Thank you. The 58mm picture looks way more 3 dimensional in my opinion. Also, it focuses the attention on the subject, not the leaves on the left side (which is a bit the case with the 50mm). Don't sell the 58mm. You will miss it, even if the 50mm if technically superior...
@chetanunindracusin66419 күн бұрын
What ever we fill comfortable with it used the good enough reson ps.I 73 yrs used all of them
@haydennettleton3272Ай бұрын
I must admit im surprised how much better the d700 looks. However i suspect it would be very easy to get the 2 photos looking the same.
@nealphoreАй бұрын
Great insightful video, thank you for sharing #nikondslruser
@ramnoham593Ай бұрын
Great video, and very clear. Viewed several videos and this is one of the best.
@FernandoSLimaАй бұрын
A will be using a Canon 90D and sigma 18-35 for a long long time...
@Snapit551Ай бұрын
Great video points! Having a website is your shop window displaying your images! And I’ve seen some wedding websites which have pages and pages of words just talking about the photographer and I think one page is enough rather than pages talking about the photographer.
@nelsonted1Ай бұрын
I am a nikon guy. I bought a Sony d6000 which I eventually gave to my daughter with lenses. The camera had a rotary dial which I'd accidentally turned several times. I had trouble mentally with changing from Nikon to Sony controls. And the photos were a little flat. The dial turning spooked me badly. The trouble was really going back and forth. I loved the size.
@viewlesswindАй бұрын
Nikon designed D700's sensor whereas all other sensors are made by Sony because they're cheaper but not better.
@viewlesswindАй бұрын
IDK. Sony images seem to have too much color saturation. Have you ever tried Z9?
@CreativePixelPhotosАй бұрын
Not the Z9 but used the Z8 for 6 months and about 20 weddings. Yea - lovely camera but I changed to Sony as I felt so let down by the Z mount primes lenses. I prefer the D780 actually as so much simpler and still great image quality with G lenses.
@viewlesswindАй бұрын
You've ever tried D750 for DSLR or Z9 for Z-mount?
@CreativePixelPhotosАй бұрын
I used the D750 for about 3 years (2016 to 2019) - great camera even today - I changed to the D780 which I still have and still use today. I had the Z8 for about 6 months and 20 weddings - great camera but overkill for weddings and I was so let down by the Z mount primes (cheap plastic and average images) I switched to Sony for their wonderful G Master primes.
@viewlesswindАй бұрын
@@CreativePixelPhotos Agree. The Z mount glasses are BS.
@esspiefotografie4786Ай бұрын
Hi Allen, missed out on the first 2 parts, but will watch over this weekend. Have 2 questions: 1. Did you use at any point of time d850 for wedding shoot out & how was your experience? 2. You talked about 1.4 & short variable zoom. Did you try out a 70-200 2.8? If yes, could you pl share your experience? Since you are posting a video series, it would be lovely, if you could talk about your experience of using various lenses & problems you faced during wedding shoot. Thanks
@CreativePixelPhotosАй бұрын
Yes - I used a D850 for I guess about 6 weddings. Used alongside both my Z6ii and D780. Brilliant AF and great alround camera but not as good as the D780 at very high iso (talking 6400 and above) - also file sizes very big and noticeable slower in editing. So sold it. I haven't used a 70-200 for many years - I've gravitated to the wider end and use mainly 24,35 and 50 with the 24-70 for a few parts like confetti. I'll certainly take on board your comments about lenses etc. Thank you 🙂
@esspiefotografie4786Ай бұрын
@@CreativePixelPhotos Thanks for your reply. As you might have seen in my profile, am primarily into landscape, cityscapes etc. I was indeed considering for d780, but decided to go for a new d850 because of its low native ISO & absence low-pass filter. Not sure, whether Z-series retained low-pass filter!?! Since I shifted away from wildlife(for quite some time), high frame-rate is not a requirement. Coming back to this video post where you mentioned of keeping 2 cameras, I thought, how about having combination of a full-frame & aps-c? Do you see a technical disadvantage there? Many might laugh, but I still use my age old d90. All my posted shots were from that camera. And now after acquiring the d850(which I am slowly getting used to), dunno what to do with my good old companion. By the way, am not able to keep you in the loop, if I post new shots in my account. No idea, what the problem is.
@Snapit5512 ай бұрын
Great video 👌 do you use manual focus whilst using flash? And do you use a grey card at indoor venues for correcting your white balance? I’ve just bought a canon rf28-70mm f2 lens and gosh it’s heavy !
@CreativePixelPhotos2 ай бұрын
Hi - no I don't use manual focus but completely manual exposure - sometimes ttl flash but if I can manula flash too. My Nikon allows me to set WB by just pointing at something white but the Sony's I just stick with auto and sort in LR. Oh wow - that's a great lens - I'm not surprised it's heavy!
