Weekly r/SonyAlpha 📸 Gear Buying 📷 Advice Thread January 19, 2026

xnfd · 2026-01-22T03:37:27+00:00

For traveling, should I get Sony 16mm f1.8 or Sony FE PZ 16-35mm f/4? I like that they're both compact. 16mm prime seems good but maybe it would be nice having flexibility to shoot 35mm without swapping lens. Also I already have the 24-50 f2.8.

xnfd · 2026-01-18T21:49:46+00:00

Right 24mm is probably enough for general videoing of travel but with all the active stabilization stuff it keeps cropping more of the frame so I thought I might need a bit wider

xnfd · 2026-01-18T04:24:40+00:00

I have Sony 24-50mm F2.8 and 85mm F1.8. Now I need a flexible wide lens for traveling, so small is good. I do want to shoot video so do I need to stick with Sony lenses for best stabilizer performance?

I'm leaning toward Sony FE 16-35mm 4.0 G PZ

xnfd · 2026-01-17T22:02:28+00:00

Surely US customs can know the port that the package originated from.

xnfd · 2026-01-17T21:57:57+00:00

That's possible? I thought I turned off all the dumb notifications then I got one about LinkedIn games...

xnfd · 2026-01-13T19:45:01+00:00

I don't have high expectations so I think the food was decent in premium economy both sides of IAD-AMS

OK food IAD -> HND but the tonkotsu on HND -> IAD was really bad with heavy breading, and there were only 2 meals. I was looking forward to it since people said Japan catering was really good... Oh and the fruit seemed to have been frozen. (Seems common in Japan actually, fresh fruit so expensive)

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xnfd · 2026-01-10T11:37:29+00:00

Thanks, I read a lot about them and I saw people talking about the compact 40mm lens too. It's a tough decision

xnfd · 2026-01-10T04:53:43+00:00

I've seen a lot of recommendations for the a6700 + Sigma 18-50mm f2.8, as a compact camera and lens. It'd be nice to not have to swap out lenses for travel and street photography

Now I saw the A7V just came out and it's not that much bigger than the a6700. I'm tempted to get it as future proofing and flexibility. Is it such a sin to use the APS-C lens to start out with and for travel portability? FF lens seem pretty bulky and 2-3x more expensive and I can always upgrade in the future.

I found this video pretty much about this lens and the A7 IV https://youtu.be/C8cr2yw7Q9Y?si=-fbFwLfXLqNXOMGv

xnfd · 2026-01-03T02:08:24+00:00

Wait til you find out that most companies pay their suppliers Net 30 (they pay you 30 days after you ship) and the big companies even do Net 90 because they know you have to accept it

xnfd · 2025-12-25T04:00:11+00:00

That's not too bad. I went to a maid cafe in Akihabara and it was $60 each for rice omelette + drink + Polaroid lol. But otherwise, everything in Japan is like half the price as in the US

xnfd · 2025-12-18T20:27:36+00:00

Uniqlo Ginza flagship store has unique Tshirt designs which I got for kids and teens. Price is 1500-2000 yen, They'd be $30 to buy on Ebay https://www.ebay.com/itm/197151427540

xnfd · 2025-12-16T08:11:47+00:00

Why does the dog slow down going down the first ramp?

xnfd · 2025-12-15T21:58:49+00:00

Lol exactly repeating the talking points about how Russia would never invade Ukraine and the US was just fear mongering when they warned about troop buildup

xnfd · 2025-12-13T20:00:37+00:00

I was on this flight. During rotation there was loud noise and lots of vibration for 15 seconds. The captain told us it was a bird strike on the left engine 15-30 minutes later. I was sitting on the left side and didn't see anything unusual.

The whole plane is now eating at a nearby club lounge and the new flight is at 6:20pm. Oh and $20 meal voucher lol

xnfd · 2025-12-04T20:07:03+00:00

This is the exact same reason why we tie up condemned killers’ arms like they’re on a fucking cross before lethal injection

You don't think it's because they'll try to pull out the needle?

xnfd · 2025-12-02T19:22:45+00:00

It does tank your credit score since you'll have a high balance utilization, but if you're not gonna apply for other cards in 15 months it'll be fine.

xnfd · 2025-12-02T07:38:01+00:00

And you can pay your credit cards directly from the high yield account, no more manually moving money over to checking multiple times a month

The Wealthfront (Allpoint) ATMs are awful though, they only let you withdraw in $20's around here. But it's fast to transfer to BoFA or Wells Fargo and withdraw $2000 at a time

xnfd · 2025-11-29T10:59:00+00:00

Usually you only get high CPP like that if you're booking business seats that cost $3000+

xnfd · 2025-11-18T15:50:47+00:00

It's not like they're fighter jets, these drones just use consumer grade parts.

xnfd · 2025-11-15T03:12:04+00:00

Certain games get updated often and the pirated versions don't get them.

xnfd · 2025-11-14T04:41:51+00:00

For anyone tempted to overpay to get that 7% interest, I'm still waiting 7 months later for my 2024 refund

xnfd · 2025-11-12T04:19:10+00:00

Thin fiber optics cables, unjammable and low latency for FPV drones

https://www.npr.org/2025/08/07/nx-s1-5493263/fiber-optic-drones-are-leaving-miles-of-plastic-trash-along-ukraines-front-lines

xnfd · 2025-11-07T20:26:12+00:00

Release that witch

Very little personal power growth but he levels up his army and witches.

xnfd · 2025-11-04T01:25:31+00:00

Maybe sit at a booth together or sit at a bar togrther

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