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Sony - Alpha a99 II DSLR Camera (Body Only)
Average customer rating
4.5
(37 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 37 reviews
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76%of customers recommend this product.
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28 out of
37)
Customer Reviews for Sony - Alpha a99 II DSLR Camera (Body Only)
Posted by: Anonymous
Gender:Male
Verified Purchase:Yes
Easy to switch from the a99 to the new a99ii. I am enjoying the video side of it as well. I also got the battery grip as well. I like using the SONY XLR-K1M which makes my job easier with video editing.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Posted by: pelai138
Gender:Male
Verified Purchase:Yes
I bought this a couple months ago . I took hundred pictures of the Bald Eagles they turned out better than expected . The tracking is fast and sharp.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
4
Just one issue with a great camera!
on September 5, 2018
Posted by: Anonymous
Gender:Male
I have been using Sony for the past 8 years (how am I not an ambassador for them already??) and this is by far the best in the DSLR line up. The only issue that I had and this is just what I think - Sony missed the mark was with the option for the 3rd battery as they have in the Sony a99 when you have a battery grip. That one additional battery is a big difference when you are shooting a lot of clients in one day or a wedding. Besides that, this camera will never disappoint you. The image quality and low light quality is phenomenal.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
5
Awesome just like the rest of my A-mount cameras!
on March 27, 2019
Posted by: Grunyun
Gender:Male
I have been shooting with Sony A-mount cameras since the A100. I have since purchased many of their A-mount lineup since. Cameras including the A700, A850, A900, A99 and now the A99II. I must say that I have never been disappointed as I have always been able to get the job done with my selection.
The A99II has certainly improved on the older cameras and has very compelling features to urge existing A-mount users to try one and then purchase one.
Focusing is fast and very reliable, the build is great and the battery grip is a gem. I would hope that Sony passes on some of the recent firmware updates from the E-mount cameras to the A99II as it is Sony's A-mount flagship and a camera worthy of the latest software to urge potential A-mount owners to continue supporting Sony and know that Sony is supporting such a fine tool.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Posted by: BBonk
Gender:Male
Verified Purchase:Yes
Quite impressive and very happy to have this gem in my collection. Superb color saturation and ability to shoot in natural low light. Super speedy too.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Posted by: Farhad M
Gender:Male
Verified Purchase:Yes
I bought a Sony A99-II about 7 months ago. I also had purchased a mirrorless camera model made by Sony several years ago. I, however, prefer the DSL to the smaller mirrorless cameras. A99-II has an impressive 42 Mega pixel sensor and the camera has great features. It appears Sony has a love and hate feelings toward the camera it introduced a year ago. The Sony engineers have been manufacturing a number of great lenses for the E-mount models and not for this A-mount unit. Also, the third party lens manufacturers are making interesting lenses for Canon and Nikon, but not for Sony A-mount units. Based on my frustration for limitation of the lenses for this camera, I doubt I will buy Sony products in future for not knowing how well that product will be supported.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Posted by: Darko975
Gender:Male
Verified Purchase:Yes
I bought this camera 3 months ago.Today at a temperature of 30 degrees after capturing 10 video files lasting of 13 seconds a warning occurred that the camera was overheated.It was disappointing and shameful in front of clients. That's unbelievable for Sony.If anyone had a similar problem, let me know
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
1
Quite a few software issues - Regretting Purchase
on May 11, 2017
Posted by: efoss
Gender:Male
Verified Purchase:Yes
I feel like I should preface this review with the fact that I am a professional videographer. I work on adventure reality, nature, and travel shows for Discovery Channel, Travel Channel, and many others.
The camera does everything is advertises but it has a few big problems. 1 is banding issues when shooting in LED lighting. This effects stills and video and the video is unusable. So basically every concert I shoot now has an added challenge which makes half of my footage trash. My previous Canon camera never had this issue with stage lighting. I have tried every combination of settings on the A99 II to no avail.
The second big problem is while shooting time lapses with an intervalometer (I wanted the full 42 MP for an animation I was doing) the exposure fluctuated by about 1/8 of a stop between shots with the exact same settings. This is an obvious problem as time lapse flickers when it is compiled. Again, I never had this problem with my previous Canon camera. I have read that Sony iris' are closed until you trigger them which leaves room for error as opposed to an iris that remains consistent once you set it. Huge setback for my work.
The last problem I have recently been experiencing was when playing back 4k and 120 fps footage in camera the clips appeared to be extremely overexposed. It freaked me out at first until I put the footage into my computer. It seemed to be fine in the computer. I have not tried the playback via the hdmi output on an external monitor yet but that problem could be detrimental on set when showing clients what was just shot.
The menus are also extremely confusing. I'm slowly memorizing them but the design could be vastly improved. That being said, I wouldn't mind if the above problems did not occur.
The saving grace of the camera is the dynamic range and the low light capabilities. I'm loving the S-log and ITU709 settings.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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