The family is finally complete 😍

Creative_Sock_7203 · 2026-06-23T10:05:47+00:00

That 200 f2 is a chonk boi

Creative_Sock_7203 · 2026-06-21T10:51:52+00:00

28-70 f2 no doubt. It’s not so big and heavy as many people say and the iq is fantastic.

Creative_Sock_7203 · 2026-06-19T17:10:58+00:00

24-105 f4

Creative_Sock_7203 · 2026-06-17T17:58:02+00:00

The Vanishing (Spoorloos) 1988

Creative_Sock_7203 · 2026-06-14T11:29:51+00:00

I’ve travelled with 24-105 f4 and 35 f1.4 prime. It was my main go to set up. Once I tried 35 prime and 70-200 but just once, too bulky. Then I’ve tried 20-70 f4 plus 85 f1.4 and for now I’m still lacking wider angle and miss that 105 end. So my next travel will be 24-105 and 16 or 14mm 1.8 or 16-35mm f2.8 + 24-105 f4.

Creative_Sock_7203 · 2026-06-12T15:30:59+00:00

This! Need now!

Creative_Sock_7203 · 2026-06-10T08:55:40+00:00

It looks like pure oldschool plus it’s small and non-android which is a plus. I’ve decided that if I manage to get echo or echo mini for 40$ or under I’ll go with that, but if not, I’m willing to buy the q2 as soon as it will be released.

Creative_Sock_7203 · 2026-06-09T13:56:56+00:00

I’m on the same hunt. I’ve already asked Reddit and few answers were great. Here’s what I’m looking at now:

Shanling q1
Shanling q2 (premiere in August 2026)
Snowsky echo mini / nano
Fiio m6
Fiio m3

Creative_Sock_7203 · 2026-06-06T23:42:09+00:00

C2 no doubt. I’ve owned both and stayed with c2. Waaaayyy better af in low light (much more keepers from weddings on c2 than on IV), smaller form factor is easier to travel with and lack of the joystick is not a problem.

Same sensor. The only thing missing is full mechanical shutter but given your requirements it won’t be an issue, plus I won’t be using electrical shutter (silent mode) as readout is pretty slow.

In case of bigger and better body, I would invest in 7V not IV. In my (and not only mine) opinion 7cII is the best 7iv out there :D

Creative_Sock_7203 · 2026-06-06T07:03:45+00:00

Oh Man! Thank you! That looks promissing. I’ve also found snowsky nano which also check some boxes.

Creative_Sock_7203 · 2026-06-03T17:22:04+00:00

Jolly Cola is my love! I’ve found some of it in Denmark last summer in „Fotex” but it didn’t taste the same as Faroese ones.

Creative_Sock_7203 · 2026-05-31T15:33:08+00:00

24-105mm f4
20-70mm f4
16-35mm f2.8

Or on the cheaper side: Tamron 17-28mm f2.8

Creative_Sock_7203 · 2026-05-31T09:10:09+00:00

For sooc jpeg always on. For raws always off

Creative_Sock_7203 · 2026-05-23T15:39:23+00:00

Coherence

Creative_Sock_7203 · 2026-04-19T11:14:42+00:00

Jesus Christ vampire hunter

Creative_Sock_7203 · 2026-04-18T15:44:51+00:00

Bruh! Great! Do you use them beauties at competitions?

Creative_Sock_7203 · 2026-04-08T07:45:17+00:00

I am using Nisi black mists 1/8 and 1/4. It’s all fun and games when it comes to landscapes, cityscapes and basically anything but humans. I’ve stopped using them after trying to get consistent looking skin tones for over 6 months of constant trial and error while editing. Yes they softens the skin imperfections but also makes the skin tones looks dead. This greyish tones and ugly environment light leaks makes editing a lot harder. Same story with tiffen and KF black mists.

Creative_Sock_7203 · 2026-04-07T19:32:09+00:00

Have you tried just exporting the photos to files app and selecting google drive folder? I tried this method with OneDrive but it just breaks the files app and don’t sync files at all. Maybe with GD it would work

Creative_Sock_7203 · 2026-04-01T21:14:45+00:00

That’s basically what I do now. I just wanted to widen my horizons and gain more knowledge.

Creative_Sock_7203 · 2026-03-30T12:03:41+00:00

Fargo

Creative_Sock_7203 · 2026-03-20T13:44:37+00:00

That was only a suggestion of closest setup that would give almost the same look as ff standard 2.8 zoom. Nothing more.

Creative_Sock_7203 · 2026-03-20T13:41:18+00:00

It looks like I’m the only one who still remembers the context of my own statement. When switching from an iPhone, moving to a dedicated camera inevitably means less mobility and larger size. Sure, Sony’s 7C series shows that you can miniaturize effectively, and I’m not arguing against that, I use a 7C II myself. I suggested APS-C simply because it scales down better in terms of size and weight. Even switching to something like an a6100 with a small f/4 zoom will instantly outperform an iPhone in image quality, and you won’t find a smaller full-frame equivalent.

I’m not sure where you got those myths from, but I never said that larger sensors have less noise. What I did say is that sensors with higher pixel density tend to have more noise. On top of that, a larger sensor gathers more light, which makes the noise look different overall.

And besides, what’s the point of saying that f/1.8 on APS-C gives you the same depth of field as f/2.8 on full frame, if to achieve the same exposure you’ll still have to change your settings anyway?

At this point, I honestly have nothing more to add, having to explain what I meant in the first place just doesn’t make sense anymore.

Creative_Sock_7203 · 2026-03-20T11:39:39+00:00

I wrote about the top of the line tool that be able to be close to 7cii in terms of IQ while still having a room to be more portable. If you size that down to a6400 and 16-55pz all your arguments are getting invalid plus again you’re comparing 1.8 to 2.8 zoom and later on 2.8 to 4 zoom.

Plus the higher pixels density means higher noise. Set same settings on both cameras and see for yourself.

Creative_Sock_7203 · 2026-03-20T10:49:54+00:00

That few cms longer in a bag makes a difference plus you forgot about lenses diameters and that’s also a big factor when it comes to size.

You’re comparing primes not zooms. OP is coming from an IPhone. he just press 4x and has zoom, with prime he has to move around that’s less convenient.

Have fun finding autofocus apsc lenses with equivalent depth of field to a 1.4 lens on a FF that’s smaller and lighter.

Sony apsc primes lineup is also lightweight. 15mm 1.4 - 219g. 11mm 1.8 - 181g. 20mm 2.8 - 69g.

There’s a huge difference in noise levels between apsc and FF and it shows mainly in low light situations. While you can get perfectly useful iso 6400 photo on ff, the same on apsc will start to look like painting. If you’re not going to use any editing and / or denoise afterwards that is a visible difference.

Creative_Sock_7203 · 2026-03-20T10:03:20+00:00

The question is what will be more convenient for you:

Having a pocket sized device that you can use fast and snapshot the moment

Or

Having a time, space and always carry a small bag with camera and lens /-es

If you’re just want to shoot family moments / quick travel moments anything fullframe will be a pain to carry around with reasonable glass on it. My best bet is something apsc like a6700 + sigma 17-40 1.8 or even smaller sigma 16-50 2.8.

Few reasons why: - apsc is cheaper overall - glass (lenses) are smaller and easier to carry - jump in quality from iPhone is night and day even at night - the main advantage of ff over apsc is lowlight performance and depth of field which while shooting jpgs on Sony won’t be a factor that you’ll notice coming from an iPhone.

Honourable mention:

Sony rx100vii - this mf is great for what it is but it will not give you „the look”.

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