Hello david Is $350 for a Sony A6000 +kit lens and 30mm macro lens a good deal?

Hi David, what type of camera is good on a very low budget for youtube videos?

I never watch "Shorts" but this time I jumped into it! Amazing sunset and pictures!

GH1 with the XL speedbooster and Canon 24mm F1.4, oh man its love made in heaven with those colours and the L glass.

There was the Olympus Air A01 (from 2015). Significantly smaller in almost all dimensions. It was an interesting concept but more or less nobody bought it. Unfortunately the camera is almost useless without the smartphone and since Olympus stopped support it's now very difficult to get and run the software. Question is, does this even count as camera?

Hey David! Would you prefer the GF2 over a PL2 or something?

Spot on. 🤘

Very cool ! I have a question how you make on post this beautiful sharp effect ? Your photo are very sharp for a low shutter speed !

Use my Samsung android, occasionally for street photography, but mainly for travel photography, and often use a simple selfie stick, which gives the option of differing POV, great if only producing photo books!😀

...great vid...had same problem with my dp1...recommend you the dp2 merrill...light small great lens and great b&w...

Hello David, Sony A7i +28-70mm or A6000 + Sigma 30mm f1.4 for the same money? Which one would you buy?

Hi 👋, I'm going to buy Canon EOS 7 D tomorrow, it's my first camera 👀 I travel often can I use this camera? I've no idea how to use as it's first time, thanks 🙏

I have seen tons of very good photos taken with this camera. How is it “kind of bad”? I mean, it’s not an expensive camera. It’s a bang for your buck camera. The CMOS sensor is quite good and about as good as I’ve seen for the price, paired with pretty decent features, it’s a great option for an amateur that just wants to take clean photos and play around with editing.

i really enjoyed watching your video but it makes me more confused because i used to take photos with phone and i love photography and this will be the first cam i will buy despite the small amount of money i have that allows me to buy the canon 400d or nikon d90 (or canon 500d maybe) ; so what should i choose ?

It was like you were wearing a cloak of invisibility when you were walking along photographing people David, no one even raised an eyebrow!!! I agree that a mobile phone is a horrible thing as far as ergonomics are concerned and I'd rather use a proper camera every day of the week. I don't even think modern phones are that nice to use as a phone, or web browser, or whatever, they have too little to hold on to and are far too easy to drop, but they are pretty useful all the same.

Some very nice shots, never thought about the tidal tower as a thing to photograph, but it works, will have to remember that for next time I'm in Hull, I agree with you about the ergonomics when photographing with a phone, adding a mag safe grip to mine has been an improvement, not perfect but an improvement.

I enjoy your video as always. Your eye for composing a scene is simply brilliant. Without a viewfinder - using shadows , light and geometric elements of buildings to compose on a phone screen - Excellent!

If I may please ask - which video editor do you use? TIA

Really great and so helpful videos, watching and re-watching them, cheers, David!

Great video as always 🖖🏻

Try it with a Bluetooth shutter release, not a perfect experience but better than shooting without one.

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At least for me, I use my phone (a Xiaomi) to take pictures when it's forbidden taking pictures 😅 (or forbidden using the flash). Nobody think I'm taking pictures if I have my phone. And of course, we have always our phones in our pockets, so if I'm out and I didn't plan to take pictures and I see one, I just take my phone.

Just earlier this evening I decided to bite the bullet and squeeze the trigger on updating my trusty iPhone 8, which has lasted me nearly seven years. I know there are new phones coming in a couple of months but the price was right on Amazon deals day today and it was a fair bit cheaper than direct from Apple even after Apple offered a tiny [insulting] part exchange price for the 8. Lots of reasons for an upgrade, not least being seven generations of camera and processing improvements since my 8 was new. Three actual lenses, one with three stages of optical zoom. Plus 64GB of storage on my 8 is nearly full and I had decided to get an Apple Watch, like my wife has, but the latest watch isn’t compatible with anything older than iPhone 12. Or was it the X. Anyhow, I also wanted the bigger display, so I went bonkers and decided on the 15 Pro Max. If it lasts me another seven or eight years, there is a chance it might even outlast me and I can’t take either the cash or phone with me. I use the phone in noisy environments and the idea of the watch is that it will vibrate and inform me of incoming calls and messages even if I miss the ring tone. Also as I get older and work a lot alone, the new emergency features and call facility will always be with me even if the actual phone is left in the cabin, a few metres away and it will call if I fall, well away from the iPhone, using satellites I believe.

I use my iPhone 7 a lot for street & throwaway images and it’s fine, I suppose, given it’s obvious limitations. (Great if like me you’re shy about using a camera in public places). Don’t overlook an iPod Touch as a decent carry-around camera without the phone element distractions :)

Love your videos, thank you for them! Could I please ask which camera/phone you filmed this or some of your previous videos here? Looking for photocamera with option to film (good quality/not too pricey). Could you please share what do you think the options here to look at? Cheers

I’ve had my 40d since 2010 and still gets regular use! 134,000 shutter clicks and counting.

Hi David Can I take portraits of people or cars with this lens?

Does anyone know about adapting vintage Voightlander lens adapters? I have 3 DKL that work fine for Kodak/Retina but the Voightlander lenses won't seat and engage with the bayonet being about 1/8 inch shy of the flange. It isn't that issue with the locking mechansim to prevent lenses from on manufacturer from working on the other. Any help is appreciated.

