Many thanks! Thanks, Enrique. I wanted to start sooner this year but have been recovering from a neck injury. Nothing serious but made walking for any length of time hard. Also, I'm so rusting at vlogging you would laugh if you saw me making it.
Thanks. I wanted to do split screens for all the shots but my TG-5 got a memory card error and I had to stop. You'll see I'm using it in the beginning but not using it later in the video.
This was a really enjoyable video to watch. Tranquil outdoors. Loved the images and the idea of using the extension tube and flash with the 75mm f/1.8.
Hello Rob! I really enjoy these photo walks. You just showed how a non versatile lens can be in fact... versatile. Great photos! 👍 Cheers from Portugal!
Was at Point of Rocks today fixing some electronics for CSX today but there's a good nature hike there at the C&O Canel trail. I believe it stretches from Washington to Cumberland along the Shi-tomic and Shenandoah River
I've owned the venerable, 75mm copy since 2012. I still love that lens and I mean love that lens. I usually take street portraits, from a distance, tele landscape and often do video with it as well. I absolutely enjoy seeing the lens content of other photographers and videographers posting current projects almost a decade after its release! Meaning? I truly enjoyed this. Thank you.
Thanks, Enrique. I wanted to start sooner this year but have been recovering from a neck injury. Nothing serious but made walking for any length of time hard.
@@RobTrek I do remember that you mentioned having neck problems and at the time I suggested that you get an over the door traction device, I’m glad that you’re doing better.
@@Enrique-the-photographer Yes! I got one after you recommended it and I'm sure it helped me recover faster. It was very relaxing after I got the tension right.
Yep, Rob, we all love these photowalks! I love the 75mm f1.8. Whenever I take it out I always come home with at least one keeper and often much more. On my Flickr album for this lens I have the title "The lens I do no need, but definitely want".
Enjoyed this video, and you got some very nice shots. Loved using the beer cozy as a snoot. Just shows what creative DIY can do. I made a bounce card out of two pieces of thin craft foam (white and black) cut and shaped to size, some spray glue, and some velcro. Works great!
The flash photographs I liked very much. It was also nice to see the 75mm in action. The lens gets very good reviews but is not used much to show what can be achieved with it. Your setting up and making ready is really great Thank you
Thanks Rob for a fabulous video! The shots are stunning and you've really shown what the 75mm can do. I've been thinking about this lens because of its reputation as one of the best - and you've made a great case for it. And the photowalk itself is one for the best I've seen. I'll look forward to more!
I have a Nikon DX 7200 and discovered when I used a full-frame 50mm lens it turned into a 75mm on the crop sensor camera: opens up a whole new world! Thanks for this video
This and Olympus 45mm 1.8 are classic prime lenses that every micro four thirds camera lover must own, along with the 25mmf1.8 The 45f1.8 is a great value for money as well as a great street photography lens. The 75mmf1.8 outperforms the pro lenses in my opinion, but I could be very wrong and this may be only my opinion. The 75mmf1.8 also makes for a great street and landscape photography lens as it allows the photographer to away from the scene and be a little more discreet.
This is a lens I don’t use often enough but it never fails to put a smile on my face when I do. Great to see it being used for something other than portraits.
Yay! Love that the photo walks are back. I miss the livestreams these days due to time difference (Sydney, Australia) but glad you’re posting these again. I have this lens but haven’t used it at all so I think you’ve just inspired me to go out and use it this weekend
Thanks, Marjorie. I saw your comment on Instagram that inspired me. I wanted to start sooner this year but have been recovering from a neck injury. Nothing serious but made walking for any length of time hard.
Really thought out use of technology to document your way of working. I have the 75mm and have the sense I never really made proper use of it. I see wide angle naturally, but I'm a bit slow with telephotos - so this shows the way nicely. Like you I also shoot in natural environments much like this one and explore them deliberately in ways I recognise as similar to your approach here. So time to take the 75mm out and explore some of my favorite spots along the Canning river here in Western Australia. I'd add your deliberate way of working, taking time to see, and look for the right angle and framing, surfaced the visual process in an extremely helpful way. I was impressed with what you did with that flash. I've used snoots in the studio, but your results were really striking. I have 30 mm macro too but the 75mm with an extension right is another way to get close.
