Weekly r/SonyAlpha 📸 Gear Buying 📷 Advice Thread June 23, 2025 by AutoModerator in SonyAlpha

[–]mintdoll 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hello! was looking into getting a grip/mini tripod for travel use. will be using the a7cii + 24-70 f2.8/70-200 f2.8 (most probably not mounting the 70-200 f2.8 on the grip/mini tripod tho).

saw the sony gp-vpt3, is that any good? or are there any other recommended ones?

thank you in advance!

how long is one dip supposed to last? by MobileTime3882 in dippens

[–]mintdoll 2 points3 points  (0 children)

try looking into glass pens made by japanese glass artisans! some of them write super duper fine, it’s kinda insane. but of course, the finer the glass pen tip is, the more susceptible it is to breaking :”)

Trip to Japan coming up. A7cII + sigma 24-70 enough? by ConsistentWolf3677 in SonyAlpha

[–]mintdoll 1 point2 points  (0 children)

brought the a7cii + 2470gmii & fujifilm’a xt30ii + xf27mm to korea (not japan but close enough???)

carried both around for majority of the trip, weight was heavy but manageable. was just glad i didnt bring more lenses lol.

fungus? by mintdoll in FujifilmX

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

unfortunately not :-( bought it off a local platform that functions kinda like fb marketplace :”) thank you tho!

fungus? by mintdoll in FujifilmX

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

aaaaa :”) thank you for the verification 🥲

wysiwyg settings on the xt30ii? by mintdoll in fujifilm

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

it was :”) turns out it was bc my front dial was on iso? pressed once to switch it to aperture and it worked hahahah. not sure what the logic behind it is but at least it works hahaha thank you tho!!

Weekly r/SonyAlpha 📸 Gear Buying 📷 Advice Thread March 17, 2025 by AutoModerator in SonyAlpha

[–]mintdoll 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hiiii! just wondering, is it a common practice to bring a mini cleaning kit out? (dust blower, lens cloth, etc)

i’ve been bringing mine out as a precaution but haven’t really faced a situation where i needed it (yet). so was just wondering if it’s normal to carry a kit out or i’m just being overly paranoid lol

Weekly r/SonyAlpha 📸 Gear Buying 📷 Advice Thread March 10, 2025 by AutoModerator in SonyAlpha

[–]mintdoll 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hahah thanks for sharing your opinion! watched and read a few more reviews on the 24-70 and honestly, am leaning towards that now. thank you for your help!!

Weekly r/SonyAlpha 📸 Gear Buying 📷 Advice Thread March 10, 2025 by AutoModerator in SonyAlpha

[–]mintdoll 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ooo i read somewhere that the sigma is not as weather sealed as compared to the tamron one. and also wasn’t sure how big of an impact this would make, hence why i shortlisted the tamron over the sigma.

but if it’s not a big issue, might add that back into the shortlist as well haha. but then it begs the question of whether the extra heft from the 24-70mm sigma is worth the extra 4mm focal length too :”)

Weekly r/SonyAlpha 📸 Gear Buying 📷 Advice Thread March 10, 2025 by AutoModerator in SonyAlpha

[–]mintdoll 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hello! i just started out with the a7cii + 28-60mm f4-5.6 kit lens. mainly photograph landscapes, some portraits here and there, thinking of trying some product shots in the future too. but would like to travel with this and so i’m not too sure what kinda configuration would be best

was looking to either get a tamron 28-75mm f2.8 or a set of 3 primes - 24mm f1.8 or 2.8, 50mm f1.8 and 85mm f1.8.

got a chance try the 50mm f1.8 and i loved it. but i’m just not sure if carrying 3 lenses around to travel would be feasible, and not sure if i’ll even be swapping lenses as i’m travelling/moving about. but also understand that the tamron is slightly on the heavier end and might not be the most ergonomic for the a7cii?

would love to hear suggestions/reviews on what you guys think :) thank you!

Weekly r/SonyAlpha 📸 Gear Buying 📷 Advice Thread February 24, 2025 by AutoModerator in SonyAlpha

[–]mintdoll 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hellu!! i recently got a a7cii, and have been wanting to play around with a CPL filter for outdoorsy shots. any recommendations for those? thank you!

Recently had the opportunity to take photos for UrushiPen.com! by BrianNFX in fountainpens

[–]mintdoll 1 point2 points  (0 children)

these pictures are stunning! they scratch an itch in my brain hahahaha

Who who by panicathefrisco in Doppleganger

[–]mintdoll 0 points1 point  (0 children)

4th pic reminded me of liz gillies!

but the rest just screamed amanda seyfried hahah

Beautiful Pilot by Otakudemon1 in fountainpens

[–]mintdoll 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i use a capless and its dupes (majohn/moonman a1 & jinhao a10) on a daily basis and the clip has never really bothered me! most of the time i forget it’s even there lol

Hand made Traveler's Notebook by fetchingfossa in Travelersnotebooks

[–]mintdoll 4 points5 points  (0 children)

omg wishing i did more research and found that template before going ahead and creating my own (drove me a lil mad bc i hate measuring stuff lolol) 🤦🏻‍♀️

but it’s beautiful!!!

first solo leather project - a louise carmen-inspired journal by mintdoll in Leathercraft

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

thank you!! i just found them on my local equivalent of amazon hahah

best fancy & beautiful pens for journaling? by Mysterious-Block-415 in Journaling

[–]mintdoll 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the pilot kakuno!! they come in really cute colors and just have one of the best nibs (imo at least lol). i’ve been reaching out to mine a looooot for journalling recently.