00:01 Field of view, full frame 01:20 Why 43mm in Full Frame? 01:43 Total human field of view 03:44 A test 05:49 Actual useful human field of view 08:28 Guess the lens! 10:20 It's all BS Marketing 13:38 BS Innovations 17:59 More on the GFX sensor 19:12 Revisiting and examining some of this channel's achievements and talking about its future
Thanks,i remember that in one of your videos you recommended the Adobe Cours,i can't find it,name and details. About the topic of the 43mm nonsense,well . people see in something like f8, f5.6 we need a 43mm f8 lenses.. It's not a chicken its a Rouster. Thaks again ,in one of your videos you say ,read books for inspiration,that is gold, very true Thanks
Just wanted to say I first came to this channel back when Camera Conspiracies mentioned you. Although I haven't commented in a long time, I've been watching and enjoying your content ever since.
I think you really deserve to monetize your videos, there is nothing wrong with it. But regardless, you have my respect and appreciation. It's always refreshing learning in a more "academic" way if that makes sense. There is a time and place to discuss gear and whatnot but it's not the end-all, be-all of photography. This Saturday I was shooting with my X-T2 and two cheap TTArtisan lenses and got some of the best portrait pictures I got while having fun with a friend. And all because I have been studying and polishing my eye and technique.
Some videos are monetized (results to $10/month) just to keep the channel alive through all the copyright issues. If I wanted to make money on RUclips, photography would be the last subject on my radar (I'd probably make a channel about fashion, celebrity gossip, etc).
@@lionheart4424 What puzzles me with Photography channels, is that 1) I post k-pop and other videos with pretty girls dancing, 2) They post a middle age guy waving a lens in front of the camera and chit-chatting, 3) I post specific images showing test results and character results of lenses, 4) They post the same guy waiving a lens and showing a couple of pics that could be taken with an iPhone. Then, I watch something entertaining, pretty or artistic or educational (about Photography too, sometimes), they watch 3 middle age guys gossiping about camera companies. Wtf? Are middle age guys with lenses so much in fashion lately? And how would my face on the videos contribute to the actual content? I posted my face enough in the video titled "If you don't shave...", why would anyone want my face to explain to them what "lens field curvature" is (despite my slight underbite), when I can just use graphs and actual photos?
Thanks,i remember that in one of your videos you recommended the Adobe Cours, details. About the topic of the 43mm nonsense,well . people see in something like f8, f5.6 we need a 43mm f8 lenses.. It's not a chicken its a Rooster. Thaks again ,in one of your videos you say ,read books for inspiration,that is gold, very true Thanks
Yes, a rooster. When I looked at the pics again I remembered my daughter shouting "chickens!" when she saw them, and it got stuck in my head. My class was private through an old friend from my software localization days who now works at Apple - but there are platforms that offer about the same (a bit more summarized). I would recommend the Lynda platform, search for an instructor "Julieanne Kost".
Keep going my friend! I love your videos. I learn AND I feel more inspired to take photos (documents) of my family and everyday life. You are a great teacher. Thank you so much for your efforts.
Thank you very much for your kind words. I'm particularly motivated when you say "to take photos of my family and everyday life". Don't forget to print, even if they're not perfect. Prints somehow always survive (nobody throws photos away), while electronic files always get lost.
Watching your content is like a trip to the past, when RUclips was more about good content than polished thumbnails and useless videos to suck people's attention and cash in with the ads. Edit - I've just discovered your channel and am slowly watching the past videos, so I don't know yet if you've talked about this, but I'd love to get your thoughts about the effect of social media on people's photographic journey. Not just the images people take but how they get positively or negatively affected by the social media applications, websites and facebook groups. There's so much content produced nowadays, the good stuff is diluted in a mass of average photos and it feels like a race for attention. It often makes me wonder how the photographers of old would fare in this online world.
