So WTH am I doing at 3:32 ? Shooting abstract glass stem 'seascapes'. Strange boy. *Next video: I demo my 'new' cameras and go all gooey over the image quality - and we'll talk about the hilarious choice of lenses I use for work...

An excellently thought out and well argued decision - you must be any camera company's worst enemy.

I sold my Nikon D 600 , D 610 & both of my D 7100's , with the proceeds & some on top I bought a Nikon D 700 & D 800 , D 300 & D 200 ,I love the colours on my replacement cameras & the D 700 is just amazing , it's my favourite camera.

Beautiful work shown here. And I agree.

Dude! Wow! That's a perfectly crafted video. The shots, the narration, everything. You deserve more subs. Congrats, for real...

Many ultra-fine shots! - The camera doesn't matter but the individuals behind & confronted with the gear. The classical film tech is able to cope with modern and will even cope with artificial intelligence in the near future as long as inspired instead of dull men make it. I've worked with Yashica6x6, too, and many other basic musts in carefully considered photography. There's no enhencement in satisfaction if you handle with a digicam - you'll be far more spontaneous and play it by ear if you decide aperture, shutter and focus and nothing else;-)))

This has become my favorite photography of all time!! His personality and his work is phenomenal!!

Wow. The most outstanding and beautiful photos at the start of the video. Absolutely beautiful; absolutely incredible.

Your images are STUNNING and are some of the most visually appealing images I've ever seen. And those shots of yourself look fantastic; you truly have a great photogenic appearance and style, my Brother. Your shots are rich with character, and I love your video editing. I'll be re-watching this many more times, for sure. Oh, and also, you have an amazing voice for voiceover work, such for commercials, and you would be great in films as well, especially playing a character that is pretty much yourself, as you have an authenticity that is very charismatic. Cheers, my Friend, from Detroit.

Great lesson for new photographers it's not the MP that makes excellent images but the photographer. You don't need the most excellent and latest cameras to create with. The camera companies need to sell cameras so people with lots of money can get the new stuff but the photographer really doesn't need all the bells and whistles to take excellent photos. Thanks

I love your work! The 5D is fantastic, and I enjoy using old manual focus lenses on mine.

I was looking for a 5D Mk1 when I was looking to go back into photography recently, it was the camera I wanted back when I had my brand new (then) 30D - but at the time couldn't justify buying another body. Glad I didn't, as I'd be selling it for peanuts few years after, as I did - all my kit. Bought 7D last year as it came at the right price, will probably look for a 5D, as since you mentioned it - it is 12MP, but it's a full frame, never had the opportunity - no crop, more detail, less noise and much much better image quality when compared to the old 30D, much better definition. Not bothered about being 'only' 12MP, been 'enlarging' images scanned on a - now obsolete - scanner on a 386DX 40HHz PC and processing them on 486DX 80MHz - built for graphics - with a whooping 4MB of RAM. The files were merely few megabytes each, PC barely coped and we were printing them onto canvas 10x5ft and so on. Sometimes covering walls or for billboards. Don't remember anyone complaining about 'low resolution image'...

Hi Drew............So glad you are now in a better place and looking forward to cracking on and being a pro photographer again. Good choices with your new camera equipment. 12MP is plenty especially when you have the charm of a Nikon D700 or Canon 5D MK1. More important than the cameras is your talent. Your photography is stunning.

Great stuff . Still get all my work done with a D700 and a D800e using Nikkor ai manual lenses. The D700 and those beautiful lenses have a really pleasing character

Back in the day it was a bit of a stretch for me to acquire my 5D and a few lenses. They took me through Yosemite and a few backpacking trips, taught me about digital SLRs, and didn't cost me a thing when I had to sell them. Today; my Sony mirrorless is a modern day miracle but I just bought my second Nikon DSLR because I craved the old school experience: pentaprism, long battery life, feel in hand. Oh, and price. Loved your video. Thank you.

Something very soothing and magical of how 5d mark1 renders image, still using it.

Nailed it Drew. World has shifted. I keep going back same way. MK 1. Real Estate shots with hot lights, spectacular. It’s not about the camera, all about the client. You’ll do great in 2022. Ride out.

Beautiful Photography ❤ So motivating

Love this. Still use 2 D700s for sports, events and fun.

Just found your video site. Cool...I have been a LONG time Nikon shooter. I got hyped up with the new ML camera thing and traded/sold/gave away my Nikon system and went head first into a Canon R5 and RF system. I soon found I cannot afford many RF lenses. The R5 is a super camera but for me I am buying back a Nikon DSLR system. I just enjoy so much the D4s, D700 and D810. I will buy some used but in very good condition fast F mount lenses. I will keep the R5 and the 3 RF lenses I have for fast bird action and when I feel like using that system. But for me the DSLR is what I enjoy shooting with the D4s in particular. Great video and at last a down to earth photographer with no hype and good music. Enjoy those horse pictures. Oh to have my camera gear that I have now and will have again and living in my home state of Wyoming.

