I get the same comments whenever I talk about Canon 5D or Canon 7D. *You can support this channel and get early ad-free access to my videos and more at: / loneshootr
I am always fascinated how others tell you what won’t work when you obviously do know what you are doing. You are sharing your experience for free and I believe the haters can piss off! Love your videos brother!
This channel is like a breath of fresh air... It's about life and people, and why/how we are important, and less about gear, and I love it. Thank you for sharing your creativity with us! It really helps me to be inspired by wise and cool people like you! 😊
I love the lighting on your face. The scene. The shot. I don’t get these people. Sod the cameras! LOOK AT THIS MAN. He’s got stories. Originality. What has this guy seen & done? The good, the bad, the ugly, the boring, ALL OF IT! All the megapickles in the world can never capture the artistry & life that this man sees in the world. The best lens/sensor combo is the one in your skull. It is not even possible for you be a ‘loser’. That guy who called you a loser knows nothing about him SELF, let alone the world. You are real. And in a world of fake posers & copyists, realness is everything. The fake ‘winners’ are actually the real losers. And you are the real winner because you are true to yourself & true to your craft. You are a genuine living breathing testament to the craft of photography. Your authenticity & workarounds are timeless. Connecting those to some struggling newbies would bring magic. The nostalgia is a delicious bonus. You’re like, the Lovejoy of the photography world. I’m not a qualified marketing professional by any stretch. But even I can give you some ideas/perspectives. You’re probably feeling okay-ish & don’t want any hassle. But if you ever have a ‘f**k it’ moment, please let me know how to reach you. I can email you some ideas/perspectives. You’re iconic.
Great post! I also greatly admire the simplicity and ruggedness of the the Canon 5D and the 7D. They are reliable instruments and have a devoted fan base amongst many photographers.
I shoot with an old DSLR. If you understand the Exposure triangle, composition and photographing your subject. Please remember that photographer usually has to purchase two of everything. It is easy to get two dslr kit or two aps-c mirrorless kit rather than a full frame.
My response is simple, the camera can be simple or it can be all bells and whistles, if you can't use them properly then both may as well be house bricks. I have images from my full frame 5d and my micro 4 thirds em 1 mk 1 (both less than £150) that blow some top spec camera images I have seen clean out of the water. The camera is a tool, if the photographer is equally a tool then the images will reflect that regardless of the spec of the camera. Your equine work is amazing because you understand the camera, it's capabilities and have the knowledge to make amazing images. RUclips is full of keyboard warriors that tend to go out buy the latest gear due to gas and consider themselves pro's yet no doubt shoot in auto and rely on post processing to rectify their f ups. Don't give em the time of day my friend..... Keep up the good work and stay well 😉
Thank you Carl. I've been on you tube long enough now to remain unaffected by comments. Sometimes it surprises me that there are are still some folk who haven't realised that a comment reveals everything about the commenter but nothing about their target.
Mate, I've just found your channel and I'm starting to get into the world of professional equine photography. I set out to focus on dogs and people but being a horse owner the equine stuff comes naturally. I use older gear and personally hate all the new mirrorless offerings. If your images are good they're good and I really enjoy the content. It's also quite refreshing to see someone using the older gear in a professional capacity on youtube rather than just seeing people use A7iv's and Canon R5's. Keep uploading, I think you'll do well. Gained a new sub from me today for sure. Also a fair point to make is that if the cameras were good when they came out, they still are. The cameras didn't get worse, new cameras got better. That's not the same thing.
@@loneshootr Awesome mate. I just picked up a D3S this week and shot my first paid equine gig with it. Absolutely stoked with the results and so was the client.
I still love using my old 7D. Yeah the dynamic range is not the best, you gotta be careful not to blow the highlights too much with a bright subject but that's usually not a problem. Canon even put effort making it sound great, and that was a big selling point when they brought it out. And I gotta say it sounds greater than any other camera I've owned. Thanks for a great video as usual, keep up the good work!
Spent the day today shooting my newly acquired second hand but minty 6D coupled with the old first generation 50mm f1.8 EF lens. Didn't just yet download the pictures, but my last walk around with this 6D coupled with 50mm STM lens was quite excellent. Old DSLR gear is the Christmas we can have every day, since the gear along with lenses is available for joke prices. I own the 5D, in fact 2 copies along with few 1D and 1Ds bodies. Love them all and shoot them regularly. Thanks for a great channel with very meaningful insights.
Thanks my friend. Yeah I was looking at the 6D as a good option for my work. I think the 1Ds mk3 was one of the nicest cameras I ever used, but hard to find a good one now.
