a7C II

Two months in, it became their most used camera and they sold their A7R V because it sat unused.

“Bought my A7Cii two months ago and it quickly became my most used camera. Sold my A7RV tonight because it was collecting dust.”

Finds the A7C II boring to use but its IQ light years ahead of their X-T3.

“Yes, it’s boring to use… but the photos it takes are anything but boring.”

Finds the A7C II's EVF completely fine despite online criticism.

“The EVF is completely fine!”

Owns an A7C II and X100V and finds less correction needed on Sony RAWs.

“Sony has far better colours than many expect”

Loves their a7C II, though lenses are big and costly and video crops.

“I got an a7cii and love it.”

Relies on their A7C II for in-focus kid shots without worry.

“the Sony is guaranteed for in focus shots without any hassle or worry.”

Sold their X-S20 for the a7C II, which with a Sigma 50 weighs about the same and has noticeably better AF.

“I owned the X-S20 and have sold it in favor of buying the a7C II.”

Upgraded from a Lumix GX9 to the Sony a7C II and loves its better photos, video and usability.

“I recently upgraded my gx9 to an a7cii and I love it.”

Hates the Sony a7C II's JPEG colours but values its fast AF.

“I own a7cII and hate SOOC jpeg, yelowish skin tint and oversaturated greens.”

Uses the Sony a7C II for client work; it has never let them down.

“My Sony a7cii has never let me down and it just WORKS.”

Switched from Fuji to the Sony a7C II for much more detail.

“I used XS20, XT5 and XH2 and ended up switching to A7CII.”

Calls switching to the Sony a7C II a mistake and went back to Fuji.

“Sold my X-T3 for a Sony A7cii a while back and must say that”

After many Fujis, switched to the Sony a7C II and calls it the best camera they've had.

“the a7cii it's the best camera I ever had”

Switched to the Sony a7C II; its AF makes it worth it despite the larger size.

“Sold my x100vi and bought a a7c2. Miss the size of the X100VI but the Sony AF makes it all worth it for my case.”

Switched from a Canon R6 to the A7C II for a portable everyday camera and finds it beautiful and very compact.

“I made a switch from R6 to A7C II after weeks of research”

Uses the A7C II alongside a Canon R7 and has stopped changing gear.

“I have a Canon eos r7 and a Sony a7 c ii and I don't change anymore, I've found my balance between photography and video.”

Loves their A7C II with Viltrox 40mm and Tamron 24mm primes.

“Love my A7C ii. Have a couple of prime lenses”

Has a nerve condition causing hand shake but has no trouble shooting the A7C II handheld except long exposures or heavy crops.

“I haven't had any issues with shooting the A7CII handheld unless I do a lot of cropping”

Uses the A7C II with a big 24-70 f/2.8 and misses the mobility of their old a6400.

“I also have an a7cii and use it with a huge 24-70 2.8 and I miss the mobility of my old a6400.”

Moved from a standard a7 body to the A7C II and the smaller size made a big difference in which bags they can use for travel.

“I ended up going from a standard a7 body to the A7Cii, and even that modest decrease in size made a big difference”

Carries the a7C II a lot as their primary travel body with a compact prime.

“I’ve carried my A7CII ALOT. it’s great paired with a compact prime.”

Recently got the a7C II and it's been great.

“I recently got the a7cii and it’s been great.”

Walked the 800km Camino with the a7C II and a 35mm GM.

“I have the a7cii and I just comeback from walk the Camino France (over 800km)”

Their a7C II rarely drops focus, even at f/6.3 at night.

“my a7c ii doesn't really drop focus, even when i'm shooting at f6.3 at night, it just snaps on and stays there”

Recommends the a7C II from their own use with compact Loxia lenses.

“A7C ii. What’s not to like?”

Filmed 4K50 on the a7C II without overheating.

“I have done filming on my A7 C2 (4k 50p) and I never over heated.”

Moved from the X-S20 to the a7C II for better autofocus on their kids and finds it fantastic and light.

“I went from the XS-20 to A7C2 with the 40mm f2.5. I needed better autofocus”

Owns Fuji and an a7C II; the Sony wins on AF, tracking and IBIS.

“Sony destroys it in af, tracking, ibis etc. Both are great :)”

Owns the X-T5 and a7C II; the Fuji is more fun but the Sony takes better pictures with far better AF.

“But honestly the Sony just takes better pictures… more depth/pop to them. And the autofocus is far better”

Owns the a7C II and X100VI and finds the a7C II better in every way for serious work.

“I have both the a7cii is waaayy better in every way.”

Found the a7C II solid and light, but its EVF was poor for glasses wearers and the screen weak.

“The A7C2 was such a solid camera.”

Has found the a7C II phenomenal.

“A7Cii has been absolutely phenomenal for me too.”

Hopes to use their a7C II for another decade.

