One of the things I appreciate about your street photography style is your confidence trying unconventional things like this. I prefer to shoot with a 24-70mm and a 70-200mm, which I used all the time when I was a newspaper reporter. I know those aren’t conventional street lenses, but I really like what I can do with them. My feeling is that there is no “wrong” lens for street photography if it lets you capture what you’re trying to capture.
I totally agree! I would even expand that statement to: there is no wrong way to create your art. If you express yourself with zoom lenses, that's always 'correct' in my view. It doesn't matter what the crowd thinks. :)
Loved it, because the 500mm f/4E FL is my baby and it’s my most favorite lens, although the 28mm f/1.4E is a close second. Believe it or not this lens is a blessing to me weight wise! I upgraded from the 400mm f/2.8 and it’s way better! Although I could briefly handhold the 400mm, this 500FL is much easier. In fact it’s so lightweight to me after using front heavy 400mm/600mm lenses since the 1990’s! I’ve actually shot an Airshow as an assignment and shot this lens handheld for 4-5 hours! I didn’t even bring my monopod as the year before it was as just too much while trying to track aircraft. Sure I was absolutely sore and hurting for a few days, but it was worth it! I got some of my best aviation images that day. Love the channel and it’s funny we seem to have a lot in common when it comes to gear! I absolutely adore the Nikon D4/D4s and their IQ/sensor performance is just dreamy or unique! Many said this and still to about the D700 or 5D classic…but I see it more with the D4/Df/D4s! I owned or shot with all of the Canon and Nikon flagships and D700/D800/850 and 5D series! They’re all great…but I only ever felt something was “special” about the D4/D4s sensors or their output! That’s probably what drove me to follow you and find you! I think I first saw you on a walk with Samuel and I just loved those shots! The D4 and your images in that video brought back all of the great memories and shots I was able to capture during the years I used the D4/D4s! Still till this day they remain my favorite cameras as far as image quality! Sure I love the AF and other improvements since then and I now use D6’s/D850, but I held out on getting the D5 until 2019! When all of my colleagues were using the new D5’s…I was happily still loving my D4/D4s! There is just something that you can’t really put into words or thought..but you see it! Or you don’t; but I’m sure I am not alone in this camp? Anyone else love the D4/Df/D4s IQ/Sensor as much as I do? Anyways I’m a newspaper guy/photojournalist who shoots a lot of breaking news, but never really got into “street photography!” I’ve always enjoyed watching some of the greats and I love the “photo walks” Samuel makes! It’s inspired me to have a desire to start trying street photography! Your content is great and I really enjoy watching! Thanks!
Definitely an inspiring video. Using tools outside their intended habitat usually yields fascinating results, and sparks further ideas that were unreachable before. I hope to see more of those exotic videos in the future.
you can knock out people with that lens if some people messing around with you lolXD, i want to see more type of videos where you doing fun with camera or lenses keep up the good work.
The pictures from the top of the building are definitely the best ones. It would be cool to see what you can do with this kind of lens in one of yours night rooftops video. Should be fun!
constant giggles while watching this video. every time you lifted this bad boy up it looked like you were about to blow something up 🤣 really enjoyed this episode!
First of all, long lenses are under estimated for use in street and urban. I love my 70-200 and would love to play with longer lenses. Great video! Second, the shot of the white old house among the trees with the modern sky scrapers in the background at 18:35 is an instant classic. I would work that alot more in RAW and really make the trees and golden color pop. If you can, go back there with the same lense and shoot it at gold hour at sunset or sunrise. I think you have a great potential there.
I used to love my 85, I used it all around Japan, but when I got home and saw the images, I felt like I was missing out on context. Every detail felt disembodied from the city, I guess I couldn't figure it out, so I bought a 28mm and it's been pretty fun learning how to use it.
@@-grey I switch between 24, 35, 50, 85 and 70-200 for my street photography. But I only go out with one at a time to force creativity with what I got.
Thanks! Actually, I already did work it a lot. The glass from the window really wrecked the DR/IQ. I wish I had tried it without the hood on. I think it would have improved the shot. Next time! :)
@@EYExplore Maybe also invest in a window Hood, lens skirt. It has many names. Its either cloth or rubber and you attach it to glass and stick your lens in the other end to remove reflections. I think that photo could be worth it in the right light or time of year. Keep it up!
