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Sony A7R II

Sony A7R II

Sony · Mirrorless Body

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Used price as of Sep 9, 2026 · active listings

Synthesized from 20 reviewer sources · Analysis as of Sep 9, 2026 (2 days ago)

What do reviewers say about the Sony A7R II?

As of September 2026, among the 20 reviews we compiled, mount compatibility drew the most discussion: 64 claims from 14 of them, which we read as 48% positive, 36% neutral, 16% negative.

Reviewers are most positive about sensor performance (67% positive, 21% neutral, 12% negative across 48 claims). The most criticism lands on battery life: 39% positive, 15% neutral, 46% negative across 33 claims. Opinion is split on handling (18 positive, 19 neutral, 15 negative claims).

What are the Sony A7R II specifications?

Weight650 g
MountSony E-mount
Materialmagnesium alloy

specs: wikidata

What do reviewers praise and criticize?

Mount Compatibility
31 pos · 23 neu · 10 neg
“I found my own tripod check that out huh I'm going to make it work so we're going to test the continuous autofocus on the a7r 2 the Sony with the metabones adapter and the Canon 70 to 200 the 70 to 200 Is My Jam I love this lens it's fantastic I shoot a lot of action with this” — TheCameraStoreTV
Video Capability
25 pos · 23 neu · 7 neg
“As well as being able to shoot in 4K, both in full-frame mode and in the APS-C crop sensor modes.” — Caleb Wojcik
Handling
18 pos · 19 neu · 15 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
Sensor Performance
32 pos · 10 neu · 6 neg
“The A7R, whether it's the lack of AA filter or the more megapixels, it's just oh so much finer than the A7 images.” — DigitalRev TV
Burst & Buffer
14 pos · 17 neu · 12 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
EVF & LCD
25 pos · 11 neu · 7 neg
“R2 is the ultimate camera the electronic viewfinder helps you film in bright light and the image quality creates great looking video even at night slog allowed us to capture a massive dynamic range including bright clouds and Deep Shadows in full frame mode rolling shutter was acceptable for our…” — Tony & Chelsea Northrup

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Autofocus
20 pos · 6 neu · 8 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
Battery Life
13 pos · 5 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
Price & Value
15 pos · 9 neu · 4 neg
“still highly recommend this camera because i think with the price tag of around 800 euros nowadays give or take depending on the region that you live in i got mine for around 800 euros it could be less but you know mine was in a completely mint condition and this was like a while ago so yeah i would” — David Cuhls
Image Quality
9 pos · 5 neu · 6 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
Build Quality
9 pos · 4 neu · 1 neg
Dimensions
7 pos · 1 neu · 1 neg
Connectivity
7 pos · 1 neu · 0 neg
“external flash that mounts to the hot shoe but um but it is sending a signal to it and so even with all of that I'm able to get through an entire wedding on the two batteries that are inside the camera which is great now shooting video is a different story if you're shooting video you're definitely…” — Jerad Hill Photographer
Weight & Portability
3 pos · 1 neu · 0 neg

What does a used Sony A7R II cost?

pre_owned$469
refurbished$742
open_box$330

Prices as of Sep 9, 2026 — lowest active listing per condition.

Which reviews is this based on? (20)

Every claim above traces to these original reviews. We don't write opinions — we synthesize theirs.

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