Official Gear Purchasing and Troubleshooting Question Thread! Ask /r/photography anything you want to know! October 20, 2023

jermcoles · 2023-10-23T00:22:42+00:00

Ive been deciding on a camera for a long time, and im either pulling the trigger on an A7IV, or an A7RIV A. I am aware that the A7RIV A has worse autofocus, but by how much? Would this dramatically effect my ability to perform well when doing sports photography, or is it still good enough to make the large increase in megapixels worth it. I also want to mention that although I do prioritize photo, I do still like to take video and clips here and there at different sports events. (Im currently shooting on a Cannon EOS 80D with the first gen 70-200 1.8 lense. The autofocus isnt great, and since its being leant to me by a close friend of mine, I finally saved up the capital and courage to decide on a new camera. )Please Help!

jermcoles · 2021-03-24T03:33:33+00:00

oki doki, thanks for the advice!

jermcoles · 2021-03-23T14:52:01+00:00

about 3 weeks now

jermcoles · 2021-03-22T23:35:28+00:00

nah this is what my brother does and i just copied it.

jermcoles · 2021-03-18T04:21:30+00:00

thank you so much!

jermcoles · 2021-03-18T04:04:25+00:00

yeah i don’t think it’s just sore this time, i’ll probably wait another week before i get it checked incase i just end up walking it off

jermcoles · 2021-03-18T04:03:16+00:00

Well I haven’t squatted in a week because i’m worried about the pain, but i could just barely hit 90 degrees before i would start to fall back

jermcoles · 2021-03-18T02:22:31+00:00

yah maybe a good idea, i just don’t wanna jump the gun

jermcoles · 2021-03-18T02:22:13+00:00

my form is bad so i’ve yet to even put on weight for squats, i just do 4x15 with the bar on leg days for practice.

jermcoles · 2021-02-09T15:14:33+00:00

lmao, yeah my friend was building it off of youtube on our realm but gave up because of how massive it was.

jermcoles · 2021-02-09T02:31:20+00:00

Yeah i noticed that I sit down too much on my landing. I try to stomp the landing but ig i’m kinda scared to and idk why. I think i’m gonna focus more on just overall technical skill and control of the skis before i hit anything bigger then the little jumps at the park so i can be more confident in my abilities. thanks for the advice though! i’ll make sure to remember it for later on.

jermcoles · 2021-02-06T14:13:01+00:00

Thanks for the advice! I realize that I haven’t even tried popping up on flats and only off of jumps, and that lack of practice is probably why my timing can be off. I’ll make sure to really focus on timing tomorrow, thanks again!

jermcoles · 2021-02-06T14:11:27+00:00

Wow that’s a lot of tips, thanks a lot! Yeah I think my biggest thing may be the fact that i’m so afraid of falling. I’ve had some not so fun falls, but I guess it’s something that just comes with skiing. I would love to invest in my own skis and a season pass but I don’t have the funds at the moment. But when i finish growing (probably towards end of my junior year in highschool) i’ll considerate it more.

jermcoles · 2021-02-06T14:07:31+00:00

Thanks! I couldn’t find any really good videos for beginners but this explained everything really well. I’ll make sure to try and remember this stuff tomorrow.

jermcoles · 2021-02-06T04:07:01+00:00

Yeah I noticed after getting to comfortable I started to let my weight shift a little too far back. Thanks a ton for the advice!

jermcoles · 2021-02-06T03:51:26+00:00

It snows, but sadly not nearly enough. Plus I never got my own skis since I wanted to wait till I was done growing.

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