PURE Street Photography With the Lumix S9 (Black & White POV in Edinburgh)
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- In this week's POV photography video I take the Panasonic Lumix S9 for a street photography walk around the beautiful Scottish city of Edinburgh. I give a first person view on what catches my eye in street images, how I wait for the right moment and how I try and shoot quickly to avoid being seen.
I shoot using the Leica Monochrome black and white profile, with extra contrast and the images you see are all JPEGs as Lightroom doesn't support raw files from the S9 at the time of recording this video.
I used only a 50mm f/1.8mm Panasonic lens, shooting in aperture priority mode and face detect autofocus.
The thing screwed into the camera isn't a gimbal or stabiliser, it's just a mount to allow me to record these POV videos.
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I put a LOT of photos into this video. Any favs in the bunch?
All photos are awesome...Loved it
For me the elderly gentleman on the bench and the couple laying on the grass,
Liked the one of the man with the hat smoking while reading the book… I’m a B&W street shooter but I do do colour when it suits the image as that shot did
The old man at 4:12
3rd photo in. The older lady’s face in profile, slightly glancing backwards. Beautiful shot. Tbh the darks looked too crushed in the rest for my taste.
After that week of the selected influencers going to Japan to test / review this camera, there was a LOT of people hating, complaining, crying, and whining about this camera being this, or that, or for newbs, or for tiktokers, etc... I just wanna say, Lumix is SERIOUSLY onto something, especially with the picture profiles and the real time luts. More importantly, the Lumix Lab app is going to be one of the MAIN reasons that I believe the S9 does successful numbers. What you did here in his video, was great. Awesome images, along with proving a point !
If the camera is that great, I hope you've already ordered one. 😅
@@dorfschmidt4833 Very close ! Looks promising. I shoot S5ii so, casual / compact / travel backup-body is on my list for sure. I'll be sure to come back here if I do, and tell you to check out the images and video.
@@dorfschmidt4833 I forgot where this comment was, but like I said...I'd be back to let you know. PURCHASED ! Check out the photos when you get a sec.
I know of people who called this camera "crap" or "not for photographers".
This video shows otherwise.
Maybe those people just wanted more than only walk through streets and take pictures of anyone sitting on a bench 😉
No pictures are nice, and I am sure even for Landscapes and architecture the camera will perform well. But that is maybe then almost the end of the story. Recently I walked around, doing something similar, but pictures became better controlled after I disregarded the screen and used the EVF which my camera has
really enjoyed this video as a POV no talking just pure street photography.
Thank you! Sometimes I like to just present the scenes and images as I see them. No commentary, no nothing. I'm glad you enjoyed!
That's a helluva monochrome profile. Nice shots btw. Talented eye.
Thanks very much, very kind to say! I think I slightly overcooked the profile by bringing the in-camera shadows down. Maybe just the profile and the added contrast would have done it enough. I do like the quite punchy look though.
You really show that the lack of an EVF is not quite the deal breaker it is made out to be. It would have been nice to have had the option of a hot shoe mounted one though. Great video.
Thanks so much! I shoot more often without an EVF so this is quite natural for me. I do a lot of street photography on the old Sony RX1R which came out 11 years and was extremely expensive yet did not have an EVF. As a result, it's small and easy to shoot with. I also find that a lot of street photographers like to shoot from the hip anyway to make it less obvious so I don't know why people are quite so up in arms about it here. Agreed on the hot shoe though!
@@AndrewLanxonPhotography Only that a little later the mark 2 came out, which has an EVF.
Love this video and these authentic shots. I’m very interested in this new camera and lens combo. Thankyou 😊
Thanks Tina! Really glad you enjoyed the video. It's a nice camera, especially with the 50mm on it.
I like the high contrast . Excellent work
Thank you!
Whats that stick? I see that for the first time. Nice shots very nice Panasonic
The National past time… faces in their mobile phones 🤣 the couple sitting on the bench together, both immersed in their phones rather than talking to each other was a good photo.
I especially like your videos because they are shot (mostly) in Edinburgh where I was born and lived for the first 48 years of my life - running a commercial photography business for 24 of them. It's also unusual for street photographers to shoot with such a wide aperture but that gives you a style which I love. Look forward to the next one.
Thanks so much, that's really kind! I love using wider apertures in street photography and using that shallow depth of field to isolate my subjects more. I know it's more 'expected' to go with f8 and then shoot from the hip in street work but I'm not sure that style really works for me. I'm really glad you feel it gives my shots a more alternative look! Are you not in Edinburgh these days?
