Without doubt this is the best advice given, and sharing examples of how a different focal lengths look, I'm new to this style of photography and struggled with various lens, so going to stick to one for the next 6 months (35mm) and see where tha takes me thanks for a great helpfull vlog.

@WalkLikeAlice

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! I’m glad you found it useful. 🙏

Depending on what I'm out for when I'm on a street to take pictures, there are three preferred lenses for me (for full format cameras): 1. 28-30mm set on hyperfocal distance for candid shots 2. 70-90mm f1.8 or f2 Macro for street portraits and detail shots 3. 24mm shift lens for architecture If there would be 24-70mm f2 shift lens, that would be the one best street photography lens for me.

I love that 28mm keeps me humble. So much room to fill. I have to get close to subjects to bring interest. 50mm is too easy for me. The compression and angle of view makes it easier to compose an image but 28 pushes me and is more enjoyable.

@IIIM-or1bq

2 күн бұрын

Have you tried the 35mm yet? I also have 28mm.

What a wonderful video! The subject is something I've been struggling with lately and after viewing this, I can't wait to stick with one focal length for a good amount of time and see how I develop. Also looking forward to watching many more of your videos.

This is genuinely helpful, thanks.

Just discovered your channel, great listening to you sharing your experience, thoughts and ideas re street photography. Well done !

@WalkLikeAlice

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. 🙏

I have always liked a 50mm. I use 35 more now for walking sidewalks where things are closer. My GRiiix has a 40 which is great. I also throw a tiny olympus 40-150(80-300 eq) in the bag for when I just want to sit on a bench in an open area and make some shots while relaxing. The 80mm eq on the zoom also works walking around for a change of pace and shooting window decorations and across intersections. Some street safari partners use a short 24-80 zoom all the time. In the street classes I teach I have students use either a 35 or 50 for all the class so they get a feel for it.

So glad I found this channel! I used to love your comments and advice on the old (DWF) Digital Wedding Forum when I first became a wedding photographer 20+ years ago!

@WalkLikeAlice

Жыл бұрын

That’s a blast from the past!!

I really appreciate your generosity with your experience. Thank-you.

@WalkLikeAlice

10 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching 🙏

Very well put together information. Thank you for getting straight to the point(s), no infuriating waffle. Very informative and thought provoking video. Thank you 🙂✌️

@WalkLikeAlice

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!! And, yes, our channel is a waffle-free zone 😂

i love you man, love how beautifully you explain your ideas.

@WalkLikeAlice

9 күн бұрын

🙏

Just catching up on your last few videos, busy life and all that. Great advice here, Jeff, by far the most sensible I've seen on the subject. 99% of the time I just use a 35mm and I've never had a complaint personally at that focal length. I also use a 50mm, but it really is only about 1% of the time at best.

I enjoyed your video, thanks for taking the time to speak on this and share examples. For me, I feel most comfortable with a 50mm. I find myself gravitating to it for the way it handles proportions. When I want to include more in the scene and get a more traditional street photo, I’ll use a 35mm. But I ultimately prefer the way the 50mm renders at the end of the day. All that being said, like you mentioned, it comes down to the photographer and how they see the world.

@WalkLikeAlice

Жыл бұрын

I grew up with a 50mm. I’ve had more 50 than any other lens and I agree, there is nothing better for rendering proportions. I still use mine a lot for landscapes of all things. I like the natural perspective.

Great food for thought. I have used a 35 for years capturing about 90% of my street images. COVID nearly stopped me from my hobby. Now to gain some inspiration and to get back at it, I am trying a 50mm until such time as when I feel comfortable getting in closer and wider to my scenes. I admit I carry too much gear out on the street. For now 35 and 50 lenses until I get well back into the groove of old. Also will try to blur more backgrounds to help focus on main subject.

Hi Jeff. I've been shooting with the Leica M (film and digital) for the past 30 years and I'm still learning something new each day. Wise words indeed, from you on street shooting and I appreciate it very much. I've been following your channel for quite a while and love both of your pictures. Thanks and take care

@WalkLikeAlice

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. We’re glad you are enjoying the channel. 🙏

I’ve always liked the 35 and 50 on my apsc cameras, then I got a full frame with a 28mm and I absolutely love it. Great video, thanks for the topic!

