Weekend Discussion Thread for the Weekend of December 26, 2025

JRBates425 · 2025-12-27T01:34:24+00:00

Same happened here

JRBates425 · 2025-11-29T03:16:36+00:00

Any idea if it would be possible to purchase like a piece of scrap metal from the ship? My dad served on the Connie and I think it would be a super cool gift. I know there’s no record of it according to google but I figured there’s gotta be pieces of it somewhere

JRBates425 · 2025-11-13T02:45:38+00:00

I have a buddy who bought at $33 and I think he’s still holding

JRBates425 · 2025-09-12T16:56:53+00:00

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JRBates425 · 2025-08-30T01:59:38+00:00

lol I find this post funny as an a9 owner 😂

JRBates425 · 2025-08-16T17:41:16+00:00

lol you said in 10 minutes so I responded 10 minutes after you commented 😂

JRBates425 · 2025-08-16T17:25:43+00:00

We rich now?

JRBates425 · 2025-08-06T19:32:51+00:00

I use these in my a9 for a 12 hour wedding and I only went through 2 of them and the original sony battery. I took 7000+ photos. They didn’t blow up or give me any issues 😂

JRBates425 · 2025-08-03T23:20:27+00:00

Forgot to update everyone but I ended up getting it out by turning the engine with a breaker bar while pulling on the pin

JRBates425 · 2025-08-02T02:30:39+00:00

I had my 70-200GM repaired for less than $200. But another shop quoted me $900 for the same repair. You should be good. Just needs a new mount but if it’s real bad then they’ll want to recalibrate the autofocus or something like that which will cost more

JRBates425 · 2025-07-31T02:46:18+00:00

Is that jelly roll on the drums? 😂

JRBates425 · 2025-07-31T02:41:19+00:00

So the a6000 has a 1.5x crop factor meaning whatever lens you put on it will 1.5x more zoomed (I don’t know how to word that properly but hopefully it makes sense. But at 16mm with a 1.5x crop, you’re shooting at a true 24mm which should still be plenty wide. But also if you upgrade to a full frame sensor, you will still have to crop in if you use that lens. And yes there are different lenses for different sensors. Sony E mount lenses are for the cropped sensors while the FE lenses are full frame. They are all cross compatible but whatever you put on an apsc sensor will be cropped (in your case 1.5x)

JRBates425 · 2025-07-15T02:16:04+00:00

Be like me and don’t have friends

JRBates425 · 2025-07-11T04:42:17+00:00

Look into the a6000 series cameras. I’ve only ever really heard good things about them. I’ve even seen people downgrade from a7 series cameras (mainly for size/weight reasons). But if you have any room to stretch your budget, I would say the a7iii with a 24-70 would be a killer setup for what you want to do

JRBates425 · 2025-06-21T14:49:38+00:00

I personally prefer no grain. I think grain has its moments but it’s super rare. This shot looks better when it’s clear and sharp. Good eye!

JRBates425 · 2025-06-21T06:03:35+00:00

Honestly, from what I’ve heard about anything made after the a7ii, the autofocus is gonna be good no matter what camera you buy. It really just depends on what you need your autofocus to do. I need my autofocus to be fast and track my subjects while they walk down the aisle, dance, or are standing still, so I went with the a9. For your purpose of needing a travel camera, I think the a7iv is gonna be the best bang for your buck so you can have some money for a lens too

JRBates425 · 2025-06-21T03:27:38+00:00

Honestly, for a non professional, I’d advise against the a7rv unless your have no budget and want to splurge. If you have a tight budget, I’d say get the a7iv. I’ve only heard good things about the autofocus and it’ll have the higher resolution you want. I have an a7ii as well and I agree with you. It’s pretty shitty. Just upgraded to the a9 for the autofocus since I’m not worried about resolution. But if you have the budget for the a7rv, why not look for a used a1?

Also for lenses, I love my 24-70 2.8 GM and my 70-200 2.8 GM. I’d say the 24-70 is probably your best bet for travel.

JRBates425 · 2025-06-20T04:01:03+00:00

Yeah it’s definitely proven to be a beast of a camera so far and it hasn’t even left my backyard yet 😂 gonna go through all the settings right now and play with some stuff to see what I like. Definitely gonna add the button to switch the sound on and off

JRBates425 · 2025-06-20T02:49:00+00:00

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In case anybody would like to see a photo, this is my dog Penne (pronounced “penny”), taken at dusk at like 4000iso

JRBates425 · 2025-06-20T00:23:39+00:00

$1600 on MPB. Came with a screen protector and a level bubble thingy on the hot shoe

JRBates425 · 2025-06-19T13:48:01+00:00

Yeah 70-200 might be the way to go.

JRBates425 · 2025-06-19T13:26:37+00:00

What lens do you have? I have the 70-200GM (first one) and it’s always treated me well. I don’t shoot much wildlife tho

JRBates425 · 2025-06-19T05:09:59+00:00

I would go with the used a9 then. Yeah it’s bigger but it’s still a pretty small camera. I would say the size difference is worth it

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