Beautiful shots on the left! Now I understand when someone says it is more difficult to capture good scene with very wide lenses (like the video on the right - too busy, too much of everything). You have good eye!
Honestly Jimmy, one of the best photography channels out there. I've learnt so much from you already, especially how you get the models to pose (even little things like moving their arm down)!! Your channel is perfect for me, from being a sony apsc to the different types of photography we do, definitely one of my most watched👌🏻 Also, what flash do you use for your even photography? Been thinking about getting one too😁 Much love bro, keep up the good work🫡
Some of the best compositions I've seen in a long time! 😍 The 30mm 1.4 looks super crispy. I have a 18-55mm 2.8 currently, is there much benefit of having a 30mm 1.4 other than night time photography?
thank you! generally primes offer the following benefits over zooms: -sharper (if theyre made for one focal length only its usually better than a lens that has to be good at multiple focal lengths) -more / nicer background blur aka bokeh due to lower aperture -better in low light
me watching this video when sigma lens has just arrived and I cannot take even one picture and I am really dissapointed. I hope I will be able to use it, I feel I didn't buy the right lens for me, but this video encouraged me a lot that it is fine...thank you..
bro I just bought the exact same prime lenses as yours! But there're so many videos that suggest getting a zoom lens for travel. I'm really not sure whether to keep it or return them and get a sigma 18-50mm. Would really appreciate your advice on which one to go with.
I agree with the zoom for travel thing tbh - check out the tamron review video I made. I rly HATE changing lenses when travelling so mostly use my tamron 17-70 zoom If you do any night stuff or filming having the prime lenses is super useful. But for daytime photography it’s not as important in my opinion. You’ll just have slightly less blurry backgrounds
Amazing shots! Also love that you gave a sneak peek in the intro as to what we would see in the video. Here's another question for you: no doubt you've taken hundreds if not thousands of photos on your trips and you've only shown us a few. What do you do with the rest of them?
thank you haha trying smth new each time! glad you liked it - re your Q: im a bit of a horder honestly and cant bring myself to delete anything so i got two 4TB hardrives so far and just transfer it all to there
i very recently went on a school trip to malta and got to play around with my schools Canon 80D and a canon 70-200mm lense. and i can recognize alot of those places. even took a pic too of that red balcony in the beginning
Your shots are incredible. You clearly have a very good eye for photography! Well done mate. Did you find the 30mm to be a bit too narrow inside the church?
Thank you! And yes I did switch it out for my 12mm samyang at some point inside, love a good wide angle shot of a church but I used the 30 for the portraits and detail shots
yesss thank you! hahaha ive been so close to not doing the settings cause it's so long to edit but I remember it being helpful when I first started out
Great video! I'm thinking of buying the Sigma 30mm f/1.4, because I like the sharpness and bokeh, and I really like this focal length, but I already have the Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 and I don't know whether the 30mm would be redundant. I do a lot of flower photos and street photos, and flexibility over bokeh is important to me. Do you think I'd end up regretting buying it?
do you take night time shots too? I do think the F1.4 is noticeably better than F2.8 and had the same worry of redundancy with my tamron but have no regrets so far
One question. I like the color science of ur gopro. Can this camera lens setup produce that? The dynamic range with ambience. PS otherwise I’ll go wid the iPhone 😁
If you can do an iPhone wide set up the colours and resolution should in theory be better than the GoPro because the sensor is better etc But if you’re doing anything active eg sports, skiing, biking or whatever the GoPro will have better stabilization which is smth to keep in mind
Hello bro, nice photos! Did you shoot Jpeg or RAW in this video. I have a6000 with that lens and shadows and contrast is too much harsh during sunny days. 👋
always RAWs! you can recover a lot of the shadows if you shoot RAW, you can also lower the highlights by increasing shutter speed or aperture when taking the photo to avoid overexposing your shot
Maybe 16 for close ups? I don’t think the 30 would work very well, though neither is a macro lens… you could get the 16 and pair it with those macro rings to allow you to take close up photos using the lens. But for landscapes and travel a zoom lens may be better in my opinion
@@JimmyShixin Yeah.. I wanna buy a Prime lens and then a zoom lens (Tamron 17-70mm), I think xD and i like close ups from flowers or so o: not macro like, a little Ant portrait :D just close ups from leaves, flowers.. and the "close up" from the sigma 16 or 30 is not too bad o: 25cm close distance But I think youre right.. 16 mm and when its too wide for some shots, I can crop a bit /:
ay thanks! AF works fine, sigma did some software updates (apparently AF struggled a bit at first but now its just like a sony native lens) And I'd pick the 30mm cause i like the focal length the most and it seems the most flexible
Whats made you stick with APS C instead of full frame? I think its awesome btw because it shows you can take creamy pictures without spending loads of £££. Also how do you find the low light performance on the A6500?