👍You're right about the 12 megapixel. There's something about those images the new cameras can't get. I think Sony realizes this with cameras like the A7S. I own three 12 megapixel monsters now. The D300S, D700 and the D3S. I can whoop any modern camera with these 3. Solution 1 - Shoot the picture in focus and in perfect exposure for the subject you are expressing. Solution 2 - While another photographer may have to resort to presets in lightroom then poor over 100's of pictures, I'm going through 12 to 36 because I visualized what I needed and usually am grateful I got more than what I needed. (Admittedly I haven't adjusted much from the film days.) Solution 3 - There is software today that upsizes images with great accuracy and all the clarity you think you need. (Note: Most Phone Apps do this on the fly, if people saw what that software was doing they would realize they are shooting 12 megapixels or less-hdr/ai/etc). Is there a place for higher megapixel cameras? Yes when you know you are going to crop the heck out of the image because it can't be helped. I can shoot anything else with 12 megapixels. I don't go mirrorless because I'm the type that will go through every image in post and have to do something with it. I already spend too much time behind the desk and not out shooting. Now I do have this to say. Those who believe they need the new cameras please buy them. They work great. However I can't think of a shot I missed with the 3 cameras I listed above. Furthermore the images from them are great and some are works of art. I think we can draw an analogy here. I can draw well with even a regular pencil but a mechanical pencil can produce singular lines which can be exact and sharp. I can't make art with just a mechanical pencil but I can produce a blueprint. It's the variation present with a regular pencil held and used at different angles, lead thicknesses, and sharpnesses which allows for the creation of art.
Great thoughts and wise words there, Drew. I have used Nikon gear for so long now, and even though I have a D7100 for most things, I seem to grab the D40 with a 35mm f1.8 AFS for a walk in the wilds nearby. I am always happy with the images, and the discipline of using a simple approach has taught me heaps. My personal happiness is more important to me than what others may think of the old bloke with ONLY 6 mega-pixies! Keep on keeping on, Drew!
Love your stuff and couldn't agree more with what you say! Just sold all my fuji gear for old nikons because it makes me happier and in turn makes my work better
Haters gonna hate. It's easier to criticize than to create. I personally dig the older gear and the challenges it sometimes forces me to overcome. Keep shooting and sharing.
I've been shooting a 7D for a few years now, learned a lot with this body. Main subject I shoot is most thing horses. I am days away from picking up a 5D markIV. Excited and a bit nervous. The cut the bullshit approach you take on things is refreshing. Appreciate what you do.
Great thoughts and observations. A relatively famous photographer I was reading about (I honestly don't remember his name) said, "the only people who care about grain in a photograph are other photographers." In my younger days I was hired to shoot large beauty pageants, which were on stage, at night, and lit by various colors of stage lighting. For the first few years I did it with Canon film cameras. Digital came out. I did it all then with a Canon 20, 30 and ultimately a 40D camera. My progression of cameras was each a few years apart; I shot national pageants for many years. No one who hired me ever said a word about grain or lighting, i.e. white balance. As you, with your equine photography, I knew what I was doing. Older cameras and lenses are all good in the right hands.
Look at all the award winning images that were taken in the days of so-called "bad digital cameras" that many now consider being toys. They prove the point, it was (and it is) absolutely possible to take stunning images with lower spec gear... but camera companies desperately push the other agenda, that's the way they generate their sales and profit. I have not even touched on the VERY old gear that was used decades ago, almost pinhole cameras shooting photos we still use in photographic education because they are considered masterpieces that stood the test of time. Today most would laugh at what they used back then or happily throw away that gear without a second thought... whilst obviously lining up to buy the latest mirrorless bodies so they can feed their own GAS frenzy, which Nikon, Sony, Canon and all others are gaslighting.... I still shoot on a 7D MK1 and 5Dii and as long as I am happy and my clients are happy that is all that counts
Very pleased to see you back with more videos. I for one still wholly appreciate the angle you come at with promoting the fact you don't "need" crazy good gear to create. Also bloody love the lighting in this vid. All the best dude
Thank you - although the lighting is purely coincidental! It was an unplanned unscripted moment, didn't stop to set lights up, just the harsh morning sun...
Totally agree, newbies tend to think it's all about the gear. When I'm with s group of photographers who start talking about gear I always feel like yawning and walking away! Most cameras today are capable of taking good quality images, I couldn't care less about what someone uses or doesn't use, I'm only interested in results, the art of photography seems to be being replaced by the art of "my camera is better than yours" 😂 "The photographer is the instrument not the camera" - Eve Arnold. For years I was using a Canon 40D, I only got a 7D because of the 100% viewfinder. My first DSLR was a 6.3 mp Canon 10D and the A3 prints from it were beautiful! Just a bit slow to use. I'm not even all that interested in full frame, do I really need it? It would mean selling most of my lenses designed for the crop sensor, some which i really like and rate, and having to spend more money getting lenses for the full frame job. Most people I know who do use full frame cameras heavily crop their images... ergo they are not shooting full frame! 😂 As a street photographer the Canon 7D and my present aray of lenses might possibly be all I will ever need? I do have a lumix lx100 compact camera I sometimes like to use if i want to travel light and fast, and for a 4/3rds sensor it's a very capable camera, even in low light.
Thanks brother. Yeah I've ended up with my 7D as my only digital camera now - for work and play. It still earns me money, and hopefully will for some time yet.
