Hugh Brownstone's Street Photography Gear
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- Опубликовано: 10 июл 2024
- Hugh Brownstone talks about his street photography setup, such as the cameras and lenses he uses, camera bags, accessories, and more.
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Cameras
- Leica M11 Rangefinder Camera: bhpho.to/3pTpt1u
- Leica SL2 Mirrorless Camera: bhpho.to/2prUDQY
- FUJIFILM X100V Digital Camera: bhpho.to/2t7t6WU
- Sony a7C Mirrorless Camera: bhpho.to/3ilIaV9
- Nikon Z7 II Mirrorless Camera: bhpho.to/33ctDGf
Lenses
- Sony FE 40mm f/2.5 G Lens: bhpho.to/30Bhs3E
- Leica APO-Summicron-SL 35mm f/2 ASPH. Lens: bhpho.to/2IKtjGB
- Leica APO-Summicron-SL 90mm f/2 ASPH. Lens: bhpho.to/3TGW1YC
- Sigma 24mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art Lens: bhpho.to/2IDrKKh
- Sigma 90mm f/2.8 DG DN Contemporary Lens: bhpho.to/388aF5f
- Voigtlander APO-LANTHAR 35mm f/2.0 Aspherical Lens: bhpho.to/3up20FC
- Leica Summicron-M 50mm f/2 Lens: bhpho.to/3CT7IEr
- Voigtlander 90mm f/2.8 Apo-Skopar: bhpho.to/3aKBu0O
- Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S Lens: bhpho.to/2SO0lJD
Accessories
- Leica Visoflex 2 Electronic Viewfinder: bhpho.to/32Z5epO
- Peak Design Carbon Fiber Travel Tripod: bhpho.to/2LWULka
- SmallRig Lightweight Fluid Video Head: bhpho.to/3Jrh7G6
- Aputure MC RGBWW LED Light: bhpho.to/2PiuU83
- Apple 14.2" MacBook Pro with M1 Pro Chip: bhpho.to/3DKWpgC
Camera Bags
- Cecilia Gallery Lambert 12L Camera Bag: bhpho.to/2FK341f
- WANDRD PRVKE 31L Bag: bhpho.to/2GWnlMA
0:00 Intro
1:05 Cameras & Lenses
8:37 Accessories
11:29 Camera Bags
15:53 What's Next?
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This helped me explain to my wife why I don’t have enough stuff yet.
um.. you're welcome?
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I had a psychiatrist friend years ago. His advise to his male patients dealing with stress was to sit in a comfortable chair, close their eyes and listen to Vin Scully call a Dodger game. Hugh, you are the Vin Scully of photo commentators. Thank you.
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It was my pleasure to listen to Mr. Brownstone. Thank you !
Thanks for watching!
Enjoyed the low-key approach with the Linus (Charley Brown) piano work in the background.
Always a calming and informative experience listening to Hugh
8:30
“Shoot for the edit”
That’s why I’ve been sticking with Fuji. With its dr400 mode, you get amazing highlight retention without having an SD card full of dark images.
Really wished they implemented this in the Leica.
Always makes me smile, thanks Hugh!
I visited the Victoria and Albert Museum in London where you can request to see archived Bresson prints. They sign them out to you, to be viewed at a table in the same room. I looked at several boxes of prints, not the ones Bresson is known for. Basically, if you were shooting Tri-X in the 60's and 70's with any film camera you would match the print "quality". Bresson's images are about the moment, and his composition. Leica M-3, Nikon F, Minolta SRT-101, even a Petri rangefinder would do the same job. Timing, composition defines street photography.
I bought the GX9 partly based upon your video and I have not regretted it for a moment. You have a voice that could hold an audience reading the yellow pages by the way…
Thank you. Great thoughts on gear and bags. Keep it coming!
Looking forward to the rest of this series.
Thank you B&H and Hugh (and of course Claudia!) for sharing! I won't be able to make it up to the city this fall but I so appreciate Hugh taking the time to explain his choices in what & how he caries when venturing to the city. Hugh is a mensch among men, and for all those unfamiliar with him, Claudia and 3BMEP, they are an incredible resource for all of us photographers and videographers. I hope one day to have the time to partake in a Streets of NY photo workshop with them and enjoy it all firsthand! Cheers!
While we'll miss you in the city this fall, we're glad that you're able to enjoy our series with Hugh who, as you mentioned, is a real talent. We're grateful to do this work with great people for great people!
