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People in the 80’s weren’t shooting lenses wide open…it’s just a modern trend

I'm migrating from Adobe to Affinity for obvious reasons and was looking for a raw editor that fits my needs more than the Affinity one does. I'm having an absolute blast discovering how elegant of a tool Rawtherapee is! Thank you so much for showing me around! Only thing I've missed (maybe I wasn't attentive or maybe you thought this was too advanced for a beginner tutorial) was saving/loading/copying processing profiles so you can add the same adjustments to a batch of images that you probably took in the same location. Also applying LUT's and using the Rawtherapee Film Simulation collection as a creative starting point for (some) photographers is quite a cool feature. Batch editing, LUT's and profiles could be an idea for a future video? I'm sure people would appreciate and I'm sure I'm missing some stuff that I yet have to learn or bad habits that I have to unlearn. Again, I find that this tutorial covered almost everything that I needed to know with the basic handling and file management and I'm very thankful! All the best to you!

Not sure if anyone else has made the point that if using a camera with 2 slots, and one card is set to copy images as they are taken on the main card, then deleting an image to placate an concerned subject need not mean losing the image :) That said... I agree that we don't want it to get to that situation in the first place, I don't want to upset anyone,. But it's getting ever harder not to draw unwanted attention taking photos in public even when not even pointing a camera at someone, they often want to know what you're doing as though it's suspicious behaviour... Strangely it seems different for mobile phones / security cameras where pretty much everyone is being constantly photographed, and perhaps if one were to set up a big old plate camera and get beneath a dark cape that would not be viewed so defensively either, so maybe it's just a social bias against mid-range cameras which could be a paparazzi reflex or just a sense that people want to own their own images, I'm sure there are many reasons that people object. But either way, it's just something we have to deal with as photographers. Nice one, as ever sir! :)

Okay, sold... I'll take one :) Great to see you back in the saddle Radu, you're the man!

This video included everything I need as a beginner and is SO easy to follow. Great work.

I have 2 of these, Love Them! All other 40mm lenses of the era are pancakes (too small for comfortable operation) & slow (f2.8 or slower). This one is a bit bigger & faster. Also, I love the focal length, which I use as a normal instead of the typical 50 & 55 lenses. & cheap, ta boot!

Why would it annoy you that the lens locks into the Automatic position after f22 if you always shoot wide open?

Yeah way too much black and white

Recently bought this camera...also plus adapter for my vintage lenses. 😊

Fascinating stuff!

First!😂 missed the boat, but I like to keep my promises.

I have a6000 with Helios 58mm f2 AP/ISO 100, Vivid, Focus Peak. Awesome video

It’s the camera I use! Excellent camera! The Konica 40mm is one of my favorites too! I have some cool presets I use in camera.

9:11 Do you use the Super 35 setting with your c2 button more for composing than actual reach? My understanding is all it does is crop the image and thus reduce the pixel size. Couldn't you accomplish the same by shooting full size, using the focus magnifier to compose, and just crop in post? I have the A7R2, which I understand has the same sensor as the A7R3, and that's how I have my C1 button configured.

Great content. YT algorithm is brutal. I just picked up one of these recently CLA for US$45 coincidentally..! 😂 I also have the Konica 40mm f1.8. Will be interesting to compare them.

Very good video!!! Thank you.

Is there a way to make a white backboard effect / border on photos? There are so many options, so I’m not sure where to find it.

That was an enjoyable re-review. Ive been after one of these lenses for some time, and lo and behold, one turned up yesterday, in fine condition and for a very good price. Problem was, that same day, I'd just bought a Canon DSLR and couldnt justify the extra cash for the lens :/ lol. The colours, seen in your photos, are amazing from that 40mm.

I simply opened it up and removed the aperture stop lever; now it´s the ultimate lens for my Sony.

This are all my thoughts exactly, and very similar experiences, which (un)affected me the same way. A few years ago I felt stupid photographing a tree in a forest, if someone would walk past. Today I can take street photos (where people are part of the scene rather than single subjects), and of course I still feel uneasy by drawing attention to myself (and risking reactions), but it really does get easier with time. Like you, I'm ready to stand my ground in any case (and I do, in those rare occasions). At the same time (like with you), my reaction will depend on who and what I'm reacting too. There's no need to make anyone feel bad, at the same time I don't even take pics that should do that. If someone is worried about their privacy, I'm ready to delete the photo if asked nicely. If someone thinks that the street belongs to them (like the cops you faced), I'd rather spend unpleasant five minutes standing up to them, than feeling, as you said, like a b**** for the rest of my life. In the end, no photo is worth it, but sadly you can't predict those conflicts, and people like us would surely never start them. Dealing with a few jerks here and there, once or twice a year, is still a small price to pay to creative freedom, and freedom in general. In 99,99% of situations where I interact with people at all, related to me taking pictures, those are either pleasant exchanges ("Oh, I have/had a camera too"), or slight distractions from what I'm doing (but gotta take that too).

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I think MOST street photography is creepy. But that's because most street photography is mundane - usually literally just pictures of people walking down a street.

I've recently become interested in street photography while reviewing vintage lenses, people don't seem to mind all the mobile phones with cameras on them, but as soon as you bring out a (real camera) it gets a bit more attention

Thank you so much

You speak better English than most English people.

