My daughter was married last weekend. This very combo (6D + 50mm 1.8) was the primary combo used by the head photographer, with her 2nd on an EOS-R with another 50. Not that they didn't use other lenses during the day (particularly during the posed family photos), but 90% of the time they were with the nifty 50 workhorses. Very adaptable combo.

@MartinCastein

Жыл бұрын

yeah nothing wrong with those cameras and lenses they do a good job overall for sure!

I have the Mk2. Some people don’t like it but I love it. I’ve never owned a mk1. I’m just a hobbyist. Love this video btw

I never remove my 50 mm 1.8 from my Canon 6D. It's just perfect 😁

I love the editing and composition of these photos.

@MartinCastein

Жыл бұрын

thank you!!!

Some great shots 👌 Colours are lovely. The bike one is excellent.

@MartinCastein

Жыл бұрын

Thanks ✌️

I can see how Canon has evolved their technology but for me the photos are the inspiration and makes me want to get out more.

Great shots Martin.

Great Street photos.

Love this format. Your comments to inspiration,, composition and editing add a lot of value

@MartinCastein

Жыл бұрын

Thanks glad you like it!

Love your videos

An excellent video Martin, thank you. More like this please!

@MartinCastein

Жыл бұрын

More to come!

I'm in love with these pictures, especially the last one ;-)

Thanks man, I'm using My 6D Mark 1 since 2019,. Still love it. Subscribed!

Really great video. I am soon going to London and will bring my Canon Eos 6d ii and the 50 mm 1.8.

I filmed my sisters wedding a few years back with a 6D and a vintage Minolta 35-70. She had wanted a home movie film camera look with my 16mm Bolex. However the film and processing was going to be, lets just say, prohibitive for starting a new chapter together. It was a cowboy style wedding. The low light of the 6D really pays off with the stops lost with adapters and such.

Great video Martin. About two weeks ago, I've I've put the same lens on my 6D mk2. Is a really new experience with this combo. Light and fast, has bring my vision on a different path and very interesting. Love your photos, great shots as usual and you editing skill and taste are awesome. Thanks for share.

@MartinCastein

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Riccardo!!!!

I've been shooting with one of these since I was 11 with doing wedding photography and whatnot for my mom, I'm 18 now and finally buying the camera from her, I absolutely love shooting with it, and I'm getting into cinematography. Also man your really good at street photography and I totally relate to the whole "looking in/being there from a distance" that's the whole reason why I shoot nowadays actually

@MartinCastein

11 күн бұрын

good for you, i hope you really enjoy your life in photography now you own your own gear too

@insid3493

11 күн бұрын

@@MartinCastein thank you!

your editing is from a different planet, nice work!

@MartinCastein

Ай бұрын

Thanks! 😃

Thanks Martin. You have really inspired me with your night street photos, so much so that, that is all I want to do at the moment. Spent an evening Brisbane recently, my first concentrated effort, and made some nice images. Cheers

@MrDunk66

7 ай бұрын

What I like as a concept, is the sensor “interpreting the scene” as it absorbs photons and stores the info - interesting!

@MartinCastein

7 ай бұрын

im so glad it inspired you, i hope you keep at it now!

This video made me a subscriber!!!!! I also have the original 6D and the Canon 50mm1.2 Thanks for giving me some great ideas.

@MartinCastein

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Welcome aboard

I use 6D + EF50 f1.4 for street photography now.

I felt like I was there with you on that shoot. Thanks Martin.

@MartinCastein

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

This was fun, Martin! This setup looks great!

@MartinCastein

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@hugomartinsphoto

Жыл бұрын

@@MartinCastein 🙌

Dear Martin, You say ‘take care’. Isn’t it better to say ‘take a calculated risk’ and go for that shot? Your street photography was calculated, decisive, and you grabbed some excellent shots. More power to you. Excellent channel. I’m recently subscribed 👍

@MartinCastein

Ай бұрын

hahahaha love that, thanks!

Very informative and impressive. I learned a lot in such a short time.

@MartinCastein

3 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@tonyvelte6175

3 ай бұрын

@@MartinCastein thanks. Will continue with you.

Your presets are amazing. Can you please share them with us?

06:12 my favorite one!!!

I’d love to see you react to pictures by your subscribers and famous photographers, and even may be breaking down photography in cinema

Loving every video i come across from you ❤ so fresh, so different, so real. Thank you. On a side note, try to run a de-esser on you audio to reduce the simbilance, or cut the 5 to 8 hz on eq. It lowers the S's. Its your natural voice so you are used to it and you might not notice it. Thanks again.

