MY F1 PHOTOGRAPHIC KIT
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ม.ค. 2020
- For my best F1 pics live from the track and during the week follow me on Instagram: bit.ly/2P6l6PY
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In this 20 minute video I go into detail about the camera gear I take to most races plus touch on some of the other kit I wheel out less often.
During the video I mention my work flow video, click here to view that -
• SELECTING AND EDITING ...
And to shoot motion blur pics, you'll enjoy this video -
• HOW TO SHOOT AN F1 CAR... Motion blur - กีฬา
Your scarf game is strong mate. Thanks for this gear insight!
Jonathan Rath right? he got that fashion drip
a strong scarf game is paramount Jonathan!!
You are combining two things I love: Formula 1 and photography :)) Awesome Stuff !!!
Winner winner.
Love the battle damage on the 70-200
"NO FULL AUTO IN THE BUILDING!"
"No, this is not full auto."
"No??"
"this is full auto" 0:45
Airsoft gang
LOL certainly wasn't expecting this
hahaha xD
Damn bro, okay
If u know you know 😂😂😂
Kym rocking another stylish scarf!
Lisa Berlin spot On. Thanks for noticing
Fantastic!!!! I appreciate so much your work! It joins both things I love most: photography and F1! Regards from Brazil!
You have my dream job. Thank you providing some insight on how you do your work. I love it.
I love F1 and photography and I’ve always been curious on how some of those shots were taken. Great video enjoyed it very much!
No need for the gym when you have to haul that lot about
Dave Searle you’re right.
@@KymIllman so which race is the most physically demanding? Hell Rank them ALL PLEASE.
U kno he has and assistant right
I love your racing tire with the LEDs! So cool. Great video, I enjoyed seeing all of the equipment that you use.
The 135mm is my favorite lens, the portraits out of it is something else
Brilliant Kym. Thanks.
Great insights on your gear I learnt a few thing that I can use in my own photography.
BTW your presentation style is very upbeat. Also great that you are an Aussie!
It's amazing how high you get your ISO for those fast shots in a daytime! interesting video, thanks for sharing.
Keep making this kind of great content for us,I just live your videos kym,your insta page is also great.
Kushal Jaiswal thanks.
As a photographer myself (let’s be honest, F1 is a goal in my career ahah), that’s the stuff that interests me the most. I love how you use some lenses that I never thought were used on a track (I’m particularly thinking about the TSE here, as much as I loved those lenses I never thought about using their creative potential on track), as well as the triggers to fire your two cameras at the same time. Anyway, keep up your good work, both on track and off track discussing photography. And maybe see you around a track at some point 👍🏻
Amazing ! ♥️
Very interesting how you prepare for the races. I photograph wildlife and I can say that it is mostly the same equipment.
I like that 100 to 400 one, thanks for the update mr Illmam
You’re most welcome
Your presentation skills match those of your photography. I discovered you one day too late..! I am an old dude and struggle to carry my kit, only really bought decent kit when I retired, more for landscape and stationary cars etc. Nikon D800 user with the Nikon holy trinity group of lenses, also nifty fifty, 24-70, 16-35. x2 converter for the 70-200 and a Tamron 150-600 to get max reach for min cost. I have to minimise the weight to carry round the track and chose my 24-70 for static pics and the 150-600 for trackside to cover the max amount of track length from each location around the track... I read you on the CP but it decreases shutter speed, which is not too handy we do not get as much sun as in Oz or the Emirates.. (-: I covered two track events in the last six days for friends, loads more to learn. BIG thanks from me Kym.
Comprehensive review of equipment used, 12 fps is impressive.
Thanks for sharing
New Mk3 does 16/sec and 20/sec in live view. That's big.
Great Kym, loving your videos and GP action. I went to 1st Australian GP in Adelaide and was granted all areas pass through Arts Council. Loved all the people shots and local scenes a la street photography. Still doing Street. Keep on clicking they say. Best to you.
Sounds great!
Love the videos! Expertly edited, beautifully crafted, and well written! Keep going! I joined to support you.
Thanks for that Russ. You’re a star
This man is the truth! A real pro.
That was brilliant mate!
Love the shots from the Canadian GP, you're giving me inspiration for next year's race. Although I wish I could sneak my camera into the press conferences
That's highly unlikely
Great video! Learned a lot 👍
Thanks for sharing your experience and skills.
My pleasure.
Kym you are such a talented Man 📸📸 👍👍
Just passionate about learning more in this challenging sport.
Learn a lot from this video. Hope you can do more educational video like this. Happy F1.
More on the horizon.
I’m loving this channel
Loving your love of the channel Ruben!
Great video. Love the beat up 70-200
Still works great though.
Hi Kym,
Thank you! You got me thinking and I grab some ideas from you I was not able to thought by 'self.
