I never shoot with a flash and now you give me a second thought ! I am amazed how people NOT reacting to your flash during the night in St. Petersburg!

@seanuminski

2 жыл бұрын

Something tells me that there are some cities where the people might be less understanding. I wouldn’t attempt this in Boston or Philly lol

@alaryani100

Жыл бұрын

@@seanuminski As well as the Arab countries😂😂😂

Damn. That shot of the bus driver with the masked guy and reflection is amazing.

That bus photo is awesome!

Why are you so daring... Wow. Thanks for this. So inspiring as always.

Robin, you go man! You don’t let weather stop you! Nothing like staying motivated bro!

very inspiring to watch!, also i think it would be cool to see a Q2 Monochrome video from a rainy night like this one!

siempre increíble Robin!! Inspiración total.

If people stop and think about it, imagine how much in depth there is to a different world of possible photographs when rain is introduced. It’s an entirely different world opened up . Good on you for getting out there and making it happen!

This is certainly next level street photography and an inspiration for aspiring amateurs like myself to get out there and try to capture touching moments.

@therealsirrobin

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Tom. 🙂

Woww, great moment. Street photography on rainy, that's awesome and more challenging. good job anyway, Robin.. 👍

Bloody amazing work mate.

Love that film! The flash was a brilliant choice. So good to see that everyone was fine with it.

I am watching all St. Peter.. videos as well as rest, but there, you got some guts to do some photos and not get called out for those :)

I, too, am amazed at your courage. There are so many homeless people roaming around in my hometown. Your video says something good about the people of Saint Petersburg. Normally I don't like "flash" photos, but yours were really interesting. Thanks for this video.

These are so dope! I’d love to own a print or 5 of this series!

@therealsirrobin

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Josh!

Großartig, Robin! Mach ein Fotoheft mit den Bildern daraus. 😎 Das geht ab.

@therealsirrobin

2 жыл бұрын

Danke dir! Dafür habe ich leider nicht genug Material. Habe auch schon andere Ideen für ein neues Magazin. 😀

I think pics will look much better in b&w with the flash, i just don't like how film color pics look at night with the flash.

had the same problem with the flash cube it wouldn't work on my Fuji x-pro3 so I exchanged it a Godox tt350 & trigger works fine

I have the same issue with this flash in combination with black m6. It doesn’t work with my Leica but with my Sony a7r 3 it works just fine.

Hi Robin, are you still using that new very small video camera you bought like 2 months or so ago ? The raindrops on the video camera lens gave some sort of nice bokeh stars around the lights, very nice. Thanks for walking in the rain to share this video hehehe. Greetings

@therealsirrobin

2 жыл бұрын

I actually used a different camera this time when I went to St. Petersburg, it's much better in low light. I might do a video talking about this in more detail.

My favorite is the bus drivers shot!

How do you calculate the power u need of the flash in the vid? How do u know when should use the specific power tho thx ! Nice vid again

8.26 - very cool

what flash do you use for your m6? I like your work!! It's awesome!

Wow with a flash - that's really bolt.

Nice! :)

Braver Man than i! I'm the guy who sticks his head out of the door and looks up to the sky to see if there's a drop in it.

Noch eine super Video!! Wann kommt das „zine“ mit „Street & Flash“ wo du uns dein beste Foto mit Blitz zeigen wurdest? 😉😇

@therealsirrobin

2 жыл бұрын

Danke dir! Neues Zine kommt sicherlich dieses Jahr aber hab dafür schon ein paar andere Ideen.

Kudos to your guts to shoot with the M6 in the rain and with a flash🙀👍! Here in Germany I would expect to go from streetphotography into a decent streetfight if I would try this (or at least a somewhat nasty discussion with the police)🤪🥳. And although I‘m not the biggest fan of streetphotography with a flash, your pics came out pretty good😃👍👋!

@therealsirrobin

2 жыл бұрын

This can also be done in Germany. 😀

Nice video, I have a classic Leica M6, is it weather or rain proof ? 😅 wanna try the same

Run & Gun: Bruce Gilden Style! Nice! Just when I thought I couldn't feel any more uncomfortable watching u shamelessly do your thing.. :p Good job Robin, enjoyed!

