Preface

The Sony a7R III, the latest edition of the company’s high-resolution full-frame camera, is the most versatile E-mount mirrorless model the company has ever offered. Its 42 megapixels offer enough resolution to satisfy the most discerning landscape, commercial, or portrait photographer’s needs, and it can fire off continuous bursts at a 10-frames-per-second rate that make it a sports photographer’s dream. With advanced autofocus, five-axis anti-shake image stabilization built into the camera body, and 4K video capabilities, the a7R III comes close to being a “do-everything” model that is a jack of all trades—and master of them, as well.

In a few short years, Sony has gone from being a Nikon and Canon competitor that offered warmed-over ...

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