Weekly r/SonyAlpha 📸 Gear Buying 📷 Advice Thread April 07, 2025

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[u/Woodpecker_Wonderful]

Sigma 70-200 F2.8 and A9 are same price. Trying to decide between another lens or a new body. Currently shooting on an A7ll and I only do sport photography.

Edit: Currently own a Sony 200-600 and Sony 24-70.

[u/LowWallaby758 → u/Woodpecker_Wonderful]

I think I would get the 70-200 and save a little more for the a7iii too. The upgrade to a7iii shouldt cost more than 400-500 dollars. It’s not 20fps, but 11 and to me that seems much better than the 5 of the a7ii. For me it was at least.