“I hope to use my A7C2 for at least another decade.”

Has no trouble holding the a7C II and finds its stabilisation the best of their E-mount cameras.

“I have no problems holding the A7Cii and its stabilization is the best I've gotten from an e-mount camera so far.”

Owns the a7C II and a7R V and finds both phenomenal.

“I own the a7cII and a7rV and both are phenomenal cameras”

Sold the a7C II for an a6700, missed it, and came back to it.

“So now I’m back with the A7C2 after also using the A7iv for a while.”

Enjoys SOOC images from their a7C II and finds its AF better than a family X-M5's.

“I have the a7C II and have been enjoying SOOC images with the picture profile baked in.”

Loves the a7C II for its sharpness, though they miss Canon colours.

“A7Cii here. love it for its sharpness.”

Upgraded from the a6000 to the a7C II with a used Tamron 28-200.

““upgraded” from A6000 to A7CII this year.”

Finds the a7C II with the 28-200 a goldilocks travel combo.

“the A7C II + 28-200 in particular is some kind of goldilocks combo.”

Finds the a7C II a beast for hobbyists.

“That said a7c II is a beast and very good hobbyist plus spec camera.”

Finds their a7C II a beautiful, fantastic machine.

“I own the A7C II and let me tell you, it's a beautiful fantastic machine”

Upgraded from the a6500 to the a7C II and loves it.

“I upgraded from an a6500 to a7cii and absolutely love it”

Finds the a7C II less noisy than their previous a6700 with more cropping room.

“I find a7cii produce less noise compared to my 6700 before.”

Started on the a7C II with the 24-70 GM II and 40mm and finds it all they need.

“I started off straight to a7c ii and got gm2 24-70mm and 40mm and I can confirm this is all you need”

Loves their a7C II with the Tamron 35-150.

“I do love my A7CII especially with the Tamron 35-150mm”

Owns the a7C II but would choose the lighter a6700 for travel.

“I have the A7cii. For travel I’d go for the a6700.”

Just got the a7C II with a Tamron 20-40 and finds it a great lightweight kit.

“I just got an a7c II with a Tamron 20-40 and it's a great lightweight kit.”

Bought an a7C II as a travel kit alongside their Z6 but misses Nikon's colours, ergonomics and viewfinder.

“I really miss the Nikon colors, ergonomics and viewfinder.”

Chose the a7C II over the a7 IV for its versatility, adding a grip for the 200-600 or going compact with a 40mm.

“The A7CII is an awesomely versatile body (which is why I chose it over the A7IV at the time).”

Took the a7C II with the 24-70 GM II and 70-200 GM to Tokyo and found it a blessing.

“I got exactly this combo (and a 70-200 GM) on my trip to Tokyo and it’s a bless!”

Moved from an RX1 to the a7C II with a 24mm f/2.8 and finds the electronics light years better at a similar size.

“I just moved from an RX1 to an A7C II with the 24mm 2.8 prime last year.”

Loves their a7C II as one of several bodies, but notes it lacks a full mechanical shutter.

“I love my A7Cii, but that’s because I have a number of other bodies that do other stuff that I need.”

Loves the a7C II and took it on an Oregon road trip with the 20-70 f/4 and 70-200 f/4.

“I love my a7cii. Just get it.”

Owns the a7 III and a7C II and prefers the a7C II for its autofocus and faster startup.

“I have both. I like the ACII better. The autofocus is crazy good, but I really like the much faster startup time.”

Switched from the a7 III to the a7C II and finds images easier to edit, the AF a big upgrade and the kit lighter.

“Found A7cii images much easier to edit from the base profiles, AF is a big upgrade”

Moved from the a7 III to the a7C II for more reliable focus and an articulating screen.

“But I needed something with more reliable focus and articulating screen.”

Tried switching from the a7 IV to the a7C II but missed the beefy grip, tactile buttons and joystick.

“But I recently tried switching from a7iv to a7cii and realized very quickly it wasn’t going to work for me.”

After 12 years of Fujifilm, bought a used a7C II and finds full-frame primes no bigger than APS-C, with impressive results.

“I just bought a used A7Cii and 40mm f2 ttartisan lens for the same price as a new XT5 would have been.”

Owns the X100VI, X-T1 and a7C II and prefers the a7C II's images to any Fuji's; it's a fun camera.

“The sensor in the A7Cii produces images I prefer to any Fuji.”

Switched from the X-T30 II to the a7C II and is really happy with lens choice, autofocus and full frame.

“However, I switched to A7C II and I’m really happy with it.”

Owns both the a6700 and a7C II and prefers the a7C II's overall quality for stills and video.

“I own both these and personally prefer a7cii for over all quality it offers for both stills and video.”

Has the a7C II and loves it; wouldn't consider a crop sensor unless they really needed the video features.

“I have the A7c2 and love it.”

