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$1797.99
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Based on 121 Reddit mentions
$3698.00
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Looking at just numbers, it's not worth it. Honestly look at the numbers, $30/hr x 5hrs = $150. The cost of renting from your local camera store, the most newest camera (canon r5 or sony a7siii) is about that much or likely higher. You're basically working for fun or loss.
classyscumbag in r/videography
March 22, 2026 4:27 AM
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People said the same thing about the FX3 in regards to the A7SIII. Swapped my A7IV for the FX2 on day 1 and it has been worth every penny. I think a big part of the hate is that people were wanting that announcement to be for an FX3ii… Which I still don’t see why anyone thinks Sony would release an
...rand0m_task in r/FX3
January 6, 2026 9:40 PM
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Sony ZV-E1. You can buy used ones for less than $1500. Camera has the same low light sensor as the A7Siii/fx3.
cassanova792 in r/videography
September 10, 2025 3:10 PM
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They are the same camera in different enclosures. Not just the same sensor. They have the same processor, using the same core firmware, the same everything. For awhile, the FX3 was on a different firmware with significantly more video features. Sony has since updated the A7S III to that same core fi
...Veastli in r/A7siii
November 10, 2025 5:30 PM
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Hey Mate, I've been a NIkon shooter for a long time and currently use a D4; dual D850s, still have a D750 and just bought a Z6iii. Lemme tell you a story about that So I made a massive mistake with a former partner I was working with and moved from Nikon to Sony with dual A&r4s, 8 lenses and a sony
...TrashedLeBlanc in r/Nikon
June 5, 2025 4:33 PM
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This is a crap excuse. It’s not that features are stripped. It’s the fact that Sony KNOWS that cameras are getting bricked and crippled. Yet, they are making customers pay for fried motherboards and arguing with them about how ITS NOT their fault. Don’t get me wrong i appreciate them still adding fe
...NextLevelVisuals2 in r/A7siii
February 16, 2026 9:37 PM
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Honestly yeah, I may try to adapt it to my Sony A7SIII that has insane lowlight iso. It would allow me to ramp up shutter speed.
MurkTwain in r/AnalogCommunity
May 18, 2025 6:47 PM
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Хрень это, на самом деле а не 108 мегапикселей. Просто маркетинг. На качество изображения в первую очередь влияет размер сенсора, размер пикселя на этом сенсоре, и сколько света он получает. Камера, на 10 мегапикселей, но у которой большой качественный сенсор, улавливающий много света - снимет чётче
...bakach0k in r/KafkaFPS
April 7, 2026 5:52 AM
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The newer firmware versions can break wireless and audio features on a subset of Sony cameras. These issues have impacted the A7S III, FX3 and other Sony models. Most cameras update without issue. Some do not. It is not a user issue, it's a Sony issue. The impacted cameras work perfectly on the 2.x
...Veastli in r/A7siii
March 3, 2026 3:31 PM
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The newer firmware versions can break wireless and audio features on a subset of Sony cameras. These issues have impacted the A7S III, FX3 and other Sony models. It seems that Sony changed key hardware components during production. The newer firmware versions don't fully support cameras with the alt
...Veastli in r/A7siii
April 28, 2025 1:52 PM
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