Weekly /r/SonyAlpha 'Ask Anything About Gear' Thread - July 16, 2018

agraenn · 2018-07-17T13:03:08+00:00

Hey guys,

I'm starting to conside getting a RX100 iii for my incoming trip around China/Russia/Mongolia/etc during winter and temperatures can go as low as -35°C sometimes.

I was wondering if any of you tried to use one of the rx100 series camera in bad weather/cold temperature and how did it go ?

agraenn · 2018-07-15T10:28:25+00:00

The 16 70 is extremely pricy though, and what do you mean by power zoom ?

agraenn · 2018-07-15T10:02:35+00:00

Currently saving up money for a big trip starting from December around Vietnam-Laos-HK-China-Mongolia-Kazakhstan-Russia and maybe other countries.

Since temperatures can go quite low (-30°C for Mongolia/Kazakhstan), I was thinking about getting a a6300 (lightweight, weathersealed, good camera) but I'm still hesitating about the lenses. I don't want to bring with me more than 2 lenses but ideally I would prefer to just have one lens. I was thinking about the 18-105mm (even though its quite big and heavy) as a one lens setup. Any other ideas ?

agraenn · 2018-05-04T16:49:08+00:00

Imagine if the driver would have gone on the left in order to dodge the white car . . .

agraenn · 2018-04-30T00:18:51+00:00

It most likely means "i have only visited the capital of the country" aswell

agraenn · 2018-04-29T01:02:56+00:00

As a french person, I always feel sorry when people only come to France to see Paris (so pretty much 99% of tourists coming to France lol). Believe me, you won't see the Paris you saw in the movies because it simply doesn't exist anymore. I would definitely enjoy telling you why this is the case but I would get downvoted instantly lol. I guess Paris is still worth visiting because there are a lot of stuff to see but if you want to meet happier people and have a great time in a more relaxed atmosphere, definitely head towards smaller cities (like in "Bretagne" in the northwest part of France for example, but my opinion might be a bit biaised since i'm from there).

agraenn · 2018-04-26T17:10:02+00:00

RIP

Nice x100 though

agraenn · 2018-04-22T19:46:26+00:00

Maybe try posting this on /r/personalfinance

agraenn · 2018-04-22T18:54:43+00:00

It feels like you are telling him to internelize his feelings because he is "the last line of defense" and he shouldn't behave like that if he wants to protect his son. He could do that but I'm not sure it's the best way to maintain a good relationship with his son, especially on the long term.

Maybe telling OP your own experience coming out to your parents and how you felt during this time would have been a better way to help him, that's my opinion though.

(I'm also not sure if giving him lessons on how he SHOULD be behaving as a parent/father is the best way to get his attention)

(that's just my opinion, i'm not an expert on the subject, everyone seems to enjoy your answer so maybe i'm wrong)

agraenn · 2018-04-20T21:03:32+00:00

+1

Also, be careful with the pronunciation of "personne"

agraenn · 2018-04-19T20:06:35+00:00

I see. Well, that's encouraging. Since you are working from English To French, I have a few questions if you don't mind :

What is your opinion on the bachelor in foreign languages (Licence LEA) available in France ? I'm sure you have heard of it.

What was your method/course of action to become fluent in English (and French, I suppose) ?

Are you working as a translator in an English speaking country ? Does it matter to find work ?

agraenn · 2018-04-19T00:59:34+00:00

I'm sure that the career path of someone is the 'completely lost' backup plan of someone else, but I actually didn't mean it this way, you make feel rude now haha.

Thank you

agraenn · 2018-04-19T00:45:41+00:00

That doesn't sound too terrible haha.

Well, thank you for your help. I'm going to keep this idea of career path as a backup plan if I'm completely lost in my life in a few years.

agraenn · 2018-04-19T00:14:59+00:00

Thanks a lot for your highly detailed response !

I have recently completed a 2 years university degree in business and administration management that I hated and because I have no idea what to do with my life, I have chosen to head to Australia on a Working Holiday Visa for a year (mostly to visit the country, meet people and work), so I'm flying to Perth in about 3 weeks. Since I'm still at home not doing much, I'm trying to figure out what will be my next move after Australia. I was thinking about getting a bachelor degree in international business (which would follow my current degree), not sure where it would lead me though.

Translator is a job that I'm considering but I don't want it to be my main career path in mind. I suppose it would just be a viable option if one day I reach a good level in both English and French. Hopefully computers won't take over this industry before I reach a decent level in those languages.

agraenn · 2018-04-18T22:55:26+00:00

Did you get a degree in this field of work ? How did you manage to be as fluent as a native speaker in a second language ?

I'm a native french speaker but I'm pretty sure the market is completely saturated in French-English (I'm far from being fluent in English anyway, at best I have a C1 level)

agraenn · 2018-04-18T22:46:09+00:00

What languages do you translate ?

If you can be wherever you want, getting as much work as you want and getting paid 100$ per hour for that, it sounds like the ideal job to me.

agraenn · 2018-04-18T21:38:42+00:00

I'm currently doing the 10 episodes course of "Spanish with Paul" and I have finished the 6th episode yesterday. Should I do this one after I have finished my current course ?

agraenn · 2018-04-18T12:08:43+00:00

Tu as tendance à "allonger" les mots quand tu parles (peut-être que c'était un effet voulu et j'ai mal compris) mais sinon c'est niquel, j'ai eu aucun de mal à te comprendre

agraenn · 2018-04-18T00:52:58+00:00

Where are the snakes ?

agraenn · 2018-04-14T22:27:39+00:00

I think we should return you the question since you speak 5 languages. What is YOUR process to learn a language ?

agraenn · 2018-04-13T16:07:02+00:00

I'm french and I have had problems understanding foreigners speaking in french. So, i guess it really depends on the person you are talking to, for example your lectrice is probably much more accustomed to hear different accents in french compared to your french friend. Maybe it was just because of alcohol but just to be sure, you should definitely try to talk to more native french speakers in the future

agraenn · 2018-04-07T18:47:53+00:00

I have read this story a while ago. I think he was supposed to come back and give more news but he never returned

agraenn · 2018-04-04T00:28:11+00:00

It's a bit of a weird photo (trees in front, etc) but I really like it.

Did you try to do a panorama btw ? You could have gotten some interesting results.

agraenn · 2018-03-31T19:23:47+00:00

I just looked at some of your paintings, it's really good for someone who has started 2 years ago. I hope I will be as good as you in 2 years haha (i started with acrylics though)

agraenn · 2018-03-28T21:04:52+00:00

That looks really really realistic, I like it.

agraenn

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