Hahah, this was a fun video to watch. 😂 I loved that pose for the guy. That thing definitely is an attention magnet, I wouldn't have been surprised if police would have approached you asking what that thing exactly is or told you to drop your weapons and go laying on the ground.
Novel idea and great to see you having fun with the mortar. Particularly liked the Nissan building at 11:09 and the distorted window reflections, very cool. I'd like to second or third the request for a fisheye outing. Keep up the great work.
That thing is a total bazooka. You had to have felt like someone in a Charles Bronson movie carrying that thing around haha! All of these shots were amazing! My personal favorites would have to be the landscape at 18:36, the building silhouette at 18:21, and the cop picture at 17:46. I thought the symmetry was especially cool with the lines on the road and the stripes on the policeman's sleeve pointing in the same direction. Those bullet train shots were awesome as well. I keep wanting to call them "bento" trains because I saw someone eat a bento box in a video once that was in the shape of one of those trains haha. Anyway, as always, I look forward to the next video!
This was very fun to watch! When I saw that thumbnail of this video, I had to watch this! After mentioning 'portraitmode' several times, I created an account, the clean interface is nice (not pimpled with ads). Have you done a macro lens video? That would be interesting doing the polar opposite and see Tokyo's macro world
I love the flattening effect of long focal length for simple compositions since you don't have to think about depth much. The only cost I see with long focal lengths on human subjects is the distance suggests detachment, which is okay if you are going for that. Yes, 500mm is extreme, but I keep at longer lens in my street bag and it may not get as much use as my 16-35, but some of my favorite shots are with it.
Fun video but not surprised that it's hard to handle. That's the type of lens pro sports photos use with a monopod from the sideline of games so it's expected that its too have to walk with for handheld photography. Even when using a 70-200 mm, really good photos require either a monopod or some type of base to reduce shake even with VR. Your photos were still great. Another superb video. Thank you!!
Thanks!! Yeah, I knew that going in, but we did it anyway haha. I usually do get great results with my 70-200mm though. We did a video on that a while back: ruclips.net/video/x9s3Zvgx7ao/видео.html
This was fun to watch. I beleive a 100mm lens could be a reasonable solution for candid shots. Whoever is filming you is doing a great job. I have never used such a lens but someone advised attaching the camera strap to the lens' tripod plate instead of the camera.
It was fun watching you do street photography with that bazooka of a lens. How would you recommend something like the 100-400mm variable aperture lens for street photos?
Thanks! I've use such a lens to great effect. I showed some photos from it. I think it's extremely useful for street photography and we will probably make another video some day with a more practical lens like that (I was thinking the 200-500mm). :)
With no monopod? Crazy. A loaded M16 rifle is about as heavy as that combination, and that's including the stock to brace against your shoulder with. This is why cameras like the Sony RX-10 exist, lol. Baseball is huge in Japan, and capturing a batter hitting a pitched ball is the first application I'd think of with a lens like this. Have you considered shooting a game?
Haha yeah I didn't think of that, but it is about as heavy as a rifle. I have not considered shooting a game. I wonder if they'd let me into the regular stands with this beast. :)
Hi, Lucasz. I'm used to these kind of lens since I'm mainly a wildlife photographer. If you accept the advice, you probably should hold the lens from below and try to keep your elbow closer to your body. Regards!
I noticed that some of your shots had shutter speed under 1/500 hand held but were in focus, how do you manage that? Maybe I could use my Canon RF 800 mm f11 lens for street photography, a "cheap " lens compared to the 500 mm you were using.
Well, the 1/focal length rule is just a suggestion, like a best practice. You an go below that. It just comes down to how steady you can hold everything. Actually, I kinda forgot about this rule and just got right to shooting, but a few shots were a bit motion-blurred. I wish I had used 1/500 or even 1/1000 since it was a sunny day and I have plenty of light to work with it. :)
How tall are you? And what's the lens your camera man Axel used and how he able to zoom the lens on gimbal, with some pull focus ring or manually zoom it with his hand, won't it change the balance of the gimbal?