@karlspitzer75062 ай бұрын
Thank you very much for providing all this insight into wedding photography, I am finding it all very helpful and you're doing a great job at explaining it as best as possible. Well done, information you are providing is much appreciated, great to see your passion for the subject. Take care, Karl ( N.Devon)
@williamebert60472 ай бұрын
Love ur work! I bought a D780 and love it. In live view will this camera work different for Off Camera Flash?
@CreativePixelPhotos2 ай бұрын
Hi - tbh I've never used live view and ocf together that I remember but see no reason for anything to be very different except if using ttl then the different focus area compared to ovf may change the flash power but would only be very slightly I'd guess. 🙂
@leethecockneytruckercomedy57982 ай бұрын
great video very informative
@briandelaney81222 ай бұрын
I have a D700 and a Z5 (Among other Nikons D7100, D7200, Z50 etc) and noticed the same hing. The D700 seems to be 'warmer' than the Z5. However, this can be a double edged sword, as I have had instances with the D700 (and the D300) where the reds (Say photographing a red red rose) are blown out on the D700, but fine on a newer mirrorless camera. I love both cameras for different reasons though and although my D700 recently died, I will be purchasing another and not just for the picture quality, but also the ergonomics.
@danielfrancione37102 ай бұрын
Thank you for your review on DSLR's Great review - Boston Massachusetts
@williamebert60472 ай бұрын
Thank you, I bought a D 780 and love it.
@Snapit5512 ай бұрын
As a new starter some great tips and I totally agree with you that if you offer an extensive extras list then the client will just get confused and will not bother booking and it all depends where you are offering your services in that area and how wealthy the clients are and also the level of your skill and creativity as a photographer which will draw in higher paying clients
@artsmodelstation93962 ай бұрын
I’m glad I’m not the only one with focusing issues. I just ordered the Tamron 24-70 old model not G2 from MPB for my Nikon D750. I sent back the Nikon 50mm 1.8g because of inconsistent focus. Probably bad copy. Hoping the Tamron will work out better.
@russmarino92532 ай бұрын
Thank you Allen so much for taking the time and putting this together; this is a great channel! You're inspirational, a good teacher and I look forward to learning more from you with your course.
@stephenroberts78282 ай бұрын
Nice stuff thnx Allen very informative looking at your images and having been a paid wedding photographer for some time everything you say resonates with me apart from your gear list but then that is a personal choice.
@spirg2 ай бұрын
It’s not the tools , it’s the carpenter 😊
@CreativePixelPhotos2 ай бұрын
Whilst I agree a good photographer will get better photos than a not so good one given the same gear - I find that "gear" can be inspirational - I actually do enjoy carpentry and years ago my wife bought me a Lie-Nielsen bronze bench plane and it's such a joy to use it did and still does inspire me to work with it. Same with gear - just got my first ever Lieca (an M10) and it's got me off out doing photos just for me - my wedding cameras (now Sony) just don't do that
@spirg2 ай бұрын
@@CreativePixelPhotos 4500. Is alot to pay for " inspirational " But I respect your process...
@spirgАй бұрын
@@CreativePixelPhotosAwesome!!!
@dylansalt12 ай бұрын
My beloved D750 did the same thing to me and I also took a chance with a Sony A7C as I was needing a hybrid - I paired that with a Tamron 20-40 2.8 - a remarkable zoom lens - colour rendering & sharpness - if I ever did weddings again I’d have no issues using that lens
@peterdclark2 ай бұрын
I’ve a host of Nikons currently. 2 lovely brassed film models (FE2 & FM2N), a beautiful autofocus tank (F100), the OG of CCD sensors (D200) and the Z8…I rarely use the Z8 site purchasing it specifically as it doesn’t do anything for me…mainly I feel due to no mechanical shutter slap (which is ridiculous really) . Recently splurged on the new ZF and fell in love with digital all over again due to the experience. Shooting vintage NIKKOR ais F mount glass on adapted to the Z mint and manual focus is it!. I appreciate your sentiment with your Leica due to this. I did too try the Leica M2,then M5 and M6 but it didn’t do it for me. Even the Leica M8 with its beautiful CCD sensor…none survived for more than a year sadly. But my current FM2N and ZF with a shoulderbag full of prime glass is where I found my sweet spot. 😊. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and I wish you continued enthusiasm with your M10. Cheers ~Peter
@Bobby-mq8lt2 ай бұрын
We totally understand your decision: Love doesn’t pay the bills I believe that Nikon z8-z9 are great cameras compared to a 7 years old Sony A9 mark 1! lol ^ Dear Sony I want to thank you for destroying the camera industry and setting higher standards for the consumer ^ 🎉🎉🎉
@photobobo2 ай бұрын
Despite your rather disjointed ramble, I do agree that new gear can help encourage one to better photos.
@justamanwithanopinion2 ай бұрын
I've just got a Leica M11. It is HARD to move from an autofocus mirrorless camera to a manual focus rangefinder and I feel like my photography has gone back years... but I'm embracing the challenge and will work to get used to the system.