Hi Rob, very enjoyable, see you use minus 0.3EV most of the time. I tend to bracket in third step,s, then bring up shadow,s in post, gives the lie to ETTR advice.
I like contrasty pictures with deep blacks, so dialing in a little negative exposure helps me get that look. I often add low key gradation and dial in -4 shadows for jpgs.
Very enjoyable video Rob, and I echo the comments, It's good to see you out and about again and although I have enjoyed the live streams, I think these photo walks are of more use in a real world scenario, just my opinion.
Thanks Rob,the long awaited photo walk with that 75mm happened at last😉😁😁. Maybe a last conclusion on your experience using it like you did ..not doing potrets... in the next live chat will be nice. It looks like it could be used also maybe with some cityscapes and seascapes. A variety of uses where the area\scenery is not to tight. Liked the video by the way.
@@RobTrek The 14-42 EZ is my favorite lens (with auto-open lens cap) on my Pen-F (14-150 feels too big on the Pen). I bring along the Oly 60mm Macro (which is also great for more distant shots). BTW, I just got the TTartisans 35mm f/1.4 ($73) - back to my film days of manual focus. It works great with focus peaking on the Pen-F - better than expected results.
@@valdiskrebs566 I tend to use smaller primes on my PenF and really liked the 14-42ez before it broke. I really only use the 14-150 on my em5ii (with grip). Interesting lens you bought. I use peaking for general shots and magnify when focus is critical like in closeups.
@@RobTrek yeah, read a lot of good reviews on it, and for $73, it is hard to go wrong. It is a great portrait lens and focuses close, with nice bokeh, for nature shots like flowers, leaves and bugs.Working with it does slow you down. Will try to use it in zone focus mode for some point-and-shoot snapshots - f/8 and around 5m. It is very sharp at f/5.6 thru f/11.
@@RobTrek I sent you two images via email of the same orchid I took with my Pen-F, one shot with the Oly 60mm and the other with the TTA 35mm... what do you think?
You could buy the 75mm, use it for 1 or 2 years and by then the 150-400 will be available. Maybe even with a discount that will offset the price of the 75mm.
Thank you, Louis! I wanted to start vlogging sooner this year but have been recovering from a neck injury. Nothing serious but made walking for any length of time hard.
Thanks, Ed. It's an Olympus TG-5. I use it sometimes for things like in this video. I attach both cameras to a simple flash bracket and attach a small tripod to the flash bracket.
On cloudy days or when I use flash, the auto white balance still looks a bit on the cool side, so I dial in some Amber and Magenta to warm up the image.
Nice video, Rob. I admire your courage to go out with a 75mm. I think one of the problems is just to see with the naked eye a scene that works. Next challenge is the 40-150 at 150mm only!
I probably did since you already have the 40-150 f/2.8 (I think). Many of the shots in this video were at higher than f/2.8 and I could have easily done all of the them at f/2.8 or higher.
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He has such a good eye, managing to pluck lovely images out of quite unpromising surroundings!
Thank you!
Nice to see these photowalks again. You got some good images too.
Many thanks! Thanks, Enrique. I wanted to start sooner this year but have been recovering from a neck injury. Nothing serious but made walking for any length of time hard. Also, I'm so rusting at vlogging you would laugh if you saw me making it.
@@RobTrek It looked good in the video. If something was hard making this video it does not show at all. Keep on going and hope your neck is ok!
Love the split screen idea, amazing what you can see, in what seems an inconspicuous woodland.
Thanks. I wanted to do split screens for all the shots but my TG-5 got a memory card error and I had to stop. You'll see I'm using it in the beginning but not using it later in the video.
The photowalks are back! I really like the flash/extension tube bluebell shot in color.
Thanks, Thomas. I'm going to respond to your forum suggestion shortly.
