One Camera, One Lens | Interview with Award-winning Photographer Farn 

"just get gear that suits you and de-stress" most honest advice I've heard in along time !

Biggest takeaways: 1)You spend too much time and money on the gear that it actually takes you away from time that could be used to produce good work. 2) Invest in yourself and level up by upgrading your skills and knowledge by attending courses relevant to your field. Thanks for sharing this video! Soo powerful!

100% perfect sense. Unfortunately, most enthusiasts nowadays are actually more of “cameratologists” interested more in the hardware, gadgets, spending time in the room on editing and endlessly debating on technical matters, while many others are “digital imagolists” who spend most of their time manipulating images into something totally different, and others who are merely “high-end snapshotologists” using expensive new stuff to capture mostly snapshots of no photo artistic value. Its a trend driven by the Americans via their own RU-vid and other social media to create and drive a highly lucrative gear-centric “photography” community who spend more time studying specs, researching the products, asking tech questions, arguing and bashing on the keyboard....rather than being out there MOST of the time doing REAL photography.

The happiest time in career was when I owned one lens, and one camera. It was also the most creative time in my career.

Good gear helps but it's the man behind the camera that makes the art

couldnt' agree more with this guy, very simple, his minimalist work and creativity transcends gear. This is what photography should be about.

This is real photography.

Lovely video, very humble, very thoughtful... I can feel the love in photography is beyond cameras, beyond lenses... It's about love of photography it self... Me being cliche and emotional and waiting to be back on the street again taking photos

I just learned more about photography in this video than from any of the other dozens and dozens of "influencer" videos I've watched combined. Thank you, Farn.

Most of the photographers nowadays depends on their gear. While the photographers back then depends on their skill. And this guy is a good example of a true photographer with a great skill.

I love this guy.... Best advice.. advice of the century. Thank you.

What a refreshing change this was from all the commercialism on media today. Farn comes across as a great guy & undoubtedly a fine photographer. He has some great advice for those who will listen.

Wise words and the proof is in the results! Great job guys! 👏👏📷📷

The simpler your tools, the more you can focus on your art.

I love everything in this video, from Singapore to the 'one camera, one lens' concept to Farn's wise words and great advice, let alone his great photographs, it's superb, thanks for sharing!

wow this makes so much sense, I am enlightened. Thanks Farn

Cool. Just got recommended this channel. Would like to hear him talk more about a couple if images. Maybe soon. Great photographer. And thanks for it being in english.

Incredible video! Truly inspiring. Thank you!

"You don't do machinegun with this " good one my man . I don't understand why people are jeaulous about his gear ... don't de fool people . Work your ass and buy whatever you want . This is about simplicity , it never said "on a budget"

What a wonderful short film. We have a lot to learn from Farn.

It is very liberating to shoot with one camera and one lens, and take that even further shooting with a particular film stock. It cuts out a lot of noise and you just look for things that would suit that film stock, that focal length and the mood at the time.

You’re an unbelievable role model. I’ll say it simply - some say what you said, but to you, I believe

Still shooting with a old ass m9 with a Biogon 28 and Summicron 35. I really like his philosophy-sometimes it gets really tempting to get the latest gear but that’s just a huge distraction. The gear you have-suffices. Focus on your eye and composition, that’ll take you farther than any gear. Daido Moriyama said “make your camera your own slave” not the other way around. Enjoyed this video 👌🏽

very thoughtful. very enjoyable. thank you for the effort and the sharing. thumbs up.

The video editing and sound design is pretty nice! I like it! Actually for under $1k, getting a second hand Eos M and a bunch of cheap 7 artisans f1.2 lenses is a nice option too. If you suddenly want to become a hybrid shooter, can always hack with ML and shoot raw videos too.

Really great stuff right there. I know I have Gear Acquisition Syndrome as an enthusiast but it can add much unneeded stress thinking about gear over that next press of the shutter. Appreciate this video!

I am so on board with what this guy is saying. Keep it simple ! One camera and one lens. Shoot the shit out of it. Stop believing your held back by not having the new camera or new lens. People were making masterpieces with bulky tlr cameras way before anyone ever heard of a pixel.