@CreativePixelPhotos2 ай бұрын
It's certainly different but I'm sure every week I'll get better and I'm sure you will too. It's good to have a challenge 😁
@dandipalma86872 ай бұрын
YES!!!! My M11 Mono has "taken me bacK" to when I first began shooting 50 years ago. Thanks for reminding
@emmanueltsI52 ай бұрын
It is a different system. M is a fantastic camera (especially Leica M film cameras). Unfortunately M cameras are overpriced. Other than that, they are so simple thus perfect.
@CreativePixelPhotos2 ай бұрын
Certainly agree on the overpriced bit! And love it's simplicity and feel and images.
@borlach3212 ай бұрын
No question; a better sensor is a better sensor. However, that won't help someone who doesn't know what they're doing.
@ronaldmoravec26922 ай бұрын
Set picture control to neutral and then the only issue greens are still exaggerated.
@ggdfggdfgdffgfddg342 ай бұрын
A friend has already compared the leika M10 vs q3. Believe me, this is not the magic of the camera, this is the magic of the lens; if you put this lens on any Nikon, the colors will be just as magical!
@CreativePixelPhotos2 ай бұрын
I do agree! I have a Sony to Leica adapter and whilst the f1.4GM lenses I have are superb the 2 Leica ones are even more special - more arty, more character.... BUT - I actually find the Leica focusing even easier than the focus peaking on the Sony's which I never expected even after just a few weeks use - sure in a few months I'll find the Leica focusing super quick and accurate 🙂
@SourPlanet2 ай бұрын
Magic of the lens is only half the equation, though. Magnify peaking through an EVF will never feel like rangefinding through an OVF.
@luisin69ful2 ай бұрын
Hi Allen, do you shoot with Z lenses or AF lenses with an adapter?. Are you using Nikon lenses? I just got my Z8 and I'm getting ready for my wedding season this year. God Bless!
@CreativePixelPhotos2 ай бұрын
Hi Actually since this video I've switched everything to Sony. I was not at all happy with the Z 1.8 lenses and the 1.2's silly price and size/weight. So when I had it for 7 months used all F mount 1.4 primes and a 24/70. With Sony use their gorgeous 1.4gm primes and 24/70. Bodies are A7IV and A9II
@bondgabebond49072 ай бұрын
Interesting history of your love affair with photography and cameras. I think we all reach that point when we get the top, the best of what is out there. In the U.S. Air Force, I worked in the media, base newspapers and did a lot of shooting pictures for the paper. The military used Nikon and I finally got mine while stationed in Japan. It's still with me, a 45 year old Nikon F2A. Still alive and still the best camera ever built. It's been with me for many years and even took a trip to the DMZ between the two Koreas. I also took it for a stroll into N. Korea so it has history with me. But it didn't improve my photography, but it did get its picture taken with N. Korea in the background. Both Leica and Nikon have incredible histories and I think that is where sentimental value plays a part in our love of photography. The images taken with this camera will be with me and family members for a very long time. Enjoy your love, your Leica and enjoy every picture you take.
@waynekirk89512 ай бұрын
Always enjoyable content Alan, entertaining even, well done...
@gc21612 ай бұрын
Isn't it funny how millions of us take photos trillions every second but only a handful of photographers shine, even the ones decades ago are still talked about. It is always where you point your camera and why, the more subtle and ambiguous the better as that creates a dialogue with your audience and leaves room for slightly different or rather personal interpretations. That is very difficult to do, and I cannot. Gear I'm afraid will not save us.
@CreativePixelPhotos2 ай бұрын
See this is where I do slightly disagree - gear I agree won't "make us better photographgers" but if it inspires and boosts our enthusiasm then that just might in time help improve our photography. Photography is for most of us a matter of practice - I'd guess the "greats" had/have natural ability but even they wouldn't be greats if they never had the enthusiasm to go out and shoot.
@33antonius2 ай бұрын
Compliments for this great and honest video. I don't have the money for a Leica but get a somekind similar image and experience by using a Nikon D610 in combination with a 50 mm f 2.0 AI and 35 mm F2.8 AIS. There has been a test showing that this nikon lens (which I used as a teenager on my FtN) is sharper or as sharp as the summicron. Your assessment that the image from modern Nikons is harsh I totally agree upon. This is closely related to the new lenses. I had a mirrorless Nikon but it all became to easy and uninspiring. Lacking contrast and so on
@paultaylorphotography94992 ай бұрын
I’ve been shooting since I was a teenager now 59 still working full time on newspapers. I’ve shot and own many cameras brands formats a lot of which i feature on my channel I love them all. A while back I decided it was time to scratch the Leica itch I opted for the Q2 absolutely love the thing to bits I wouldn’t say it’s transformative in my photography but I enjoy shooting it every time. Film wise my new fave toy is a canon L3 with an elmar lens fun to shoot and lovely results. My daily work gear is all canon 1dx bodies and lenses solid reliable does the job without fail but I don’t find it sexy it’s just a work tool. I say whatever you enjoy do it live once shoot loads📷 liked and subbed
@CreativePixelPhotos2 ай бұрын
Thanks. ☺️
@c0ldc0ne2 ай бұрын
Maybe I lack the required sophistication, but I don't see anything in the examples you have shown from the Leica that couldn't be achieved with any other marginally competent camera. I have yet to come across a credible report of someone being able to tell them apart in a blind test. My own experience with finding inspiration or motivation in new gear is that it's always been short lived, and that it never had a meaningful effect on the aesthetic quality of my work. I hope that yours will be different.
