“Knowing who You are not rather than knowing who you are”! Love that Peter. It’s interesting watching my grown children identify success through such a different lens than I do now at 50! Love how you received your first photo gear. I’m want the energy and strength and health to explore more! Such an inspirational video. Appreciate you more than you know 😘 Sending you New Years Wishes through the ethers my friend!
Can confirm had a canon m6 with kit lens. Now have a canon R6 with 15-35 and 70-200 both f2.8. You can good results with with everything. Even a cheap smartphone. But good gear makes life so much easier.
Totally understand some of your reasons Peter. I always try to approach my purchases from a best-value-for-money perspective. You can get some excellent quality glass and other accessories from third party manufacturers that are the same and sometimes even better quality than the OEM and is at a much more sensible price point. I think that sometimes what's perceived as the best is just a result of a super awesome marketing team and a huge amount of goodwill in the brand.
You’re absolutely right. Sigma, Tamron, Laowa, Zeiss, and Samyang - all of which I’ve owned - make some wonderful lenses. One of my favourite lenses many years ago was a Tokina macro lens. In the end, some of the benefits have less to do with outright performance, and more to do with resale value and personal enjoyment.
usually beginners who are uncertain if this is what theyre interested in, are those recommended to buy cheap equipment, and i agree with that. but after that straight to the top, no mid way stuff. after using a cheaper camera, trying different stuff photo and video, i knew exactly what i needed and lenses that i would need. went straight for that.
totally agree its good to see an antidote to the "gear doesnt matter " nonsense put about by some... certainly its true that gear can become an obsession and that has to be looked at but the idea that getting better gear wont make you a better photographer is obvious nonsense... all the improvments in iso/ dynamic range /IBIS etc etc allow possibilites for creating better photos and so becoming a better photgrapher !
So true, I went the budget route then randomly bought a second hand EF 16-35 f2.8, that opened my eyes. When I upgraded and went mirrrorless, I got the 28-70 f2, sold a few lenses due to them now being redundant to my needs
I agree that is very important to buy good quality gear. In my experience, allways with low budget and shooting canon I've bougth L lenses on the second hand market. You have to make an effor in time searching for good deals but, when you find one good deal you know that you nail it. Recently i bough a pack witch 5D Mark II a lens, flash and other stuff. I've sell everything but the body, wich is new with only 8k shutters. I only spend 170€ on it, so know i have a FF for very low price. I can't afford an R6 or an R5, but i can use my 16-35 f4 IS or 70-200 IS (both second handend like new) on the camara and get great results.
That’s very smart. There’s certainly nothing wrong with quality pre-owned gear. Almost every car, and probably a third of my camera gear purchased over the last 20 years has been pre-owned.
Agree to buy the best, I'm a year and a half in to my career as a professional photographer and videographer, and I'm really starting to appreciate the gear that allows me to more effectively and efficiently perform my job. It just frees you up to perform creatively and focus on what you need to. I'm in a fortunate position where I'm able to afford to invest back into my gear the more gigs that I get, which in turn allows me to deliver a higher level services to my clients. It doesn't always have to be really expensive gear, in fact it's sometimes the simple things that make a massive difference. For example some recent purchases I've made were a few step up rings and standardised 82mm lens caps, now all my lenses share the same filter thread and ND filter size, so I'm not fumbling around throughout shooting, which means less stress = better professional performance. On the other side I've also just purchased a second Canon R6 body, which has also made my life soooo much easier as a hybrid shooter. So it's finding areas that you feel will help in your workflow.
Thanks for sharing, Taidgh. I sold my R6 to help fund my Porsche. As soon as I could, I bought an R6 again (this time, the MKII). Such a brilliant camera!
@@peterfritzphoto Yep it's a great camera! Have you felt a significant difference with the mk ii? I nearly went for it but couldn't quite justify the additional expense in the featured that it had Vs the mk i.
@@taidghrichardsphotography I actually have. I love the physical lock switch, the 'Subject Detect Only' feature (great for talking head videos), and the new sensor. I used it for three days in the Australian Outback two weeks ago, and the image quality felt like a real step up from the MKI. I also found it did a MUCH better job than my R5 is very low light - especially astro photography. This camera is a keeper.