I basically didn't think FF offered enough advantages over APSC (mainly price and size of camera and lenses) A7iii doesnt have 4k60fps which would have made me reconsider and A7iv does but only in crop mode I think ill wait and see if they do a new apsc and get that if they do
There could be a bunch of reasons tbh, would need to know more about what settings you used and what exactly you mean by “not sharp” e.g. are they out of focus or just like, a bit less sharp than you had hoped?
the tamron is solid but i guess it depends how important the following things are to you: 1. sharpness - primes will always be sharper than zoom lenses 2. aperture (blurry background and low light performance) - to you take lots of portraits or do night photography? Weigh those factors to make your decision, also consider how much selling your sigma would help. Would it be feasible buying the tamron without selling a lens after saving a bit more? Having said all that, the tamron is DEFO super useful, its so flexible and versatile and probs my most used lens especially when travelling
Your photography is very nice you have a great eye. Plus the fact that you tell us your settings ❤
thank you! glad the settings are useful cause theyre a pain to edit 😅
I love these videos, they are so great and the photos are amazing
Thanks man!
Beautiful shots on the left! Now I understand when someone says it is more difficult to capture good scene with very wide lenses (like the video on the right - too busy, too much of everything). You have good eye!
Thank you very much!
Honestly Jimmy, one of the best photography channels out there. I've learnt so much from you already, especially how you get the models to pose (even little things like moving their arm down)!!
Your channel is perfect for me, from being a sony apsc to the different types of photography we do, definitely one of my most watched👌🏻
Also, what flash do you use for your even photography? Been thinking about getting one too😁
Much love bro, keep up the good work🫡
thank you Zach!
Flash wise I use a super random and old Speedlite my sister had for her canon like 10 years ago
Some of the best compositions I've seen in a long time! 😍
The 30mm 1.4 looks super crispy. I have a 18-55mm 2.8 currently, is there much benefit of having a 30mm 1.4 other than night time photography?
thank you!
generally primes offer the following benefits over zooms:
-sharper (if theyre made for one focal length only its usually better than a lens that has to be good at multiple focal lengths)
-more / nicer background blur aka bokeh due to lower aperture
-better in low light
Beautiful places and very well captured! Awesome video!
thanks David!
i have watched this video like 5 times and just last week I went to Malta with the a6400 and 30mm 1.4 lol
thank you! hope the video was helpful and you enjoyed your trip
me watching this video when sigma lens has just arrived and I cannot take even one picture and I am really dissapointed. I hope I will be able to use it, I feel I didn't buy the right lens for me, but this video encouraged me a lot that it is fine...thank you..
Because of the focal lenght? How did you so with IT after 10 months
Dude you are insane. Nice photos man.
cheers man!
bro I just bought the exact same prime lenses as yours! But there're so many videos that suggest getting a zoom lens for travel. I'm really not sure whether to keep it or return them and get a sigma 18-50mm. Would really appreciate your advice on which one to go with.
I agree with the zoom for travel thing tbh - check out the tamron review video I made. I rly HATE changing lenses when travelling so mostly use my tamron 17-70 zoom
If you do any night stuff or filming having the prime lenses is super useful. But for daytime photography it’s not as important in my opinion. You’ll just have slightly less blurry backgrounds
Amazing shots! Also love that you gave a sneak peek in the intro as to what we would see in the video. Here's another question for you: no doubt you've taken hundreds if not thousands of photos on your trips and you've only shown us a few. What do you do with the rest of them?
thank you haha trying smth new each time! glad you liked it - re your Q: im a bit of a horder honestly and cant bring myself to delete anything so i got two 4TB hardrives so far and just transfer it all to there
i very recently went on a school trip to malta and got to play around with my schools Canon 80D and a canon 70-200mm lense. and i can recognize alot of those places. even took a pic too of that red balcony in the beginning
Amazing! Hope you enjoyed the trip mate
Great video, really highlights the 30mm and very specific to my situation. Thx!
thanks! hope it was helpful :)
Your shots are incredible. You clearly have a very good eye for photography! Well done mate. Did you find the 30mm to be a bit too narrow inside the church?
Thank you! And yes I did switch it out for my 12mm samyang at some point inside, love a good wide angle shot of a church but I used the 30 for the portraits and detail shots
In Valletta, there are two churches dedicated to St. Paul but none of them are the Co-Cathedral. The Co-Cathedral is dedicated to St. John.
This was awesome! Thanks for showing iso and what not it really helps me as a beginner b
yesss thank you! hahaha ive been so close to not doing the settings cause it's so long to edit but I remember it being helpful when I first started out
Starkes Video! 🙏🏼
Thanks for this travel photography tips and how to direct your model. It’s an Aha moment feels.
thank you! yea directing models is smth I'm continously trying to work on - glad it was helpful!