@CreativePixelPhotos2 ай бұрын
Hi. Of course with LR you can pretty much get any look from any camera. I'm still working on getting the look I want from the Leica but I took a shot of my garden with my Sony, Nikon D780 and the Leica and compared the raw files. Sony and Nikon quite similar with the Nikon having more natural colours then the Leica stood out with deeper shadows, vibrant but not over saturated natural colours and just kinda looked more arty. And of course the actual experience of shooting is night and day compared to sale or mirrorless.
@chrisbartelt81712 ай бұрын
From everything I've seen on Sony shots - I think their colours and rendering are horrible (in comparison to Nikon or others). I'll stick with my old Fujifilm fossils!
@CreativePixelPhotos2 ай бұрын
Fuji with their sensor do produce beautiful photos (I've had 5 Fuji cameras) Sony are definitely not the best images I've ever seen - however as every wedding photo is edited it's not difficult to get a pleasing look. But for my own photography this Leica is going to be my favourite for a very long time :-)
@chrisbartelt81712 ай бұрын
@@CreativePixelPhotos I do understand that as a working professional other criteria are very important (speed and AF capabilities etc). I guess it's all a matter of priorities. I'm not a pro now (was in the past) so I can take my time, it's a different world!
@chrisbartelt81712 ай бұрын
After years of using Nikon film kit I lost my way a bit and sold it all - didn't take any photos for years until I got the urge again in all the covid nonsense. I then bought an old but mint Fujifilm XPro-1 and some XF lenses and never looked back! I now have two XPro1's, An XE1, an XE-2 and Two XT-1's - all of them are the absolutely gorgeous XTrans one and two sensors that produce the most film-like images that I've seen and that I absolutely love. I absolutely LOVE the retro design and the fact that I have everything on a dial and aperture ring (like the old days) I cant stand buttons and menus (Ugh!). The 16.9 MP sensors are all I need, I see no reason to upgrade any of it and now know them all backwards. I suspect they'll see me out now. The only 'new' kit I buy is an ever increasing collection of vintage lenses and adaptors which are all such fun to shoot with and give some lovely unique images. I just don't see the need for anything else 'newer' - if anything I think the kit has got far too complicated and feature packed and take you away from the basic joys of simplicity and function. Each to their own though!
@CreativePixelPhotos2 ай бұрын
Hi and I've had Fuji's Xpro1 Xro2 Xe2 x100t and several lenses and you're right - they are lovely and "different" to the usual Nikon, Canon etc. I also agree about the sensors 🙂 Just thought it was time to try a Leica and instantly understood why they have such a reputation. I also see myself having this camera after I stop doing weddings and sell all my Sony and Nikon stuff.
@paultaylorphotography94992 ай бұрын
I have the xpro2 love it but not used it as often as it deserves so converted it to shoot infrared now it’s with me all the time love it
@CM_72 ай бұрын
Congratulations on your M, enjoy it!
@Whypaintoutside2 ай бұрын
Enter Islam and success
@joshmcdzz69252 ай бұрын
You are still in the honeymoon phase of your leica.. make this review in 2 years from now.. I guess in the next 3 months your motivation to shoot will be gone if you don't get another toy..
@CreativePixelPhotos2 ай бұрын
Remind me in 3 months and I'll post some pics from the M10 taken in the previous week - let's see - I really do feel this one is different
@VoltLover002 ай бұрын
Leicas are trash. Modern Leica digital cameras are just another way to buy a Sony sensor, with a higher price tag
@CreativePixelPhotos2 ай бұрын
Hmm... I do agree with regard to the SL range - my Sony's have more features and as you say a similar sensor - Cmosis actually make the Leica modern sensors not Sony. The M9 used a Kodak ccd sensor and the M240, M10 and M11 never have used Sony sensors. BUT - a large part of the Leica thing is their lenses which are argueably the best and with the M range it's also about the unique experience actually shooting with it. And Leica are definitely not trash!
@VoltLover002 ай бұрын
@@CreativePixelPhotos The sensor in the M11 is made by Sony
@CreativePixelPhotos2 ай бұрын
@@VoltLover00 correct. The only M that has and from what I see many M11 owners aren't happy that the Famed Leica look is no more🥴
@Shephard19782 ай бұрын
This could be said of so many things these days. Just because sensors originally come from a manufacturer does not mean that what a manufacturer does afterwards does not make a different with processors etc. the sensor is slightly different on a Leica sensor to deal with the steeper angle light enters Leica m lenses. Sony’s own TVs feature LG OLED panels with LG being one of the largest producers of TV OLED panels. Does not mean Sony don’t bring unique things to the rest of the product via their processing, algorithms, software.
