I'm debating between 7-14mm f2.8 and the 8-25mm f4. Can't use my filters on the 7-14mm Is almost a deal breaker. No manual clutch on 8-25mm is almost a deal breaker. I use it a lot on my 12-40mm f2.8 pro II and 40-150mm f2.8 pro. I haven't purchased a lens slower than f2.8 in a long time so that is a factor also. I shoot family pictures indoors thats the reason I like faster glads I'm trying to decide what compromises I can live with. I think the 7-14mm not taking my filters is the deciding factor though. Do you have any more thoughts between the two?
@@gregdyer7227 The 8-25 have a manual clutch. I also previously used f:2.8 lenses or primes with f:1.8, but with the 'new' AI programs for noise removal (I use PureRaw) I have no problems going up a single full stop in ISO with an f:4.0 - this also gives the advantage that I don't have problems with depth of field in portraits.
Yes, I had it for a year now. I bought it cheap as refurbished from OM System. It was perfectly as new and with all warranty's. I love that lens so much. It's the one I mostly use. Perfect for landscaping and street photo.
The 8-25 has a manual focus clutch so that one negative that you can forget about. I also onw the 7-14 f2.8 but this lens is quite likely going to be replaced by this 8-25. The distortion is much less then with the 7-14, the 7-14 is very, very very sensitive to flair! Much better with the 8-25 for as far I've experienced right now. And of course the 8-25 can take the filters. I see only positive except for the f4 but shooting mainly landscapes I rarely come lower the f5.6 usually around f8. Where are you from? If you live in Europe then send me a message first trough my website or Facebook/ instagram before you purchase. Might be able to help you out 🙂 thanks gor watching grt guido
The Guido, a great episode, buddy! Oh yes, I know that when you have the requirement to take a photo. It is so fantastic when you go out then for the first time again 😊 Congrats to your L-bracket. I had the same aha moment some years ago. Such a big difference for portrait-orientated shots, as you get rid of the leverage effect, which makes less chitter. You got some awesome photographs, I like them all. 👍 Thank you for the video and nice greetings, Christian
Thanks Christian! It is indeed an eye opener. A few years ago I never taught i would use an l bracket. I just recorded the photorus episode that will probably go online next week. Thanks for watching my friend and take care! Grt guido
Great video. I also like those minimalist photos, specially those with a bit more negative space in it, very relaxing. Next time photoshop a duck in it 😂 looks like a beautiful location.
Great to be able to go out again and take photos. We really have withdrawal symptoms already if we cant go out 😂 very nice shots, i think i dont see you using a wide angle lens that often. Really enjoyed the images on this one. Interesting how you compose woodlands with a wide angle, i could imagine it to be quite busy and messy 😅 the fog, as usual, really helped!
That is exactly what I noticed! Because I have the wide angle on the camera i look at it far more then I did with 2 separate lenses. It's easy to try something fast instead of having to switch lenses first. Yes the fog deffibitly helped. But I'm always focused on minimalistic shots. Thanks for watching my friend appreciate the comment. Grt guido
@sdrtcacgnrjrc thnx i didn't film that image because I thought it was crap. While editing i realised that it wasn't to bad at all. Thanks fot watching and your comment. Grt guido
I told you!!! The 8-25 is the best one for landscape photography!!! You are using the same L-bracket that I used to use. Now I am using one "spining" one so you don't have to remove the camera from the tripod to go from landscape to portrait. AMAZING shots
@moisescugat3948 yeah I know and it's been on my mind since we were in amsterdan together! I'll probably buy this soon i absolutely love it and it saves some weight. I've looked into the spinning "L bracket" but I was nog convinced that it would work nice with the bigger lenses. What's your experience with it? Thanks for watching and your comment my friend! Grt guido
Superb images again … the black and white single tree works great because of the tonal layers. The black and white shot of the bush in the water works better in the portrait mode you took ( in my opinion ). 👍
I also have that bush in a color version. When I watched the video myself ( I always watch it with my kids after releasing) I thought hmm maybe that color one was better after all. Thanks for watching and your kind comment! Grt guido
Thanks, I traded in the 7-14 f2.8 for the 8-25 f4 and couldn't be happier. The new focal range suits me better and has more versatility. I don't need f2.8 for an ultra wide angle. As well, I found the 7-14 really big and heavy. Worse still, I found that the 7-14 really suffered when it had to deal directly with strong light sources like the sun - with such a wide angle it's hard to work the image around the sun. The 8-25 seems to have modern, excellent coatings. Hope this experience helps.
I've been using it for tree weeks and I can only confirm what your saying. Today I took an image straight into the sun at f20 to create a nice sun star. That was absolutely impossible with the 7-14 the whole image would have been full of ugly flair. So I guess I already made up my mind. This is going to be my own purchase some day 😅 thanks for watching and sharing your experience! Grt guido
The last 'minimalist' image of the small tree with its reflection in the ripples is wonderful. Normally I like long exposures, but in this case, the ripples add to the photo, giving it a 'moment in time' quality. I have bought and sold the 8-25 f/4 twice. Not because of the lens. It's a great lens. Because of me. I struggle with wide angle (6-12mm mft) compositions. 12-40/45 is the range I prefer.
I also had a long exposure but I had the exact same feeling. I've put the black and white in the video but now I'm not so sure if I didn't prefer the colour version haha. I know! That focal range is very difficult. I experience the same with the 7-14 f2.8 but this is much easier. I'm only missing focal range from 26-39 now and I take a lot of images in that area. So I'm just gonna see if I can overcome that issue. Thanks for watching and your support I really appreciate it! Grt guido
Nice video again Guido. I’m happy you kept the shot with the big tree to the right and the symmetry trees in the background in colour. I really like the falloff in colour saturation you get with the fog!