Nice video, I agree with everything you said. I am using an old D300 for landscape photography. Low budget. I’m happy with it for now, one day I May need more dynamic range but it’s a great camera, suits me fine at the moment.
I love your comments on picking your moment with equine photography. I would be very interested in paying you to look at some of my photos and doing a critique. If you would be interested. If not no worries and thank you for the knowledge.
Thanks Roy. I try to avoid critiques my friend. I can't give a meaningful critique unless I know what the photographer intended really. It's purely my personal opinion when it's your opinion that counts. Usually, if we are honest with ourselves then we can critique our own work - none of us get it right every time...
Assume most the comments come from the younger photographers that assume they the 1st and the best! Facts is everything has been done time and time again and mostly repaint of a image that has been seen before! It's not the camera it's the photographer, but wait nowadays it's the camera! Started out on film and moved with time but I still have my d700 and make a killing with it!!!! In my bag is d300,d700, d810,d500 a z5 and a z50. 90% of the time I pull my d700 a 12mp camera out while the d810 is just a back up. I hate the z5 and really don't know why I still have it
Old digital cameras are great especially with Canon newer cameras are mostly plastic. I have a R7 and it is so plastic very little metal. I pick up my Canon 40d 50d with battery grip and it is just wow the weight difference. You should definitely get old Sony A mount cameras lenses too they are fantastic crazy inexpensive. Sony A200 A700 and A900 A850 are just fantastic.
I've got a 550d a 70d which is brilliant in so many ways and a 5d classic. I often sit at night with the 5d on my chest whilst watching the usual bollocks on TV. There's no other camera like the 5d that does it for me. It's my comfort blanket my photography teddy bear. It's just a pleasure to use and I dread the day it packs up.
😢Great to see you back. Hope you are in good health. Listening to you keeps me grounded. I remember you announcing that you were buying two 5D’s about a year ago and I was looking forward to hearing and seeing more. Then life went a bit sideways apparently and I guess you are just picking up the pace again now. I just got back home from shipping my mirrorless Canon gear out. Also I took my new-to-me 6D out for a spin last night. I am also using my 5D a bit GR y more. I hope turn out be a mistake I admit
I just remove the negative posts from my channel, no need to put up with their crap, in their eyes they know everything... its the man behind the camera, not the gear that makes the image ignore these supercilious idiots and leave the stress & the real "Loser" behind you Im sorry they did this to you glad to see another video from you, be safe enjoy life
Honestly, I often found having the newest and greatest in terms of pretty much anything, (even besides cameras), made it such a novelty I would be hesitant using it. Cameras are made to capture moments and not dust. Its so sad to hear all these rude comments that seem so shortsighted. Yeah - if you need the latest and greatest, get it! But most people don't and don't realize it until they have spent too much and try justifying the expense in retrospect. (Granted, this is coming from a hobbyist who has fallen in the "trap" before - I've never been paid for my work nor had intention of doing so - perhaps milage may vary.) I mean I remember when I read about a multimillion dollar show being edited in Final Cut Pro (pretty sure it was "Dexter"), and how it was "amateur" software compared to the "superior" Adobe suite - there was so much negative air. All I realized is that most people only cared about the end product anyway - most people were too busy raving about the show and the critique died shortly thereafter. Sure, it's probably a great starting point and has limits, but working within those limits can really push you creatively as well. The lighting and color in this video is amazing. Brings me back to other older warmth of my youth. Find everything to be too cold nowadays. Great to see you again. Hope everything is well.
Thank you Kaitlyn. You are right. It's the practitioners who will often find flaws in the process - but such details are of no interest to the 'end user', the viewer of the creation. It either works, or it doesn't - regardless of the tools or process used.
Thank God I'm too stupid to understand what 'dynamic range' is 6:45 . If I had been able to understand it, I would have been able to take bad photos, I suppose... LOL Happy you back!
7.45 min enjoyed, thank you. Ageing really is a wonderful thing listening to you answer the youth of today, or those who misunderstand the development of software and technology incorporated into today's camera bodies.
Now there's some truths, Drew! This reminded me of a video Martin Carstein made a short while ago comparing dslr and mirrorless (worth a look too). I shoot eventing (horse stuff, cross country/showjumping) with a 6D and a 7D - actually prefer the 6D results. Perhaps some of the viewers could use their time better by watching videos about the gear they are actually interested in 🤔....
Sometimes people should stop being annoying behind their keyboards and worry about themselves. I have a 20D that I love, and a 7D. Both still do what I want and that is all that matters. Their 2 cents mean nothing. Trolls is all they are. I could buy the newest and greatest but why bother if I still enjoy the old gear and it still works. I still have a Ricoh kr5 super film camera. And if those are so bad why is it everyone is bringing film back. Kodak can't keep up with the demand.. so in the end never mind these damn trolls. Do what's right and works best for you. I enjoy your work and videos and you are not a loser..keep up the good work mate.
