I've been watching dozens of photography videos every single day trying to figure out what to buy...this has to be one of my favorite videos because of how clear and pragmatic you are in your advice. Respect. Keep it going.

I can hear everyone saying "FACTS!" from far away right now...

spittin facts bro. And I hope that the message is getting through to those who need to hear it

It's easy to think we need something else to shoot better photos. I loved the reference to Q2. I catch myself now and then thinking I would be happier if I had one. Then I take my X100F and shoot whatever I can, loving the form of the camera, its d-pad, and “not-so-sharp” lens. Thank you for your videos. I found your channel today and enjoy it a lot 🙂

Love it my man. That in stock statement also hit.

Man I’ve been binging on your content all day! How I’m I just finding this channel? Great content, perspective, and excellently delivered! Thank you

Considering that a majority of us post on instagram or Facebook or some other social media platform, we don’t even need 24 megapixels. Buy an older dslr and the barrier for entry will become even less. Great video!

Rock solid common sense advice. Excellent video 👍🏽

I just did a review of my photos going back 7 years and really noticed how APS-C (Fuji, Ricoh) vs. FF (Nikon DSLR, Leica M) rarely ever made a difference. The only two circumstances were taking full advantage of a vintage lens look or the very few times a moderately wide lens still had some DOF limits (28-35 range). For me APS-C is filmic looking because it's the same size as Cinemtographers shooting Super-35. APS-C is "full frame" if you are talking 70s/80s or Tarantino films 😉

I've made 3 8x10 prints using images from my X-Pro 1 and 2 prints from my Leica M262. Surprisingly, I've made more prints with images from my iPhone XR! I don't print nearly enough to justify any higher than 24MP. Amazing video, D! The ALLC grows stronger every day.

Brilliant piece, so eloquently written and and spoken Doriyan. Makes me reflect on my youth and film days shooting street; while now currently, I occasionally do the same with my older rangefinder M43 camera. On some occasions, I try to replicate the images with my high resolution FF equipment and it is just not the same.

OH MY GOD THANK YOU. I've been losing my mind trying to figure this out and most people are so... awful. But this was so reaffirming! Thank you!

I work in sales. Every time someone asks: "why is your product better?". I answer: "My product is great, but not sure If it is better for you, what will you do with it?". Ferrari and Jaguar are great, but you need a cargo van to work in construction. Form (features) follows function.

Wise words as always! 📷

A Leica SL2, a Summicron 50mm F2, a leather half camera case, a Billingham bag and you can call yourself a Master street photographer. If you have a Fedora hat it is even better.

Excellent video.

Everything you said just make sense when you're doing street photography. Heck, even micro four thirds from Olympus is great!

Hi Doriyan. Just found your channel and it's a refreshing change from the usual street photography ones. I tried an XT-20 for a year and it was ok. I just found it a bit small in my hands. I'm old and a wrist strap is a must! Went back to Sony with an a7rii and just like the feel of it in my hands. Was the last of the mark and a bargain. Some can't justify having a decent camera for street and another for landscape and living in Ireland it's what I do more of. What attracted me to your channel was your reference to manual focusing. Totally agree! Except I use old film camera lenses on an adapter. A mint Takumar 50mm F1.4 that I bought for about $12 with a film camera attached! A 35mm f2.4 version, it was about $50, and a Mitakon(?) 28mm f2.8 that cost pennies. I have a couple of modern lenses but find myself using them less and less. I agree about using a 28mm focal length. It's a forgotten length but I find it a great all rounder. Haven't done much street lately but your channel has inspired me again.

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Soo I dont have to buy a new lens than the kit lens for my Sony a5100?

The JPG King. Ken Rockwell has been dethroned. Joke joke. How’s the transition going with the 40/28mm going? I’m liking the 28 more each day. Hahaha be in stock!! Good one.

Thanks. This really helped me. I find full frame too heavy.

Thank you for this video. Photography, like life, is about making choices. I do not use full frame cameras. They don’t provide me with any benefits I need. As a result, I am a crop sensor photographer. I use both APSC and micro4/3. The images from both system are more than adequate for what I do. The two main benefits of crop sensor cameras are weight and size. I schlep my gear for many hours. Full frame is both larger and heavier than crop sensor bodies. Not only are the bodies lighter so are the lenses. This combination of benefits puts me squarely in the crop sensor world. As of right now, I can say with conviction, I will never use a full frame camera for street photography. For me, full frame provided no benefits over crop sensor bodies. The combined additional weight and size of a full frame body and lens make this choice a no go for me. If HCB was alive would he use a full frame body? Would he even continue using a Leica? How about the other giants of street photography? I vote with my pocket. Fuji and Panasonic for me. YMMV. Mask On Nurse Marty

Great video. Great advice. My question is what about low light. Let's say I'm in the city and it's dusk or dark do I need a camera/lens that has an f2, f1.8 or f1.4? Or is there some trick to getting around that? I would like to hear your advice? Do you have any videos on Low Light Street Photography?

