Also you can get away with longer shutter speeds, because slight hand shake doesn't affect the image as much as with long focal lenghts. That makes it perfect for photos from dark lit events (theatre, clubs, bars...) with the benefit that it drags you in and makes you feel like you are standing there. :) Wide angle has a great personality to it.
Back in the 1950s and 60s, fashion photog Jean Loup Sieff would show up at a Vogue shoot with only an M3 and his beloved 21mm Super Angulon (which was the UWL at the time) and force himself to make it work. And boy, did he! You can learn a lot about how to either tame the quirks of wide angle, or use them to your benefit by staring at his photos. Great video. These are very hard to master, but when the results are good, there was simply no other way to get the shot. Thanks!
I use wide angles on my XPro3 for street photography about half the time. Few things I figured out quickly. Go for a 3/4 angle shot instead of the dead on shot. That way the lining up is less critical, and the distortion (what little there is on the Fuji 18mm) is not as apparent. Also, if your camera has a level indicator turn it on! It's much better to get that shot level in camera than have to move pixels around in Photoshop to straighten it out. I also find that low angles look amazing with wide angle shots, since they can focus closer, you don't have to keep the sidewalk out of view.
Ultra-wides are just so fun to use. The widest I have on my a6300 is 16mm (24mm equivalent), but I absolutely love using the ultra-wide on my iPhone 11 Pro. Sure you can get crazy distortion, but if you know how to use it it looks awesome!
OMG the kitty in distracting elements. Amazing. We have a UWA and it takes a long time to learn. Still learning and it gets frustrating. Thanks for verbalizing this!
That shot of the man hand making these tiles gave me a major flashback (4:12). I remember seeing that episode on DRTV and just feeling like I wasn’t as good at making images as I should be. I love this image to this day.
Thanks for posting this - I recently made the plunge and upgraded to a DSLR at the beginning of the year (from an iphone 11 pro and moment wide lens). I miss being able to take sweeping wides, so this video was perfectly timed for me.
So funny that right at the 2 minute mark when you said about distracting elements your cat walked by in the background. Love you videos please keep up the good work stay safe and healthy
Is that Laowa 9mm for the M-mount even available for purchase yet? Don't see it on their website, Amazon, or B&H. Any suggestions for ultra wide M-mount lenses?
Worth noting that trying UWA photography doesn't have to cost too much either. May sound stupid, but I'd recommend a Samyang 18-28 f/4-4.5 for someone just getting into UWA on full frame. Absolutely horrific out past 24mm and anything wider open than f/8, but you know what? That gives you all you need to figure out if you actually like it and for between $50 and $75 most of the time. Think it's enough for you? You've saved yourself a fair bit of money. Not enough or don't like UWA? Then you found out the safe way. It also comes in a few different mounts, so it'll fit on a fair few cameras and you're basically set for adapters if you shoot mirrorless.
Olá. Obrigado por ter feito parte da minha jornada de aprendizado na fotografia. Fiquei um grande tempo sem fotgrafar. Hoje estou de volta pra acompanhar seu trabalho por aqui.
So, I have a 10.5 mm Nikon F2.8 lens. Used it a few times but was wondering what ideal situations I could use this in. I bought this lens thinking I could make some cool pics but to be honest, I haven't found a lot of chances to use it. Can you help?
Hi Kai, been watching your vids since you were at digitalrev tv. I am upgrading to full frame, do you think eos r which is £1799 body only is a good camera in its price point.
@@Tudorguy-zw1ik The R5 will be, but the R6 is more unknown in price. Might be around the current EOS R price. So you could get a cheaper EOS R or the R6 instead. I'm very happy with my R, I upgraded from a 80D. The move to mirrorless and also from APS-C means you are not tied to a lens mount so you can always switch it up.
In my experience it is NOT wide angle that beginners want - it is wide field. Invariably a stitched panorama provides a much more satisfying image - either hand held with inbuilt stitching such as is available with a Fuji X100 or stitching overlapping images in Ps
Yay, does this mean I can use UWA’s for my street work, and it’ll protect me from Corona? Just be sure not to get the guy snotting all over me in the frame. Great tip 👍
The thing that gets me with fisheyes is that they all pretty much take photos that look more or less the same, reasonably priced or expensive but....$39K?! 🥺 I'd expect it to me made of actual fish eyes for that money. And gold.