Which batter Sony nex5 or Samsung nx1000

i feel you on the usability. i m getting back into cameras, used to have my dslrs and stuff and as someone with a big nose and wearing glasses, i absolutely hated those center VFs. its frustrating, annoying and even ruined fun in photography for me. your nose always ''hurts'' your screen is always dirtys, your glasses are always dirty and at times i had to guess images because i couldnt even get close enough to the evf to see all 4 corners or light was coming into the evf making me see almost nothing. from a usability standpoint, a small evf on the side without having this huge mountain of a vf in the center is huge and i think i much more prefer this design over dslr style

are these sooc files?

How to switch to english language?

Love the idea ❤

4:10 that continuous shots 😩

I agree that the EMD1 Mii is a great value. The 12-40mm pro lens lives on this body. A supper combination. A slight niggle that may be particular to me. The on/off switch is on the left hand of the top plate. Annoying. Mask On Nurse Marty (Ret)

Thanks for the review David. I have the GX85 and Olympus EMD1 Mii. I know the EMD1 Mii has PDAf vs the GX85’s contrast detection Depth From Defocus. DFD is quick & accurate. It takes a little time for the sensor to go back & forth until it locks onto the subject. For photography DFD is OK. Not so much for video. DFD also isn’t so sticky for video. The PDAF on the EM1 Mii is better than the DFD on the GX85. I suspect the EM10M 2 also has PDAF. I really prefer the RF style of the GX85 to the DSL style the Olympus has. It is smaller and less heavy. A head scratcher about the GX85 is it has so many video functions yet lacks a mic jac. The EMD1 Mii has the mic jac. I suspect the EMD1 Mii has better IBIS. Olympus has always had super IBIS. I love M43 bodies and all these bodies are good. Oldies but goodies. Mask On Nurse Marty (Ret)

Thanks for video. I know this is technically a macro lens but i see you taking beautiful non macro pics as well. How would compare this lens to the 35mm f1.8 for all around lens(not macro)… i feel like i could save some money and just get this macro lens… is it a good compromise or the 35mm still WAY better? Thanks in advance

This will be my first camera

Old lens on new (ish) cameras is the way to go.

I'm a bit behind on my viewing, but at least I've got round to watching this one David. I always love the distressed old buildings round that area and the shots turned out great from the Tessar. I really like the look of the 35mm too, sometimes the worst lenses work really well when bolted to a clinically sharp digital body - I'm a bit more picky when shooting film because film + bad lens can often lead to disappointment!!!

SPARDERS! Were you there when I was at uni in 2000-2003? I feel like I vaguely recognise you from somewhere!

My following most used MFT lenses, in no particular order: Laowa 7.5mm f2 - Great wide angle lens, which I use for my random street photography, but is mostly used for my documentary and architectural photography. Samsung/Rokinon 12mm f2 - I'm just getting started with videography and the lens is perfect for what I'm shooting, so whenever I'm out filming I bring that lens. Panasonic-Leica 15mm f1.7 - Great general lens I leave on my Oly Em5 III most of the time Olympus 12-45mm f4 Pro - Master of all trades, really. Great image quality, covers most focal lengths I need, good minimum focus distance. Olympus 45mm f1.2 Pro - my portrait lens! What a beautiful piece of art. Unfortunately it forces me to leave the much more compact 45mm f1.8 home most of the time. Panasonic 35-200mm f2.8 - Like the 12-45mm, master of all telephoto trades. Less used now because of the 45mm f1.2, but still a great general lens when I'm doing architecture or documentary and need detail shots of things a bit further away.

How you feeling about the 4:3 format of this video? I figured I'd try it out since over 80% of you watch on phones and this gives a better view without having to rotate the phone.

G9mk2에 어울리는 길거리렌즈 고민중이였는데 정말 많은 도움이 됬습니다. 감사합니다.😃

Hi! Great video, would you recommend this camera for beginners in 2024 who don't have much of a budget?

Cool video, looks like a good camera. Are there good zoom lenses that would go with this camera for some wildlife photography?

Just picked up a 5d mark II and a 50mm 1.8 stm for 177 quid. Camera in good to very good condition, I’m thrilled to start shooting! The classic has this creamy colors and the mark II had more of earthy tones and looks as good as the classic but slightly different 👍🏻

Nice of Andy to think of you and you for reviewing it! On your video about the Olympus 60mm Macro for street, I mentioned the LX-5 , the successor to the LX-3 and using my LX-5 often for macro and macro street photography. With the small sensor and macro Leica lens, when stopped-down you can keep a lot of background in macro shots discernible. One my favorite images is of a Honey Bee on a flower in a field of dandelions with a waterfall in the background. Small sensor cameras can often rival high-dollar wide-angle Macro lenses. I also like the Panasonic LX5 as it's 10 megapixel or the same as the Leica M8 and I believe the Sensor in the LX5 and likely LX3, like the full-frame sensor are made by Kodak. I had an M8 Leica and the images from the LX5 could easily be mistaken for the M8. I recently up-sampled some LX5 raw images through Topaz, some higher ISO and with the In-camera noise reduction and sharpening turned off got lovely Leica M8/M9 looking images.

Interesting David, thanks! I had that lens when I was doing some film Transfers and used it a few times for interview videos and portrait stills, as I and recall it rendering smooth skin-tones and cinematic scenes. I usually keep an old Four-thirds mount Olympus 35mm f/3.5 macro in my bag and use it occasionally for street street. lovely smooth background blur and stopped-down can make for some interesting macro perspective street shots. Have you tried small-sensor cameras with macro lenses like the Panasonic LX-5 with the sub-16mm CCD sensor and the fast, Leica Macro-zoom Summilux? I keep my old LX5 with the LVF-1 flip-up viewfinder just for macro, street, and unique street-macro shots. the flip-up EVF allows you to get down at ground level and still see what you've got. Might be worth an episode on Macro-street photography if you have a macro pocket camera, I can't recall seeing any Macro-street videos.