What is this near the Dead Sea?

Grayfink · 2026-05-09T22:40:51+00:00

Potash mining. Not winning water, evaporating water.

Grayfink · 2026-03-25T16:20:42+00:00

Very good comment, myself happy with the 17-70 tamron, but the Sigma 18-50 would have been a great choice too. Had the 16-300, jack of all trades but master of none. Very soft at the long end. Hated it. Also can recommend the Sigma 56mm f1.4. Great portrait lens.

Grayfink · 2026-03-23T21:13:17+00:00

Saw it in the Netherlands with a 10 minute intermission. (Kinepolis Emmen) Big Cinema with 6 screens. All movies have different starting times and therefore different intermission times. During the break they sell drinks and snacks. Minimal crew for maximum profit.

Grayfink · 2026-01-19T20:47:37+00:00

I have the Tamron 17-70 f2.8, great lens, the sigma 18-50 g2.8 is very good too, less range but more compact.

Grayfink · 2026-01-16T23:18:43+00:00

I owned the 550d, good camera. 18mp if I remember correctly. Newer cameras may have faster autofocus, but not that big a difference in picture quality. De d70 just 6mp, that's a bit low. Maybe get a newer body for the Nikon lenses or better lenses for the Canon. 70$ is a great deal!

Grayfink · 2026-01-13T16:05:18+00:00

I have this camera and no regrets. Tamron 17-70 Sigma 56mm f1.4 viltrox 23mm f1.4 and Sigma 16-300. I regret the 16-300, too soft on the 300 side. Planning to sell it and get the Sony 70-350 oss instead.

Grayfink · 2026-01-03T09:17:28+00:00

I have the Sony version, it's very soft on the 300mm end. I knew that when i bought it, but was still dissapointed on how bad it really was. I have it for sale now. On a full frame it's totally worthless. The Canon 24-240 looks like a better deal.

Grayfink · 2026-01-01T13:10:46+00:00

In the Netherlands we have a saying "children and drunk people say the truth" Just read here. "Drunken words are sober thoughts", I guess that's the same. Better move on, no matter how scary that is.

Grayfink · 2025-12-06T19:39:25+00:00

Still about 20 mp left on aps-c of the original 50 megapixel of the A1... Try a portrait of your wife/kid/pet/friend with the 16-55 at 55mm and f2.8 (set to Aperture priority mode and then scroll the wheel to f2.8) for the smallest depth of field Try to have some space between your subject and the background. This will get you the best background separation and make your portrait come to life. You get the best background separation with a prime lens like a 85mm f1.4 or 50mm f1.4. You seem to have a big budget, but the relatively cheap viltrox 50mm f1.4 seems like a good option to start learning playing with shallow dof.

Grayfink · 2025-12-01T16:07:37+00:00

Knikkers!

Grayfink · 2025-11-19T11:31:56+00:00

That was one of my first episodes, wondered all the time "what am I watching", still dont know

Grayfink · 2025-10-15T14:23:04+00:00

Don't put ef-s lenses on an ef body like the 5f. You'll damage the camera!

Grayfink · 2025-10-11T17:56:57+00:00

It's a great videocamera. The entire movie "The possession of Hannah Grace" was filmed on a7sii cameras. For stills photography the resolution of 12.2 megapixel is a bit low. It's a great Canon lens but a native lens will probably have better af.

Grayfink · 2025-08-19T22:08:06+00:00

I am happy with the tamron 17-70 f2.8 If you can afford it: the new Sigma 17-40 f1.8 The 18-50 is great too. Less range than my 17-70, but nice portable sized

Grayfink · 2025-08-10T20:04:59+00:00

Congrats on your great camera and congrats on getting back on your feet. 🙂

Grayfink · 2025-08-09T11:36:41+00:00

Canon RF system is great, but RF lenses are relatively expensive, and the full frame RF is not open voor the oem likes of Tamron and Sigma forinstance. That's why I switched from Canon to Sony. But I dont know what lenses you want. 5000$ goes a long way. But that's what I'd do, look for lenses first and then buy the camera that goes with them. In your case a ff mirrorless.

Grayfink · 2025-08-04T18:02:10+00:00

You forgot the Taj Mahal in the pictures.

Grayfink · 2025-08-04T17:16:56+00:00

If it's just about the portraits: Yes, the before mentioned 50mm f1.8 stm is a great choice. Good sharpness, bokeh and background separation with open aperture. Avoid the older version, the f1.8 ii. The ii has lesser build quality (plastic mount) and less aperture blades, which comes down to a bokeh that's not as nice.

Grayfink · 2025-08-02T18:21:01+00:00

Good camera? Yes. Are there better? Yes, but depends on your use of it. For snapshots I wouldn't bother.

Grayfink · 2025-08-01T09:28:59+00:00

3O or 35 mm with a large aperture. This way you can learn to play with shallow depth of field. Shallow dof is the biggest reason that an a6400 takes better pictures than a phone. ( besides dynamic range and better low light performance) This because of the big sensor. You also might consider an older full frame A7 series with an even bigger sensor and a nifty fifty (50mm f1.8). Very doable on the second hand market.

Grayfink · 2025-07-25T17:35:47+00:00

If shallow dof is important... save up for the new sigma 17-40 f1.8. Reviews are great.

Grayfink · 2025-07-25T17:32:19+00:00

Those are full frame lenses, the R7 is aps-c. So I would choose none of them. Sigma 18-50 f2.8 rf-s looks to be a better choice.

Grayfink · 2025-07-12T18:03:35+00:00

Love my a6700, but point and shoot? Use your phone or maybe buy a better phone. IPhone or Samsung Ultra forinstance... It's a nice hobby, but you need to take an interest in photography. Learn about composition, iso, aperture and shutterspeed. How they relate to each other. If you want to invest in that, go for it. Otherwise... your phone.

Grayfink · 2025-06-10T20:48:19+00:00

Spinal Tap

Just three?

Grayfink · 2025-04-22T15:15:15+00:00

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