IllMagpie667

Just back from Odaiba night shoot, spent hours juggling between using 35mm fixed lens to grab candid scenes in neon and avoiding identifiable faces against crowds at Hanakoji. Some say respecting privacy even means framing to mask personal features when composing amidst high density urban areas. Others prefer pure exposure even with partial person recognition. Had a scenario where low ISO at 85-1 shot (trying LED blur) left faces underexposed but kept city lights. Used ND7 to f9@400ms for higher detail with low ambient bleed—seemed acceptable but no one was looking in photo, probably. But if you know someone is in a frame without flash or ND, does anonymity overrule art value for travel ethics?

Been pushing the A7R IV to its limits on a two‑day trek through the Khumbu. Warmup at 8,000 m, then sunrise at 8,350 m. My focus motor whines, then just skips. Same settings every day—AF‑C, 24‑70 mm f/2.8, ISO 100, 1/125 s. No firmware updates.

Result: blurry orange‑tinged spires, total garbage despite perfect weather. Tried turning on Eye‑AF, turned off AF‑C, even manual focus on 200 mm, still can’t lock the subject when it’s only a line against the sky.

I know the spec says 15‑stop dynamic range, but the real‑world contrast in that light kills the sensor. And my 2× teleconverter adds half a stop of extra tilt—maybe that’s it?

Any pro tips? Is this a known bug with the high‑altitude temperature drop, or am I just mis‑configuring? Need some validation here because it feels like the camera’s cheating me.