No idea why you responded to these numpties. If they don't understand that all cameras have their faults, foibles and limitations then they haven't been around cameras that long. The photographer has a tool .... but the tool only has a camera. Hope you're keeping well 😊
Hi Drew. Good to see you again m8 and thx for posting! There is nothing wrong with the older camera's, the 5d original, 7dmk1. The majority of the time the issues are with the person behind the hardware. Their expectations, lack of experience, etc. I have both if these cameras and a 6d MK1. I've learn far more with regards to getting the histogram as best as I can to capture the imagine. Nothing wrong with newer camera either but I'll stick with my dslr's for the foreseeable future as they have restrictions but those restrictions also make me better at learning photography. Have a good one and take care m8 and by the way we are both losers!! Haha 🤣😂 peace brother .
My favorite camera is the 5D classic paired with the nifty fifty or the helios 44-2. There is something raw about shooting with that setup. You take your time to frame it right, to draw your lines, and the sound it makes is amazing. Then, you do not need to touch the images in post, because they are beautiful from the camera. It has THAT vibe. That is my experience. I own: CANON: EOS RP EOS 200D EOS 7D EOS 5D EOS 300 FT QL MINOLTA: SRT101B PENTAX: Spotmatic
not long ago i bought me a fuji xt3. love the dials and buttons. its so annoying that there are people out there making better images with the old xt1s. 🤣 still enjoying your content😃
I own about 60 cameras and my favourite is the Samsung NV7 7.2MP simply for its incredible macro. I bought 7 of them as it's cheaper to buy one second hand than to have a camera serviced.
U r a legend!! Completely agree with you.. I recently got an old Pro Mf lens from the 80’s and undoubtedly outperforms optically most of the new pro lenses, of course with some limitations. Love old shit, good for the wallet and also for the brain!!
Problem is that people are not actually forced to watch your videos or share your views. However it's all this 'entitled' society - and their entitlement to their own opinion which makes them feel obligated to express it - or a unicorn will die somewhere if they don't. That's what it seems anyway. If you don't like it, move on, leave it for others, as it clearly shows that you've got quite a following so it resonates with many, but not all. I've got my 7D and not planning to upgrade until when I feel it is restricting me. I will probably buy another camera at some point, but 7D will stay where it is. Been there, had the newest kit and ended up selling the lot due to unplanned changes in my life. Same camera (30D) then cost me over £5k with lenses, now bought one before 7D for £50. Guess what, still takes great shots, I had some really nice ones back then - but I was out with it, shooting a lot. And since I worked in large format printing in the past - back in the day when Sony introduced the first Mavica with floppy disk drive - I've been enlarging and printing stuff of such low quality by today's standards, yet - at the time we've printed posters for fashion shows, billboards - and not one person complained. And you would never tell, this was a low res image... :)
Great comment my friend - yeah, folks be strange sometimes. So true about large printing, but still the messaging online is 'more pixels, more pixels'... Thank you, Drew
These comments come from a consistently annoying base of photography gate-keepers. Ones that are feature-focused on the latest and greatest. More often than not, they tend to have the greatest gear and some of the most mediocre photos. The fact you can do light years more with less speaks to what makes a photographer, skill, knowledge, and experience. There's no megapixel amount that could ever compensate that.
I am always fascinated how others tell you what won’t work when you obviously do know what you are doing. You are sharing your experience for free and I believe the haters can piss off! Love your videos brother!
Thank you my friend.
This channel is like a breath of fresh air... It's about life and people, and why/how we are important, and less about gear, and I love it. Thank you for sharing your creativity with us! It really helps me to be inspired by wise and cool people like you! 😊
Thank you so much, you are very kind my friend.
I love the lighting on your face. The scene. The shot.
I don’t get these people. Sod the cameras! LOOK AT THIS MAN. He’s got stories. Originality. What has this guy seen & done? The good, the bad, the ugly, the boring, ALL OF IT!
All the megapickles in the world can never capture the artistry & life that this man sees in the world. The best lens/sensor combo is the one in your skull.
It is not even possible for you be a ‘loser’. That guy who called you a loser knows nothing about him SELF, let alone the world. You are real. And in a world of fake posers & copyists, realness is everything.
The fake ‘winners’ are actually the real losers. And you are the real winner because you are true to yourself & true to your craft.
You are a genuine living breathing testament to the craft of photography. Your authenticity & workarounds are timeless. Connecting those to some struggling newbies would bring magic. The nostalgia is a delicious bonus. You’re like, the Lovejoy of the photography world.
I’m not a qualified marketing professional by any stretch. But even I can give you some ideas/perspectives.
You’re probably feeling okay-ish & don’t want any hassle. But if you ever have a ‘f**k it’ moment, please let me know how to reach you. I can email you some ideas/perspectives.
You’re iconic.
Classic video, from a classic guy, with an absolutely classic response, especially the last one.
Just loved seeing you speak again after a long time! Wishing you all the success and the happiness on the world
Thank you so much for your kindness my friend.
Great post! I also greatly admire the simplicity and ruggedness of the the Canon 5D and the 7D. They are reliable instruments and have a devoted fan base amongst many photographers.
