Sony a9 Field Tested - NOT WHAT I WAS EXPECTING!!

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[@_Synthesize_Me_]

The videos in this series are by far the best you have ever done. Keep 'em coming!

[@_Synthesize_Me_]

I should also clarify: I really love most of your other videos too, but these are just spectacular!

[@mattgranger]

+KorgAddict1 thanks buddy

[@worldofjonny2]

Seeing this type of wholesome interaction on youtube is just great. Great stuff Matt :)

[@Karreth]

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[@Ghostina1]

Music makes them even better!!!!

[@abhishijack]

Hey Matt, I'm loving the new editing, the commentary and amazing video quality. Keep them rolling. More uploads, more often!

[@zvonimirtosic6171]

You love it, and I almost vomited because how sugary and unreal this video-stock-footage was.

[@Jorge_Rodriguez83]

Awesome video Matt! Loved all the information about the city. You did the same with the Bhutan video and it was great.

[@matteyphoto]

Great work on this video. Can't wait to see more of this particular series of videos in the near future.

[@zaneandrejvogel2822]

The intro to this video is the best you've done Matt! Keep it up.

[@hippsomhapp]

Awesome video - looking forward to seeing more of these

[@LeonardErickson]

You really have upped your production! Excellent video!

[@errolsmith5634]

Wow!! This camera is a beast. With such glowing review from the "Nikkon Guy" despite his best efforts of trying to be neutral ... I had to say SONY hits another home-runner with the A9. Fantastic camera. Well done SONY, well done.

[@ivana4029]

This has to be the best video, I have seen from you. Besides the production quality, the music, the scenarios tested and your commentary are all on point! I am relaxed just from watching this

[@gwoyang]

I thoroughly enjoyed this review. Well done. You've made me want to take another trip to San Fracisco!

[@MattPilchard]

I am loving your new series! So well done.

[@robertsherrow3627]

Love the new format and title Matt. Also appreciated the travelogue commentary along with the equipment review. Well done!

[@danielmainlandphotography]

Wow, loving this. Cracking video work and your stills stunning! Keep up the cracking work!

[@MrDannyr2000]

Hi Matt have to say your videos have improved heap since the relocation, not that they were bad before, the content and quality has gone to the next level, love the reviews mixed with the walk around get to know the area style .

[@DezMak]

Great vid! The music and images just took me to a lovely place. Calm in the forest and upbeat in the streets. Well done!

[@martyd5819]

Just finished watching e6Vlogs and Matt....I need to get out more. Great work Matt and Chris.

[@NomadOverNormal]

Thank you, Marty

[@TheViking533]

the videography in the beginning of this is outstanding whoever did the editing and the shots did an amazing job keep up the great work

[@NomadOverNormal]

Thank you, Tank Underwood.

[@allanknight2547]

Hi Matt, another great vid, was wondering whats the name of the bag your using, looks like comfortable strap

[@TheUltimateBlooper]

Holy moly, the production value of this video is epic! Really beautiful and interesting video. Not too much on the camera, so wouldn't call it a "review", per se, but it works!

[@PeterLavender]

Nice work Matt. I enjoyed learning about SF as much as the camera gear :)

[@mikeanastasio8073]

These videos are really amazing. Can really see the time and effort put into them!

[@juxtaposedmultiplicity7372]

this is awesome. keep doing more of these in the future!

[@juhanyman1802]

This was probably one of my favourites of your videos. Thank you for doing this and hope to see more episodes like this in the future. :)

[@Schaumarein]

Really love the looks of the new videos! Great job stepping up your game!

[@M.K.M]

Good review I enjoyed every minute of it.👌

[@44samul]

great review! keep up the good work!!

[@Zoot1343]

Excellent episode, thx for sharing.

[@Sketchmee5]

This is the whole new awesome level of video from you! Love it! ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@WolfTau]

Great look on the videos. Awesome shots with the A9 love the images not the price. Shoes hanging for drug areas is an urban legend. My mom's brother's used to do that to be mischievous and they all became highly decorated veterans. (Korean war vets) which is the time frame when that started.

[@techhead976]

Awesome video, Great photos, overall beautiful camera holy 💩😍 Earned a subscribe 👍🏼

[@alexandros-markovits]

nice video matt, relaxing with nice music

[@RustyBrown_]

Nicely done, Matt. Great videography and I'm loving this new show; Bravo, my friend!

[@NomadOverNormal]

more to come!

