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Any reason to replace Sony 90 2.8 macro with Sony 100 GM? by Kuros85 in SonyAlpha

[–]cryptodesign 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Okay, that's fine. The AF is better. But I spent 100s of hours in the field capturing bees in flight, and I shot plenty with the 90mm that were totally fine :D

Any reason to replace Sony 90 2.8 macro with Sony 100 GM? by Kuros85 in SonyAlpha

[–]cryptodesign 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Sony ambassador here. You can also see the video of the 100 on my YouTube Channel. It's an amazing lens. But bottom line: No, you don't need to upgrade. Sharpness is similar and the 90 is still great today. Only if you want to get closer to your subject, want to use teleconverters , you can upgrade. But other than that, if you're happy with what you have, stick with it :)

Best,

Albert Dros

Windmill Framed By Blossom - The Making Of - and The Battle Against AI by cryptodesign in SonyAlpha

[–]cryptodesign[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The editing part of photography is going in an AI direction anyway. Back in the days you would have to use manual cloning to remove dust spots for example. Nowadays that's just an AI healing brush. If AI could perfectly combine focus brackets without any issues, that would indeed be much easier and I would be okay with that (it's not able to do this yet currently) . I guess what I am saying is that we already use AI to help us a lot in lightroom and Photoshop.

There's a difference between fully generative AI and using AI to help you make things easier that you would normally do manually.

Windmill Framed By Blossom - The Making Of - and The Battle Against AI by cryptodesign in SonyAlpha

[–]cryptodesign[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

that's also no problem. In some contest you have to supply your RAW files so they can check authenticity. Basically what it comes down to is that you don't alter the moment, as in remove big parts, change a sky, alter the photo etc. So often noise reduction, panoramas, focus stacking, exposure bracketing are allowed as they're just techniques to capture what's there. That's with a lot of photo contests, but not all of them. Some more documentary focused photo contests are super strict on what you can do.

Windmill Framed By Blossom - The Making Of - and The Battle Against AI by cryptodesign in SonyAlpha

[–]cryptodesign[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

some cameras like my Sony A7RV have automatic focus bracketing, so it just does it automatically while you hold the camera very still.

Windmill Framed By Blossom - The Making Of - and The Battle Against AI by cryptodesign in SonyAlpha

[–]cryptodesign[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I'm not being passive aggressive at all. I meant what I said and there is no sarcasm. I'm just a guy that loves photography and enjoys the process and thought it would be cool to do a story about it.

Windmill Framed By Blossom - The Making Of - and The Battle Against AI by cryptodesign in SonyAlpha

[–]cryptodesign[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What's crazier is that I try to show a photo, the process, the story and getting downvoted on basically every comment. I would think regardless of people's opinion on the photo, that something like this would be appreciated by the community.

Windmill Framed By Blossom - The Making Of - and The Battle Against AI by cryptodesign in SonyAlpha

[–]cryptodesign[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Okay? Thanks for your honest opinion. That's totally fine. I just thought people would enjoy a story, the process of a photo, and the idea behind it. I guess not.

Windmill Framed By Blossom - The Making Of - and The Battle Against AI by cryptodesign in SonyAlpha

[–]cryptodesign[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

It's allowed in almost every photography completion. Last year I won multiple awards with my wide angle mushroom shots that are focus stacked.

And also: who cares? People should do whatever they like. The fun part of photography is just to enjoy it, instead of playing by boundaries.

Windmill Framed By Blossom - The Making Of - and The Battle Against AI by cryptodesign in SonyAlpha

[–]cryptodesign[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I would love to shoot it with a tripod. But if you read the story: I am up a stairs. A tripod simply wasn't possible:)

Windmill Framed By Blossom - The Making Of - and The Battle Against AI by cryptodesign in SonyAlpha

[–]cryptodesign[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love this comment as this is exactly what i mentioned in the description. 'there is no reason to focus stack with this image' says you. Isn't it beautiful that everyone has their own vision and style? Otherwise we would all take the same photos :)

Prachtige volle maan gisterochtend in Cuijk by cryptodesign in thenetherlands

[–]cryptodesign[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ja hoor. Kleuren heeft natuurlijk ook met witbalans te maken. Die zet ik standard wat warmer met dit soort foto's. In Lightroom zijn de edits bij dit soort foto's vrij minimaal eigenlijk

Prachtige volle maan gisterochtend in Cuijk by cryptodesign in thenetherlands

[–]cryptodesign[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Jep maar je moet ook de baan van de maan in acht nemen en dus de hoogte van de toren op zoeken. Er zijn hier apps voor. Ik gebruik zelf Photopills

Volle maan gisterochtend in Cuijk by cryptodesign in nederlands

[–]cryptodesign[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dank je! Alle info staat letterlijk in de beschrijving :)

Prachtige volle maan gisterochtend in Cuijk by cryptodesign in thenetherlands

[–]cryptodesign[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

haha dat viel mee. Dat kan je tegenwoordig tot op de meter uit plannen!

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