Yin & Yang taken with the Sony 7RII and a 28mm Lens. Whether or not it’ll handle adverse conditions better or worse than other weather sealed DSLRs should be left to testing. Regards. Indeed, Sony did a better job with weather sealing on the A7R III when compared to other A7-series cameras, putting more gaskets and protective seals to be able to withstand tough weather … Could you check how to avoid water leak into the top dial too. - Sony A7iii (worries regarding sonys weather sealing capability) good all round lense in the f2.8 range. Roger Cicala identified this place as problematical in his a7III teardown. DUAL SD SLOTS The top of the RRS plate has a very good seal around the battery compartment, but only there. Photography meets digital computer technology. The Really Right Stuff (RRS) bottom plate for the camera attaches in the following way: In the a7III, the pliant (not very pliant, by my estimation) parts of the seal are on the door. I came up with one. Tweet. When we finished our teardown article for the A7R III last week, we didn’t anticipate just how badly people wanted to see the new camera body’s weather sealing. Sony probably should have just made a second complete custom door for the dummy battery with cord. Weather sealing. It looks to be excellent. On the other hand, it could has a little more height to address the pinky finger problem for users with normal to big hands. I use a Canon 7D, which is really tough but already outdated, so I’m studying my jump for a FFrame. Sony a7RIII Weather Sealing vs Nikon D850 By Louis Ferreira | Published: January 14, 2018 Image Resource devised a torture test for the Sony a7RIII, Nikon D850, Canon 5D Mark IV and Olympus OM-D EM1 that simulates a moderate downpour and while all the cameras survived the a7RIII didn’t perform optimally. I’m unwilling to take that risk. window.__mirage2 = {petok:"5a38502727903ca8d440580b45a8d6046410d970-1613815544-15552000"}; Considering that it aims to compete directly with other high-resolution cameras like the Nikon D850 and the Canon 5DS R, one would expect that Sony would have similar weather-sealing capabilities. Have you checked out the range of lenses?!? WEATHER SEALING. This is the part we would expect to bear the brunt of any downpour, so it makes sense to have the most rubber and most aggressive edges here. //]]>. The Sony FE 90mm f/2.8 macro is a solidly manufactured lens that will withstand the rigors of daily professional use. When the door is attached to the RRS plate, it mates with hard anodized aluminum bits that perform the same purpose. //