*...but I'd love to get your thoughts about the effect of social media on people's photographic journey...* 1. ruclips.net/video/CZPoTDlJps0/видео.html 2. ruclips.net/video/z-EFnRea87c/видео.html 3. ruclips.net/video/zZzmlbN8zGA/видео.html
Nothing wrong with thinking about something, finding answers, and sharing. Leaning more towards art in your channel may not be super popular, but if it scratches an itch inside you, and a few benefit, how can that be wrong? Your discussion of perspective, and peripheral distortion brings to mind an idea that I have been kicking around inside my own head. When 35mm film dominated, many sent their exposed out for processing. For myself and I think many, cost was an issue. So we gravitated to the cheapest mail order (envelope) processors. Often the size choice was 4x6 or 5x7. The bad with the good sent back. My idea is that final photo size looked good with the kit 50mm. These days we can process with the lights on in front of a computer monitor which is more like A3. And my best photos I print either 8 1/2 x 11 or A3+. So I'm thinking final photo size has a bearing on what lens mm one might chose.
I don't think we can talk about a natural angle of view without mentioning how large the print is and how far you stand from it. A large part of the unnatural effect of certain focal lengths comes from the fact we look at the resulting images from the same distance we'd look at a 35-50mm shot. Within that normal range, we're good at estimating a point of view and distance from the subject where the perspective makes sense. At extreme focal lengths, we estimate or compensate incorrectly and perceive distortion or compression. But render the wide angle image in VR goggles an inch from our eyes and it will look perfectly natural, provided we only focus on the center.
The argument of Leica and others refers to what you see in the viewfinder vs. in real life. And it's an incorrect argument. a) In real life with your eyes you see a sharp center and a blurry 170 degree area (huge blurry peripheral vision). vs. b) The viewfinder with a 43mm lens just gives you a 43 degrees area, all sharp. ---------- So they're very different. The 43mm is just a marketing pitch.
Some data for the topic: About the video on the "perfect normal" lens, I recall that the diagonal FOV on a normal lens (55° on every format) is more or less the same as the central/binocular vision angle (50~60°). Off topic: What's your opinion on soft lenses? I've seen pictures with the Lensbaby lenses and they look super interesting. 10:40 Completely agree. I find the lack of video capabilities just funny, and infuriating at the same time. 10:2312:53 xD
In the old days we would just place a glass filter on the lens, and spread vaseline on it. Much better and more interesting than "Lensbaby". And customizable too. In modern days, we have tons of Photoshop etc. presets, which are also customizable. No need to buy a non-customizable blurry lens.
That is a very interesting question... usually I'm thinking "photos I should have taken", but I never thought "retaken". I thought of one - I'll include it in one of the next videos.
The 50mp sensor of the GFX did have a unique microlens design. It was not like Leica's which are offset to deal with steep ray angle issues with digital sensors. It used smaller microlenses with a fill factor of around 76% instead of what most have done for decades closer to 100%. There is a white paper published about it and the advantages and disadvantages that came along with it. However, I don't see it having anything to do with your previous point where the thick sensor glass is followed by an air gap. That is a unique point to consider and how it affects things.
Didn't know about the smaller microlenses - though Nikon F-mount lenses are almost perfectly telecentric (they have to be, given the longest flange distance in the industry). It may be the *air gap in combination with the smaller microlenses.* Think about it: less total convergence on a smaller microlens if refraction is different! Much light is lost as a result.
@@CameraMystique I don't know enough about this topic to speak intelligently. However, what Kasson wrote on it as the microlenses results in resolution of detail he would expect out of an 80mp sensor instead of a 50mp sensor. Furthermore, it should prevent crosstalk. Microlenses that are almost 100% actually are more like 125% with some light ending up going to another photosite. The downside is additional aliasing artifacts especially without an anti-aliasing filter. Also, a small penalty in light collection. Again, I think this is completely separate from a glass to air spacing, which is also quite unique to the GFX and may cause its own issues. You pick your camera and your lenses and live with it. I have seen tests in the past with Sony cameras have showed pretty nasty aliasing artifacts especially when compared to the Fuji X cameras and nobody ever talks about it.
Hi, Kensi calls you an evil photographer! He revealed your living lens skeletons to the world! Be careful, photos are secret knowledge that should be revealed only to those who have gone through the path! I think Nikon is the only company that has realized the dead nature of modern lenses, and the release of 35, 1.4 and 50 1.4 similar to vintage lenses gives us hope. The main thing is that each of us would live such a life in which there would be enough moments worthy of turning them into photos!
