Your new lenses for fun seems like fun to me. Never considered it seriously before. Something for me to consider. Who knows, maybe I would have fun also.

@jbairdexp

3 жыл бұрын

I'm sure you would Glen! :-)

The combination of stills, video, narrative and music pull the viewer into your story.

@jbairdexp

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Walt, most kind of you say. :-)

Great photos Julian. Love the pooch. Cheers

@jbairdexp

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate. He's great company, but dogs are, as you know yourself. Got your latest video on my Watch Later list. Looking forward to watching that soon. :-)

Great images, Julian.

@jbairdexp

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Valerie! :-)

Your channel just gets better and better thanks

@jbairdexp

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Stephen. :-)

I like the verticle shot. For me it brings more energy into the story with leading lines.

@jbairdexp

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kevin, as always I can't decided which one I prefer. :-)

I’m working my way through your videos and enjoying the photos and lessons.

@jbairdexp

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jon....glad you are enjoying the back catalogue! :-)

dartmoor in all moods, just makes for more interesting shots - loved your work

@jbairdexp

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Charles, most kind of you to say. :-)

Another cracking video Julian but I have to say Monty is starting to steal the lime light and what a lovely photo of him to definitely one for the wall .

@jbairdexp

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Trevor, always good to see a comment from yourself. Yeah, maybe he'll need his own channel soon! lol

Looks like a really good lens. Great images as usual Julian.

@jbairdexp

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tim, I'm hoping it's going to be useful for astro as well....it's intended purpose. :-)

The Ramson shots at the end, particularly the first with the leaves rushing in at the foreground and the last one with the path were lovely Julian. And this from a man who says he struggles with woodland...Phah! I've hoped for some time that you would show some inland, lowland images from your area! Wide angle lenses are brilliant if you know how to get the best from them and you nailed it with those!

@jbairdexp

3 жыл бұрын

Steady on Simon, you might make me blush. lol That's most kind of you to say. To be honest though, it is by watching videos like yours that I get inspired to take such shots. I do find the macro shots hard (both composition and camera skills), but I found that the Laowa wide angle lens with it's close focusing was half way between macro and the type of wide angle landscape shots I take. Anyway, most it is down to lack of practice with that genre of photography. I will do more. It's just lovely being in woods with all the smells and the sounds. But I got a long way to go...I had to look up "Ramson" lol Thanks for your support mate. :-)

Julian, I feel that the horizontal photograph is more balanced than the vertical. Thank you for sharing. I may have to look into that lens.

@jbairdexp

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Craig. As always I'm a little torn between which one I prefer. Thanks for watching! :-)

Hi Jules: Another wonderful video and the evening that you had was spectacular indeed! We are considering coming to the Dartmoor area in the spring of 2022 and we were wondering what community would be a good base of operations for a few days before we head over to Southampton? Cheers, Keith

@jbairdexp

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Keith. You could look at the area around Bovey Tracey (in the south east corner of Dartmoor). You'll good access to Dartmoor, but you'll be close the south coast as well (if you fancy doing some seascapes), and Exeter (and the motorway). :-)

@keithpinn152

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Julian for the information. I will let my wife know as she is the chief planner of our travel plans. The cruise we are looking at doing leaves Southampton and then goes to Norway and ends-up in Iceland.

How do you like to Laowa, Julian? I was thinking of buying Nikon Z 14-24 (and selling my Nikon F-mount 14-24) but this Laowa seems like a very cost-effective (and worthy?) alternative. Presumably manual lens is fine for landscapes.

@jbairdexp

2 жыл бұрын

Hi, nothing wrong with a manual lens for landscapes. The Laowa lens is great for it's price, but it's not as sharp as say my 14-30. But I needed a cheap, fast aperture, wide angle lens for occasional use, so for me there was little point in spending a large sum of money on the 12-24 f/2.8. As with all these things, it all depends on how you are going to use the lens and how much you are willing to spend. Given that you've purchased a Z9, I would think the 12-24 or 14-30 is a better choice and in budget. :-)

great video and production! compared to your 14-30 Z, how do the sharpness of the two compare? is the laowa even good at large open apertures? thanks!

