"rangefinders are small. slrs are..." picks up an olympus "can be small as well" 😂
@ribsy3 жыл бұрын
haha exactly. the olympus is teeny. such an underrated camera
@TX10X103 жыл бұрын
Great video as always! I am still shocked that you don't have a bigger following on youtube, your videos are so fun and informative. Keep up with the great consistency!
@ribsy3 жыл бұрын
Really appreciate the support! Thanks for the kind words 😄
@NPJensen3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, as Lori Brooks wrote, the Olympus XA is worth considering. Matt Day made a video about it earlier this year, if you're not familiar with it.
@ribsy3 жыл бұрын
good call! def gonna check it out
@frankgeck88662 жыл бұрын
@@ribsy Consider also xa4 (28mm), i have both, xa4 is pure fun, i did a lot of street phot at nyc. zone focusing at 3m, shooting even without framing at all.
@VictoriaMatthews3 жыл бұрын
You made zone focusing seem so much less intimidating. Thank you! I'm going to give it a shot!
@ribsy3 жыл бұрын
yea its very easy honestly. its just a matter of being aware of how far you typically will be from your subject
@EdwardIglesias3 жыл бұрын
I find that personally, when shooting film, a TLR is great. Between the quiet shutter and the waist level view finder people really don't register that it's even a camera.
@elliotthogg19343 жыл бұрын
I agree completely. Also, if people do notice you, having a camera like a TLR seems to invite genuine interest and positive reactions
@caldera8783 жыл бұрын
People tend to lighten up and look less intimidating when I shoot with a TLR.
@ribsy3 жыл бұрын
For sure! I have a TLR and plan to take it out for some street action
@ribsy3 жыл бұрын
Haha for real! Has happened a couple of times to me
@ribsy3 жыл бұрын
It’s def one of the best for street. I haven’t used it that way tho but gonna try
@caldera8783 жыл бұрын
If you want wider focal length lenses for the Canon 7 without paying for expensive wide angle LTM lenses, you can use the "Canon Mount Converter B". It allows you to mount inexpensive and readily available Canon FD lenses on the Canon 7 with infinity focus. This opens up a huge range of lenses like the 24mm, 28mm which you can zone focus with more depth of field for street.
@ribsy3 жыл бұрын
Great call! I was not aware. Def gonna check them out 🤟🏽
@caldera8783 жыл бұрын
@@ribsy Only negative thing is that you lose rangefinder coupling so the split image focusing won't work but you use can zone focus perfectly.
@Resgerr3 жыл бұрын
Ooh I didn’t know that !- good excuse to get a Canon 7
@ribsy3 жыл бұрын
😃
@ZainRiza3 жыл бұрын
Yeah man. Looking forward to shooting street with you man. If you can shoot street in Brixton comfortably, you can shoot anywhere haha. When I feel uncomfortable and shy, I go ahead and take the shot anyway and just pause with my camera to my face. Most of the time they think I’m still framing and they walk on and don’t say anything, but that level of comfort shooting takes a bit of time.
@ribsy3 жыл бұрын
For sure! Let’s do it. Brixton has been fun - def wanna try other parts of the city as well
@mikethomas10733 жыл бұрын
I have a mint Canon A-1 & was thinking of this rangefinder for my second camera. I've heard very good things, thanks for posting.
@ribsy3 жыл бұрын
can't go wrong!
@xaviegarcia26573 жыл бұрын
Love the OM system and their glass! Great video! Can't wait to see the gold you make!
@ribsy3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Yea I’m excited - street photography has been a lot of fun so far
@poniatowski35473 жыл бұрын
Love your channel Ribs. You my man talked me into trying color film and after you talking about C41 Cinestill powder kit, I went and bought a kit and gave it go - thanks, that powder kit rocks - so easy. Have a Merry Christmas! and stay safe over there in pommy land.
@ribsy3 жыл бұрын
thanks! i am glad that it is working well for you. hopefully things improve after Christmas for all of us 😊
@tomislavmiletic_3 жыл бұрын
If you want to shoot totally inconspicuously, on top of shooting from your chest, you can use your left hand, casually covering the camera, while taking a shot with the palm of your (left) hand. It isn't hard to do, it's even easier if you have soft release button added to your shutter button (it makes it easier to reach with your palm).
@ribsy3 жыл бұрын
Good point. I may give that a try 😀
@AselaArt3 жыл бұрын
Great video bro. I'm looking forward to more vids on your street photography journey!
@ribsy3 жыл бұрын
thanks! yea i am excited about making them. maybe some POV action coming soon too haha
@paultaylorphotography9499 Жыл бұрын
Shooting from the hip or the nip is a great technique, using it you can get so close to people.