@WalkLikeAlice

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!!

I'm really enjoying this series where you're dispensing advice.

@WalkLikeAlice

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. We are glad you are enjoying the content.

... sehr spannend. Hat mich weitergebracht. Thank You!

Excellent advice. Ten years or so ago I decided to pursue street/documentary style and I had a 28-70 zoom. For the longest time, all my street photographs were turning out to be street portraits. It was terrible. I almost quit. Then I got a 50 and put an end to the madness. These days I still take multiple lenses with me, or a zoom on rare occasions, but I have trained my “mind’s eye” and I am disciplined about the focal length I deem appropriate for the environment I am in at that time. I choose it according to the mood/area/subject and don’t touch it until I move on to some other location, where activity/subjects/interest are different enough that it warrants a shorter or longer focal length. Do I miss shots because I have the wrong lens on? Oh yes, all the time. I learned to be ok with letting those go. And I can always come back tomorrow, using the different focal length, and that just adds to the fun and wonder of the streets.

Excellent. Just the facts. No BS. Refreshing.

@WalkLikeAlice

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

Thank you for your insights and advice. I agree and really enjoyed this video. Cheers!

@WalkLikeAlice

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching!!

After shooting street for 5 or 6 years, my go to lens is a 27mm f/2.8 pancake. Once you get used to it, it’s a very comfortable lens to use.

@WalkLikeAlice

Жыл бұрын

Is this lens for the Fuji system?

Excellent video Jeff! I use Nikkor 50, 28, & 24 AI-S lenses on my F4S, D700, & my D90 IR converted cameras. I have taken your advice and only take 1 lens with h me and it has helped me get specific images that I am happy with. I can easily talk to anyone, but sometimes some people aren’t too interested in me photographing them and that’s ok, CHEERS!

This is brilliant. The best advice I've heard on the subject, with unique insights. Extremely helpful perspectives. Thank you! I have primarily photographed landscapes and wildlife using high quality zooms, however, you have impressed me with the value of a fixed focal length approach toward artistic development.

@WalkLikeAlice

7 ай бұрын

Thank you. Glad you found it useful 🙏

Gosh, loved the images in this video

@WalkLikeAlice

Жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

Great to hear your thoughts. Been shooting a 35mm lens for the last 18 months exclusively but considering moving to 28 this year for ease of zone focusing and more context in my shots

@WalkLikeAlice

Жыл бұрын

35 is a great lens.

This, like all your videos I’ve seen so far, is so amazingly helpful and wonderful! It’s so positive and affirming. It’s just magnificent and I really appreciate them. Too many times I’d see videos and would just want to give up. With y’all, it’s just the opposite. I feel more enthusiastic to pull out the camera that has been sitting idle for far too long.

@WalkLikeAlice

16 күн бұрын

Thank you so much. Glad you find them useful 🙏🙏

This is great! I have a number of lenses that I use but mostly use the 35mm. There are days that I want to "challenge" myself with other focal lengths. My most interesting challenge was the 20mm. I never had a 28mm but just picked one up with my new Nikon. Can't wait to get out and try it. Glad I found your channel. Subscribed! :)

@WalkLikeAlice

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Lou. Much appreciated 🙏

Great Channel, thank you for providing very useful information and insights.

@WalkLikeAlice

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure. I'm glad you find it useful

Excellent advice. I just can’t quite nail which lens to go with but this has helped a lot with my thinking. Thanks.

@WalkLikeAlice

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. Glad you found it useful.

Just found your channel, great information and pictures . Thank you for creating these 🙏🙏 subscribed 👍

@WalkLikeAlice

11 ай бұрын

Thank you. Glad to have you here 🙏

I have some photographer experience and do photo shoot direction but want to get into street photography. I found this exceptionally helpful and inspriing. Thank you, I have subscribed.

@WalkLikeAlice

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Glad to have you along 🙏

Thx man...great info.

I am a 28mm type of guy for sure

@WalkLikeAlice

Жыл бұрын

I’ll have to start a 28mm club!!

@thepirateshoots

Жыл бұрын

I am a 16-50mm guy 😎. On my Fuji, this light glass simply performs at f/6.3

I love the 50. it creates a great depth, helps isolate my subjects & doest not create distorted images.

