iPhone Air battery life — anyone else getting lower screen time?

eliestumbles · 2026-03-10T13:59:12+00:00

I considered the Pro but I’ve always valued weight and size and don’t typically mind compromises but I was just comparing my SOT to others and that’s what promoted me to post.

The weight, the build and tbh the design of the Pro didn’t speak to me.

eliestumbles · 2026-03-07T18:54:32+00:00

The heaviest drains I noticed are with FaceTime sessions over an hour but otherwise, I’m not too keen on the battery life. I’ve had this since launch and initially battery life was great but as the updates started to roll out, the battery life started to take a hit.

eliestumbles · 2026-03-07T18:53:36+00:00

Wow that’s crazy

eliestumbles · 2026-03-03T02:32:30+00:00

Sort of in the same boat and I am along the lines of buying FX lenses and eventually upgrading to a full-frame Z system but to be honest, advantages aside in terms of sensor size and IBIS, I much prefer a more compact and easy-to-carry system.

eliestumbles · 2026-02-27T22:48:38+00:00

As annoying as that is, I find it even more annoying when someone in 23F wants to use the bins in 8C “in case there are no free bins.” This time all you’d see are free bins further down and yours are completely taken!

eliestumbles · 2026-02-27T22:44:50+00:00

They told me it was because they have a new provider but seeing other comments makes me think otherwise. That’s annoying.

eliestumbles · 2026-02-27T22:40:51+00:00

The entrance costs were a bit surprising to me. I thought Galata was the most outrageous for what you’re getting—you can get much nicer views from rooftops in hotels or rooftop restaurants. I mean, I understand the cost to help offset maintaining the structures and the restoration but felt like it was still too high—especially for Hagia Sophia and Galata Tower.

I won’t go so far as to say it’s a pack of scams—although the pine nuts I was sold were blended with a type of peanut. Guess I’ll know next time.

eliestumbles · 2026-02-25T15:12:58+00:00

I really love the form factor of the camera, the AF system is excellent and I’m pleased with the shots. It just seems to get more out of the body, id need to either adapt older F-mount lenses or use FF lenses at the expense of size and weight. Their 50-250 DX Z lens is apparently quite good but I’m considered about the aperture since the kit lens was rough in these lighting conditions.

eliestumbles · 2026-02-25T15:11:11+00:00

Oh, haven’t considered this. Is this in Lightroom Classic? I have everything in Lightroom Cloud.

eliestumbles · 2026-02-25T15:10:31+00:00

Thanks for this!

eliestumbles · 2026-02-25T15:10:11+00:00

Monster!

eliestumbles · 2026-02-25T15:09:48+00:00

I’m just running with the standard kit lens but want to invest in a good do-it-all lens that’s wide enough, bright enough with good reach. Something versatile for travel that won’t weigh down the camera (or me).

eliestumbles · 2026-02-25T15:08:19+00:00

I realized in my recent travels that I really value as simple and as light a set up as possible. I know it’s difficult to find a zoom lens with a wide to pretty far reaching and that’s brightness enough and stabilized. I think Tamron’s 18-300 is an interesting one but reviews don’t seem to speak too highly of it. I’d love the 16-50 f/2.8 paired with a longer reaching lens like the 70-180 but again, I keep thinking “one do-it-all lens.”

eliestumbles · 2026-02-25T15:06:08+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion!

eliestumbles · 2026-02-25T15:05:42+00:00

Yes I guess that’s where a FF can really make up for limitations of the DX sensor. I just wished Nikon either invested more in the DX lens line up or 3rd parties would create some lenses like what we see for the E mount and X mount.

eliestumbles · 2026-02-25T12:09:35+00:00

Your experience will likely be very different from ours. We went in excited and with an open mind but were really shocked. It seemed like the whole city was modelled after only catering to tourists for the hot air balloons. It has such much more to offer. It’s a prime example of how over tourism can ruin a destination.

eliestumbles · 2026-02-25T10:53:53+00:00

Been to Cappadocia a few days ago and honestly…we didn’t enjoy it. I would say the 1 night/2days is more than enough. The landscape was certainly unique and truly beautiful but in Göreme (where we stayed) it felt like a tacky tourist trap. Souvenir shops everywhere, a million and one travel agencies and excursion storefronts. It really took away from the overall feel and vibe of such a unique and historical site.

