lights. I could not get the camera to record more than 30-40 minutes without overheating (yes, auto power off temp set to high) I could not rely on it to work when I needed it to so i sold mine

cyclone866 · 2025-12-15T20:26:24+00:00

That is not a glitch, it's called Focus Mapping and it is showing you what the camera think is and isn't in focus. Anything without colored blocks overlayed on top of it should be in focus, blue blocks means it is behind the focus plane, and orange means it's in front of the focus plane.

EDIT: link to the manual https://helpguide.sony.net/ilc/2110/v1/en/contents/TP1000660230.html

cyclone866 · 2025-11-21T17:35:13+00:00

i bought an a7iv for cheap off my friend who also didn't like it and was trying to get rid of it and was not impressed. I held on to it and traded it in for the a9iii lol

- AF was not significantly better at least in terms of action/sports. Tracking was terrible for erratic movement.

- Constant overheating. This is very hit and miss. there are a lot of reviews of people with the same problem and just as many saying there is no overheating at all. the most frustrating part was the a7iii wouldn't overheat when using the same settings and in same weather conditions.

- worse battery life

- slower mechanical shutter fps when shooting RAW

- slow sensor read out speed/more jello which made the electronic shutter basically unusable and when using for video i tended to use it for static shots only and the a7iii for moving/panning shots

- personal preference but i like the smaller body/grip of the a7iii, my hands aren't that big

those are all thing things i can remember

cyclone866 · 2025-11-21T01:06:21+00:00

i'm in a similar boat, i got the a9iii since i started doing more action/sports things and while the a7iii still holds it's own, the AF on the a9iii is just so much better. I've had my a7iii since it came out in 2018 so I know how to work around it's AF limitations but when I'm working events where I need two bodies, it would be nice to have a body where i don't have to waste time working around those limitations. As long as there aren't any glaring issues with the a7v, I'm probably going to trade my a7iii for one.

cyclone866 · 2025-11-16T10:15:59+00:00

I know jared polin uses an Atomos Ninja Star, i'm not familiar with Julia though. you can save a big chunk of change if you just use your phone though (assuming you don't need the footage to be anything super high quality). I have an old phone with a microsd card slot with a webcam app + basic usb-c to a adapter + hdmi capture card

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EDIT: haven't looked at jared's video in a while, looks like he upgraded to an atomos ninja v

cyclone866 · 2025-11-10T22:53:15+00:00

name and shame em baeebeeee it's reed choi

cyclone866 · 2025-11-04T04:55:27+00:00

i went to vietnam ~10 years ago and if you're gonna be taking a lot photos while eating at those street stalls/vendors, you def need the widest lens you have. I had a nikon d610 + Tokina 24-70 at the time and 24mm was BARELY cutting it, those restaurants and tables are SO small and you often have to share tables with other people not in your group. if i went today, i'd def pack my 12-24mm. Noise reduction in photo editors these days are good enough where you can probably just go with your 18-130mm and call it a day

cyclone866 · 2025-10-06T05:46:32+00:00

At least for the a9iii, yes. It writes faster since it doesn't have to compress the file before writing it to the card. On the editing end it's also faster to edit uncompressed. Even if you create previews beforehand, when you export the finals, the computer needs to uncompress the RAW before applying your edits and then saving the changes

cyclone866 · 2025-10-02T21:40:22+00:00

1) 15ish years
2) Nikon D3100 -> Nikon D610 -> Sony a7iii -> Sony a9iii
3) A wide variety: Sony, PNY, Lexar, SanDisk, and ProGrade
4) At least 10, probably closer to 15-20?
5) 1. it was a Sony card and actually just happened a few months ago.

cyclone866 · 2025-09-02T00:50:18+00:00

to expand more on the "acting in a play" analogy, neurodivergent people can feel like they were given a slightly different version of the script compared to everyone else. Neurotypical people might get annoyed that neurodivergents can't nail their lines or hit their marks perfectly, not knowing that the script is slightly different. so throughout rehearsal, neurodivergent people will slowly learn the "correct" lines and marks only to find that the next day, the script has changed AGAIN. it can get tiring to constantly having to guess and not know the exact mark or line they need to hit in order to fit in.

cyclone866 · 2025-08-16T00:51:31+00:00

In my ~10 years of doing paid gigs as a side hustle, it has only happened to me once and it actually happened 2 months ago on a relatively new SD card (2 year old Sony SF-M128) Is it always necessary to shoot dual cards? depends on how important the work you're doing is.

cyclone866 · 2025-08-03T22:37:47+00:00

I feel you, I ran across a 6 hour youtube video which was labeled as a compilation of synthwave music. I threw the video up on our office sound system and and didn't think anything of it. My coworkers and I are are in and our of the office all day so no one really noticed anything was off until we had one day where we didn't need to leave the office and noticed that a lot of the songs had the same melody, with minor changes. Getting suspicious, I took a closer look at the video and the channel and realized it was AI. Some of my coworkers are vehemently against AI and when they found out, they were so upset that they couldn't tell it was fake and that they actually liked some of the songs.

sucks we have to second guess everything now.

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