So many valid points made in this video. A lot of them I rarely see talked about in fact. Thank you, consider me subscribed sir 😌

@WalkLikeAlice

7 ай бұрын

Thank you. Glad you found it useful. 🙏

A really nice breakdown. Subscribed

@WalkLikeAlice

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. Really appreciated!!

Thank you for sharing the anecdote with Sebastian Salgado! He is one of my favorite artists.

@WalkLikeAlice

3 ай бұрын

He’s a lovely man too. Not at all affected by his fame.

Thanks Jeff, for yours and Sarah's videos and photographs. They are an inspiration. Your channel is very clearly my favourite. I have practiced mainly travel photography for more than 50 years but seriously doing street photography for the last 6 months with a Fujifilm X Pro 3 and 23mm lens. I started off with 35mm but soon changed to the 23. I shoot mainly BW but switch to colour when the subject calls for it. I also go for rich blacks and am agonising over whether I need to go full-frame for the better quality. Or is it that I do too much cropping? Not sure. It is an absorbing genre of photography. Thanks again.

@WalkLikeAlice

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Michael. If you are cropping heavily then a higher res sensor would help with the quality. The sensor crop won’t make any difference.

Just starting on a street journey, I have a M43 Olympus and I am considering the 17 1.8. Enjoy your videos.

@WalkLikeAlice

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Great video, very valuable advice, thanks.

@WalkLikeAlice

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching 🙏

I’ve used either 50mm or 28mm macro for extended periods and find them both quite versatile within the constraints that they give me.

Thumbs Up! Great video taking the snootiness out of picking expensive fast glass out of decision process. Also appreciated your comments about how to choose a focal length that works for each of us based on how we're editing and our comfort level is in approaching a situation.

@WalkLikeAlice

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching and commenting. 🙏

@SilatShooter

Жыл бұрын

@@WalkLikeAlice How do feel about zoom lenses? Say something like a 28-70 f2.8? smaller fast zoom?

@WalkLikeAlice

Жыл бұрын

@@SilatShooter for me personally, a zoom was always a source of frustration. It caused me to stand in one place and use the lens to find a photo. It was also slow to use, heavy etc. But we’ve all seen what Steve McCurry does with one!!

totally agree your point.

@WalkLikeAlice

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Excellent video! I find myself loving both the 35mm and 50.

@WalkLikeAlice

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! Ahh, the classic Koudelka combination - 35 & 50. Those are the first two prime lenses I ever bought.

wow...thanks a lot...this is / are very good advices! As you asked...i love 40mm most

@WalkLikeAlice

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

very wise Jeff, love your explanation.

@WalkLikeAlice

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much.

Great practical advice Jeff. Learning the lens is the most important thing. For me it’s 35mm for my Leica MP240. Magic. As you say, it’s the photographer, not the lens that makes the difference. Thanks.

@WalkLikeAlice

Жыл бұрын

Exactly!!

Great video, thank you!

@WalkLikeAlice

16 күн бұрын

🙏🙏

For street, I use a 28mm lens on both my film camera (Bessa R4M) and digital Leica Q2 Mono. No choice on the Q2M. 😊 love 28mm

Great and informative video. I'm back from a 35yr hiatus and, in this incarnation as a photographer, I've found myself really jazzed about street photography. It's interesting that you've "focused" on prime lenses and B&W imagery. Though I own a wealth of lenses - some very hi-end, I gravitate to using my 24-240 and occasionally my "Nifty50" for street work -especially if I travel. I love the flexibility of the zoom with that range and it lends itself nicely for "run-and-gun" shooting. Your video has made me consider going wide and prime. Previously a fan of the 28mm, there's still one in my "stable". Perhaps it's time to resserect this beauty and give it a rip. Thanks again for opening my eyes to other possibilities. Subscribed.

@WalkLikeAlice

9 ай бұрын

Thanks so much. Glad you got something from the video.

23mm on a cropped fuji. i love it 😊

Thank you for another great video. I really appreciate you sharing your years of experience with us 🙏 I'm also 28mm shooter, I love my Q 📷🔴

@WalkLikeAlice

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching. I really appreciate it. 🙏

great video and great pictures!