@alanhart99762 ай бұрын
You are obsessed with gear and always in a quandry.
@CreativePixelPhotos2 ай бұрын
I'll admit to having spent a lot of time and effort (and money) and getting the most suitable gear for my weddings. I really doubt I'll be changing the Leica anytime soon.
@tomtracy53962 ай бұрын
Time to try canon 🥳🤓😎
@CreativePixelPhotos2 ай бұрын
Seriously - Canon -v- Leica?? Yes for sports and Bif etc but for anythiing artistic, documentary etc then Leica.
@bri_v2 ай бұрын
I recently had a similar experience as well. My mother was having her home remodeled, and while we were packing everything away, I found her old 28mm Canon FD lens. Found an adapter for my 90D, and was having so much fun with it. It was also challenging me out of my comfort zone, which eventually made my shots more creative... then, I found someone selling a Zeiss 50mm Makro, practically unused. And MY GOD 😵💫, it's like all that fun and creativity I experienced with the FD lens, but times 10
@CreativePixelPhotos2 ай бұрын
Good to hear it's not just me !!
@bri_v2 ай бұрын
@@CreativePixelPhotos All part of the journey 😊 It's funny too, because normally I tell others, "You don't need fancy gear to become a better photographer, just learn with what you have"... but after playing with this Zeiss, might bite my tounge a little from now on 😆... May not instantly make you a better photographer, but it opens a whole new world of opportunities.
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Thank you. The 58mm picture looks way more 3 dimensional in my opinion. Also, it focuses the attention on the subject, not the leaves on the left side (which is a bit the case with the 50mm). Don't sell the 58mm. You will miss it, even if the 50mm if technically superior...
What ever we fill comfortable with it used the good enough reson ps.I 73 yrs used all of them
I must admit im surprised how much better the d700 looks. However i suspect it would be very easy to get the 2 photos looking the same.
Great insightful video, thank you for sharing #nikondslruser
Great video, and very clear. Viewed several videos and this is one of the best.
A will be using a Canon 90D and sigma 18-35 for a long long time...
Great video points! Having a website is your shop window displaying your images! And I’ve seen some wedding websites which have pages and pages of words just talking about the photographer and I think one page is enough rather than pages talking about the photographer.
I am a nikon guy. I bought a Sony d6000 which I eventually gave to my daughter with lenses. The camera had a rotary dial which I'd accidentally turned several times. I had trouble mentally with changing from Nikon to Sony controls. And the photos were a little flat. The dial turning spooked me badly. The trouble was really going back and forth. I loved the size.
Nikon designed D700's sensor whereas all other sensors are made by Sony because they're cheaper but not better.
IDK. Sony images seem to have too much color saturation. Have you ever tried Z9?
Not the Z9 but used the Z8 for 6 months and about 20 weddings. Yea - lovely camera but I changed to Sony as I felt so let down by the Z mount primes lenses. I prefer the D780 actually as so much simpler and still great image quality with G lenses.
You've ever tried D750 for DSLR or Z9 for Z-mount?
I used the D750 for about 3 years (2016 to 2019) - great camera even today - I changed to the D780 which I still have and still use today. I had the Z8 for about 6 months and 20 weddings - great camera but overkill for weddings and I was so let down by the Z mount primes (cheap plastic and average images) I switched to Sony for their wonderful G Master primes.
@@CreativePixelPhotos Agree. The Z mount glasses are BS.
Hi Allen, missed out on the first 2 parts, but will watch over this weekend. Have 2 questions: 1. Did you use at any point of time d850 for wedding shoot out & how was your experience? 2. You talked about 1.4 & short variable zoom. Did you try out a 70-200 2.8? If yes, could you pl share your experience? Since you are posting a video series, it would be lovely, if you could talk about your experience of using various lenses & problems you faced during wedding shoot. Thanks
Yes - I used a D850 for I guess about 6 weddings. Used alongside both my Z6ii and D780. Brilliant AF and great alround camera but not as good as the D780 at very high iso (talking 6400 and above) - also file sizes very big and noticeable slower in editing. So sold it. I haven't used a 70-200 for many years - I've gravitated to the wider end and use mainly 24,35 and 50 with the 24-70 for a few parts like confetti. I'll certainly take on board your comments about lenses etc. Thank you 🙂
@@CreativePixelPhotos Thanks for your reply. As you might have seen in my profile, am primarily into landscape, cityscapes etc. I was indeed considering for d780, but decided to go for a new d850 because of its low native ISO & absence low-pass filter. Not sure, whether Z-series retained low-pass filter!?! Since I shifted away from wildlife(for quite some time), high frame-rate is not a requirement. Coming back to this video post where you mentioned of keeping 2 cameras, I thought, how about having combination of a full-frame & aps-c? Do you see a technical disadvantage there? Many might laugh, but I still use my age old d90. All my posted shots were from that camera. And now after acquiring the d850(which I am slowly getting used to), dunno what to do with my good old companion. By the way, am not able to keep you in the loop, if I post new shots in my account. No idea, what the problem is.
