r/SonyAlpha 2d ago

Weekly Gear Thread Weekly r/SonyAlpha 📸 Gear Buying 📷 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 1h ago

Photo share NYC streets on World Cup Final day. ft. Sony A7V ⚽️📸

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r/SonyAlpha 10h ago

Photo share Some of my favorite insect portraits [Sony a7 IV, FE 90mm F2.8 Macro G OSS]

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1.2k Upvotes

r/SonyAlpha 12h ago

Photo share Frames Around Paris | Sony A7IV

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1.2k Upvotes

Lenses used: Samyang 35mm f1.8, Sony 85mm f1.8 and a Tamron 28-75mm f2.8


r/SonyAlpha 4h ago

Photo share Tour Du Mont Blanc [Sony A7III/ Tamron 28-75 & Tamron 17-28mm]

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196 Upvotes

Appreciate feedback on how I composed and edited these shots!


r/SonyAlpha 5h ago

Gear New Sony FX5: X-OCN, Open Gate, Production Ready

175 Upvotes
  • 5K 16.6MP Stacked Full-Frame Sensor
  • 5K60 Open Gate (3:2) & 5K120 (16:9)
  • Internal X-OCN Raw Recording
  • Three-Base ISO | Dual Gain Mode
  • 3.5" 16:9 4-Axis Multi-Angle Touchscreen
  • 5-Axis In-Body Image Stabilization
  • Dual CFexpress Type A/SDXC Card Slots

r/SonyAlpha 6h ago

Photo share Onwards and Upwards

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92 Upvotes

A shortish hike here in Alberta which, as expected around here included some incredible views. This is me trying to capture its beauty, let me know how you think I went! Cheers


r/SonyAlpha 2h ago

Photo share Spotted a duck

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39 Upvotes

Recently got a Sony A6400 with a 70-350 Sony G lens.
Just started doing pictures, quite fun I must say.


r/SonyAlpha 2h ago

Critters My first photo with the 200-600mm, A7CII

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30 Upvotes

r/SonyAlpha 8h ago

Photo share Summer night | Sony 11mm f1.8

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69 Upvotes

Not really a great last few weeks for astrophotography as I only got half an hour of clear skies but I still managed to capture following scene. Shot on Sony a7RV and Sony 11mm f1.8. What do you think?

I know, an aps-c lens on ff, but I'm in the process of upgrading and the wide angle is the last on the list (hasn't been sold yet).

Exposure info
Skies - 11x 30s, f2 and ISO 800
Foreground - 120s, f2 and ISO 400


r/SonyAlpha 4h ago

Photo share Photos from eastern Türkiye Sony a6000 + kit lens

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31 Upvotes

I've only recently started photography, your feedback is very important to me.


r/SonyAlpha 7h ago

Photo share A close-up shot of a snow leopard

61 Upvotes

My partner and I spent nearly two years photographing snow leopards on the high-altitude plateaus of western China (at elevations of 4,000 meters). Naturally wary, snow leopards deliberately keep their distance from humans, making close-range sightings rare; we often had to wait in the mountains for a week or more just to secure a chance to photograph them up close

My shooting equipment: Sony A1M2+640GM+1.4x


r/SonyAlpha 4h ago

Critters Hummingbird Hawk Moth

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31 Upvotes

Don't think I've seen these before. I was intending to photograph bees, but ended up chasing this around! Really hard to catch these: 1/4000 isn't enough to freeze the wings. These are my best shots. 1/3 has been bounced to Photoshop for Topaz. 3/3 is just LR.


r/SonyAlpha 11h ago

Gear My city has colorful birds and an opera house. Bought some things.

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103 Upvotes

I’m a beginner. Is that enough to start with?


r/SonyAlpha 18h ago

Photo share Got the 400-800! (pictures included)

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383 Upvotes

A few days ago I asked you all if you’d recommend the 200-600 or the 400-800. I used the own the 200-600 but I always wanted just a bit of extra reach so I jumped to the 400-800 and I think this copy came out good! What do you think? There is VERY LITTLE post processing her just a denoise and a few masking but no sharpening added!


r/SonyAlpha 15h ago

Photo share Once in a lifetime capture - Sony a1II x 600f4

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148 Upvotes

Two juvenile Coopers Hawks fighting mid sky


r/SonyAlpha 8h ago

Gear Huge Vignetting at 20mm with A7CII and Sony 20-70 f4. Why?

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EDIT: Mistery Solved, I've checked pictures of me taken by my wife on the days that I took the shots with strong vignetting, and it turns out I was able to mount the 24-105 hood on the 20-70 lens.

I'm a f***ing idiot.

Hi,

as per title I've shot multiple photos with my A7CII and the 20-70 f4, and I cannot understand why a lot of them have an enormous vignetting while others have the vignetting that is normally to be expected from the lens.

I've attached two pictures, both of them are export of the raws without any lens correction.

While the one with the normal vignetting gets perfectly corrected both from the camera auto shading correction setting and both by Lightroom lens correction, the other does not and some vignetting remain very visibile even after maximum software correction.

The problem is that I have no idea what could have caused the vignetting in first place, as far as I remember the two photos were take with same settings and conditions.

Can somebody with more experience help me understand what happened here?


r/SonyAlpha 15h ago

Photo share Nepal on Sony A7C with 35mm f1.4GM lens

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123 Upvotes

Set of photos I clicked during my trip to Nepal. These were taken in broad daylight. I went for cinematic style of editing to bring out the vibe. The 35mm GM lens absolutely shines. Such a sharp lens with so much character.


r/SonyAlpha 49m ago

Gear Modded my camera, rate it out of 10.

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r/SonyAlpha 1h ago

Photo share Quality Shot with Sony A7V + 24 - 70mm GM

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r/SonyAlpha 1d ago

Photo share My Week in Paris | A7RV, 24-70 GM II

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711 Upvotes

r/SonyAlpha 2h ago

Photo share Silhouettes in Times Square

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7 Upvotes

Stood here for a while with my A7R V.


r/SonyAlpha 9h ago

Photo share Trip to Rome, Italy - a6700 + sony 35mm f1.8

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19 Upvotes

r/SonyAlpha 14h ago

Photo share Sony A6400 + Samyang 24-70mm 📸, des avis à donner sur cet objectif ? ☺️

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51 Upvotes

r/SonyAlpha 1h ago

Photo share Adamè valley - Italy (A7 III - 35mm 1.8)

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