@WalkLikeAlice

6 ай бұрын

🙏

Subscribed … great advice Jeff

@WalkLikeAlice

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Much appreciated. 🙏

I’ve always loved the 28mm. I’ve gravitated between that and the 35mm and have gotten interesting work with both, but I love the unique look a 28mm brings to street photography. Just discovered your channel, and have now subscribed. Love the reference to Salgado, a god of photography in my book

@WalkLikeAlice

21 күн бұрын

Thank you. Salgado is next level genius when it comes to photography.

Great thoughts and video. Since 1970 I primarily use primes from 28 - 90 mm. One camera - one lens.

@WalkLikeAlice

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching 🙏

Great video. Very educational. RS. Canada

@WalkLikeAlice

27 күн бұрын

Thank you. Glad you liked it

nice description. I liked it. thanks,

@WalkLikeAlice

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching 🙏

wow what an amazing video. so insightful.

@WalkLikeAlice

Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

Way back in the day, when I was doing my street photography, I had a lot of fun shooting with different focal lengths. Three cameras, six different lenses. And I got good stuff out of each combo. My first good camera was a Canon TL, with the 50mm kit lens. Then I got a Vivitar 28 for it and a Canon 100. Next I got my M3 with the 35mm Summicron; my holy grail setup. Finally, a Nikon FTn that came with an 85mm, plus a Nikkor 28 later. I was happy to shoot with any of them, but if you put a gun to my head and said "Pick one," it would be the Leica with the 35mm. That's all the film camera I ever needed.

My go-to camera gear generally is the A7Riii & 35GM (& FE85 sometimes) so I use an X100f for street in manual focus and it seems to be suiting me well.

super helpful. thank you brother

@WalkLikeAlice

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure

Some of the best lens advice I've ever heard, with a series of outstanding images to back up many of the points you have made. I'm not a street photographer, but 28mm is near enough my favourite focal length and so I've probably consumed almost every Leica Q2 video ever shared. It's extraordinary to me that people testing that particular camera, and in some cases having already bought it, seem unsure or lukewarm about 28mm and I can only conclude that they've got a lot more money than sense. But I dream on anyway and your artistry and common sense helps to fuel my photography journey. So thank you and your partner very much indeed.

@WalkLikeAlice

Жыл бұрын

You are very kind, Michael. I think 28 is a lens which needs to have some time spent with it. I was very surprised when Leica launched the Q series with a 28mm lens as standard. 35mm would have made more sense but would that have impacted on sales of the M series cameras and lenses?? I think so, and with the M's being more expensive and you need to buy a lens too, I can sort of understand why they went for 28mm. The Q is a safe Leica for KZreadrs, it looks cool, and it's basically a big point and shoot and it has the all important LCD screen which they can use to show how they are shooting in their POV videos!!

@neoaureus

11 ай бұрын

@@WalkLikeAlice ... I went with my Leica M11 into a busy Mumbai market to shoot. ( I am an Indian btw ), I just ambled into a shop of women's bags and the shopkeeper said, no cameras allowed, I said I am not shooting anything. " we dont allow KZreadrs into the shop " he said !... the pov video daemon! every knows when you are doing a Pov. And KZreadrs have subsumed the Photographer as the beast on the street !

@WalkLikeAlice

11 ай бұрын

@@neoaureus I’m not sure what this has to do with this video. But I agree with you that the trend for KZreadrs and POV has made people more aware of street photographers.

@neoaureus

11 ай бұрын

@@WalkLikeAlice …haha…I know but tangential. I took off from 28mm to … Q camera to … average street experience…and 28mm being the IPhone mm.

Really enjoy your vids

@WalkLikeAlice

5 ай бұрын

Thank you

Since I got my Ricoh gr3 , I love the 28mm . It's the only camera I use for street photography currently.

i am inspired by your wide angle street photography. I just returned from Japan last week which i used a lot of Sony APSC with full frame Voigtlander 15mm set on f8 (becomes 22mm). Very convenient focal length for street and i used this combo 85% of time (out of 2600 shots). Will be my default street setup

@WalkLikeAlice

Жыл бұрын

It’s great that you have found what works for you 👍

I use a Sigma 100mm-400mm lens for street photography. I don’t want to engage with people, and I don’t want to taint the scene with invading people’s space. I like the tight, no environment photograph-head and shoulders-is good enough for me and it’s my shooting style.