It started as an April fools joke blog post a few years ago but they actually built one or two. I think they are available for rent at some ridiculous price
I had a 10-22mm for my 7D, got a full frame body sold the 10-22 and 5 months later I removed the infrared filter from my 7D now I only got a 16-35 and I REALLY miss those 6mm
@@BoserPSN been using canon 7d with the sigma 10-20 for a few years, thinking of upgrading to a fuji xt2 or something for better low light and video, been shooting alot of gigs with, with a speedlight flash the wide angles more usable but unless im doing abstract shots, ppl rly dont like grain these days so the 7D doesnt hold up too well, never thought about makin it infrared when im finished with it tho , thanks!
There are lots of cheap fisheye lenses that you can de-fish in post. Or buy Samyang lenses that are cheap and give good quality results. Their 14mm 2,8 is nice.
1:45 as Kai says "Distracting Elements" a cat tail appears and glides through the background.
What timing, perfection.
Gabriel C Smart cat!
Remote control cat
Cattus trigger
you mean purrfection?
@@KaiManWong Time for a follow-up or other technique episode!
Also you can get away with longer shutter speeds, because slight hand shake doesn't affect the image as much as with long focal lenghts. That makes it perfect for photos from dark lit events (theatre, clubs, bars...) with the benefit that it drags you in and makes you feel like you are standing there. :) Wide angle has a great personality to it.
Back in the 1950s and 60s, fashion photog Jean Loup Sieff would show up at a Vogue shoot with only an M3 and his beloved 21mm Super Angulon (which was the UWL at the time) and force himself to make it work. And boy, did he! You can learn a lot about how to either tame the quirks of wide angle, or use them to your benefit by staring at his photos. Great video. These are very hard to master, but when the results are good, there was simply no other way to get the shot. Thanks!
Speaking of distracting elements, there's a cat in the background 😂 1:50
Was about to say that :D
That's one Bokehlicious Cat!
and a toddler toy - Kai has a toddler?
I’m just testing out doing real estate photography with the Sony 1.8 20mm coming from f4 16-24mm. So far so good.
Kai, I shoot architecture and real estate for work and love this video! Great tips, it’s getting me excited to get back to work. 👍🏼
It’s nice to see Kai actually making videos from home. Unlike most photography channels on RUclips, using their exercise as an excuse to make content.
I use wide angles on my XPro3 for street photography about half the time.
Few things I figured out quickly. Go for a 3/4 angle shot instead of the dead on shot. That way the lining up is less critical, and the distortion (what little there is on the Fuji 18mm) is not as apparent.
Also, if your camera has a level indicator turn it on! It's much better to get that shot level in camera than have to move pixels around in Photoshop to straighten it out.
I also find that low angles look amazing with wide angle shots, since they can focus closer, you don't have to keep the sidewalk out of view.
Ultra-wides are just so fun to use. The widest I have on my a6300 is 16mm (24mm equivalent), but I absolutely love using the ultra-wide on my iPhone 11 Pro. Sure you can get crazy distortion, but if you know how to use it it looks awesome!
Great video Kai! I love my 10-22 EFS on my Canon 60D. Easily my favorite lens/camera combo to shoot.
To be fair, most of this is about how to shoot ultra wide *for street photography*. Always entertaining. Keep up the great work.
And Pentax have just announced a 21mm Limited! Wooohoooo! I am saving like mad now.
Thanks 🙏 for sharing! It’s nice to learn different elements of photography. Appreciate the information.
OMG the kitty in distracting elements. Amazing.
We have a UWA and it takes a long time to learn. Still learning and it gets frustrating. Thanks for verbalizing this!
That shot of the man hand making these tiles gave me a major flashback (4:12). I remember seeing that episode on DRTV and just feeling like I wasn’t as good at making images as I should be. I love this image to this day.
Thanks, Kai. I love wide, ultrawide, and fisheye. I spent a week traveling around Japan using only a fisheye zoom on my Nikon D850.
Cat walking in the background while talking about distracting elements: Priceless.
Lots of good points. I spend most of my time at 15mm but most of my subjects are quite large. Loads of fun.
I’m loving my Laowa 15 f/2. Such a fun lens!
As someone who recently bought a Nikon 14-24, this is so helpful, thanks Kai.