I sold my EOS R, RF 28-70 f2 & 70-200 iii for an R5 at this Camera store. The R5 is my dream camera & I know I could have gotten more money for my gear if I was patient and sold it on CL or somthing but honestly I didn't regret it. The only downside was I had to wait a few months to get a new lens for the camera. It's always great to have the best gear just in case an oppourtunitiy comes up.
11 years ago, I bought a Canon 60D with two crappy (I say that now) kit lenses. Now I have an R5, an R6, and a set of mostly L-class lenses. If I'd wanted to start with high-end gear, (1) I couldn't have afforded it and (2) I wouldn't have gotten the most out of it. I've upgraded my gear over the years as my skills outgrew the kit. I would counsel a beginner to buy something mid-range to start. You don't buy a Maserati as your first car, and I wouldn't advise a Z9 or R3 for a first camera.
Hey John. Sure - everything is relative; always. It’s a lot like money in general. Once you have all your needs covered, adding another $100k pa doesn’t make you any happier - unless that extra money will do something demonstrably worthwhile for your life. Same with cameras. A Phase One probably won’t improve your experience over a Hasselblad X2D, unless the Phase One makes what you’re doing easier or more satisfying. I reckon once you’ve decided you’re serious about something, do your research, and then invest in the highest quality gear you can afford relative to your income. Because for a wealthy family, a Maserati Ghibli or Grecale could be a first car. For others, like my family, a used Hyundai i30 makes more sense. 👍😄
RENT ONCE BUY ONCE... I have an R6 and R7 and currently have the EF100-400Lii with the control ring adapter. I keep hearing how great the RF 100-500 is but being on Social Security, and spent a ton on the two cameras, I cannot really afford the close to $3,000 price tag. SO I did what I recommend to all my friends and others as well and what I did before buying the R7 to replace my 90D, I RENTED! I rented a RF100-500 for a week so I could find out for myself its strengths and limitations and how it handles for me. And to my mind my 100-400Lii holds its own against it except for the extra 100mm at the end but exceed it with a 1.4x extender in that you get the FULL zoom range on the lens vs. 300-500 on the RF. I have decided to stick with the EF 100-400Lii for now.
I have the same setup. Like these cameras a lot. Haven't found any use for the control ring on the adapter, so when it came time to buy a second adapter I bought one without the ring.
I completely agree, Jeffrey - and renting first is great advice. I forgot that option because we have so little of that where I live. As for the EF 100-400, you’re absolutely right. That lens is still my all-time favourite. I first used mine on the M6 MKI, and it blew me away. Then on the M6 MKII, and then finally on the R5. There’s really no need to change it for the 100-500, as you discovered.
Buy nice, buy once. Most of the time, that’s true when it comes to camera gear and tripods. Indeed, the gear I spent the most on is the gear I keep and use more than any. Thanks for sharing, buddy!
Good advice as always Peter, although I'm a bit of a horder with Canon gear especially. My early Canon purchases were second-string f/1.8, f/2 and f/2.8 EF primes and all but one of them were optically very good. I chose them because of their light weight and small size. But several thousand pounds further down the line, what is very apparent to me from both my recent RF 24-105mm f/4 and 14-35mm f/4 aquisitions is that mirrorless zoom lenses are so good these days that they represent far better value for money than primes and they don't in reality weigh you down too much. As you say, if the price of new is prohibitive, there are some genuine EF bargains on the used market and the ones (all 'L') I've added have been in excellent condition and perfect working order. They are/were without exception built to last.
Love your Videos and feel like we must be in parallel universes as I just got my mid life crisis car at 62 , enjoy my quiet photography time, and retired from a toxic work environment 18 or so months ago. Agree about getting good gear but within budget . I research the cr*p out of things I buy, find out common faults first and make very sure before committing big dollars.
Interesting debate, and I agree there is no substitute for decent gear, but personally as a pro photographer for 20 years, I would say modern marketing and I hate to say it ‘RUclips’ just feeds the ‘must have’ the latest & greatest treadmill. People lose money hand over fist to the retailers because they think to be a photographer they need top end gear. As a Canon owner myself, there is no doubt the Rf system is great, but so is the ef system, I defy anyone to tell the difference between an image made with an R5 with £3k lens versus a 5D4 and an equal focal length ef L lens As an owner of both I can attest to this. Great debate, great channel but not entirely on board with this ethos.