@WalkLikeAlice

Жыл бұрын

That's great!! Whatever works for you. That's the most important thing.

@Schoolofshots1

Жыл бұрын

😂😂 I hope you’re trolling

@Fenrizan

Ай бұрын

First I thought this was a joke but the more I think about it, the more it makes sense for me and I'd live to test that out.

@ratgirl13

Ай бұрын

@@Schoolofshots1 Nope. I’m not-I’m serious. 🙂

@ratgirl13

Ай бұрын

@@Fenrizan get it a go-and enjoy!

Love this channel Jeff. What are you doing on Sunday? May I recommend the Liverpool ChinaTown new year celebrations? It’s a wonderful street event. I’ll be the one with the 50mm! K.O. 12 noon

@WalkLikeAlice

Жыл бұрын

Sarah is just looking at train times!!

I like 35 and 50mm focal length those fit good..I am new to it so 28mm is nice but gets use to... awesome work mate

@WalkLikeAlice

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! Yes, the 28mm takes some time to get used to especially if you are coming from a longer lens.

Great advice. When I started I thought I was a 35mm guy because everyone said I should be. Then when processing I realized I was consistently cropping to 50mm range and it felt wasteful tossing away all that sensor space. Since then I shoot 90% with a 50 and much happier

@WalkLikeAlice

Жыл бұрын

That’s great. Everyone is different and people should find their own way.

I still love using my Lumix GX80. My fave lens for street is the Leica Summilux 15mm 1.7 ( 30mm equivalent.) I've got used to it, and just love that lens.

Very sound advice, for many years I tended to shot 35mm but found it a little too tight on the frame, although I didn't realise this, then bought a Q2 & at first felt a little uncomfortable being a step or 2 closer, but just carried on(after all what a price to pay for a camera with fixed lens) within week I got comfortable & found my framing a lot better. I sold the Q2 for a M11 but had to wait a week or so for my 28mm Cron to be available so borrowed my friends 35mm lux & suddenly found I wasn't quite enjoying my photography & wondering if I had made the wrong choice on the camera, however when the 28mm Cron arrived & going out with it on the M1 it was like wearing a better (m11) old pair of shoes I was comfortable again. I have just bought a M11 Monochrome & only yesterday my mate with the 35mm skid if I want to buy iy as he was getting the new 35 FLE as he wanted the closer focusing, at a very good price. I almost jumped at it to stay on the M11 Monochrome so went into Bristol to trying. Funny seeing your video today tells me why I decoded to give it a pass & stay with my 28mm Thank you you for answering the question I felt but didn't know if that makes sense

@WalkLikeAlice

Жыл бұрын

It does make sense. The trick is to stick with something for a while. If you find after that the lens is causing a few issues with the way you shoot then try something else and give that some time.

Great video as usual Jeff. I've been shooting with a Ricoh GR3 for the last year (28mm) and I'd tried the 21mm converter lens briefly but discounted it as it's heavy and unbalances the camera. I get very close to people (zone focus at 1 or 1.5m) and despite shooting over 10,000 images I'm still having the issue of being too close to get the image fully in frame more often than I'd like. I tend to shoot at shoulder height (I'm short, shorter than you). The issue of focal length just hadn't occurred to me, I'd assumed it was my own sloppy technique, I think I need to look at that 21mm adapter again...

@WalkLikeAlice

3 ай бұрын

Thanks Craig.

Solid, sound advice that I will certainly take on board. I’m nearing the end of the video and surprised you haven’t yet mentioned the Fuji X100V, which everyone is raving on about, so much that they are almost unattainable. Apologies if you do finally mention it after 9.14m.

@WalkLikeAlice

Жыл бұрын

Hi Patrick, thanks for watching and your comments. Regarding the Fuji camera, I’ve never owned or used a Fuji digital, so it wouldn’t be something I could comment on with any authority 🙂

My main street setup is a Leica M240 and CV 35/1.4 Nokton. I have tried my 28/2 Ultron II, but found it to wide for me. I did enjoy shooting street with a 90/2.8 Elmarit-M this past weekend.. Thanks for the chat...

