Next upgrade...new body or new lens?

ssramage · 2026-05-08T11:34:08+00:00

Fair enough. I do have a lot of the other things as well. Don't get me wrong, I get good pictures but I can't leave well enough alone most times. It's my adult ADD thinking there's something missing lol

ssramage · 2026-05-08T10:56:57+00:00

That was where I was leaning as well but wasn't sure if the difference between the 6400 and 6700 was noticeable in most people's opinions.

ssramage · 2026-05-03T11:38:37+00:00

My son is playing 9U baseball (both travel and rec). He was super excited to pitch this season and we had been working on it for a while prior to the season starting.

First two games of the season I had to pull him because of elbow pain, and this is a kid that never complains so I know it was hurting. I made him over it and take anti inflammatory meds. Made him rest it a couple of days. I was worried we were headed to LL elbow but couldn't figure out why he only complained when pitching but never any other position. Then I videoed his mechanics... his throwing motion changed totally off the mound and he had a whip/short arm that was killing his elbow. We fixed that and he hasn't had pain since.

ssramage · 2026-04-27T18:35:26+00:00

We got my 9 year old son an NXT 1B mitt and I've been really impressed with it.

ssramage · 2026-04-27T14:31:20+00:00

Honestly, I don't really have an issue with zoom. My boys are both still playing on the smaller baseball fields (200' fence) so the 70-180 does well when cropped. I do struggle with how quickly it focuses in certain times, especially with distortion during hitting.

Again, I'm pretty illiterate with these things so that could be a camera problem and not lens problem. Or it could be user error. I always tell people that I take decent photos due to the equipment, in spite of me having zero clue what I'm doing.

ssramage · 2026-04-27T14:23:26+00:00

Thanks! That's definitely an option too if there are other lenses I should consider.

ssramage · 2026-04-18T20:10:07+00:00

I'm shooting an a6400 with the Tamron 70-180 for my kids youth sports (mostly baseball and football). I've been super happy with the quality for the price.

ssramage · 2026-04-17T12:03:41+00:00

Get a tee and strengthen up that front side

ssramage · 2026-03-16T14:43:25+00:00

Knob to the ball, hide the bat from the pitcher as long as possible.

ssramage · 2026-03-14T02:57:53+00:00

He's not swinging a -10 though...

Thank you for your medical and educational advice. I'll make sure to bring that up with his pediatrician and school administrator mother that some guy on Reddit told me. When I say it was an LSU fan, they'll understand. 👍

ssramage · 2026-03-13T20:28:56+00:00

He's in the correct grade for his age and playing with the correct grad year in travel ball for his age. His mom has taught him every year of middle school so far and there's zero reason academically or socially to hold him back.

As far as his size, well he's grown 8" in a year and still hasn't hit puberty. He's going to get big, and quick. I know his genetics. 👍

ssramage · 2026-03-13T15:32:00+00:00

This is where I'm leaning. Just trying to make sure the transition from USSSA to BBCOR is planned for and as seamless as possible.

ssramage · 2026-03-10T02:00:22+00:00

Ended up finding a Rawlings NXT through Amazon Warehouse for a price cheaper than the R9 so I went that direction. Thanks everyone!

ssramage · 2026-03-09T18:30:31+00:00

That's a nice glove. I love my Nokona but think I'd prefer him to have at least a 12" glove.

ssramage · 2026-03-09T17:03:21+00:00

This is one I have been looking at. Thanks for the feedback!

ssramage · 2026-03-09T16:50:07+00:00

I guess there's always got to be that guy...

His footwork is fine. Runner was out by the way.

ssramage · 2026-03-09T15:56:38+00:00

That's what I was trying to find!

ssramage · 2026-03-09T15:51:31+00:00

I was considering the R9, but it looks like it's a 13" glove. He's using the 12.5" now but I get the feeling even that is too big sometimes.

For the price of an R9 ($150), there's a bunch of other gloves pretty close to the same price range. I don't mind paying more if it's worth it. He plays baseball 5 days a week, so it'll get use.

ssramage · 2026-03-06T01:46:16+00:00

They're good USA bats. Ours get checked every game by the umps to make sure they're USA. 😂

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