I've been eyeing the EF-S 10-18mm for ages... HNNNNGGGG GAS
Thanks Kai.... Very intuitive for us casual photographers ! I've been playing with the 10-18 Canon on an 80D !!!!
Thanks for posting this - I recently made the plunge and upgraded to a DSLR at the beginning of the year (from an iphone 11 pro and moment wide lens). I miss being able to take sweeping wides, so this video was perfectly timed for me.
So funny that right at the 2 minute mark when you said about distracting elements your cat walked by in the background.
Love you videos please keep up the good work stay safe and healthy
We love Laowa lenses too ✌️
Kai I love the Kapital Jubbahn Shirt, looks great on you
Just picked up the Canon 15-35 RF. Looking forward to using it and this video brought up some great points. Thanks!
Nailed it. Interesting, instructive and a pleasure to watch. Thank you.
As he sarcastically says “you can compose it without those distracting elements” an animal walks through the background. LOLZ
I have a 10-22 lens and I use it kind a bit lately. Not that I would like it so much from the start, but my 17-85 workhorse dies a few weeks ago.
Very nice introduction to the Wide world :) Special thanx for the skillshare link!
Handy tips. Hide the severed hands. Got it.
Just got my Laowa 9 mm for Fujifilm, loving it !
spent an entire lifetime living at 28mm , love 28mm
most people do too, it's the standard equivalent focal length for a cell phone camera.
Wide for the win. Tamron 17-28 🤩
Great video as always, and some really lovely shots there Kai 👍
Kai.w I love him , so cool and handsome guy , this comment is sponsored by skill share lol
I love your New hairstyle
I like 85mm and up. My favorite lens is probably my 300
Is that Laowa 9mm for the M-mount even available for purchase yet? Don't see it on their website, Amazon, or B&H. Any suggestions for ultra wide M-mount lenses?
Love how this came out just after my first ultra wide arrived (tamron 10-24mm)
Ow my gawd! Nicolle Kidman hands. - I love me some wideangle myself. Its odd but its what I shoot most of the times.
Kai for president
Worth noting that trying UWA photography doesn't have to cost too much either. May sound stupid, but I'd recommend a Samyang 18-28 f/4-4.5 for someone just getting into UWA on full frame. Absolutely horrific out past 24mm and anything wider open than f/8, but you know what? That gives you all you need to figure out if you actually like it and for between $50 and $75 most of the time. Think it's enough for you? You've saved yourself a fair bit of money. Not enough or don't like UWA? Then you found out the safe way. It also comes in a few different mounts, so it'll fit on a fair few cameras and you're basically set for adapters if you shoot mirrorless.
Love your videos. Love content. A solid vid and yessss i love shooting ultra wide !!!!
Just got a Tamron 15-30mm G2.. having fun with it
I shoot wide on an 11 mm, but my camera is APS-C so it's probably more like an 18.
Using a Nikon 12-24mm DX lens on my D7200...love this video! :)
Awesome!, as ALWAYS thanks for sharing!
im not really a fan of wide angle shots, most of my clients don't require them. But I like the Vid, so funny.
Great video thanks! I've had a UWA for years but never been pleased with the photos! Will have a go again with some of your suggestions :-)
Well done. Very good video.
Do a film recommendation for the analog series
What wide lens would you recommend for Canon 90 D for a beginner???
Very helpful, thanks!
Kai looks like an ancient bokeh master sensei here
Thumbs up for the contents of your fridge alone! :-)
5:39 LMFAOOO I can always count on this channel for a good laugh!!
Olá. Obrigado por ter feito parte da minha jornada de aprendizado na fotografia. Fiquei um grande tempo sem fotgrafar. Hoje estou de volta pra acompanhar seu trabalho por aqui.
So, I have a 10.5 mm Nikon F2.8 lens. Used it a few times but was wondering what ideal situations I could use this in. I bought this lens thinking I could make some cool pics but to be honest, I haven't found a lot of chances to use it. Can you help?
I only have a 24mm but I really enjoyed this video and these tips!
Nice video! I hope that you do more teaching videos.
I've grown to love my Fujiinon 14mm.
I have one and its great
Love the extra width over the 16
Hi Kai, been watching your vids since you were at digitalrev tv. I am upgrading to full frame, do you think eos r which is £1799 body only is a good camera in its price point.