[@tomscott4438]

Fun review and great to see you in my neck of the woods. I've been living and shooting in this area for almost 30 years now and still haven't hit all the spots on my list. Armstrong Woods (west of Jenner) has less trees than Muir Woods but much more consistent light and far less crowds. The Marin Headlands has amazing bridge views, a cold-war Nike missile base, and Pt Bonita lighthouse, one of the best on the coast IMHO.

[@notjustphotography]

great improvement on your new videos love it.

[@countryboymotovlogs926]

Not what i was expecting Matt, being a Nikon shooter i really thought you would nit pick the camera to death. Great job, the video and editing ws supurb! Keep it coming!!

[@amentet]

wow!! fantastic quality Matt. Awesome video.

[@cddagr]

This video made me want to visit San Francisco. What a beautiful place!

[@fotosbylang4464]

I haven't been back in 20+ year's and I'm now feeling home sick! I just need to do a road trip to Northern California and visit all the locations you are featuring where I would hang out during my teen years! I love Northern California! Great job Matt. :)

[@vikesbenbetter]

upped your game for videos Matt - solid work!

[@AmmarTechnology]

Matt, great video and great series.

[@cillyede]

A very good video! Congrats.

[@philipgowdy]

Best Vid, Best Sound, Best all round you have ever done, Congrats on not just another photographic summary but an interesting look at the Area too.

[@NomadOverNormal]

Took what we and other people did really well, and asked how can we make it TV quality? We're getting close. Thanks for the feedback. The places we were going in this video really makes it interesting. Any ideas on cool places/things to do for camera reviews?

[@mitchellhagerty4303]

Thanks Matt, really enjoying this series.

[@ronaldjupiter5883]

What a production, Matt!...Job well done!

[@Rex0915]

Great production with this one Matt!

[@nicopatch75]

Good review, keep doing this

[@justLIAKOS]

by far the best video so far ! well done

[@MrCyberamp]

A9 is a nice camera. own it for a week now with the 70 to 200mm, the face detection is amazing.

[@Chrismzeller]

Love the new production quality!! A huge step up!

[@grahamwerner69]

Love your new format Matt. Sweet. 🇦🇺

[@wilburyuen]

Very well done, well made video.

[@abhishesh.sharma]

Video is very nicely done !

[@MyRetroJourney]

Once again a great video Matt, love your work! I would love to see a real world review of you using the E-M1 Mark II. I know you like to shoot with bigger sensors, but I would love to hear/see your honest opinion about Olympus flagship camera and the PRO lenses.

[@bnguyen112]

love the videos in this series. I can see this series becoming big and possibly one day a series on a big network and being seen on tv.

[@RogerZoul]

I really enjoy this kind of video, Matt. I hope you may a lot more of this type.

[@NomadOverNormal]

well if the response continues to grow positively, then there will be a ton more like this:)

[@mattgranger]

+Anthony Martin thanks Anthony. This is a 6 part series at this stage

[@hamzabenarafa6782]

How is the sharpness of the 24-70 gm? Can be compared to primes? Thx for the good video.

[@Rpob]

Hey Matt! Love the video. Question that I am not sure you have answered already. What are those camera slings you are using when photographing the parade? Thank you!

[@bvabvabva1]

Hello Matt The best thing you've ever done. just continue. Regards Brian (Denmark)

[@shaunleatham682]

Hey Matt, best production I have seen on KZbin. I thought cable, t.v. quality. Travel TV lookout. You did a great job too 👍

[@WeNeedRealMusic2]

@Matt Granger, wonderful documentary of video and imagery. Do you suppose a firmware change would fix the in/out focus?

[@cactustweeter2890]

I really enjoyed this episode in your new series.

[@cppguy16]

I love your Field Test concept. This is your best video production so far. I hope you'll produce more episodes like this.

[@michaelraes3394]

at 05u30 you mention to observe the shadows and that your eyes compensate, so to keep that in mind when you take a picture. Does the A9 not have an electronic viewfinder which gives you what you are going to get ? so you can compensatie . using a D5 would be more challenging with normal viewfinder no ....

[@longexposurehdr6186]

great video,love it

[@twoowl]

I have watched you since that Nikon guy but stopped watching for a long time. I can honestly say that this is your best and most entertaining video I have ever seen come out from your channel, I watched the whole thing without losing interest. Looks awesome, from edits to music to sound everything is perfect and I would watch it as a series on my tv anytime

[@darrelwillman3158]

Nice, Matt :) Great intro with fast-pace clips, and the production with the splice-overs done very well. Super editing. I like mirrorless, I was into the Olympus line but only for video and a backup. Now I just carry two DSLRs.