@@AndrewLanxonPhotography 30 miles south of Edinburgh now since 1995 - but I do come into Edinburgh on ocassion but only as far as the park & ride now and then the tram (which I love) as my car is too old! I must try to come in more often and do more street work.
Do people ever stop you taking photos of them?
No no one has ever stopped me. I've had a couple of people just ask me about it out of curiosity and they've liked the shot but I'm yet to be actually confronted in a bad way.
How many of u noticed two indians there
Brilliant work! I love how you include the street noise in these videos.
Thanks Darren!
You can't beat Edinburgh fur street photo's even at night.....I love it and this is epic mate..... Cheers
Nice video, did you find the 50 1.8 out of proportion to the tiny camera. Did you feel the need for the little handgrip. I’m intrigued by this camera Thanks
Hey Michael, I found the 50 1.8 fine on this camera. It's not a big, heavy lens so it felt fairly well weighted. There's a small nodule for thumb which helped the grip but I didn't feel like I needed anything more than that. Thanks for watching!
I like that you double tap just like in Zombieland.
If this camera had a tilt screen option instead of the damn side hinged flippy, flappy screen then it may offer some redemption. Not for me, I know I would hate using it.
Cool video, Andrew. It was great to see you take the S9 through its paces. What was the colour LUT you were using @11:04?
It was just one of the built in preset luts (you can see it on screen, maybe it's called lut number 3 or something like that). It's just a standard in camera lut, nothing that I've added so anyone should be able to use this with the camera.
I have my eye on this camera 🙈 love your shots, as always 💖
Thanks! It seems decent so far though for pure stills I don't think it's what I'd choose. Don't you shoot on Canon R6/Sony a7 normally? Or am I confused?
@@AndrewLanxonPhotography I used to have the canon R6 until I sold it in February. Currently shooting with the a7C ii. I probably just need to find a good pancake lens for Sony and I’ll have a similar experience to the s9. I should tamp down the shiny new things 😇
I don't think you'd see any benefit at all in this over the a7c ii to be honest. Panasonic doesn't have a decent pancake either. They launched the 28 for this but it's f8 which for me would be very limiting and I wouldn't go near it. The S9 is a solid camera, especially for someone wanting to upgrade to full frame for a fair price but I think you already have the better camera. At least, that's my opinion on it!
여기는 대한민국입니다.
작가님의 영상과 사진으로 너무 큰 감동을 받았습니다.
그래서 작가님과 똑같은 구성으로 구입해서 똑같은 설정으로 촬영해보려고 합니다.
물론 그렇다고 해서 작가님과 같은 사진이 나올 수는 없겠지만요. ^^;;
덕분에 다른 영상을 기쁨으로 감상 중입니다.
많은 도움이 됐고요.
이렇게 멘트 없이 있는 그대로를 보여주는 영상과 사진이 너무 좋습니다.
거리의 소음과 당시의 분위기가 그대로 녹아있는 영상을 저도 언젠가는 만들어 보고 싶네요.
그리고 에든버러라는 아름다운 도시를 알게 돼서 너무 기쁩니다.
이 영상과 사진으로 인해서 기회가 된다면 꼭 가보고 싶은 도시가 됐습니다.
더 좋은 컨텐츠를 기대합니다.
감사합니다. ^^
I love the black and white and that you included the street noise, and bagpipes! 😊
great video mate, love this format. You might want to consider adding a bit of grain to your photos, they are too "digital" looking.
I"m amazed at the amount of foot traffic. Where I live there's nearly no one on the street. The farmer's market is about the only place that has any decent amount of people and it got rained out this week.
Edinburgh is rarely quiet to be honest as it's such a popular city and especially on a sunny weekend in tourist season like this it gets even more so. During the festival in August you can barely move for people which can be awful as a resident but it presents a lot of photo opportunities. Are there any tourist hot spots you can easily travel to for a day of photography?
@@AndrewLanxonPhotography Chicago is a three hour drive away. I have thought about making it a day trip. Seems like a lot of driving for a few hours of screwing around with a camera. I'll probably try it one day.
Leica budget❤
I ma a Nikon Shooter… but my first camera was Panasonic Lumix LX100II
Both great choices!
@@AndrewLanxonPhotography well the lumix was a gift Nikon was a choice but thank you, btw loved your photos especially the ones of old people :)
Great work Andrew, B/W photo has a different feel.