When I captured that image I was sure that I was going to turn it to black and white. But in editing i really felt that it was a bit off. I felt exactly like what you said. Even do there is not much colour it still makes this image better. Thanks for watching and your comment. Grt guido
Haha yeah the fog always seems to hang around me. Everywhere I go fog... did a lecture in antwerp yesterday, fog... 😅 maybe I'll book a trip to a desert somewhere. If I get fog there then I know something is seriously wrong with me haha. Thanks for watching and your comment I appreciate it! Grt guido
@sdrtcacgnrjrc thanks. I love that minimalistic stuff on a day like this. Bit abstract maybe but nice. Thanks for watching and the comment inreally appreciate it 🙏 grt guido
Wow at first I thought you had some snow. Happy to see you getting out there. I find that the more time I spend out the more good shots I find. I don't have that lens, I use the 7-14 and 12-40 mm. The square crop with foliage in foreground is great. We have had so much cloud color too. You managed to find some trees shrouded in fog, great job. Mike
Yes I agree there is always something to photograph. So just go and see what to find. It's a great lens but you do a lot of astro work then the f2.8 lenses are probably much better. Thanks for watching and the comment I appreciate it! Grt guido
Hello Guido Very nice shots this morning at the end of 2024. The minemalistic image from the bush with the negativ space looks great. At the end of 2024 we had fog and the frost turned all in white. Had a little bit of time and made some images :-). Grt Ernesto
Sounds like some great conditions! I had the same in Belgium 2 weeks ago. Beautiful frozen conditions. Thanks for watching and sharing your comment. Grt guido
The 8-25 is one of my favourite lenses. I wasn't very excited about it when it was released, but since I've owned it I almost always take it with me. All the f/4 zooms, for me, are ideal for landscape travel. One thing to watch out about the 8-25 (and this is not specific to the lens, but to the wide focal length): at the wider end, be very, very careful about trusting IBIS at low shutter speeds, unless you're into psychedelic photography. In such conditions, IBIS works fine in the centre, but at the edges, due to extreme rotation movement, it can't cope. And you get some truly weird results 🙂
Ahh good tip with the ibis. I haven't noticed it myself untill now but I will keep an eye out for it. I just realised that with the 8-25 f4, 12-100 f4 and 100-400 youbhave an exceptional focal range in an extrene lightweight kit. Thanks for watching and your comment. Grt guido
Thanks for another great video I also use the combination of 8-25 and 40-150 though both f:4.0. I had a 12-40, but I don't miss it - I prioritize low weight. Something completely different is - can't you use your contacts at OM-Systems to convince them that we miss a 25-100 f:4.0 lens? It will perfectly fill the 'gap' between 8-25 and 100-400 all f:4.0. Again - something completely different is that I would really like a camera to replace the em-1x by making a round sensor, so that an L-bracket is not necessary, since you then 'just' choose to see the image in portrait format, possibly cropped JPG to the format, while RAW is full image - that would also mean that with a fisheye lens you would have something 'extra' to fill in the image when de-fisheying.
A 25-100 sounds nice but I doubt that they will ever make that. They already have the 12-100 f4 Pro wich covers that complete focal range and it's one of the best lenses they've made. I don't see the benefit of a round sensor. You will need a massive round sensor to get the same amount of pixels after cropping. It would definitely be a shocker if some brand came up with that. But with the sensors now you make most benefit of the pixels. With a round sensor you will always loose a lot of the pixels to nothing. All 4 corners will always be useless. The em1x is a great camera! But I can assure you that the om-1 goes far beolyond that one. I never missed my em1x for a day. I you like the grip then you can just attach one when needed. Thanks for watching and your comment. Who knows maybe they will surprise us someday! Grt guido
The most useful and versatile focal range ever! I used mainly 16-35 (FFE) or similar lenses for the past 18 years, but none match the versatility of this Zuiko lens, while still maintaining excellent portability and image quality.
What i love above the 12-40 is that you don't have to switch te see the wider angle images. I've been out with it 4 time and I noticed that I found a lot more wide angle shots then in a year before. So I agree that the focal range is great! Thanks for watching and sharing you experience! Grt guido
Toen ik de video maakte dacht ik dat zwart wit het beste was voor die foto's. Nou keek ik gister zelf de video en dacht hmm had toch de kleur versie moeten gebruiken 😅 maar het was inderdaad een mooie vondst! Bedankt voor het kijken en je comment! Grt guido
Hello Guido, many thanks for sharing your photo experience. Yes, I also have this 8-25 mm. In fact, the main reason for me to choose the MFT format was because I anticipated the huge capabilities of this lens from very wide angle to normal... As a photographer, I was very pleased with it. Unfortunately, my goal was manly to switch from stills to videos. After two years, I should say that it's f4.0 max aperture is a big limitation for video. However, when I do "run and gun" movies, following a group of friend for example, I deeply like the 8 mm capabilities and its limited weight. But to take movies from my little grand daughter, I had to buy the Leic 10-25. It's maximum aperture of 1.7 makes a real difference. The bokeh it produces and the quality of movies obtained under low light scenes is much better than with a f4 limitation. Otherwise, between those two lenses I don't find much difference in terms of sharpness.
Seems you have thought his trough very well. Video is so different then photograohy and it demands a whole different approach. Thanks for watchibg and sharing your experience with the other viewers of the channel. Always helpful! Grt guido
Guido, I very much like this focal range for a wide angle lens, but like most wide angle lenses it is typically more suited to open and expansive landscapes. It doesn't work so well in busy woodlands or forests. I tend to use this lens for more traditional landscapes and love it for that. What I would like to see from OM Systems is a complimentary lens for the 8-25mm, one with a longer reach, say a 25-125mm f4 pro lens. That would a great focal range for the woodland photography I do and I would buy such a lens in a heartbeat subject to decent image quality. Good close-up ability would be a bonus.
There are rumours about a 25-200 that have been circling the Internet for years. Who knows maybe they will cook up something like that in the future. But I do agree with you that wide angles are not really suitable for let's say the netherlands. I more often go for a long telephoto while in the netherlands. Thanks for watching and sharing your comment. Grt guido
Good video. Brother the fog can create a lot of vibe to images. I like it but it would definitely get old if it kept going as long as you have had it. I can definitely understand the lack of motivation. Hang in there my friend. I have noticed that you don't have a stool with you on your outings. I am disabled so It is a must for me. You might want to check this out. Weight is nothing and Folds down really small. Sitting height is the same as my recliner. Folding Stool Telescopic seat.
Yeah I feel very fortunate with the amount of fog I have here in the netherlands. Over the past week I've encountered it a couple of days. The fog stays around from sunrise untill sunset! Sorry to hear about your dissability. Here in the netherlands there are benches to sit on eberywere. and I usually just sit on the ground when there is nothing around. Maybe that changes when I get older but for now I just try to travel as light as possible making the videos means carrying a lot of extra gear so every few grams count for me. Anyway thanks for the advice I appreciate it! Grt guido
im mainly a wildlife photographer, but apart from my long lens the only wide i own is the 8-25 ..i love it , i used to have the 7-14 but found it too wide ..
@sandydt57 I'm probably going to make the same choice. I love the 7-14 because it razor sharp but it has a lot of distortion. Don't know if i would sell it. I will probably keep it just in case I will ever do some astro stuff. Thnx for watching and the comment. Grt guido
Thank you very much. Yeah I don't mind if there is no light but then give me something, fog, snow haha but eventually I just realised that there is always something to photograph! Grt guido
Thanks I was really surprised bynthe outcome of this trip. Didn't expect anything but did find a couple of nice image in an area that normal makes me struggle. Thanks for watchibg and the comment! Grt guido
Schitterende foto's weer, Guido, zeker die in 1:1 formaat, maar ook die in b/w. Ik zie nu dat jij dit in de camera al aanpast in plaats van later in de nabewerking ... weer wat om ook eens uit te proberen. Hartelijke groet!