[@NomadOverNormal]

Thank you, Darrel.

[@MestreMur]

Great photos...

[@BartJohnsonProd]

New series looks great, Matt! I've been watching for years (even though I'm a video guy! no stills!) and you are really stepping up the production quality and putting a lot into every video. It's looking great! Keep it up, and I hope to meet you face to face one day at a camera show somewhere. Maybe NAB 2018?

[@wgsmcw2012]

Stepping up you game in KZbin video casting! Love the new thing!

[@merajmd7235]

Matt, what a transformation!!! Seems move to the US has worked its magic. Keep up the good work. Big thumbs-up from Sydney.

[@lucabellomo]

beautiful video Matt :)

[@joemarinophoto9998]

Great production Matt!

[@douglasconstant2117]

Awesome video Matt! love the direction you took with this review. On a side note, anyone know the name of the song in the last minute and a half of the video?

[@Lexxo777]

Great Work Mate! Thanks for such a great video. Do you think upgrading from my A7rII to an A9 is a good idea? I shoot land and nightscapes, no portraits. My main concern is that i'll lose dynamic range and notice it in the shadows and general pushing the limits in lightroom.

[@mattgranger]

+Rexx Fernandez Unless you need speed and better af for your landscapes etc, I'd think A7r2 is better suited

[@Nirvanaib]

What song is playing during the intro? Trying to find it on soundstripe but it's like looking for a needle in a haystack! Just want to download the track for working out!

[@PaulNelsonphotography]

Great review Matt! I did the test with Max on the D5 vs A9 I'm finding the af much better than the D5. I'm curious to what your style and settings are

[@jaredbaker711]

I can see the bias is still too much for Matt. The a9 is why I finally sold my D5. There were far too many improvements on the D5 including cost and a HUGE body size difference. Walking around with this body is so refreshing compared to that massive D5. Autofocus/tracking was at the top of my list. For weddings and wildlife the high speed silent shutter is so groundbreaking. The no blackout was very confusing initially. The buffer was amazing. On the comment about the 85mm GMaster, it is hands down out of this world amazing (50 lines of resolution!!!). Mirrorless has finally arrived in action/sports! My only gripe is that both card slots are not USH-II. Hopefully an update in firmware may fix this. I know that by 2020 (Tokyo Olympics) There will be some real big glass and maybe an a9miii. At the end of the day it was the final image that truly sells this camera.

[@rlpring78]

Matt is still bitter from his past Sony experience.

[@ThePandaPhotographer]

I've walked from Portland Oregon to San Francisco on route 99E down to interstate 5 some of the way because of stopping in Eugene then Grants Pass and take. 199 route to 101 then interstate 1 after Leggett and stop by Bogerta Bay and got some nice photos but that was 3 years ago. The weather can be a pain in the butthole. It was a long trip but worth the experience

[@5nanometers]

I love the production quality.

[@danielvallelunga6766]

At 0:56 you can see my work place! How awesome you were able to make it up here to the wine country. Would have been great to meet you.

[@lacrosix]

This is such an AWESOME series!

[@71tonywhite]

Hey Matt you need the same camera harness as in 3:49 in the video. Fantastic production, this video is a huge leap to what i am used to from you, well done. Aussie Aussie Aussie. Keep the vids coming. Cheers.

[@longrider9551]

I am not arguing it is better than anyones else's camera I don't think that is fair or productive, but to get the best of this A9 you have to become familiar with the tracking settings. If you think you can rent one and go shoot you run the risk of missing shots like Matt did. The Fuji xt-2 is the same way, you have to become familiar with the tracking settings and they are unbeatable when you add the live view and no blackout.

[@mattgranger]

+Longrider despite what editing might suggest, I didn't open the box and go straight to the parade. Of course I took time to get familiar. That's the whole point of these Field Tested videos. I had these for 3 weeks.

[@cdmurray23]

What AF settings were you using? I"m trying to set mine up. Af Center Lock on? Did you changed the AF Track Sensitivity, if so what setting worked best for you? Did you use Eye AF during the parade any?

