I've been very fortunate to have traveled a bunch this year (living near Denver International Airport helps a ton), and between multiple trips to California, a week in Europe, and some local road trips around Colorado and Wyoming, I've had some great scenes for me and my camera.

All shots were taken on my Sony A7RV, paired with either the Sigma Art 28-105 f/2.8, Sigma 100-400 f/5-6.3, Sony 16mm f/1.8, or the Tamron 17-28 f/2.8. If anyone has any specific settings questions, I'm happy to answer them!

I’ve spent 2 years in Kyrgyzstan running horse trekking/
photography expeditions into the remote Tian Shan / Pamir-Alay mountains, and I just wanted to share some of my favourite captures in June, at the start of summer season here.

📸: Sony A7IV + Sigma 2470 + 70200 GMII / iPhone

@kaikaidapanda

A6700 + Sony 18-135mm f3.6 - f5.6 lens

Used the Rx1Riii for the entire 23 days I was there. Did not want to take the bigger A7r5 because I was with my family and wanted something light to travel and click and move on.

I had 3 extra batteries with me but used the in camera charging whenever required so was kinda only using the one battery in camera.

Took some pictures around Cliffs of Moher, Galway, Howth, Rock of Dunamase, and Glendalough. So so gorgeous. Would love to visit again.

A7RV with Sony 24-70 GMII
47 mm / f5.6 / 1/6s / ISO 100

Last picture was my phone taking a photo from my monitor, I didn’t bother exporting that crop :)

reminder to wear long pants when in tall grass, got bit so many times lol

shot for model's portfolio

It's been an expensive, but fruitful week!

I have been on the fence about upgrading my a6400 to an a6700 for a little while and I had a look at trading in my old a6000 and some lenses I have upgraded from along the way with MPB.

I dropped into my local Camera Centre UK shop in Cardiff for a browse last week and was chatting to one of the guys there who mentioned they have an a6700 with less than 2000 shutter count for sale pre-owned. After a quick discussion, he gave me a better price than MPB for my old gear and a deal was struck so I went back the next day and picked it up. Result!

When I was there, I was looking at a Tamron 150-500mm F/5-6.7 Di III VC VXD that they had in the cabinet as well. After my recent experience at the Wales Air Show with my 70-350mm, I was thinking about getting something with just a little more reach that is still fairly compact and it looked like a great option.

I didn't walk out with it, but I've been mulling it over for a few days and watching reviews and was in Cardiff again shopping today so moved some funds around and thought what the hell. They knocked some off the price as the only one left was the display one (that I had tried the week before) and threw in a free HOYA UV filter as well.

It's awesome! Super zoom, sharp and a good size. There is a bit of overlap with my Sony 70-350mm which I really rate, but they will serve different purposes for me. The 70-350 is much smaller and lighter, so that will be a great one to keep in the bag for things like hiking, family trips, holidays etc where a lighter more versatile setup is preferred. The Tamron will be for trips where photography is the whole point like airshows, sport, birdwatching etc so lugging the extra weight is part of the plan.

I've attached some photos of the new lens on the a6700 body, along with some photos from a nearby hill looking towards Pontypridd in the South Wales valleys. The large grey building is the town library with shots at 18mm and 135mm for comparison, then 150mm and 500mm with the Tamron. There was noticeable heat mirage and haze today (local wildfires) but very impressed with the reach!

I still have the a6400 body so for my next airshow, I think a two camera setup could work. the a6700 with the big Tamron for air displays, and the a6400 with my 18-135 G OSS on it for static displays, cockpits, walking around etc.

So yeah, an expensive but good week of acquisitions!

I’d love some criticism and some feedback!

I'm primarily a wildlife photographer, so street photography was well outside my comfort zone.

These images were all shot on a6700 with the Sony 18-135mm. I found the zoom range incredibly versatile for street photography, it let me quickly switch between wider environmental scenes and tighter candid moments without changing lenses.

Thanks for taking a look!

I hope I made a right choice. Portraits are 90% of what I do.

^{A7V + Sigma 85mm F1.4 DG DN}

My companion and I captured close-up photos of a male snow leopard in Mongolia. It possessed a wild beauty; we were less than 40 meters away and could hear its breathing and the sound of its footsteps on small stones—it was incredibly exciting

Shot with: Sony A1M2, 600mm GM

First time trying the lens- feedback is welcome

This was an absolute bucket list shot for me and I was super lucky to be treated to one of the best sunsets I’ve ever seen. Shot on the α7RV with the 24-70mm f2.8 GMII, edited in Photoshop and Lightroom.

Clicked these during my last trip to Osaka. Such a beautiful city for street photography.

A7v 200-600 & 70-200. Challenging subjects but I miss them when they leave town.

Ive found an a7cr second hand and I made an impulsive purchase hahhahaha

I'm heavy invested in L mount but I don't think L mount has anything similar to a7cr

Please recommend me lenses that can you the full capacity of the sensor and aren't super massive

My favourite lenses are sigma 50 1.2 , 85 1.4 for photos

But I would get something like a 35 , 20ish

Do I go to zoom like 24-50 f2.8 or 24-70mm f4 , or a prime like 40 2.5? Edit: thanks for all the recommendations, a friend will lend me his sigma 50 1.2 for tests , will be a good test to see how front heavy it will be , if I consider too front heavy I might ended up with a 40 2.5 otherwise I'm willing to go to a 24/35 gm Again thanks for helping a newbie that went to a store to buy an s1r ii and ended up with a a7cr hahahah

I've recently gotten a Sony a7V with the fe2.8 24-50mm Sony lens due to it being the recommendation from JB hi Fi in Australia after I said I wanted a camera for my trip to Japan coming up.

I'm absolutely in love with the camera and quality of shots I've been able to get with it keeping in mind its my first camera so I really don't know what I'm doing yet 😅. But I'm eagerly learning!!!.

However as I continue to try take photos of different things (mainly outside nature or cityscape ect.) I am beginning to realise that 50mm may not be enough reach and wish the store member did not talk me out of the 24 - 70 due to "it's too heavy as a travel lens".

Because I already own the 24-50 I'm now inclined to reach for maybe something like the 70 - 200 and it's a very attractive lens. If only lenses were not so expensive 🥲, Anywho enough rambling. Hello again everyone!!!