A lot of creative RU-vidrs are often sponsored by various subscription-based, royalty-free music services that claim to have thousands of tracks. I seem to hear the same 10 to 15 tracks over and over again :D
I have read that a couple of the bigger and more popular subscription based services are curated so there's more of a chance that the same tunes will rise to the surface and be used more often. I don't know enough to know if that's true but I do know that picking out the music for my own videos is one of the most fun yet most challenging parts of creating a video. Eventually they all start sounding alike to me.
@@JamesPopsysPhoto why do you play music in the first place ? I’m an autistic Photographer and i find it very distracting. As I always say its like going to collage and been in a lecture and the teacher playing music and your trying to take it all in. Silence is golden. Love the channel James BTW. Love from Ireland 🇮🇪
I was really looking forward to this video coming out. Didn't disappoint! Absolutely awesome! As Mads says the shots at the black sand beach of Raynisdrangar were incredible. And the drone footage!!! Great memories and awesome video mate.
Wide aperture 135mm primes are such an underrated lens. Even though it's not very flexible, some of my favorite images are from the 135mm f/2. Even though this focal length is usually pegged as a portrait lens, with some creativity like yours it makes some stunning landscape images. Great work!
I use a GM 135mm for landscape and yes it’s pretty zoomed in whenever you spot a cool view. For me, that means moving or walking back for awhile to get an image you want. I love the 1.8 low light capabilities. Super sharp lens and I love it.
Loving the idea of the Sony 135mm f1.8 over the 70-200 GM/GM2 as it is lighter, smaller and a lager aperture. Also the 82mm filter thread being the same size as my 24-70 GM so no need for step-up rings. Recently got the 14mm GM and loving this lens, highly recommend giving this a go! Loving the video in Iceland. The black sand and landscape looks amazing. Looked a little chilly seeing you all wrapped up! Cheers, Ant 👍🏻😉
Regular viewer of your videos, and one thing I've always really enjoyed aside from the amazing camera/photography content has been the music choice. Jazzy, lofi hip hop beat music is dope and really fits your style.
Ohh I'm so glad you partnered up with MPB. Bought two lenses for surreal prices there and both are as functional as new ones. Can't recommend it enough
Glad to hear mpb are supporting you. I’ve bought a 300mm a 1.4 extender, and a 24-70 off them over the last few months and the quality of the second hand gear is 👌
Love MPB, I have only ever got my gear from them, always as described and the best prices you can find anywhere. Unfortunately I am broke so can't go for the higher end gear
A pleasant surprise for me with the 135 GM, it is one of the few GM lenses that I can enjoy using for infrared up to f8. This is one amazing lens and it has lessened the need for the 70-200 GM considerably. Loved all the shots.
@@akoskiss7320 My current camera is a full spectrum conversion, so I'm waiting for Kolari to release their filter to put over my sensor for that test. Hopefully sometime this Spring I will find out.
Great images again James, and thanks for sharing. Your style of presentation both informs and cracks me up … after all what else would you spend money on … priceless!
Great video James. I've used the 135mm before but never really felt comfortable with it and always needed that extra push so sent it back and continued to use my 70-200 2.8. Ive used MPB previously and never had any problems. Iceland looks like a great location for landscape photogrsphy so it will have to go on my bucket list. Really enjoyed watching this one, althought you did make me feel like I was freezing at the same time. Thanks for sharing James!
Finally. Your books arrived today. I'm now on page 3 in the 2018 book, and you crack me up. Haven't gotten to the first picture yet and I love the book 😬 Also thanks for the handwritten note and for signing all the books 😊
I love the 135 GM. You'll pry it out of my cold dead hands. I used to shoot my telephoto landscapes on the 100-400 GM, but I find I don't use that as much as I used to once I got the 135. Lately I've been carrying two cameras -- the a7RIV for cropability with shorter lenses like the 24 GM, 24-70 Sigma or the 50mm 2.5 G and the a7RIII with the 135GM -- so I don't have to switch lenses back and forth and that's been working well for me, albeit it's a heavier load.
I own this lens, and I was very happy to see your work done with it, and as mentioned by Mr Danson, great drone footage! As regarding the shoot with the geese, these are, for your information, Whooper Swans.
I love my 135mm; it's my go to lens when I'm shooting for myself. Like you said, I think 135mm for landscapes is very much about isolating specific areas of the scene and giving it an objective perspective. It's definitely brave of you to go on such an extensive trip with just one lens though. I also want you to know that I love listening to you rant about minutiae. Only person on RU-vid that can make me sit down for that kind of stuff.
Nice to see you using a prime lens again mate, feels like it's been a while! And, I've literally just had a delivery from MPB this morning, looking forward to playing with my new lens! :) Also, great to see some of your Iceland footage. It's properly giving me the travel bug.
I must admit, sometimes I'm not overwhelmed by all your photos, James. But this time I am! Maybe the best photos gathered in your single one video ever. Could be Iceland though, or the lens, or the one who put it all together. Cheers.