This was a really enjoyable video to watch. Tranquil outdoors. Loved the images and the idea of using the extension tube and flash with the 75mm f/1.8.
Glad you enjoyed it!
9:10 The texture of that tree bark us also really cool.
Hi Rob, nice to see you out and about, some lovely shots, my favourites are the long expo river and first trail shot. Man you got a great eye.
Thanks, Ra ho. I try.
That was great! Nice to see you outside in the countryside. It is fun to take just one lens and work with it.
Thanks! It was challenging since I much prefer the 17mm for photowalks.
Hello Rob! I really enjoy these photo walks. You just showed how a non versatile lens can be in fact... versatile. Great photos! 👍
Cheers from Portugal!
Thanks!
Nice to see that the Walks are back. I always enjoy them and its interesting to see what you can come up with.
More to come!
@@RobTrek excellent!
Another photo walk! It's so good to see you out and about😀 You should do more of this and less live. Great stuff, bro. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks, Matti! I'm so rusty at vlogging! You'd laugh if you saw me making it.
@@RobTrek You haven't seen me making my videos😂 Anyway, you have to get out more.
Thanks Rob, great images. The 75mm makes some really sharp images.
I have that lens. This gives me more ideas for using it. Thanks!
Great! I'm going to take it out more often for photo walks and share some new ideas.
@@RobTrek Awesome! I'd appreciate that. Cheers!
Was at Point of Rocks today fixing some electronics for CSX today but there's a good nature hike there at the C&O Canel trail. I believe it stretches from Washington to Cumberland along the Shi-tomic and Shenandoah River
Rob, thank you for this photo walk and pictures.
Thanks!
Love these photowalks, glad you do them again. The 75 mm is really tight for shots in the woods but you did very good.
Thanks 👍
Really nice shots. That 75mm is great for narrowing in on really important elements of a scene.
It really is! Thanks.
I've owned the venerable, 75mm copy since 2012. I still love that lens and I mean love that lens. I usually take street portraits, from a distance, tele landscape and often do video with it as well. I absolutely enjoy seeing the lens content of other photographers and videographers posting current projects almost a decade after its release! Meaning? I truly enjoyed this. Thank you.
Thanks!
1:26 The field of view on the 75mm is tight!🤣👍 Sometimes even the 45mm surprises me. Very enjoyable lenses to use.
Hi Rob, good to see you doing a photo-walk again, I really enjoy and appreciate them.
Thanks, Enrique. I wanted to start sooner this year but have been recovering from a neck injury. Nothing serious but made walking for any length of time hard.
@@RobTrek I do remember that you mentioned having neck problems and at the time I suggested that you get an over the door traction device, I’m glad that you’re doing better.
@@Enrique-the-photographer Yes! I got one after you recommended it and I'm sure it helped me recover faster. It was very relaxing after I got the tension right.
Hi Rob,
thanks for sharing!
Hope 🐕 is going well too!
All good! Thanks.
Love the photo walk series, learning a lot to take a good picture🙏
Glad you enjoyed it
Yep, Rob, we all love these photowalks!
I love the 75mm f1.8. Whenever I take it out I always come home with at least one keeper and often much more. On my Flickr album for this lens I have the title "The lens I do no need, but definitely want".
Thanks. I'll check it out.
Hi Rob, it's so good to see again a photowalk with you! Very nice pictures and good ideas by the way.
Thanks, Andreas!
Great video Rob. The 2nd camera showing the rear screen works so well 👍
Thanks, Jeff. I wanted to do that more but had a memory card error shortly after I started the walk.
Enjoyed this video, and you got some very nice shots. Loved using the beer cozy as a snoot. Just shows what creative DIY can do. I made a bounce card out of two pieces of thin craft foam (white and black) cut and shaped to size, some spray glue, and some velcro. Works great!
Thanks, John. It's all about directing light. Don't need fancy pants stuff to do that.
Just got my 75mm yesterday....seems like an awesome lens....,👍👍👍
It really is!