@AndrewLanxonPhotography if you don’t mind sharing, what preset or editing did u use to get the high contrast bnw images. The bnw i shoot have a lot of greys, tint to them and i am u able to get them to looks like yours
They're actually almost all straight out of camera. I just shoot using a monochrome profile and I increase the contrast and usually drop the shadows a bit to give the more 'punchy' look you see here.
Very enjoyable to watch and some great images captured
Thank you Paul!
Loved all the images but my favourite for sure is the seated older gentleman sporting a hat and cane (4.07). Can't explain why. Just is. Cheers.
Thanks Ken, I think that's one of my favs too!
The BW preset looks great.
Thank you!
Greetings from Alabama USA! Man, there was so many photo opportunities there nice shots!
Greetings from Edinburgh, Scotland! Thanks so much for watching!
The first 4 images and you got me… all in subbed! Haha😂
Thanks for watching!
Cool, but does the S9 add anything special, in comparison to e.g. a Lumix GX9 or a Ricoh GR3 or whatever? Do you really need FF and LUTs here? Watching your video I’d highly prefer a tilt screen over a flippy one. But anyways, go out and take pictures!
Well it's interchangeable lens, so it has that as an advantage over either of those. And for these photos, no, you probably don't need full frame and the profile could also be applied in Lightroom. This video however isn't aimed at being any kind of commentary on the camera, but instead just shows it in use, and people can make their own mind up based on reviews seen elsewhere and the pics I've taken and shown here.
Yep, playing with new gear is always fun. (With the GX9 you can also change lenses and choose from quite a wide arsenal of smaller MFT glass.)
What Lense you used?
He says it in the beginning of the video. Have some patience, I promise it's there lol.
Lumix S 50mm f1.8
Как вам эта камера в итоге?
This or Fujifilm x100vi? For Jpeg focused street/portrait photography?
Love your photos ❤
Hi, great POV, I was wondering about the leica preset that you used. Is it ready available please I would love to try it out
Regards John
Hi John,the Leica preset is built as standard into the Lumix S9. Thanks for watching
Thank you for the reply
Have you tried importing the RAW files into LR as DNG files for editing, I know they could be edited that way in earlier versions of LR.
Your images are beautiful, that being said! Can you ditch the video attached to the camera setup? It's annoying as a viewer constantly looking at the floor because your camera is down "for obvious reasons" either a chest mount or hat mount would be ideal so we can see the area around you. The camera has beautiful black and white tones.
Thanks for the great video. A nice practical approach in addition to all the more technical reviews. As a S5 and S1 User I am very impressed by the AFC - focus nailed all the time, even in difficult situations. Guess that Panasonic has finally catched up with Sony and Canon.
I most say that I am impressed of the B&W images.
This is a nice camera for the pocket.
Pitty that I sold all my L-Mount glass and went to Nikon after coming from Leica SL2/3
Really cool! I'm wondering how this might work with the EF adapter for my Canon pancake lens. Might be a great street setup!
Thank you for the video. Could you tell me what product the stick seen below the camera is?
if only a back tilting or two hinged screen were made for this camera. shooting from the hip is my preferred way for phototakings like this one with a left protruding screen it's doable but terribly cumbersome.
Below, I've just given a very grim view on things, please give me your feelings/experiences on what I've just said.
Three women on the bench, 1 smiling and 2 scowling! 😁
POV a bit frustrating as it's mainly looking at the back of the camera and not the surroundings.
I was in Edinburgh earlier this week doing some street photography… in the rain! ☔️
Flickr: Ormie (O) 🏴👍
Loved this video! Every picture you took made me chuckle. I'm definitely going to try taking pictures with a 50mm focal length.
Many photos are good here. I like the photo at 2:04 . Where the dog wants to be stronger, as the man.
The picture looks dynamic, and tells a story.
Solid captures bro!
Thanks mate!
Lots of great photos there, I've just subscribed!
hi would you mind sharing how does it perform at night?
I used to love street/candid photography years ago but I don't feel comfortable doing that anymore. The amount of street crime and the possibility of personal injury has stopped me from even bothering anymore. If you walk down the street with several k's worth of gear nowadays...you're asking for trouble!!!! It's an absolute shame but it's the world we live in now 😢You got some great pics, I really liked them, terrific. If you had been taking those in my part the world, you would be in A&E filling in an insurance claim.
Great video.
Thanks Shaun, much appreciated!
Great shots. Does that screen flip up?
Well done
Thank you!
The color is fascinating
Great photography! 👍👍
Thanks so much! Any favs in the bunch?
