Impostor Syndrome? Try 50mm | Sony 50mm F1.4 GM
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0:00 Introduction
0:27 Photo challenge
0:56 Build and Handling
1:31 Why 50mm?
2:40 Impostor Syndrome in photography
4:09 Other 50mm options for Sony
5:03 Photo challenge results
Love the idea behind the channel - photography is my therapy as well. Last year I found film photography to be even more therapeutic which doubles as digital detox. These days, my Sony A7C has been relegated to a glorified film scanner!
Film! I would love to get into it, but I have too many cameras already lol. What’s your favourite film stock?
@@BokehTherapy I love the tactility and look of slide film so Ektachrome would be my dessert island stock. I also shoot motion picture film (Kodak Vision3). Film cameras are also just in general more fun for me not to mention they look cooler 😎
Awesome! Are you on IG? Would love to check out your work
@@BokehTherapy sure, @life_unphiltered
Incredible content! I admire the way you seamlessly blend the theme of anxiety with photography. Your editing skills and the overall quality are truly exceptional. Please continue to share more of your amazing work!
Thank you Andrei - still a work in progress but I am glad to hear the videos are striking a chord with photographers. Keep shooting!
Really enjoy your channel. Good pace to the videos, and content is great. Hope your day job will allow you to continue to making new vidoes on a consistent basis.
Thank you so much - the day job will be the bottleneck for time for sure. Will do my best to be consistent!
Great video Jack. Found your channel last night and super impressed.
Thanks Greg! Still a new channel so every comment makes a big difference. More content to come!
I enjoyed this video. Recently I have come to the realization that trying to earn side money on photography has caused me to lose my passion that I’ve always had for photography. My goal for this year is to have fun with photography. Your channel has allowed me to see that photography is therapeutic for me and lots of others. Keep creating!
Thanks so much for commenting! Glad to hear the therapeutic part of photography is resonating, most gear videos seem to be focused on professionals or TH-camrs. Enthusiasts and hobbyists matter too! Next video will be out in a couple of hours
I’m a chef and photography is a hobby and tool of choice for my anxiety.
I found you as I can’t decide between the Sony 35mm f1.4 or the Sony 50mm f1.4
After watching your videos I still can’t decide but have found your channel and subscribed.
Thanks so much - I have both lenses but prefer the 50mm just because of the focal length? They work pretty much identically so it’s just personal preference. 35 is more general purpose so you can start with that? Thanks so much for watching, let me know if I can help with anything else
Wow. You made me think of my 50cron. Saul is an awesome photographer and your shots are awesome too
Thanks bro, I love Saul Leiter. All looks so timeless and abstract
really enjoying the content! Keep going :)
Thank you so much!
amazing video Jack, your channel's going to grow big, keep up with the work man !
Wow thanks for watching! Every comment helps!
Couldn’t agree more. It is just the beginning 🎉
Thanks!
I own the 24 1.4 GM, the 35 1.4 GM and the 50 1.4 GM. All three Lenses are outstanding.
Me too! More content to come on the GM lenses
Hi Jack, Love your unique story telling style and your channel is so insightful, while i appreciate your work is street photography as a father myself i would love to see more content around how you approach documenting your own family photography and what focal length you find best for this.
Hi Matt, thanks so much for taking the time to comment. Always open to ideas for videos on the channel, and love talking about family photography. Will go into the list! As for focal length, I would love to shoot 50mm all day long but it is a little tight for family shots especially for travel. 35mm-40mm is a good sweet spot
@@BokehTherapy ,thank you for coming back to me, i really appreciate you taking the time to reply. I understand its hard to balance content you create with what your current audience want to see, but i really feel there is a big gap out there that needs to be filled in terms of documenting family life at home and while travelling.
@@user-vy1bs3zh9d videos purely about family photography don't perform very well on TH-cam (the audience skews young maybe?) so I'll need to find new ways to package those videos. Thanks for your patience while I figure it out!
Great video Jack. I’m just starting making videos related to design and i know how involved and time consuming they can be. I like the angle you are focusing on about mental well being. Keep going.
Thank you for taking the time to comment. New channel and new content for 2024. Good luck for all your projects this year!
Thanks@@BokehTherapy - and it looks like you are a fellow Brisbaner. Might see you on the street one day.
Yes I’m in Brisbane! Are you into photography as well as your design work?
@@BokehTherapy I'm an urban designer so I have always been interested in the places we create and how they shape the lives of people. I started doing photography and video last year to capture the projects that I work on, but now I'm just really enjoying doing photography for its own sake and as another creative outlet. So the photography is something I do for enjoyment - but I also find that it makes me pay attention and stop and think about the places around me more closely. So there is a lot of cross-over.
Just checked out your channel - it has a very cool vibe. Photography has never been more irrelevant (AI, generative fill…) yet never been more interesting (how we adapt towards authenticity). Good luck with your channel, it can be very isolating in the early days. Maybe a collab down the track if the topic fits?
Comment for the algorithm! Wonderful images.
Personally, i have difficulty with 50mm. I’ve tried many different 50mm but have only vibed with one.
I like the incorporation of Japanese philosophies.
Thanks for watching! It took me many years to get used to a 50 and now it is by far my favourite. It is a little hard to use for family portraits though!
I am really impressed with all the videos. 3 very good ones. I can’t wait to see the next episode.