Hope to see you around in Bcn Test 2nd Week. Would love to salute you at some break at work.
Dani Gonzalez you’re welcome.
@@KymIllman if i find you at thr press room i'll say Hi :)
Great video! Super interesting - good set of kit there!
And that Thinktank roller bag has done me proud for many years although it is getting long in the tooth.
There's now a Mark III...upgrading anytime soon? 😀
I have a demo coming my way soon. Will see.
@@KymIllman they should have sent it to you first...by the way, this very video was very interesting to watch and I learnt new tricks. Thanks a lot 😊
how about the next R3 30fps beast
Your videos are fantastic 😊
What a great video, thank for charing.
Thanks for watching it.
Love your photo @4:22
Just crossed over your YT channel and in two words: Respect and Amazed! (no wonder over 50K!!!)
Tell your mates. Cheers.
Amazinnnggggg!!!!!
Thank you for the great info. I'm going to the Austin Grand Prix this year and looking on renting a lense for my Canon 90D.
Good stuff mate.
Nice kit
Thanks!
Lot's of stuff to be carried around, but the moment you've shown the tilt shifted photos I lost it ... I'm a sucker for these, especially when it looks like miniatures, amazing :D
Legeden
I do like the tilt shift, although it is a tricky lens to use
Love from India
Love accepted!
Love your videos, Kym! I've been shooting local motorcycle road racing (think MotoGP of Colorado) for a couple years now and really have learned a lot about equipment, workflow and technique. Hope to be shoulder to shoulder with you one day at a race!
There’s plenty to learn isn’t there.
@@KymIllman More than I'll ever learn! Just ordered myself a 1DX, so I'm excited to get out with that.
You have amazing shots, Formula 1, Canon... right on my alley! But still, wonder why you are using as a photo example for the 70-200 lens a photo of Jerry Andre also F1 photographer from Germany and done with a Nikon D5? min2.35
Nice video mate, greetings from Brazilian shipspotter.
Nifty-fifty for life...
i have two of the prefered
lenses / with the 7d mark 11 is a awesome combo but the 600 mm is a dream lens
Yeah it’s fantastic
great Content :-)
Some good insights into lenses here, I'm mainly doing rallying, on a tight budget, but am using a 5d Mark ii as my main body at the moment, with a 70d and a 1d Mark ii as backups.
Main lens I use is the 70-200 2.8 L (non IS), along with a 17- 40 (my favourite for versatility), although I also have and use a 24-105.
The other lens I have and use in a 100-400 mark I - obviously all L series. I was told by one photographer to stick with the L series lenses, and not to muck around with non Canon lenses!!!!
I use all Canon lenses and I don’t have a problem with any of them.
What head do you run the 500/600 F4's on when using the monopod? Just curious, I'm no pro but played around with ball and even a gimbal head at one point. Curious how you drive the monopod for those dynamic long shots
Nice
Awesome video, but did you talked about how set your camera in AF ? of course i mean while you shooting the F1 cars, what is your preferences to shoot in AF mode? thanks for any your tips.
Great insight into your kit and well explained👍
F4RxXScarhandXx Jon McAfee thanks.
@2:37 there is a Nikon D5 in the metadata
Just bought the 70-200 2.8 lll, and will be trying it out in Montreal for the race.
Great lens
Kym Illman any experience using the 1.4 canon extender on that lens? I am using a 90D so it is a crop sensor.
What’s your thoughts on mirrorless cameras? Would you consider changing ?
How difficult do you think it would be on something like a single 24-70mm in a good location on the track?
Super pro
Great setup just wondering which version of the 600mm Canon lens you have.
How many shooting positions would you be at during a race? I guess I mean how do you plan your shooting day. At Singapore, for example, would you just hang about the pits and the Zone 1 area, or would you go down to Padang and Bay as well.
Makes me smile at the wimps with their "walkabout" 18-135 lenses
Wow Kym! That was a fantastic video. I'm a newbie to photography, and now I feel like an expert after watching this video. I think I just found a new hobby! LOL!!!
SuperB63AMG you’ve picked an expensive one.
@@KymIllman I'll start off small, and one day get to your level. LOL!!!!
for all motorsport photographers, is it better to use a lens filter such as a cpl filter or a lens hood?
how do you deal with environmental heat distortion with the 500-600mm lens?
I love Canon kit but I've found some of their later bodies produces horrible greens, e.g. grass colour is distorted, probably as the factory settings over nudged towards over saturating. What's your method in settings to ensure photos are a true reflection of actual realworld colours?
I wish I can photograph f1 one day, but I can barely afford a long lens haha, good to dream I guess
So im new to f1 photography and i have a question; do you guys pay for your tickets and personal expenses by yourself or you get paid?