I completely agree. Many people would struggle to pick the difference between a processed RAW file from the iPhone 14 Pro and an R5. Or an R5 and a Fuji Film GFX100. Or a GFX and a Phase One. It’s all relative. But most of my suggestions are around ‘cheap’ vs ‘quality’ - not quality (Canon EF) vs a bit higher quality (Canon RF). And it’s all premised on the notion ‘what you can afford’. I talk about the value of story, subject, and composition over gear in other videos. And most importantly, the ability to see. BTW, what genre of photography do you do? Thanks for dropping in, Anthony.
Thanks Peter, I appreciate the welcome and couldn’t agree more. Enjoying your channel, I think we are quite alike and share similar views. Although predominately a landscape photographer the necessity to earn a living has meant multiple genres over many years. I started with film of course in the 70s, went full time (for my sins) early in the millennium in the digital era. Soon to retire I hope👍 🤠
@@anthonygeorge750 That’s a long career. I started professionally in the mid-80’s, shooting Velvia and Tri-X with a Nikon F3 and Mamiya 645. It was so much harder back then - especially MotoGP with a manual focus 800mm lens and transparency film. Fond memories, though.
@@anthonygeorge750 Indeed. One advancement I really do appreciate is with drones. Being able to fly a three-camera rig over a landscape for just a few grand is amazing. Some of my best images over the last few years have come from the air.
If you can afford it you should go for the top of the range stuff every time but failing that second hand professional level DSLR gear is also a good bet. Avoid mid range, entry level or anything that is crippled in some way.
I’ve made some good money from my GH5 and the Lumix/Leica glass that are made for MFT. And the best thing about the GH5 and the glass is that it is so affordable. They are built like tanks and the images and video quality are really good. The thing I don’t like about full frame is that everything is so much more expensive. I was on a client story project with two canon shooters and I was outshooting them all day long. They couldn’t believe the shots I was getting without a gimbal and tripod. They were so precious about their gear and maybe a bit dated in their approach that all their shots had no dynamics at all. With the GH5 I’m faster, move easier and I’m not so precious about the gear it’s just fun to move around and take more interesting shots. This is mainly for video btw
You make some really good points. I’ve admired the GH5 for a long time. If I wasn’t so invested in Canon, I’d be very tempted. As a video tool, it’s the duck’s guts - no doubt about it. Some people are emotionally wedded to a particular camera brand. I’m not, and would happily shoot Fujifilm or Nikon again. Or Lumix, Leica, Sony, or Hasselblad. I must go and hold a GH5 sometime. Thanks for dropping in. 👍
Great summary mate & your reasoning is definitely sound😉. I’ve been lucky to sell some of my old gear for more money than what I had paid for them😀. P.s. now go and change your undies 💩🤡
@@peterfritzphoto Yeah, maybe like if you are going to buy cheap, buy real real cheap, like a super old camera and old lenses. But yeah the worst for me was the “lens mid range” where 200 usd does not get rid of chromatic aberration, would have been better off buying pro lenses.
Purchasing new and expensive gear can be a waste of money. Pixel nerds find their equipment sitting on the shelf gathering dust because they have too much. Travelling can be a nightmare too.
All true. But I can’t address every person’s situation in one video. And I didn’t say you have to buy new. I often buy used gear, and I advocate quality over quantity. That’s why I sell anything I don’t use often enough.
The number 1 reason to buy the best gear...if your photos are no good, you only have yourself to blame and this should encourage you to improve your technique.
And let’s not forget your GTR. Which one is it, BTW? I drove a few of the R32s when they were new. In fact, I drove the first one imported by Nissan, then later, took a blast around a race track with Jim Richards in his Godzilla race car. That was something else!
Click bait!!! You own a Canon 😂😂😂. Only joking buddy, good reasoning. The only caveat is if you are just starting out you might not want your initial outlay to be so extravagant... but once you are hooked then, you are quite correct, best is best. Hope you are having a grand weekend Peter 🙏🙏🙏
LOL! Truth is, I’ve wanted a GFX ever since it was released. And I almost jumped for the 100s, but I shoot almost all my images in the 200-500mm range, and there’s no glass that big in the GF range. So, I have to keep slumming with the Canon unwashed.