Is happy with their a7C II, though full-frame lenses add up if you don't already own them.

“C2 is the better camera but if you don’t already have ff lenses it will add up. I’m happy with mine!”

Switched from the a6700 to the a7C II with a small Tamron 20-40 and loves it, citing better low light and bokeh.

“I wouldn't ever go back to apsc, I find the better lowlight, no 1.5 crop, better bokeh to be good enough reasons to use full frame.”

Uses the a7C II for family, church events and travel; it's great value, but they'd pick the lighter a6700 kit if starting again.

“While the a7Cii is really great value and you know, it's full frame; I'd take the a6700 if I'll have the chance to restart from scratch.”

Has used both the a6700 and a7C II and prefers the a7C II, praising its autofocus.

“I’ve used both, I’m a sucker for the A7Cii. The autofocus is fucking insane”

Moved from an a6000 to the a7C II to keep a compact body with more features; the downside is pricier, larger lenses.

“I went from A6000 to 7C2. I wanted to keep the compact form but move up in features.”

Bought the a7C II with the kit lens and a Tamron 70-300; it's small and light to carry every day.

“got the A7Cii with the kit lense which makes it small and light to carry around day to day”

Travelled across Iraq for a month with the a7C II and a 35mm f/1.8, and its compact size made it non-intimidating.

“its compact footprint on the A7C body made it completely non-intimidating in a country where people can naturally be a bit photo-shy.”

After renting several combinations, chose the a7C II for travel because size matters most to them.

“Size is most important”

Moved from an X100VI to the a7C II with the 24mm G and is blown away by its AF and subject recognition, and by how small it is for full frame.

“Coming from a Fuji x100vi I’m blown away by the AF performance and subject recognition.”

Sold their Fujifilm for the a7C II with the 28-60 kit lens and has fallen in love with it.

“I sold my Fujifilm camera a few weeks ago and bought a Sony a7C II, and I have fallen in love with this camera.”

Loves their a7C II and added an X100VI for ultra-portability.

“Love my A7C ii and actually got an x100vi for ultra portability and compactness”

Uses an a7C II with the 50mm G; small enough for a jacket, with very fast AF on people and better video than their phone.

“I use a A7C II with a 50G and its worked out well for me, quite small and fits in a jacket, very fast AF especially on people”

Owns an X100VI and an a7C II and mostly uses the Sony now, because its autofocus never fails.

“Hardly pick up my 100vi over my a7cii these days. The sony just never fails in the AF department.”

Switched from an X-T30 II to a used a7C II for night and hybrid shooting; the body, shutter and app feel more premium and intuitive.

“Everything about the Sony feels more premium/intuitive. The body, the shutter sound/feel”

Finds their a7C II's AF almost automatic and shoots creative-look JPEGs straight out of camera.

“i grab my A7CII and start shooting my cat.. the thing is almost automatic when it comes to AF.”

Carried the a7C II with the 20-70 and 70-200 on 8–10-hour hiking days in Wales without trouble.

“No problem with the a7cii, 20-70, and 70-200 along with all the usual food, drinks, extra layers etc.”

Took their a7C II on a three-night hike with small primes, carried in a front strap pouch.

“Recently did a 3 night hike. First time I’d hiked with my camera, a7Cii.”

Has taken their a7C II on many backpacking and hiking trips with a 24-70.

“+1 to the A7CII, I’ve brought this on a ton of backpacking and hiking trips with me”

Carried the a7C II with the 20-70 for nearly 50 miles in Yosemite; it survived a dunk in a stream. 10/10.

“The entire setup also survived a brief but full immersion in a stream. 10/10 setup”

Didn't care for their a7C II and prefers the high-ISO performance and colours of other brands.

“Not saying the a7CII/CR isn't a great camera for Sony shooters, I just didn't care for it.”

Uses their a7C II every day; it does everything they need and they don't miss the a7 V's extra features.

“I use it every day. For my personal use case, it does everything I need.”

Moved from an X-T20 to the a7C and now the a7C II, which is simply better.

“I originally upgraded from an xt20 to an a7c and was happy with my move back then, and the a7cii is simply better than the a7c.”

Bought the a7C II as a second camera but takes it everywhere with pancake lenses; without the viewfinder hump it fits small bags.

“Expected it to be my second cam, but I quickly found myself taking it everywhere.”

Finds their a7C II easy to use one-handed with a light prime, though menu diving is tricky.

“my A7C2 is easily used one-handed.”

Went back to Sony after an X-T30 III and couldn't be happier with their a7C II.

“Sold everything and went back to Sony and couldn’t be happier on my a7cii”

Moved from an a6300 to the a7C II and is happy with the low light, dynamic range and far better autofocus, though the kit is heavier for hiking and travel.

“I’m very happy with the change and appreciate slightly greater dof, low light performance and dynamic range.”