You don't pay for a ticket, think of the accreditation as the ticket of entry/access. Who pays for travel etc. depends on who you think for or whether you're self-employed / on commission per photo sold.
Hello Kym, love your videos, I'm a big fan of Formula 1, I've been lucky enough to have seen legend drives like, Jim Clark, Jackie Stewart, Pedro Rodriguez, Graham Hill, Jack Brabham, James Hunt etc. You mention that you use Canon gear, but in this video, at 2:36, I can see the meta data shows that you shot this one with a Nikon D5, did you switch from Nikon to Canon at one point in your career? I'm a Nikon shooter, but been forced to shoot with a Canon camera at work. Thanks.....Joaquin.
The weight of the gear is a killer during the long walks trackside, do you select 2 bodies/lenses only or do you also carry more lenses in a backpack?
(BlackRapid is essential indeed)
David Miras I carry two cameras with lenses plus a 600 and one or sometimes two extras.
I have a question about fixed aperture lenses: i have a sony a57 with the dying a mount. I have lenses going up all the way to 300mm, but recently i wanted to look into some telephoto lenses. Well there is the tamron and sigma lenses that are somewhat affordable, but sigma never released the one with the a mount so i would go with the tamron 150-600 f5-6.3 even though it didnt get the best reviews compared to the sigma. I could get it second hand for about 600bux. I was browsing the web and found a guy selling a sigma 50 to 500mm f1.4-6.3 for 340 bux and/or a tamron 200-400mm f5.6 for just 130 bucks... im tempted to get the cheap tamron but im kinda sceptical about it because of the fixed aperture... any suggestions? thing is, there are next to no A mount tele lenses out there, so it would be a steal, but idk if it makes sense
thx for the help
Can you do a office/studio tour
Maybe
I follow you on instagram now 👍🏻🎥🇨🇦
you live in Perth? what is your thoughts about a street race in perth, instead of the snoozefest that is Melbourne?
I just got around to buying the Canon 50mm f/1.4 and I LOVE it. I can only imagine using the f/1.2!
It's a bit heavier.
Wanna get better and more close up photos
Idea:
Buy 1 of each shirt of all the teams and find you way into a garage! Give it a try! 😂😂
That's a fortune! But anyway, are you considering mirrorless cameras in the future?
Can Kalay not yet but I haven’t used one.
You should have some serious biceps with those heavy Camara’s!
Also, you did mention a couple videos ago that you will share some presets you use in Lightroom. Are they already out?
I released 15 presets. Find them here www.kymillman.com/product/upshift-preset-pack/. The one I use the most is TURBO.
Oh i’ve missed that, i think! Thanks a lot
Before watching: figures some of the kit will cost roughly as much as major F1 car parts, possibly even sections.....
Was that burst at RAW? Sounded so good. My D5500 can only do 4fps at RAW. Buffers after about 5 frames.
Oliver yes. Raw and jog at same time.
What's the backup should the unthinkable happens and your Apple laptop dies?
Great video
Buy another one and restore from backup
You should also try sony alpha s(iii)
and here I thought I've got a lot of gear!🤔👍
why does he puts the shutter speed so low in perfectly lit and bright day?
I was curious if you thought a crop sensor camera would work for Auto racing photography...have a Fuji xt-4
I’ve not used one so not qualified to answer that one.
what type of monopode can you recommend?
Gitzo
I'm confused...while you state you are a Canon shooter, the metadata in Lightroom that you used as an example (at 2:31) shows the image was captured with a Nikon D5.
How does your 70-200 with the 1x4 ex team together ??
I’ve used it a couple of times and it was ok. Not as good as a 300ml fixed but handy.
So you don't shoot with 24-70 mm f2.8 lens at all?
No
What are your techniques for minimizing heat distortion when shooting track-side? I shoot IndyCar and it's a problem I'm still working to get around. Given that F1 tracks really like to go big on the run off areas and use lots of pea gravel, it seems like a worst case scenario for you guys in F1. Cheers!
If it's too bad I just avoid that shot.
uh that pair shot with the faces out of focus but the watch of the guy perfectly in focus xD so awkward when that happens.
Do you buy all your gear or how you get all that?
Of course I buy it.
12 shots per second = 12 choices or 12 chances to get lucky 🤔
Do you think professional photographer's will start moving to mirrorless anytime soon? Specifically for sports and action photography.
Joe Childers unsure.
Me as a Sony-user want to ask if you see more and more a9-bodies beside you? Do you consider switching to other brands or is that out of your concerns?
I can't recollect seeing any more than one or two photographers using the A9. I'm pretty much stuck with Canon I think.
Never forget the cap...
After watching this video, i feel the need to go visit my cameragear supplier. 🤔