It's Already 2AM: 36th Edition... THE REUNION THREAD !

DTBaan wrote in post #19283290
package from b&h. they really upped their game in packaging these small items :P

It never fails the over packaging. When we had our baby registry the baby room was filled with Amazon boxes. Once we opened everything up the items took less than 1/5th of the space as they did with the boxes. It was harrowing to see how much is wasted lol

vipergts831 wrote in post #19283293
It never fails the over packaging. When we had our baby registry the baby room was filled with Amazon boxes. Once we opened everything up the items took less than 1/5th of the space as they did with the boxes. It was harrowing to see how much is wasted lol

haha I can imagine that. it's like you have the brown boxes, and also the packaging product box lol

vipergts831 wrote in post #19283292
Cheers! That looks damn good! What was the drink?

yeah it was good! nice for a hot day. they call it 'lava flow'
rum, pineapple juice, strawberry, coconut cream. it was an ice blend drink.

vipergts831 wrote in post #19283291
Hmm does that mean skin tones have improved? This is the only thing that makes me want to get a canon mirrorless camera. They have the superior skin tones out of camera for me. I could never get my Sony images to replicate canon skin profiles.

55 f/1.8 is so stellar but now that I have the 50 f/1.2 it’s too close for me to keep. So it’s being sold off.

We get out to the park almost daily but restaurants or other leisurely stuff is rare. Not trying to risk much exposure especially with a baby now at home.

Beautiful shot there. Where is that?

hmmm..... yes I can say the skin tone has improved. I took some portraits and I didnt need to change the wb. I can share some sooc pics if you like to see. I've seen a few reviews where the person prefers the sony over the canon, saying the canon is more on the warm magenta side and canon is more natural. but I think when it comes to portraits, canon has a unique rendering to the image that makes the flesh looks good. to my eyes of course.

nooo dont sell the 55 1.8 :P not yet! jk i hear you, no point having two similar lens. well the gm is a better lens but the size of the 55 is so good

cool. nice to get out for some air. i'm sure restaurants in NY are quite busy and close encounters. I've dine in here and there and the seats are more spacious so its not too bad.

thanks. it's near a ski resort called mammoth mountain here in california. mammoth lakes. i forgot which lake it was called. there's alot in the area.

Japan is my fav country and Bangkok is my fav city. What’s yours?

DTBaan wrote in post #19283586
hmmm..... yes I can say the skin tone has improved. I took some portraits and I didnt need to change the wb. I can share some sooc pics if you like to see. I've seen a few reviews where the person prefers the sony over the canon, saying the canon is more on the warm magenta side and canon is more natural. but I think when it comes to portraits, canon has a unique rendering to the image that makes the flesh looks good. to my eyes of course.

nooo dont sell the 55 1.8 :P not yet! jk i hear you, no point having two similar lens. well the gm is a better lens but the size of the 55 is so good

cool. nice to get out for some air. i'm sure restaurants in NY are quite busy and close encounters. I've dine in here and there and the seats are more spacious so its not too bad.

thanks. it's near a ski resort called mammoth mountain here in california. mammoth lakes. i forgot which lake it was called. there's alot in the area.

Yup I’m going to see with the upcoming A7IV announcement what comes of it. If the A9II wasn’t approaching two years in a month I would have purchased it already but I’m wondering if we will see a replacement in the first half of next year.

As much as it pains me to sell off the 55 f/1.8 it just would sit and collect dust. Lol as I don’t mind the size of the 50 1.2 to always carry it around.

When NYC had tighter restrictions a few months back we went out and fined a few times. But now things are opened up. Which means we go back to not dining out lol

Ooo I’ve heard of mammoth mountain. Very nice place. Are you affected by the fires? I remember when I went to San Francisco in 2019 my buddies an I went to a warriors game in Oakland. We could see and smell the smoke fires sitting inside the arena. When we left the game, walking across the shared parking lot with the Oakland athletics stadium, it was a hazy grey. It was a surreal experience.

ImageMaker... wrote in post #19283589
Japan is my fav country and Bangkok is my fav city. What’s yours?

Japan and Italy are tied for my favorite countries. Tokyo is my favorite city beyond where I live: New York City

vipergts831 wrote in post #19283738
Yup I’m going to see with the upcoming A7IV announcement what comes of it. If the A9II wasn’t approaching two years in a month I would have purchased it already but I’m wondering if we will see a replacement in the first half of next year.