Ik doe dat echt pas heel recent in the camera. Ik heb op c4 een zwart wit geprogrammeerd met onder andete wat meer contrast. Vind het makkelijk om dit te zien op locatie. Soms werkt het en soms niet. Bedankt voor het kijken weer en je comment. Grt guido
@ ... aha, je ziet maar weer hoe goed ik oplet. Ik kwam het ook tegen in mijn nieuw gevonden boek OM-5 boek van Reinhard Wagner of eigenlijk een pdf, die je zelf kunt printen als je dit wilt (slim bedacht). Wel op zijn Duits, maar hé je kunt niet alles hebben. Hij legt wel duidelijk uit wat je met de camera allemaal kunt doen ... de voors en de tegens. Over de basisinstellingen ... waarom je iets zou veranderen etc. Ben ik blij mee. Ik denk dat ik nu ook C4 zelf in kan stellen, haha. Er zijn intussen best een aantal RUclipss waarin het nodige wordt uitgelegd, maar meestal voor de OM-1. Dus ... als enthousiast leerling ga ik het uitproberen.
Volgens mij werkt het op de om-1 niet heel anders dan op de om-5. Maar ik heb zelf geen om-5 dus kan het ook niet even proberen. Ik heb bijvoorbeeld op c1 snelle dingen voor dieren en vogel, c2 is juist langszaam voor lange sluitertijden en c4 is zwart wit. C3 heeft nog geen functie 😅 grt guido
@@GuidoVanDeWater … ik weet niet of het kan, maar voor mij zou handig zijn een C voor statief, dus stabilisator uit en timer aan of zoiets, haha, ik vergeet steeds de stabilisator uit en later weer aan te zetten 🙈
I will be very interested in knowing how often you use the 8-11mm range. I own the 12-60mm and the 40-150mm f2.8. I am debating whether to buy the 8-25mm or the 7-14mm. Do you find yourself wishing for the 7mm vs the 8mm? And would you miss the 25-40mm range if you only had the 8-25 and 40-150? Thanks. Lovely images. My favorite image from this video is the landscape with the three pine trees. I guess I shouldn’t say this but it is nice to know that even great photographers go through low periods. Glad you finally got into it again. Best wishes for 2025!
I've been using the 8-25 for 2 weeks now and it still surprises me. What i love is that I look at wider image more often then I used to just because it's on the camera. In all the years that I photograph I have only used the 7mm once in a keeper image. So I guess I'm willing to make that sacrifice ( you will see that I come across them more often now). Over the past 2 weeks I've only taken the 8-25 and the 40-150 and yes there is a gap from 26-39 but that is something I usually can solve with my feet. That is untiill now. I can really feel the weight difference of 1 lens instead of the 7-14 and the 12-40 so untill now I'm really convinced by this lens. Yes it's f4 but I rarely photograph lower then f5.6 in my landscapes. I guess we all have our ups and downs. For me it's normal during the winter period. I always seem te struggle my way trough winter. Thanks for watching and your kind comment. Grt guido
@@tonvanbruchem142 dankjewel Ton, ik heb op C4 nu een speciale zwart wit voorkeuze gezet. Met een sinpel draai zie het nunop locatie en kan ik er wat meer rekenibg mee houden. Bedankt voor het kijken. Grt guido
This is a great video and I loved your images. Did you do them as high res @guido? I have only started fiddling with high res but using Lightroom as I usually do, they dont have the breathtaking extra details I’d expect. Must be me doing something wrong!
I don't see any different when I use a high res or normal image. You have to make sure that you use the right mode. So tripod on a tripod and handheld when handholding the camera. Als don't push the shutter speed to slow the camera takes 8 images that it combines. If there is slight movement in leaves then it's gonna be blurry in the result. I mainly use hightrs when I know in want to crop the aspect ratio of the image. Thanks for watching grt guido
Untill now I'm very amazed by this lens. I've been using it now for 2 weeks and am really thinking about replacing the 7-14 f2.8. But if I take this lens then I will probably also leave the 12-40 f2.8 ta home to reduce some weight. But haven't figured out if the loss of focal range between 25 and 40 will effect me. Thanks for watchibg and sharing you thoughts. Grt guido
@GuidoVanDeWater Just take your 40-150 f2.8 with you but you'd be missing 26mm-39mm lol but then again we can zoom with our feet to compensate that little loss; )
@HotGates yes we can zoom with our feet but if I look trough my catalog i seem to take a lot of images between 30 and 40mm so I will have to get used to that 😅
Yes i know but that is the same effect as cropping in post processing. I always feel it effects the quality to much. But thanks for the tip and for watching the video. Grt guido
@GuidoVanDeWater maybe you should consider not to buy the 8-25mm f4, but the 12-100 f4 instead. Its a better and sharper lens imo and a superior travel lens. I bet you own this lens. Im thinking of buying it this year.
when i buy my em1 III i doubt start with 12-40 2.8 or 8-25 f4 with the plan of pick up the another one and the 40-150 f4 in a future, i choose the 8-25 and now my doubt is go to complete with 12-40 2.8 and 40-150 f4 or forget this two and pick 40-150 2.8 and only manage 2 lens
If you already own the 8-25 then I would not go for the 12-40. I would go for the 40-150. Depends on your needs if you go for the 2.8 of the 4 they are both great. Thanks for watching and sharing you thoughts. Grt guido
My main use is for landscape and travel, but i like shoot cars in rally or circuit and when i do with my 8-25 i want more speed (and range too) and i think 2.8 make a diference but practically dobles the weight and be less practical for travel, on the other hand the 2.8 have fn-button and mf clutch like the 8-25 and the same filter size and the teleconverters, 🤔 i want the 2.8 😅
@ulvensjeler5494 I love the 2.8! I was really surprised by the quality of the f4 but the f2.8 is just next level. For what you want to do it think the 2.8 will be a great addition! Where are you from? Grt guido
@ my first idea was 12-40 for action and night and 8-25 for wide and 40-150 f4 for tele during day but at start in 8-25 and use it, it like me more and more and only in action moments i need more speed and some times i want reach but 8-25 and 12-40 are so similar and in mayor times can use one or another adn i think the 25-40 space can supply walk arround and the better choice for me is 8-25 f4 + 40-150 2.8 and i can do all with this two with the same weight of the 3 lenses kit and with less lens changes. thanks from Spain
Ik kom hier dus ook niet zoveel. Voor mijn gevoel heb ik hier altijd hele speciale onstabdigheden nodig om er iets van te maken. Eigenlijk kom ik er alleen als ik weinigntijd en zin heb haha. Maar toch is het best de moeite waard! Bedankt voor het kijken weer. Grt guido
I never thought it did, but it really helped me to see the compositions better. Somehow, in black and white, it's totally different. It's all about contrast. I've seen compositions that seemingly never worked get interesting when I looked at the in black and white. And of course you can enhance that by using special color filters. Thanks for watching grt guido
Wonderful video Guido. Inwas wondering, how often do you shoot the 40-150mm at F2.8 for landscape? It's too heavy for my old back, so I was thinking going all F4 lenses for landscape. The 8-25 F4, 12-45 F4 one 40-150 F4. How much of a problem would that be for someone like yourself?