Who's Kensi? As far as the new lenses, well at least they're accurate and sharp... I noticed some issues in the past with the Z ones. I may comment in detail in the new year... other things have priority.
He was in a Zoo in Michigan. My daughter took the picture, this is a small crop of it that I printed for her. Given the look of the bird and the setting, it's as if he's missing his monocle. Which means he has better taste than a chicken... (sorry for the dad joke but it's still Thanksgiving over here).
Every time I watch one of your videos, I feel sad for University students who spend thousands of dollars on worthless education and come out of the other side with blue hair and no skills. The content on your channel is priceless and has taught me more about photography than anything else. Thank you for another great lecture! 🫡
I'm actually surprised that people didn't sleep through it (I did). It's boring content, but thank you for appreciating it. Here's one for you (requires very close attention, it's unlisted): ruclips.net/video/0Q5Qp7hleDM/видео.html
@@CameraMystique It's only boring content to viewers who are looking for entertainment i.e. camera gear channels, but for those of us who want to learn it's not boring at all. I'll watch your other video :)
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00:01 Field of view, full frame 01:20 Why 43mm in Full Frame? 01:43 Total human field of view 03:44 A test 05:49 Actual useful human field of view 08:28 Guess the lens! 10:20 It's all BS Marketing 13:38 BS Innovations 17:59 More on the GFX sensor 19:12 Revisiting and examining some of this channel's achievements and talking about its future
Thanks,i remember that in one of your videos you recommended the Adobe Cours,i can't find it,name and details.
About the topic of the 43mm nonsense,well . people see in something like f8, f5.6 we need a 43mm f8 lenses..
It's not a chicken its a Rouster. Thaks again ,in one of your videos you say ,read books for inspiration,that is gold, very true
Thanks
Just wanted to say I first came to this channel back when Camera Conspiracies mentioned you. Although I haven't commented in a long time, I've been watching and enjoying your content ever since.
Thank You very much - I now have many hours to go and binge watch your previous videos! 😊
Thank you. If you tell me which topics interest you more, I can make good suggestions (including videos that are not mine).
I think you really deserve to monetize your videos, there is nothing wrong with it.
But regardless, you have my respect and appreciation. It's always refreshing learning in a more "academic" way if that makes sense.
There is a time and place to discuss gear and whatnot but it's not the end-all, be-all of photography.
This Saturday I was shooting with my X-T2 and two cheap TTArtisan lenses and got some of the best portrait pictures I got while having fun with a friend.
And all because I have been studying and polishing my eye and technique.
Some videos are monetized (results to $10/month) just to keep the channel alive through all the copyright issues. If I wanted to make money on RUclips, photography would be the last subject on my radar (I'd probably make a channel about fashion, celebrity gossip, etc).
@@CameraMystique haha true that! "Slop" content/drama videos are all the rage lately!
@@lionheart4424 What puzzles me with Photography channels, is that 1) I post k-pop and other videos with pretty girls dancing, 2) They post a middle age guy waving a lens in front of the camera and chit-chatting, 3) I post specific images showing test results and character results of lenses, 4) They post the same guy waiving a lens and showing a couple of pics that could be taken with an iPhone. Then, I watch something entertaining, pretty or artistic or educational (about Photography too, sometimes), they watch 3 middle age guys gossiping about camera companies. Wtf? Are middle age guys with lenses so much in fashion lately? And how would my face on the videos contribute to the actual content? I posted my face enough in the video titled "If you don't shave...", why would anyone want my face to explain to them what "lens field curvature" is (despite my slight underbite), when I can just use graphs and actual photos?
Thanks,i remember that in one of your videos you recommended the Adobe Cours, details.
About the topic of the 43mm nonsense,well . people see in something like f8, f5.6 we need a 43mm f8 lenses..
It's not a chicken its a Rooster. Thaks again ,in one of your videos you say ,read books for inspiration,that is gold, very true
Thanks
Yes, a rooster. When I looked at the pics again I remembered my daughter shouting "chickens!" when she saw them, and it got stuck in my head.
My class was private through an old friend from my software localization days who now works at Apple - but there are platforms that offer about the same (a bit more summarized). I would recommend the Lynda platform, search for an instructor "Julieanne Kost".
consider self lucky to find your videos, sharing and discuss experience and common sense is rare here. And even more uniq in person
thank you
Thank you very much!
