I have same mindset about street photography. Today lots of ''street photos'' is just became street portraits. For me when I look at a street photo I must feel the city, buildings, environment and the people in these streets. Great video :)
I have the same lenses as you, with an a7r3. I find that it gets a bit tiring, to be wielding this setup, but the quality of images and quality of life improvements make it worth it. I used to shoot an olympus em-10mii and a 17mm f1.8 before this setup. I also used the samyang 24mm f1.8 on sony, it's a great sharp, light and compact lens (for full frame!), you should give it a try, if you like the focal length! The Sony 85mm f1.8 doesn't yield much in weight savings over the sigma dg dn, but downgrades quality a touch, so it's not worth to get. To address your other topic, I found that if I want to take candids, the 85mm sigma without a lens hood works really great, especially after sunset. Just open it up to f1.4 and it's hidden inside the dark, while still taking great photos in street lighting conditions, unlike anything m43 could offer.
I love the photo at the parking garage stairs. Awesome spot and light. I haven't been out on the street with my camera for half a year now, but your videos always give me inspiration to do so
I'm often back and forth on street too, and seeing other's videos and photos inspire me to go shoot as well. Hopefully you can get back out there soon!
Great vid Carey :) Sounds like you might need a pair of heated gloves. I have the Sony GM 24mm works great and it's not a big lens, but like you when I sold all my Lumix gear with the G9 I do miss the compact size of the lens 25mm. When I got my a7sIII I only had the Tamron 28 to 75 and a GM 70 to 200. OMG that stuck out like dogs balls. Like running around with a white bazooka 🤪 But the GM 24mm much better. Here Down Under most ppl don't really give a crap about someone pointing a camera at them. When you do ppl smile and kinda kills that random look you're aiming to get. Ok bro looking forward to ya next post.
I'd go for a prime 24mm but I think it's just too wide for me. I think somewhere between 35mm and 45mm would be perfect for my daytime street style. Thanks for watching!
I bought an a7iii a couple years ago, so I actually had m43 and sony full frame. And I wanted to simplify, and I love my sony setup, so I went with a second sony body
@@jaydendowdle3504 I haven't used a Lumix full frame camera, but the s5II is 24 megapixels, which is the same as my a7III, and yeah. That lens is sharp as shit. It'll out-resolve that camera no problem.
Big cameras/lenses make me hate photography. Sony doesn’t have anything in the size range of a OM5 with panasonic 20mm 1.7. Hell even my Olympus 17mm 1.2 would be a canon if it was Sony. Do what works for you but photography would be miserable for me. I carry my small Fuji 100v so much my wife calls it my mistress.
if you're going to identical apertures, then yes, the lenses are all gonna be much bigger. But if you're after equivalent apertures, not so much. The Olympus 17mm f1.2's equiv. aperture would be f2.4. Sony has a 40mm f2.5 that is actually smaller than that Olympus lens.
@@careywest it’s not equivalent on how much light you are letting into the lens with your example and that’s far, far more important than what kind of bokeh I’m getting.
@@WhoIsSerafin Correct, but you can basically take that same formula and apply it to ISO as well. I noticed when I was shooting both Sony and Lumix MFT, I was able to get comparable noise levels doubling my ISO on full frame. Full frame sensors have larger surface area, thus able to collect more light. ( of course not all full frame and mft sensors are created equal, but its just something I noticed pretty quickly when I got my a7III). That being said, I'm not against small systems at all. I do miss my mft setup already, and I plan to get a Ricoh or invest in smaller sony lenses too.
@Carey West Not really! 1.2 is 1.2 for gathering light there is no equivalent change on this. The only thing that changes is depth of field. And that's another entire reason I stayed away from full frame. You have to double your aperture in close quarters events where you need the people in focus. The canons, Sony, and a few fuji users were cranking it up 5.6 and the iso to 2000-3400 and lonely old me I could stay around 200-400. The difference was quite telling in the photos. Now my g9 said it got 6.5 stops. It didn't. I'd say it was more like 4 stops was the truth so besides being to big and annoying, that camera basically never gets used. Now my olympus cameras stops of ibis I would was even better than advertised, or they are the only manufacturer giving you truthful stats. OM5 says 6.5 stops, but it's working like 7.5 when I can do a 10 seconds handheld shot. And then there is concerts, a 1.8 lens with an equivalent of 150mm with a size slightly bigger than my pana/leica 25mm 1.4. Now if the big boys even manage to get in their with a 2.8 zoom lens in using much higher iso, that's one thing! Me, I flip the viewscreen around, and we have something that looks like a film camera with a tiny lens, and I get welcomed in. Full frame has it's advantages but with these scenarios, it ain't clearly full frame, and it's sad how often the TH-cam influencers purposely dismiss this.
@@WhoIsSerafin you are wrong and @Carey West is right. I used to shoot m43, and now do shoot sony full frame as well. You need to apply the crop factor to the aperture aswell. If you take an image with on m43 with f2, 1/250 and iso 800, it will look like an image shot on full frame with f4, 1/250 and iso 1600, because of the smaller sensor area. Also, for street situations, you can mostly disregard IBIS performance, as people are moving. Also, on Sony FF bodies you can get 3-4 actual stops of IBIS from the 1/focal length "rule", it's enough, trust me.
I have same mindset about street photography. Today lots of ''street photos'' is just became street portraits. For me when I look at a street photo I must feel the city, buildings, environment and the people in these streets. Great video :)
Agreed! Its also less stressful for me.
