The Biggest Lie in Photography
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Today we are talking about the biggest lie in photography.
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Curious to read your thoughts on this topic in the comments! Thanks for watching!
Sir homie, fantastic video. I would enjoy more with a pop filter 👂🏼
I pretty much agree. The context does matter a lot. Sometimes you will need a certain tool to achieve a certain result, a certain look, or style.
That being said you also have to have the skills to use the tool. So it’s a partnership. An artist and their tools work together to bring ideas and vision to life.
The right tool in the right hands creates the best result
Legit 🌟
It’s definitely both! I’m so glad this video went this way instead of, “camera gear doesn’t matter”. It bothers me so much when all these photo/video TH-cam’s say that and then show you the camera they are shooting with and it’s a camera worth more than some peoples homes. Here’s my RED Cinema Camera, but gear doesn’t matter, you can shoot just like I do! Yeah, okay. 😂
Great video! But hipsters wore skinny jeans 12 years ago, now they wear wide smart trousers 😅
"It's not the camera, it's the Lightroom"
- Sun Tzu - The street photographer
I’ve always told people that you don’t need great equipment to take great photos…. but it absolutely helps. Some of my favorite photos I’ve taken have been with a cheap Canon film body and a kit 50mm, but those were far and few between when compared to the higher end cameras and lenses I’ve acquired since.
Forget the app, just use an SD card adapter for your phone. Lightning to SD for iPhone
USB C to SD for android
Really appreciate this video! Well done!
Just a note on the bokeh differences: The Leica was able to achieve better separation from the background and more blurred background because it is a full frame camera, however you didn't take into consideration that you can change the lens on the Fujifilm where you could adopt a lens with with higher F-stop or you could just throw on a longer lens and create even more separation from the background. I agree that the gear matters, the Camera matters in some situations but the lens is the most important part of the kit. You will never get the same results with a kit zoom lens what you can get from eg. an f/1.2 prime. But the end of the day the image what matters and people are able to create stunning images with their phones or with a pinhole camera.
Ugh! Fuji’s phone app is such trash!
Totally agree with your points but you should have used the awesome 18mm 1.4 lens with your XPro3. The race would have been even closer compared to the Q2 and even sizewise it would have been more similar :)
I was just came to the comments to write the same thing. Equivalent focal length, and somewhat close depth of field.
Awesome stuff Evan!
Does anyone know the camera sling thats in the video? Looking for one like that :)
Loved this video bro!
“I can take photos of my watch” I just imagine you jogging and then stopping just to take a photo and document what time it is. 😂
(I know it’s about the watch body) lol
I need a color grade video!!!! Your style is clean
I think you miss the point of the phrase, does a camera matter? Sure, but does a better camera tell a different story, Does it influence the story you want to tell as a photographer, and would some cameras wouldn’t be able to? I don’t think so, the camera doesn’t matter if your able to get your story/Image across to the public.
The results might be different, but that doesn’t translate to a good or bad photo, just different. That doesn’t mean that gear doesn’t matter for your creative process, and this is what I agree on, some cameras help you create an image faster, easier or better. Size, image sensor and lenses come to play here, and allows you to tell the story the way you want. Just like writers can tell the same story, some might be more fun to read, but you end up with the same premises.
To clarify, any camera, even a smartphone can tell a compelling story/ create a good image, if you know how to use them as a photographer.
Absolutely love this discussion Evan, I'm pretty sure you hit it right on the head with in the first 2 minutes or so in regards to how everything was nuanced.
And your hoodie test is definitely something that most people should start doing more of when it comes to how often they can take their here on the go. But at the end of the day there is a combination of those two things that is always going to be at play.
I feel that most people are starting to you adopt that my said instead of just saying " you need to be good and if you're good your equipment doesn't matter"
What I believe it means is, a photographer can get more out of less than a non-photographer can get with the best gear. Kai and Lok proved this time and time again with their pro photog cheap camera series back on the Digital Rev channel. This is because at the end of the day, we tell the camera what to take the picture of. No camera can compensate for our vision, creativity and all the sweat equity we put into learning this craft.
Solid one mate - prob one of my faves of yours.
Man I wish I had bros like you Evan, hope all is going well brother
Great video, Evan. This topic is extremely popular. I think it's a combination of both - but I put more emphasis on you, the photographer. Without the photographer's creativity the 'tool' is limited. With that, having the gear necessary to get the shot matters. Finding the tool that helps us capture our individual creativity is extremely important. Thanks mate - well done!
When are you getting the Nikon Z8? 😅
Ryan I've been watching you since last year and I got to say alot stuff you said is true it really doesn't. Matter what camera you use as long as it does what it needs to do.
By the way I'm taking a Mobile photography course and once finish the course and get a certificate I'll be taking photos as a hobby. I want to know what your thoughts are on this and is their any advice you can give me?
Thank you
"It's not the camera it's the A.I." (since 2023: no one needs a photographer anymore)
Great job on this subject. It's a hard one to cover and not offend people. A couple of things I would add... A better camera often makes it easier to get the shot (think faster FPS, better in low light, better AF etc). Sure you may be able to get the same shot... but you might have to work it longer and find creative ways get the image. The second one is about enjoyment - sure... I can could get a better image with one camera, BUT if the process is much more enjoyable with a different camera and you find that it helps you get in a creative zone... then that camera becomes the better option. It is our limitations that inspire creativity - take that as you will.
It's putting the right tool into the hands of the right person. A great photographer will have issues taking a great photo with a piece of junk but a lousy photographer will not start producing great images with a better camera.
Edit:And you can hand a great photographer the best camera they are not familiar with and the photos will not be as good as easily as the one they are familiar with
Well damn - should have watched the video before answering the opening question.