As much as it pains me to sell off the 55 f/1.8 it just would sit and collect dust. Lol as I don’t mind the size of the 50 1.2 to always carry it around.

When NYC had tighter restrictions a few months back we went out and fined a few times. But now things are opened up. Which means we go back to not dining out lol

Ooo I’ve heard of mammoth mountain. Very nice place. Are you affected by the fires? I remember when I went to San Francisco in 2019 my buddies an I went to a warriors game in Oakland. We could see and smell the smoke fires sitting inside the arena. When we left the game, walking across the shared parking lot with the Oakland athletics stadium, it was a hazy grey. It was a surreal experience.

Japan and Italy are tied for my favorite countries. Tokyo is my favorite city beyond where I live: New York City

I’m sure there will be new cameras, just hope not something unneeded like what they’ve been releasing. Sony needs to compete now so they need to up their game lol

Another reason, it’s a pita to travel so no need the lighter set up :P

Ahaha it's in reverse, decide not to go out because too many people are out? I so miss the less traffic when everyone was indoors. Where I live, we are not affected much by the fires, I’m about 15minutes away from the beach. If I live like 30minutes inland or closer to areas with mountains then it may be affected. We get smokey air, red skies, ashes in the air but its not close enough for us to have to evacuate or be in danger. Mostly concrete where I’m at and the places with most greens would be city parks.

Nice! Trip before covid hehe. That’s a lot of dedication there for sports! I’m not into sports so I wouldn’t have the feeling of making a long trip to see a game hehe. Did you take pictures of the sky? As bad as it is, it makes an interesting picture, the different colored sky.

ImageMaker... wrote in post #19283589
Japan is my fav country and Bangkok is my fav city. What’s yours?

hey there :P

hmm... I would have to say Japan too, and yeah tokyo is great. everything is convenient and easy to get around. I would love to live there but not work there. working is another story and not so pleasant.

DTBaan wrote in post #19283931
hey there :P

hmm... I would have to say Japan too, and yeah tokyo is great. everything is convenient and easy to get around. I would love to live there but not work there. working is another story and not so pleasant.

I was there for a year. Awesome time. Travelled all over. Was in Singapore for 6 years too. Had a great time.

Thousands of photos from all over Asia.

ImageMaker... wrote in post #19283943
I was there for a year. Awesome time. Travelled all over. Was in Singapore for 6 years too. Had a great time.

Thousands of photos from all over Asia.

Was that when you were active in service or after? or both?

DTBaan wrote in post #19283926
I’m sure there will be new cameras, just hope not something unneeded like what they’ve been releasing. Sony needs to compete now so they need to up their game lol

Another reason, it’s a pita to travel so no need the lighter set up :P

Ahaha it's in reverse, decide not to go out because too many people are out? I so miss the less traffic when everyone was indoors. Where I live, we are not affected much by the fires, I’m about 15minutes away from the beach. If I live like 30minutes inland or closer to areas with mountains then it may be affected. We get smokey air, red skies, ashes in the air but its not close enough for us to have to evacuate or be in danger. Mostly concrete where I’m at and the places with most greens would be city parks.

Nice! Trip before covid hehe. That’s a lot of dedication there for sports! I’m not into sports so I wouldn’t have the feeling of making a long trip to see a game hehe. Did you take pictures of the sky? As bad as it is, it makes an interesting picture, the different colored sky.

Yup Sony has a gap at the 2,500 price point to compete with Canon so let’s see what they do with the A74 to hit back.

Was told busy covering my face to use my shirt as a filter to think about taking an image during that time lol

DTBaan wrote in post #19284264
Was that when you were active in service or after? or both?

Both… Japan with the USMC, Singapore expat with a corporation. Travelled everywhere in Asia.

ImageMaker... wrote in post #19284295
Both… Japan with the USMC, Singapore expat with a corporation. Travelled everywhere in Asia.

sometimes I regret not joining the military. really good experience.

this is so awesome for me.
https://www.bhphotovid​eo.com …tze01_sony_e_ni​kon_z.html

waiting on the nikon z fc with the 28mm. Hope this adaptor works well optically with decent af.

DTBaan wrote in post #19286263
sometimes I regret not joining the military. really good experience.

Well, I was paid much better my years in Asia as an expat VS military.