As a landscape photographer i rarely photograph underneath the f5.6 so you will probably not miss anything on that behalve. I just love my 40-150 f2.8 so that will never leave the bag. I think you would have a great set of lenses. Thanks for watching grt guido
Hi Guido Very informative video. I am thinking of replacing the 7-14mm with the 8-25mm so this was a helpful video. Also, I have just purchased a three legged thing Ollie so that I can switch easily from landscape to portrait. However, I am having difficulty fitting the Ollie in portrait. I have a Arca-Swiss fitting attached the camera which works perfectly in landscape but I am lost when I try to switch to portrait. I appear to have a fitting problem. Is there another part or am I missing brain cells!! I am using a manfrotto ball head MH494. I am really feeling very stupid. I purchased the Ollie from eBay. No instructions included.
I don't know what goes wrong. I can just put the camera in horizontal position and the it fits perfectly. You have to adjust it a little so it doesn't fall exactly in the gap of the L bracket. But if you watch out for that then it should be OK. Thanks for watching and sharing your comment. Grt guido
@@GuidoVanDeWater Thank you for responding. All sorted now. I required a Arca Swiss adapter to fit to my Manfrotto ball head. Works perfectly now. Although, I agree you have to be careful with the gap in portrait mode. I forgot to mention in my initial response that your images were as usual outstanding. Glad to hear that you are getting out in the field again. Colin
Hoi Guido Fijn, dat je er weer op uit kon trekken. Luister naar je lichaam. Als dat zegt ga naar buiten, doe dat dan ook,en geniet er van. Mooie foto’s. Zwart/wit moet je liggen. Het kan wel, maar je compositie moet ijzer sterk zijn wil dat goed uitpakken. Je kleuren opnamen vind ik erg geslaagd. De 8-25 is een mooie lens. Wel grappig dat je de zonnekap niet gebruikte, was misschien ook niet nodig. Ik blijf je ook in 2025 weer gewoon volgen. Ik leer er een hoop van .
Nornaal gebruik ik de zonnekap altijd. Ik zal je eerlijk zeggen dat ik pas in de auto bedacht dat de zonnekap erop zat haha ik heb nu een keuze stand op zwart wit geprogrammeerd zodat ik er op locatie wat mer rekening mee kan houden. Ik heb die laatste 2 fotos omgezet in zwart wit maar toen ik vanochtend de video zat terug te kijken begon ik te twijfelen. Ik denk achreraf toch dat de lichte kleuren versie beter was. Bedankt voor je support afgelopej jaren. Hopelijk blijf je de videos in 2025 ook inyeresant vinden! Grt guido
Grappig, ik kom deze video net tegen op RUclips dankzij een of ander algoritme. Ik ben je die ochtend tegengekomen op het pad net voordat je bij dat minimalistische boompje geraakte. Ik heb je nog gedag gezegd en had nog op mijn lippen om te zeggen 'pssst....ietsje verderop rechts.....een lief klein boompje in het water'. Maar je leek wat in gedachten verzonken dus bij mij kwam het er ook niet van. Zo gaat dat soms. Maar ik zie nu dat je het ook ontdekt had. Ik was daar net wat aan het spelen met mijn OM5 die ik voor mijn laatste Schotland trip gekocht had omdat ik niet zo'n zin meer heb om met al het fullframe spul te sleuren. De Hatertse Vennen is een plek waar ik al heeeel lang en vaak kom. Ook redelijk dichtbij mijn huis. We zullen elkaar nog wel eens tegenkomen denk ik bij de Vennen.
Dat is wel heel toevallig inderdaad. Zou google de locaties monitoren? Was dit de eerste video die je van mij zag? Haha ik zie ze er wel voor in staat 😅 ik kan het me zo biet herrineren. Wel dat ik wat mensen tegen kwam maar kan er geen gezichten bij vinden. Vlak voor dat ik dat boompje zag stond ik bovenop die heuvel een tijdje met iemand te praten die ik toevallig tegenkwam en al een tijdnniet gezien had. Het kan dus zomaar zijn dat ik even in gedachten was toen ik daar liep. Ik woon in beuningen en kom hier dus ook met regelmaat als je me nog eens ziet spreek me gerust aan hoor. Volgens mij ben ik best een aardig iemand haha 😅 bedankt voor het kijken in elk geval! Grt guido
Nice minimalist photos Guido. I have a 10-22 wide angle but I hardly use it at the 10mm end. Did you shoot anything at the 8mm end or did i miss that one?
I haven't shot something at 8mm as far as I remember in this video. But in the next few weeks I did a couple once. What brand is that 10-22? Thanks for watching and sharing your comment. Grt guido
@barryaitken9761 10mm on a full frame? Wow that is a wide angle! Mine of course is about 16mm full frame equivalent. Even my 7-14 has a full frame equivalent of 14mm.
@@GuidoVanDeWater How happy I will be the day, when they start specifying a lens's range based on its image angles/degrees, instead of the mm number - then it will be 'almost' unimportant what sensor format is behind it.
Every time I put that lens on my camera I’m amazed at what it does, and then wonder why I bother with the longer focal lengths! But of course the longer ones always go on for something afterwards. Yes, the f4’s suit me too, 99% of the time. I’ve hardly been out since November too, when our heatwave began, and I loathe the heat! Loved the minimalist tree, pity about the ducks, but they looked great too. Thanks for sharing your video. Cheers from 🇦🇺
Afterwards I think it was better without the ducks. It would have ruined the minimalistic feel i guess. I was also surprised. Been using it for 3 weeks now and I'm loving it more and more. Hope you will get some more oppertunitys to photograph soon. You have such a beautifull country! Hopefully I can visit it some time in my life 🙂 thanks for watchibg rt guido
QUESTION : Do you use the 8-25 f4 and what's your experience with it?
I'm debating between 7-14mm f2.8 and the 8-25mm f4. Can't use my filters on the 7-14mm Is almost a deal breaker. No manual clutch on 8-25mm is almost a deal breaker. I use it a lot on my 12-40mm f2.8 pro II and 40-150mm f2.8 pro. I haven't purchased a lens slower than f2.8 in a long time so that is a factor also. I shoot family pictures indoors thats the reason I like faster glads I'm trying to decide what compromises I can live with. I think the 7-14mm not taking my filters is the deciding factor though. Do you have any more thoughts between the two?
@@gregdyer7227 The 8-25 have a manual clutch. I also previously used f:2.8 lenses or primes with f:1.8, but with the 'new' AI programs for noise removal (I use PureRaw) I have no problems going up a single full stop in ISO with an f:4.0 - this also gives the advantage that I don't have problems with depth of field in portraits.
Yes, I had it for a year now. I bought it cheap as refurbished from OM System. It was perfectly as new and with all warranty's. I love that lens so much. It's the one I mostly use. Perfect for landscaping and street photo.