Waiting on your Q3 review and thoughts
It's easy, the most important thing are the lenses, choose lens and slap any camera body to it, this is what I would advice everyone.
I was furiously typing "HOW DID YOU GET FUJI APP TO WORK?!" then you said it didn't open, lmao.
I changed some.setting on my phone under wifi and it works now
I can tell you I love photos I've taken with my cheap cameras but I also find myself really loving work I've shot with my Über expensive Hasselblad cameras and lenses. I enjoy using my gear and that's all that matters.
Nice video. Camera matters because it has to suit the photographer’s work flow and creative needs, and motivates him to go out. But bokeh or pixel is not the reason you need a more expensive camera . Alex Webb does not rely on bohek, he would create equal impressive images with a apcs or point and shoot.
While I do think its both I honestly think the weight is more on the photographer themselves like a 60/40 deal. And it definitely shines when you give a noob photographer a Canon R5 and give a pro photographer a canon m50. Yes features will be limited but a good photographer will know how to get creative within these limiations as GXAce always loves to say "Limitation breathes creativity" and I think its very true. And depending on what your doing gear really doesn't matter. If your doing personal photography for yourself then gear doesn't really matter as all cameras at the end of the day will take a picture of whatever you point it at. Now if your on the field doing actual work then gear certainly does matter. No one in their right mind would pull up to an wedding with an Iphone pro max and if you do... you better be a hell of a good photographer or be lucky the client isn't expecting much. On the filed thats when you ideally wanna go for those multi digit cameras as they get the job done and have suffiecent quality for the clients needs so in this case gear does matter along with the photographers skill. But when your doing personal photography it really doesnt as you choose your own approach to things
None of the photographers who say "gear doesn't matter" are ever using a crappy point and shoot for their public work. It always translates to "gear doesn't matter for YOU, but for ME, well, nothing but the best and most expensive." It's disingenuous and hypocritical.
Gear absolutely matters.
You're right, the Fuji app is really terrible. Luckily Fujifilm is announcing a new app on 24 May at their event. A new app 2 years in the making! Finally.
It's always the painter not the paint.
I have been guilty of saying the camera doesn't matter, but usually because I'm talking to someone who is less experienced than me and I don't want to make them feel bad about their equipment.
I dont fancy myself a sharpness snob and will use CHEAP lenses sometimes with acceptable (for the use) results. But the example shots of the q2 vs the pro3 were noticeably different to me (around and before 6min). The q2 was much sharper on the bridge and watch photo, even at a quick glance. Overall, the main point of the video I heavily agree with.
its both for sure, but more towards the gear. but it still depends on your stlye and genre of photography and editing skills. that being said I want an xpro 3 so f'n bad lol. its just such a beautiful looking camera. xpro 3 > leica imo. thank you for your time and work to bring us content.
Tools always matter. You can do more w q2 than you can with pinhole cameras. Game set match.
Great photos come from great photographers. That’s what I always hear and I think it’s true. But “great photos” are defined differently by individuals. To me, story telling photos always win. And for that, I don’t need an advanced camera
The best gear is the human brain. The more that is inside that brain the more you tap into gear. Yes gear matters but you don't need the best in the world but you need good gear to get the balling rolling.
Fuji launched its new app on the 24th. ;)
The point, though, is that art actually thrives on limitations, and that there are always tradeoffs. A larger sensor will get you more bokeh with greater ease - but then why stop at full frame when medium format is available? Meanwhile, an APSC or micro four thirds camera will keep more of your image in focus at lower f-stops and with better image stabilization, both useful in landscape and wildlife photography. Sorry, no disrespect intended (I’m subscribed because I enjoy the channel), but from where I’m sitting this “Greatest Lie in Photography” header strikes me as overwrought clickbait, as opposed to a reasonable discussion of simply choosing the right tool for the job at hand.
Regardless of your skill as a photographer you need certain pieces of kit to achieve specific results. On the flip side, buying certain kit won't guarantee you good results if you're a poor photographer.
Lol the depth of field difference can be mitigated by using a lens with a wider aperture than the F2 you have on the Fuji. Use the f1.4 or 1.2 lenses that Fuji has and the differences will be even less 🤯
It’s not the camera, it’s the lens 😊
Get a f0.95 for your Fujifilm and the Bokeh will beat the Leica 😮
Huh... You cant compare that magnoficemt leica 18mm 1.7 macro with the budget 18mm f2 from fuji. Not even close. Also, fitting in your pants and social media have nothing to do with image creation.
would love to have less click baity titles. just saying
Right he should have compared a like $500-600 to the 2k & 6k one. That would make more sense.
@@markdrewson9551 I have a Leica Q by my own but these videos are more about consumption than photography
The immediate visual impact comes from:
1. Composition (100% dependent on user).
2. Focal length & quality of lens used (100% dependent on user)
3. Extent and quality of editing (100% dependent on user).
No one can look at an image and say “thats captured via a Canon and Canon lens”.
Dont bluff yourselves.
Its both
Agreed. All about finding the optimum combination
It's really the person behind the camera. It's like 90 % the person 10 % the gear.
Think of the worst movies you have ever seen. 99% of them were shot with 100k cameras and unlimited resources. The gear couldn't save the pictures. It was doomed from the start because the people behind it.
Evan you look tired man, kid keeping you up? 😊
It will be chatgpt
you think?
AI AGRII.
Such a strange straw-man premise for a video. Of course both things matter. I've never heard someone say that camera gear doesn't matter at all.
So, to prove that you do not need expencive camera, you copmared an overpriced camera to an fairly expensive camera?
Jesus.
The Sony A7RV would have smoked that Leica. Just saying. Less money and you get way more for it.
Full frame give shallower dog and in you case you are using longer focal lengh length