Buy the one you can afford Dont attempt to save money because of "save money" by buying "best value" High performance thing never give "Best value" Example : fancy super car and a hatchback Both do the job and reach metroway speed limit ,but totally different thing
“Knowing who You are not rather than knowing who you are”! Love that Peter. It’s interesting watching my grown children identify success through such a different lens than I do now at 50! Love how you received your first photo gear. I’m want the energy and strength and health to explore more! Such an inspirational video. Appreciate you more than you know 😘 Sending you New Years Wishes through the ethers my friend!
Thank you, Tammy! I wish I could give you a big hug! BTW, I dunno how, but this lovely comment of yours has ended up underneath an old video!
Probably because I was still typing as your next video popped up 😂
Can confirm had a canon m6 with kit lens.
Now have a canon R6 with 15-35 and 70-200 both f2.8.
You can good results with with everything. Even a cheap smartphone. But good gear makes life so much easier.
Yes, at one point I had two M6MKII’s. Brilliant camera! Wish I’d kept one, actually. You’ve got the perfect kit. Great camera, really good lenses.
@@peterfritzphoto had the first version also sold it. also wish kept it. It helps to declutter and focus.
@@zirgreen1 Absolutely.
Totally understand some of your reasons Peter. I always try to approach my purchases from a best-value-for-money perspective. You can get some excellent quality glass and other accessories from third party manufacturers that are the same and sometimes even better quality than the OEM and is at a much more sensible price point. I think that sometimes what's perceived as the best is just a result of a super awesome marketing team and a huge amount of goodwill in the brand.
You’re absolutely right. Sigma, Tamron, Laowa, Zeiss, and Samyang - all of which I’ve owned - make some wonderful lenses. One of my favourite lenses many years ago was a Tokina macro lens. In the end, some of the benefits have less to do with outright performance, and more to do with resale value and personal enjoyment.
usually beginners who are uncertain if this is what theyre interested in, are those recommended to buy cheap equipment, and i agree with that. but after that straight to the top, no mid way stuff. after using a cheaper camera, trying different stuff photo and video, i knew exactly what i needed and lenses that i would need. went straight for that.
Yep, that makes sense.
totally agree its good to see an antidote to the "gear doesnt matter " nonsense put about by some... certainly its true that gear can become an obsession and that has to be looked at but the idea that getting better gear wont make you a better photographer is obvious nonsense... all the improvments in iso/ dynamic range /IBIS etc etc allow possibilites for creating better photos and so becoming a better photgrapher !
Thanks, Toni. And thanks for dropping by. 👍
100% agree, that’s my philosophy from the very beginning. Buy nice or buy twice . Thx for sharing
Thanks, Pritam.
With you 100% Peter. 😀
So true, I went the budget route then randomly bought a second hand EF 16-35 f2.8, that opened my eyes. When I upgraded and went mirrrorless, I got the 28-70 f2, sold a few lenses due to them now being redundant to my needs
That’s one hell of a lens, Jason.
I agree that is very important to buy good quality gear. In my experience, allways with low budget and shooting canon I've bougth L lenses on the second hand market. You have to make an effor in time searching for good deals but, when you find one good deal you know that you nail it. Recently i bough a pack witch 5D Mark II a lens, flash and other stuff. I've sell everything but the body, wich is new with only 8k shutters. I only spend 170€ on it, so know i have a FF for very low price. I can't afford an R6 or an R5, but i can use my 16-35 f4 IS or 70-200 IS (both second handend like new) on the camara and get great results.
That’s very smart. There’s certainly nothing wrong with quality pre-owned gear. Almost every car, and probably a third of my camera gear purchased over the last 20 years has been pre-owned.
Agree to buy the best, I'm a year and a half in to my career as a professional photographer and videographer, and I'm really starting to appreciate the gear that allows me to more effectively and efficiently perform my job. It just frees you up to perform creatively and focus on what you need to. I'm in a fortunate position where I'm able to afford to invest back into my gear the more gigs that I get, which in turn allows me to deliver a higher level services to my clients.
It doesn't always have to be really expensive gear, in fact it's sometimes the simple things that make a massive difference. For example some recent purchases I've made were a few step up rings and standardised 82mm lens caps, now all my lenses share the same filter thread and ND filter size, so I'm not fumbling around throughout shooting, which means less stress = better professional performance.
On the other side I've also just purchased a second Canon R6 body, which has also made my life soooo much easier as a hybrid shooter. So it's finding areas that you feel will help in your workflow.