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I hear you and your points make sense. I use Fuji myself. But would you not say that full frame has another level of detail and 3dimensionality in the photos? There does seem to be a slight difference to me, but it probably doesn't outweigh the size cons in most cases.

İ have a full frame with sigma Art lenses & a Fuji X-T4 withe the 18-55 kit lense. İ like both. İ would say that the full frame is a beast, but the Fuji X-T4 is really fun to shoot & the build quality is very good. İ would say every camera has pros and contras. at the end, if you know what you do with the camera every result is nice.

yes, i xpend a lot of time seeing thouse videos to know where ii can find my camara upgrade... i been shooting 3 years with a D700 FX and now im thinking about my needs to be a photographer i want to be. Discrete = non d700 setup . so im gonna take the Nikon z6 for travels, portraits and streewt potography, and my old d700 stay in my work studio to make "Casting" or some simply books for actors.

I like my Pentax MX 35mm film camera.. it's still "full frame" but tiny and so are the lenses. For digital I don't care what I shoot image quality wise, anything made in the last 8-10 years is really good.

Dare a say a 1inch sensor or smaller could be the best options for small, stealth street photography? Image quality might be the downside but depth of field is inherent. My Ricoh GRD IV (1/1.7 inch) does really well for that reason

Just bought my first full frame just for my vintage glass, after happy years with fuji aps c. But after all the videos saying ff is not worth it, i feel like the immense dynamic range and the incredible low light capability with dual native ISO IS making a considerable difference in difficult situations. Just saying.

Enjoyed the vid my guy. Disagree on the overrating. But great argument haha!

the xe4 with a f2 lens sweet!

Features? A shutter speed dial, focusing ring, ISO setting and a variable aperture is all one needs.

My man, this is the truth. I shoot the X70 everyday, sitting at 6.3 for more depth. Layers are better than bokeh. Composing things in is better than blurring things out.

Hmmm. Shalower depth of field ? Is not the fuction of the sensor size and never have been one.

WOAH!… Let common sense prevail Bro! Having said all that, I shoot street with a used full frame Canon 6D classic. Body costs less than a used mirrorless APS-C Canon M50. Can use a whole host of vintage M42 Full frame lenses at the "correct" marked focal length… and they balance better on the 6D, than they do on mirrorless, which require an extension tube. Also, and very importantly, one battery in the Canon 6d lasts a whole week, when shooting every single day! So yes full frame is often overrated… but sometimes it's not! 😎

1000% treu, sold my nikon z6II for a fujifilm xe4 and i am 5000% happyer with it

I even start to dislike the Marketing wording „full frame“ … „Full“ sounds like no compromise, but in reality is just a little Mini Sensor compared to Medium/Large Format. See what they did there?😄 „Medium“ sounds even smaller than „Full“😂 … so yeah, many people got succesfully mislead into thinking 35mm is the real deal…

A Summicron 1:2 just rules in size, weight and look and it even does it more so in front of a 35mm full size sensor. Nothing more to say.

I use both for street photography and didn't notice mention worthy difference. A Canon 7D with the 18-135mm kit lens is a wonderful combo for capturing any street scene or action. However, when I need to include a larger area in the frame or shoot a portraiture in the street, the FF is better. BTW, I'm always on RAW.

To be able to have that 2.8 makes all of the difference. You wont see any professional getting paid to do this for a living use an apc-s with a kit lens or a classical 3.5-5.6 aperture. When you use lower quality cameras you can see the difference between pictures. Sometimes I use the apc-s mode in my camera to get that extra reach sure I’ll admit to that but when it comes to lenses, if you are doing professional work you need professional lenses🤷🏼‍♂️ that also depends on what type of work you do and what type of photography you are going to do but I rarely change my aperture from 2.8 because in my pictures it makes all of the difference, and you just cannot get the same results of a full frame 2.8 camera and a lens with an apc-s camera and a standard aperture lens. But this is just my personal opinion, I do agree with you though. If you these little things don’t matter to you or if you are doing for hobby then you probably don’t need all the fancy and expensive gear but if you are a professional and looking to make a living out of this then unfortunately you do need to spend more money and get better gear but your skills as a photographer is just as important if not more. Camera and lenses just help you take better pictures. You need to be skilled enough to know what you are doing and know how your camera is going to react in different situations

I talk about how full frame isn't needed in the camera shop way too much! Fuji's compact system in medium format film is even pretty unmatched, the GA645 series is a 35mm point and shoot on steroids.

You can print the image? Mask On Nurse Marty

What does the Leica have that the Fuji XE4 doesn't? Well, to judge from the moaning I heard from some Fuji users, for vastly more money it must certainly have a super chonky grip. So much sense in this vid. With slightly wider lenses, even autofocus is not that meaningful in street photography - meaning you can benefit from the extremely low prices of manual focus primes.

i mean... i dont understand how people can forget that half of the 24 hour cycle is night. . . full frame is king imo

Fstoppers proved that dslr cameras having shallower depth of field is actually a myth

a 50 is a fifty IS A 50.

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