You just continue to talk real life. Thank you for being true to yourself. Which in turn gives others license to do the same! One of the few SANE voices on KZfaq!

Thanks for the advice bruv.

You have a wonderful editing style and videos are such great masterpieces. Glad I found your channel, hope you are well. Going to try and shoot my first horse pics for a friend soon and found your other video on that.

Touché

Excellent video!!!!!

5D Classic, combined with Canon EF 70 -200 f4 IS absolutely fantastic images and that shutter sound... Good choice Drew, great you are going back to what you love:)

After selling a couple years back and taking a break I started looking again. Knowing I’m not sold on mirrorless the least bit I started looking at used Dslr. Long story short I chose the Nikon D4 with that beautiful 16mp sensor it houses. I know it good as I shot the DF for awhile.

I used to own a printing business and I pushed my 7D images up to A1 without a problem, and I know the 5D has a great sensor and can be pushed too. Sometimes more pixels jammed into the sensor is not a good thing for image quality. On a note, my 7D has just started to give me problems after 12 years, so I bought a cheap 600D as backup and I love it.

Owned my 5D mk1 for years. Still superb and still used for studio portraits. Adds a beautiful feel to the images.

Fully agree . I shoot with the 5dmk2 , 7d for Sports & 7dmk2 for real estate. Have no desire to go mirrorless. Like you say if your happy with the final image why change ? The 5dmk 1 & 2 can give modern cameras a run for their money! Like you say the images from the 5d are so film like & good there is much need for further processing.

I knew it! The hell with pixel peeping ! When you got skills and experience you could use a friggin point and shoot.

I have newer Nikons but the D700 does it for me!

I've shot many weddings and portraits on 6 and 8 megapixel APS-C cameras in jpeg before lightroom was invented. I can tell you that 12 megapixel on a full frame camera is more than plenty! If Canon would re-introduce the 5D today, I would be the first in line to buy one. Thanks for posting this video!

Never read or heard a bad word about the image quality from that piece of technology. The sensor is supposed to be fantastic - and obviously it is. Nice choice Drew.

Well said as always , their fantastic cameras , your a brilliant photographer & wishing you every success & more power to you .

d700 best ting i hear you say only the good die young miss you when you go .

Damm! I had you down for the Mk4. I love my 7d and 5d looking forward to watching your photography business grow, all the best.

What a great video - all the best for your "comeback"! Gonna remove the dust of this old D700 my father gave me some years ago, now...

"How can you work with 12mp?" I guess the same as I do with my 10mp Sony..."It ain't what you do it's the way that you do it"

That was fun! Anyway, cameras aside - good look with the business and your private work Drew - you are very creative and showed images here that anybody would be proud of.

superb images

A very large portion of my printed images 5x7, 8x10 and 11x14" were shot with a Canon 20D, 30D and 40D and Canon 5D MKII. I've pushed images from the 30D and 5D MK II up to 16x20" and 24x30" with no problem. I never had a client complain. If I had to go bigger I would print on canvas. It's the quality of the pixels more than the amount of pixels, and the image you, the photographer, put on the sensor along with the lens or lenses you use. I no longer have the 20 through 40Ds, but still have a 5D MK II and I use it often. I totally agree with what you're saying. I shoot people, portraits, head shots, models, graduating seniors, etc. I used to shoot a lot of weddings but stopped shooting weddings several years ago and all my weddings were shot with the above mentioned cameras.

I still use Nikon D700 and its a legendary as 5D mark 1.., they are very capable and robust. the Quality of images are just unique like films.

Fantastic! Already curious to see your next video…

What a great video!😀👍

Because of some unfortunate events happening in 2021 (not like.on your side, man, I hope you are getting to a much better spot. You deserve it.) I suddenly found myself without my Sony A7ii and my trusted Canon EOS 1200D and their lenses. So I bought a used Canon 7D MK I and three used lenses ranging from 10-18, 15-85, to 150-600mm. I love that setup, and the experience I have makes all that fancy and expensive camera gadgetry pretty much unnecessary. . Love the shots in this video. Keep it up and all the best for the new year.

Great vid, glad you have made your mind up, have been looking at an older camera and this is one of them, price is good, just worry about shutter problems (falling out). Great sounds.......

Straight up beautiful images. I'm the same when it comes to camera shopping - with a lot of consideration for the lenses I already own.

Good man. I'm like that with my little 7.2mp Samsung NV7, just for the macro.

Highly recommend Gigapixel AI. I bumped an old 12mpx D700 shot to 36mpx the other day and you'd never know it. Cheers.

I sold off a load of my newest gear kept my D4 which suits my needs perfectly .