I use a Lumix GX8 for street and a Lumix G9 for the rest. Because of arthritis in thumbs and elbow, I can’t lift heavy cameras. I love my results but also love the cameras you showed in the video. The Fujfilm has a classic look and the Leica is well, a Leica. Thanks for the vid.
I go to NY every year to shoot street (and eat pizza, bagels, Chinese, and Italian). Awesome!!
You've got to love Hugh! Thank you B&H for this great series
Glad you enjoyed the series!
Hugh is a top master of all things photographic. His advice is sage and his experience is expansive. There's too many comments on here that Hugh should have said this or that or used some other piece of gear. Remember, he is giving good advice and you are free to accept it, or reject it. He's pointing a camera at you, not a gun!
No pretension just enthusiasm and information. Very enjoyable video!
iPad Pro m1 with LR changed my life. So amazing for editing on the go
Always love Hugh's videos on 3BM&AE. Nice to get him talking about his gear (and he did manage to avoid getting into depth on the whole APS-C vs Full Frame stuff). I do other things other than street and bags wise I have a couple of messengers and a few backpacks focused on different gear choices (including hiking). I also have that Wandrd Prvke 31 which works great for travel (and situations where you are going places and want to take your big 3 zooms... e.g. a national park). My tip though is to remove one set of the velcro so the roll top is less annoying (the set that keep it shut at the most pack is fine enough even when rolled).
Thanks for the video.
Over the decades, I have used a variety of photographic gear for street photography. Some of my personal favorites were:
1. Pentax Spotmatic 35mm film SLR with 50mm f/1.4 lens.
2. Nikon 35mm film SLR with 35mm f/1.4 lens.
3. Canon Canonet QL17 G-III 35mm film rangefinder with 40mm f/1.4 lens.
4. Mamiya-Sekor C220 film TLR with 80mm f/2.8 normal lens.
5. Leica M6 film rangefinder with 35m f/1.4 lens.
6. Leica M10 digital rangefinder with 35m f/1.4 lens.
7. Fuji X-Pro2 digital mirrorless with 23mm f/2 lens or 16-55mm f/2.8 zoom lens.
Such a great video. I can’t afford the Leicas, but it’s something to aspire to and it’s always a treat listening to Hugh and his content. I’m looking forward to the next in this series. Thanks Hugh and thanks B&H, from Lou, London UK x
Expend your money on books or travel. Don't aspire for gear like this.
Thank you for this video
That sigma 24/f3.5 is so unknown by Sony apsc body owners. This is the best lens mounted on an a**** series for street photography. With one major caveat you do have fantastic image quality, aperture ring (clickable!) small form factor and best of all, because precisely of it’s major con (3.5 max aperture) this glass will force you to work with your backgrounds which there is nothing better to help you grow as a photographer.
Great video!
It never ceases to amaze me how since I was knee high to a grasshopper people have gone on and on about how Leica M cameras are so small and discrete. To my eyes, certainly, the Nikon and Canon (and other manufacturers') manual film cameras always looked smaller - and they actually were, and much lighter, too. I've got an M6 and an FM2 sitting on a shelf right in front of me at this very moment, and without question the M6 is considerable larger than the FM2. To be fair, though, the shutter noise on the M6 is less obtrusive than that of the FM2. But purely in visual terms, the FM2 is definitely stealthier. Of course, comparing the digital Ms to the digital Nikons or Canons, etc. (full frame), the same no longer holds true. But my point being that people were saying this about Leica film M cameras for many decades prior to digital cameras hitting the consumer market. I could never figure out what they were going on about. Are they all blind, I'd ask my self.
Tilt screen is such a great feature for street photography - great for getting perspectives that aren’t at eye level!
Thanks Hugh for recommendation of Leica 24mm Elmer-M F/3.8, it's a fantastic lens! Tenbo bags are great too!
3:50 Me too :) Though, I've added the Fuji X-H2 as well.
Well done Hugh
Thanks for planting those ideas, I’ve leant some new labels for what I’m attempting to do.
But I wonder why you don’t use a small bean bag instead of a tripod; could it be that there are simply no narrow pavements in NY?
And what do you think of the weatherproof Nikon Z 28/2.8 on a Z7ii or Z9? The cheapest starter pack for Street?
Why has Hugh wearing a watch on both wrists ?
A great video to do advertising to all the brands 😁
thanks hugh! great to see your tips! eamonn
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Great to get your thoughts on this topic, when you are not involved with reviewing/hyping any one brand or model.
Excellent stuff. What's your opinion of the Lumix S5 as a street camera, etc.