@WalkLikeAlice

Жыл бұрын

I think the 28mm, although popular, is a really difficult lens to work with. It takes a lot of perseverance. I was surprised that Leica used a 28mm in the Q series.

Shooting street pix today is very much like doing press work in the 80's, before zooms... I use 2 bodies with a wide (usually a 35mm) and a short tele (usually a 75mm) The trick to avoid the indecision is to look at each picture opportunity and decide on the fly which body I need to take it... Obviously changing lenses is not a possibility, but deciding between 2 bodies in less of a problem... I'm always looking for pictures and anticipating where it will be.. during this process I can chose my lens and be ready if it breaks down as I hope... This is how we worked in press photography before fast zooms took over...

Very interesting video thanks. Use 28 and 50 on an M10. Got a GFX recently but may have to sell it again as it’s really big for anything to do with street photography.

@WalkLikeAlice

Жыл бұрын

I haven't used a GFX but it wouldn't be my first choice looking at the specs. Amazing for landscape photography though.

Fantastic video as always. I find myself juggling between the 35mm and 28mm. I shoot Street mostly in NYC so its always the 28mm as I dive into the massive sea of people during rush hour. With Zone focusing and good light/flash, it's just about the perfect set-up for me. 35mm for just about everything else.

@WalkLikeAlice

Жыл бұрын

NYC, now there is a bucket-list place to go and shoot!! I still take a 35mm with me as a backup lens, and sometimes I will use it in really low light as it’s faster than my 28. I think 28/35 is the best two lens combination.

@user-pg5rt7ju4f

3 ай бұрын

@@WalkLikeAlice what's on that list, Jeff? I've lived 40 yrs in manhattan, over 4 now in brooklyn. there are still interesting places i do not dare to walk into as an "outsider" w/ a camera. I'll take a bus tour to spot things out when it gets a little warmer. I always shoot alone. had been robbed in a better part of east village (see my linhof comment)

@user-pg5rt7ju4f

3 ай бұрын

I used to carry a minolta auto flash w/ thyrister circuit & a leica m w/ no hotshoe. 40 or 28 mm w/o a frame but found make-do good enough even for slide use. or else a xd11 w/ 24->35 zoom. all hours in lower manhattan (below 14th st in the 80's/ early 90's) whenever on the streets. my first 35mm before slr's &m's was a 3-zone focus rangefinder camera no one ever heard of. The lens was small & great, prob. a 35 f2.8 ; don't remember. but did not keep for long as i was clumsy at attaching 135 film to a little hoke. it was a little mamiya ! miss it!

I really dig your channel!

@WalkLikeAlice

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏🙏

I'm very introvert, not that much shy, had an powershot câmera and love the focal length, almost 200mm, few years went by and i love wide angles, rn i have an cheap 25mm lens on a apsc body, 38mm ish on ff, love the range, looking into an 18mm to try out that 28mm wide angle

I shot with film M`s for 30 years (still do at times) using 40 or 50 .Today I often go out with my digital CL with either a 35 or just a 50 .I went a few years using a various Ricoh GRD`s and rapidly got used to the 28fl. Now I think conditions on the street have changed in the 30 years since I started. People are more socially aware of cameras and that seems to necessitate using longer fl`s than previously .... perhaps. It depends whether you talking "walk about street" or street events I guess . Nice content by the way .

@WalkLikeAlice

Жыл бұрын

I’ve heard this a few times from photographers. The idea that you need to be further away. Whatever you feel comfortable with is the correct choice. But I remember reading an article about Cartier-Bresson and his work in America. He said something on the lines of him having to forsake his 50mm for a 35mm because everything was so big and busy.

Great Video Jeff! I went with a 28mm 2.8 older Elmarit (35mm +/- on my M8) and a 7 Artisans 50mm 1.1 for trying out portrait shooting and just for fun... it is so inexpensive. Focusing not easy without an EVF but I've been able to nail a few shots. I'll use your zone focusing method for my 28mm/35mm.Thanks again!

@WalkLikeAlice

Жыл бұрын

I’ve got some tips to help you focus. It should be quicker and easier than an EVF.

@byronstephenwiseman1539

Жыл бұрын

More the reason to schedule another Zoom Lesson!

