Sony a7C II & a7C R Review: Best full-frame mirrorless cameras for travel photography!

My a7rIV is my main camera and my a7c is my backup/travel camera. The idea of having a backup that will shoot as well as my main camera is appealing. Having a travel camera that I can combine with a compact prime like my 50mm 2.8 for travel is also appealing. I am with Tony on this one.

Thanks for testing the video quality comparison, very useful. Something I didn't see any other reviewer do 🎉

The speed of Imaging Edge, Sony's photo app, isn't the main problem. Getting it to connect the first time and staying connected is the issue.

Have the current A7C, I want the A7C R so full of features and compact. Cool to use it for night time video.

Great video, thanks for the great first look into these cameras. Hope to hear a bit more about over heating test results in a future in-depth review. Also, I know battery life is taking a HUGE hit (540/510 CIPA vs. 740/680 CIPA in the original A7C) which is both expected but still disappointing. Would also be interested to know if A7C2 suffers from what some users have complained about noise in shadow details and also not as sharp eye AF when using wide open apertures as the A7IV? Finally, do you think it’s worth upgrading from the original A7C to A7C2 for photography?

I have Sony a7r4a and I absolutely love it, image quality is beyond amazing .Besides all these high megapixel cameras have been based upon a previous sensor, that was produced back in 2019. It's pretty much about marketing, but those nice flip out screens and videos specs are worth mentioning without any doubt, however, in terms of image quality there hasn't been any significant upgrade ever since

Great review! I think both cameras have better viewfinder magnification than the original a7c. It was .59 and I have read these are .7.

These make great street/travel/backup cameras to their bigger brothers. I would not use these as a main camera though due to the low screen resolution, tiny EVF, 1 SD card slot, and no joystick. These simple things make the whole user experience so much better but are forgivable as a second camera.

Thanks for the review. I would like to see a comparison between Sony a6700 and Sony a7Cii with comparable lenses with discussion on advantages and disadvantages. Thanks again.

Could you do a video on the top best Canon lenses for under 1000 dollars?

Been shooting on a 7CII for a month now (recently switched from Nikon D750). I’m beyond impressed, and highly recommend it.

Is there a way to find out which camera and what lens this video was filmed on? I always find Tony's videos and background blurr to be the top level quality.

Thanks for the video. What's the y axis on the IBIS plot? I'm surprised the results are so comparable given the quoted difference in specs!

I’m looking to upgrade from the A6600, mostly shooting wildlife stills (birds in flight) with the Sony 200-600. I’m really excited by the new auto focus systems and trying to decide between the A6700, the A7CII or do both have so many compromises that I need to spend the money on a used A1 or switching to a Z8 ( I’m not keen to spend this kind of money on either). Any thoughts?

Thank you for the video. While the view finders are the same resolution as the A7C the magnification is not. Also the rear LCD is a little higher resolution and neither version supports 1/8000 shutter like the bigger brother they were derived from. Also as others asked how would the C II compare to the A6700 feature for feature and with a lens set that is appropriately sized for each body.

What camera are you guys filming with? This footage of you two is amazing!

Beautiful area to try out the cameras. Love CT

The C2 has an AI chip the 7IV doesn’t, but in the video it is mentioned they are the same. Also, C2 has a new EVF.

Off topic but what drone do you use? Looks like it has good depth to the video,

I just wonder how many travel cameras Mr. and Mrs. Northrup bring for a leisure trip. I count about eleven so far 😉