@@gregdyer7227Yes, 8-25 has manual focus clutch. 🥰 It's a lovely lens.
The 8-25 has a manual focus clutch so that one negative that you can forget about. I also onw the 7-14 f2.8 but this lens is quite likely going to be replaced by this 8-25. The distortion is much less then with the 7-14, the 7-14 is very, very very sensitive to flair! Much better with the 8-25 for as far I've experienced right now. And of course the 8-25 can take the filters. I see only positive except for the f4 but shooting mainly landscapes I rarely come lower the f5.6 usually around f8. Where are you from? If you live in Europe then send me a message first trough my website or Facebook/ instagram before you purchase. Might be able to help you out 🙂 thanks gor watching grt guido
The Guido, a great episode, buddy! Oh yes, I know that when you have the requirement to take a photo. It is so fantastic when you go out then for the first time again 😊
Congrats to your L-bracket. I had the same aha moment some years ago. Such a big difference for portrait-orientated shots, as you get rid of the leverage effect, which makes less chitter.
You got some awesome photographs, I like them all. 👍
Thank you for the video and nice greetings,
Christian
Thanks Christian! It is indeed an eye opener. A few years ago I never taught i would use an l bracket. I just recorded the photorus episode that will probably go online next week. Thanks for watching my friend and take care! Grt guido
Great video. I also like those minimalist photos, specially those with a bit more negative space in it, very relaxing. Next time photoshop a duck in it 😂 looks like a beautiful location.
Haha no it was even better without the ducks. But indeed there minimalistic shots are always great! Thanks for watching! Grt guido
Great to be able to go out again and take photos. We really have withdrawal symptoms already if we cant go out 😂 very nice shots, i think i dont see you using a wide angle lens that often. Really enjoyed the images on this one. Interesting how you compose woodlands with a wide angle, i could imagine it to be quite busy and messy 😅 the fog, as usual, really helped!
Loved the minimalistic shots at 19:35 and those ducks 😂 were those paid actors
That is exactly what I noticed! Because I have the wide angle on the camera i look at it far more then I did with 2 separate lenses. It's easy to try something fast instead of having to switch lenses first. Yes the fog deffibitly helped. But I'm always focused on minimalistic shots. Thanks for watching my friend appreciate the comment. Grt guido
No they were just swimming there but in the past I have thrown in some bread to lour them into my shots 😅
17:00 lovely layering
@sdrtcacgnrjrc thnx i didn't film that image because I thought it was crap. While editing i realised that it wasn't to bad at all. Thanks fot watching and your comment. Grt guido
You amaze me!
I hope that is amazement in positive kind 😅 thanks for watching and your comment! Grt guido
I told you!!! The 8-25 is the best one for landscape photography!!! You are using the same L-bracket that I used to use. Now I am using one "spining" one so you don't have to remove the camera from the tripod to go from landscape to portrait. AMAZING shots
@moisescugat3948 yeah I know and it's been on my mind since we were in amsterdan together! I'll probably buy this soon i absolutely love it and it saves some weight. I've looked into the spinning "L bracket" but I was nog convinced that it would work nice with the bigger lenses. What's your experience with it? Thanks for watching and your comment my friend! Grt guido
Superb images again … the black and white single tree works great because of the tonal layers. The black and white shot of the bush in the water works better in the portrait mode you took ( in my opinion ). 👍
I also have that bush in a color version. When I watched the video myself ( I always watch it with my kids after releasing) I thought hmm maybe that color one was better after all. Thanks for watching and your kind comment! Grt guido
Thanks, I traded in the 7-14 f2.8 for the 8-25 f4 and couldn't be happier. The new focal range suits me better and has more versatility. I don't need f2.8 for an ultra wide angle. As well, I found the 7-14 really big and heavy. Worse still, I found that the 7-14 really suffered when it had to deal directly with strong light sources like the sun - with such a wide angle it's hard to work the image around the sun. The 8-25 seems to have modern, excellent coatings. Hope this experience helps.
I've been using it for tree weeks and I can only confirm what your saying. Today I took an image straight into the sun at f20 to create a nice sun star. That was absolutely impossible with the 7-14 the whole image would have been full of ugly flair. So I guess I already made up my mind. This is going to be my own purchase some day 😅 thanks for watching and sharing your experience! Grt guido
The last 'minimalist' image of the small tree with its reflection in the ripples is wonderful. Normally I like long exposures, but in this case, the ripples add to the photo, giving it a 'moment in time' quality.
I have bought and sold the 8-25 f/4 twice. Not because of the lens. It's a great lens. Because of me. I struggle with wide angle (6-12mm mft) compositions. 12-40/45 is the range I prefer.
I also had a long exposure but I had the exact same feeling. I've put the black and white in the video but now I'm not so sure if I didn't prefer the colour version haha. I know! That focal range is very difficult. I experience the same with the 7-14 f2.8 but this is much easier. I'm only missing focal range from 26-39 now and I take a lot of images in that area. So I'm just gonna see if I can overcome that issue. Thanks for watching and your support I really appreciate it! Grt guido
Nice video again Guido. I’m happy you kept the shot with the big tree to the right and the symmetry trees in the background in colour. I really like the falloff in colour saturation you get with the fog!
When I captured that image I was sure that I was going to turn it to black and white. But in editing i really felt that it was a bit off. I felt exactly like what you said. Even do there is not much colour it still makes this image better. Thanks for watching and your comment. Grt guido
2025 is starting very well when you publish a video like this with so many awesome images. Trees, fog and guido: three friends meet each other. 👍
Haha yeah the fog always seems to hang around me. Everywhere I go fog... did a lecture in antwerp yesterday, fog... 😅 maybe I'll book a trip to a desert somewhere. If I get fog there then I know something is seriously wrong with me haha. Thanks for watching and your comment I appreciate it! Grt guido
19:25 22:25 beautiful photos
@sdrtcacgnrjrc thanks. I love that minimalistic stuff on a day like this. Bit abstract maybe but nice. Thanks for watching and the comment inreally appreciate it 🙏 grt guido
Wow at first I thought you had some snow. Happy to see you getting out there. I find that the more time I spend out the more good shots I find. I don't have that lens, I use the 7-14 and 12-40 mm. The square crop with foliage in foreground is great. We have had so much cloud color too. You managed to find some trees shrouded in fog, great job. Mike
Yes I agree there is always something to photograph. So just go and see what to find. It's a great lens but you do a lot of astro work then the f2.8 lenses are probably much better. Thanks for watching and the comment I appreciate it! Grt guido
Hello Guido
Very nice shots this morning at the end of 2024. The minemalistic image from the bush with the negativ space looks great. At the end of 2024 we had fog and the frost turned all in white. Had a little bit of time and made some images :-).
Grt Ernesto
Sounds like some great conditions! I had the same in Belgium 2 weeks ago. Beautiful frozen conditions. Thanks for watching and sharing your comment. Grt guido
@GuidoVanDeWater If you are interessted, I posted some images :-).
