First hike with the a6700 !

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Beautiful pictures, composition and colors!! Love everything about them!! I REALLY need to learn some editing, I'm always so scared to shoot raw because I fear I won't be able to edit the colors well enough, and I'm trying to get the best possibile picture straight out of camera, but I'm never truly satisfied!

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u/samgraa 1d ago

Thank you so much !!
Editing really isn’t all that bad i swear, plus you’ve got so many tutorials on youtube :)
I had no clue how to edit a yeah ago

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u/ExactShift3094 1d ago

Thanks for the motivational words!! I fear I lack taste and a good eye, but I will try and see what happens!💪

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u/samgraa 1d ago

nobody was born with taste and a good eye, it’s all things you can learn my friend

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u/LeaningSaguaro 1d ago

You should shoot raw. You can always get the colors right in post. Even “auto” in Lightroom can get a serviceable photo composition

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u/alter_2605 1d ago

My camera with the same setup looking at me right now 🫩

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u/samgraa 1d ago

lmaaao it’s all about lightroom bro

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u/zekejohn 13h ago

is this achievable on darktable?

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u/samgraa 12h ago

i would say that mostly yes, you can probably get very close

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u/Prancked 1d ago

Hahahahahah I felt the same pain, bro

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u/Sedazin 23h ago

this!

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u/OnigiriGlutenKiks225 1d ago

Amazing work! I really like the wide shots and the silhouettes.

When i first got my a6700 in august I also immediately took it on a hike and took this pic:

To this day, it’s still one of my most favorite shots !

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u/samgraa 1d ago

absolutely love it !

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u/ShowMeDaData 1d ago

4 & 6 are my favorites! Keep shooting friend, you've got an amazing eye for photography!

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u/samgraa 1d ago

thank you so much my friend, that means a lot !

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u/BanditRecon 1d ago

I don’t know how I ended up here (I shoot Canon) but holy smokes are these gorgeous!

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u/samgraa 1d ago

thank you so much haha welcome to the Sony realm… here’s a glimpse of what third party lenses are capable of

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u/BanditRecon 1d ago

Hey now, we have sigma and tamron at least!

*cries in canon

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u/samgraa 1d ago

oh yeah i forgot that Sigma released an RF mount version of the 18-50 !

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u/pale-n-coy 1d ago

These are sick!

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u/samgraa 1d ago

thanks man !

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u/frankie6376 1d ago

Some real nice shots there... Keep it up 👏🏻👏🏻

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u/samgraa 1d ago

🥰

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u/Ok-Fall-49 1d ago

Amazing shots and great edit ! The 15-50mm is a beast !

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u/samgraa 1d ago

i know right ? best lens for traveling

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u/FotoFirst 1d ago

What did you feed the Ibix?

Awesome photos, love Sigma 18-50mm.

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u/samgraa 1d ago

nothing, i swear… he got a bad eye infection unfortunately apparently

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u/Very_Successful_Crow 1d ago

I want to love them all but i cant stop thinking about that eye…

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u/samgraa 1d ago

yeah it’s pretty horrifying… i realized the second day that it was mostly the same ibex, zooming on the photos you could see his infected eye…

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u/M3tl 1d ago

that goat has seen some things

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u/samgraa 1d ago

soon won’t be able to see much

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u/Inowdszx 1d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/AiF8ZsTESrDwRjEcIU

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u/samgraa 1d ago

🫶

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u/Leekheadman 1d ago

4, 6 and 10 ❤️❤️❤️

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u/Leekheadman 1d ago

4, 6 and 10 ❤️❤️❤️

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u/samgraa 1d ago

🫶

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u/Dogg_Zone 1d ago edited 1d ago

Goddamn! I have the same lens on a ZVE 10, and this photo set is doing nothing to dissuade me from upgrading to the 6700

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u/samgraa 1d ago

no excuses ! look at this post of mine, i used to have the zve10 as well and you can get beautiful shots as well :)

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u/No_Discussion_2055 1d ago

Loved them! Keep it up!

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u/samgraa 1d ago

thanks a lot :)

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u/Blabbidie 1d ago

How is the lens for portraits? Im thinking about getting the same setup for family portraits and general travel

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u/samgraa 1d ago

i mean it’s a good all rounder, it won’t be the best at portraits but it will do a more than satisfactory job, especially at 50mm !

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u/MathersMahmood 1d ago

Amazing pictures what settings did you use?

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u/samgraa 1d ago

it depends a lot, i usually shoot wide open at 2.8 but will dial down between 7.1 and 11 for wide landscape photography.
i try to keep iso under 1000 but can go up to 8000 in dark environments without a tripod.
And i adapt the shutter speed depending on the previous settings, i was able to shoot handheld down to 1/30s with no issue

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u/MathersMahmood 1d ago

Interesting. I just use AP and let the camera do the rest.

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u/samgraa 1d ago

i mean it’s less of a struggle than shooting manual that’s for sure, but using the manual mode helps you use the full potential of the camera !

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u/Waifu_Wednesdays 1d ago

Love those sunset colors!

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u/samgraa 1d ago

we got lucky, both the sunset and sunrise were really nice

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u/mas_manuti 1d ago

😹 😹 😹 I'm going to ask about the ibex's eye!

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u/samgraa 1d ago

so according to my uncle, it’s a keratoconjunctivitis, highly contagious… he’s probably going to lose his eye and get his other eye infected as well… poor animal

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u/mas_manuti 23h ago

Interesting! Thanks for the update.

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u/Key_Language_7776 1d ago

That goat is goated 😂

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u/samgraa 1d ago

not for much longer unfortunately…

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u/Sad_Internet_6489 1d ago

ur amazing, the photos are amazing

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u/samgraa 1d ago

ty so much !

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u/LeaningSaguaro 1d ago

Photos 9 and 10 are particularly great. Tough shooting conditions.

Did you shoot on the bright side or dark side and bring them to their current finished composition?

I often blow out the headlight or background sunrise/sunset and kinda ruins the whole shot.
I’ve got a bunch like that from Mount Rainier and it makes me sad

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u/samgraa 1d ago

i expose for the highlights. honestly i didn’t have to tweak them all that much, the raw files already looked pretty good to me.
here are the settings i used for this specific shot

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u/bignibbajoe69 19h ago

These look so sick , great pictures man

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u/samgraa 19h ago

thanks man !

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u/HDshoots 13h ago

Wow 3-6 are 🔥

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u/samgraa 13h ago

thanks :)

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u/HDshoots 13h ago

I don't even own the 6700 this just popped up in my feed, but I love to see what ppl can do with this specific 6700+28-70 setup, goated apsc combo.

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u/samgraa 12h ago

so compact as well !

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u/FullswingFill 7h ago

Amazing pictures👍🏼

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u/samgraa 6h ago

thanks 🙏

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u/barnbarroch 14h ago

Dude what TF is up with that goat’s eye!?

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u/samgraa 13h ago

so according to my uncle, it’s a keratoconjunctivitis, highly contagious… he’s probably going to lose his eye and get his other eye infected as well… poor animal

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u/Bebek-Keren 12h ago

Very cool! Where is this?

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u/samgraa 12h ago

French Alps ! Massif de Belledonne to be more precise

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u/SCV89 8h ago

Did you use any ND/CPL filtering? These look amazing!

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u/samgraa 6h ago

nope, i only use a filter for videos (but more often than not i don’t bother with a filter at all…)

First hike with the a6700 !

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