Sony a9 III Mirrorless Camera

I purchased this camera, and it never worked correctly from the day I received it. There was an issue with it not focusing consistently, the viewfinder being hazy when the the focus lock was on, and it not being compatible with the Sony 70-200 lens. The image quality is lower than my Sony a7iii, with fewer focused pictures even with the tracking and increased shooting speed.I contacted customer service multiple times (both and Sony) and was given the run around and automated responses. When I finally gave up and just wanted to return it they wouldn't take it back. Now, Sony has taken it for repair, when they should send me a new camera that actually functions, since that's what I purchased in the first place, and they haven't delivered. Repairs delayed and waiting on parts. As it stands, they've taken over €6k from me and now I have nothing, and will have nothing for the photography trip I'm supposed to be going on that I purchased this camera for. They sent me a lemon and haven't corrected this error. If this gets resolved I will update my review, but as of right now, I can not recommend this camera to anyone.

After pre-ordering, I received my Sony A9iii the day before I traveled to Ecuador to photograph birds. Quite a few of our target birds on this trip were hummingbirds, and so I packed my trusty Sony a1 which has always served me well; however, upon arrival at our first set of hummingbird feeders, I broke out the A9iii. The results were instantly astounding. At 120 fps, if one is able to get focused on a bird (perched or in flight) for even an instant, one will produce multiple excellent frames. Also, at 120 fps, one is unlikely to miss the perfect wing position when shooting birds in flight or upon takeoff or landing. Within 10 minutes of use, I had achieved several beautiful photos of hummingbirds landing and taking off. Most critically, these were shots that I never seemed to get with my a1. I suppose that I expected the A9iii to be able to effectively capture birds in action. After all, how can one miss at 120 fps? However, the surprise was upon reviewing the files. They were BEAUTIFUL - Great color and an overall vibrancy that was striking. I made some heavy crops and the cropped images held up well even in 24x30 inch prints. THis is so even though the A9iii sensor sports only one-half of the megapixels of the a1.In summary, about 60% of my keepers from this Ecuador trip came from the A9iii. I achieved many shots I had not been able to achieve before. Although, I am not selling my a1, I will now turn to the remarkable Sony A9iii when heading out to photograph birds in action or in flight. Sony has made another remarkable tool for us!George

Yes, the tag is high but it's high for a reason. I rented one first from Sony and fell in love with it. Now I own two off then. I've been using the a7iv for photography and FX3/FX6 for video so I know Sony. The shutter sound on this is magical. Global shutter is amazing for video with the 6k downsampled to 4k at 120 no crop is NICE. DID I TELL YOU THE BURST is insane!!!? Worth

We used it for the AAE air show and few races already and can definitely say we love it . The results are just amazing. We had used the A1 before but with the new sensor reading and the AI tracker you can definitely see a much better result.

This camera is all it was promised to be: Insanely fast. The AF is outstanding and the AI subject recognition works extremely well for birds and animals (I haven't tried it for other subjects). Sony has taken a lighter touch with the in-camera noise reduction but the files clean up extremely well with modern software. The only negative is the 24-megapixel count, but for many subjects this is all that is needed.