A few quick questions about the a7R mkiv

I'm about to buy an a7R mkiv , but just need to check a few things .
I've read the reviews , I've checked on Sony's compatibility pages and FAQ's .
Terminology's got me beat !

The memory card stated for this camera is a "UHS-II SD card" , so will a big standard SD card like I put in my a77ii and other cameras fit and work ?

It seems to me that it's just a high speed card and certain video mode won't work with a standard card as they can't be written too quick enough .
This isn't an issue to me as I don't use video , and stills are taken on single shot mode , so the buffer should keep up .

Secondly , I'm sure it's not compatible with my wired remote release . Can I use my Sony I.R remote release still ?
It seems that I have to use an APP thingy on a phone to fire the shutter without touching the camera , or use the self timer .
This would be a PITA !

Lastly , with the LA-EA5 attached I believe I can mount all my screwdriver Sony and Minolta lenses and AF will work fine with all of them except the Zoom Xi lenses and Minolta teleconverters .

I think I'm right in all my above assumptions , but would like to confirm first .

TIA .

neilt3 wrote: I'm about to buy an a7R mkiv , but just need to check a few things . I've read the reviews , I've checked on Sony's compatibility pages and FAQ's . Terminology's got me beat ! The memory card stated for this camera is a "UHS-II SD card" , so will a big standard SD card like I put in my a77ii and other cameras fit and work ? It seems to me that it's just a high speed card and certain video mode won't work with a standard card as they can't be written too quick enough . This isn't an issue to me as I don't use video , and stills are taken on single shot mode , so the buffer should keep up.

UHS-II card slots accept any sort of SD cards, but obviously for the best speeds you need the new, fast UHS-II cards (the difference between older UHS-I type cards and UHS-II is the second set of contacts on the card). Your shooting habits sound such that you may not necessarily need the faster cards for shooting, although of course if you take many shots during a photo session the faster read speeds can be useful when transfering files from the card to the computer. Remember that the increased resolution and thus file sizes slow down file operations.

Thanks for the quick answers .
After typing this question I went to have another look at it and it had ready sold !

It's a used one I'll be buying , so not the latest version .
There's another two I'm looking at that I've sent emails off to to check on a couple of things first .

No hurry , I've been thinking of getting a full frame E mount ever since the a7ii came out . Well , you can't rush into these things , I'm still using my a900 & a77ii .

neilt3 wrote: I'm about to buy an a7R mkiv , but just need to check a few things ... Secondly , I'm sure it's not compatible with my wired remote release . Can I use my Sony I.R remote release still ? It seems that I have to use an APP thingy on a phone to fire the shutter without touching the camera , or use the self timer . This would be a PITA !

Your a77ii uses the same micro-USB wired release as the a7 range. Your a900 uses the older 3-pin Minolta release which is not compatible.

I've had limited success with the I.R. remote release that comes with the A-mount cameras, but it might do just enough to work for you.

At least support is saying that there is fully support of remote IR for the photography kind of things.
https://support.d-imaging.sony.co.jp/www/cscs/accessories/compatibility.php?area=us&lang=en&mdl=ILCE-7RM4&cat=31


And save this link. Support link for A7R IV.
https://support.d-imaging.sony.co.jp/www/cscs/accessories/?area=us&lang=en&mdl=ILCE-7RM4

Just done a good deal for one with a shutter count of only 2028 !

And picked up an LA-EA5 at a fair price too .
Now I just need a new , spare battery .
I'll check out WEX or somewhere for that and a couple if the new type SD cards .

I was confusing the ones for this cameras for the XQD (?) Cards , which won't fit and cost a fortune .
The faster cards than I have for this camera are a much more reasonable price.

Thanks for the help .

Yes I got lucky with this one .
The one I originally was looking at had a count about thirty plus thousand , and another , with seventy thousand .
I paid an extra £75 for this one , which is worth it for an almost new camera .

I'll be picking up a spare battery from WEX in town when I finish work today , I might never need a spare when I'm out , but it's always better to not need one than not have one when you do !

I travel around a lot in my campervan and I can be out in the hills for ten or more hours at a time .