Great video 👌 do you use manual focus whilst using flash? And do you use a grey card at indoor venues for correcting your white balance? I’ve just bought a canon rf28-70mm f2 lens and gosh it’s heavy !
Hi - no I don't use manual focus but completely manual exposure - sometimes ttl flash but if I can manula flash too. My Nikon allows me to set WB by just pointing at something white but the Sony's I just stick with auto and sort in LR. Oh wow - that's a great lens - I'm not surprised it's heavy!
Thank you very much for providing all this insight into wedding photography, I am finding it all very helpful and you're doing a great job at explaining it as best as possible. Well done, information you are providing is much appreciated, great to see your passion for the subject. Take care, Karl ( N.Devon)
Love ur work! I bought a D780 and love it. In live view will this camera work different for Off Camera Flash?
Hi - tbh I've never used live view and ocf together that I remember but see no reason for anything to be very different except if using ttl then the different focus area compared to ovf may change the flash power but would only be very slightly I'd guess. 🙂
great video very informative
I have a D700 and a Z5 (Among other Nikons D7100, D7200, Z50 etc) and noticed the same hing. The D700 seems to be 'warmer' than the Z5. However, this can be a double edged sword, as I have had instances with the D700 (and the D300) where the reds (Say photographing a red red rose) are blown out on the D700, but fine on a newer mirrorless camera. I love both cameras for different reasons though and although my D700 recently died, I will be purchasing another and not just for the picture quality, but also the ergonomics.
Thank you for your review on DSLR's Great review - Boston Massachusetts
Thank you, I bought a D 780 and love it.
As a new starter some great tips and I totally agree with you that if you offer an extensive extras list then the client will just get confused and will not bother booking and it all depends where you are offering your services in that area and how wealthy the clients are and also the level of your skill and creativity as a photographer which will draw in higher paying clients
I’m glad I’m not the only one with focusing issues. I just ordered the Tamron 24-70 old model not G2 from MPB for my Nikon D750. I sent back the Nikon 50mm 1.8g because of inconsistent focus. Probably bad copy. Hoping the Tamron will work out better.
Thank you Allen so much for taking the time and putting this together; this is a great channel! You're inspirational, a good teacher and I look forward to learning more from you with your course.
Nice stuff thnx Allen very informative looking at your images and having been a paid wedding photographer for some time everything you say resonates with me apart from your gear list but then that is a personal choice.
It’s not the tools , it’s the carpenter 😊
Whilst I agree a good photographer will get better photos than a not so good one given the same gear - I find that "gear" can be inspirational - I actually do enjoy carpentry and years ago my wife bought me a Lie-Nielsen bronze bench plane and it's such a joy to use it did and still does inspire me to work with it. Same with gear - just got my first ever Lieca (an M10) and it's got me off out doing photos just for me - my wedding cameras (now Sony) just don't do that
@@CreativePixelPhotos 4500. Is alot to pay for " inspirational " But I respect your process...
@@CreativePixelPhotosAwesome!!!
My beloved D750 did the same thing to me and I also took a chance with a Sony A7C as I was needing a hybrid - I paired that with a Tamron 20-40 2.8 - a remarkable zoom lens - colour rendering & sharpness - if I ever did weddings again I’d have no issues using that lens
I’ve a host of Nikons currently. 2 lovely brassed film models (FE2 & FM2N), a beautiful autofocus tank (F100), the OG of CCD sensors (D200) and the Z8…I rarely use the Z8 site purchasing it specifically as it doesn’t do anything for me…mainly I feel due to no mechanical shutter slap (which is ridiculous really) . Recently splurged on the new ZF and fell in love with digital all over again due to the experience. Shooting vintage NIKKOR ais F mount glass on adapted to the Z mint and manual focus is it!. I appreciate your sentiment with your Leica due to this. I did too try the Leica M2,then M5 and M6 but it didn’t do it for me. Even the Leica M8 with its beautiful CCD sensor…none survived for more than a year sadly. But my current FM2N and ZF with a shoulderbag full of prime glass is where I found my sweet spot. 😊. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and I wish you continued enthusiasm with your M10. Cheers ~Peter
We totally understand your decision: Love doesn’t pay the bills I believe that Nikon z8-z9 are great cameras compared to a 7 years old Sony A9 mark 1! lol ^ Dear Sony I want to thank you for destroying the camera industry and setting higher standards for the consumer ^ 🎉🎉🎉
Despite your rather disjointed ramble, I do agree that new gear can help encourage one to better photos.