Thanks for sharing, Taidgh. I sold my R6 to help fund my Porsche. As soon as I could, I bought an R6 again (this time, the MKII). Such a brilliant camera!
@@peterfritzphoto Yep it's a great camera! Have you felt a significant difference with the mk ii? I nearly went for it but couldn't quite justify the additional expense in the featured that it had Vs the mk i.
@@taidghrichardsphotography I actually have. I love the physical lock switch, the 'Subject Detect Only' feature (great for talking head videos), and the new sensor. I used it for three days in the Australian Outback two weeks ago, and the image quality felt like a real step up from the MKI. I also found it did a MUCH better job than my R5 is very low light - especially astro photography. This camera is a keeper.
I sold my EOS R, RF 28-70 f2 & 70-200 iii for an R5 at this Camera store. The R5 is my dream camera & I know I could have gotten more money for my gear if I was patient and sold it on CL or somthing but honestly I didn't regret it. The only downside was I had to wait a few months to get a new lens for the camera. It's always great to have the best gear just in case an oppourtunitiy comes up.
Good for you, Phill. Thanks for dropping by. 👍
11 years ago, I bought a Canon 60D with two crappy (I say that now) kit lenses. Now I have an R5, an R6, and a set of mostly L-class lenses. If I'd wanted to start with high-end gear, (1) I couldn't have afforded it and (2) I wouldn't have gotten the most out of it. I've upgraded my gear over the years as my skills outgrew the kit.
I would counsel a beginner to buy something mid-range to start. You don't buy a Maserati as your first car, and I wouldn't advise a Z9 or R3 for a first camera.
Hey John. Sure - everything is relative; always. It’s a lot like money in general. Once you have all your needs covered, adding another $100k pa doesn’t make you any happier - unless that extra money will do something demonstrably worthwhile for your life. Same with cameras. A Phase One probably won’t improve your experience over a Hasselblad X2D, unless the Phase One makes what you’re doing easier or more satisfying. I reckon once you’ve decided you’re serious about something, do your research, and then invest in the highest quality gear you can afford relative to your income. Because for a wealthy family, a Maserati Ghibli or Grecale could be a first car. For others, like my family, a used Hyundai i30 makes more sense. 👍😄
RENT ONCE BUY ONCE... I have an R6 and R7 and currently have the EF100-400Lii with the control ring adapter. I keep hearing how great the RF 100-500 is but being on Social Security, and spent a ton on the two cameras, I cannot really afford the close to $3,000 price tag. SO I did what I recommend to all my friends and others as well and what I did before buying the R7 to replace my 90D, I RENTED! I rented a RF100-500 for a week so I could find out for myself its strengths and limitations and how it handles for me. And to my mind my 100-400Lii holds its own against it except for the extra 100mm at the end but exceed it with a 1.4x extender in that you get the FULL zoom range on the lens vs. 300-500 on the RF. I have decided to stick with the EF 100-400Lii for now.
I have the same setup. Like these cameras a lot. Haven't found any use for the control ring on the adapter, so when it came time to buy a second adapter I bought one without the ring.
@@alansach8437 I agree.
I completely agree, Jeffrey - and renting first is great advice. I forgot that option because we have so little of that where I live. As for the EF 100-400, you’re absolutely right. That lens is still my all-time favourite. I first used mine on the M6 MKI, and it blew me away. Then on the M6 MKII, and then finally on the R5. There’s really no need to change it for the 100-500, as you discovered.
Preach! Completely agree with you on every point. Although, the example of selling the x100v is unfair because that camera is in insanely high demand!
I sold mine almost a year ago. I wish I was selling it now!
Great channel Peter, I really needed to remind myself to buy the best once. Subscribed!
Thanks, mate - much appreciated.
Buy nice, buy once. Most of the time, that’s true when it comes to camera gear and tripods. Indeed, the gear I spent the most on is the gear I keep and use more than any. Thanks for sharing, buddy!
Thanks, old boy. And if we take care of them, they reward us for years - even decades. 🙂
@@peterfritzphoto very true!
Agree 100%
Your are 100% right. That’s exactly what happened to me. I ended up spending more money when I purchased cheaper lenses
Absolutely, always aim high!
Hi Peter, I total agree ❤
Thanks, Uwe. I like it when people agree. 😉
Do you have the Canon RF 100-500mm?
