Sony a7riii lens question

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I'm looking to buy a second hand Sony A7Rmk3
mainly for taking pictures at the Mrs horse shows
so what lens would you recommend for this
there is a Sony 24-240 lens I've seen
or is there any other makes that will be ok for the a7r3
I am proper green at this and on a very tight budget
thanks
Gary
 
You generally find that long zoom lenses like the 24-240 don't have the same quality as shorter zooms like 24-105 or 70-200.
I use a 24-105 on my A7ii and it's a great all round lens, but my not be long enough or fast enough for your needs.
 
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If the horse shows are indoors, you're going to need an f/2.8 lens in order to achieve a high shutter speed without a crazy high ISO. If they're outdoors and held in good weather, an F4 lens would suffice.

If you were using a Canon or Nikon body, then you could buy a Sigma 70-200 f/2.8 lens fairly cheaply, but the Sony mount tends to be more expensive.
 
squelch said:
I don't know tbh
I just thought that the R would give better pictures as it has a better sensor
convince me otherwise lol
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A7iii has better af and better low light performance.
A7riii has better resolution, which is great for portraits, landscapes or heavy crops.
The A7iii is usually around £500 cheaper used, so would give you more to spend on glass.
 
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squelch said:
the R can shoot at 10 per second, that was my thinking
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If you are looking for speed then:

1) A9
2) A7iii
3) A7riii

(I've ignored A9ii and A7iv)

I agree with @Bobsyeruncle that based on what you've said you want it for, the A7iii would probably be better suited that the A7riii
 
squelch said:
the R can shoot at 10 per second, that was my thinking
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It can shoot at 10FPS but the view finder will be showing a ‘slideshow’ of the last taken photo. If you use H at 8fps it a live feed but with there will be viewfinder blackout.

If you ask these questions in the A7/A9 thread there are plenty of people in there to help you:

https://www.talkphotography.co.uk/t...-a9-anything-else-welcome-mega-thread.511885/

@JJ! is the person to help. Their the resident Sony horse photographer
 
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FPS is largely now bragging rights for marketing purposes. Very few photographers adopt the machine gun spray and pray approach. A sequence of 3 or 4 shots per jump is probably overkill - otherwise you just end up with 1000's of photographs to sort out.
 
Sony a7 mk 3...…..I get what you are saying and it makes total sense...….
now I don't know what to do lol
 
thank you all for the replies chaps
got loads to think about
 
OK. I'm a Canon man and other brands confuse me, but I'm sure others will chime in with their opinions.

Canon 70-200 f/2.8 IS L - late model first generation. Yes, the Mk II is better, but its still a very good lens. £ 800
Canon 24-105 f/4 IS L - general walkabout lens. £ 350
Canon 7D Mk II - £ 635, or if full frame preferred 5D Mk III - £ 850
Combination with 5D Mk III £ 2000.
Prices from MPB, didn't choose cheapest version. Could do better on Ebay, Gumtree, Facebook or forums, but likely lose warranty. Other s/h dealers available.
Combination will take great horse photos, assuming co-operative horse and owner using sensible settings.
 
squelch said:
got around £1900 ish at the moment
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That'll just about get you an a7iii and 70200 f4. Imo FPS is pretty important, I really want between 7-10fps to catch a good moment, 4fps is slow for action imo. I just sold my a9 which did 20fps and that really caught the moment but culling was painful at times but I just turned down to med/lo FPS on most occasions.
 
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That'll just about get you an a7iii and 70200 f4. Imo FPS is pretty important, I really want between 7-10fps to catch a good moment, 4fps is slow for action imo. I just sold my a9 which did 20fps and that really caught the moment but culling was painful at times but I just turned down to med/lo FPS on most occasions.
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how much do second hand a9 go for?
 
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