I'm 185cm tall. Axel just zooms the lens on the gimbal. For this video we were using a Nikon Z50 with the kits lens. The lens is very small and lightweight so zoom on the gimbal does not change the balance much. :)
Kudos for something different, tongue in cheek, vid, Lukas.👍😁 Puppeteer, building reflection, and rooftop pics my favs. Lens not really intended for hand-holding; good point about lens mount distortion - demands tripod/holding at tripod bracket not cam body. At 8:06 almost hit that lady w/your lens. Does the lens come w/a porter?😁. Narrow field of view underscores composition challenge. Rooftop shooting through glass: I thought conventional advice is to keep hood on and press hood against glass, no? I tend to shy from gear that requires me to wear a truss😁. Hope you have a good supply of Ben Gay for your arm - if you are in a sling in the next episode, viewers will know why.😁 Kidding aside, your vids never disappoint.
Yeah I had a few close calls while swinging this thing around haha. I wish it came with a porter! As for the glass/hood thing, I think that make sense usually when you have a short hood, but this hood is so long that I think I would have been better off without it, but it just didn't occur to me in the moment. Glad you enjoyed the comedy of this one!! :)
awesome. but bazookah lens is not that bad, required totally different approach. maybe PF as lighter option will suit better for streets. longer focal length could give the other end of perspectives that we all love about street photography. maybe you can EYEexplore more with 500mm PF. you got few descent shots from just trying. thanks. you inspired me to try NYC with my PF’s
I've often thought about this, and I think something like that actually existed back in the 70s. I would feel a little weird about using it though since people might think it is really is a gun from far away. :)
You know, we tried that, and from the 10th floor people were almost too big to put in the frame. It's a stupid amount of magnification. Nothing interesting really came of it so we cut that part. It was also very similar to the crossing and policeman part.
FZ2500, RX10 iv or G3X might have been suited for this. Less inconspicuous. This thing is a bazooka, you could see so many people eyeing you in this video. Edit: Heck even a canon power shot zoom monocular
@@EYExplore must have been crazy to carry around!! Cheers lukaz!! Love every video you drop!! Hope i catch you in action when tokyo opens up and tourism is free to move around ahahah
Yeah, it was meant, as I said, just to kind of getting my bearings with a non-moving simple subject. This was literally the first time I used this lens. I didn't practice with it or anything prior to the video. :)
@@EYExplore That's great for you! Hopefully they'll trickle down that AF tech to a more affordable body so that mortals like me can afford it, lol. Also, great video as always! :)
The jumping focus point with the E Mount lens on the Z9 is due to the VR. Set it to Off or Sport. Then it's fine. This issue is solved with the Z Mount telephoto lenses.
Thanks! You meant, F-mount right? And it's not the focus point that was jumping. It was locked on well, but the view itself was shifting when the VR engaged. It's not a big deal thought. :)
@@EYExplore Oh, yes. F Mount of course. And well, in Wildlife this is a big deal. Was a big issue with my Nikkor 600mm 4.0 FL on the Z9. And here also the focus point was jumping, very annoying. Only with Sport Mode I could somehow deal with it. But this is no longer an issue with Z Mount lenses.
It's got to be a shock for your eye when you pre-compose shots mentally. I can't imagine the mental frame lines you'd need. 😂 It would be cool to use this lens to do some compression "landscape" style shots of the streetlevel, or skylines with classic landmarks or Fuji and the moon from up high.
One of the things I appreciate about your street photography style is your confidence trying unconventional things like this. I prefer to shoot with a 24-70mm and a 70-200mm, which I used all the time when I was a newspaper reporter. I know those aren’t conventional street lenses, but I really like what I can do with them. My feeling is that there is no “wrong” lens for street photography if it lets you capture what you’re trying to capture.
I totally agree! I would even expand that statement to: there is no wrong way to create your art. If you express yourself with zoom lenses, that's always 'correct' in my view. It doesn't matter what the crowd thinks. :)
Loved it, because the 500mm f/4E FL is my baby and it’s my most favorite lens, although the 28mm f/1.4E is a close second. Believe it or not this lens is a blessing to me weight wise!
I upgraded from the 400mm f/2.8 and it’s way better! Although I could briefly handhold the 400mm, this 500FL is much easier. In fact it’s so lightweight to me after using front heavy 400mm/600mm lenses since the 1990’s! I’ve actually shot an Airshow as an assignment and shot this lens handheld for 4-5 hours! I didn’t even bring my monopod as the year before it was as just too much while trying to track aircraft. Sure I was absolutely sore and hurting for a few days, but it was worth it! I got some of my best aviation images that day. Love the channel and it’s funny we seem to have a lot in common when it comes to gear! I absolutely adore the Nikon D4/D4s and their IQ/sensor performance is just dreamy or unique! Many said this and still to about the D700 or 5D classic…but I see it more with the D4/Df/D4s! I owned or shot with all of the Canon and Nikon flagships and D700/D800/850 and 5D series!