@siofna9709 we're can i see them? Can't find your instagram or Facebook 🙈
@GuidoVanDeWater On my community tap of my channel here on RUclips.
The 8-25 is one of my favourite lenses. I wasn't very excited about it when it was released, but since I've owned it I almost always take it with me. All the f/4 zooms, for me, are ideal for landscape travel. One thing to watch out about the 8-25 (and this is not specific to the lens, but to the wide focal length): at the wider end, be very, very careful about trusting IBIS at low shutter speeds, unless you're into psychedelic photography. In such conditions, IBIS works fine in the centre, but at the edges, due to extreme rotation movement, it can't cope. And you get some truly weird results 🙂
Ahh good tip with the ibis. I haven't noticed it myself untill now but I will keep an eye out for it. I just realised that with the 8-25 f4, 12-100 f4 and 100-400 youbhave an exceptional focal range in an extrene lightweight kit. Thanks for watching and your comment. Grt guido
Thanks for another great video
I also use the combination of 8-25 and 40-150 though both f:4.0.
I had a 12-40, but I don't miss it - I prioritize low weight.
Something completely different is - can't you use your contacts at OM-Systems to convince them that we miss a 25-100 f:4.0 lens? It will perfectly fill the 'gap' between 8-25 and 100-400 all f:4.0.
Again - something completely different is that I would really like a camera to replace the em-1x by making a round sensor, so that an L-bracket is not necessary, since you then 'just' choose to see the image in portrait format, possibly cropped JPG to the format, while RAW is full image - that would also mean that with a fisheye lens you would have something 'extra' to fill in the image when de-fisheying.
A 25-100 sounds nice but I doubt that they will ever make that. They already have the 12-100 f4 Pro wich covers that complete focal range and it's one of the best lenses they've made. I don't see the benefit of a round sensor. You will need a massive round sensor to get the same amount of pixels after cropping. It would definitely be a shocker if some brand came up with that. But with the sensors now you make most benefit of the pixels. With a round sensor you will always loose a lot of the pixels to nothing. All 4 corners will always be useless. The em1x is a great camera! But I can assure you that the om-1 goes far beolyond that one. I never missed my em1x for a day. I you like the grip then you can just attach one when needed. Thanks for watching and your comment. Who knows maybe they will surprise us someday! Grt guido
The most useful and versatile focal range ever! I used mainly 16-35 (FFE) or similar lenses for the past 18 years, but none match the versatility of this Zuiko lens, while still maintaining excellent portability and image quality.
What i love above the 12-40 is that you don't have to switch te see the wider angle images. I've been out with it 4 time and I noticed that I found a lot more wide angle shots then in a year before. So I agree that the focal range is great! Thanks for watching and sharing you experience! Grt guido
Die minimalist shots op het einde zijn prachtig👌
Toen ik de video maakte dacht ik dat zwart wit het beste was voor die foto's. Nou keek ik gister zelf de video en dacht hmm had toch de kleur versie moeten gebruiken 😅 maar het was inderdaad een mooie vondst! Bedankt voor het kijken en je comment! Grt guido
Hello Guido, many thanks for sharing your photo experience. Yes, I also have this 8-25 mm. In fact, the main reason for me to choose the MFT format was because I anticipated the huge capabilities of this lens from very wide angle to normal... As a photographer, I was very pleased with it.
Unfortunately, my goal was manly to switch from stills to videos. After two years, I should say that it's f4.0 max aperture is a big limitation for video. However, when I do "run and gun" movies, following a group of friend for example, I deeply like the 8 mm capabilities and its limited weight.
But to take movies from my little grand daughter, I had to buy the Leic 10-25. It's maximum aperture of 1.7 makes a real difference. The bokeh it produces and the quality of movies obtained under low light scenes is much better than with a f4 limitation. Otherwise, between those two lenses I don't find much difference in terms of sharpness.
Seems you have thought his trough very well. Video is so different then photograohy and it demands a whole different approach. Thanks for watchibg and sharing your experience with the other viewers of the channel. Always helpful! Grt guido
Guido, I very much like this focal range for a wide angle lens, but like most wide angle lenses it is typically more suited to open and expansive landscapes. It doesn't work so well in busy woodlands or forests. I tend to use this lens for more traditional landscapes and love it for that. What I would like to see from OM Systems is a complimentary lens for the 8-25mm, one with a longer reach, say a 25-125mm f4 pro lens. That would a great focal range for the woodland photography I do and I would buy such a lens in a heartbeat subject to decent image quality. Good close-up ability would be a bonus.
There are rumours about a 25-200 that have been circling the Internet for years. Who knows maybe they will cook up something like that in the future. But I do agree with you that wide angles are not really suitable for let's say the netherlands. I more often go for a long telephoto while in the netherlands. Thanks for watching and sharing your comment. Grt guido
Good video. Brother the fog can create a lot of vibe to images. I like it but it would definitely get old if it kept going as long as you have had it. I can definitely understand the lack of motivation. Hang in there my friend.
I have noticed that you don't have a stool with you on your outings. I am disabled so It is a must for me. You might want to check this out. Weight is nothing and Folds down really small. Sitting height is the same as my recliner. Folding Stool Telescopic seat.
Yeah I feel very fortunate with the amount of fog I have here in the netherlands. Over the past week I've encountered it a couple of days. The fog stays around from sunrise untill sunset! Sorry to hear about your dissability. Here in the netherlands there are benches to sit on eberywere. and I usually just sit on the ground when there is nothing around. Maybe that changes when I get older but for now I just try to travel as light as possible making the videos means carrying a lot of extra gear so every few grams count for me. Anyway thanks for the advice I appreciate it! Grt guido
im mainly a wildlife photographer, but apart from my long lens the only wide i own is the 8-25 ..i love it , i used to have the 7-14 but found it too wide ..
@sandydt57 I'm probably going to make the same choice. I love the 7-14 because it razor sharp but it has a lot of distortion. Don't know if i would sell it. I will probably keep it just in case I will ever do some astro stuff. Thnx for watching and the comment. Grt guido
Great video and gratulations with the new gear. There will be light 👍🙂
Thank you very much. Yeah I don't mind if there is no light but then give me something, fog, snow haha but eventually I just realised that there is always something to photograph! Grt guido
Fabulous video Guido, really atmospheric and minimalist shots. 👍
Thanks I was really surprised bynthe outcome of this trip. Didn't expect anything but did find a couple of nice image in an area that normal makes me struggle. Thanks for watchibg and the comment! Grt guido
Very nice Video , I left an abo😊
Thank you very much welcome to the channel! Hopefully you will like more of my content 🙂 grt guido
Schitterende foto's weer, Guido, zeker die in 1:1 formaat, maar ook die in b/w. Ik zie nu dat jij dit in de camera al aanpast in plaats van later in de nabewerking ... weer wat om ook eens uit te proberen. Hartelijke groet!