@jbairdexp

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mitchell, glad you liked the video. I don't use the lens very often to be honest, but it's not as sharp as the 14-30. IT's a good lens for it's price, but it's no replacement for the 14-30.

Wow you dropped lucky, but seeing as I’m a believer of making your own luck! Some great shots. Horizontal for me. 4:31 gorgeous! I don’t normally get drawn in for gear videos but I’ve sold my 16-35 f4 just too big with the FTZ on the Z7. I don’t feel a wide angle zoom is needed for me, so this lens could be heading my way! Or let me know when your selling it 🤣

@jbairdexp

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate, I agree, you do make your own luck and it starts with making the effort to get out in the first place! Given the choice, I'd still pick my Nikkor Z 14-30 over the Laowa because it's so versatile, but there is nothing wrong with the image quality of the Laowa. Different lenses, different needs. Great to have all this choice isn't it!

@MaliDaviesPhotography

3 жыл бұрын

@@jbairdexp all that choice I guess has always been there, but now with mirrorless it does seem to be more affordable? I think this is something that gets over looked. Take the Z7 and 24-70 f4 imagine that as a starter kit 10 years ago, wow! The D850 and a lens was a bell of a lot more. I’m going on lol 😂 maybe an idea for discussion.

@jbairdexp

3 жыл бұрын

@@MaliDaviesPhotography We are spoilt for choice these days. The quality of gear you can get across all the price ranges is fantastic. Have a good Sunday mate. :-)

Nice work Julian. I think I preferred the vertical one where you asked. the landscape view seemed to lack something on the right. I wonder where you are going for the astro work? I would have thought Dartmoor was the ideal spot. I had hoped to do a bit in the Lakes last week but not one clear night sky. Will just have to go back again... Thanks for sharing Julian.

@jbairdexp

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve. I'm (hopefully) off to Iceland at the end of November. Astro is only part of the trip, but I'm obviously hoping to photograph/see the northern lights. Shame you didn't get any clear nights in the Lakes....always nice to have a reason to go back though!

@G0FUW

3 жыл бұрын

Nice trip. If you don't get to do some astro there, you never will! We spent 10 days in Norway just before the world went crazy last year. Can't wait to be able to go back and see more of it.

Hi Julien,Pl suggest im planning to get Tamron 70-200 f2.G2 lens as im a wedding and event photographer. Pl guide me whether this lens has got a good glass,sharp ,fast and versstile too in the long run and if not then pl.give your suggetion for anyother alternative as im using Nikon D850 currently. Regards Suman Gupta.

@jbairdexp

3 жыл бұрын

Hi, unfortunately I only shoot landscapes, and don't have any experience with Tamron lenses, so I can't really offer you advice in that area I'm afraid.

Vertical

@jbairdexp

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Trey.

Hi Julien, Which L bracket will be good for Nikon D850 for daily use and budget friendly too. Regards

@jbairdexp

3 жыл бұрын

Hi, I never used a L bracket on my D850 when I had one because of the tripod head I was using. However, I use an L-bracket from 3 Legged Thing on my Z7 at it's excellent. I expect they'll do one for the D850.

How does it compare with your other wide angle? I can't say that I do hardly any wide angle shots, mainly because foreground is an afterthought for me; although I did get down low and shove some seathrift into a shot today to hide a mess of seaweed. I'll need to make the effort.

@jbairdexp

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Ian, hard to say at the moment because I haven't done any proper side by side comparison but the images from the Laowa look great. However, the Nikkor 14-30mm is probably always going to edge it in terms of which lens I take out. It's super sharp and focal length is very handy.

Does the lens have weather sealed?

@jbairdexp

Жыл бұрын

Hi, no it's not weather sealed.