Sony Alpha A7MKIII & Nauticam NA-A7III

Phil Rudin · Issue 104, Sep/Oct 2018 · pp. 40–47

Products mentioned: Sony Alpha A7MKIII, Sony A7RIII, Sony A9, Sony A7, Sony A7r, Sony A7s, Sony A7II, Nauticam NA-A7III, Nauticam NA-A9, Nauticam NA-EM1II, Nauticam NA-6DMKII, Nauticam NA-D750, Nauticam NA-NEX5, Sony 400mm F/2.8 GM OSS, Nikon D850, Olympus E-M1II, Olympus E-M5II, Nauticam 45 degree optical viewfinder

Sony has recently introduced what they are calling their “entry level” $2000.00 A7MKIII mirrorless camera body. This camera rides in on the heels of the highly successful $3200.00 Sony A7RIII introduced in Oct. 2017 and reviewed by me in the past two issues of uwpmag.com using Acquapazza and Ikelite housings. This camera is part of the third generation of Sony full frame mirrorless cameras. The Sony A7, A7r and A7s released in early 2013 were the first mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras to feature a full-frame (35mm) sensor in a mirrorless camera body the size of the current Olympus E-M1II & E-M5II mirrorless cameras. Sony has made it quite clear that they intend to surpass Canon and Nikon in the Pro/Prosumer markets by focusing heavily on full-frame mirrorless cameras and high quality lenses. Evidence of Sony’s progress since 2013 is that the A7RIII is tied with the Nikon D850 at t…