Without a doubt the best summary of how people should choose a lens (and why) I have come across. The too many lenses is a rabbit hole of wasted time - speaking from hard earned experience. I've settled on a 24 Elmar for my walk around lens.

@WalkLikeAlice

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Peter. You are very kind. 24 I have never used on a Leica. I did use it a lot with a LUMIX camera I had a few years ago.

@petera1033

Жыл бұрын

@@WalkLikeAlice I shot with the 21mm for a year and =found it a tad too wide too often great lens though so I shifted up to the 28 and shot for a couple of years - I can understand why Leica loves the 28mm - my preferred distance is 2-3meters so the 24 gives me more width but not as much as the 21. I guess the only thing you may have mentioned in your video is the focusing methods you both use to get your shots.....

@WalkLikeAlice

Жыл бұрын

@@petera1033 Hi Peter, we covered focusing in this video :) kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZaqWxdelhqyefMo.html

Usually, if I want a smaller camera and one lens, I'll take the a6600 and the 24mm GM lens which gives me a focal length around 35mm. If I want to use a pocket camera, I'll use my RX100 vii with a range of 24-200mm.

Adapting to the 28mm focal length on my Leica Q was not easy after using interchangeables and mostly the 35mm on my cropped sensor Fuji X-T4! But the Q and the fixed lens now feels so natural now. Also, the high image quality of the full frame Leica means that if I simply cannot physically move to the position to give me the ideal framing, I still have the option to crop and get a useable final image. The physical tab for manual focusing on the Q is an important feature too. Using one lens also means I don’t have to remember which way the distance scale works so manual focusing can become quite intuitive.

@WalkLikeAlice

Жыл бұрын

I didn't know you had come over to the dark side, John ;)

@johnwaine56

Жыл бұрын

@@WalkLikeAlice Yes. It's all your fault! I took the majority of my pics on it last year. Hugh Brownstone made me realise I'm not a landscape photographer so street it is for me and the Q so often delivers better pictures than I thought I'd captured which is a joy!

@WalkLikeAlice

Жыл бұрын

@@johnwaine56 don’t blame us!!!

35mm is classics and irs clesr why it's a typical number one choice. The photos are flat, however still not wide angled and distrited somehow. 50mm for someone is too close. 28mm is too wide, I've tried to make some photos ans simply was struggled what to photo because aimply wverybting was in the viewfinder, jt was too much too. I still think the best is juggling between 50 and 35

I had been using the 28mm summicron out and about pretty much ever since I started years ago with Leica M. This Christmas I splurged on a 35mm summicron and I love it and am going to use it exclusively for several months. I really like 50mm, too which probably fits my personality better but I'm trying.....lol.

@WalkLikeAlice

Жыл бұрын

Haha. One at a time!! Otherwise you end up like me and get onto the street as a confused mess 😂

Just picked a new hobby and as a beginner on budget...great advice on lens and cameras. Hoping to use Nikon 1 J5 10-30mm and stay on course to be good as using it. Cheers

@WalkLikeAlice

2 ай бұрын

Have fun with it!!

Both you and Sara are superb photographers, a rare trait among KZread photographers. I shoot exclusively with 20/21mm lenses for my SLR/Rangefinder cameras. They have been my primary lenses since the late 70s.

@WalkLikeAlice

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Much respect to you for using those lenses as primaries. It takes some skill.

@linjicakonikon7666

Жыл бұрын

@@WalkLikeAlice My primary camera is a 6x17 Linhof with a 90mm F5.6 Super Angulon. Same view, different aspect ratio. My first exposure to photography was viewing Kubrick's 2001:A Space Odyssey. I think that was a big influence. Cheers and keep up the superlative work.👍🌟🌟🌟🌟