Jazz hop, chill hop, trip hop, lofi, chillstep - there are loads and you’ll love them all! Especially when people on here redo nostalgic music in those genres (like the Zelda theme or other childhood goodies)
The Sony 135 is supposed to be a fantastic lens and certainly looks it from your images James. I’m actually finding I’m using my Sony 100-400 GM lens more and more. Didn’t get on with it to start with, but using it more and more
100-400 is essential arsenal for landscapes. Never understand why 70-200mm so recommended as part of the triumvirate of landscape lenses, as only useful if you happen across a wedding ceremony when out rambling! 😁 Not sold on the long prime either for landscapes. 🤔
I love that lens. I shot a rodeo at night for a client on the GM 135. Sharp! Love it for portraits, and landscapes. Lately I’ve been lugging a 14mm GM, 24 GM, 50mm GM, and the 135mm GM for landscape outings. Plus one zoom, 100-400 GM. Too much weight, but good exercise. I ordered the Tamron 35 to 150. Im thinking of leaving the primes when I travel and just carry the 16 to 35 GM, and Tamron. Of course, a sigma i series or a 40 mm g might sneak into the bag. All I can say is I am glad I am not also packing a drone or video camera like you do.
James, you complain about the limitations of this lens and take those jaw-dropping shots I am so jealous of! :D On my Iceland trip, I used a sony camera worth £50 (though I did catch a snow fox by accident), still enjoyed the adventure. I am spellbound by this lens and use it for Everything. Your photos further inspired me!
Nice, thanks for sharing. With landscapes like these it's wide to at least start with. Nice to also challenge yourself using different focal lenghts and be creative
Got the 135 GM used for 1200 usd a couple months back. A steal. Best lens I've ever had. Just ordered an A1 to go with it, can't wait to see how it handles on the new body.
Was one of your ancestors a lift operator? Might explain your music ear 😁 MPB are superb, I have bought a lot of kit from them and p/x a couple of times, they are very fair and honest. A 28-300 I bought didn't pair well with the D800 I had at the time, they took the lens back in trade against another one and that was as sharp as everyone says. Highly recommend them.
The sunset was amazing. I laugh more during your videos than any other photographer. Rogue waves are no fun. I have gotten caught off guard myself. Never while lying on the beach with a camera though.
Just come across your channel and really enjoy the content, I love photographing with a longer lens, I have tried wider lenses but they just aren’t my cuppa tea. My go too lens at the moment is the 100mm f2.8 Stf, absolutely the most awkward lens but absolutely stunning.
Nice video ! I recently bought a Viltrox 85 1.8 for Fuji cameras and I love the look of that lens, but I'm sometimes a bit clueless with the compositions, this video is definetly a good start to get ideas !
While not my everyday focal length, I think the 135mm GM is one of the best lenses in the E-mount line-up. Besides for telephoto work, I absolutely love it for panoramas as well as it gives a gorgeous amount of detail, sharpness and rich colours for that purpose too. I can recommend you to try the 100mm GM STF as well if you haven't. It is a bit of an unloved lens in the line-up, but once you got the hang of it with the STF filter it is absolutely fantastic. Two telephotos that won their way to my heart, more than the GM zooms ;-) Thanks for another great video!
I think the 138mm 1.8 focal range is the most perfect lens for outdoor portraits and indoor sports...it matches /exceeds the bokeh of the 85mm 1.4 / 105mm 1.4 plus it has the range to cover sports like hockey, basketball, tennis etc and it's f1.8!
Nice video! Love the 135 GM. With its tack sharpness, low flare and creamy bokeh, it brings out all the luscious colors and textures of the natural world. I wish you wouldn't use the derogatory term "detail shot". How about "tightly composed"? I also do some painting. Art teachers are always pointing out that any big composition almost always has one or more even more compelling croppings within it.
Everyone I know has had a good experience with MPB except me because I sent a lens to them and months later I still haven’t been paid. They are still trying to track down where the money went because I entered all my bank info correctly. Which is a real shame because selling on sites like ebay is such a hassle because of fees but at least I got paid. It’s been three months at this point and they don’t seem to know where my money went in the bank universe. Glad it worked out for you though.
Jazz Hop! 🤔 Oh my god that photo of the sea stack and the birds and the waves and the oh my god!! I was in Iceland three weeks ago for 4 days and it pissed down with rain for 3.5 days the whole time we were there! 😢 It was beautiful but I didn't get any photos because I wasn't prepared for the rain!! I did eat a lot of soup though so it wasn't all bad! 😋
I wish I could use mpd and avoid import taxes that are charged here in Iceland! I guess I'll have to wait until I pop back to see the family in England before upgrading my kit, as you are probably aware prices here are often higher for a used body than for a new one in the UK. On a more positive note great to see your images from my beautiful adopted country! Keep up the good content 👍🏻
