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@norskattforfun8575

2 жыл бұрын

Merry Christmas 🎄

@Neil_Hasnat

2 жыл бұрын

hello sir a fan from Bangladesh. Sir, I'm gonna buy a camera on Monday (may be), which one you recommend? A7riv or A7iv? Fortunately both are same price in Bangladesh. I like wildlife, landscape, weddings, product photography. And ya I'm a film graduate, I make films.

@nirro6

2 жыл бұрын

Merry Christmas

@MarkBennettCameraCrisis

2 жыл бұрын

@@Neil_Hasnat If you plan to make films with the camera - the A7iv has much better video features.

@williamryan3254

2 жыл бұрын

Yes

If we were honest, it's the off topic musings that keep us coming back for more. Anybody can show us how to do something, you make it fun and personal. Hope your Christmas was a good one, and have a very Happy 2022. Thanks James.

The random rants and off-topic ramblings are what makes this channel. Stay safe, healthy and have a great Crimbo with Noah (his first) and Emily (not her first). Next video - next year.

Always love the off topic tangents, possibly the main reason, aside from the photography and the humor i tune in for. born entertainer. happy christmas to you and the family

I don't have a 24-70. I find that while I can live without an f/2.8 lens, I really do appreciate the extra reach that I get with a 24-105. Yes, it means that I am restricted to f/4.0 or slower, but I love the extra reach. It also means that instead of a 70-200, I have opted for the 100-400GM as my "long lens".

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you, Emily and Noah. Here's hoping 2022 is a better year for us all. And thank you for your entertaining and informative videos.

Love your digressions when you head "off-piste". As others have said you're a natural entertainer! Happy Christmas to you, the lovely Emily, and baby Noah. Thank you for your wonderful output this year.

Happy Christmas James and family. Received your latest book and it's superb as usual. Love the humorously descriptive stories. 🙂

Merry Christmas James. Thanks for another great year full of adventure.

I enjoy being caught up with what is going on regardless of topic: Review, waffle, whinge, faff, photography, pixel badger, all good and presented with humor. Thanks. Happy Holidays to you and the family as well!

Happy new year to you and your loved ones. Thanks for the lens tip to find the best bang for your buck

We love all your videos! Merry Christmas!

Merry Xmas Popsys Family! And thank you for the exif tips, I will actually do that. Was something new to think about! Thanks!

I thoroughly enjoy your videos and anticipate each new posting. May the blessings of Christmas be upon you and yours!

Happy Christmas to you and your family!

Merry Christmas James and everyone else

Merry Christmas to you and the family...Keep doing what you do, it gives me a belly laugh every video you post.

Merry Christmas James. Thanks for doing all the vids. My favourite photog channel

Happy Christmas! Your videos have been a real inspiration as I’ve dug a bit deeper into photography this year. I ended up going with the 28-200 tamron lens which I am a big fan of. I love my primes but a versatile zoom lens is very often my go to.

Happy Christmas to you and the family! Look forward to following along in 2022 :)

Best thing I did this year was to subscribe to your channel. Entertaining , very knowledgeable and sharing your settings are just 3 reasons I love watching. Merry Christmas to and sweet Emily and baby Noah.

Merry Christmas, James!

Merry Christmas man, nice treat to see this pop up in my feed while lazing around. Love that lens, did that exact thing with exif data when I was buying and found Im always in the 50 to 70 range

I like the ramblings because you are human. Merry Christmas to you & the family. This year is special with your new son. Stay safe & happy shooting.

Got this exact lens today for Christmas! Always love the posts, and I never mind the off-topic content, that's half the fun. Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas James to you and your family.

Merry Christmas James!

Thank you and merry Christmas. 👍📷😎

Happy Christmas and New Year. It’s easy to forget that when you film yourself battling uphill to a camera shot all out of breath that you’ve made the climb once already to place the camera! I know how hard carrying kit anywhere uphill (Peak District) can be so bravo for doing it all twice just to get the footage.

Love the title, super clean. Dope video man!

@EduBites66

2 жыл бұрын

Didn't expect you to be here haha

I received your volume 3 book for Xmas, it is beautiful! My grandma even loved looking through it! Thanks again for putting out content! Hope you had a good Christmas!

Merry Christmas James to you and Emily and the baby! 🎅

Merry Christmas James! 😊

Happy Christmas to you and yours! ✌🏾

Merry Christmas James and thank you for all the uploads. Good luck with the Danner's - I had a pair of their (not walking) boots about 30 years ago and they took an age to break in! All the best.