They’re all great…but I only ever felt something was “special” about the D4/D4s sensors or their output! That’s probably what drove me to follow you and find you! I think I first saw you on a walk with Samuel and I just loved those shots! The D4 and your images in that video brought back all of the great memories and shots I was able to capture during the years I used the D4/D4s! Still till this day they remain my favorite cameras as far as image quality! Sure I love the AF and other improvements since then and I now use D6’s/D850, but I held out on getting the D5 until 2019!
When all of my colleagues were using the new D5’s…I was happily still loving my D4/D4s! There is just something that you can’t really put into words or thought..but you see it! Or you don’t; but I’m sure I am not alone in this camp? Anyone else love the D4/Df/D4s IQ/Sensor as much as I do? Anyways I’m a newspaper guy/photojournalist who shoots a lot of breaking news, but never really got into “street photography!” I’ve always enjoyed watching some of the greats and I love the “photo walks” Samuel makes! It’s inspired me to have a desire to start trying street photography! Your content is great and I really enjoy watching! Thanks!
Definitely an inspiring video. Using tools outside their intended habitat usually yields fascinating results, and sparks further ideas that were unreachable before. I hope to see more of those exotic videos in the future.
Thanks!! Glad you like the idea! We'll definitely do more! :)
you can knock out people with that lens if some people messing around with you lolXD, i want to see more type of videos where you doing fun with camera or lenses keep up the good work.
Haha, yeah it double's a defensive weapon. Glad you liked it! We will make more for sure! :)
This was a lot of fun to watch... we need pt 2 and 3. Maybe some more unusual lenses for unusual scenarios.
Definitely planning to do more like this. Might eventually done another telephoto one. :)
The pictures from the top of the building are definitely the best ones. It would be cool to see what you can do with this kind of lens in one of yours night rooftops video. Should be fun!
Thanks! Yeah, I've shot with similar lenses on the roofs and it's definitely very fun, but really hard to do at night. :)
constant giggles while watching this video. every time you lifted this bad boy up it looked like you were about to blow something up 🤣 really enjoyed this episode!
Hahaha, yeah, one guy on the street even called it a weapon. :)
Such a cool and fun concept! Would love to do this if I lived somewhere like Tokyo
I had a great time, but next time I'll do it with a more practical 500mm lens. :)
@@EYExplore you should try out the new 400mm 4.5 when it’s released, looks (slightly) more practical
Epic video, really interesting to see such an extreeme focal length for street photography. I really liked the results.
Thank you! Glad you liked it! :)
Actually I liked these photos very much! Way better than the usual demonstrative snap shots you take in the other videos.
Glad you like it!! We'll make more but it will not likely be our main focus or I'm gonna lose my mind, haha. :)
First of all, long lenses are under estimated for use in street and urban. I love my 70-200 and would love to play with longer lenses. Great video! Second, the shot of the white old house among the trees with the modern sky scrapers in the background at 18:35 is an instant classic. I would work that alot more in RAW and really make the trees and golden color pop. If you can, go back there with the same lense and shoot it at gold hour at sunset or sunrise. I think you have a great potential there.
I used to love my 85, I used it all around Japan, but when I got home and saw the images, I felt like I was missing out on context. Every detail felt disembodied from the city, I guess I couldn't figure it out, so I bought a 28mm and it's been pretty fun learning how to use it.
@@-grey I switch between 24, 35, 50, 85 and 70-200 for my street photography. But I only go out with one at a time to force creativity with what I got.
Thanks! Actually, I already did work it a lot. The glass from the window really wrecked the DR/IQ. I wish I had tried it without the hood on. I think it would have improved the shot. Next time! :)
@@EYExplore Maybe also invest in a window Hood, lens skirt. It has many names. Its either cloth or rubber and you attach it to glass and stick your lens in the other end to remove reflections. I think that photo could be worth it in the right light or time of year. Keep it up!
Hahah, this was a fun video to watch. 😂 I loved that pose for the guy. That thing definitely is an attention magnet, I wouldn't have been surprised if police would have approached you asking what that thing exactly is or told you to drop your weapons and go laying on the ground.
