Introduction

They say “less is more,” and when it comes to mirrorless, the adage is spot on. By shedding the mirror found in traditional digital SLR cameras, Sony has been able to stuff the most alluring capabilities of advanced dSLRs into a fully featured body that’s lightweight and compact enough that you’ll want to take it with you everywhere. In the case of the third-generation full-frame Sony a7 III, “less is more” has a double meaning. Sony has aggressively priced this camera at less then $2,000 for the body alone, even though it boasts many of the features of its upscale siblings, the a7R III and a9. Reviewers and enthusiast photographers alike have lauded the a7 III as the best bang-for-the-buck digital camera offering on the market. ...

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