@MartinCastein

2 ай бұрын

Thanks I tried to control that better in more recent videos

Spectacular photos Martin! If you would have said this was done using the A7XR31DX3R5, I would have believed you! Such lovely lighting and compositions. I really enjoyed this walk around shoot! Portraits, both studio and outside, next please!

@MartinCastein

Жыл бұрын

thanks! i will get on to portraits soon enough dont worry, harder to organise as it involves other people and have to fit it all in but yes planning soon.

@Twobarpsi

Жыл бұрын

@@MartinCastein thank you!

50mm on a fullframe should be nice, but for an apsc is a bit too tight as for my taste. It is nice for some occasions, but mostly I would use my 24 on a crop sensor for street photography. I think one day I should get a fullframe for my 50 1.8.

Thanks

@MartinCastein

7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!!!

i suscribe because your video are very interesting.

@MartinCastein

7 ай бұрын

thank you

much better sound in this one , love it

@MartinCastein

Жыл бұрын

thanks, glad you are enjoying the 6d all over again!! I havent tried the foveon sensors yet, i would like to one day.

Thanks to share photos. Please share to review 6D m1 + 50 f1.4 if available. Thanks

Enjoy the coffee..!! Again smashed.. love the cut to light room and of course the advice on compositions.. I like all of photos but the bike shot is the best… what can you do in day light.. The light is much better at night but how would you get similar atmosphere in brighter daylight?? Presume you’d go monochrome. I have a 6D and that lens so will get into Liverpool city centre in give it a go… ! Don’t want to sound like an arse but I do look forward to your candid opinions and advise..!!

@MartinCastein

Жыл бұрын

Oh i will have a go in daylight soon, i dont know what I will do, i guess we will have to wait and see but i might have a go this week even. You are from liverpool? I love liverpool, i used to go there often when i was younger. I will possibly go black and white yes but not sure. hmmmmm

@johnstaples1606

Жыл бұрын

I knew there was something .. Liverpool has it all for photography plus culturally sound..! .. Glasgow Newcastle Sheffield same vibe…!!

Great video. Have you tried any of the Canon M cameras? The original Canon M + the 22mm pancake lens makes a small and cheap street camera.

6:16 awesome

@MartinCastein

Жыл бұрын

thank you, i was happy with it!

Another great review and it shows what you can achieve without spending thousands on gear. Your setup can be had, in perfect condition, for about £450. Throw in a 24-105 f4 for £400 and you have a basic Wedding setup (Hell... why not chuck in an emergency 40D body for £80). The price of fabulous used cameras is so low it still amazes me. (I just got an immaculate Canon 1D mk2 for £200 !!! It was a £4,000 body in my recent memory .... and may outlive me).

@MartinCastein

Жыл бұрын

it is incredible really what you can get for that price now.

@fredkeogh9035

11 ай бұрын

Had my 6D MK1 from new , the build quality on the MK 1 looks and feels one off serious instrument , low light absolutely captured !!

I tend to think that 50mm on full frame is a bit tight, maybe 28mm might be better? But again, I suppose you will get the pictures that work for the lens you have. Work with the materials you have.

Beautiful photos! I just ordered my first beat up 6D from mpb for $244 with 120k sc. it was marked good condition. I hope it is. I’m really excited to get it and start using it for street photography. I’m a 5D classic guy myself. I had four but I just gave one away. I really enjoy your channel. Thank you.

@MartinCastein

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, I think you will like it. It’s a more modern 5d 1 in most ways.

@PerfectNormal

Жыл бұрын

@@MartinCastein Hey Martin, I just picked up a Nikon D200 with the CCD Sensor which seems to have that "magic" you talk about. Have you ever tried it? I'm also looking at getting an Xpro 1 or an XM1. Those Xtrans files look very nice.

@MartinCastein

Жыл бұрын

@@PerfectNormal i havent im afraid, everyone i know that has had one loves it though.

Very nice work! Gives me some ideas and techniques to try. What is you opinion on the Canon EF 40mm 2.8 STM? I have it paired with my 6D.

@MartinCastein

Жыл бұрын

thanks, that lens is superb, i love it.

Surprising to see you use the 6d with the mirror up (composing with the screen). My experience with the 6d has been that autofocus is very slow and unreliable when using the screen to compose, especially at wider apertures.

@MartinCastein

Жыл бұрын

Hi, im using a different focus mode, it drops the mirror down and then pops it back up very quickly. its pretty quick overall like that.

@SkylerKing

Жыл бұрын

Is that an actual mode or is it something you are doing manually? I’m not familiar with it.