The cat photos were AMAZING. I would have also taken a wider shot with both of the cats in the frame, but yeah, amazing stuff as always!
thanks! i acc tried to but one of them walked away :(
@@JimmyShixin ok I see👍 anyways, great video keep it up✌️
Really nice video!
I subscribed to your channel!🔥
thanks & welcome!
Great video! I'm thinking of buying the Sigma 30mm f/1.4, because I like the sharpness and bokeh, and I really like this focal length, but I already have the Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 and I don't know whether the 30mm would be redundant. I do a lot of flower photos and street photos, and flexibility over bokeh is important to me. Do you think I'd end up regretting buying it?
do you take night time shots too? I do think the F1.4 is noticeably better than F2.8 and had the same worry of redundancy with my tamron but have no regrets so far
@@JimmyShixin I don't often take night shots, really
Great POV and shots. Thanks 👍
thank you Jules!
One question. I like the color science of ur gopro. Can this camera lens setup produce that? The dynamic range with ambience.
PS otherwise I’ll go wid the iPhone 😁
If you can do an iPhone wide set up the colours and resolution should in theory be better than the GoPro because the sensor is better etc
But if you’re doing anything active eg sports, skiing, biking or whatever the GoPro will have better stabilization which is smth to keep in mind
@@JimmyShixin thanks buddy actually I asked about the mirrorless vs iPhone.
Hello bro, nice photos! Did you shoot Jpeg or RAW in this video. I have a6000 with that lens and shadows and contrast is too much harsh during sunny days. 👋
always RAWs! you can recover a lot of the shadows if you shoot RAW, you can also lower the highlights by increasing shutter speed or aperture when taking the photo to avoid overexposing your shot
16mm 1.4 or 30mm 1.4 on APSC for Landscape and Close ups? /: What would you chose?
Maybe 16 for close ups? I don’t think the 30 would work very well, though neither is a macro lens… you could get the 16 and pair it with those macro rings to allow you to take close up photos using the lens. But for landscapes and travel a zoom lens may be better in my opinion
@@JimmyShixin Yeah.. I wanna buy a Prime lens and then a zoom lens (Tamron 17-70mm), I think xD and i like close ups from flowers or so o: not macro like, a little Ant portrait :D just close ups from leaves, flowers.. and the "close up" from the sigma 16 or 30 is not too bad o: 25cm close distance
But I think youre right.. 16 mm and when its too wide for some shots, I can crop a bit /:
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Amazing as always.
btw, how's the autofocus on the sigma 30mm ?
And if you had to chose 1 lens out of sigma trio, which would be it ?
ay thanks! AF works fine, sigma did some software updates (apparently AF struggled a bit at first but now its just like a sony native lens)
And I'd pick the 30mm cause i like the focal length the most and it seems the most flexible
very nice man 👍. what camera did you use for the video ?
Oww I notice you mentioned go pro in the video 👍
thanks! sony a6500 :)
@@pataka81 oh for that part gopro hero 8
Whats made you stick with APS C instead of full frame? I think its awesome btw because it shows you can take creamy pictures without spending loads of £££.
Also how do you find the low light performance on the A6500?
I basically didn't think FF offered enough advantages over APSC (mainly price and size of camera and lenses)
A7iii doesnt have 4k60fps which would have made me reconsider and A7iv does but only in crop mode
I think ill wait and see if they do a new apsc and get that if they do
Bro I need your help I'm trying to click some photos in my zve10 with sigma 30mm f1.4 but it is not giving me sharp image please help
There could be a bunch of reasons tbh, would need to know more about what settings you used and what exactly you mean by “not sharp” e.g. are they out of focus or just like, a bit less sharp than you had hoped?
Do yo use gopro for the video? What is the audio u used? Thanks
audio also gopro!
@@JimmyShixin wow.. sounds very good. Thanks Jim
Also good in Portrait?
Absolutely yes
Which lens where you using?
Sigma 30mm f1.4
Which focus Mode u use ?
wide
I wanted to sell my 30mm for a tamron 17-70. What do you think bro?
the tamron is solid but i guess it depends how important the following things are to you:
1. sharpness - primes will always be sharper than zoom lenses
2. aperture (blurry background and low light performance) - to you take lots of portraits or do night photography?
Weigh those factors to make your decision, also consider how much selling your sigma would help. Would it be feasible buying the tamron without selling a lens after saving a bit more?
Having said all that, the tamron is DEFO super useful, its so flexible and versatile and probs my most used lens especially when travelling
earn new sub today thank for ur video
Thanks for the sub!