Haha, for sure in some countries. Luckily the Japanese cops saw me and didn't bat an eye. :)
Love the shot of the film crew
Thanks!! :)
I liked the palace shot. Would love to see you show more of this urban, nature, history mix (if it interests you)
Yeah, I liked that too! I think more view like that would be have been a wiser way to use such a lens in the city. :)
15:52 absolutely love this abstract shot. Would also have loved it if you’d taken this lens up on the rooftops
Thank you!! Yeah, I really wanted to capture more shots like that, but I struggled finding good stuff. I'm sure with time I'd have found plenty! :)
That lens is insanely sharp
It really is!! :)
Sniper street photography! Great video, Lukasz.
Thank you!! :)
Really liked this video and the lighthearted feel of it. Might be the thing that pushes me to support on Patreon!
Thanks!! Glad to hear that! :)
Lens itself is so awesome
It really is amazing piece of optical engineering.
Novel idea and great to see you having fun with the mortar. Particularly liked the Nissan building at 11:09 and the distorted window reflections, very cool. I'd like to second or third the request for a fisheye outing. Keep up the great work.
Thank you!! Fisheye will be our next 'wacky' lens video for sure. We have a lot stuff already filmed so we'll probably shoot it in August. :)
haha mad lads! 😆 The way you lifted the camera up at 13:28 gave me a good idea of the weight of this lens 😅
It's crazy heady. I got a nice workout!! :)
Some nice picture came out of it !
Yeah, in the end there were a few keepers! I wish I had more time with it though. :)
That thing is a total bazooka. You had to have felt like someone in a Charles Bronson movie carrying that thing around haha! All of these shots were amazing! My personal favorites would have to be the landscape at 18:36, the building silhouette at 18:21, and the cop picture at 17:46. I thought the symmetry was especially cool with the lines on the road and the stripes on the policeman's sleeve pointing in the same direction.
Those bullet train shots were awesome as well. I keep wanting to call them "bento" trains because I saw someone eat a bento box in a video once that was in the shape of one of those trains haha. Anyway, as always, I look forward to the next video!
Thank you so much! Glad you liked the photos. And I'm laughing at bento trains haha. :)
Awesome video! Cool shots!
Thanks Magnus!! :)
This was very fun to watch! When I saw that thumbnail of this video, I had to watch this! After mentioning 'portraitmode' several times, I created an account, the clean interface is nice (not pimpled with ads). Have you done a macro lens video? That would be interesting doing the polar opposite and see Tokyo's macro world
Macro lens is a good idea! I was thinking to do fisheye for our next 'wacky lens + street challenge.' :)
@@EYExplore that would make more sense! I’ll watch whatever you guys post!
Cool moment that fun challenge! Interesting framing anyway!
Thanks!! :)
I love the flattening effect of long focal length for simple compositions since you don't have to think about depth much. The only cost I see with long focal lengths on human subjects is the distance suggests detachment, which is okay if you are going for that. Yes, 500mm is extreme, but I keep at longer lens in my street bag and it may not get as much use as my 16-35, but some of my favorite shots are with it.
Totally. I love shooting telephoto street but usually do it with an 85mm or 70-200mm to get much more versatility. :)
This lens just automatically give an Olympic feel
That's basically what it's for, the Olympics and birds, haha. :)
Fun video but not surprised that it's hard to handle. That's the type of lens pro sports photos use with a monopod from the sideline of games so it's expected that its too have to walk with for handheld photography. Even when using a 70-200 mm, really good photos require either a monopod or some type of base to reduce shake even with VR. Your photos were still great. Another superb video. Thank you!!
Thanks!! Yeah, I knew that going in, but we did it anyway haha. I usually do get great results with my 70-200mm though. We did a video on that a while back: ruclips.net/video/x9s3Zvgx7ao/видео.html
Remember, this is "just" 500mm.
What do you think happens if you try that at 800mm or 1200 :D
Yeah, I wanna do that next hahah. :)
Extra odcinek. Taki karabin może pełnić też funkcje zaczepno- obronne:)
Haha, też można użyć go jako gigantyczną maczugę. :)
Mans took a candid photo of your bazooka around the 2 min mark 🤣
He totally did. I don't blame him haha. :)
This was fun to watch. I beleive a 100mm lens could be a reasonable solution for candid shots. Whoever is filming you is doing a great job. I have never used such a lens but someone advised attaching the camera strap to the lens' tripod plate instead of the camera.
