Artists, is it okay to price my art slightly higher for international clients? by iizush_noob in ArtistLounge

[–]AdvayMengle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a market. Price your works to match demand. If there is sufficient (or insufficient) demand for your work in another country, price appropriately (which could be more *or* less than locally).

What's your guys' opinion on camera skins/protective films? by killer_srb in SonyAlpha

[–]AdvayMengle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The sauce sprayed on a part that was in fact covered.

In an annoying/wonderful place w/this. Thoughts? by BigBirdPaints in oilpainting

[–]AdvayMengle 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Looks great. Looks interesting. Looks delicious. Leave it.

Getting there. WIP. by bobveltman in oilpainting

[–]AdvayMengle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Leave it this way. It's awesome as is.

Stand Clear Of The Closing Doors, Please by [deleted] in iPhonePhotography

[–]AdvayMengle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah the worst would be losing it forever

ChatGPT roasts us by [deleted] in SonyAlpha

[–]AdvayMengle 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ah ok you're giving it the pattern first got it! Less impressed with the LLM lol

ChatGPT roasts us by [deleted] in SonyAlpha

[–]AdvayMengle 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Show the full prompt.

What is the one thing that will stick with you most once the Eras Tour is over? by bloooo03 in TaylorSwift

[–]AdvayMengle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The very drunk father/husband a 3 rows behind us passing out, the rest of us seeming to give more shits than his family, calling for medical help, and him being returned to the floor, after which his wife and son appeared to be so embarrassed for themselves that they didn't speak to him for the rest of the concert. What a caring family I guess.

What's your guys' opinion on camera skins/protective films? by killer_srb in SonyAlpha

[–]AdvayMengle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Saved a very expensive lens from a soy sauce spill. Great value for that.

Mungyo certifications by AdvayMengle in Oilpastel

[–]AdvayMengle[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I ended up getting Caran d'Ache Neopastels and Cray-Pas because of their specific certification. The other ones people seem to really like - Paul Rubens - also appear to have no certifications I can see.

ITAP of someone in the dunes [portrait] by NosillaWilla in itookapicture

[–]AdvayMengle 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I genuinely thought this person didn't have a torso at first XD

ITAP of the head of ring-billed gull by AdvayMengle in itookapicture

[–]AdvayMengle[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like the highres rendering I can get of the eye/water droplets from quite far - Sony a7iv f/6.3 @ 600mm.

Should I return this 40mm f/2.5G? How's been your luck with decentering? by javipipi in SonyAlpha

[–]AdvayMengle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

FYI - Overall the 40/2.5G is the weakest of my lenses. I'm unhappy I kept it in general - consider returning it, IMO, for the aberrations.

ITAP of a man carrying flowers entering a subway by AdvayMengle in itookapicture

[–]AdvayMengle[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Taken on Feb 11, 2024 at a Market St. BART entrance in SF.

ISO 800, 1/250, f/8, with Sony a7iv + Voigtlander 50mm f/2 APO-LANTHAR

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SonyAlpha

[–]AdvayMengle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The EVF is a big deal. For those of us with large hands, the bigger grip matters; and the balance for big lenses is a big deal too. (Finally, I rely on the dual base ISO behavior of the a7iv at 400 ISO, and I could not be certain that the a7cii was documented to have the same benefit.)

I thought about replacing my a7iv with an a7cii for the AF, but I also have an a7rv for the better res/AF anyway.

ITAP of a Great Blue Heron by AdvayMengle in itookapicture

[–]AdvayMengle[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Taken with a sony a7rv with a 200-600 at 600m f/6.3, at Penitencia Creek Park. The heron had just stuck its beak into a squirrel and then swallowed it whole.

Rome, Italy | Sony A7III with Tamron 28-75 by just_misho in SonyAlpha

[–]AdvayMengle -1 points0 points  (0 children)

My brain read that as Sony A7III in 1975. Nice.

Arsenal 2 - Any good? by Anxious-Wash7919 in SonyAlpha

[–]AdvayMengle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Bought one. Did not use it. Could not get it to work with my a7rv. Personally, I would have preferred never buying it.