Great advise.. it showed well in this collection. That 2nd day was best.. would not find Malcolm but Anthony 'Zorba' Quinn made an appearance 15:58
Great video and shots!! So glad you are back! 🙌 🤘😎🤘
I have the same lenses as you, with an a7r3. I find that it gets a bit tiring, to be wielding this setup, but the quality of images and quality of life improvements make it worth it. I used to shoot an olympus em-10mii and a 17mm f1.8 before this setup.
I also used the samyang 24mm f1.8 on sony, it's a great sharp, light and compact lens (for full frame!), you should give it a try, if you like the focal length!
The Sony 85mm f1.8 doesn't yield much in weight savings over the sigma dg dn, but downgrades quality a touch, so it's not worth to get.
To address your other topic, I found that if I want to take candids, the 85mm sigma without a lens hood works really great, especially after sunset. Just open it up to f1.4 and it's hidden inside the dark, while still taking great photos in street lighting conditions, unlike anything m43 could offer.
Loving the video and shots. Thanks man.
I wish we had steam vents like this in Sweden, they always yield good shots. I also love the photo you said was your favorite, his skarf pops off too!
I love the photo at the parking garage stairs. Awesome spot and light.
I haven't been out on the street with my camera for half a year now, but your videos always give me inspiration to do so
I'm often back and forth on street too, and seeing other's videos and photos inspire me to go shoot as well. Hopefully you can get back out there soon!
Great vid Carey :) Sounds like you might need a pair of heated gloves. I have the Sony GM 24mm works great and it's not a big lens, but like you when I sold all my Lumix gear with the G9 I do miss the compact size of the lens 25mm. When I got my a7sIII I only had the Tamron 28 to 75 and a GM 70 to 200. OMG that stuck out like dogs balls. Like running around with a white bazooka 🤪 But the GM 24mm much better. Here Down Under most ppl don't really give a crap about someone pointing a camera at them. When you do ppl smile and kinda kills that random look you're aiming to get. Ok bro looking forward to ya next post.
I'd go for a prime 24mm but I think it's just too wide for me. I think somewhere between 35mm and 45mm would be perfect for my daytime street style. Thanks for watching!
how has no one seen the guest appearance @6:11 ? I know im late but hot damn do i love me some microwave mac n cheese
Yeah I'm not sure anyone else has found the pug in this one. I gotta make it hard sometimes.
Can I ask why you made the swap?
I bought an a7iii a couple years ago, so I actually had m43 and sony full frame. And I wanted to simplify, and I love my sony setup, so I went with a second sony body
That totally makes sense hahah
I recently purchased the lumix s5ii, and just ordered the sigma 85mm, what should I expect?
@@jaydendowdle3504 I haven't used a Lumix full frame camera, but the s5II is 24 megapixels, which is the same as my a7III, and yeah. That lens is sharp as shit. It'll out-resolve that camera no problem.
Yeah gear size makes no difference whatsoever, except as to whether you're willing to carry it.
Big cameras/lenses make me hate photography. Sony doesn’t have anything in the size range of a OM5 with panasonic 20mm 1.7. Hell even my Olympus 17mm 1.2 would be a canon if it was Sony. Do what works for you but photography would be miserable for me. I carry my small Fuji 100v so much my wife calls it my mistress.
if you're going to identical apertures, then yes, the lenses are all gonna be much bigger. But if you're after equivalent apertures, not so much. The Olympus 17mm f1.2's equiv. aperture would be f2.4. Sony has a 40mm f2.5 that is actually smaller than that Olympus lens.
@@careywest it’s not equivalent on how much light you are letting into the lens with your example and that’s far, far more important than what kind of bokeh I’m getting.
@@WhoIsSerafin Correct, but you can basically take that same formula and apply it to ISO as well. I noticed when I was shooting both Sony and Lumix MFT, I was able to get comparable noise levels doubling my ISO on full frame. Full frame sensors have larger surface area, thus able to collect more light. ( of course not all full frame and mft sensors are created equal, but its just something I noticed pretty quickly when I got my a7III). That being said, I'm not against small systems at all. I do miss my mft setup already, and I plan to get a Ricoh or invest in smaller sony lenses too.
@Carey West Not really! 1.2 is 1.2 for gathering light there is no equivalent change on this. The only thing that changes is depth of field. And that's another entire reason I stayed away from full frame. You have to double your aperture in close quarters events where you need the people in focus. The canons, Sony, and a few fuji users were cranking it up 5.6 and the iso to 2000-3400 and lonely old me I could stay around 200-400. The difference was quite telling in the photos. Now my g9 said it got 6.5 stops. It didn't. I'd say it was more like 4 stops was the truth so besides being to big and annoying, that camera basically never gets used. Now my olympus cameras stops of ibis I would was even better than advertised, or they are the only manufacturer giving you truthful stats. OM5 says 6.5 stops, but it's working like 7.5 when I can do a 10 seconds handheld shot. And then there is concerts, a 1.8 lens with an equivalent of 150mm with a size slightly bigger than my pana/leica 25mm 1.4. Now if the big boys even manage to get in their with a 2.8 zoom lens in using much higher iso, that's one thing! Me, I flip the viewscreen around, and we have something that looks like a film camera with a tiny lens, and I get welcomed in. Full frame has it's advantages but with these scenarios, it ain't clearly full frame, and it's sad how often the TH-cam influencers purposely dismiss this.
@@WhoIsSerafin you are wrong and @Carey West is right. I used to shoot m43, and now do shoot sony full frame as well. You need to apply the crop factor to the aperture aswell.
If you take an image with on m43 with f2, 1/250 and iso 800, it will look like an image shot on full frame with f4, 1/250 and iso 1600, because of the smaller sensor area.
Also, for street situations, you can mostly disregard IBIS performance, as people are moving. Also, on Sony FF bodies you can get 3-4 actual stops of IBIS from the 1/focal length "rule", it's enough, trust me.