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by Karl Egressy on Mon Jun 21, 2021 5:00 pm
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The price has been dropped by $1000. ($2998 USD)
I was wondering if it would be a good idea to buy it and sell  my Sony a7R III.
I have the a7R IV for static and BIF right now and the a7R III sits on a self.
Sony a9 would be better for BIF and might even for static shooting.
24 MP is not very impressive but might just be enough.
What do you think?
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Karl.
 

by Porsche917 on Mon Jun 21, 2021 10:00 pm
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Hi Karl:

The Sony A9 and A9 II are both terrific cameras and now both are available at competitive prices in the used camera market.   I owned  the Sony A9 II until I bought my Sony A1.  In my view, my Sony A9 II was versatile enough to produce high quality sports, wildlife, and landscape images; and if the Sony A1 had not come along, I would have been very happy and pleased with my Sony A9 II.

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by Lensmaster on Tue Jun 22, 2021 11:41 am
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Totally agree with Roman .

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by david fletcher on Tue Jun 22, 2021 11:49 am
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Not being a Sony user doesn't mean that I cannot see logic when it shows. You've already got the a7RIV to cover a lot of what you use and the A9 would add another dimension / option, so makes sense to use a camera that is merely sitting on the shelf now to good use by using it to acquire the A9.
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by Scott Fairbairn on Tue Jun 22, 2021 3:08 pm
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Hi Karl, I shot with that combo...A9 and A7R4 until recently. It's a great combo because you have the high pixel density when you need it, and you have far superior autofocus for when you need that instead. For birds, I found the 1.4x was glued to the 200-600 when using the A9. I generally used the A7R4 all the time except when I needed top-notch AF.
 

by Karl Egressy on Wed Jun 23, 2021 6:48 am
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Thank you all. I ended up not buying the new  9a, instead I bought a used a9 II at a good price and low shutter count. I went with the 9a II as the body and the firmware are very similar to that of a7R4. I haven't tried it for BIF yet, will do it today. Thanks for all the help making my decision easier. It is time to sell the a7R III now, that I no longer use.
 

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