I've just got a Leica M11. It is HARD to move from an autofocus mirrorless camera to a manual focus rangefinder and I feel like my photography has gone back years... but I'm embracing the challenge and will work to get used to the system.
It's certainly different but I'm sure every week I'll get better and I'm sure you will too. It's good to have a challenge 😁
YES!!!! My M11 Mono has "taken me bacK" to when I first began shooting 50 years ago. Thanks for reminding
It is a different system. M is a fantastic camera (especially Leica M film cameras). Unfortunately M cameras are overpriced. Other than that, they are so simple thus perfect.
Certainly agree on the overpriced bit! And love it's simplicity and feel and images.
No question; a better sensor is a better sensor. However, that won't help someone who doesn't know what they're doing.
Set picture control to neutral and then the only issue greens are still exaggerated.
A friend has already compared the leika M10 vs q3. Believe me, this is not the magic of the camera, this is the magic of the lens; if you put this lens on any Nikon, the colors will be just as magical!
I do agree! I have a Sony to Leica adapter and whilst the f1.4GM lenses I have are superb the 2 Leica ones are even more special - more arty, more character.... BUT - I actually find the Leica focusing even easier than the focus peaking on the Sony's which I never expected even after just a few weeks use - sure in a few months I'll find the Leica focusing super quick and accurate 🙂
Magic of the lens is only half the equation, though. Magnify peaking through an EVF will never feel like rangefinding through an OVF.
Hi Allen, do you shoot with Z lenses or AF lenses with an adapter?. Are you using Nikon lenses? I just got my Z8 and I'm getting ready for my wedding season this year. God Bless!
Hi Actually since this video I've switched everything to Sony. I was not at all happy with the Z 1.8 lenses and the 1.2's silly price and size/weight. So when I had it for 7 months used all F mount 1.4 primes and a 24/70. With Sony use their gorgeous 1.4gm primes and 24/70. Bodies are A7IV and A9II
Interesting history of your love affair with photography and cameras. I think we all reach that point when we get the top, the best of what is out there. In the U.S. Air Force, I worked in the media, base newspapers and did a lot of shooting pictures for the paper. The military used Nikon and I finally got mine while stationed in Japan. It's still with me, a 45 year old Nikon F2A. Still alive and still the best camera ever built. It's been with me for many years and even took a trip to the DMZ between the two Koreas. I also took it for a stroll into N. Korea so it has history with me. But it didn't improve my photography, but it did get its picture taken with N. Korea in the background. Both Leica and Nikon have incredible histories and I think that is where sentimental value plays a part in our love of photography. The images taken with this camera will be with me and family members for a very long time. Enjoy your love, your Leica and enjoy every picture you take.
Always enjoyable content Alan, entertaining even, well done...
Isn't it funny how millions of us take photos trillions every second but only a handful of photographers shine, even the ones decades ago are still talked about. It is always where you point your camera and why, the more subtle and ambiguous the better as that creates a dialogue with your audience and leaves room for slightly different or rather personal interpretations. That is very difficult to do, and I cannot. Gear I'm afraid will not save us.
See this is where I do slightly disagree - gear I agree won't "make us better photographgers" but if it inspires and boosts our enthusiasm then that just might in time help improve our photography. Photography is for most of us a matter of practice - I'd guess the "greats" had/have natural ability but even they wouldn't be greats if they never had the enthusiasm to go out and shoot.
Compliments for this great and honest video. I don't have the money for a Leica but get a somekind similar image and experience by using a Nikon D610 in combination with a 50 mm f 2.0 AI and 35 mm F2.8 AIS. There has been a test showing that this nikon lens (which I used as a teenager on my FtN) is sharper or as sharp as the summicron. Your assessment that the image from modern Nikons is harsh I totally agree upon. This is closely related to the new lenses. I had a mirrorless Nikon but it all became to easy and uninspiring. Lacking contrast and so on
I’ve been shooting since I was a teenager now 59 still working full time on newspapers. I’ve shot and own many cameras brands formats a lot of which i feature on my channel I love them all. A while back I decided it was time to scratch the Leica itch I opted for the Q2 absolutely love the thing to bits I wouldn’t say it’s transformative in my photography but I enjoy shooting it every time. Film wise my new fave toy is a canon L3 with an elmar lens fun to shoot and lovely results. My daily work gear is all canon 1dx bodies and lenses solid reliable does the job without fail but I don’t find it sexy it’s just a work tool. I say whatever you enjoy do it live once shoot loads📷 liked and subbed
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Maybe I lack the required sophistication, but I don't see anything in the examples you have shown from the Leica that couldn't be achieved with any other marginally competent camera. I have yet to come across a credible report of someone being able to tell them apart in a blind test. My own experience with finding inspiration or motivation in new gear is that it's always been short lived, and that it never had a meaningful effect on the aesthetic quality of my work. I hope that yours will be different.