Ik doe dat echt pas heel recent in the camera. Ik heb op c4 een zwart wit geprogrammeerd met onder andete wat meer contrast. Vind het makkelijk om dit te zien op locatie. Soms werkt het en soms niet. Bedankt voor het kijken weer en je comment. Grt guido
@ ... aha, je ziet maar weer hoe goed ik oplet. Ik kwam het ook tegen in mijn nieuw gevonden boek OM-5 boek van Reinhard Wagner of eigenlijk een pdf, die je zelf kunt printen als je dit wilt (slim bedacht). Wel op zijn Duits, maar hé je kunt niet alles hebben. Hij legt wel duidelijk uit wat je met de camera allemaal kunt doen ... de voors en de tegens. Over de basisinstellingen ... waarom je iets zou veranderen etc. Ben ik blij mee. Ik denk dat ik nu ook C4 zelf in kan stellen, haha. Er zijn intussen best een aantal RUclipss waarin het nodige wordt uitgelegd, maar meestal voor de OM-1. Dus ... als enthousiast leerling ga ik het uitproberen.
Volgens mij werkt het op de om-1 niet heel anders dan op de om-5. Maar ik heb zelf geen om-5 dus kan het ook niet even proberen. Ik heb bijvoorbeeld op c1 snelle dingen voor dieren en vogel, c2 is juist langszaam voor lange sluitertijden en c4 is zwart wit. C3 heeft nog geen functie 😅 grt guido
@@GuidoVanDeWater … ik weet niet of het kan, maar voor mij zou handig zijn een C voor statief, dus stabilisator uit en timer aan of zoiets, haha, ik vergeet steeds de stabilisator uit en later weer aan te zetten 🙈
Nice movie again Guido...Not far from home this time.
Haha no can't get any closer then this i guess 😅 thanks for watching. Grt guido
I will be very interested in knowing how often you use the 8-11mm range. I own the 12-60mm and the 40-150mm f2.8. I am debating whether to buy the 8-25mm or the 7-14mm. Do you find yourself wishing for the 7mm vs the 8mm? And would you miss the 25-40mm range if you only had the 8-25 and 40-150? Thanks. Lovely images. My favorite image from this video is the landscape with the three pine trees. I guess I shouldn’t say this but it is nice to know that even great photographers go through low periods. Glad you finally got into it again. Best wishes for 2025!
I've been using the 8-25 for 2 weeks now and it still surprises me. What i love is that I look at wider image more often then I used to just because it's on the camera. In all the years that I photograph I have only used the 7mm once in a keeper image. So I guess I'm willing to make that sacrifice ( you will see that I come across them more often now). Over the past 2 weeks I've only taken the 8-25 and the 40-150 and yes there is a gap from 26-39 but that is something I usually can solve with my feet. That is untiill now. I can really feel the weight difference of 1 lens instead of the 7-14 and the 12-40 so untill now I'm really convinced by this lens. Yes it's f4 but I rarely photograph lower then f5.6 in my landscapes. I guess we all have our ups and downs. For me it's normal during the winter period. I always seem te struggle my way trough winter. Thanks for watching and your kind comment. Grt guido
Hi Guido,
Prima opnames, vooral de b/w foto’s.
Ton
@@tonvanbruchem142 dankjewel Ton, ik heb op C4 nu een speciale zwart wit voorkeuze gezet. Met een sinpel draai zie het nunop locatie en kan ik er wat meer rekenibg mee houden. Bedankt voor het kijken. Grt guido
This is a great video and I loved your images. Did you do them as high res @guido? I have only started fiddling with high res but using Lightroom as I usually do, they dont have the breathtaking extra details I’d expect. Must be me doing something wrong!
I don't see any different when I use a high res or normal image. You have to make sure that you use the right mode. So tripod on a tripod and handheld when handholding the camera. Als don't push the shutter speed to slow the camera takes 8 images that it combines. If there is slight movement in leaves then it's gonna be blurry in the result. I mainly use hightrs when I know in want to crop the aspect ratio of the image. Thanks for watching grt guido
Like I told you I bought this lens instead of the 7-14 and I think I made the right choice. Great images thanks;)
Untill now I'm very amazed by this lens. I've been using it now for 2 weeks and am really thinking about replacing the 7-14 f2.8. But if I take this lens then I will probably also leave the 12-40 f2.8 ta home to reduce some weight. But haven't figured out if the loss of focal range between 25 and 40 will effect me. Thanks for watchibg and sharing you thoughts. Grt guido
@GuidoVanDeWater Just take your 40-150 f2.8 with you but you'd be missing 26mm-39mm lol but then again we can zoom with our feet to compensate that little loss; )
@HotGates yes we can zoom with our feet but if I look trough my catalog i seem to take a lot of images between 30 and 40mm so I will have to get used to that 😅
Great pictures Guido. Didnt you know that the OM 1 Mark ii has a digital teleconverter inside the camera? You should test it. You have more reach.
Yes i know but that is the same effect as cropping in post processing. I always feel it effects the quality to much. But thanks for the tip and for watching the video. Grt guido
@GuidoVanDeWater maybe you should consider not to buy the 8-25mm f4, but the 12-100 f4 instead. Its a better and sharper lens imo and a superior travel lens. I bet you own this lens. Im thinking of buying it this year.
Yes I already own it haha. But I'm missing that wider part. If you decide to buy make sure to send me a message first! Grt guido
when i buy my em1 III i doubt start with 12-40 2.8 or 8-25 f4 with the plan of pick up the another one and the 40-150 f4 in a future, i choose the 8-25 and now my doubt is go to complete with 12-40 2.8 and 40-150 f4 or forget this two and pick 40-150 2.8 and only manage 2 lens
If you already own the 8-25 then I would not go for the 12-40. I would go for the 40-150. Depends on your needs if you go for the 2.8 of the 4 they are both great. Thanks for watching and sharing you thoughts. Grt guido
My main use is for landscape and travel, but i like shoot cars in rally or circuit and when i do with my 8-25 i want more speed (and range too) and i think 2.8 make a diference but practically dobles the weight and be less practical for travel, on the other hand the 2.8 have fn-button and mf clutch like the 8-25 and the same filter size and the teleconverters, 🤔 i want the 2.8 😅
@ulvensjeler5494 I love the 2.8! I was really surprised by the quality of the f4 but the f2.8 is just next level. For what you want to do it think the 2.8 will be a great addition! Where are you from? Grt guido
@ my first idea was 12-40 for action and night and 8-25 for wide and 40-150 f4 for tele during day but at start in 8-25 and use it, it like me more and more and only in action moments i need more speed and some times i want reach but 8-25 and 12-40 are so similar and in mayor times can use one or another adn i think the 25-40 space can supply walk arround and the better choice for me is 8-25 f4 + 40-150 2.8 and i can do all with this two with the same weight of the 3 lenses kit and with less lens changes.
thanks from Spain
Mooi Guido!
