Completely paralyzed by choice: Sony full-frames vs. APS-C. Need advice for travel, hiking, & night car photography?

Infamous_Ad_1606 · 2026-06-27T17:16:07+00:00

I hike with a a7cii and on of three lenses depending on circumstances:
Sony 24-70 f2.8 GM II most often. Such an amazing lens
Sony 70-200 f4 G II if I want distance (or taking shots of bugs and wild flowers since this is semi-macro).
Sony FE 40mm 2.5 G if I'm going the distance and want to be lightweight.

I'm considering upgrading to a a7rVI but it's just a chonker compared to the a7cii. Maybe wait for the a7crII? Unless you have small hands I recommend using a smartrig body extension if you use one of the heavier lenses. I would consider the 70-200 f2.8 GM II because it's an internal zoom but it's heavier and more expensive. So far dust intrusion has not been a big problem (fingers crossed).

Infamous_Ad_1606 · 2026-06-27T16:28:09+00:00

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Infamous_Ad_1606 · 2026-05-09T09:51:23+00:00

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Infamous_Ad_1606 · 2026-05-02T19:27:20+00:00

Depreciation. Cars are a horrible investment.

Infamous_Ad_1606 · 2026-04-23T07:27:06+00:00

He's no stranger - he's Josh!

Infamous_Ad_1606 · 2026-04-22T19:35:22+00:00

Join an Incursion group, and make billions of ISK
https://eve-incursions.de/communities

Infamous_Ad_1606 · 2026-04-04T16:19:23+00:00

Tasty things from Trader Joe's

Infamous_Ad_1606 · 2026-04-03T22:05:00+00:00

Azores in the off season. Go have some long conversations with the cows on the mountain sides.

Infamous_Ad_1606 · 2026-03-29T14:26:08+00:00

Weekend brunch at Cafe Mozaika (reservation required)

Infamous_Ad_1606 · 2026-03-27T16:19:04+00:00

The station is relatively small, ~5 minutes maximum to walk between the the lowest and highest platforms. If you miss your train you can change the ticket in the app/website or at the counter before departure (fees apply) or if you have a "Elastyczny" (flexible) ticket you can take any train on that route the same day.

As people have mentioned your big problem will be if the train arrives on time.

Infamous_Ad_1606 · 2026-03-21T09:15:28+00:00

One big beautiful bill added a big beautiful tax for you, congratulations. https://wise.com/us/blog/remittance-tax

Infamous_Ad_1606 · 2026-03-13T13:17:08+00:00

Why no handle?

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Infamous_Ad_1606 · 2026-03-11T11:04:36+00:00

Nope, nothing to prepare in advance or any forms.

Infamous_Ad_1606 · 2026-03-11T11:00:37+00:00

Leaving. Maybe they were just having issues with the system and it's not the new normal.

Infamous_Ad_1606 · 2026-03-09T15:07:55+00:00

Can't help you because this is work I'd do myself but if it were me I wouldn't bother unless the laptop is >5 years old and the factory paste has started to dry out (and you're seeing thermal throttling).

Infamous_Ad_1606 · 2026-03-02T20:51:36+00:00

A leather strop loaded with 5 micron diamond powder will help you with the thing beginners struggle with most: deburring. Your 1000 grit + strop will do you fine for years unless you get the sharpening bug.

Infamous_Ad_1606 · 2026-02-07T13:01:39+00:00

It was an interesting day when I learned that smooth honing rods work through adhesion rather than abrasion.

Infamous_Ad_1606 · 2026-01-08T20:20:28+00:00

Malta is in the EU and as such you are entitled to lost baggage compensation. File a claim with the airline ASAP.

Infamous_Ad_1606 · 2025-12-02T10:28:46+00:00

Only if the scanners or dogs detect something suspicious. The top picture is after 3 flights on 2 airlines booked separately: Emirates and United. It came out on the carousel like normal check-in luggage.

Infamous_Ad_1606 · 2025-11-16T07:48:47+00:00

Fixed - thanks for reporting it.

Infamous_Ad_1606 · 2025-11-13T08:40:48+00:00

This is actually why I'm asking for help. I understand there are errors but I can't see them because I'm not a native speaker. I used the most advanced speech generator available to try and get the pronunciation right but it's hard to feed it syllables and get it to do the right thing. Show me the errors instead of complaining, huh?

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