@@uwerosik281 I do, and I have a few videos on that lens. Just search my channel and you'll see it in the relevant thumbnails.
@@peterfritzphoto Is it a huge difference to the RF 100-400mm / concret sharpness?
@@uwerosik281 Not really, no. The 100-400 is VERY good. I’ve done a couple of videos on that lens.
wise words. sometimes we have to learn the hard way.
Indeedy. Speaking of which, I’m about to discover how Amanda ended up with an X2D…
@@peterfritzphoto woah!
Good advice as always Peter, although I'm a bit of a horder with Canon gear especially. My early Canon purchases were second-string f/1.8, f/2 and f/2.8 EF primes and all but one of them were optically very good. I chose them because of their light weight and small size. But several thousand pounds further down the line, what is very apparent to me from both my recent RF 24-105mm f/4 and 14-35mm f/4 aquisitions is that mirrorless zoom lenses are so good these days that they represent far better value for money than primes and they don't in reality weigh you down too much. As you say, if the price of new is prohibitive, there are some genuine EF bargains on the used market and the ones (all 'L') I've added have been in excellent condition and perfect working order. They are/were without exception built to last.
100%, Michael. I still have lenses I bought new 40 years ago that work perfectly.
Love your Videos and feel like we must be in parallel universes as I just got my mid life crisis car at 62 , enjoy my quiet photography time, and retired from a toxic work environment 18 or so months ago. Agree about getting good gear but within budget . I research the cr*p out of things I buy, find out common faults first and make very sure before committing big dollars.
Thanks, Greg. I think I’ve had multiple midlife crises!
I think these rules applies to all hobbies from headphones, speakers, cameras, 3d printers, cars, etc.
I agree. I have audio equipment that’s now 30 years old, and still performing beautifully.
Interesting debate, and I agree there is no substitute for decent gear, but personally as a pro photographer for 20 years, I would say modern marketing and I hate to say it ‘RUclips’ just feeds the ‘must have’ the latest & greatest treadmill. People lose money hand over fist to the retailers because they think to be a photographer they need top end gear. As a Canon owner myself, there is no doubt the Rf system is great, but so is the ef system, I defy anyone to tell the difference between an image made with an R5 with £3k lens versus a 5D4 and an equal focal length ef L lens As an owner of both I can attest to this. Great debate, great channel but not entirely on board with this ethos.
I completely agree. Many people would struggle to pick the difference between a processed RAW file from the iPhone 14 Pro and an R5. Or an R5 and a Fuji Film GFX100. Or a GFX and a Phase One. It’s all relative. But most of my suggestions are around ‘cheap’ vs ‘quality’ - not quality (Canon EF) vs a bit higher quality (Canon RF). And it’s all premised on the notion ‘what you can afford’. I talk about the value of story, subject, and composition over gear in other videos. And most importantly, the ability to see. BTW, what genre of photography do you do? Thanks for dropping in, Anthony.
Thanks Peter, I appreciate the welcome and couldn’t agree more. Enjoying your channel, I think we are quite alike and share similar views. Although predominately a landscape photographer the necessity to earn a living has meant multiple genres over many years. I started with film of course in the 70s, went full time (for my sins) early in the millennium in the digital era. Soon to retire I hope👍 🤠
@@anthonygeorge750 That’s a long career. I started professionally in the mid-80’s, shooting Velvia and Tri-X with a Nikon F3 and Mamiya 645. It was so much harder back then - especially MotoGP with a manual focus 800mm lens and transparency film. Fond memories, though.
@@peterfritzphoto Similar paths Peter👍. Yes, harder and in many ways it was more of a craft than it is these days. Hey ho, life moves on I guess.
@@anthonygeorge750 Indeed. One advancement I really do appreciate is with drones. Being able to fly a three-camera rig over a landscape for just a few grand is amazing. Some of my best images over the last few years have come from the air.
If you can afford it you should go for the top of the range stuff every time but failing that second hand professional level DSLR gear is also a good bet. Avoid mid range, entry level or anything that is crippled in some way.
Absolutely. Pre-owned quality gear is always a great option. I’ve gone that route many times.
