Sam, these are awesome! It'd be great to see more tutorials on random images to understand how you edit better. I am not necessarily talking about how you make your top images but rather how you go about editing 'boring' shots into eye-catching ones. I love the night blues you have there - it really makes evening photos pop.
I've come to photography later on in life and information doesn't always stay in your head. I've struggled with aperture, shutter, ISO etc but I screenshot the poster you put on screen, and it's helped enormously. Thank you.
Information never just stays in your head, otherwise you would have a photographic memory. what you need is to apply the knowledge immediately and get in some repetition for it to stay. And dont stop doing that, otherwise you might loose your knowledge after some time
Relatively new to photography been more obsessed with drone photography, but after watching your videos for the last 12 months I went out and bout a 85mm f1.8 and it’s become my go to lens. Keep up the good work 🤌🏻
Great street work with your 85mm. I bought an f/1.4 version a few months ago and don't regret the purchase. The images are awesome and it's usually with my gear kit on most days (including gigs). The motor will have to fail before I let this lens go!
I really would love it, when you do more portraits. I do mostly portraits and I kinda changed. I used to use the 85 Sony GM at 1.4 mostly. But now I do not liked the background so blurred and I rather use 2.8 or even the 24/105 at 105 and f4! :-)
Hey man thanks for this. Do you have a A6000 at night with such lenses, I just saw your other video with kitlens and the images were amazing. Just wondering how it feels to have it at night with such aftermarket lens though?
We say down under the greatest loss this year is Optical Wanderer leaving the sunbaked Australian city for the mother country. Another great Sydney video mate❤
@@Opticalwander I will do so. Recommend this to everyone. Supporting our content creators as much as we can is the best way to show our support. I got the other presets and I can do nothing but recommend it
Closest I have to a 85 f1.4 on my Fuji is a 50 f1.0 which is approximately equivalent to 75 f1.5 on full frame. I like that lens a lot, but I don’t have many streets to photograph in. We have like two streets through center of town, so it’s very limited what I can go shoot. I can follow roads further, but then I’ll just end up in very dark areas. So I’m a little envious of people that live in cities.
Honestly cities are overrated sometimes, yes it’s great for me to show street photography but I’d much before a small town where I can get more creative. The city has its limitations.
Of course it’s fantastic but primes are more often than not cheaper than 70-200 f2.8’s plus you get the wider aperture with a prime. But the 70-200 is also great at night.
@@Opticalwander So here’s the question, for this type of photography & some cocktail stuff, would you spring for the 1.2 GM or wait for the rumored cheaper 1.4 GM that’s coming?
Personally I would go with the 24-70 f/2.8. That 2.8 is more than enough for night photography. But you can always rent both and that'd help you decide which to go with! Best wishes!!🙏🏼
Yea, I'm also thinking about the Sigma 24-70, but I'm leaning more towards Saymang because it's a lot cheaper. The main difference for me between those two is minimum focus distance which for Sigma is 18cm and for Samyang is 35cm
I did talk about this in another upload and on ig, uploading daily was hurting my channel more than helping. Looking at analytics 11500 people have notifications turned on, before I upload daily over a 7 day period 5-6000 people would click on that notification. When doing daily that figure dropped to just 53 in the same 7 day period. The anticipation of my videos for those long term subscribers was lost and inevitably hurting my channel because those regular viewers are what boost my video when I upload. When they click the notification it tells TH-cam that the video Is worth showing in more places, with the reduction of those clicks TH-cam was showing my content to less and less people. The channel health is way more important than uploading every day. Hope this helps explains why.
![POV STREET PHOTOGRAPHY LONDON - DAY TO NIGHT [ 85MM 1 4 SAMYANG ]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/rBNlxPmUWmY/mqdefault.jpg)
![POV STREET PHOTOGRAPHY LONDON - DAY TO NIGHT [ 85MM 1 4 SAMYANG ]](/img/tr.png)
Sam, these are awesome! It'd be great to see more tutorials on random images to understand how you edit better. I am not necessarily talking about how you make your top images but rather how you go about editing 'boring' shots into eye-catching ones. I love the night blues you have there - it really makes evening photos pop.
I've come to photography later on in life and information doesn't always stay in your head. I've struggled with aperture, shutter, ISO etc but I screenshot the poster you put on screen, and it's helped enormously. Thank you.
Information never just stays in your head, otherwise you would have a photographic memory. what you need is to apply the knowledge immediately and get in some repetition for it to stay. And dont stop doing that, otherwise you might loose your knowledge after some time
My comment was 11 months ago. I'm fine now, thanks. @michaelthomas1614
Relatively new to photography been more obsessed with drone photography, but after watching your videos for the last 12 months I went out and bout a 85mm f1.8 and it’s become my go to lens. Keep up the good work 🤌🏻
Great street work with your 85mm. I bought an f/1.4 version a few months ago and don't regret the purchase. The images are awesome and it's usually with my gear kit on most days (including gigs). The motor will have to fail before I let this lens go!
09:45 Man that was just crazy 🔥 ❤
my favourite lens the Samyang 85mm F1.4 .. nice shots , especially good at night when its wet
My all time favorite lens....the samyang 85mm is smooth as hell and just simply beautiful
I really would love it, when you do more portraits. I do mostly portraits and I kinda changed. I used to use the 85 Sony GM at 1.4 mostly. But now I do not liked the background so blurred and I rather use 2.8 or even the 24/105 at 105 and f4! :-)
Hey man thanks for this. Do you have a A6000 at night with such lenses, I just saw your other video with kitlens and the images were amazing. Just wondering how it feels to have it at night with such aftermarket lens though?
