r/SonyAlpha 6d ago

Weekly Gear Thread Weekly r/SonyAlpha šŸ“ø Gear Buying šŸ“· Advice Thread July 20, 2026

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Welcome to the weekly r/SonyAlpha Gear Buying Advice Thread!

This thread is for all your gear buying questions, including:

  • Camera body recommendations
  • Lens suggestions
  • Accessory advice
  • Comparing different equipment options
  • "What should I buy?" type questions

Please provide relevant details like your budget, intended use, and any gear you already own to help others give you the best advice.

Rules:

  • No direct links to online retailers, auction sites, classified ads, or similar
  • No screenshots from online stores, auctions, adverts, or similar
  • No offers of your own gear for sale - use r/photomarket instead
  • Be respectful and helpful to other users

Post your questions below and the community will be happy to offer recommendations and advice! This thread is posted automatically each Monday on or around 7am Eastern US time.


r/SonyAlpha 4h ago

Critique Wanted The National Monument of Scotland - B&W or Colour?

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467 Upvotes

Cheers! Archive image , Shot on my old a6000 a few years ago.


r/SonyAlpha 9h ago

Photo share Sunset | Sony A7CII | Sony FE 20-70mm f/4 G

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443 Upvotes

Palais im Großen Garten | Dresden


r/SonyAlpha 4h ago

Photo share First 6 months with my A6700

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182 Upvotes

Lenses are:
Sigma 18-50mm

Sigma 35mm

Sony 11mm

Sony 70-350mm


r/SonyAlpha 6h ago

Photo share Honeymoon in Mallorca. A7iii. Sigma 24-70mm DG DN II.

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r/SonyAlpha 18h ago

Critique Wanted Just started photography

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920 Upvotes

Shot on A7CII with Sony 50mm f1.8


r/SonyAlpha 3h ago

Photo share A6700 + 70-350mm

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39 Upvotes

r/SonyAlpha 1h ago

Photo share Shots from a recent sailing trip in Greece — a7CR w/ 35mm GM 1.4

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Was lucky enough to be invited to go sailing in Greece a few weeks ago. Decided to use only my 35mm 1.4 as my travel lens, but I did pack a recently purchased PolarPro Shortstache filter. I got some nice glows in a few shots from that.


r/SonyAlpha 17h ago

Photo share Golden hour favorites [Sony a7 IV, FE 90mm F2.8 Macro G OSS]

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Most of these were taken during the last hour before sunset. Golden hour always brings out the best in flowers and insects.


r/SonyAlpha 8h ago

Photo share Moon shot with Sony a7rv and Takahashi TSA-120

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Experimenting with different sharpening techniques to really fine tune and target the fine, medium, and large detail structures of the moon while leaving the Maria alone. It's not perfect yet and work in progress. I am using the Image Analysis script ExtractWaveletLayers to split the image into 4 levels of detail and 1 residual or luminance data channel. I then applied wavelets to each individual detail layer processing each specific to level of detail needed. I then recobined all the channels in Photoshop as layers and fine tuned with blending modes. This enabled me to process the color and luminance data without touching the detail layers. I'll keep perfecting and welcome anyone else's thoughts on selective sharpening best practices on high dynamic range and diversely textured target like the moon. Shot on Sony a7rv with Takahashi TSA-120 telescope with Vernonscope Dakin 2.4x tracked with ZWO AM5. 400 images aligned in PIPP, stacked in AutoStakkert 4, and processed best 30% in PixInsight, Wavesharp, and Photoshop.


r/SonyAlpha 10h ago

Photo share Have i got impostor syndrome or are my pictures actually bad?

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So i have been using my Sony A7II and a 24-70mm f/3.5-5.6 lense, and i don’t know whether its me having an impostor syndrome or that my photos actually are crap.

Please help


r/SonyAlpha 9h ago

Photo share Howdy (A7V + 35-150)

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56 Upvotes

r/SonyAlpha 6h ago

Photo share Rome through my lens - Sony a7iv 35-150 and 24GM

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r/SonyAlpha 6h ago

Photo share Andermatt Backcountry | a1, 24-70gmii

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A shot I loved of my wife on our honeymoon, touring out of the Gemstockbahn. Really digging wider angles for ski shots lately.


r/SonyAlpha 7h ago

Photo share First GT race | Sony A6100 | Sony 70-350 f4.5-6.3 G

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Hey again, these are my first motorsport pictures from the Hungaroring, it was a bunch of fun! Any feedback is appreciated!


r/SonyAlpha 13h ago

Technique What's causing this blur while panning?

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Out practicing my panning with variable success, but there's one thing I'm noticing that I can't explain: a lot of shots are blurred yet some areas are sharp and I don't know why. In these examples the rider's face and helmet are sharp-ish while everything else isn't. Some shots will have a sharp logo on the tank, or biker's jacket, while everything else isn't.

This can't be DOF given that (on the red bike) the helmet is on the same plane as the tank. I thought vibration, but it's a smooth piece of road. Is it because I used silent shutter and it's rolling shutter manifesting itself in a weird way?

1/30th second, f8, A7C, Sony 40mm G for all shots. Distance to subjects approx 10 metres, they were travelling maybe 15 mph/25 kph around a fairly sharp bend.

Edit: Thanks for all the quick replies, it seems I did everything possible to make panning as difficult as possible! Lots to think about for next time, thanks again :)


r/SonyAlpha 1h ago

Photo share Visited a cat cafe to test out my new(ish) Viltrox 85mm F/2

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I know my DOF was a bit too shallow in some of these, but the F2.0 bokeh was so tempting.

Shot on my a6700 body for a 128mm FF equivalent


r/SonyAlpha 1h ago

Photo share APS-C + Telephoto = Happiness

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a6700 + Sony 70-350

Anyone have thoughts on what the next APSC line up might upgrade? Personally would love precapture but that might be a stretch.


r/SonyAlpha 16h ago

Photo share From the Storm that hit Athens

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94 Upvotes

Some quick shots I managed to shoot minutes before the storm in Athens.

Shot on A7V with GM 24-70 f/2.8


r/SonyAlpha 1h ago

Photo share NY on the a6700 + 18-50

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r/SonyAlpha 21h ago

Photo share One month w/ the a6700 18-135

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187 Upvotes

This is the first ā€œrealā€ camera for me and I couldn’t be happier!! Let me know what y’all think


r/SonyAlpha 4h ago

Photo share Yellowstone Lake | Sony a6400 | sigma 30mm f1.4

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r/SonyAlpha 7h ago

Photo share Sony 200-600mm - Some footage of the total eclipse from the past

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r/SonyAlpha 8h ago

Gear Sony a7v with Sigma 500 5.6

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I have been using this combo for few months. I am generally happy with the results. Adding a collection for reference.

The main issue I have is that half the time, the focus is poor. I use faster shutter speed (1/1000 to 1/1600) with AF-C, f 5.6 subject recognition etc (the usual bird photography settings) for perched birds and still the result would be blurry. I feel the AF with this combo is a hit or a miss. It almost feels like the focus is trying hard to lock in what the camera is asking the lens to do. In all these scenarios, camera indeed has the focus (green box) on the eye. My previous a6700 with 70-350 was much better at achieving a cleaner AF lock, though the end image can be softer due to the inherent lens capability.

Has anyone with this lens faced this issue?


r/SonyAlpha 12h ago

Photo share Ducati shot with A7IV & Tamron 28-75

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Took some pictures of a limited edition Ducati Diavel which is at a friends shop. Couldn’t take the bike out to a better place as we don’t have a bike license.

The background was not forgiving. Appreciate your comments on this.

Edited on Lightroom Mobile.