The flash photographs I liked very much. It was also nice to see the 75mm in action. The lens gets very good reviews but is not used much to show what can be achieved with it. Your setting up and making ready is really great Thank you
Thanks, Michael. I will try to do more.
That was quite a unique application of that 75mm lens. I learned a lot, and I truly enjoyed your presentation :)
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great vid.
More Photo Walk's please Rob.
Thanks, Talos. I'll try to do more.
Nice shots. It looks like a fun time.
It was! Thanks.
Thanks Rob for a fabulous video! The shots are stunning and you've really shown what the 75mm can do. I've been thinking about this lens because of its reputation as one of the best - and you've made a great case for it. And the photowalk itself is one for the best I've seen. I'll look forward to more!
Thanks, Jeff!
That was a fun one, Rob! Great stuff.
Thanks, Marco!
Well done Rob and great inspiration.
Thanks!
I have a Nikon DX 7200 and discovered when I used a full-frame 50mm lens it turned into a 75mm on the crop sensor camera: opens up a whole new world! Thanks for this video
You're welcome!
This and Olympus 45mm 1.8 are classic prime lenses that every micro four thirds camera lover must own, along with the 25mmf1.8 The 45f1.8 is a great value for money as well as a great street photography lens. The 75mmf1.8 outperforms the pro lenses in my opinion, but I could be very wrong and this may be only my opinion. The 75mmf1.8 also makes for a great street and landscape photography lens as it allows the photographer to away from the scene and be a little more discreet.
I totally agree. I know some prefer the pro zooms over primes. I prefer primes.
This is a lens I don’t use often enough but it never fails to put a smile on my face when I do. Great to see it being used for something other than portraits.
Me too!
Great video. The trees are beginning to bloom here, too. I gotta go out and take some pictures! (although it may snow on Friday - :(
Thanks. Snow on flowers are cool shots!
Another great photo walk.
Many thanks!
I like River Bend. Great for birds as well.
It sure is!
Yay! Love that the photo walks are back. I miss the livestreams these days due to time difference (Sydney, Australia) but glad you’re posting these again. I have this lens but haven’t used it at all so I think you’ve just inspired me to go out and use it this weekend
Thanks, Marjorie. I saw your comment on Instagram that inspired me. I wanted to start sooner this year but have been recovering from a neck injury. Nothing serious but made walking for any length of time hard.
11:48 The average viewer would nver know that was taken with flash. It looks lit by the sun.
Really thought out use of technology to document your way of working. I have the 75mm and have the sense I never really made proper use of it. I see wide angle naturally, but I'm a bit slow with telephotos - so this shows the way nicely. Like you I also shoot in natural environments much like this one and explore them deliberately in ways I recognise as similar to your approach here. So time to take the 75mm out and explore some of my favorite spots along the Canning river here in Western Australia. I'd add your deliberate way of working, taking time to see, and look for the right angle and framing, surfaced the visual process in an extremely helpful way. I was impressed with what you did with that flash. I've used snoots in the studio, but your results were really striking. I have 30 mm macro too but the 75mm with an extension right is another way to get close.
Thanks for taking the time to write. I really appreciate it. Glad you like the video. I'll try and do more like this where I think out loud.
Hi Rob, very enjoyable, see you use minus 0.3EV most of the time. I tend to bracket in third step,s, then bring up shadow,s in post, gives the lie to ETTR advice.
I like contrasty pictures with deep blacks, so dialing in a little negative exposure helps me get that look. I often add low key gradation and dial in -4 shadows for jpgs.
Yay! Another photo walk video! "Nuff said.
More to come!
Very enjoyable video Rob, and I echo the comments, It's good to see you out and about again
and although I have enjoyed the live streams, I think these photo walks are of more use in a
real world scenario, just my opinion.
Thanks, Tony.
NIce video Rob:) 75 is a great lens.
Thanks, Ed. Always good to hear from you.
Thanks Rob,the long awaited photo walk with that 75mm happened at last😉😁😁. Maybe a last conclusion on your experience using it like you did ..not doing potrets... in the next live chat will be nice. It looks like it could be used also maybe with some cityscapes and seascapes. A variety of uses where the area\scenery is not to tight. Liked the video by the way.