Thanks!! Yeah, all good tips. I was mostly just messing around haha. :)
It was fun watching you do street photography with that bazooka of a lens. How would you recommend something like the 100-400mm variable aperture lens for street photos?
Thanks! I've use such a lens to great effect. I showed some photos from it. I think it's extremely useful for street photography and we will probably make another video some day with a more practical lens like that (I was thinking the 200-500mm). :)
Definitely have to go fisheye/wide for the next silly rental
That's the plan!! Eventually wanna try a bunch of strange lens, like tilt-shit and defocus control lenses. :)
13:05 tree, apple, and the model billboard was an ok angle.
Yeah, that would have been nice! I'm sure I missed tons of stuff!! :)
Always thought your videos had a 3rd person gaming kind of feel to it. The huge lens that resembles a gun emphasises this even more.
Haha, totally!! If only I could switch like in games too, where I have an invisible backpack full of gear. :)
With no monopod? Crazy. A loaded M16 rifle is about as heavy as that combination, and that's including the stock to brace against your shoulder with. This is why cameras like the Sony RX-10 exist, lol.
Baseball is huge in Japan, and capturing a batter hitting a pitched ball is the first application I'd think of with a lens like this. Have you considered shooting a game?
Haha yeah I didn't think of that, but it is about as heavy as a rifle. I have not considered shooting a game. I wonder if they'd let me into the regular stands with this beast. :)
Sure throws the inconspicuous theory out the window!!
Well, when you're 150 feet away they're not gonna see you!! :)
Wow steady hand you have
The IBIS/VR helps a lot haha. :)
Hi, Lucasz. I'm used to these kind of lens since I'm mainly a wildlife photographer. If you accept the advice, you probably should hold the lens from below and try to keep your elbow closer to your body. Regards!
Thank you!! That is excellent advice! :)
Another great video.
Thank you!! :)
Love your videos man, always inspiring and always wholesome
Thanks!! Glad you enjoy them! :)
Ha ha ha! You blend in well with that. How does your shoulder feel? Fun video. Keep up the good work!
Was tiring in the moment but not soreness after the fast. I did only carry it around for about an hour though haha. :)
@@EYExplore Those Nikon long lenses are sweet. But they are quite an investment.
@@PaulCrousePhoto The price of a kidney! :)
I noticed that some of your shots had shutter speed under 1/500 hand held but were in focus, how do you manage that? Maybe I could use my Canon RF 800 mm f11 lens for street photography, a "cheap " lens compared to the 500 mm you were using.
Well, the 1/focal length rule is just a suggestion, like a best practice. You an go below that. It just comes down to how steady you can hold everything. Actually, I kinda forgot about this rule and just got right to shooting, but a few shots were a bit motion-blurred. I wish I had used 1/500 or even 1/1000 since it was a sunny day and I have plenty of light to work with it. :)
18:22 looove this
Thanks!! :)
Sick video! 👍👍
Thanks!! :)
I use a Tamron 70-210 F4 for canon on my Fuji X-H1, it works well for street phototogrfi :)
Nice!! I like telephoto zooms. I also sometimes shoot with my 70-200mm. It's a bit more realistic than this giant lens. :)
This is such a hilarious video. Love it
Niiiice! :)
2:11 Paparazzo on the left
Haha yeah, but I was the ultimate paparazzo that day. :)
How tall are you?
And what's the lens your camera man Axel used and how he able to zoom the lens on gimbal, with some pull focus ring or manually zoom it with his hand, won't it change the balance of the gimbal?
I'm 185cm tall. Axel just zooms the lens on the gimbal. For this video we were using a Nikon Z50 with the kits lens. The lens is very small and lightweight so zoom on the gimbal does not change the balance much. :)
Great vid lol. Although I don't think I'll ever go for a 500mm it does make me curious about grabbing a longer lens maybe a 135 for some abstraction.
Yeah!! I think up to 200mm is pretty doable. I've used my 70-200mm many times in the streets. :)
average instagram 'street photographer' influencer with their teal and orange presets.
they gonna be droolin' over this.
Hahaha, well, this costs a bit more than presets. :)
I love Ginza!
Me too! :)
Brilliant! 👍
Glad you like it!! :)
15:18 how come the bricks are different color on the ground. I'm assuming repair, but maybe that's a common design
Yeah, there was probably some roadwork there and they replaced them.
