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I'm still learning the very fundamentals of photography in order to understand and use the principles of optics to my advantage so that I can combine that knowledge with composition, something you shared in your video on "5 Photography Composition Tips …". Thanks so much for making the video and allowing me insight into what professionals use and what the considerations for their choices of equipment are! Like you, I don't want to feel like a camel when traveling 😅
I really enjoy your videos. Great to see the disclaimer at the start. Thanks. For the record, I’ve never warmed to the 35. I prefer the 50. That’s probably because it’s the only lens I had in the film days, so it’s the lens I’m most comfortable with. I also like to keep my distance.
Thanks for the thoughts, Tom. I have a 50 that I use from time to time, but it's a little tight for my tastes. But, go with what you are comfortable with 👍
My kit consists of 3 Canon L series zooms. A 17-40mm, a 24-105mm, and a 70-200mm. I also have an assortment of non-L primes. A 20mm, 40mm, 50mm, and a 85mm. The primes are faster lenses, whereas the zooms are all f/4's. They were all bought in excellent used condition and in total cost less than a single new L series lens. I'd suggest checking out keh and mpb. They both offer 6 month warranties and superb customer service in my experience.
Very sensible buying used lenses if you can get them from a reliable dealer in good condition. I am familiar with MPB 🙂 www.mpb.com/en-us/content/interviews/interview-environmental-photographer-sean-gallagher
You make a big issue about size & weight of the zooms. So why use f2.8? Both of those lenses come in f4 versions which are both smaller and lighter. I’ve just come back from a trip abroad where I took a 20mm f1.8 prime, 24-120mm f/4 zoom and a 70-200mm f/4 zoom. For early mornings & evenings going out from the hotel, specifically to take photographs, I used all three. Going out for the day I only took the 24-120mm (except on a morning spent in caves where the 20mm made sense for both fast aperture and wide field of view). The result? 85% of images on 24-120mm, 10% on 20mm and only 5% on 70-200mm.
I have a 24-70mm and a 70-200mm but I opted for a 28mm and a 40mm instead of a 35mm and a 50mm. I bought the 40mm before the 28mm. I thought I'd was a good compromise between the 35mm and the 50mm. I shoot with the Nikon z system. The 40mm has a smaller profile than the 35mm or 50mm. I've been really impressed with the sharpness and micro contrast with that lens. And it's not an S line lens. I like the focal length of the 28mm for up close and personal.
My favourite lens for street photography is a 14mm Panasonic pancake lens fitted to my Olympus E-M5ii. Very small but very capable combination and perfect for street because everyone ignores me. The camera and lens combination is virtually invisible to my subjects.
35mm is best natural field of view. Nothing compares it but any non pancake lens is not inconspicuous when mounted on big body dsrl. They are attention magnets
First of all great video, as the rest of your channel. It's nice to see a real photographer, and not a RU-vid one, share his knowledge. I have used Fujifilm X100F (35mm fixed) for quite some time. It was great and I learned a lot. At the moment however I am shooting with Fujifilm X-T4 with Sigma 18-50mm f2.8 (app. 27-75mm). A great combination for all kind of photography since it is very small and very capable. I do miss sometimes the simplicity of Fujifilm X100F but the current setup is extremely convenient.
I also moved from an x100 line camera to a Fuji w the 18-50 (and recently added 16 2.8 for when i need an even tinier setup). When he held up that 35 i was thinking my zoom lens is smaller than that 🤔
Another great video. I used a 24-70 / 70-200 and a 50mm as my main kit. However, when I want to travel light I find the 24-120mm F4 to be my lens of choice. :) I've never used a 35mm focal length. It is on my wishlist. :)
Thanks for this video! I'm a Nikon shooter and my favorite lenses are the nifty fifty, a vintage 28-90mm zoon lens , a DX 18-55mm kit lens and a DX 55-200mm kit lens, They're ALL useful!
Thank you. Like your choices. These days I swapped out my f/2.8 70-200L for a smaller lighter f/4 70-200. Mostly shoot Sony know and their relatively new FE 70-200/4 MACRO G OSS II is very small and flexible and it can take a teleconverter unlike Canon’s RF 70-200mm f/4L. I do also shoot Canon though. Take care.
I wonder why you use large aperture lenses if you care about the sizes of the lenses. A 35mm F2 lens would be much smaller and just as good as F1.4 in terms of the image quality. (I've got a Voigtlander Ultron 35mm F1.7. Because it is a MF lens, it doesn't have in-lens AF motor or image stabilisation and hence it is small and light, although I don't think it is suitable for professional photographers.) I have been having a trouble finding a telephoto zoom lens that produces a good image quality but is small and lightweight (so I'm thinking to move to m4/3 in telephoto). I hope a person like you suggests the manufacturers to make a good 70-200mm F4.
Great video. I use 35mm (23 mm on my Fuji cameras) for street and travel. I use the 24-70 (18-55 on my Fuji xameras) for woodland and nature because I can't predict what I'll find.
28mm on my APS sensor Canon (45mm full frame) and it does seem to do everything as long as I move around. I’ve tried 24mm to get the 35mm effect but find it a tad wide.
My most used lense was a 35mm on a canon crop, so it'd be a 56mm. Right now I'm trying to shoehorn using a 28mm fully manual lens (44mm eq) because I want to get used to a wider fov. I mostly only carry one lens at a time each time I'm out.
I am a M4/3 shooter and almost always carry my 12-45 (24-90 equivalent) with me for street photos. It is probably the size of your 35mm. I need to work on my confidence with the prime lens in the streets as your images have such a feel to them of being right there. I see the benefits for sure. I also bought a used panasonic 35-100 f4-5.6 lens - it is literally a pocketable 70-200 equivalent. It's a cheap plastic build but the images are pretty decent for being able to put it in a pocket.
Interesting to hear your setup, Lyndsay. If you can, I would definitely recommend going out with a fixed focal length lens, like a 35mm, from time to time. It focuses the eye and mind! 📸
@@SeanGallagherPhotographer I found a used 20mm f1.4 (40mm FF equivalent) and have left it on my camera for the past couple of weeks. It’s been a valuable learning experience to zoom with my feet and recognize how close I need to be.
I NEVER use zoom lenses ! Just about any prime Lens can be used for street Photography, I have used 14, 21, 24, 35, 55, 60, 65, 85 and 135mm focal length Lenses, most often wide angle Lenses and the shortest tele Lenses 55/60/65mm, the last two year I most often use two full frame Cameras (which I sometimes use in APSC mode), one Camera with a wide angle Lens and an other with a short tele Lens, a great combo.
@@SeanGallagherPhotographer I think a very good combo for unknown places are the Zeiss Loxia Distagon 21mm 2.8 T* and the Sony Zeiss Sonnar 55mm 1.8 T* ZA
