Real life weight differences

[Guest Peter Kelly]

Yes, of course there will be different abilities and some limitations, but knowing that my A7 kit is much mighter than the A99 kit I used to use I thought I'd do a rough comparison.

 

The respective kits are:

 

2 of A7Rii with grips                2 of A99 with grips

2 of Nissin i40 flash                2 of Sony HVL-F60M

16-35 f4                                 16-35 f2.8

24-70 f4                                 24-70 f2.8

70-200 f4                               70-200 f2.8

55 f1.8                                   85 f1.4

 

The A7 kit is a full 3 kg lighter and, boy, does it feel like it! I loved my A99s, the extra battery life was great, and sometimes the limited DoF poses a minor issue, but at my time of life I don't regret the swap.

 

So the next time anyone says the A7 series is not much of a difference, don't believe a word of it!

[fermin]

Real difference here, too. I had a Nikon D810, 14-24-70-200/2.8 ("holy trinity"), 105/2.8, 85/1.8, 50/1.4, 35/1.4, total around 6500g. Went to A7R II, 16-35/4, 50/1.8, 90/2.8, 35/2.8 - total 2100g. I'll also get the Loxia 21/2 in December (394g) and maybe a bit later the 70-200/4 (840g), in the end totalling around 3.3 kg.

[Guest Peter Kelly]

Not only is the whole kit lighter, which is SO nice, but when dressed for action using both bodies and flashes, with the 24-70 and 70-200 on a BlackRapid double strap, the difference is like night and day.

 

I could likely run flat out in that get-up if needed, whereas before, to move anywhere quickly, was more like a squaddie's forced march with full kit!