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Sony A7R II

Sony A7R II

Sony · Mirrorless Body

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Used price as of Aug 4, 2026 · active listings

Synthesized from 24 reviewer sources · Analysis as of Jul 30, 2026 (5 days ago)

What do reviewers say about the Sony A7R II?

As of July 2026, among the 24 reviews we compiled, mount compatibility drew the most discussion: 138 claims from 18 of them, which we read as 42% positive, 49% neutral, 9% negative.

Reviewers are most positive about dimensions (72% positive, 22% neutral, 6% negative across 18 claims). The most criticism lands on battery life: 42% positive, 18% neutral, 40% negative across 38 claims. Opinion is split on handling (26 positive, 20 neutral, 17 negative claims).

What do reviewers praise and criticize?

Mount Compatibility
58 pos · 68 neu · 12 neg
“Instagram: @familyonthemarsh Week 20: Mini Run by Jacki Gordon Canon EOS R5 and Canon RF 100mm F2.8 L Macro IS USM, 1/20sec at f/8, ISO 400 and +1 stop Image: Jacki Gordon My knees are quite dodgy after a lifetime of running and so it is time to repurpose my running shoes.” — Rss Amateur Photographer Ap Picture Of The Week
Sensor Performance
54 pos · 26 neu · 8 neg
“A large full-frame sensor can give you greater dynamic range as the individual photosites that make up the pixels are generally larger than those found in smaller sensors.” — Rss Amateur Photographer The Best Second Hand Full Frame Camera Bargains
Video Capability
34 pos · 40 neu · 10 neg
“This low-light wonder is also one of the best 4K cameras you can buy.” — Rss Amateur Photographer These Are The Best
EVF & LCD
39 pos · 33 neu · 8 neg
“As well as, you know, using the EVF, which is amazing to look through and see what you're going to get, which you can not do with this.” — Caleb Wojcik
Price & Value
36 pos · 24 neu · 7 neg
“If you can afford Leica lenses but can't afford the Leica body, this is really quite affordable.” — Digitalrev Tv
Burst & Buffer
23 pos · 30 neu · 13 neg
“I lose a shot because of it the camera is this only lets you use full mechanical shutter electronic first curtain or full electronic shutter when in electronic mode this camera is absolutely silent great feature when you need to stay unnoticed but comes with downside when enabled raw files are…” — Camerahoarders

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Handling
26 pos · 20 neu · 17 neg
“I need two SD card slots no for me personally the one is fine truth be told guys for those who have to have I've never shot that way it's very comfortable for me to just use one card even when I shot with my nikons my D3 3 my d700 I had two card slots a CF and an” — Jason Lanier
Autofocus
35 pos · 13 neu · 10 neg
“Continuous focus tracking performance speed exceeded my expectations as well in my tests and I've had no issues maintaining focus on subjects.” — Dan Watson
Image Quality
23 pos · 9 neu · 7 neg
“great tones and those nonone raw files are robust enough you can pull out enough details in post without files cracking up dynamic range is good especially thanks to back aluminated tech giving it better dynamic range than the a7s but it catches that there isn't any lossless raw option dynamic…” — Digitalrev Tv
Battery Life
16 pos · 7 neu · 15 neg
“so that's a very nice feature that I would like to have in my stills camera the battery life is pretty nice too I've been shooting in very cold conditions lately and the A7iv just keeps on rolling while I have to keep switching batteries on this one it'd be pretty convenient too to use the same…” — Aows Why The A7rii Is Still All I Need In
Stabilization
23 pos · 8 neu · 3 neg
“the time it was holding me back because it had really terrible low-light performance it didn't have any autofocus in video it didn't have any stabilization or anything and I don't know it wasn't great I looked into purchasing my first mirrorless camera and to my surprise the a7r II was expensive…” — Futc A Tribute To The
Build Quality
14 pos · 8 neu · 1 neg
“f2 at 1/6400 Image: Adam Rhodes A local construction worker pulls apart a hotel swimming pool in the tropical heat and humidity Sony A7IV” — Rss Amateur Photographer These Amazing Travel Photos Are In The Running To Win
Dimensions
13 pos · 4 neu · 1 neg
Weight & Portability
8 pos · 4 neu · 0 neg
Connectivity
7 pos · 2 neu · 0 neg
“a very nice evf to use and i also like how they compartmentalize or divide these ports nicely so you have your video or media side to one of the flats so this is the microphone and the headphone jack and the other one is for usb and hdmi but what i don't like about the hdmi is the micro” — David Cuhls

What does a used Sony A7R II cost?

pre_owned$399
refurbished$723

Prices as of Aug 4, 2026 — lowest active listing per condition.

Which reviews is this based on? (24)

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