As an engineer, your explanation always make sense. Keep up the good work. I enjoyed your videos.
Keep going my friend! I love your videos. I learn AND I feel more inspired to take photos (documents) of my family and everyday life. You are a great teacher. Thank you so much for your efforts.
Thank you very much for your kind words. I'm particularly motivated when you say "to take photos of my family and everyday life". Don't forget to print, even if they're not perfect. Prints somehow always survive (nobody throws photos away), while electronic files always get lost.
Watching your content is like a trip to the past, when RUclips was more about good content than polished thumbnails and useless videos to suck people's attention and cash in with the ads.
Edit - I've just discovered your channel and am slowly watching the past videos, so I don't know yet if you've talked about this, but I'd love to get your thoughts about the effect of social media on people's photographic journey. Not just the images people take but how they get positively or negatively affected by the social media applications, websites and facebook groups. There's so much content produced nowadays, the good stuff is diluted in a mass of average photos and it feels like a race for attention. It often makes me wonder how the photographers of old would fare in this online world.
Thanks. My problem is that although most of my videos are demonetized (because I include songs etc), RUclips still places ads there!
*...but I'd love to get your thoughts about the effect of social media on people's photographic journey...*
1. ruclips.net/video/CZPoTDlJps0/видео.html
2. ruclips.net/video/z-EFnRea87c/видео.html
3. ruclips.net/video/zZzmlbN8zGA/видео.html
Thanks for a year of many beautiful insights, and cheers to a new year with many more beautiful insights to come! 🥳😽
Thank you!
Another great informative video. Thank you.
Thank you!
Nothing wrong with thinking about something, finding answers, and sharing. Leaning more towards art in your channel may not be super popular, but if it scratches an itch inside you, and a few benefit, how can that be wrong? Your discussion of perspective, and peripheral distortion brings to mind an idea that I have been kicking around inside my own head. When 35mm film dominated, many sent their exposed out for processing. For myself and I think many, cost was an issue. So we gravitated to the cheapest mail order (envelope) processors. Often the size choice was 4x6 or 5x7. The bad with the good sent back. My idea is that final photo size looked good with the kit 50mm. These days we can process with the lights on in front of a computer monitor which is more like A3. And my best photos I print either 8 1/2 x 11 or A3+. So I'm thinking final photo size has a bearing on what lens mm one might chose.
True. Check also ruclips.net/video/FPUA7fvOTWk/видео.html (another exploration in perspective).
😂😂 one of the best
I don't think we can talk about a natural angle of view without mentioning how large the print is and how far you stand from it. A large part of the unnatural effect of certain focal lengths comes from the fact we look at the resulting images from the same distance we'd look at a 35-50mm shot. Within that normal range, we're good at estimating a point of view and distance from the subject where the perspective makes sense. At extreme focal lengths, we estimate or compensate incorrectly and perceive distortion or compression. But render the wide angle image in VR goggles an inch from our eyes and it will look perfectly natural, provided we only focus on the center.
The argument of Leica and others refers to what you see in the viewfinder vs. in real life. And it's an incorrect argument.
a) In real life with your eyes you see a sharp center and a blurry 170 degree area (huge blurry peripheral vision).
vs.
b) The viewfinder with a 43mm lens just gives you a 43 degrees area, all sharp.
---------- So they're very different. The 43mm is just a marketing pitch.
Some data for the topic: About the video on the "perfect normal" lens, I recall that the diagonal FOV on a normal lens (55° on every format) is more or less the same as the central/binocular vision angle (50~60°).
Off topic: What's your opinion on soft lenses? I've seen pictures with the Lensbaby lenses and they look super interesting.
10:40 Completely agree. I find the lack of video capabilities just funny, and infuriating at the same time. 10:23 12:53 xD
In the old days we would just place a glass filter on the lens, and spread vaseline on it. Much better and more interesting than "Lensbaby". And customizable too.
In modern days, we have tons of Photoshop etc. presets, which are also customizable. No need to buy a non-customizable blurry lens.
