Sony A7 II Body

This is a faulty item. Its not focusing at all and ended up returning, even the refund process is taking forever as well. Still waiting for my refund. Its exhausting and disappointing at the same time.

Got it on a very good offer on amazon. Was definitely worth the price. A solid beginner camera for portraits when added to a Sony 50mm lens.

This camera is a great way into full frame photography. Even though it was released almost 10 years ago it performs really well. If video is important to you it only does 1080p but this is excellent quality. It does 5fps on continuous shooting, which seems faster than the specs. Only downside of this camera is the battery life is not great. I have bought another which gives me a fall back but I haven't had to use it as yet.

Sony A7ii at £899 with 28-70 Sony OSS lens is a great price. This full frame camera with the kit lens is good for those who enjoy their photography and want to capture great pictures without spending a small fortune. For every day use it delivers clear detailed shots. The camera and lens are nice and compact together and great for street photography or for landscape. It lacks the touch screen for accessing the menu and making quick easy adjustments. But having a simple camera has it advantage as well. The menu is only difficult if you are new to photography. Online help is great these days. I will invest in a better lens in the future. But at the moment I cannot see any advantage in upgrading to a better camera.

I spent a long time thinking about whether I could justify buying a full frame camera but I am really pleased I did. I always bought Minolta cameras back in the day and thought they were the best so when Sony bought the company I was always likely to drift back to them given the opportunity. I have only had the camera a few days so this is first impressions. It really feels well built, solid but not too heavy. Some people have said the shutter is loud but I didn’t notice a lot of difference to the Nikon D70 or to the original SRT 100b (yes, I kept it). One of the things I am looking forward to is getting a lens adaptor so I can use all my vintage Minolta Rokkor and Tamron zoom lenses on it. I have bought a spare Sony battery, they are quite small so don’t hold a vast charge but still better than my iPhone! Looks like many years of happy 35mm photography in front of me.