Just when I thought my Christmas couldn’t get any better! Merry Christmas James!!

Merry Christmas!

I thought the photo with the two hikers was pretty good. You keep consistently making these lovely compositions you're then dissatisfied with lol. Anyway, marry Christmas to you, Emily, and Noah!

Hey James, hope you and your family had an amazing Christmas and i wishe you guys a happy new year. Love your videos and photos, you are such an inspiration. I've set a challenge to myself for the year of 2022, i decided to take photography and video a bit more seriously and step up from using my phone and learning how to use a camera. Let's see how it goes 😏. Keep up the amazing work brother and God bless

Gloves in snow, James! Happy holidays to you and the family.-Elaine

I understand this so much. I also have the sigma 24-70 art lens and it has made its way to be my go to lens for both my studio work and landscape.

Merry Christmas, James. Always like the commentary even when not about photos. I did the very thing you were talking about when I wanted to get one lens to use most of the time: I looked at pics I took and found where they mostly lie in focal lengths. Very useful for me, it was. Thanks.

Received your new book just before Chrissy, Loving it! Merry Christmas JP

Danner's you are going to love them!!!

Merry Christmas and a photogenic New Year

Merry Christmas 🎄

Merry Christmas to you and your family too my good friend. 🎅

Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄

You won't be sad with the SIGMA 24-70 2.8. I use it on my A73 and it's amazing with consistently sharp, beautiful shots from that lens for half the price of the SONY which with its current version isn't really any better outside of a scientific test. Thanks for another year of great videos and content James!! Merry Christmas to you and your family

Came back to rewatch this one since I'm off to buy a Sigma 24-70 on sale this morning. I had forgotten you started out with a sigma before upgrading to the Sony GMII. I was needing my confidence to be bolstered that I was making the right choice VS the Tamron 28-75. If nothing else I'll get a good upper body workout from the extra weight.

I also have the Sigma 24-70 DG DN for Sony, and it's my most used of a dozen fast Sony mount full frame zooms and prime lenses. I shoot landscapes as well as urban streetscapes and architectural, and this is my workhorse for those subjects. I find it is a touch sharper than my excellent 16-35 GM where they overlap between 24-35mm, and it's equally sharp up to 70mm. I like that it shares the same 82mm filter thread as the 16-35 GM. Good choice James. Merry Christmas and thanks for sharing!

@jockturner1547

2 жыл бұрын

I use the sigma 24-70 on my Lumix S5, in fact I only own 1 other lens for my S5, being a 85mm f1.8 (which I got for free due to a promotion for buying the s5, which Panasonic didn’t have stock for the lens they were meant to give me so instead offered me the 85 as a replacement, can’t complain 😂) Anyway I was gonna say I love the sigma. Something about the lens just pops, it’s got that 3D effect I think, being short and yet not clinical. Brilliant lens.

merry christmas!

Merry Christmas from NY!

merry christmas! 🏔🎄🏔

A pity that conditions were not quite good at the time, that’s what happens sometimes. Hopefully you and your family have had a wonderful Christmas Day. Thanks for sharing again James Stay warm 🇦🇺

Hi James, for me you can go off piste any time you like! Enjoying your book - Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas, keep your lens out!

Merry Xmas. I couldn't decide on 24- 70 f2.8 or 24-105 f4. Went with the f4 and don't regret it. Love that extra bit of reach and 150 when I crop mode. But that new tamron 35- 150 f2-2.8 looks intriguing.

@daveinportland

2 жыл бұрын

The 35-150mm is an amazing lens.

@networm64

2 жыл бұрын

@@daveinportland Definitely an amazing lens but for portraits and street photography IMO. For landscape no thank you! That beast is double the weight of the 24-105 G! 24-105 is a no brainer for landscape photography, coming from smaller sensor I always wonder how people can end up with a 24-70 while 24-105 is available. 70mm is way too short when you need to put emphasize on a subject

@DavePruett

2 жыл бұрын

I am also a fan of the 24-105 f/4. I shot Canon DSLRs for about 20 years and that was my workhorse, I've been shooting Sony about 5 years now and the 24-105 was initially my workhorse. I shoot a lot more with primes these days, but, if I feel the need to reach for a zoom, it will be the 24-105 about 75% of the time. I know many who love their 24-70 f/2.8 and I am not trying to throw any shade on them or the lens. If it works for you, wonderful! For me, the extra reach of the 24-105 has always trumped the loss of 1 stop of light. But that's just me-your mileage may vary.

