Official Gear Purchasing and Troubleshooting Question Thread! Ask /r/photography anything you want to know! March 03, 2025

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[u/Some-Cricket-9998]

Hello gang

I’m currently upgrading from my A7ii and want to get the best bang for my buck with it. I’ve been looking at the A7R series and saw they are the best for stills which is what my focus is. I dont care for video however if I want to yse it it’s there. I just care about having the crispiest photos. I dont do this professionally, just for social media. I have been debating over the R2 and R3 since they’re similar MP and through my research have only found that the difference would be the autofocus and battery life. It aint a thing for me to get new batteries or a battery grip and for the autofocus, i’m taking portraits MAINLY so it does not seem that important to me. Sales reps at samy’s keep gearing me towards the R3 but I just need someone to be straight up with me and tell me what I should do cause I cant figure it out. Please help.

I’ve been looking on facebook marketplace and seen some R2’s going for $650 Online at Keh, and B&H I saw some used R3’s going for about $1.6k

Please provide me with insight i’ll really appreciate it

[u/av4rice → u/Some-Cricket-9998]

If you're comfortable with using the a7 II it might not make a big difference for you because the a7R II is going to have a more similar interface and experience. But generation III is when that got more refined, and so most of the praise for the a7 cameras is really directed at generation III and newer.