Kudos for something different, tongue in cheek, vid, Lukas.👍😁 Puppeteer, building reflection, and rooftop pics my favs. Lens not really intended for hand-holding; good point about lens mount distortion - demands tripod/holding at tripod bracket not cam body. At 8:06 almost hit that lady w/your lens. Does the lens come w/a porter?😁. Narrow field of view underscores composition challenge.
Rooftop shooting through glass: I thought conventional advice is to keep hood on and press hood against glass, no?
I tend to shy from gear that requires me to wear a truss😁. Hope you have a good supply of Ben Gay for your arm - if you are in a sling in the next episode, viewers will know why.😁 Kidding aside, your vids never disappoint.
Yeah I had a few close calls while swinging this thing around haha. I wish it came with a porter! As for the glass/hood thing, I think that make sense usually when you have a short hood, but this hood is so long that I think I would have been better off without it, but it just didn't occur to me in the moment. Glad you enjoyed the comedy of this one!! :)
2:51 it's like when you have a weird fever and your sense of touch is all messed up and nothing feels the correct size
Yeah, it was a bit like that... a fever dream! :)
Love your jacket 😀
Thanks!! :)
awesome. but bazookah lens is not that bad, required totally different approach. maybe PF as lighter option will suit better for streets. longer focal length could give the other end of perspectives that we all love about street photography. maybe you can EYEexplore more with 500mm PF. you got few descent shots from just trying. thanks. you inspired me to try NYC with my PF’s
Yeah, this was just done more for fun, not for being practical. Totally agree that the PF lens would be much better. I hope to rent one some day! :)
Haha awesome. This gets the "greatest inconspicuous street photography glass" award. Lol
Haha, no one will notice you when you're a mile away! :)
what does axel shoot these videos with?
He's using a Nikon Z50 and the 16-50mm kits lens. The gimbal is a DJI RSC2. :)
I wonder though, would a rifle forearm grip/strap work if reengineered for a camera.
I've often thought about this, and I think something like that actually existed back in the 70s. I would feel a little weird about using it though since people might think it is really is a gun from far away. :)
Great video. I now understand why Nikon launched the new Z 400mm F4.5. 😆 PS:. Just thinking the compact 300mm F4 PF could be a great street lens.
Yeah, for sure those are waaaaay more practical. Actually, for a future vid I might rent the 200-500mm f-mount or the 100-400 z-mount. :)
that Guy in suit was interesting at 2:48
Yeah, agreed! I saw him when editing the video but totally missed him in the moment. :)
It would be nice to get some rooftop shots pointing down at street level
You know, we tried that, and from the 10th floor people were almost too big to put in the frame. It's a stupid amount of magnification. Nothing interesting really came of it so we cut that part. It was also very similar to the crossing and policeman part.
I have a frozen shoulder and I would die of so much pain even if I tried to hold that beast for a second 🥺
Haha, yeah for sure! :)
FZ2500, RX10 iv or G3X might have been suited for this. Less inconspicuous. This thing is a bazooka, you could see so many people eyeing you in this video.
Edit: Heck even a canon power shot zoom monocular
Sure, we didn't make this video to show off the practicality of using such a lens haha. :)
@@EYExplore I enjoyed the video, thank you!
Soooo wild that lens!!!!!! 😂
Yeah it was nuts. Bigger than I imagined when I picked it up. :)
@@EYExplore must have been crazy to carry around!! Cheers lukaz!! Love every video you drop!! Hope i catch you in action when tokyo opens up and tourism is free to move around ahahah
This had me rolling 🤣
Hahaha. Thanks man! I'm bringing it to Chicago. It's all I'm gonna have in my suitecase, lol. :)
Gotta figure out how to adapt that to a GRIII....for stealth. :-)
Haha, that would be so cool! :)
i never seen some one hold a big lens like you, no doubt you will have handshake :D
Haha, yeah I had no idea what I was doing. :)
Maybe sometime you can go live from the streets of tokyo and we can give you suggestions. Btw Nice job you doing!
Thanks!! We've doing a stream, but it's logistically tricky. Someday!
Best intro ever! ahah
Haha, we have another good one that might interest you though: ruclips.net/video/cWz2jPkI9uY/видео.html
@@EYExplore great stuff :D
I personally prefer the 600mm for street
With a 2x tele-converter!! :)
13:10 looks like the mirror dimensions in Dr. Strange.