Quick question. Is it your first TH-cam channel ? The quality is very high for a new channel. And it is not just one video. 3 in a row. iMPRESSED 😮
Hi Alex, thanks so much for your feedback. I run another channel @BioLabCollective on science education and jobs. Am working on the next video now, hope you like that one too!
Zeiss 55 mm f/1.8 is truly a masterpiece. Almost as sharp as the GM, more compact and amazing for stills and pretty good video. It’s also great in low light.
I will never sell it. My favourite 50-ish lens.
I love the 55mm too! Just too much focus breathing for video and the rendering doesn’t match my other lenses on a 2 camera interview shoot. Really can’t beat it for photos though, Sony shooters have amazing choices
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I have a very unrealistic expectation, which is Sony produce the manual version of this lens. I hope it can be very compact and light weight. So that the hobby photographer can just slow down and shot like old days. ^^
Have you tried the voigtlander e mount lenses? Very different in image quality but a cool experience. Hoping to track one down myself
@@BokehTherapy I did ^^, Got a Voigtlander Nokton Classic 35mm f/1.4 E mount for 5 years. Favorite lens when I did some city walk at nighttime. Love it^^
Nice! Looking for the 40mm f1.2 myself
@@martinmkca2320 try the 35mm ultron for the m mount id you get a chance. With that knob it is really easy to handle and produces good image quality for street
I think some of the greats had better subjects back in the day everything was so different the cars fashion etc amazing work your pics are 🔥
Thank you. It’s fun trying to copy old school photographers on photo walks!
My thoughts exactly. The world nowadays is not as visually appealing.
Working with what I have around me - travelling helps too, Japan is beautiful
Nuevo suscriptor, saludos desde Chile
Thanks so much for watching!
Impressive
Cheers!
Great video jack ;) What's the bag your using. What is the make/model/size and would you recommend it?
It’s the Wotancraft Pilot - I have it in quite a few sizes, that’s what the next video’s about! Coming soon, thanks for watching.
@@BokehTherapy very good 👍😊
New video on the bags is up! “Photo Panic Packing for Japan? | Wotancraft Pilot 7L”
th-cam.com/video/NNJqhbk3v8I/w-d-xo.html
@@BokehTherapy Just watched, brilliant :)
Thanks for watching!
Great video!
New sub 🎉
Thank you! Great to build a community on TH-cam, something that’s quite hard for photographers on other platforms these days.
@@BokehTherapy it is, as is TH-cam as well but if you keep creating content like this you’ll be well on your way to 100k
Thanks, really appreciate it!
Jack, which camera strap are you using?
It’s from Barton 1972. Do you publish your photos anywhere? Would love to see your work
@@BokehTherapy Not really. At some point I lost most of my images. I have a tiny amount on my instagram. Nothing special. I haven't been doing much photography in the last 10 years, or so. I don't think street is my favorite genre. It's just what appealed most from what was available to me. I really want to get into portraiture...need subjects, though.
Can you suggest the uv filter for this lens? Or you aint use one?
I use UV or clear glass filters - either B+W or Nisi are great. Nisi are a bit cheaper depending on the filter diameter (67mm for this lens) but no effect on image quality. Thanks for watching!
@@BokehTherapy thank you sir.. If i use uv filter & vnd at once will it reduce the quality of the picture?
I do that sometimes at a pinch in run and gun situations. If you have the time try to minimise filter stacking if possible
@@BokehTherapy thanks for the advice sir! really appriciate it...
Amazing video and storytelling, keep it up!! Lost of new subscribers coming your way, like me hahaha :)
Great to hear - every bit counts for new channels. Thank you!
What Strap is this?
It’s from Barton 1972. Thanks for watching!
Maybe some people feel like an Impostor because they are trying to be like someone else? Possibly, they are doing photography in order to obtain some sort of validation, as opposed to using it as an outlet for self-expression. Remember, when you look at the work of the greats, you are seeing the best of the best of their photos. Maybe they had 3 keepers in a role of 36 frames.
I think it’s good to feel like an impostor in anything we are learning, as long as you keep trying past the initial learning curve. Nothing wrong with trying to be someone else while figuring out your own aesthetic.
@@BokehTherapy Absolutely. We all try to learn from those that came before us. Imitation is definitely a valid approach to learning new skills. And, since you seem like a very thoughtful guy, I'm sure you'll find your voice. Have fun! Even though I'm from NYC, a great place to do street photography, my photographic dream is to visit Japan (especially places mentioned in all those Murakami books that I've read).
NYC is on my bucket list! Let me know if you ever make it to Japan or come to Australia!
@@BokehTherapy Will do!
@@BokehTherapy Btw, same applies to you if you make the trek to NYC.
it's like sometimes I don't feel like I deserve my 35 1.4GM.
I totally relate to that feeling - just got to keep on shooting through it. Photography is equally frustrating as it is rewarding. Thanks for commenting!
Nope. Too much CA. Thanks and good luck
AC? Thanks for watching
@@BokehTherapy Hahah SORRY! I Meant CA, cromatic aberration
Haha amazing. I don’t see much CA with this lens, maybe I’m not looking close enough
Bro if 50mm is your field of view you should get your eyes checked
I do wear glasses!
50 is the natural area of what you focus on, not including the peripheral area around it. So if you stroll around a city and notice something, the 50 is ideal to capture that. The 28 or 35 is more like capturing all of your peripheral vision and then you can zoom in the different layers in post but as a whole it's not representative of the one thing your eyes focused on in that moment