Wow just wow. Thanks for that advice. I intend to do exactly as you say.

Personally, I feel, it all depends on what kind of photography you are doing. For example, if you are into wedding and event photography or sports.. client won't accept these kind of pics. For documentary photography, this is absolutely fine, because it is more about how you are telling the story with your picture. Not just the megapixels and detailing. A great advice, but one need to know where to apply this advice. IMHO.

i love his logic, if photographers were able to manage with just film in decades past, we sure dont need a fancy modern camera system to take decent to great shots. Also note, to all people who have never fully been squinted with a film camera that you manually cock to take the shot, ones from the beginning to through the 80s or 90s, they were almost all of them a mechanical perfection, so was the lens, solid and well built. Now with electronic cameras, they are not made to last so long or do a good job, its like vintage treadle singer sewing machines made from cast iron, hardened parts vs the new electronic programable, loosely fitting plastic parts that break before they can wear down. Very few companies make cameras that good now that last so long, I guess any digital camera will be limited by the electronics in there but still they do last 10yrs + some of them, use it until it drops! Manual focus lenses, they will last 2 life times or more with CLA when needed. That is one thing I am happy cannot be changed. a lens is a lens, it cannot be reinvented twice.

The photographer is cool and everything, but this video has some of the best colours I've ever seen in a RU-vid video!

After 7 years I upgraded my gear, a DSLR and a small companion with a fixed lens. The new mirrorless and the M4/3 I bought are fascinating cameras. Out of the box they produce technically excellent images. On the other hand they’re full of gimmicks and setup choices that make me long for older days when a split screen for focus adjustment the the correct exposure settings via two dials where all you have to worry about. The subject was in the center of my attention. I believe that at most I‘ll use 10 to maybe 20% of all the gimmicks of the new cameras. I concur with this gentleman and my advice, if you work with a DSLR or similar: rather invest in excellent lenses, besides knowledge.

1 camera, a price of 3 cameras.

Thanks bro that the best advice. Right now will go of my 35mm len which I love the best.✌📸

Thank you so much, you have no idea how much you have inspired me. Thank you :)

Good video sharing!!!

True inspiration ❤️

Inspiring !!

Skill matters. Respect!

Very much enjoyed this video.

This guy pressed the pause-button in my gear-plan. Perhaps a good vid to start this new year : )

Get your camera, a 50mm (full frame) or 35mm (cropped) and enjoy the happiness of photography. I have only a Canon 600d/T3i, with 18-105, 35 and 55-250mm lenses (to close and far subjects)

Lovely video thank you. I bought a M8 the other day too :) going to stick with this and a 35mm lens for 6months

Amazing and humble guy, I will check out Robert capa!

Great advice!

I smiled watching this

For those who take shots at Leicas…let’s not forget their resale value. I could buy an M8 today and sell it around the same price or minimal loss 2 years from now.

For a minute I thought it was going to be yet another Leica ad. Then he told us to go and buy a cheap Canon. Love it.

Leica and wide angle lens I knew it ! That make sense

Really nice video. Honestly most people that end up saying this own a Leica. I know because I’m in the same boat.

Great photography attitude. Love the way you think. Unfortunately photography has changed so much regarding camera's and gear, most people have become obsessed with new gear more than bettering their photography. Unfortunately I am one of these people.

And THIS is why I’m working my ass off to buy a Leica Q2. I’m a documentary style photographer but I’m also an EMT so buying a Leica is the equivalent to climbing Mount Everest. It’s worth the work to me.

Your Eye Is Your Art, Camera Is The 🎨

salute!

Awesome 👏🏽

Потрясающие снимки!!! Супер!!!!

Nicely done 🤘🏼

With 1k today you could buy a used Nikon D610 (entry level full frame) and either a prime 35mm Nikkor or a 24-70mm Tamron or Sigma depending on what you want to shoot and how versatile you want to be. I'd go for the prime always, you can get an AF-D for around 200 eur/usd. They're not the best 35mm prime out there but they're more than good enough. A couple of years back, this setup would cost you around 1,5-2k! Sony A7II also are affordable if you want to go mirrorless, but it will be trickier to find good glass and you might need adapters, which will sometimes give you problems with autofocus, vignetting and some other stuff if I recall correctly, so keep that in mind if you're shooting street or in any environment that needs quick autofocus. Honestly, today is a good day to take the plunge and buy a camera. It's come to the point where quality isn't necessarily tied to extremely high prices anymore and I think that's a good thing!

this guy and i have similar view on photography. i totally get him

If you have less than $1000, get a beginner camera like a medium format digital Hasselblad, phase one or Leica

awesome content.