@ribsy11 ай бұрын
Yup
@MsLoribee3 жыл бұрын
Have you ever checked out the Olympus XA? Its a tiny rangefinder camera, with an almost silent shutter. It's also all black and very incognito and very, very small. Also has a lovely lens and short throw on the rangefinder, or just set hyperfocal and treat like a point and shoot. The shutter button is very light tough, so you can shoot easily at slower speeds.
@ribsy3 жыл бұрын
I have! Well I know of it, but never used one. I’m def considering getting a small point and shoot style. That one is a nice hybrid
@MsLoribee3 жыл бұрын
@@ribsy Its a really cool camera. In fact, all the XA's (with the exception of the XA1) are great. XA2/3 are three zone focus, so really easy to use and the XA4 has a 28mm close-focus lens on it. I went back to the UK this time last year visiting family and the XA was the only camera that I took with me on the trip. It was more than enough to be honest. Load it with either black and white or color or slide -- you'll get really good results.
@atroche19783 жыл бұрын
@@MsLoribee the XA is definitely a little beast for street shooting. Sharp and contrasty 35mm 2.8 lens. I set mine to f16 and 9 feet. The DOF at these settings is huge.
@ribsy3 жыл бұрын
Yea that’s a great range! Good for bright sunlight
@Durtybwoy3 жыл бұрын
Great usable tactics. Been wanting to do more street myself.
@ribsy3 жыл бұрын
Yea! I think these could help anyone. I’m a newbie and it’s helped me already
@CalumetVideo2 жыл бұрын
I have shot many street photos using your technique “shooting from the chest”. I have got many great photos and even a little tilt makes it looks great!
@ribsy2 жыл бұрын
Great! It’s not a bad technique
@kevinhoelscher82343 жыл бұрын
Really good tips man. I'm gonna try some of these
@ribsy3 жыл бұрын
Great! Hope they help
@crimsonred92077 ай бұрын
Great video man! I picked up a model 7 recently and was looking for something like this!!!
@ribsy7 ай бұрын
Oh yes!
@d.idowuolutosin42503 жыл бұрын
Welcome to the world of street photography bruh! You'll develop your flow and style in time. No need to rush. You're coming into it at a very strange time given the impact COVID-19 is having on the world not to mention the UK. That said, you will learn more about light and shadow than you've ever known by shooting street. Very different than shooting in a studio setting where you can control the light and how it behaves. You seem to have a good crew there in London. Put those guys to work. I'm from Harlem, so you know we got a different flow in NYC but that flow has to be fluid it because the Bruce Gilden approach to street photography doesn't work everywhere in the world. 🤣🤣🤣
@ribsy3 жыл бұрын
thanks! yea i won't be flashing people in their faces, but i do hope to get up and close! haha
@d.idowuolutosin42503 жыл бұрын
@@ribsy indeed brother, indeed. 💪🏿
@rodrigopfs3 жыл бұрын
Most valuable channel for beginners by far
@ribsy3 жыл бұрын
thanks for the support! 🤟🏽
@maxhernandez1093 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah ribs teach us the way 🙏
@ribsy3 жыл бұрын
haha im not master. i am learning myself
@stefanol92723 жыл бұрын
Hi great to follow your channel. I like when you test films you use them for real projects or personal shots. Instead other channels just burn rolls on a corner of a building just to show the style. But I use a Nikon F3 for street and all other things. I do own a Leica monochrome 246 but I no longer use so much. I prefer films. Keep up brother ✌️✌️😎😎 I forgot to mention on my Nikon I use a 24 mm and I use it with F/11 or 16 and from 2 meter marker 😎😎😎 And I just loaded my baby with a Ilford Hp5 with a yellow filter.
@ribsy3 жыл бұрын
thanks for watching! that camera/lens combo is killer
@stefanol92723 жыл бұрын
@@ribsy Oh yeah and, and I do the this if someone say hey man you shooting photos of me. Yes sir I do you like look awesome. And no worries nothing to be affraid of. If you complimate many times you get away with a good future customer. Or someone comes hey man you shooting photos of me. I say what I was pointing at the building behind they say ohhh I am so sorry. Depends lol 😂😂😂😂✌️✌️✌️
@stefanol92723 жыл бұрын
@@ribsy Anytime brother 😎😎😎
@Raevenswood2 жыл бұрын
Lately when I've been out shooting even if I'm not shooting images of people I get these paranoid individuals that break out their phones and start videoing me lol. I was shooting some images of this cool looking stair case on the side of this warehouse the other day and one of the employees came out and started standing in my shot holding his phone up videoing me (so I got a shot of him too lol) then a number of employees started peaking out the door like I was doing something illegal. I was simply shooting an image of a building from a public street. Then yesterday I pulled my car over and I was sitting waiting for someone to move away from a subject I wanted to shoot and she saw my camera so then she broke out her phone and started videoing me because she assumed I was sneaking pictures of her LOL. This seems to be a relatively new phenomena that I haven't really experienced until recently. I give big props to those who can do blatant street photos and don't care about the reaction. It's getting tougher these days I think.