In the right hands the 5d can produce some beautiful images, pair it with a Carl Zeiss jena vintage lens and wow, what a marriage.
I shoot with an old DSLR. If you understand the Exposure triangle, composition and photographing your subject. Please remember that photographer usually has to purchase two of everything. It is easy to get two dslr kit or two aps-c mirrorless kit rather than a full frame.
My response is simple, the camera can be simple or it can be all bells and whistles, if you can't use them properly then both may as well be house bricks. I have images from my full frame 5d and my micro 4 thirds em 1 mk 1 (both less than £150) that blow some top spec camera images I have seen clean out of the water. The camera is a tool, if the photographer is equally a tool then the images will reflect that regardless of the spec of the camera. Your equine work is amazing because you understand the camera, it's capabilities and have the knowledge to make amazing images. RUclips is full of keyboard warriors that tend to go out buy the latest gear due to gas and consider themselves pro's yet no doubt shoot in auto and rely on post processing to rectify their f ups. Don't give em the time of day my friend..... Keep up the good work and stay well 😉
Thank you Carl. I've been on you tube long enough now to remain unaffected by comments. Sometimes it surprises me that there are are still some folk who haven't realised that a comment reveals everything about the commenter but nothing about their target.
Your channel makes me smile, really like your no BS view of photography.
I appreciate that - thank you.
Mate, I've just found your channel and I'm starting to get into the world of professional equine photography. I set out to focus on dogs and people but being a horse owner the equine stuff comes naturally. I use older gear and personally hate all the new mirrorless offerings. If your images are good they're good and I really enjoy the content. It's also quite refreshing to see someone using the older gear in a professional capacity on youtube rather than just seeing people use A7iv's and Canon R5's. Keep uploading, I think you'll do well. Gained a new sub from me today for sure. Also a fair point to make is that if the cameras were good when they came out, they still are. The cameras didn't get worse, new cameras got better. That's not the same thing.
Agreed on all points Eamonn. Talking of old stuff - I just bought a 5D mk2 (again). Perfectly satisfactory.
Drew
@@loneshootr Awesome mate. I just picked up a D3S this week and shot my first paid equine gig with it. Absolutely stoked with the results and so was the client.
I still love using my old 7D. Yeah the dynamic range is not the best, you gotta be careful not to blow the highlights too much with a bright subject but that's usually not a problem.
Canon even put effort making it sound great, and that was a big selling point when they brought it out. And I gotta say it sounds greater than any other camera I've owned.
Thanks for a great video as usual, keep up the good work!
Thank you Jimmy.
Spent the day today shooting my newly acquired second hand but minty 6D coupled with the old first generation 50mm f1.8 EF lens. Didn't just yet download the pictures, but my last walk around with this 6D coupled with 50mm STM lens was quite excellent. Old DSLR gear is the Christmas we can have every day, since the gear along with lenses is available for joke prices. I own the 5D, in fact 2 copies along with few 1D and 1Ds bodies. Love them all and shoot them regularly. Thanks for a great channel with very meaningful insights.
Thanks my friend. Yeah I was looking at the 6D as a good option for my work. I think the 1Ds mk3 was one of the nicest cameras I ever used, but hard to find a good one now.
People be flexing in their questions.... nobody asks what oven you use to cook "gourmet" Salute' 🌺
Hey....just wanted to touch base and see if you are still kicking. I really enjoyed your videos and was hoping to see more.
👍You're right about the 12 megapixel. There's something about those images the new cameras can't get. I think Sony realizes this with cameras like the A7S. I own three 12 megapixel monsters now. The D300S, D700 and the D3S. I can whoop any modern camera with these 3. Solution 1 - Shoot the picture in focus and in perfect exposure for the subject you are expressing. Solution 2 - While another photographer may have to resort to presets in lightroom then poor over 100's of pictures, I'm going through 12 to 36 because I visualized what I needed and usually am grateful I got more than what I needed. (Admittedly I haven't adjusted much from the film days.) Solution 3 - There is software today that upsizes images with great accuracy and all the clarity you think you need. (Note: Most Phone Apps do this on the fly, if people saw what that software was doing they would realize they are shooting 12 megapixels or less-hdr/ai/etc).
Is there a place for higher megapixel cameras? Yes when you know you are going to crop the heck out of the image because it can't be helped. I can shoot anything else with 12 megapixels.
I don't go mirrorless because I'm the type that will go through every image in post and have to do something with it. I already spend too much time behind the desk and not out shooting.
Now I do have this to say. Those who believe they need the new cameras please buy them. They work great. However I can't think of a shot I missed with the 3 cameras I listed above. Furthermore the images from them are great and some are works of art.
I think we can draw an analogy here. I can draw well with even a regular pencil but a mechanical pencil can produce singular lines which can be exact and sharp. I can't make art with just a mechanical pencil but I can produce a blueprint. It's the variation present with a regular pencil held and used at different angles, lead thicknesses, and sharpnesses which allows for the creation of art.