Absolutely nice videography, background music really justify what you want to convey. could you please guide how did you get that effect ? maybe Lookup table?

This video should be watched by all the gear heads on the internet taking pictures of their cat. I just bought the fabulous Fuji XT4 and two primes ;)

I completely agree with this guy i just bought Canon 7D with lens that is not worth 100$, Canon 7D is pretty much very old camera when i say old i think about more than 11 years from now. I like it a lot it has everything that i need its capabilities are big if you know how to use them right 😁

Great work Farn. I have been shooting Olympus Micro 4/3 for the past 5+ years and before that I was a Canon full and crop shooter. I made the jump to Olympus after getting fed up with all the big bulky Canon gear. Right now I only have my Pen-F left and a couple of primes and will continue thinning out my gear until I'm only left with a Fujifilm X100 and X100F.

WOW 😳

Very nice picture composition. It will be good if he teach us how to do it.

All you need to do is attend to the proper events or just go to the bustling streets... The moment worth awards will rise eventually and you will be able to take a picture of them sooner or later. Many of the photographers just collect their gear and do not go there and shoot... If you want to shoot something good, you need to go to the places or events you havent been before.

Awesome !!! (Kiss) keep it supper simple.

Very good advice

Inspiring

Could you write down some of the books that he recommend?

was this shot with sony? idk why i don’t really like this colour grading, but it seems popular.

After watching this, I think I should spend more time on my lone lens. Haha

good advice

Cool! What camera and lens was this film shot with? Thnx!

It's laica!!! Reach man

Hy dear if u are still there. What set up have u usef for this shot. Camera+lens etc? Any lights?

For street photo shots , can be using normal lens; you don’t need special long high speed lens or lighting But for studio or commercial you may need more depends on budget. I would say if you have $5000 spend $1000 on camera and $1,000 on 2 lenses (one zoom and one prime) Then spend $500 on lessons Then spend $2,000 on travels to get the pictures

I often go out shooting with one camera and one prime lens or two cameras and two prime lenses, a wide angle and a short tele lens.

Guys if you want a similar setup then go for an x100s with the 28mm adapter!

More important to get the shot than ur hardware and perhaps ... mod. it in post if desired....📸

Pentax K1Mk2..ONE lens,NO flash,NO tripod,and no post...Slow frame per second rate,how I wanted it.Makes me learn,makes me work,makes me move my feet,and get all up in there..NYC street shooting,with a full frame,heavy/big camera,already breaking the MYTH,you need to be sneaky and have a tiny camera...

Be a kindness photographer ..

150£ xe1 second hand . Terrific camera.

I see myself in you

True Dat'

It's not the tool it's the eye.

I use Leica too... The 'engineered' version on Huawei's smartphone 🤣🤣🤣

If only there were more small rangefinder style then fuji and leica cuz DSLRS last long but too big meanwhile mirrorless drains yet compact. After fighting this long battle in my head i just ended up buying a used D7200 cuz nikon feels right at home

28 mm is challenging focal length, I stumbled on this video searching "how to use 28 mm focal length" amazing……!

Great video! I would love to see more interviews with diverse photographers. I enjoy sharing these with my students, but please take the time to provide better closed captioning.

Try shooting on a starter kit.. It may turn out very different!

I have one camera and two lenses. But my prime lens does back focusing sometimes 😭

One Camera, One Lens ..both are more expensive than my entire gear.

Develop a vision.

3:28

ONE CAMERA ONE LENS ONE YEAR CHALLENGE 9 months to go @xftales

This guy never done a wedding photography, where some clients are more interested in gears than photos. LOL

I’m very sure that set up can be bought for less than 7k on carousell right now