@arfreeman11

2 жыл бұрын

I did the same. the 24-105 f4 is a great lens and the only time I truly want more than 105mm, I want a LOT more. My other zoom lens is the 200-600 for wildlife or shots of the moon.

@lokisg3

2 жыл бұрын

Usually it depend on situation, if you are more to long exposure, daytime and outdoor then 24-105 f4 is good choice but the lens suffer in low light thus not a good idea for night shoot or indoor. For 24-70 f2.8 is more versatile for day and night photographic or indoor with low light but most lens that are build with this focal length tend to be heavy and filter size tend to be around 82 diameter. Either way, it depend what's your ideas photo.

Absolutely beautiful landscape you're traversing there. I'm "stuck" in Denmark where almost everything is flat. It gives some limitations on the variation one can get in this genre.

Merry Christmas to you too James, and thank you for your videos. BTW, 24-120 f/4 is one of my favorite zooms, I find 70mm is often just to short and the 70-200f/2.8 these days is sometimes a bit more than I want to carry around with my D850.

Whatever I did in the Lake District hills my most important accessory was a small piece of foam mat for preventing a damp bum while contemplating the majesty of the...... you get the picture! Merry Christmas!

@stevemccrory9130

2 жыл бұрын

Also handy for standing on if you have to take a boot off for whatever reason. Best place for it? The laptop compartment of your pack, or on top of the dividers. Hint - buy a full-sized mat, cut it into suitable pieces and have a bum-mat for every bag -- rain or shine.

Had a pair of Meindl walking boots for about fifteen years now. Used frequently but not every week. Still waterproof and comfy.

Just wanted to say I enjoyed hearing about your new boots!

Merry Christmas! Thanks for all the awesome content. Kind of like when we watch a failed attempt.

Merry Christmas to you from the New Orleans area.

Hope you've had a lovely Christmas James, the first one with your wonderful son. Thanks for all your hard work during 2021 and here's to the future. Love to Emily and baby Noah. By the way, if you want boring, you want to try living where there are no mountains in the first place! LOL.

James, you have to be one of the funniest youtubers I have stumbled across. I love your channel and you are giving me HEAPS of inspiration to get out and shoot.

Merry Christmas James, I use the 24 - 105 F4 as my go to lens with my A7 iii as I tend to shoot between 50 - 90 mm🎅🏻🎅🏻

Danner Boots are made just a few miles from my home. They’ll serve you well. Thanks for making our days a little more enjoyable & entertaining. Merry Christmas to you & yours.

I also have the Sigma 24-70 2.8. Absolutely love it. I get great results with it.

Love the off-topic stuff! In fact, I'd be interested in a video on your walking kit, seeing as it makes up a massive amount of your videos 😁 keep up the good work 👍

Great video James. Shame about the weather in this one but we all have those days. Winter weather can certainly be challenging this time of year. Sure your just trying to get us to buy a new lens. Not shot with the 24-70 but you are correct in saying about the focal lengths. Great piece of advice. Still wanting to shoot up North and get some shots of Snowdonia. Thanks for sharing! Merry Christmas :)

Merry Christmas James, nice video always a, pleasure to watch. I have the sigma, 28-70mm and Sony 24-70 and much prefer the sigma as it isn't a huge ankor, speaking of which I changed to the tamron 70-180 2.8 for that exact reason Well worth a look to save your back. Look forward to seeing your next video

I always enjoy hearing you waffling on about random things. Great tip on tallying up the focal lengths of my portfolio photos.

Regardless of the fact that is a photography channel, widening the knowledge base is super helpful. Danner boots are a gem. I have the Danner Acadia for a decade or so and I swear by it. Great quality product. Thanks for making these great videos.

Same here, I don’t care to lug around my heavy 24-70 and have been trying other lens but I keep going back because of the flexibility and the Nikon 24-70 I have takes such great photos.

I love the concept of the "dragon drop" facility in Squarespace. Great video, as always.

I think it’s so funny that you had to climb up the mountain, place the camera there, go down, and climb back up for the shot 😄😄😄👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

I just want a 24-150 f/2-4. The tamron 35-150 f2-2.8 is close but I would love wider and would gladly sacrifice slower aperture at the telephoto for a more reasonable size/design.