So awesome to see you posted a video! You look great brother. Hope life is good!
Thank you kindly Roy.
Great thoughts and wise words there, Drew. I have used Nikon gear for so long now, and even though I have a D7100 for most things, I seem to grab the D40 with a 35mm f1.8 AFS for a walk in the wilds nearby. I am always happy with the images, and the discipline of using a simple approach has taught me heaps. My personal happiness is more important to me than what others may think of the old bloke with ONLY 6 mega-pixies! Keep on keeping on, Drew!
Thanks Stuart.
I found you because of the helios video. I appreciate what you're trying to do here and wish I had this back when I started. Thank you
Thank you Manuel.
Love your stuff and couldn't agree more with what you say! Just sold all my fuji gear for old nikons because it makes me happier and in turn makes my work better
Winner!
Don't know how I lost contact with this channel. Thanks for the heads up.
Welcome back!
Haters gonna hate. It's easier to criticize than to create. I personally dig the older gear and the challenges it sometimes forces me to overcome. Keep shooting and sharing.
Thank you James, yup, the older gear still gets the job done.
Glad to see and hear your photografy perspective wich I totally agree. Greetings from Spain
Thank you Mikel.
Wonderful, from one loser to another I intent to keep using my 7d and 5d until they stop working!.
My thoughts entirely!
I've been shooting a 7D for a few years now, learned a lot with this body. Main subject I shoot is most thing horses. I am days away from picking up a 5D markIV. Excited and a bit nervous. The cut the bullshit approach you take on things is refreshing. Appreciate what you do.
Great thoughts and observations. A relatively famous photographer I was reading about (I honestly don't remember his name) said, "the only people who care about grain in a photograph are other photographers." In my younger days I was hired to shoot large beauty pageants, which were on stage, at night, and lit by various colors of stage lighting. For the first few years I did it with Canon film cameras. Digital came out. I did it all then with a Canon 20, 30 and ultimately a 40D camera. My progression of cameras was each a few years apart; I shot national pageants for many years. No one who hired me ever said a word about grain or lighting, i.e. white balance. As you, with your equine photography, I knew what I was doing. Older cameras and lenses are all good in the right hands.
Well said, and nicely shot.
Look at all the award winning images that were taken in the days of so-called "bad digital cameras" that many now consider being toys.
They prove the point, it was (and it is) absolutely possible to take stunning images with lower spec gear... but camera companies desperately push the other agenda, that's the way they generate their sales and profit.
I have not even touched on the VERY old gear that was used decades ago, almost pinhole cameras shooting photos we still use in photographic education because they are considered masterpieces that stood the test of time. Today most would laugh at what they used back then or happily throw away that gear without a second thought... whilst obviously lining up to buy the latest mirrorless bodies so they can feed their own GAS frenzy, which Nikon, Sony, Canon and all others are gaslighting....
I still shoot on a 7D MK1 and 5Dii and as long as I am happy and my clients are happy that is all that counts
Touché!
excellent as always!
Thank you!
Such a relaxing vibe🙌
Aw thanks Holly.
Bravo! Well said on all points!
Very pleased to see you back with more videos. I for one still wholly appreciate the angle you come at with promoting the fact you don't "need" crazy good gear to create. Also bloody love the lighting in this vid. All the best dude
Thank you - although the lighting is purely coincidental! It was an unplanned unscripted moment, didn't stop to set lights up, just the harsh morning sun...
@@loneshootr which I did wonder, but makes it even better 🙌🏼
Yooooo, just found your channel. Pure gold, sir
Thank you kindly.
Totally agree, newbies tend to think it's all about the gear. When I'm with s group of photographers who start talking about gear I always feel like yawning and walking away! Most cameras today are capable of taking good quality images, I couldn't care less about what someone uses or doesn't use, I'm only interested in results, the art of photography seems to be being replaced by the art of "my camera is better than yours" 😂 "The photographer is the instrument not the camera" - Eve Arnold. For years I was using a Canon 40D, I only got a 7D because of the 100% viewfinder. My first DSLR was a 6.3 mp Canon 10D and the A3 prints from it were beautiful! Just a bit slow to use. I'm not even all that interested in full frame, do I really need it? It would mean selling most of my lenses designed for the crop sensor, some which i really like and rate, and having to spend more money getting lenses for the full frame job. Most people I know who do use full frame cameras heavily crop their images... ergo they are not shooting full frame! 😂 As a street photographer the Canon 7D and my present aray of lenses might possibly be all I will ever need? I do have a lumix lx100 compact camera I sometimes like to use if i want to travel light and fast, and for a 4/3rds sensor it's a very capable camera, even in low light.
Yeah agreed. I'm still happy with the 7D and use it all the time - right now it's the only digital body I have left!
Great video, I use a 7d and to me it is a fantastic camera for the money.
Thanks brother. Yeah I've ended up with my 7D as my only digital camera now - for work and play.
It still earns me money, and hopefully will for some time yet.