Has young kids and found Fuji AF too slow for them; their a7C II keeps up so well they rarely think about focus.

“Sony keeps up with them really well, I often don’t even have to think about focus and can be more in the moment. I want a camera that gets out”

Moved from an a6600 to the a7C II and loves it with the 20-70 and primes, though they miss some APS-C zooms.

“I went from a6600 to A7cii. I do miss the 18-135 and Sigma 18-50 on APSC. But I love the 20-70 on the A7cii as well as my primes.”

Sold an a7R V for the a7C II because of file sizes; a year later rarely misses the megapixels and always appreciates faster transfers and editing.

“I had and sold my A7RV to pick up the A7CII because the file sizes were just too big and cumbersome. A year or so later and I rarely miss the megapixels. Sometimes, but rarely.”

Owns the a7C II; the missing multi port only occasionally matters, but the single card slot makes it risky for paid work.

“I have an A7CII and only occasionally does the lack of multi port affect me for niche reasons that probably don't apply to most photographers.”

Moved from a Fujifilm X-T2 to the a7C II because of missed focus and hasn't looked back; it rarely misses focus.

“Bought an A7cii and haven’t looked back. The newer gen Sonys you will rarely miss focus unless you are doing something really wrong”

Finds the a7C II a fantastic camera with a small lens like the 40mm f/2.5 or 24-50 G, but is trying an RX100 VII for a pocketable travel camera.

“The a7cii with a reasonable sized lens, 40mm 2.5 or 24-50 G are what Id consider reasonable sized, is a fantastic camera and youll be very happy with it overall.”

Upgraded from an RX100 to the a7C II; image quality is far better, and they travel with the small kit lens.

“I had an rx100 and upgraded to 7cii, image quality is wayyyyy better. I travel with the kit lens because it is so small and”

Travels with the a7C II, 35mm and 85mm, the same size and weight as their old APS-C setup, carried on a capture clip.

“I travel with my a7cii and a 35mm & 85mm. I think it’s a perfect, the same size and weight as my aps-c setup and I use a capture clip on a shoulder strap to”

Loves the a7C II with the 20-70 f/4, and uses the 40mm f/2.5 for lighter carry.

“I have the a7cii with 20-70 f4. Love it. For lighter carry-around shots I use the 40mm f2.5. Full frame lenses are much bigger and heavier than apsc ones.”

Pairs the a7C II with the Sony 24-50 f/2.8 and finds it an excellent combination and a tangible upgrade from a Nikon D7200.

“I have the 24-50 2.8 from sony paired with my a7cii and its an excellent combo. I do miss a tiny bit if range tho, but now im not that”

Travels with the a7C II all the time, usually with the 40mm G f/2.5 and sometimes the 24-105 G, and is happy with that setup.

“I travel with my A7cii all the time, usually just with the Sony 40mm G 2.5. If I want more range, I switch it out for the 24-105 G f/4.”

Has travelled with the a7C II and several lenses, and finds an f/4 zoom fine at night on it.

“tbh f4 is fine at night with a7cii. i haven't had any problems with it. I find that I don't”

Had the a7C II for several years and found it super: the smallest full-frame camera, good battery life and decent video.

“I had an A7CII for several years and it was super. Smallest full frame camera, good battery life, decent video.”

Went from an a7 IV to the a7C II for a smaller travel camera, used it for about a year and wasn't happy: it lacked the buttons they relied on. Moved to the a7 V, which has everything they missed.

“I used the a7cii for about a year and wasn't that happy with the use. The a7v has everything I missed in the a7iv, plus the new screen.”

Moved from the a7C II to the a7 V. Found the a7C II front-heavy with lenses over about 300 g and its viewfinder too small; thinks it only makes sense with pancake-sized lenses.

“Came from a7cii went up to a7v. The weight becomes less of an issue if you use bigger lens like over 300g as they make the cii front heavy. That and the view finder is too small for me.”

Takes the a7C II hiking with the 20-70, 40mm and Tamron 70-180. Heavier than their old a6000 setup and needs two hands with the zooms, but the picture quality difference is obvious and they're happy with it.

“With either of those zooms mounted, I have to use both hands. One holding the body and other supporting the lens. With a6000, except for 70-350, i could hold and click with just one hand.”

Loves the a7C II for travel with the 24-70 GM, 40mm f/2.5 and Tamron 28-200: family portraits, city walks, hiking and road trips. Rented a 200-600 for a Kenyan safari and was blown away by the results.

“I love my a7cii, have both the 24-70 and 40 2.5 lense you mention, along with tamron 28-200. I find. It perfect for travel in my opinion”

Loves their a7C II but would probably pick the a7 V if buying again, because they prefer a centred viewfinder and miss a tilting screen.

“I love my Cii but if I had a do over I’d probably get the V. I found that I prefer a viewfinder in the usual spot”