Sony Lounge Thread MKIII (All Sony cameras welcome)

vinmunoz wrote in post #19163268
Last Friday(Dec 4th) was my birthday. Interestingly, my dad passed away the same day. He's in the Philippines. I can't even visit because of Covid. I can but I won't get there on time because of possible quarantining twice. One in Manila(3 days) and who knows how many days in my home city(Davao City).

I just thought I'd share it with my family here.


All good. He suffered a lot. Bedridden for many years. He's hurt physically and mentally. Mentally because he's awake but can't move or talk.

Alcohol and cigarette paid off hard. He's hardcore on those two.

Happy holidays.

I've been away from the forum for a bit so missed this but sorry for your loss Pre. Really unfortunate for this to happen during COVID restrictions and also the holidays.

Ben DDS wrote in post #19166273

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I guess I have been away longer than I expected! Just skimmed through all 3,087 posts and have noticed lots of members have been through some tough times this year. My condolences to all of you on each of your life events, and most recently to Vinz. With that said, I've also seen quite a lot of new and exciting gear, so congratulations there.

An update from me- we returned to clinic in early July and have been treating patients at a reduced capacity since. I have been very busy chipping away at my graduation requirements and hope to finish on time in May. After that, I will attend a one year residency in general dentistry to further hone my skills and get a little more implant/emergency/comp​lex case experience.

As far as my photography goes, I've actually gotten to do a couple of fun shoots this year including a surprise proposal for a classmate. I ordered the 24-70 Art on B&H's recent deal of the day. My plan is to sell the 50 Art to recoup some of the cost and use the 24-70 as a workhorse for most things and reserve the Loxia 21 and 105 Art for more specific needs. Thinking about upgrading my A7 II at some point next year while I still have the edu discount at my disposal. I imagine it will either be an A7C or an A7IV depending on when releases happen.

I hope everyone is doing well and I look forward to sharing images again more regularly.

Good to hear from you again Ben. I'm glad to read that you're still 'chipping away" at your requirements for graduation. Have you considered the option of enlisting in the US Navy Dental Corps? At both my duty stations, at Pearl Harbor and aboard the aircraft carrier USS Oriskany, the junior dentists, all Lieutenants, were two-year reservists gaining valuable experience prior to setting up a practice in the civilian world.

navydoc wrote in post #19166348
Good to hear from you again Ben. I'm glad to read that you're still 'chipping away" at your requirements for graduation. Have you considered the option of enlisting in the US Navy Dental Corps? At both my duty stations, at Pearl Harbor and aboard the aircraft carrier USS Oriskany, the junior dentists, all Lieutenants, were two-year reservists gaining valuable experience prior to setting up a practice in the civilian world.

Great to hear from you, too! I have considered it, but unfortunately I have a pre-existing health condition that excludes me from service. It's an amazing opportunity for those eligible though.

This image was included in the video from the Smokies...but now that I have let it sit for a while, I didn't like the original edit anymore. So I revised it.

I think most of you are in the US but for anyone in Australia (Sydney especially), I am selling all my Sony gear so let me know if you're interested

Dlee13 wrote in post #19166497
I think most of you are in the US but for anyone in Australia (Sydney especially), I am selling all my Sony gear so let me know if you're interested

Huh?? What’s happening Daniel? You switching brands?

Eddie wrote in post #19166508
Huh?? What’s happening Daniel? You switching brands?

I was already selling the 24GM to pay for some dental bills and I've been tempted by the R6 since it's announcement so decided to take the plunge In the perfect world I'd keep the A7III and the 85 Art but sadly it's not something I can afford to do

Dlee13 wrote in post #19166514
I was already selling the 24GM to pay for some dental bills and I've been tempted by the R6 since it's announcement so decided to take the plunge In the perfect world I'd keep the A7III and the 85 Art but sadly it's not something I can afford to do

What about it is so tempting and alluring? Curious to hear about it.

Bill in Texas wrote in post #19166544

Wow! Colorful. What kind of bird is this one and is it in TX?

TRhoads wrote in post #19166575
What about it is so tempting and alluring? Curious to hear about it.

I'm curious also.

Here are a couple baby pics while we wait to hear from Daniel. His light color hair is gonna be a bust when he's been rooting around in the dirt!

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idsurfer wrote in post #19166578
Wow! Colorful. What kind of bird is this one and is it in TX?

Painted Bunting I think. Never seen one personally.

TRhoads wrote in post #19166575
What about it is so tempting and alluring? Curious to hear about it.

in case you havent used an R (I owned one for a while)

they are super easy to use, touch screen is top notch
LCD quality top notch super duper clear, the 7iii is atrocious in comparison
Gray AF point problems no more, seriously, sony
EVF is top notch, 7iii is atrocious in comparison
20 fps silent mode
E shutter does 1/50 readout, double the 7iii, not super usuable, but more usable for sure
much better ibis
the 24-105 is a stunner, and at that time, cost a good bit less than sony's version
sales..... Canon refurb sales are unmatched by sony, you can get really good prices

going to canon also has major flaws (most often video related), but that's another topic

Charlie wrote in post #19166592
in case you havent used an R (I owned one for a while)

they are super easy to use, touch screen is top notch
LCD quality top notch super duper clear, the 7iii is atrocious in comparison
Gray AF point problems no more, seriously, sony
EVF is top notch, 7iii is atrocious in comparison
20 fps silent mode
E shutter does 1/50 readout, double the 7iii, not super usuable, but more usable for sure
much better ibis
the 24-105 is a stunner, and at that time, cost a good bit less than sony's version
sales..... Canon refurb sales are unmatched by sony, you can get really good prices

going to canon also has major flaws (most often video related), but that's another topic

Don't know, most of these reasons aren't too compelling to me at least. Touch Screen+LCD quality+color of AF point are QoL issues, they don't really matter to whether or not you're getting the picture, though I'd like to have a Canon EVF.

I hardly ever use silent mode (on the RP you had to be on full auto to use it, you only could choose the focusing point, hopefully the R6 is different in that regard).

As for the IBIS, that might be true, but by and large unless you're often shooting at 200+mm with lenses that don't have OSS, not sure why the Sony IBIS is insufficient. I do like Canon IS always being on even when composing, as opposed to Sony only engaging when you press the shutter, but that's all Canon cameras, not only the R6 has that.

"24-105 is a stunner". Sure. I don't know, I've not had the chance to use the Sony version, but I'm sure we'd be hard-pressed to find such striking differences between the two, though it is true that the Canon version is cheaper, and I've personally gotten used to the position of its zoom ring (way too close to the body).

Whatever savings you make on the Canon versions will be more than made up for when you realize that there are very few RF lenses to choose from, and they're mostly upscale professional lenses that are out of reach of most ppl's budgets. And Canon seems to be determined to reproduce its general lens line-up that it had with DSLR, which I'd describe as a prosumer line-up and the upscale professional ones I've already mentioned, with not much for enthusiasts.

Though I'd assume that the R6 would have better body ergonomics, and even with all that is almost CA$1000 more than the a7 III (when the latter is not on sale, right now that's basically $1200), and that for a 20MP body when just about everyone considers 24MP to be baseline. Hard pass if you ask me.