Sony A7R III What would you do?

[WhatsAnFstop?]

Hello all! I am a newbie not only to this forum but to photography, so thank you in advance for your forebearance ; )
My wife gifted me with the choice between the A7 III and the A7R III last weekend for my birthday, plus the Sony 24-240 lens. Yes, she is definitely a keeper!
My enthusiasm for this new undertaking was ignited by our acquisition of a rustic little cabin in the Northern California Coastal Redwoods. It feels like being on the forest moon of Endor, living with the Ewoks. Amazing!
The 7R was on sale for only $300 more than the 7, and I am in the enviable position of being able to keep either camera.
If you were me, which would you choose?
Thank you in advance!

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

I'd go with the R, because it has the greater resolution.

 

[Andrew]

Having the 7 now I think I would choose the R over it for cropping, I think the 7 has more autofocus points so if sports is your thing stick with the 7

 

[royd63uk]

wildlife or landscape?

 

[Reciprocum]

With that lens the R will go to waste anyhow, so 7

Edit: if you don't spend about as much in glass as you do in the body you will end up with an unbalanced system. One of the items will be a choke-point to the other. With the 24-240 the lens will clearly be the choke-point especially with an A7R3.

As a rule of thumb: zooms have worse IQ than primes. The longer the zoom range of a zoom the worse it's optical qualities will be (because of the compromises made to achieve that great of a range).
I would suggest going with the A7iii and use the saved money to go with the 24-105 zoom instead.

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[WhatsAnFstop?]

wildlife or landscape?

Both, but the wildlife will probably be more likely slow-moving than fast-paced, since at 63 years old I am slow moving and no longer fast-paced

 

[WhatsAnFstop?]

I am indebted to all of you for being so knowledgeable and helpful. With every post I get a little smarter

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

Zooms these days really aren't loads worse than primes, in fact, they are just as sharp in some cases. I think whatever you shoot resolution wins every time, but more especially for landscape.

 

[Paul stuart]

Go with r series every time it is a more premium product better evf rear screen ,class leading sensor ,only down side will be tracking with birds compared to newer models the c -af in normal modes is very respectable ,40 mp is kind of the sweet spot between resoloution and iso performance ,although you can never dismiss to much resoloution 60 mp on the r4 is a very good thing to have being able to crop x2 and retain acceptable detail ,but a full size hi res image is where the images really shine.

 

[Paul stuart]

Go with r series every time it is a more premium product better evf rear screen ,class leading sensor ,only down side will be tracking with birds compared to newer models the c -af in normal modes is very respectable ,40 mp is kind of the sweet spot between resoloution and iso performance ,although you can never dismiss to much resoloution 60 mp on the r4 is a very good thing to have being able to crop x2 and retain acceptable detail ,but a full size hi res image is where the images really shine. in fact it is nearer 43mp ,for the r3 still enjoy mine

 

[Trisroy]

Go with r series every time it is a more premium product better evf rear screen ,class leading sensor ,only down side will be tracking with birds compared to newer models the c -af in normal modes is very respectable ,40 mp is kind of the sweet spot between resoloution and iso performance ,although you can never dismiss to much resoloution 60 mp on the r4 is a very good thing to have being able to crop x2 and retain acceptable detail ,but a full size hi res image is where the images really shine.

I was thinking of upgrading, and after a bit of research thought id go for the R

 

[Jeff A]

Both, but the wildlife will probably be more likely slow-moving than fast-paced, since at 63 years old I am slow moving and no longer fast-paced

I hate when you Youngsters talk that way!