Nice photos there Drew.

Honest video, good man. I believe every photographer especially amateur, should have an honest hard think about what camera delivers the results they’re happy with, and not get sucked in too deep into the market hype when new technology comes out…. unless you absolutely need the upgrade for your work that is. 👍 Think how much money you would save and spend that on glass rather than the latest camera body 🤔

5Dmk1……superb. Good choice. 12Mp, more than my old 1D3 had at 10Mp had. Personally I would have gone for the 5D2 as I loved the one I had but I know what you mean about that 5D1 photo look

Hello, my son: d'ya know what? I still admire those equine shots of yours and would love to be able to come close to your style & expertise. Yep, 12 megapixels are more than enough, and, as the Angry Photographer says, I will never sell my old Nikon D700, even though I joked about coveting the D500. Keep rabbiting on about what you're up to.

I count two EF-mount film bodies among my list of gear I should get rid of but don't want to get rid of, so I still gravitate to Canon for that lens compatibility ... and truth be told there are worse things in life than sticking with Canon. Currently using a camera you're not supposed to use for fast action (a 6D). I won't pretend it's ideal, but it does bring success. I've always been curious about the first 5D -- for exactly the reasons you cite -- but when I last looked a while back they either weren't priced right or were too beat up. I'm sure they'll pop up in another late-night eBay search eventually. Cheers.

The biggest award I ever won, was a 3 state/5000+ entries.. Flora & Fauna competition.. and I shot my entry of a lily in my pond.. on a Sony Mavica CD 1000, that was a 2.1 megapixel camera!! Yikes!! How I pulled out an 8x10 needed to enter.. when the 300dpi photo straight out of the camera, was only a 4x6., was a miracle! LOL! This camera wasn’t even a “real” DSLR.. LOL! Luckily I shot my photo in this camera’s macro mode, waited for proper light, and of course good composition. The judges said, “It’s NOT the camera, it’s the EYE behind the lens!!

No hard feelings here brother. I still have a 8mp Canon 20D that takes beautiful pictures. Sometimes I think better than my 7D. You do you and we will follow, if they dont well they are missing out.

I just finished gassing up my 5D for an outside event tomorrow. I was going to use it for an evening dinner event tonight but ISO HI (3200) is pushing it a bit. I can use flash but I’ve never used flash on a 5D and this is not time to experiment. I wasn’t 100% sure I would use it tomorrow but you have given me confidence to go for it. I’ll have a backup just in case. It will make great images; just hope there isn’t too much operator error. I have never had a problem with its 12 fat MP.

Mate, I reckon great minds think alike! I'm about to pull the trigger on a 5d mark 1 kit as an "upgrade" from my battered old Pentax K-r that is starting to struggle after a decade of solid use as my only digital rig. I'm looking forward to seeing your shots with the new gear. Merry Christmas big fella!

Good decision, last year i bougth a a7sii and 12mgx are enough.

AWESOME....... I wasn't expecting that. I love my 5d MK1. It is such a simple camera but produces the most beautiful images. Can't wait to see your work from these. Can I ask what lenses you will be using? I'm currently using 50 1.8 the 75 300 4.0-5.6 iii and 28 80 3.5- 5.6 but looking to get some others. Best of luck big man 😉

Did you have to glue the mirror back on? What glue you recommend?

Well l wasn't far off your decisions, l thought maybe the Canon 5D mark ll or a Nikon D7200. Im an old guy with limited funds so these high end cameras are way out of my reach, l think we are both in the same boat.

I was right you went with canon 5D, how did I ever guess that

5D Mark I? Not as shocking as you might think. I mean, personally I've never used the 5D Mark I myself, but its flim-like quality is something that has always intrigued me myself. In fact if I should find a used one in a store then I'd probably buy it on the spot. However, to only use the 5D Mark I? I'm not sure about that. The ISO performance is probably not the best which would be an issue if I should ever start shooting underground Metal-gigs in tiny clubs with awful light again, but in other situations with enough light? Sure! Why not! I'd have one concern about the 5D Mark I though, if I was a pro which I am not. Spare parts. It is an old camera and all models still on the market probably shot thousands and thousands of pictures which increases the chance of the mirror having to be replaced at one point. So yeah, as a 2nd camera for special occasions? I'd love to try it, but as my main work horse? I'm not sure about that.

A little off topic, what would you suggest for a lens for someone interested in outdoor bird photography? I have an EF-S 55-250mm but I can't quite reach sometimes. I'd be open to a fully manual or vintage lens.

Different camera every year? You flip flop more than the Ukraine or politicians.😂 good video

not gonna lie, i feel attacked with the pixel peeping comments, its hard man, like ive deleted otherwise good photos because the edge of someones hand isn't super shard and noone but me can even see it, its a rough compulsion