@therealsirrobin

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😀

It’s crazy how much you decomplex the idea of shooting with the flash. I do shoot, my own with the flash in the streets, but I do always feel guilty and very weird about it. Idk.

A small "umbrella", made out of a piece of plastic, would prevent the lens of the GoPro getting wet. Or at least reduce a volume of water on the lens. Likewise, I was using plastic bags to cover the camera a lot during the downpour. A hole on it for the lens, then you put a lens hood from the outside, maybe a smaller hole on the bag for the viewfinder and voila! Now granted, I vas using autofocus cameras, both film and digital, without any issues. Doing that with the manually focussing lens is a bit trickier...

Hello how did you record on this video with cameras on both hands??

Are you leaving your camera at a fixed shutter speed for these photos? I love how sharp they are with the flash

@therealsirrobin

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I did use one shutter/aperture combination for the entire shoot.

Flash at night probably depends where you live. I shot someone with flash at night in Los Angeles once (Hollywood). I'd just shot an event for someone and was walking back to my car. I had my camera and flash with me, and that was the only time i've ever been yelled at by someone after taking a pic. Plus people here will stab you.. 😬

@therealsirrobin

2 жыл бұрын

If people react in such an aggressive way then there are for sure some underlying issues responsible. Something for Sociologists to think about. 😆

Thanks again for your video! And thanks for mentioning the flash problems - I own 3 Leica M6 (silver, black & titan) and the flash Q20 II is not working on all three of them. I bought this flash because I've seen it in your videos and it is disappointing that it doesn't work on my M6 cameras. It doesn't fire when I take a picture but it fires perfectly afterwards when the film is not transported to the next frame - in this state it is perfectly synced and flashes everytime I hit the release button but it won't once the next frame should be taken. It is a pitty!!!

@therealsirrobin

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's a little annoying and they should try to fix the issue when they have a new version at some point.

It's all fine till u flash someone with epilepsy

i want to ask is your camera m6 classic? i bought the same flash , and can not use on my leica m6 classic . Is that i am the only person facing this problem?

@therealsirrobin

2 жыл бұрын

Like I said in the video, both of my M6 bodies are classic ones.

lol how do you use flash on people and no one says anything, just suprised

For that case, i use my old X-300. ;-)

I found the Q20 is pretty finicky. Works with most of my film cameras. Works with my cheap film Canon Rebel G, but will not work with either of my two Canon Elan 7.

@huij1099

2 жыл бұрын

I’m super confused =,D I’ve got 3 Rollei 35’s and I bought one of the Q20 however I just can’t get them to work with it aswell. The cameras r all functioning they will work with any other flash I have, but the Q20 will only work with 2 of my SLR’s. I think they should probably disclose that it won’t work with some film cameras, I only bought it cause I saw on their Chinese site they had a picture of it with a Rollei 35 😭😭

@therealsirrobin

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's really strange. Hopefully they will come out with a new version and address those issues.

My feeling is the flash is too powerful and could be better balanced with the ambient light. Great shots though.

@therealsirrobin

2 жыл бұрын

Less flash would introduce more motion blur. When shooting portraits you have more control but in this case it's simply not possible.

May i ask what flash is that?

@thomasjames7644

2 жыл бұрын

Lightpix labs flashq qii

@taneltinnuri8985

2 жыл бұрын

@@thomasjames7644 tnx

Flash street photography wouldn't work in the US as well. People would definitely say something lol

Who needs weather sealing? 😎🤘

@therealsirrobin

2 жыл бұрын

It's totally overrated.

why do you hold the flash in your hand?

@thomasjames7644

2 жыл бұрын

On camera flash makes everything look flat and takes away any dimensionality by taking away shadows. Just taking the flash off the same axis as the lens will fix that.

@therealsirrobin

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Thomas for clarifying the reason! 👏

@thomasjames7644

2 жыл бұрын

@@therealsirrobin thanks for your videos, great content.

stole the shot entirely 🤣 they definitely need to see it