No, because every photo is great in its own way.
Far too kind! Thanks again for watching!
Only thing I miss about having a Leica M8 is I miss the ease of Autofocus.
Yeah I've been impressed with the focus on this. Some of these shots were really split second moments and it caught them well. I've tried using range finder manual focus and I'm really bad at it!
Really nice work 😊
Excellent!
Super ❤
Very nice!
Great shots out of camera. But you should try your walk about with a Nikon Z8. Because when you shoot in mono raw, you also import into Lightroom in mono raw. None of this jpeg noncence.
Oh, I bought my Z8 from one of the may offshore sites (Hongkong) for £2 600. Bargin. I also broke the front element of a Nikon S lens (600mm PF) bought from Hongkong. Nikon repaired it, no problems.
I used jpegs here only because lightroom is yet to support the raw files from the camera as its brand new.
Hi Andrew, yes I picked that up from your feed. But is seems that all the cameras you have used for mono street POV do not import the mono raw file. This is certainly true of your Sony compact full frame. Perhaps it may be your settings in Lightroom import for the Sony. But my point with the Nikon Z8 is if you shoot in mono you can import the files with the mono profile attached to the raw umage. You import the raw mono image you shot. It is like having a dedicated mono camera, and Nikon's mono profiles are as good as any, including Leica.
I would like to see what you could do with a Z8. The shooting and subsequent edit.
@@youphototubeyou can do the same thing with basically any modern camera
And no one questioned you about taking photos of them?
Thanks for this, the life style here in Phoenix, AZ does not render itself to this kind of photography, even less at almost 40C at this time of the year. I like the onces with the old ladies, completely oblivious to you seating next to them, you capture some great pictures of them and many interesting onces overall. Great job and thanks again!
Thanks so much for watching! They were my favourite shots too. I sat and listened to them chatting for a while actually, they saw me taking shots too and were quite happy with it, though I didn't want to ask them to pose, it was just lovely being part of the moment!
When I heard there was a new full framed compact camera coming out, my ears perked up. I’ve been wanting to get a full frame camera that wasn’t a DSLR for some time now and have had my eye on the Leica Q3 (I’ve also been tempted by the X100VI as I have the X100V) for some time now but these are almost like hen’s teeth to buy.
So, when I finally saw the specs for the S9, my heart fell… no EVF, no mechanical shutter, no hotshot, and most importantly, no weather sealing too!
So that was the end of the S9 for me…
Yeah I agree. I was really excited for a full frame compact. Something to rival the Q3 or to offer what the Sony RX1R (that I still use) offered 11 years ago but with more modern specs. I wonder what happened, given that so many rumors suggested a premium compact was on the cards. It's definitely not the camera I hoped it would be but that's not to say it's a bad camera and I've enjoyed using it so far.
@@AndrewLanxonPhotographyThere’s still room for an S7 in the lineup! And that could be a more full-function rangefinder with weather sealing and shutter etc. Time will tell. But in the mean time I find this a mostly compelling offering but primarily as a light-carry video tool rather than for photography. Open gate is a significant leap over the competition, along with the MP4 Light and the much tighter phone integration for quick processing and posting. It’s not a form factor I had on my radar screen because I didn’t expect an open gate option at this size and price point for a while yet. Now that it’s here, I can’t wait to get started. On the video side, keep in mind that open gate 3:2 filming is still a rare option relegated to the highest end cinema cameras apart from the Blackmagic CC 6K which is in a DSLR form factor, $1,000 US more with a lot more bulk.
Super ! A camera you only can use with fixed subject and by day ! For this price it’s a joke …. So many people will be disappointed with banding and rolling shutter …
It’s not a stills-first camera for sure. It’s very much a hybrid trying to become an up-sell option for phone users rather than as an inexpensive rangefinder for photographers. In theory there’s room for an S7 in the product lineup by the way. Maybe that one will give the photogs what they crave. But in the mean time, this will be a compelling light-carry option for those who do a little of everything (some stills, some video, some vertical shorts) and only work outside when the weather’s fair. When you factor in the flexibility of open gate video, there’s nothing in the market which comes close to the S9. As of this posting, Sony only offers 3:2 video in their Venice line, Nikon/Red only in their most expensive cine cameras, Canon has nothing in the prosumer space. By that measure anyway, the Lumix is one of a kind, and it will push the other manufacturers to accelerate their open gate plans. And in general, I think the Lumix Lab app may set a new standard for camera/phone interaction which will have firmware and app departments scrambling for years.