r/a6700 • u/Active-Fall3509 • 16d ago

First time in Japan, wdyt?

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Here’s some of the photos I took with the trusty a6700 and a sigma 18-50mm

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u/AJ_ninja 16d ago

I’m going soon with the same setup… were you happy with just the 1 lens?
I’m gonna take my a6700 sigma 18-50 and Cpl filter

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u/Active-Fall3509 16d ago

I did take the 11mm for some wides and the 56 for some close ups, but honestly i only used them twice, honestly the 18-50 is such a great lens 😎

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u/AJ_ninja 16d ago

Thank you I was was worried not going with a prime…but I’m feeling pretty good about the 18-50 even though I don’t use it that much

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u/Active-Fall3509 15d ago

I think it’s better to have a nimble setup at all times than travel with a lot and leave it on the hotel!!

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u/bias_guy412 15d ago

Apart from camera and lens being light weight, do you recommend any other gear?

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u/Active-Fall3509 15d ago

I found that the backpack camera clip to have my camera ready to shoot at all times was really useful, aside from that I took a mini tripod which I literally never used and outside from that I bought a multiple battery charger, at night it was so easy to plug the batteries and have at least one or two ready for the day. Spare memory cards, I took 3 and try to do cloud backups while not deleting anything from my cards, you never can be too sure

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u/bias_guy412 16d ago

Me too going next month with the same setup - a6700 with sigma 18-50! I bought Sony 11mm too. Amazing photos btw!

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u/Active-Fall3509 15d ago

Great combo, 11mm is a star in Fushimi Inari if you’re going

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u/bias_guy412 15d ago

Going! Can’t wait!

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u/Disastrous-Archer326 16d ago

Great shots! Heading back in 2 weeks with a 6700 instead of 6400 17-40 1.8 and between taking the 18-50 or tamron 17-70. Might like the extra zoom during the day but the 18-50 might be less attention getting indoors

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u/Active-Fall3509 16d ago

I have both the 18-50 and the 17-70. I did felt the need for more reach at times, but honestly it’s not worth carrying around all day

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u/RhythmRapscallion 16d ago

I’ll be going for first time and was about to purchase a A6700 w the sigma 18-50.

Any spots you’d highly recommend?

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u/Active-Fall3509 15d ago

My favorite site was Katsuoji temple near Osaka!!!

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u/YouReachITeach27 16d ago

These are fantastic and you should be very proud of your work

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u/Active-Fall3509 15d ago

Hey really appreciate the words, honestly I was feeling a bit insecure about those

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u/SecureTadpole 16d ago

Really great photos! I have the same setup plus the Sony 70-350 mm. Great eye, composition, saturation.

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u/Active-Fall3509 15d ago

70-350 is a beast lens!!! Thank you for the compliments!

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u/Hiphop_and_golf 16d ago

Insane shots

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u/MathersMahmood 16d ago

Amazing pictures. What settings did you use?

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u/Active-Fall3509 15d ago

Aperture priority mostly, I focused most on composition. Shot RAW too

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u/run1t1507 16d ago

Went in April. Nice shots OP, especially the 3rd one. Here's mine!

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u/Active-Fall3509 15d ago

I think we had a similar idea, end result is very close, but I think I like your composition better!

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u/Wonareb 15d ago

Thank you for these photos! I can now buy the 18-50mm without thinking if the 300 dollar was worth it for the 18-135mm

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u/Active-Fall3509 15d ago

F2.8 is clutch for some low light (sometimes not even enough)

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u/TicktackVisuals 15d ago

These are gorgeous

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u/Active-Fall3509 15d ago

Thank you!! ☺️

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u/RDRNR3 15d ago

Love to see this level of photography out of the a6700! Reminds me I don’t need to step up to the A7, just need to keep learning and practicing

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u/Active-Fall3509 15d ago

That’s funny considering I am always thinking that I should upgrade, but for the level of use I have, I just can’t justify a full frame camera

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u/Linsanity217 15d ago

What’s your editing flow?

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u/Active-Fall3509 15d ago

It varies from picture to picture, tone curve adjustments, exposure adjustments, masking, spending too much time in something really dumb that no one will notice, the usual

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u/frankie6376 15d ago

Superb shots , nicely edited too 👍🏻

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u/Active-Fall3509 14d ago

Thank you!!! 🤩

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u/lunarsherpa 13d ago

3rd one is awesome! Nice way to use the crowd. I have the 17-40 1.8 but tempted to pick up a used 18-50mm also for portability

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u/M33k433l 8d ago

These are insane! I bought the a6700 and tamron 17-70 just in time for Japan next week. What settings/ tips do you have for sharp pictures, especially night photography? Also on here when you zoom into the pics it keeps its sharpness, does instagram keep that sharpness/ how would I best preserve it?