Een locatie dichtbij waar ik te weinig kom…
Ik kom hier dus ook niet zoveel. Voor mijn gevoel heb ik hier altijd hele speciale onstabdigheden nodig om er iets van te maken. Eigenlijk kom ik er alleen als ik weinigntijd en zin heb haha. Maar toch is het best de moeite waard! Bedankt voor het kijken weer. Grt guido
Is there any benefit in taking the shot in B&W in the camera over converting from color in post?
I never thought it did, but it really helped me to see the compositions better. Somehow, in black and white, it's totally different. It's all about contrast. I've seen compositions that seemingly never worked get interesting when I looked at the in black and white. And of course you can enhance that by using special color filters. Thanks for watching grt guido
Wonderful video Guido. Inwas wondering, how often do you shoot the 40-150mm at F2.8 for landscape? It's too heavy for my old back, so I was thinking going all F4 lenses for landscape. The 8-25 F4, 12-45 F4 one 40-150 F4. How much of a problem would that be for someone like yourself?
As a landscape photographer i rarely photograph underneath the f5.6 so you will probably not miss anything on that behalve. I just love my 40-150 f2.8 so that will never leave the bag. I think you would have a great set of lenses. Thanks for watching grt guido
Hi Guido
Very informative video. I am thinking of replacing the 7-14mm with the 8-25mm so this was a helpful video. Also, I have just purchased a three legged thing Ollie so that I can switch easily from landscape to portrait. However, I am having difficulty fitting the Ollie in portrait. I have a Arca-Swiss fitting attached the camera which works perfectly in landscape but I am lost when I try to switch to portrait. I appear to have a fitting problem. Is there another part or am I missing brain cells!! I am using a manfrotto ball head MH494. I am really feeling very stupid. I purchased the Ollie from eBay. No instructions included.
I don't know what goes wrong. I can just put the camera in horizontal position and the it fits perfectly. You have to adjust it a little so it doesn't fall exactly in the gap of the L bracket. But if you watch out for that then it should be OK. Thanks for watching and sharing your comment. Grt guido
@@GuidoVanDeWater Thank you for responding. All sorted now. I required a Arca Swiss adapter to fit to my Manfrotto ball head. Works perfectly now. Although, I agree you have to be careful with the gap in portrait mode. I forgot to mention in my initial response that your images were as usual outstanding. Glad to hear that you are getting out in the field again. Colin
Happy to see you got it working. Thanks for the compliments I appreciate it! Grt guido
Hoi Guido
Fijn, dat je er weer op uit kon trekken. Luister naar je lichaam. Als dat zegt ga naar buiten, doe dat dan ook,en geniet er van. Mooie foto’s. Zwart/wit moet je liggen. Het kan wel, maar je compositie moet ijzer sterk zijn wil dat goed uitpakken. Je kleuren opnamen vind ik erg geslaagd. De 8-25 is een mooie lens. Wel grappig dat je de zonnekap niet gebruikte, was misschien ook niet nodig. Ik blijf je ook in 2025 weer gewoon volgen. Ik leer er een hoop van .
Nornaal gebruik ik de zonnekap altijd. Ik zal je eerlijk zeggen dat ik pas in de auto bedacht dat de zonnekap erop zat haha ik heb nu een keuze stand op zwart wit geprogrammeerd zodat ik er op locatie wat mer rekening mee kan houden. Ik heb die laatste 2 fotos omgezet in zwart wit maar toen ik vanochtend de video zat terug te kijken begon ik te twijfelen. Ik denk achreraf toch dat de lichte kleuren versie beter was. Bedankt voor je support afgelopej jaren. Hopelijk blijf je de videos in 2025 ook inyeresant vinden! Grt guido
Grappig, ik kom deze video net tegen op RUclips dankzij een of ander algoritme. Ik ben je die ochtend tegengekomen op het pad net voordat je bij dat minimalistische boompje geraakte. Ik heb je nog gedag gezegd en had nog op mijn lippen om te zeggen 'pssst....ietsje verderop rechts.....een lief klein boompje in het water'.
Maar je leek wat in gedachten verzonken dus bij mij kwam het er ook niet van. Zo gaat dat soms. Maar ik zie nu dat je het ook ontdekt had. Ik was daar net wat aan het spelen met mijn OM5 die ik voor mijn laatste Schotland trip gekocht had omdat ik niet zo'n zin meer heb om met al het fullframe spul te sleuren.
De Hatertse Vennen is een plek waar ik al heeeel lang en vaak kom. Ook redelijk dichtbij mijn huis.
We zullen elkaar nog wel eens tegenkomen denk ik bij de Vennen.
Dat is wel heel toevallig inderdaad. Zou google de locaties monitoren? Was dit de eerste video die je van mij zag? Haha ik zie ze er wel voor in staat 😅 ik kan het me zo biet herrineren. Wel dat ik wat mensen tegen kwam maar kan er geen gezichten bij vinden. Vlak voor dat ik dat boompje zag stond ik bovenop die heuvel een tijdje met iemand te praten die ik toevallig tegenkwam en al een tijdnniet gezien had. Het kan dus zomaar zijn dat ik even in gedachten was toen ik daar liep. Ik woon in beuningen en kom hier dus ook met regelmaat als je me nog eens ziet spreek me gerust aan hoor. Volgens mij ben ik best een aardig iemand haha 😅 bedankt voor het kijken in elk geval! Grt guido
Nice minimalist photos Guido. I have a 10-22 wide angle but I hardly use it at the 10mm end. Did you shoot anything at the 8mm end or did i miss that one?
I haven't shot something at 8mm as far as I remember in this video. But in the next few weeks I did a couple once. What brand is that 10-22? Thanks for watching and sharing your comment. Grt guido
@GuidoVanDeWater Canon f3.5 to 4.5. Got it as a package, when I bought my camera. Not the sharpest lens but ok.
@barryaitken9761 10mm on a full frame? Wow that is a wide angle! Mine of course is about 16mm full frame equivalent. Even my 7-14 has a full frame equivalent of 14mm.
@@GuidoVanDeWater How happy I will be the day, when they start specifying a lens's range based on its image angles/degrees, instead of the mm number - then it will be 'almost' unimportant what sensor format is behind it.
Every time I put that lens on my camera I’m amazed at what it does, and then wonder why I bother with the longer focal lengths! But of course the longer ones always go on for something afterwards. Yes, the f4’s suit me too, 99% of the time. I’ve hardly been out since November too, when our heatwave began, and I loathe the heat! Loved the minimalist tree, pity about the ducks, but they looked great too. Thanks for sharing your video. Cheers from 🇦🇺
Afterwards I think it was better without the ducks. It would have ruined the minimalistic feel i guess. I was also surprised. Been using it for 3 weeks now and I'm loving it more and more. Hope you will get some more oppertunitys to photograph soon. You have such a beautifull country! Hopefully I can visit it some time in my life 🙂 thanks for watchibg rt guido
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Where is the option brother?
Thanks for watching and your comment. There is a link to my buy me a coffee account underneath the video in the description. Grt guido