Oh you literally made a video about this a moment ago. I'll check it out
I didn't. But around the topic, more useful, check out ruclips.net/video/IGcwQWcwi8Y/видео.html
Maybe with the new direction of the channel you speak of, a good top could be lenses with beautiful "faults"
It's not really a new direction - it's the continuation of the playlist "Photo Essays". I'll talk about charming faults too.
"Dissapointed by the new direction towards art and aesthetics" Absolutely not. I´m really looking forward to it.
It's not really a "new direction" if you have followed the Playlist "photo essays", especially "Intuition" and "The Ninth Window".
Thinking as one does. Did you ever take a photo early in your photography career that you wish you could take again?
That is a very interesting question... usually I'm thinking "photos I should have taken", but I never thought "retaken". I thought of one - I'll include it in one of the next videos.
The 50mp sensor of the GFX did have a unique microlens design. It was not like Leica's which are offset to deal with steep ray angle issues with digital sensors. It used smaller microlenses with a fill factor of around 76% instead of what most have done for decades closer to 100%. There is a white paper published about it and the advantages and disadvantages that came along with it. However, I don't see it having anything to do with your previous point where the thick sensor glass is followed by an air gap. That is a unique point to consider and how it affects things.
Didn't know about the smaller microlenses - though Nikon F-mount lenses are almost perfectly telecentric (they have to be, given the longest flange distance in the industry). It may be the *air gap in combination with the smaller microlenses.* Think about it: less total convergence on a smaller microlens if refraction is different! Much light is lost as a result.
@@CameraMystique I don't know enough about this topic to speak intelligently. However, what Kasson wrote on it as the microlenses results in resolution of detail he would expect out of an 80mp sensor instead of a 50mp sensor. Furthermore, it should prevent crosstalk. Microlenses that are almost 100% actually are more like 125% with some light ending up going to another photosite. The downside is additional aliasing artifacts especially without an anti-aliasing filter. Also, a small penalty in light collection. Again, I think this is completely separate from a glass to air spacing, which is also quite unique to the GFX and may cause its own issues. You pick your camera and your lenses and live with it. I have seen tests in the past with Sony cameras have showed pretty nasty aliasing artifacts especially when compared to the Fuji X cameras and nobody ever talks about it.
Hi, Kensi calls you an evil photographer! He revealed your living lens skeletons to the world! Be careful, photos are secret knowledge that should be revealed only to those who have gone through the path! I think Nikon is the only company that has realized the dead nature of modern lenses, and the release of 35, 1.4 and 50 1.4 similar to vintage lenses gives us hope. The main thing is that each of us would live such a life in which there would be enough moments worthy of turning them into photos!
Who's Kensi?
As far as the new lenses, well at least they're accurate and sharp... I noticed some issues in the past with the Z ones. I may comment in detail in the new year... other things have priority.
@@CameraMystique Camera Conspiracies chanel, Kensi perfec camera
@@ggdfggdfgdffgfddg34 and where is he calling me evil photographer?
@@CameraMystique ruclips.net/video/F6nEhdy1XTY/видео.htmlsi=LkvdPzLn8_Tsk4nH&t=135
@@CameraMystique last vidio 2:15
Southern Ground Hornbill. Probably tastes like chicken.
He was in a Zoo in Michigan. My daughter took the picture, this is a small crop of it that I printed for her. Given the look of the bird and the setting, it's as if he's missing his monocle. Which means he has better taste than a chicken... (sorry for the dad joke but it's still Thanksgiving over here).
😂😂 Pentax 43mm 1.8 Limited exists already over 20 years 😅
Ah, yes. You are right.
Every time I watch one of your videos, I feel sad for University students who spend thousands of dollars on worthless education and come out of the other side with blue hair and no skills. The content on your channel is priceless and has taught me more about photography than anything else. Thank you for another great lecture! 🫡
I'm actually surprised that people didn't sleep through it (I did). It's boring content, but thank you for appreciating it. Here's one for you (requires very close attention, it's unlisted): ruclips.net/video/0Q5Qp7hleDM/видео.html
@@CameraMystique It's only boring content to viewers who are looking for entertainment i.e. camera gear channels, but for those of us who want to learn it's not boring at all. I'll watch your other video :)