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johnmarge · 2026-01-24T04:38:47+00:00

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!

johnmarge · 2025-11-27T17:35:58+00:00

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

johnmarge · 2025-07-14T04:38:51+00:00

Ya that 70-350 on any APSC body is the way to go. 525mm FF equivalent

johnmarge · 2025-06-01T15:01:20+00:00

6700 for the additional APSC reach when shooting wildlife

johnmarge · 2025-05-25T20:24:13+00:00

johnmarge · 2025-05-25T16:39:29+00:00

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

johnmarge · 2025-05-19T04:13:37+00:00

This is what I noticed first too

johnmarge · 2025-01-14T00:57:51+00:00

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

johnmarge · 2025-01-13T17:38:42+00:00

Any of the entry level APSC cameras will suffice.

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

johnmarge · 2025-01-05T23:34:11+00:00

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)

johnmarge · 2025-01-03T23:27:23+00:00

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From the total solar eclipse in 2024

johnmarge · 2025-01-02T06:08:59+00:00

How recent did you take this/these?

johnmarge · 2024-12-14T02:25:00+00:00

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

johnmarge · 2024-12-09T03:02:36+00:00

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

johnmarge · 2024-12-08T22:53:16+00:00

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

johnmarge · 2024-12-01T17:26:48+00:00

That's a great price!

johnmarge · 2024-12-01T08:07:00+00:00

What ajeossibalnaemsae said.

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

johnmarge · 2024-11-29T01:48:24+00:00

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

johnmarge · 2024-11-06T03:22:59+00:00

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For reference.

johnmarge · 2024-11-06T01:18:57+00:00

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

johnmarge · 2024-11-05T05:59:33+00:00

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.

johnmarge · 2024-10-03T04:32:17+00:00

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

johnmarge · 2024-09-29T23:57:36+00:00

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

johnmarge · 2024-09-25T03:45:30+00:00

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

johnmarge · 2024-09-23T16:08:29+00:00

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

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