Ali Hussain u should look at Nikon z 6 z7 too
Canon RF lenses are great and make the system. Better RF mount camera's are coming though so take care with what you get and when. EOS R user here.
Yaaas! Get the EOS R! 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼
Anthony Teasdale
The canon eos r5 or r6, I guess it would be more more expensive the eos R
@@Tudorguy-zw1ik The R5 will be, but the R6 is more unknown in price. Might be around the current EOS R price. So you could get a cheaper EOS R or the R6 instead.
I'm very happy with my R, I upgraded from a 80D. The move to mirrorless and also from APS-C means you are not tied to a lens mount so you can always switch it up.
Very informative 👌🏻 Thanks! Any suggestions for a budget 4/3 UWA lens?
neil huggan I think Rokinon/ Samyang do a manual focus prime.
Your jacket is 🔥 brother!
The Laowa 15mm FTW!
Great video
Have the Voigtlander 15MM F4.5 - fab lens!
Oh you seem wearing a Greg Lauren jacket, which is sooooo cool!
Nice Batman, Kai.
By which camera and lens this video was shot
Most people clicked on this for the camera talk, I clicked on it to see if that was visvim or kapital you’re wearing! 👌👌
Kai, how's your D700 holding up? You said you'll be doing a follow-up video to it
In my experience it is NOT wide angle that beginners want - it is wide field. Invariably a stitched panorama provides a much more satisfying image - either hand held with inbuilt stitching such as is available with a Fuji X100 or stitching overlapping images in Ps
ok mans just flexing his great photos right now
Where did you get that shirt/jacket
UWL chat usually includes distortion. Obvious barrel and CA, but also the oft misunderstood perspective distortion. Rectilinear Vs FFFEs, too.
Which wide angle did you use?
Hi Kai! Awesome job with your channel, thanks a lot. Are you going to review the Olympus E-M5 Mark III any time soon?
Alessandro Pensabene Thanks! Will see, really depends if I can borrow one somewhere.
Thank you, for a great video. .
Yay, does this mean I can use UWA’s for my street work, and it’ll protect me from Corona? Just be sure not to get the guy snotting all over me in the frame. Great tip 👍
What lens have you got on the Leica?
Was that Edinburgh Castle in but without 2 million tourists in those old photos?
Those viewing angles do be looking thicc
3:10 definitely get a shot in the US if you do that.
1:50 distracting element appears with a tail
Me like video. You do more. Please 😁😉
What about the love-fest between landscapes and UWA's.
1:16 Uh Kai, you been listening to Alex Jones?
I seen 14mm sigma from a recent discover instagramer. Sick look
lol like your cat in the back ground ;)
i quite like using my 14-24 2.8 and have been for years
Is 17mm on DX considered wide?
It's Kai time early bois
Welcome to the early club!
good video :D
Check out that 4.9mm fisheye from c-4 precision optics it has a 270 degree fov for only $39,000 XD
The thing that gets me with fisheyes is that they all pretty much take photos that look more or less the same, reasonably priced or expensive but....$39K?! 🥺 I'd expect it to me made of actual fish eyes for that money. And gold.
Kai is talking about rectilinear wide angles not curvilinear fisheyes
It started as an April fools joke blog post a few years ago but they actually built one or two. I think they are available for rent at some ridiculous price
I need me some of that extra life injection 🤪
just bought a sigma 10-20 for my 650d , yea boy perfect timing
Being able to shoot 10mm on Apsc is just so great
I had a 10-22mm for my 7D, got a full frame body sold the 10-22 and 5 months later I removed the infrared filter from my 7D now I only got a 16-35 and I REALLY miss those 6mm
@@BoserPSN been using canon 7d with the sigma 10-20 for a few years, thinking of upgrading to a fuji xt2 or something for better low light and video, been shooting alot of gigs with, with a speedlight flash the wide angles more usable but unless im doing abstract shots, ppl rly dont like grain these days so the 7D doesnt hold up too well, never thought about makin it infrared when im finished with it tho , thanks!
cool
Wish I could get that wide on my FX sensor without having to sell a kidney.. oh well, I’ll just zoom in a bit until then I guess...
There are lots of cheap fisheye lenses that you can de-fish in post. Or buy Samyang lenses that are cheap and give good quality results. Their 14mm 2,8 is nice.