Always a pleasure to watch.

3:40 Other genres of photography where you take pictures of people without their consent: but wedding, news, sports, war, documentary, paparazzi, event and other kinds of photographers don't necessarily have all of their subjects' explicit permission.

16:02 After hearing how you like to stay close to the vanilla experience, I thought maybe Arch is more stable without much tinkering. But hearing how you used the same installation "for months now" reminded me of the people, back in the XP/Vista/7 days, would reinstall Windows every few months because something broke. Since you mentioned distro-hopping it's safe to assume there's a good chance that you tried Linux Mint. If so, what made you give up on it? One thing that can indeed be a problem for some people is falling behind with software versions for a while. Specifically for this reason I use extra _(but official)_ software repositories for a few software. Do you heavily rely on the latest versions? The reason I ask is that since I can get the latest versions for the few programs I need, I love the fact that I can stay with the same version of Mint easily for 3-5 years without reinstalling it. The reinstalls happen almost exclusively for a fresh start with the new major release. I know some people appreciate a challenge every now and then, but as a tech support guy I've had plenty of challenges thrown at me all the time. :) So at home I ended up with a "lazy and boring" distro that I barely customize - despite being pretty configurable (with Cinnamon). I'm just curious what made you with a bleeding edge distro. :)

Radu, My nigga, youve done it again! Im editing photos like a mf champ now, thank you!

Those that are very concerned with how street photographers can harm them should try to move to North Korea. As there street photography is probably fully forbidden, so no street photographers will harm your privacy.

Whenever we lack confidence while shooting, it shows on the people's faces. A grimace mirroring our own expression. Too often when shooting, I would catch a reflection of my own face and be surprised at how tensed I look. The hardest part is to remember to smile, not only for the subjects but for ourselves as well.

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You look handsome 🫶🏻

Interesting subject! My main concern is also about coming across as a creep. Because, from my experience, most people in this country don't seem to see any point in the art of street photography. I've had many people, including friends, trying to discourage me, saying that it represents nothing and it's just degrading or disrespectful for the person that's being photographed. So if they dont see the appeal to street photography, they can only interpret it as something weird/malicious/rude, even if they dont always express those feelings, they might think it. That's what bothers me most, because I don't like others to think that about me. And about the laws involving street photography, the combative ones that react in a hostile way, dont know or care to know about what's really legal. I still do it sometimes, but I've missed a lot of opportunities in my 3-4 yrs since I started.

Ai notat care este litera din lege care face referire la ceea ce ai spus în clip?Este de notat și m-ar interesa ✌️

That's a post war version, not that it really makes much difference. 1950's design. Introduced as a low cost alternative to the "automatic" lenses when they were introduced.

I recently bought this lens, and the radiation behind the lens is 10usv/h. There is nothing wrong with other parts, but it is still an unfriendly number (this radiation amount is equivalent to the radiation amount of a person in a year).

drunk photography ftw ! 🏁🏁

Another great video, Great lens and great pictures...I love a 40 mm lens and have a different one - maybe I will get one of these too !! Thanks

Yeah cool video man...I may well get one !!

Thanks for getting this straight that the Russian copies of German constructions were regular war reparations. The destruction in the East of Europe was unimaginable for us today. Today we can be happy to have millions of copies of Sonnars, making those gems accessible to everybody.

The best tutorial on using this programme. Thank you for the time and effort you have put into this video.

He's a goddamn historian now??? And politically correct at that??? tyvm for setting the record straight!

I own a 1954 version that I purchased for about $45 last year, and it’s one of my favorite lenses. I absolutely love the way it renders colors in such a soft manner.

I have 2 copies of this wonderful lens. A glossy black version (086262) and an aluminium (017669) which I believe are both PT3090 series lenses. Both are export lenses, both are in mint condition - very small amount of oxidization around the zone focus scale on the silver lens. I agree with your verdict - keep the light source well away from the front element. I find colours to be slightly washed out even when the light is behind but that is easily fixed in PP. Wide open, the bokeh is absolutely wild. I have photographs of cherry blossom in Spring which are a riot of hazy bubbles. I have also experienced a slight fall-off of sharpness out towards the edge of the frame. I have tried it on both my A7II and my Fujifilm Xe3 and find I get better results from the smaller sensor. As ever, thanks for your interesting and informative video.

...just to add, first soviet 50mm f2 with this optical scheme were called Z.K. 50mm f2 (Sonnar Krasnogorsk) and they were made using Zeiss glass (and, according to some sources, with Zeiss machinery). Couple of models were made '47-'49 (needles to say, they are very rare today) but after Soviets slightly recalculated optical formula to use their glass (which is different than German) so it can be said Jupiter-8 is Soviet adapted version of Sonnar. There is also couple of sub-versions of Jupiter-8 (not talking about different mounts, but apparently significant optical scheme difference, there is very heated discussion on mflenses forum). I have few of them (late '50s KMZ version seems to be the best) but idn, don't see anything that stands out, good lens but somewhat boring

Is this FD 50mm 1.4 S.S.C a Radioactive? One forum said no. Camerapedia HAVE NO record of this.

Thanks! Pretty cool

It does lead the eye to the center of the frame and the colors seem to be quite pleasant!