Nice video, I agree with everything you said. I am using an old D300 for landscape photography. Low budget.
I’m happy with it for now, one day I May need more dynamic range but it’s a great camera, suits me fine at the moment.
Ps pure wolf king is my son hijacking my account 😂
Thank you. I think the D300 is a solid camera.
I love your comments on picking your moment with equine photography. I would be very interested in paying you to look at some of my photos and doing a critique. If you would be interested. If not no worries and thank you for the knowledge.
Thanks Roy. I try to avoid critiques my friend. I can't give a meaningful critique unless I know what the photographer intended really. It's purely my personal opinion when it's your opinion that counts.
Usually, if we are honest with ourselves then we can critique our own work - none of us get it right every time...
Bought Nikon D7100 new long time ago. Never upgraded. Love it still. Does what I need it to do.
Yes indeed, it's a very capable camera and will be for a long time yet.
Assume most the comments come from the younger photographers that assume they the 1st and the best! Facts is everything has been done time and time again and mostly repaint of a image that has been seen before! It's not the camera it's the photographer, but wait nowadays it's the camera! Started out on film and moved with time but I still have my d700 and make a killing with it!!!! In my bag is d300,d700, d810,d500 a z5 and a z50. 90% of the time I pull my d700 a 12mp camera out while the d810 is just a back up. I hate the z5 and really don't know why I still have it
Old digital cameras are great especially with Canon newer cameras are mostly plastic. I have a R7 and it is so plastic very little metal. I pick up my Canon 40d 50d with battery grip and it is just wow the weight difference. You should definitely get old Sony A mount cameras lenses too they are fantastic crazy inexpensive. Sony A200 A700 and A900 A850 are just fantastic.
older cameras are cool ,love my fuji s5pro and Sony a7 mk1 .cheers
I've got a 550d a 70d which is brilliant in so many ways and a 5d classic. I often sit at night with the 5d on my chest whilst watching the usual bollocks on TV. There's no other camera like the 5d that does it for me. It's my comfort blanket my photography teddy bear. It's just a pleasure to use and I dread the day it packs up.
Yeah, know what you mean. That's why I bought a couple of spare 5D bodies.
😢Great to see you back. Hope you are in good health. Listening to you keeps me grounded. I remember you announcing that you were buying two 5D’s about a year ago and I was looking forward to hearing and seeing more. Then life went a bit sideways apparently and I guess you are just picking up the pace again now.
I just got back home from shipping my mirrorless Canon gear out. Also I took my new-to-me 6D out for a spin last night. I am also using my 5D a bit GR y more. I hope turn out be a mistake I admit
All good Kevin, thank you my friend.
We, who we love that losergear, are all loser... cheers. GR8 Video. Thank U... 👍
I just remove the negative posts from my channel, no need to put up with their crap, in their eyes they know everything...
its the man behind the camera, not the gear that makes the image
ignore these supercilious idiots and leave the stress & the real "Loser" behind you
Im sorry they did this to you
glad to see another video from you, be safe enjoy life
It's all good my friend. All the best, Drew.
@@loneshootr Amen Brah
Honestly, I often found having the newest and greatest in terms of pretty much anything, (even besides cameras), made it such a novelty I would be hesitant using it. Cameras are made to capture moments and not dust. Its so sad to hear all these rude comments that seem so shortsighted. Yeah - if you need the latest and greatest, get it! But most people don't and don't realize it until they have spent too much and try justifying the expense in retrospect. (Granted, this is coming from a hobbyist who has fallen in the "trap" before - I've never been paid for my work nor had intention of doing so - perhaps milage may vary.)
I mean I remember when I read about a multimillion dollar show being edited in Final Cut Pro (pretty sure it was "Dexter"), and how it was "amateur" software compared to the "superior" Adobe suite - there was so much negative air. All I realized is that most people only cared about the end product anyway - most people were too busy raving about the show and the critique died shortly thereafter. Sure, it's probably a great starting point and has limits, but working within those limits can really push you creatively as well.
The lighting and color in this video is amazing. Brings me back to other older warmth of my youth. Find everything to be too cold nowadays.
Great to see you again. Hope everything is well.
Thank you Kaitlyn. You are right. It's the practitioners who will often find flaws in the process - but such details are of no interest to the 'end user', the viewer of the creation. It either works, or it doesn't - regardless of the tools or process used.
Thank God I'm too stupid to understand what 'dynamic range' is 6:45 . If I had been able to understand it, I would have been able to take bad photos, I suppose... LOL Happy you back!
Thank you Elwira!
7.45 min enjoyed, thank you. Ageing really is a wonderful thing listening to you answer the youth of today, or those who misunderstand the development of software and technology incorporated into today's camera bodies.
Thanks Peter.
Now there's some truths, Drew! This reminded me of a video Martin Carstein made a short while ago comparing dslr and mirrorless (worth a look too). I shoot eventing (horse stuff, cross country/showjumping) with a 6D and a 7D - actually prefer the 6D results. Perhaps some of the viewers could use their time better by watching videos about the gear they are actually interested in 🤔....