@ribsy2 жыл бұрын
Haha yea it can get crazy out there
@forevergrain3 жыл бұрын
So nice of you sharing this begging of the street journey. I'm a bit more confident and tempted to give it a try now... I'm so shy :) Where do you get Double X "cheap" if I may ask? Keep going, you're doing really well :)
@ribsy3 жыл бұрын
I’ve been getting cheap double x from a friend 😀 who bulk rolls
@henrigraber2741 Жыл бұрын
Nice video. I would advise to use the Olympus Xa4. It has an excellent 28mm lens. I love the Canon 7, but I am not always in the mood to take permanently with me such a heavy camera.
@ribsy Жыл бұрын
yea i actually own an xa now! video coming soon
@oldgittarist Жыл бұрын
Just found this, very informative!
@ribsy Жыл бұрын
glad you enjoyed it
@gc63913 жыл бұрын
I’m based near Gatwick. Wish the weather would clear up so I can go to Brighton and shoot some film.
@ribsy3 жыл бұрын
Yea definitely! Great place for photography
@gc63913 жыл бұрын
@@ribsy I’d love to hire an old fire engine with a ladder and then get shots of things we never get to see from street level.
@mistyarea45122 жыл бұрын
Thx for good advice.
@ribsy2 жыл бұрын
You’re welcome
@SinaFarhat3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info and thoughts :)
@ribsy3 жыл бұрын
Of course! Hope it helps 😃
@manlarmar3 жыл бұрын
Nice video, as always!
@ribsy3 жыл бұрын
thanks for watchinng! 😊
@EuroGunOrg3 жыл бұрын
Tried street photography with the Pentax 67? I need to try that...
@ribsy3 жыл бұрын
haha na i havent. id blow through film too fast 😅
@onigrapher3 жыл бұрын
Curious what you think is a good lens for street? 50mm you have distance with your subject but you don’t have that inmate closeness in photos. Or you think something around 24/28mm? Or 35mm which almost everyone uses. Just curious 🧐!? Lol thanks awesome video 👏🏼
@ribsy3 жыл бұрын
I prefer 35. 50 could work but focusing will be tougher if you are moving fast
@jennychaw96053 жыл бұрын
heyy can you explain about the light meter sensitivity knob beside the viewfinder? thank yiu in advance!
@ribsy3 жыл бұрын
I don’t use it! Sorry 😅
@youngum783 жыл бұрын
Damn ribs. You playing a bass while you shooting?
@ribsy3 жыл бұрын
haha why cuz the camera hangs low?
@alfredoguri3 жыл бұрын
You should try waist lever view finders for the street :)
@ribsy3 жыл бұрын
haha yea that'd be cool. even sneakier
@shotsbyjasper3 жыл бұрын
ive been trying street photography as well and I read somewhere that teh sweet spot is 7-10 feet
@ribsy3 жыл бұрын
Yea street photography is a good time! 7-10 feet is good for easy focusing but I want to get up closer
@shotsbyjasper3 жыл бұрын
@@ribsy oh I see, You want something like what Bruce Gilden is doing, his work is up close and personal
@ribsy3 жыл бұрын
Lol not like that. But generally a bit closer
@shuddercount62782 жыл бұрын
The Olympus just sitting there wishing to be touched
@ribsy2 жыл бұрын
Hahaha it gets plenty of use
@starling1360 Жыл бұрын
This is a great video, with a lovely Canon 7:) I was just surprised when you talk about being conspicuous but you are using ass-big strap for the camera:)
@ribsy Жыл бұрын
👍
@mp3remix1713 жыл бұрын
im thinking of picking up a jupiter 35 f2., would you recommend it?
@ribsy3 жыл бұрын
I def do! Great bang for buck. It’s stopless tho, and it’s mas annoying
@mp3remix1713 жыл бұрын
@@ribsy really? I figure that the way you det the apature in the front you have to be careful not to move it, but is there some resistance or does it move easily?
@madskdz Жыл бұрын
I know this is an old video but what lens are you using
@ribsy Жыл бұрын
in that video is the jupiter 35mm f 2.8
@madskdz Жыл бұрын
@@ribsy that’s the Jupiter 14 right
@macwoj1013 жыл бұрын
Good luck with your local project. What kind of lens do you have on your Canon 7? It is very simillar to Russian 35 mm lens Jupiter 12 (M 39 mount). There is also very interesting social aspect of street photography. For instance do you plan to talk to people, get to know them etc? EduardoPavezGoye (kzfaq.infovideos) had a very interesting take on this topic.
@ribsy3 жыл бұрын
yea i have a jupiter. it gets the job done! it all depends - i will be doing a mix of candid snaps and some posed shots. it all depends on the situtation