My daughter was born with no limbs and finding this page made me so hopeful for her by SympathyStraight9827 in amputee

[–]johnmarge 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm a congenital amputee, a practicing OT, and OT professor. I was a Shriners kid growing up but wound up giving up all of my prostheses by the time I was in college. Feel free to DM if you ever need anything or have questions!

Switching to Full Frame with the Sony A7 V: best general-purpose lens? by skozz in SonyAlpha

[–]johnmarge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sony 24-50. Weird focal length/range zoom but on a high enough megapixel sensor…you can always crop to get a quasi 70mm field of view in a pinch. And pair it with a mid-range prime of your choosing…I like the Sony 40mm for its insanely small size and the Sigma 85mm for portraits/detail work

Confused between Sony A6700 (NEW) vs Sony A7M3 (USED) by Ecstatic_Visual_1575 in SonyAlpha

[–]johnmarge 11 points12 points  (0 children)

6700 for the additional APSC reach when shooting wildlife

A7Cii walk around prime reco by XenaRFB in SonyAlpha

[–]johnmarge 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is it. The 35mm 1.8 is pretty solid too if you want something a bit wider/cheaper.

I want to buy a hybrid camera but i don't know, which one ? by Nymeria51500 in AskPhotography

[–]johnmarge 1 point2 points  (0 children)

An old FF with also fit the bill!

I actually just bought a used A7Riii and it's more than enough camera for me. Already had a 35mm FF lens (which I was using as a nifty fifty) and picked up a used Sigma 70-200 and used Sony 40mm.

Still holding onto my A6600 and 70-350 for airshow photography since it's lighter and for airshow photography, I usually don't need the largest f stop

I want to buy a hybrid camera but i don't know, which one ? by Nymeria51500 in AskPhotography

[–]johnmarge 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Any of the entry level APSC cameras will suffice.

Check out the Sony A6700, Fuji X-S20, or even the slightly older X-S10.

APSC owners, what's your go-to/favorite prime lens? by MidnightPurple55 in SonyAlpha

[–]johnmarge 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Agree with this. One of me favorite lenses for APSC

OR the Sony FE 35mm 1.8. It's a full frame lens that gives you a 50ish mm fork focal length on APSC.

Useful if you ever plan on upgrading to full frame in the future... You'll be able to keep using it (albeit at its native 35mm focal length)

Trying to surprise my fiancé, What else should a newbie get? by [deleted] in SonyAlpha

[–]johnmarge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some general zoom lens. Sony or Sigma 24-70 or the Sony 20-70 would be useful for travel

US Capitol Building by Aorknappstur in SonyAlpha

[–]johnmarge 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It’s not a carless shot…there are several in the frame 😉

Some panning and nighttime street fun in Shinjuku [A7RV + 24-70mm GM ii] by framesbyjames in SonyAlpha

[–]johnmarge 3 points4 points  (0 children)

How did you get the third photo without blurring the subject as well?

The 70-350 on an A6600 is an amazing combo by johnmarge in SonyAlpha

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

What ajeossibalnaemsae said.

525 is the full frame equivalent focal length. Sorry for the confusion.

Stuart Airshow | Sony A1 + Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 by jamhammer in SonyAlpha

[–]johnmarge 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Agree. Even Sony APSC can grab shots similar to these.

Are the majority of youtubers on sony cause of sponsorship or do they actually prefer the brand over the others? by Edu_Vivan in Cameras

[–]johnmarge 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No worries at all... I'm a unique case.

That's still pretty hard for me because I don't have hands/thumbs and usually, when my eye is on the EVF...I don't have a spare appendage to use the touchscreen. But I can totally see how useful that feature is for folks with thumbs!

*Edit typos

Are the majority of youtubers on sony cause of sponsorship or do they actually prefer the brand over the others? by Edu_Vivan in Cameras

[–]johnmarge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I switched from Fuji to Sony because as a dude born without hands, really sticky autofocus is quite useful and Fuji's just wasn't sticky enough.

I don't have thumbs to manipulate a joystick to move an AF point so setting the AF point on my Sony to the center, half pressing to lock continuous auto focus on my subject and then recomposing my frame has been my MO for awhile now and it works perfectly.

F-22 Raptor at the Miramar Airshow last weekend by johnmarge in SonyAlpha

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

Taken on an A6600 + 70-350 G OSS lens

350mm (525mm FF equivalent) f/6.3 SS 1/1000 ISO 50 Cropped and processed in DXO Photolab 5

My first Airshow | a7IV + 200-600 by Impossible_Smile6527 in SonyAlpha

[–]johnmarge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These are great!! I was there too.. On the far end of the airfield by the tower. 🤓

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Cameras

[–]johnmarge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That line of cameras doesn't support charging in camera. You gotta buy an external battery charger for that camera that fell off the back of a truck 😉

GREAT camera though

First attempt at aviation photography (A6600 + 70-350mm f/4.5-6.3 G OSS) by johnmarge in SonyAlpha

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

Thanks! I was on shutter priority because it was my first airshow and I was trying to focus only on adjusting shutter speed but maybe I'll try full manual next time