[@zagan1]

With AF you lose shots anyway, with 693 something points the camera is just going to pick any old one and you just have to hope it was the right point. Having silly amounts of points is ok but if you don't have an idea of what one or what bunch will be selected then how good is the AF system really? Even Jarod ended up having to say some of the shots he did, were out of focus using the AF and eye tracking even the RAW pic he put out was out of focus pretty bad. The paper and the hand holding the paper is in focus and the face is ok when zoomed out but is slightly off, everything else is way way out of whack. I do think the A9 is a good camera but there are minor problems, that would need to be sorted going by what people are saying about it, and I don't mean the over heating I mean the FPS then banding which if you use the manual shutter then the FPS drops below 5, which puts in in the beginner cameras of canon and nikon. Writing to the buffer etc and the a9 is 100% useless, you can't take any photos, no matter how much you want to. The other is there doesn't seem to be many or any sports photographers that want to use it anyway, and it's low end wedding shooters that seem to be swapping to sony but it's such a minor % really, that I don't know if it'd matter all that much.

[@longrider9551]

Did not know that from the vid Matt all apologies

[@longrider9551]

Matt did you see Paul Nelson's comment below?? I think he was the Nikon shooter who tested the A9 with the D5 on Max Yuryev and got different results than you??

[@EmadAbbas89]

loved the review 😍❤️

[@derekmidgley]

Great work, Matt. Watched from beginning to end. Not because I'm a Sony fan or anything; just cause you kept me interested with the pacing / content / and some composition ideas. Have to ask what's the song / artist right at the end ... such a good closer?

[@TJ543345]

Fantastic work!

[@GeneWaddle]

Well done again, Matt and crew.

[@NomadOverNormal]

Thank you, Gene. Really appreciate the compliment.

[@SilentShadowPunisher]

Awesome new series !!!

[@twodads]

These reviews are far more engaging than a talking head rattling off specs and boring photos of test charts at different ISOs. Excellent stuff!

[@phynx2006]

Awe "Sausalito Summer Nights" by Diesel, great song; sorry when I hear sausalito, that's where my mind goes. Another great video, even though I,m a Canon fan, I like to keep an open mind.

[@photomusicman9413]

Wow, high production on this video. Looks superb.

[@NomadOverNormal]

Thanks photomusicman!

[@DavePruett]

Great video! You know my love of food and wine (and photography) so it won't surprise you to learn that I have spent a lot of time up and down the coast from SFO to Mendocino eating, drinking and shooting. There is only a short list of cities as colorful as San Fran. The restaurants are fantastic in many genres and price points. Add the coast and the bridges and it's hard to beat. (Sydney is definitely on that short list! Don't get me started on Hunter Valley Shiraz) Muir Woods is a natural wonder of the world. The wines of Sonoma (especially the Pinot Noir and Chardonnay of the Sonoma Coast) are phenomenal (Napa is for Cab and Sauvignon Blanc, with allowances for exceptions to all these generalizations). The only thing better for a photographer than a helicopter ride is a balloon ride. Never been to the Pride Parade in San Fran, but the one in Chicago is phenomenal. Oh, sorry, this was a gear vlog, not a food and wine vlog, right? I am a Canon shooter (no disrespect to Nikon, which makes great gear), but I do use a Sony a6500 a lot when I want to travel light and fast. When I see how Sony is innovating at a furious pace while Canon and Nikon offer incremental (and sometimes less) improvements, I can't help wondering what the Big Two are thinking. I can criticize Canon, Nikon and Sony all day long, but I do appreciate Sony's pushing the envelope. We could talk about what Godox is doing on the speedlight/strobe front to kill the Canon system (which I love) and the Nikon system (only know what I read in the papers), but that's another Field Test for another time.

[@earnestdillardii909]

This was sweet! Well done Matt!

[@nyambe]

great video, who is doing the editing ?

[@warmonked]

Even though this is a field test video, I really like that you take moments here and there to talk about technique.

[@djAlexF71]

Awesome Awesome Awesome video - looking forward for More 100%

[@meta4101]

Great videographer ... giving Matt a run for his money (I'd watch for the videography alone, although Matt is the truly the consummate photographer). Very fun - keep it up!

[@AlexZettl]

wich lot from lutify you were using in the end filming the ocean und the sailboats at 18:12 and with what body was it filmed a7rii ?

[@10shxf]

great quality video

[@MDMiller60]

Really like your presentations. I still remember "That Nikon Guy".

[@raredreamfootage]

What stabilizer did you use to film this?