To my opinion, Venice is one of the most difficult places in the world for photographers. Millions of people are coming to Venice every year and taking billions of photos. Social Media is flooded with photos of Venice, and all look the same. That makes it so difficult to create a photo, that you do not have seen thousands of times before. I think that is the real challenge if you come to Venice: Create a photo that is original, unique and new.

Thanks!

Thats really really a super good video man!!!

Worst camera I've ever owned. Too many controls and too little control. Everything on this camera gets in the way of taking good pics.

This is not classic lightroom

All of them... Eventually

Hi Mitch. With my RP ( so no IBIS) is this lens practical foe a still photographer amature who wants to handhold and get good stable clean shots in a variety of inside/ outside settings ? Thanks. Love your work.😅

Will your method work on canon 77D

Mitch I had my A7IV up for sale for the past couple of days. After watching this video, I've taken the listing down. I sold most of my lenses a few months ago and I've never really bought any super nice lenses since owning the camera. This video has inspired me to keep going and to find some lenses I gel with. Thank you so much for this.

great content Mitch, keep it up!

Personally it shouldn't matter whether it's a DSLR or a mirrorless. Shoot with whatever works FOR YOU. Don't let people tell you that unless you shoot with a DSLR, you're not a professional, because that's total garbage and unfair. If you have mobility issues like me, and you can only handle a mirrorless camera, WHO CARES!!!!!!!!?????? Yeah okay, by some it could be viewed as 'cheating' with a mirrorless camera, but if the result is the same and you learn from the fundamentals from a mirrorless, why wouldn't you shoot with it? Like I said, don't let people intimidate you by saying 'unless you shoot with a DSLR, you're not a professional'.

Yet another awesome video!! Thanks so much for this!! I love old film cameras and I was not aware of this Canon camera at all!!! Until now!!! Thanks! Now where can I find it?? Update: I found it on Ebay and purchased it!! There is just something about film cameras!! I never heard of this camera, wow Thank you for this video again!! Oh and if you are hot while doing a shoot just take off your shirt!! haha I have done this numerous times but I do live in Texas!!! 😉

thanks man

this my camera

Someone i know spoke to a friend, mentioning i was just about to start out trying to turn photography and their friend got in touch with me to ask to take photos for them... that day is today, hopefully it goes well!

Best review and explanation I have seen. Thank you.

First Fuji because of the clicks and now film? Next stop Leica?

my new fave channel!

beautiful pictures. No one would see any difference to Sony full frame.

Nice work again Mitch, please make more videos using films (and different rolls). I'm using an Olympus SP 35 as my story teller with Kodak Gold 200 for everyday shots, Illford HP5 B&W. The camera forces me to use all manual. The grainy output is an amazing re-interpretation of the subject. The Olympus goes with me to scenic spots\landscape aside my main digicam.

Distance to near subject not focal length controls near-far perspective which can be seen by using all four lenses then cropping similarly in post processing or by taking any prime lens and moving to the min focal distance then backing up. It is erroneously thought that focal length changes perspective because wide angle lenses have very short min. focal length and need to be close to full the frame but telephotos need to be further away to get a full length subject in the frame. I learned portraiture apprenticing with this guy: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Zucker whose window lit portraits looked like Old Master Rembrandt and Monet painting and whose innovative use of dual speedlights made wedding ceremony and reception photos look like they were shot on a Hollywood sound stage because every shot had perfect lighting patterns and precise facial angle. He was a popular teacher and wrote a column in the Professional Photographer Magazine teaching hundreds of wedding photographers his techniques ways that were easy to understand. The first step is to look at the subject full face in centered lighting on the nose and determine it is symmetrical and narrow or wide behind the eyes (small or large skull). The faces models usually are very symmetrical with narrow skull and for that reason look good full-face and the same in either oblique or profile views - why they get select as models. Most people are not blessed with symmetrical faces and that is were shooting distance controlling near-far perspective comes into play to hide that by using an oblique pose with the larger side of the face, or eye if one is larger, furthest from the camera then putting the KEY light 45° from the nose on the thinner side hiding it in the shadows. The net result is a face which looks more symmetrical and flattering in the photo than the full face self image people have of themselves from standing in front of the bathroom mirror in flat, crossed-shadow lighting. I always start with centered buttery lighting (indoors or skylight) and full face poses which make any asymmetrical features more obvious then try the oblique facial angle / ‘short’ lighting strategy. I’ll also evaluate the profile from each side which is also a good way to hide asymmetry. Pro tip I learned from Monte for oblique and profiles is to first pose the face to the light, then find the precise angle which is most flattering, then ‘cheat’ the eyes by having the subject look sideways at the camera just enough to for the irises to appear centered with sclera (white) on each side to avoid an insincere ‘shifty-eyed’ body language appearance. After finding the most flattering / symmetrical shooting distance looking through the lens then select the focal length which provides the desired in-camera crop. Using a 24-70mm zoom lens is actually better than primes if shooting crops from full-length to head-and-shoulders or 24-105mm for tighter head shots because they can all be shot from the same most flattering distance with the zoom used to change the in camera crop without changing the near-far size of nose vs. ears. Bell’s Palsy or who has suffered a stroke affecting one side of the face is to shot a “penny” profile taking care of not to show anything past the middle of the nose and the viewer will assume the other side of the face looks the same. A trait most top models have are a face that is perfect symmetrical and narrow because most advertising and fashion shots are full face with symmetrical “butterfly” lighting with KEY and FILL both on the camera axis. When you KEY light a symmetrical face from the side it winds up looking asymetlopsided by comparison. That reaction to light and shadow on a face can be used to advantage when a subject’s face is larger on one side than the other by