@MartinCastein

Жыл бұрын

yeah its a different mode for focus, cant do moving subjects but quick enough for everything else. this is how i do it on the 5dii i think the settings are same on 6d kzread.info/dash/bejne/fXh9qcakZNqfoLw.html

New to this, how do I get autofocus to work properly? Took my 6d for some street photography and sometimes the shutter wouldn’t fire or it would take forever to autofocus. Using the 50mm. Any settings suggestions?

Martin does the 6D retract the 50mm STM when you power off the camera? I have the STM 40mm and it doesn't... i had also the 50mm STM but i forgot

Do you let the camera decide what shutter speed to use in either P or A mode? I've found that Canon is rather optimistic in their logic to determining appropriate shutter speed by applying 1 over focal length as the target shutter speed, prioritizing keeping the ISO low. For me, this often results in blurry images, either because of camera shake or subject movement. I think on the 6D you can go into the menu and override this and set your own preferred minimum shutter speed. Martin, do you take advantage of that and for 50mm, what's your preferred minimum shutter speed?

@MartinCastein

Жыл бұрын

i usually like to set the minimum shutter speed to 1/125. Im fine with 1/50 on the 6d with this lens but you have to test for yourself where your limits are. i usually find double the focal length is a safe zone.

love the Three Uncles pix. quite beautiful. 1/60th-f2-ISO? Auto white balance? Auto ISO? If so, ISO was up until what do you allow? thanks for the effort and sharing. i am an appreciative subscriber. thumbs up.

@MartinCastein

10 ай бұрын

Auto ISO and AUTO white balance. i let the iso go to 12800. the 6d can handle that no problem!

Hi Martin! Great video as always. I have a question about your aperture setting. Most photos in the video have a nicely blurred foreground, which I love. However, what made you decide to shoot at f/2.0 specifically and not at the maximum aperture which would give you even more blur?

@MartinCastein

Жыл бұрын

the 50 seems to perform, overall, a little bit better at f2 compared to 1.8 but the real reason is I just picked that and went with haha, sorry dont have a more logical answer really.

@Twobarpsi

Жыл бұрын

There isn't much difference between 1.8 and 2.0.

@MartinCastein

Жыл бұрын

there isnt, i just picked f2 pretty randomly 🤣

i own a 50mm 1.8, but im currently on a rebel t7. would it be smart to upgrade to the 6d? i want to make the change to full frame without breaking the bank

@MartinCastein

11 ай бұрын

yes i think thats a good move

iso camera?

Ok, I will do it. I don't like the 50mm F1,8. But I will put it on my 6D and just...do it. But I really do not like that lens. :)

@MartinCastein

2 ай бұрын

40mm 2.8?

5:20 a bit noisy but still so good.

Hello Martin, if you were in the market for another Camera but only could afford one, would it be the Canon 5d,Mk1 or the Canon 6d Mk1, sorry if it puts you on the spot , i can afford either one but not both at the moment.

@MartinCastein

Жыл бұрын

6d mark 1 Paul. For sure. 5d mark 1 is one for the people that used it back in the day and are nostalgic for it or have plenty of other stuff and want something basic with a more unique look. The 6d has nearly the same look but is much much more modern and feels really good.

@paul-c7541

Жыл бұрын

@@MartinCastein Thank you Martin, I have purchased the 6D Mk1 this morning, looking forward to it's arrival, I currently. use my 50mm prime on my Canon 50d, which I've owned from New ,thank you again much appreciated

whats your thoughts on polarising filters when shooting through windows?

@sharpskilz

7 ай бұрын

ps love the bike shot

@MartinCastein

7 ай бұрын

hmmm i think that would work, ive never tried it though, id suggest you just go for it and see what you think!

@kevrosas1

6 ай бұрын

Depends if you want the reflections but the biggest thing to think about in low light is that you lose one stop from the filter

@sharpskilz

6 ай бұрын

good point. @@kevrosas1

I don't know about UK but in the EU these photos would be illegal without explicit permission.

@MartinCastein

Жыл бұрын

legal in the UK

@jensschettler1732

11 ай бұрын

It is not illegal cause it is street art.

@kke

11 ай бұрын

@@jensschettler1732 Taking pictures from the outside of people inside, photographing people at work, publishing and/or commercial use of photographs including recognizable subjects without explicit consent. "It's art" or "it's a public place" won't get you off the hook. You can't secretly photograph people even at your own home. The privacy regulations are quite strict at least in some parts of the EU.

Amazing content I allways watch your videos to get inspiration and learn. Did u shoot these raw or jepeg??

@MartinCastein

Жыл бұрын

thanks all RAW