I'll talk about it this weekend. There are many other uses as you suggested that I can try. Thanks.
More vlogs for sure!!
You got it!
@@RobTrek thanks for keeping your word. RobTrek is the man.
I have learned so much from you! Thanks... btw...coffee is on me!
Thank you! Glad to help.
Nice Rob. Thanks. Always enjoy your videos. Just missed this lens today...for $365... (crying)
Thanks. Wow, that was a deal!
Nice shots, Rob! My favorite walk-around lens is the 14-150... I find I shoot a lot in the 70/80 range.
It was hard to not break out my 14-42mm that I brought with me. My preferred lens is the 17mm and going 75mm was challenging.
@@RobTrek The 14-42 EZ is my favorite lens (with auto-open lens cap) on my Pen-F (14-150 feels too big on the Pen). I bring along the Oly 60mm Macro (which is also great for more distant shots).
BTW, I just got the TTartisans 35mm f/1.4 ($73) - back to my film days of manual focus. It works great with focus peaking on the Pen-F - better than expected results.
@@valdiskrebs566 I tend to use smaller primes on my PenF and really liked the 14-42ez before it broke. I really only use the 14-150 on my em5ii (with grip). Interesting lens you bought. I use peaking for general shots and magnify when focus is critical like in closeups.
@@RobTrek yeah, read a lot of good reviews on it, and for $73, it is hard to go wrong. It is a great portrait lens and focuses close, with nice bokeh, for nature shots like flowers, leaves and bugs.Working with it does slow you down. Will try to use it in zone focus mode for some point-and-shoot snapshots - f/8 and around 5m. It is very sharp at f/5.6 thru f/11.
@@RobTrek I sent you two images via email of the same orchid I took with my Pen-F, one shot with the Oly 60mm and the other with the TTA 35mm... what do you think?
Hi Rob, Can you please tell what is the camera you're using in this video ? Thank you ! Francisco
It was my E-M5 Mark III.
Man your sure making it hard to save for the 150-400mm
You could buy the 75mm, use it for 1 or 2 years and by then the 150-400 will be available. Maybe even with a discount that will offset the price of the 75mm.
Greetings from southern Indiana, USA! I like the photo walk AND the brevity of the video. Not a fan of 1-2 hr videos.
Thank you, Louis! I wanted to start vlogging sooner this year but have been recovering from a neck injury. Nothing serious but made walking for any length of time hard.
Great video Rob. Just. Ordered my 75mm, what is the 2nd viewer U have behind the camera. Manufacturer and model#. Thanks, Ed.
Thanks, Ed. It's an Olympus TG-5. I use it sometimes for things like in this video. I attach both cameras to a simple flash bracket and attach a small tripod to the flash bracket.
@@RobTrek , Thanks so much..
On your White Balance you have A+3 and G-3. Can you explain this please.
On cloudy days or when I use flash, the auto white balance still looks a bit on the cool side, so I dial in some Amber and Magenta to warm up the image.
Just ordered my lens 😊 but no hood included, right?
I didn't get one with mine.
I may have missed it, but where are you shooting this video? What state/location? If you don't mind saying. Thank you.
This was at parks in Great Falls, Virginia.
Nice video, Rob. I admire your courage to go out with a 75mm. I think one of the problems is just to see with the naked eye a scene that works. Next challenge is the 40-150 at 150mm only!
Thanks, John. 150mm? Let's not get carried away! LOL
I thought you did not recommend this lens to me.
I probably did since you already have the 40-150 f/2.8 (I think). Many of the shots in this video were at higher than f/2.8 and I could have easily done all of the them at f/2.8 or higher.
How do we know we need women: When we are taking pictures of flowers in the park. :)
Could be! Thanks.
Audio ducking man. Gotta sometimes manually hold down the bit when you pause.
Thanks. I was trying out a new mic but have since switched back.
@@RobTrek Oh, I didn't know it was built into the mic. I have to enable that in my video editor.