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I recently upgraded my camera to a Sony A7V with a Tamron 25-200 Di iii G2, previously using a Canon Rebel T7i. I’ve watched a lot of videos on shooting street photography on manual focus and choosing your distance and leaving it as is while you shoot.

The problem I’m finding is that my lens doesn’t have the markers letting you know what distance is in focus at certain apertures.

I read that the A7V has it built into the camera but when I use it the meter only shows the distance of focus. Not the range.

The guy I bought the camera and lens from at his photo store told me that I shouldn’t worry about manual and just shoot auto since it is really good on the A7V. Is he correct?

So my question is, do you shoot manual or auto for street photography with this camera? If you use manual, how do you go about it?

Hey everyone,

30m from the United States.

It has always been my dream to travel the world for an extended period of time. The past 2.5 years I have paid off my student loans and been saving as much as I can to afford to travel for a year but I’m thinking I may be able to do 1.5, possibly 2 years.

I am quitting both my jobs at the end of May and should have around 45k saved by then . I have no monthly bills either.

I am starting off in South East Asia for about 3 months and will be flying into Bangkok end of May. I technically won’t be solo for this leg of the trip as I will be with my youngest brother and two of my best friends.

I have to be back in the US in September for a wedding but I plan on traveling Europe between October and December/January. This would be solo.

After Europe I’ll probably go back to the US for a month or so to catch up with family, friends and hopefully pick up some shift to make a little extra money.

I then plan on either going to South America, or rent a spot in SEA for a couple months (Feb-end of April). I then have to return to the US in May for another wedding. After that wedding, I should have a very clear schedule to travel without having to return at any specific time.

I may wait to rent in SEA Until after the May wedding so that I don’t break that time up too much. I would like to rent in SEA for 3-6 months.

I’m very excited but I’m also super worried that my money will deplete much faster than I am anticipating. I’m not a big spender, I can live frugally but still want to spend money on nightlife, attractions, etc. I plan to stay in hostels for the majority of this. Overall I’m very disciplined with my money.

I’m mostly concerned about being in Europe for 2-4 months and spending a really big chunk of my savings weakening my ability to further my travels elsewhere. I still really want to do Europe.

I guess what I want to ask is:

How much can I expect to spend in Europe? I know it’s a big continent and Western Europe is different than eastern.

Am I going about this whole world trip correctly?

What do you guys suggest regarding my overall 1-2 year plan?

Are there ways for me to make money during this trip or offset my expenses?

What tweaks should I make or keep in mind overall?

Additional thoughts and questions:

I’m a very social person and can get along with most people. I know I’ll make friends and shift my plans to be with the people I meet. But I guess I’m worried about getting bored and feeling lonely traveling solo. I’m excited for the challenge of being alone and living out of one bag but I guess I still have those thoughts of what if I get lonely and bored lol

How have your experiences been meeting people during your travels?

Would you make friends that offer you to stay with them?

Have your travel plans shifted to going somewhere different than originally planned in order to be with individuals or groups of people that you’ve met abroad?

How easy is this? Or how difficult?

Thank you for those who read all the way through. I know this was long but I appreciate any advice out there

Again and so happy and excited, I’m looking forward to this challenge, and want to make sure I don’t make any stupid mistakes that would keep me from fulfilling a year or two of travel.