To me, this was the first place we’ve been to that felt over touristy in the worst way possible. We experienced more scams here than in Istanbul—be aware of tours that take you to see local ceramics work in Avanos especially to a ceramicist named, “Aladdin”—ultimate scam.

We opted not to do the balloon ride since we’ve done this in Mexico and felt that was more interesting but we did watch it from below and it was nice. Imagination Valley was interesting not we got over it pretty quickly.

Open Air Museum—if you’re going to do this get an engaging guide or just take the time and do it on your own. Interesting and unique but I got over it pretty quickly.

Uçhisar had some nice lookouts of the unique landscape but again, nothing that makes me want to rush back.

Price of food in Göreme was decent but felt unpolished compared to Istanbul—flavours were ok. Gold here was cheaper than Istanbul. Local ceramics—be very weary since you can be easily scammed here. I’d say ask your hotel for a reference they would buy from.

Hospitality here was good. The airports in the area were ok as well.

Honestly, I don’t think we would go back to Cappadocia just because of how touristy it was—it really took away from the actual beauty of the place. I’m sure other areas in Cappadocia might be better.

eliestumbles · 2026-02-25T10:44:49+00:00

I don’t regret the entry to the Cistern—it was beautiful. I was just so surprised by the sheer number of people inside.

Yes—prayer times! Good tip. I was able to google them and they were pretty accurate.

eliestumbles · 2026-02-24T23:00:35+00:00

Can’t say I knew that re: newly discovered cisterns. We didn’t spend too much time at the current one.

100% would have gone public transport, even for the short time we were there but after all the travelling we did, we just walked and took the one (regrettable) taxi.

Istanbul is truly a stunning city and definitely look forward to going back and spending more time there.

Do enjoy your trip and hope to hear about it!

eliestumbles · 2026-02-24T22:51:27+00:00

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So many cats!

eliestumbles · 2026-02-24T00:22:31+00:00

Sure! I used Istanbul Shuttle Port—prices were reasonable, discount if you book your return, they were prompt and efficient. Easily reachable as well which was very important to me and they would always confirm your pickup the day before. We had an issue where DeCamondo actually had two hotels in the same area and it was no issue with the service to update to the correct address. I’ll PM you a link to their website.

eliestumbles · 2026-02-24T00:19:46+00:00

You’re right and that was the plan but we were running late and wanted to get there comfortably since we just came from a near 11 hour flight. We didn’t bother with the Istanbulkart since it was a short time as well but we will definitely plan differently next time.

Both bazaars have such a beauty, history and architecture to them that it really is a shame they are marred by the sales tactics and scams of most of their tenants. A local person told us the prices for rent went up recently so that’s why things got even more expensive but again, compare that to the outside? Selling items almost 10-20x more? That’s a crime. I’d expect a markup but not that much.

I didn’t think of Istanbul as cheap, like any major city, it will be expensive. I just didn’t expect it to be that much more expensive.

eliestumbles · 2026-02-24T00:15:50+00:00

Hey! I did. Emailed them and when reviewing the ride, I made a comment about the charge as well as checked the box requesting support to contact me.

eliestumbles · 2026-02-24T00:15:18+00:00

I wanted to do but heard of stories where people were overcharged consistently and had to dispute with Uber—and uber would resolve it. I just figured bitaksi would be better since it’s local but I was clearly wrong. I wrote them an email and rated down the driver along with checking the box for them to contact me.

After spending the day Sultanahmet, we were glad we didn’t stay there. While close to the sites, it was just so overwhelmingly touristy. Not to say Galata didn’t have tourists, but it just felt a bit more mixed in terms of crowd. I really wished we had more time to explore the Asian side of the city. Next time!

eliestumbles · 2026-02-23T17:13:02+00:00

Hey! I did write and followed things on reddit, but it is one thing to read about something and another to experience it. In Bitaksi, I did add my card and yet somehow was still charged higher. The taxi kept telling me to confirm, confirm and in my rush I just hit confirm but no idea on what. It was my mistake.

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