[FE70-200mm f/4G Macro OSS II lens reviewed by Sony Ambassador Patrick Murphy-Racey]

Thank you for the detailed review, I am thinking about getting one 

[G Master Macro Lens?]

The 90mm 2.8 macro lens from Sony is a best, it's one of my favorite lenses, I would't mind seeing a version 2 of that lens but i'm sure if they put the G master brand on it it will be over $2000

[Whats your 1st Sony camera]

I got my Sony a6000 from Precision Austin, I got a ZV-E10 for vlogging and never been happier if you don't need view finder it's a good choice

[Why did you go Sony?]

I've always loved the Sony brand since I was a kid, walkman, Tv and of corse Playstation, so when I started getting into photography I used to shoot with my phone and had some friends shooting with Nikon, I remember using my friend's Nikon D3000 and I was not impressed at all so I started looking up professional camera, got my attention the Nex 7, I liked the Idea of mirrorless camera, I couldn't afford the nex 7 so I got nex5n, and I still have it to this day, very powerful for it size, and been a Sony shooter ever since and never looked back lol

 

[What's your biggest challenge shooting video on your own?]

For the mean time it's just me, I use my Ipad pro as my monitor so I can see the focus better, but even with that sometime I have to re-shoot an entire video because I missed things in the video

[How Many of You Would Like to See Sony Make Tilt/Shift Lenses?]

Hi Don, I've never used a tilt and shift lens before but i've been looking to get one for a while just to have some fun with it

[Golden hour with A7III and 200-600]

Beautiful pictures

[What was your biggest learning curve when it came to learnng photography?]

Posing. It's still something I'm working on. 

Yes I agree to this day sometimes it's hard, sometimes all the poses doesn't work lol

[Loving the new ZV-E1!! It's pretty much an A7S3!!]

Nice video, keep up the good work

[Who still uses Camcorder??]

Hello Alpha Universe,

Who still uses a camcorder and what it has that new mirror less don't, is there a good reason why someone would go with Camcorder over ZV-E1 or ZV-E10?

[Who is getting the new ZV-E1?]

I’m thinking about getting one too, but also the zv-e10 is keeping up with my YouTube channel for now

[What lens are you wishing Sony would create?]

I think it's time for a new macro lens, I love the 90mm 2.8, so maybe a mark 2 with 1.8 or even faster

[Self-photo]

I love using the app and being able to control the camera with my phone

[Like a painter (1st ep)]

Welcome to the community, beautiful pictures and a magical place, keep up the good work 

[Focus Bracketing on the a7RV]

Hi Don, to be honest I rarely use it before, but now with A7RV I like doing macro shots with it, so much fun to see all the details

[Alpha 7RV 16bit video]

Hello Alpha universe,

In the sony a7rv introduction it said you can shoot 16bits with external recording, has anyone tried it or know how to do it?

[Adobe joins the AI game with Adobe Firefly. Where do we go from here?]

Photographers already composite and the less scrupulous ones will put it out as a single click - so in a sense, it is already happening. I can tell you that Getty Images will not accept AI-generated imagery. Where it goes from here is anyone's guess. I'm more concerned that all photographers are being ripped-off financially as this software is pulling from images on the web - yours and mine included. I don't recall signing away the rights to my images in order for AI to generate new images. Maybe a class-action lawsuit???

This is a really good point Don, AI need to learn from examining work and try to duplicate it, so without a huge archive of images it will not be able to create anything, and I don't think any photographer volunteering their work for free to develop a tool that can replace their work

[First wildlife shots on A7rV]

Great pictures, I love the colors

[What memory cards do you shoot with the most for video?]

Hello Drew, When I was getting my A7RV I thought about getting CFexpress A but it's an overkill for what I need, so I found thats a V90 SD card can get me all I need for fraction of the price, I ended up getting Acer SC900 SDXC UHS-II V90 265GB for $124, and I've been able to use all sony A7RV features and recording 8k with no issues, I think the CFexpress is good choice only is you shoot a lot of burst shots in sport events

[What was your biggest learning curve when it came to learnng photography?]

For me it was when I first started shooting manual, remembering to lower my ISO after shooting at night lol

[What's your favorite video editor to use?]

When I edit videos from A7III for my youtube channel I used to do so on LumaFusion, very fast and easy and works on iPad pro, Now with Sony A7RV and 4.2.2 and 8k I made the switch from Adobe to Davinci Resolve, just tired of freezing and losing progress 

[The early bird get's the... light?]

Beautiful colors, inspiring to start waking up earlier and try to get some magical colors

[What photographers have influenced you?]

This is a really good question, I learned so much from

Jason Lanier but these days he is more like a sales rep to rotolight, I liked his work more when he was a sony shooter

Nowadays I like to follow Peter Mckinnon 

[Is "Auto" setting on pro bodies still necessary?]

To be honest I haven't used it since I learned the basics of photography and it's so much more fun to have full control, and I agree if you are paying the A1 or A7R5 price tag then you better know how to use the camera in manual setting

[Best vlogging Mic]

I use the ECM-B10 when I'm using really wide glass as it doesn't stick out so far so you can see it.  So when I use the 11mm f/1.8 on the ZV-E10 or the 12-24/14GM on FF bodies.  BUT...  You cannot beat the purity of sound from the ECM-B1M.  it's my favorite mic of all.  The sound, including low tones/bass, is so good, it rivals 48V mics that cost as much as our camera bodies do nowadays.  Last, I use the ECM-G1 on the ZV-1F but you have to use the little mini-phone cord to plug it in as there is no "hot" shoe...  One last thought on the ECM-B1M..  I'm thinking about hacking in half one of the cords that comes with the XLR-K3m and extending it for 20' or so.  This would be a great shotgun use on a boom pole!!!!  But I haven't done it yet.

Thank you very much, I've had my eye on both of them, I didn't know if it's worth the high price tag