Ever try the Minolta A9 ? Their last attempt to dethrone the Nikon F pro cameras. Stunning build quality, amazing metering, auto focus and the highest shutter speed of any film camera, 1/12000 sec. I've got one mated to a Minolta 50 1.4. Pictures stunned me first time I got them back. I thought they were from my digital Fuji!

Better than Sony A7RV?

as far as the lens flares. can really compare and say back lighting sucks on the canon not using a hood.

When talking about the 4K crop you say the 50mm will be 75/80mm, which is true. But then you recommend the R7/10, which would also be cropped anyway, as they're cropped sensor camera's 😂!

Wow so eye control been Around, I thought the R3 was the first with it

This was a great and very useful video! Very concise, easy to understand, immediately applicable, and enjoyable to watch! Thank You!

Beautiful!

Beautiful photos! I have a question: do DSLR lenses for EF mount work on such a camera?

ima keep it a buck as somone whos been leaning towards a sigma for a minute now, that Tamron sure did stand out in my opinon.. im impressed

This is honestly a terrible comparison. You didn't take the same shots and the same focal lengths. Not exactly sure how this is helpful. The same photographer should use both lenses on the same shot and try to get the best results..that's how you do a comparison. You introduced multiple inconsistencies that have nothing to do with the actual camera lenses.

Great images, films killing it!!

Hello, just bought XT5 with 3 lenses,so will have a lot of questions, if you dont mind, what is the flash used in this video,Fujifilm EF-X8 Shoe Mount Flash?Thanks

Really nice portraits Mitch, and she has some great looks

Sold by this haha the boys even made it in

love the photos. did you shoot this at usyd?

These cameras are so sick! Sometimes I get scans back from my Elan II and wonder why I’m still shooting medium format.

how do you get your photos developed? and how do you digitize them?

quite an interesting video, i always loved shooting film except one thing, the cost of film and development + scan was pretty costly. It does make you slow down and think about the photo. I found a compromise, which is to shoot jpeg on my r6mk2 + a filmic or portra 400 like picture style. Save some money but still get the same filmic effect. I just don't shoot raw anymore and these jpegs+ filmic picture styles are quite nice

How to get sharp focus doing portaits: just buy a mirrorless with Eye tracking AF. Come on dude...

Great vid! Any reason you don't use Sony lenses?

Loved this one Mitch. Cam is super cool. Can't believe the shutter can go that high.

That's mine! Ive got a near mint one from Japan as well. Works very well.

Love the video and love the photos dude

You have inspired me to bring out my Canon Eos 3 film camera very simular to the Elan 7 but just a few more features like 1/8000 sutter speed. The Canon digital cameras are nice but the just lack in character in the final files. Your Elan 7 and Portra shoots look incridible and I really love the results you got!

Beautiful images. You're soooo dope for sharing so much of your shooting process. Community over competition all day and tomorrow

Nice bro love these shots!!

I have a similar Elan 7n... what meter mode or technique did you use to meter her face on those backlit shots? It looks like you would get close to her face to lock exposure and then back up.

They managed to stuff a lot of technology into that film body. Dream 35mm camera to shoot with