Ah good eye! I didn't see that. :)
Why didn’t you attached the strap to the lens??
I didn't know you could haha. :)
haha this is so funny ! The Terminator is in Town :))))
I'M A CYBERNETIC ORGANISM!
Now do wildlife with a 15mm
I will... at the zoo, lol :)
I use a Nikon 24-300mm for fun.
Then I found out Jay Maisel used one. 😮 now I know I made a good decision 😂
Nice :)
You need one of those butt stock stabilizers 😂 just where bright colors so you don't get arrested
Haha, yeah a big high-vee vest and a sign "not a gun." :)
@@EYExplore exactly 😂
The Big Berta of lenses.
Haha, exactly!! :)
Now you gotta try street with a fisheye to explore the other extreme!
Am I the only one who thought it was hilarious how much time he spent trying to shoot a sign?
Yeah, it was meant, as I said, just to kind of getting my bearings with a non-moving simple subject. This was literally the first time I used this lens. I didn't practice with it or anything prior to the video. :)
and i thought a 105mm EF-S prime lens on an APSC camera was too long for street photography, guess I was wrong 😂
There is no such thing as too long. Eventually, I'll rent the 800 for z-mount. :)
Imagine using 500mm on a crop sensor! 500*1.5= 750mm !
750*2= 1/1500
there will be fujinon xf 150-600mm
Yeah that would be pretty nutty!! :)
Makes you appreciate the GR doesn't it??
Oh big time! :)
Bro that lens wtf! Show me more lol
Hahah, we'll rent something similar again some day. :)
"The AF is blazing fast".
The z6ii: But is it really?
It was pretty fast. Anyway, I got a Z9 now, so it's a moot point, lol. :)
@@EYExplore That's great for you! Hopefully they'll trickle down that AF tech to a more affordable body so that mortals like me can afford it, lol.
Also, great video as always! :)
@@DavidBeattty I'm sure it will eventually. That always happened with DSLRs.
The jumping focus point with the E Mount lens on the Z9 is due to the VR. Set it to Off or Sport. Then it's fine. This issue is solved with the Z Mount telephoto lenses.
Thanks! You meant, F-mount right? And it's not the focus point that was jumping. It was locked on well, but the view itself was shifting when the VR engaged. It's not a big deal thought. :)
@@EYExplore Oh, yes. F Mount of course. And well, in Wildlife this is a big deal. Was a big issue with my Nikkor 600mm 4.0 FL on the Z9. And here also the focus point was jumping, very annoying. Only with Sport Mode I could somehow deal with it. But this is no longer an issue with Z Mount lenses.
@@josefmolina3510 Ah I see, yeah I can imagine it being an issue, animals being moving subjects. :)
It's got to be a shock for your eye when you pre-compose shots mentally. I can't imagine the mental frame lines you'd need. 😂
It would be cool to use this lens to do some compression "landscape" style shots of the streetlevel, or skylines with classic landmarks or Fuji and the moon from up high.
Yep, kind of like you did at 18:32! 😂
I spoke too soon.
Yeah it was a huge shock. I was not prepared haha. :)
Yeah! I wish we took more like that! :)
Awesome lens, very low profile ;)
Haha yeah, so ridiculous it's actually sneaky. :)
F lenses are bigger and heavier than Z mount lenses.
This is true! :)
yea for a lense that big i'd just use a monopod/tripod. great video nonetheless
Totally!! But the fun part was suffering with it. :)
they probably think you are making fun of the stereotypical japanese tourist...
LOL, or I'm just 1 year late for Olympics. :)
Goofy=good. It's fun to try new things, especially if they are unusual.
I think so too! :)
You gotta be kidding! It’s fun seeing people avoiding your weapon of choice for the day.
Haha yeah! :)
It looks super annoying framing a shot at that length. Need some zoom, with a prime it way too long lol.
Haha, yeah it was super annoying! :)
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Next time use the Nikkor 500mm reflex. It will really open up the ‘artist’ in you. Weighs nothing. Very eccentric.
I heard of those reflex lenses, but they are raaaare. Renting is impossible. I'd have to buy one which is not gonna happen. :)
U can capture the star for a girl. If u get what i mean
Haha, yeah! :)
That's a spy lens 😂
Totally it! :)