Thanks Nick. Yeah I like the 6D - mk1 more than mk2 I think.
Sometimes people should stop being annoying behind their keyboards and worry about themselves. I have a 20D that I love, and a 7D. Both still do what I want and that is all that matters. Their 2 cents mean nothing. Trolls is all they are. I could buy the newest and greatest but why bother if I still enjoy the old gear and it still works. I still have a Ricoh kr5 super film camera. And if those are so bad why is it everyone is bringing film back. Kodak can't keep up with the demand.. so in the end never mind these damn trolls. Do what's right and works best for you. I enjoy your work and videos and you are not a loser..keep up the good work mate.
Thank you kindly Lawrence brother, much appreciated. Sorry for the late reply - had covid, was rough.
@@loneshootr it's all good. I hope you are feeling better.
No idea why you responded to these numpties. If they don't understand that all cameras have their faults, foibles and limitations then they haven't been around cameras that long.
The photographer has a tool .... but the tool only has a camera.
Hope you're keeping well 😊
Thanks Iain!
Hi Drew. Good to see you again m8 and thx for posting!
There is nothing wrong with the older camera's, the 5d original, 7dmk1.
The majority of the time the issues are with the person behind the hardware. Their expectations, lack of experience, etc.
I have both if these cameras and a 6d MK1. I've learn far more with regards to getting the histogram as best as I can to capture the imagine.
Nothing wrong with newer camera either but I'll stick with my dslr's for the foreseeable future as they have restrictions but those restrictions also make me better at learning photography.
Have a good one and take care m8 and by the way we are both losers!! Haha 🤣😂 peace brother .
Thank you Chris! All the best brother. Drew
My favorite camera is the 5D classic paired with the nifty fifty or the helios 44-2.
There is something raw about shooting with that setup. You take your time to frame it right, to draw your lines, and the sound it makes is amazing.
Then, you do not need to touch the images in post, because they are beautiful from the camera. It has THAT vibe.
That is my experience.
I own:
CANON:
EOS RP
EOS 200D
EOS 7D
EOS 5D
EOS 300
FT QL
MINOLTA:
SRT101B
PENTAX:
Spotmatic
@awid nope, stick with it.
Move to the 200D if you want a little dslr only.
SuprVR Media - yep, a 5D with a 44-2 in still my favorite set up.
not long ago i bought me a fuji xt3. love the dials and buttons. its so annoying that there are people out there making better images with the old xt1s. 🤣 still enjoying your content😃
Yeah I nearly bought an xt3 a while ago. Lens prices made me think twice, but it really is an awesome camera though.
My favorite camera has 8.2 megapickles. (20d)
More than enough!
Still own a 20D and there are times I think it takes better shots than my newer body.
I own about 60 cameras and my favourite is the Samsung NV7 7.2MP simply for its incredible macro. I bought 7 of them as it's cheaper to buy one second hand than to have a camera serviced.
U r a legend!! Completely agree with you.. I recently got an old Pro Mf lens from the 80’s and undoubtedly outperforms optically most of the new pro lenses, of course with some limitations. Love old shit, good for the wallet and also for the brain!!
Thanks Giacomo - I agree.
I liked that,thank you. Regards Edward.
Many thanks!
Problem is that people are not actually forced to watch your videos or share your views. However it's all this 'entitled' society - and their entitlement to their own opinion which makes them feel obligated to express it - or a unicorn will die somewhere if they don't. That's what it seems anyway. If you don't like it, move on, leave it for others, as it clearly shows that you've got quite a following so it resonates with many, but not all. I've got my 7D and not planning to upgrade until when I feel it is restricting me. I will probably buy another camera at some point, but 7D will stay where it is. Been there, had the newest kit and ended up selling the lot due to unplanned changes in my life. Same camera (30D) then cost me over £5k with lenses, now bought one before 7D for £50. Guess what, still takes great shots, I had some really nice ones back then - but I was out with it, shooting a lot. And since I worked in large format printing in the past - back in the day when Sony introduced the first Mavica with floppy disk drive - I've been enlarging and printing stuff of such low quality by today's standards, yet - at the time we've printed posters for fashion shows, billboards - and not one person complained. And you would never tell, this was a low res image... :)
Great comment my friend - yeah, folks be strange sometimes.
So true about large printing, but still the messaging online is 'more pixels, more pixels'...
Thank you,
Drew
How has your head been?
All good thanks Andrew.
These comments come from a consistently annoying base of photography gate-keepers. Ones that are feature-focused on the latest and greatest. More often than not, they tend to have the greatest gear and some of the most mediocre photos. The fact you can do light years more with less speaks to what makes a photographer, skill, knowledge, and experience. There's no megapixel amount that could ever compensate that.
Thank you Ben, agreed.
Lol you maybe better off whit phone ..I’m sirtanly not
I didn't realise how many snobs watch your vlogs, truth be known these guys don't or can't use all the technology in a modern camera.
True enough Robbie.