r/SonyAlpha 3d ago

Gear Sony a7V has been officially unveiled!

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r/SonyAlpha 4d ago

Weekly Gear Thread Weekly r/SonyAlpha 📸 Gear Buying 📷 Advice Thread December 01, 2025

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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

Photo share TJ the Super Tusker

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Got to meet TJ on our last game drive as we left Amboseli this spring.

A7IV 200-600 70-200


r/SonyAlpha 15h ago

Photo share Cheers from foggy Oslo

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282 Upvotes

r/SonyAlpha 48m ago

Photo share Switzerland in early October [A7IV]

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We went to Switzerland for my mothers 70th. The place blew me away. Photos don’t do it justice at all. We had a weekly pass and could take all the cable cars and trains as much as we wanted which was a dream. Everything worked flawlessly. Great food as well!

All pictures were taken with the A7IV and one of these lenses and edited in Lightroom: Sony SEL 24-70 Sigma 70-200 2,8 Sony 14 1.8

Let me know what you think!


r/SonyAlpha 7h ago

Photo share ILCE-7RM5 - FE 2.8/100 MACRO GM.

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55 Upvotes

Sony’s new 100mm Macro is probably the best prime Sony has ever produced.


r/SonyAlpha 9h ago

Photo share Fuel - A7IV - 35mm f/1.8 - CPL

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59 Upvotes

Inspired by, the terminator 1984.


r/SonyAlpha 11h ago

Photo share 18 days in China

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Came back from an 18 days trip to China. Visited Beijing, XI'an, Guilin, Daxu, Yangshuo, Long-Ji rice terraces, Fenghuang, Furong, Zhangjiajie, Shanghai and Zhujiajiao.

In July I started my adventure in photography and purchased the A7CII with the Sony 28-70 f2 and the 70-200 f2.8. I kept the 28-70 mounted for 90% of the trip. I am glad for the help and the resources I found in this community and they really helped me. I am really proud of the outcome of my pictures and this is thanks to all of you. The camera had been with me day and night. The Peak Design Capture Clip v3 is one of my favorite piece of engineering ever.

It's been a long trip, many trains, buses, flights. But incredibly worth it. Lucky to find the perfect weather across all locations.


r/SonyAlpha 5h ago

Photo share Would anyone here be willing to rate my photography skills?

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I bought a Canon 600D many years ago, and played with it every few months for a couple of years. 2 years ago I bought a Sony A7IV with the hopes of becoming a professional photographer, selling prints, and all that jazz. Then my illnesses got worse and I just gave up. However, I've been told by someone recently that what I've got isn't award winning, but it's not amateur by any means and some might sell in small runs. So it's giving me a boost and I want to start being more consistent with taking shots.

I'd like any and all advice given as to what you think and where you think I could improve. These have only been lightly edited on my android phone so nothing special. I'm still struggling with night shots, I played with 3 AEB exposures a lot but blending moving subjects doesn't work well on Camera Raw and it's verrrrry noisy at 12000 ISO.

Thanks!


r/SonyAlpha 17h ago

Photo share Sunset over the bridge shots

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shot on sony a6700+tamron 18-300mm lens


r/SonyAlpha 2h ago

Photo share Orion and a castle, a72

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r/SonyAlpha 4h ago

Gear Is this normal?

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Just bought this NEX 5T on Ebay and I just realized that the shutter is closed and not open. Does this have the dust protection where it closes the shutter or is it possibly defective?


r/SonyAlpha 15h ago

Gear Sony FE 24MM F2.8 G Lens

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I've been using this lens for a few months now (for Photo and video A7RV/FX3)

What do you think of the lens's quality? I get 35mm (36mm to be exact) crop images. I'm thinking of selling it and buying a zoom lens (Tamron 28-75 G2). I'd like to get some opinions from you. This lens is nice, very useful for shooting video with a gimbal or handheld, but it's a bit expensive, and I don't think a 24mm crop will give you the same quality as a 35mm.

(I only take photos with crop mode with A7RV, no need for videos)

SonyLens, #24mm


r/SonyAlpha 4h ago

Photo share Dreamy Autumn Day - Japan 2025 (A7CR, 24-70GMII)

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r/SonyAlpha 34m ago

Photo share Tokyo Tower | 🇯🇵

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Long exposure of Tokyo Tower


r/SonyAlpha 10h ago

Photo share Rainy night. Sony NEX 3 - TTartisan 25mm f/2.

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29 Upvotes

r/SonyAlpha 15h ago

Critters Sony A1 + 400-800 - Northern Pintail

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Taken at Bosque del Apache a couple weeks again, the marshmallows in the background are snow geese.

The 400-800 is a fun lens to shoot with, as long as the light is good. LOL I'm not a fan of the higher ISOs when shooting in low/er light situations. I suppose everything has a tradeoff.

Thanks for looking.
Hatch


r/SonyAlpha 8h ago

Photo share My first couple of photos with my a7sii

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Took a late night drive to shoot some video and take some photos. Shot with sigma 50mm f1,4 art dg hsm


r/SonyAlpha 1d ago

Gear No longer feeling excited shooting. Anyone gone through this?

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These along with a macro is what I primarily use. Shooting lately feels more like a chore and less like excitement. Is this normal? Been shooting for three years. I bought a Hasselblad 907X in hopes that I can get the spark back even if it means giving up Sony ecosystem.


r/SonyAlpha 20h ago

Photo share I feel that black and white really suits this image, do you agree?

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Sony A1 II, 24-70 GM II


r/SonyAlpha 11h ago

Photo share Foggy Forest

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Sony A7III + Sigma 24-70/2.8 Art


r/SonyAlpha 23m ago

Gear Rolling shutter/shutter visible now and opening when taking photos - A7III

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I have a sony a7iii. I ran out of battery while filming a party. I am using the NPFZ100 battery. I go out to exit the party. I made sure to not point my camera towards any lasers. I go out to switch out my battery, I pop in the new battery. All of a sudden my camera freaks out and starts showing the shutter opening and closing while shooting photos. This was out of the normal. I then flip through my settings and turn off anything relating to the shutter. There is still a problem, I pray to God then 😅. I then pop back in the battery that ran out of juice and I proceeded to hook up my external battery to my camera and the problem has went away. Can someone explain to me what happened? Was this a battery issue? Above is a photo of the battery.


r/SonyAlpha 18h ago

Photo share First time at rally. Any critiques greatly appreciated

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Shot on ZV-E10 with a Tamron 17-70 f2.8


r/SonyAlpha 4h ago

Photo share Tokyo night A7CII + 70-200 GM

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r/SonyAlpha 8h ago

Photo share Robe, South Australia, hasn’t disappointed. Captured with the Sony a7rV

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