I'm no longer shooting pics on a potato - Switching from Canon 7D to the new Sony A7III

For the last 20 or more years, I've been a Canon guy. It's been my go-to and dare I say it my friend. Rain, snow, sun Canon has seen me through them all and been with me on my journey as a hobbiest photographer. But that's all about to change.

The age of my 7D was starting to show, newer younger models were starting to turn my head. Even the lowest end of the Canon SLRs had better specs. But then Sony released a camera that was too tempting to resist. The A7III. It has everything...or nearly. A beast.

In Japan, I tried the A7III in the store and fell in love. I decided not to buy it there, convincing myself that I didn't need to have it. But, when I came home I could hardly think of anything else. So I went to the local camera store and put myself on the waiting list. I told myself that by the time it arrived, I'd be over it. Apparently not.

I finally did it. Finally made the leap and switched brands.

Apparently I've been shooting on a potato for the last few years. I know that a good photographer should be able to get a good photo out of any camera, but the A7III (at least for me) is like a step into the future. Some features are even like magic. You can teach it to know a face in a crowd of faces, or just to find all the eyes in a picture and focus on that. It gives you the power to just focus on composition - rather than think of the 100s of other things.

It's an incredible upgrade for me full frame, 15 stop DR, 4K video, dual slots, and weather sealed. Strangely Sony calls it their 'basic' model. But I think it's just to fuck with Canon & Nikon.

The only complaints I have so far, are the same one listed in all the reviews. The grip is a little small (getting a leather case to fix that), the menu system is confusing a all hell, and the buttons are a little tough to get used to. I chalk most of that down to switching from another brand.

The other thing that is taking some getting used to is the digital view finder. Although it does have its benefits. You can see right in the screen how the picture is going to look and adjust accordingly. Crazy. I'm so used to having to check the screen afterwards that keeping the camera on my eye is a HUGE adjustment.

I can't wait to get out to the mountains with this thing. Until then you're stuck with my 'around the neighbourhood' shots. So far though, it's quite a leap forward.

I'd say if you're in the market for a new camera - this would be the one to get.

Oh - all the photos in this post are shot on the new camera btw.