Which 12-24mm lens are you using in studio? F/2.8 GM or f/4 G? I’ve been really enjoying your channel, thanks!
I bought the Samyang 85mm 1.4 MK 1 due to your videos! And I love it!
The mk1 is a great lens! Also very affordable 🤙🏼
I have the Mark 1 of this Samyang 85mm lens.
Not sure if it's worth the upgrade or not.
What do you think?
Another really Good Video. Im Just a few months Into Photography and im learning so much from your vids. I just want to say thanks,keep it up.
I thought I hated primes until I bought the 85 1.8 and I love this lens ngl. Do you think it‘s worth going for the 1.4 variant?
I currently have a canon m50 mark 1 would a sony A7ii be a worthwhile upgrade? be using it for photos only.
Great video Sam love the night street photography 🔥🔥🇬🇧
Thank you Alan 🙏
Yess please do portrait photography ❤❤
We say down under the greatest loss this year is Optical Wanderer leaving the sunbaked Australian city for the mother country. Another great Sydney video mate❤
1.4 Aperture are mine favorite!
A range between 1.2 and 1.8
Hi. Are you shooting these as jpegs or raws ?
are you using nd filter?
I love shooting at night!
Like you talking through the settings.
I’d love to watch en episode about portret photography.
Could you do street photography with a 35mm?
Can you compare de Sony 85mm 1.8 with this lens I’m trying to decide which one should I buy ? 😢
I own 28-70mm kit lens and a 50mm 1.8
The 85mm f1.8 is a great lens also and you can get it at a good price. It may be slower on auto focus but not by much.
Great video as always! :)
Thank you 🙏
If you already purchased the preset pack before do I have access to the new ones as well or do I need to repurchase to get the new ones?
The new presets are a different set completely, if you check your email that you used to buy the first lot you should have a discount code 🤙🏼
@@Opticalwander I will do so. Recommend this to everyone. Supporting our content creators as much as we can is the best way to show our support. I got the other presets and I can do nothing but recommend it
Closest I have to a 85 f1.4 on my Fuji is a 50 f1.0 which is approximately equivalent to 75 f1.5 on full frame. I like that lens a lot, but I don’t have many streets to photograph in. We have like two streets through center of town, so it’s very limited what I can go shoot. I can follow roads further, but then I’ll just end up in very dark areas. So I’m a little envious of people that live in cities.
Honestly cities are overrated sometimes, yes it’s great for me to show street photography but I’d much before a small town where I can get more creative. The city has its limitations.
Get a tripod and learn long exposure. Can take pictures in really dark places!
Good old pov, good old 85 🤞😎
I got the tamron 35 1.4
What about the flexibility of a 70-200 f2.8?
Of course it’s fantastic but primes are more often than not cheaper than 70-200 f2.8’s plus you get the wider aperture with a prime. But the 70-200 is also great at night.
@@Opticalwander cool, I was thinking Tamron 70-180 for both portraits and low light shooting. Obviously a heavier and slower lens...
Streetphotographer from Sydney here.
Would love to do a street walk together someday
So you're saying I should order that 50 f/1.2 GM that's been hanging out in my cart for a week....
I mean, if it was me. I’d be flipping a coin 🪙 😂
@@Opticalwander So here’s the question, for this type of photography & some cocktail stuff, would you spring for the 1.2 GM or wait for the rumored cheaper 1.4 GM that’s coming?
Can you compare this lens to the Sony 85 1.8
🙏🤙🏼
I love 85mm，but i cannot afford a f1.4，i use viltrox，its pretty nice as well，but a little bit heavy hahaha
I'm torn between buying Samyang 24-70 2.8 or Samyang 85 1.4. I already have 28-70 3.5-5.6 but it's not good for night photography.
Personally I would go with the 24-70 f/2.8. That 2.8 is more than enough for night photography. But you can always rent both and that'd help you decide which to go with! Best wishes!!🙏🏼
Would love to know how you like that Samyang 24 70 if you get it. Torn between that one and the sigma 24 70
@@j9295fc I myself have the Sigma 24-70 and I definitely appreciate it!!
@@adarrylljacksonsr7525 awesome! Thank you!
Yea, I'm also thinking about the Sigma 24-70, but I'm leaning more towards Saymang because it's a lot cheaper. The main difference for me between those two is minimum focus distance which for Sigma is 18cm and for Samyang is 35cm
4:35 You guys getting the same shot? Would be a shame if someone walks in front of you, lmao
Thıs lens revıew was effectıve ın makıng the decısıon. ı wıll use ıt ın my youtube vıdeos. thank you
Second 🙏🏾
🤙🏼🙏
What happened to the daily uploads?
I did talk about this in another upload and on ig, uploading daily was hurting my channel more than helping. Looking at analytics 11500 people have notifications turned on, before I upload daily over a 7 day period 5-6000 people would click on that notification. When doing daily that figure dropped to just 53 in the same 7 day period. The anticipation of my videos for those long term subscribers was lost and inevitably hurting my channel because those regular viewers are what boost my video when I upload. When they click the notification it tells TH-cam that the video Is worth showing in more places, with the reduction of those clicks TH-cam was showing my content to less and less people. The channel health is way more important than uploading every day. Hope this helps explains why.
@@Opticalwander ahh right, thanks for the insight bro. Keep up the content and keep inspiring us! 🤜🏼
I wonder if you have 123,456 subscribers?
Nope I have 123,052 😊
@@Opticalwander just another 404 to go
Your Too Close!