My kit for landscape is 16-35 GM, 24-105 f4 and the 100-400 GM….the 24-105 is definitely my most used.Great lens and the moment great value.

@networm64

2 жыл бұрын

Great combo! 24-105 is an absolute gem!

Merry Christmas James. I opened my presents today to find my wife had bought me your book. 🥳

Best as you uncork ‘22 James.

The weather up that way is so hit or miss. I'm tempted to go there more often to try getting photos in the mountains (tricking myself into walking and improving my health ;) ) as it's "only" 3 hours away. I took a manual 50mm with my ancient Pentax K-X last week (visiting friends) and learned a lot in attempting to take any photos of merit 😂

Danner's are great boots we used them a lot in the military. But yes they need to be broke in. So I would wear wool socks and break them in on short walks for a while. They will loosen up after a bit. They make some great products for military boots for cleaning and care. They will last you for ever and you can get them re-soled at a cobbler shop.

Merry Christmas James. I myself have four sigma lenses for my EOS R. I find them very good. I'm not nearly a good enough photographer to justify spending the money on Canon RF lenses for the EOS R or a future R5. Until I can justify it my sigma lenses will more than be adequate enough for my photographic journey through life. Hope your first Christmas with the wee one is amazing. You might want to take a photo or two... just sayin'.

Pricey boots! If you want them to last, don't neglect to snow seal them. My wife and I love your off-topic comments.

Ha! It's 0642 Christmas day, Merry Christmas to you too

I see that the new found love of LoFi jazz hasn't worn off! :D Merry Christmass!

Merry Christmas. I’ve had leather boots all my life, and I’ll agree they can take some time to break in. But once they’re comfortable and waterproofed they last a long time

That photo at 6.30 is gorgeous 😍

I used the 24-70 and 70-200 GM lenses for years. But, they were big and heavy. So, I went to the 24-105 and 70-200 f4 lenses. They were fine but slow. So, I went to the 16-35 GM, 50 GM, and 70-200 f4. The weakest focal length on the 16-35 GM is 35mm. So, I tried not to use that focal length on that lens. I still have the 16-35 GM and the 100-400 GM. But, I also have all of the Sony GM primes from 14mm to 135mm and those are the lenses I use most often these days. Happy holidays!

@96mrinav

2 жыл бұрын

How rich are you 😭

@PhotoTrekr

2 жыл бұрын

@@96mrinav Not very. I spent all my money on lenses. :)

@96mrinav

2 жыл бұрын

@@PhotoTrekr makes sense. With all these lens you can easily start a YT channel. Who knows it might fund your past and future lens collection 😍

I had a pair of Danners years ago and after the, yes very lengthy, break-in period they were great. Lasted for years.

happy holidays to everyone

Panasonic's 20-60mm "kit" lens is a perfect solution for everyday landscape photography,I think. Much wider than 24mm but you can still zoom a lilttle bit. It is sharp, light, relatively cheap and absolutely great for landscapes!

Most current boots aren't made with repairs in mind. That said it's possible to fix some issues (at least temporarily) yourself with a flexible glue design for used on boots. A professional can obviously fix more, but not everything. I certainly am interested in hearing about non-photo gear too as I guess most people interested in landscape photography struggle with the same problems when it comes to finding the best hiking gear. It'll be interesting to hear what boots you went for.

Dude....I went up Great Gable on the 21st December. It was proper clagg but we came out above the clouds. It was INSANE...I will be uploading a vlog on it soon!. The 24-70 GM is my go too lens, it's a fantastic piece of kit.

Merry Christmas 🎄... At this moment I only use: Zeiss Loxia 21mm f/.2.8; Sony Zeiss 35mm f/.2.8 and Sony 135mm GM in small bag with my Sony A7III..., I’m planning to buy a new Sony A7RIV A, to use my lenses in crop mode at 26mp with this camera!

Merry Christmas and Happy Boxing Day. Do they do that in Wales. Noah's first Christmas, take lots of picture, he won't remember. Always appreciate your videos for a respite from routine. Rock on! 👍🥂

I enjoy it when you go "off topic." Keep it up.

I have found that my preference is for longer focal lengths... like 135mm or more. But. Since I do bring my camera for any party or event I get invited to (or any time I leave the house really) I quickly had to add wider lenses to my collection as nobody live in a home large enough to shoot with a 135mm. Now I have a 35mm prime that is not really wide enough either but which I stubbornly use anyway. These days we're not supposed to get too close to other people so... it works.