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Introduction to the Sony Alpha a7

Introduction to the Sony Alpha a7

From the course: Video Gear: Cameras & Lenses

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Introduction to the Sony Alpha a7

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- Hi, my name's Rich Harrington. - And I'm Robbie Carman. - Rob, what we have here are two camera's from Sony, the A7 and the A7R. Sony is, of course, well known for their video cameras. These are still cameras. Where do these fall? - Well, Sony also makes still cameras, of course. Their NEX line's very popular for the smaller size mirrorless cameras. They've made DSLR's for a number of years. These, in my mind, are kind of a new generation or new breed of camera's, because what makes these really fun and really interesting is that they're mirrorless, full frame, interchangeable lens cameras. - And this is kind of a newer technology. We've had mirrorless before, but up until this point, more or less, the mirrorless camera's have been things like micro four third sensors or at least crop sensors. - Yeah, if you see, I mean, now there are a couple companies out there that were making full frame mirrorless cameras, but they were a lot of bucks, $7,000, $8,000, $9,000. Yeah, I think this…

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