I’ve made some good money from my GH5 and the Lumix/Leica glass that are made for MFT. And the best thing about the GH5 and the glass is that it is so affordable. They are built like tanks and the images and video quality are really good. The thing I don’t like about full frame is that everything is so much more expensive. I was on a client story project with two canon shooters and I was outshooting them all day long. They couldn’t believe the shots I was getting without a gimbal and tripod. They were so precious about their gear and maybe a bit dated in their approach that all their shots had no dynamics at all. With the GH5 I’m faster, move easier and I’m not so precious about the gear it’s just fun to move around and take more interesting shots. This is mainly for video btw
You make some really good points. I’ve admired the GH5 for a long time. If I wasn’t so invested in Canon, I’d be very tempted. As a video tool, it’s the duck’s guts - no doubt about it. Some people are emotionally wedded to a particular camera brand. I’m not, and would happily shoot Fujifilm or Nikon again. Or Lumix, Leica, Sony, or Hasselblad. I must go and hold a GH5 sometime. Thanks for dropping in. 👍
Great summary mate & your reasoning is definitely sound😉. I’ve been lucky to sell some of my old gear for more money than what I had paid for them😀. P.s. now go and change your undies 💩🤡
Haha! I only change them once every fifth lens purchase.
I guess the benefit of buying cheap is learning this lesson to know what exactly what you wan’t and why.
Yeah, it's a two-edged sword. You can buy cheap and learn what you really want, but it's often also a more expensive way to do it.
@@peterfritzphoto Yeah, maybe like if you are going to buy cheap, buy real real cheap, like a super old camera and old lenses. But yeah the worst for me was the “lens mid range” where 200 usd does not get rid of chromatic aberration, would have been better off buying pro lenses.
@@dasaen Indeed.
Purchasing new and expensive gear can be a waste of money. Pixel nerds find their equipment sitting on the shelf gathering dust because they have too much. Travelling can be a nightmare too.
All true. But I can’t address every person’s situation in one video. And I didn’t say you have to buy new. I often buy used gear, and I advocate quality over quantity. That’s why I sell anything I don’t use often enough.
Hi Peter, would kindly tell me what ball head do you use on your tripod? Thanks Adnan
I use a RRS BH55.
Thanks Peter, I thought it was. Nothing but the best!
@@adnanmansour8757 Probably over kill, but at least it’ll last forever!
The number 1 reason to buy the best gear...if your photos are no good, you only have yourself to blame and this should encourage you to improve your technique.
Excellent reason. Like that.
That’s why I decided to buy R3 but not R6 or R6 mark ii.
Woo-hoo!! Good for you. That’s a beast.
Man we have similar interests😊 Porsche and Canon
So we do.
And let’s not forget your GTR. Which one is it, BTW? I drove a few of the R32s when they were new. In fact, I drove the first one imported by Nissan, then later, took a blast around a race track with Jim Richards in his Godzilla race car. That was something else!
@@peterfritzphoto Was once a passenger with a 500hp R32.
Thats a completely different animal
@@zirgreen1 Indeed. And it’s a nice round number.
I personally cannot get on with a camera without a top LCD! Cameras on the tripod, you look down to check the settings, and all you see is a dial! WTF
That’s a really good point. In the old days, we could at least see aperture, shutter speed and ISO from the lens and top dials.
Click bait!!! You own a Canon 😂😂😂. Only joking buddy, good reasoning. The only caveat is if you are just starting out you might not want your initial outlay to be so extravagant... but once you are hooked then, you are quite correct, best is best. Hope you are having a grand weekend Peter 🙏🙏🙏
LOL! Truth is, I’ve wanted a GFX ever since it was released. And I almost jumped for the 100s, but I shoot almost all my images in the 200-500mm range, and there’s no glass that big in the GF range. So, I have to keep slumming with the Canon unwashed.
Buy the one you can afford
Dont attempt to save money because of "save money" by buying "best value"
High performance thing never give "Best value"
Example : fancy super car and a hatchback
Both do the job and reach metroway speed limit ,but totally different thing
‘Fancy’ and ‘best’ are not the same thing.
Buy used whenever you can. Why pay retail? I have been buying used gear since 2006 and I have bought a lot. Never had a problem.
Same here. Unless there’s a big sale on, I’m happy to buy my gear used.
Then you go “ohr nor” I can’t pay my bills. 😆
With you 100% but why are you driving a Mitsubishi? Spend a bit more and you could be driving a Benz!!
I’ve owned 10 Mercedes Benzes. Right now, I have that Mitsubishi and a Porsche. The Outlander is VERY good.