Hi. Of course with LR you can pretty much get any look from any camera. I'm still working on getting the look I want from the Leica but I took a shot of my garden with my Sony, Nikon D780 and the Leica and compared the raw files. Sony and Nikon quite similar with the Nikon having more natural colours then the Leica stood out with deeper shadows, vibrant but not over saturated natural colours and just kinda looked more arty. And of course the actual experience of shooting is night and day compared to sale or mirrorless.
From everything I've seen on Sony shots - I think their colours and rendering are horrible (in comparison to Nikon or others). I'll stick with my old Fujifilm fossils!
Fuji with their sensor do produce beautiful photos (I've had 5 Fuji cameras) Sony are definitely not the best images I've ever seen - however as every wedding photo is edited it's not difficult to get a pleasing look. But for my own photography this Leica is going to be my favourite for a very long time :-)
@@CreativePixelPhotos I do understand that as a working professional other criteria are very important (speed and AF capabilities etc). I guess it's all a matter of priorities. I'm not a pro now (was in the past) so I can take my time, it's a different world!
After years of using Nikon film kit I lost my way a bit and sold it all - didn't take any photos for years until I got the urge again in all the covid nonsense. I then bought an old but mint Fujifilm XPro-1 and some XF lenses and never looked back! I now have two XPro1's, An XE1, an XE-2 and Two XT-1's - all of them are the absolutely gorgeous XTrans one and two sensors that produce the most film-like images that I've seen and that I absolutely love. I absolutely LOVE the retro design and the fact that I have everything on a dial and aperture ring (like the old days) I cant stand buttons and menus (Ugh!). The 16.9 MP sensors are all I need, I see no reason to upgrade any of it and now know them all backwards. I suspect they'll see me out now. The only 'new' kit I buy is an ever increasing collection of vintage lenses and adaptors which are all such fun to shoot with and give some lovely unique images. I just don't see the need for anything else 'newer' - if anything I think the kit has got far too complicated and feature packed and take you away from the basic joys of simplicity and function. Each to their own though!
Hi and I've had Fuji's Xpro1 Xro2 Xe2 x100t and several lenses and you're right - they are lovely and "different" to the usual Nikon, Canon etc. I also agree about the sensors 🙂 Just thought it was time to try a Leica and instantly understood why they have such a reputation. I also see myself having this camera after I stop doing weddings and sell all my Sony and Nikon stuff.
I have the xpro2 love it but not used it as often as it deserves so converted it to shoot infrared now it’s with me all the time love it
Congratulations on your M, enjoy it!
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You are still in the honeymoon phase of your leica.. make this review in 2 years from now.. I guess in the next 3 months your motivation to shoot will be gone if you don't get another toy..
Remind me in 3 months and I'll post some pics from the M10 taken in the previous week - let's see - I really do feel this one is different
Leicas are trash. Modern Leica digital cameras are just another way to buy a Sony sensor, with a higher price tag
Hmm... I do agree with regard to the SL range - my Sony's have more features and as you say a similar sensor - Cmosis actually make the Leica modern sensors not Sony. The M9 used a Kodak ccd sensor and the M240, M10 and M11 never have used Sony sensors. BUT - a large part of the Leica thing is their lenses which are argueably the best and with the M range it's also about the unique experience actually shooting with it. And Leica are definitely not trash!
@@CreativePixelPhotos The sensor in the M11 is made by Sony
@@VoltLover00 correct. The only M that has and from what I see many M11 owners aren't happy that the Famed Leica look is no more🥴
This could be said of so many things these days. Just because sensors originally come from a manufacturer does not mean that what a manufacturer does afterwards does not make a different with processors etc. the sensor is slightly different on a Leica sensor to deal with the steeper angle light enters Leica m lenses. Sony’s own TVs feature LG OLED panels with LG being one of the largest producers of TV OLED panels. Does not mean Sony don’t bring unique things to the rest of the product via their processing, algorithms, software.
You are obsessed with gear and always in a quandry.
I'll admit to having spent a lot of time and effort (and money) and getting the most suitable gear for my weddings. I really doubt I'll be changing the Leica anytime soon.
Time to try canon 🥳🤓😎
Seriously - Canon -v- Leica?? Yes for sports and Bif etc but for anythiing artistic, documentary etc then Leica.
I recently had a similar experience as well. My mother was having her home remodeled, and while we were packing everything away, I found her old 28mm Canon FD lens. Found an adapter for my 90D, and was having so much fun with it. It was also challenging me out of my comfort zone, which eventually made my shots more creative... then, I found someone selling a Zeiss 50mm Makro, practically unused. And MY GOD 😵💫, it's like all that fun and creativity I experienced with the FD lens, but times 10
Good to hear it's not just me !!
@@CreativePixelPhotos All part of the journey 😊 It's funny too, because normally I tell others, "You don't need fancy gear to become a better photographer, just learn with what you have"... but after playing with this Zeiss, might bite my tounge a little from now on 😆... May not instantly make you a better photographer, but it opens a whole new world of opportunities.