@user-pg5rt7ju4f

3 ай бұрын

@@linjicakonikon7666 A friend (trained in industrial design by Italian prof.) was influenced by Antonioni's Blow Up (circa 68?,Kubrick's too?) feat. Van Redgrave et.al. I too to a certain extent. My 1st moment (13yr)was seeing a (humbly mine) b&w 127-film Brownie print 're-producing' a memorable scene from 'GunFight at the OK Corral'. Accidental? The 28 was the shortest used over 14/15 yrs since 9th grade (Brit.Form 3). Then 24-35 , 24-50 af; w/the most recent 17-28 f/2.8 af I found myself mostly (>80% ?) at the 24-28 end. (a 25-50, only 2 weeks old, on a new body was robbed in front of a church in the crazy 80's/ early 90's.) I had the use of a borrowed 6x12 Mamiya rangefinder (but w/NO rangefinder focus, basically just a body w/ shutter to fit a lens) with a 47mm Schneider for a # days in 97. Good to have a used-camera dealer for a friend who also had a physics bkgd from an elite college. Used 120 chrome, don't remember using a meter (as I was overseas; may be I used af slr to meter) . Estimation + dof scale ( may be also w/ my usual hyperfocal less 1/2 actual stop to play safe; easier these days w/electronic shutters for fractional intervals) worked beautifully handheld. I also shot verticals, they were amazing. Imagine w/ 6x17 Linhof ; but not for me, hardly ever used a tripod after grade school.The other busy life over the the years did not allow it. Best wishes to your Linhof work.

I have a 28 on my Q2M, 35mm Summilux , 50 mm Summicron, and 90mm macro(collapsable)

Interesting discussion - thanks. I’ve mainly been using 28mm (Leica Q2) but recently bought a GRiiiX (40mm equivalent) to compliment the Leica & my iPhone (but mainly due to its pocketability) ….I can’t make up my mind though about having “options” or just sticking to one lens (as you recommend) ! - tomorrow I’m going to spend the day in Cambridge….just with the GR only, so it’ll be interesting to see what I get :- )

@WalkLikeAlice

Жыл бұрын

The last time I was in Cambridge I shot with a 35mm. It seemed to suit it quite well.

Fantastic... Thanks a ton Sir for all your words. I was pretty much confused about which one would be my ideal focal length for Streetphotography ( I'm a Pharmacologist by profession and im from India ). Sir , I bought FUJIFILM XT30 II with XC15-45mm F3.5-5.6 kit lens yesterday and shooting with it. Learning more about the Kit and Prime Lenses. And I'm focusing more on 35 mil. I have subscribed your channel to learn . Thank you so much Sir 🙏 😊

@WalkLikeAlice

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for subscribing and kind words. We really appreciate it 🙏🙏

Interesting video Jeff well done.I mainly use 28 but can't stop messing around with 21/35/75, 24/50/90ish and 28/50/90ish.I think I need to reserve the three lens system for longer trips, but I have enjoyed it.Cheers.

@WalkLikeAlice

Жыл бұрын

You sound like me three years ago!!!

@KeithHodgkinson

Жыл бұрын

@@WalkLikeAlice I'm happy with that 🤣

I used to use a 28mm then moved to a 24mm my friend used a 21mm, and I now use a 16mm to 35 mm Zoom. I also used a pair of Olympus 35 RC cameras sometimes which are a rangefinder with a 42mm lens.

Great video. I'm currently trying to decide between the 23mm F2 and 27mm F2.8 for Fuji APS-C. Although close in focal length it seems like quite a distinct choice!

@WalkLikeAlice

2 ай бұрын

Can’t help you there. I have no idea re Fuji lenses.

@SJMPhotography

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the reply. I guess I meant more the different between 35mm and 40mm FF equiv for street ​@@WalkLikeAlice

great advice

@WalkLikeAlice

11 ай бұрын

Thank you

This is a topic that I'm interested in, I have a 23mm lens on my camera all of the time but take 16mm with me which I almost never use, still it helps with my confidence level just to know I can get wider if I choose to. Someday I will leave at home.

@WalkLikeAlice

Жыл бұрын

I totally get that. There's always something in our brains that thinks "what if" but most of the time that situation never arises!!

I use Summicron 35mm. Have 2 (one is an older 8 element). Despite having multiple other Leica lenses of various focal length I have used the 35mm almost exclusively for all subjects.

@WalkLikeAlice

Жыл бұрын

35 is a great focal length for the Leica.

Mostly i use the Voigtländer 21mm f3.5 Color-Skopar on my Sony APS/C. This combo is light weight and supplys good looking pics in bnw.

@WalkLikeAlice

Жыл бұрын

21mm works so well with any cropped sensor. It gives a really unique look.