I just found out from my 24-70mm is “blasphemous” as a street lens. Makes me wonder if I’m going to be damned to hell when shoot street with a 35mm. 😂
Hugh is a really nice person.
I just got a PD Tripod for my A7IV now time to get more lenses.
2:42 FYI I'm not sure most photographers would call that an "articulating" screen but rather a tilting screen. Articulating usually means it can be tilted up and down PLUS flipped around (so it can face forward towards the subject or back towards the photographer).
Tilting screen, it's horrible. Give me the flippy screen any day.
Very nice presentation. Just on question, What about that camera strap to the side? Ive seen that puppy on at least one other of your videos. Thanks
Rock ‘n Roll strap. 😊
What a refreshing and measured discussion about gear - thank you. Especially lately, in the flurry of constant gear debates and availability complaints. Hugh inspires me to get out and make images, instead of worrying if my gear is good enough. "It's just pixels." 🙌🏻👏🏻📷
half of the battle is just getting out to shoot, no matter what you're shooting on! happy to hear that Hugh provides some inspiration for you.
Is the Mac book enough to edit videos and short films? And your camera strap what brand is it
Lovely video.
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Off-topic Hugh: I was curious why you have watches on both wrists. Just asking good-naturedly. Love your work very much. More power.
Hugh mentioned to us the two watches "were gifts from two different people which accomplish two different sets of objectives."
have an A7III and Voigtlander 40mm Nokton f1.2. Really great for street, even if the 40mm is a little heavy. Worth it for the fantastic character of that lens. Wish I had the money to add an A7C as a second camera though and maybe a 50mm lens (like Voigtlander or Zeiss Loxia) too. I'm curious to know if the lack of buttons and front dial on the A7C would be such a big deal for my usage and if the compactness of that design could more than make up for it.
I’m so excited for this series!!
Thanks for tuning in, glad you're enjoying it so far! More to come...
Great video Hugh… now I can validate my m11
Hi, Vicki!
@@3BMEP Hi Hugh…. Love your gear video…. Hope all is well
@@vwindman 😊🙏🏻🖖🏻
What Camera Steve McCurry used? I know he P mode rather than Manual model.
These really are lovely commercials
Why not use SD slot on M1 MacBook? (Love your background music!)
Good video, few comments:
Buy the original Leica SL to M adapter ring for your SL camera's and allow more Voigtlander lenses into your world.
Bring beauty and happiness into your life and meanwhile save some big bucks.
Bags, I go for Billingham, why ....?
I was in the market for a solid but compact street photography bag and I saw a video of a Leica shooter putting his Leica in a Billingham bag and threw it against a brick wall, took it out again and started shooting, nothing happened.
I was sold !!!
Thanks for sharing !!
Claudia bought a Billingham for me!
Ricoh griii.. the only street camera you need
IF you dont like vf. ;)
so many people belittle the kit lens for APS-C DSLR's , yet when it comes to street photography , IMHO , it's a star performer .
When one is too shy to ask a "street person" to pose , and grab shots are all one is up to , then even an 18- 55 lens offers versatility that a prime lens can't .One simply sets the lens aperture to the sweet spot , shoots Aperture Priority , and keeps an eye on the ASA (and the background ) , and very acceptable results can be had - but I doubt whether pros would agree , because many aren't working to such a tight budget that affords them limited/humble gear , my 5 agorot's worth
If you ask the subject to pose, it's no longer street photography but street portraiture. Street photography is documentary.
@@oneeyedphotographer what constitutes a street portrait - when a subject is asked can I take your picture , just carry on as before like I'm not here , OR can you look towards that tree over there , so I can take your picture ?
@@dovidell A portrait involves a collaboration between the subject and observer. I have indeed asked a person to continue with what they were doing, but the result is changed by my actions. Sometimes there would be no photograph.
I generally use the term "urban photography" to cover what I do which mostly covers inanimate subjects such as buildings, lost clothing, whatever catches my eye. It's mostly documentary, but doesn't have to be, at least until I publish something.
@@oneeyedphotographer - no snobbery intended , but what is your go to lens for urban/street photography ? - I'll be honest that because my Nikon 18-140 kit lens ( on my Nikon D 7200) is so versatile , the lens rarely leaves one of my camera bodies ( the other , a Sigma 10-20 , ultra-wide zoom , stays in the bag just in case I see something architecturally special)
@@dovidell I don't have a go-to lens. Mostly, I grab a camera, a prime lens, a few batteries and I'm off. I have used 50mm on fullframe Canon and on APS-C Canon, 18-135 on a Fujifilm X-T10, 7.5mm fisheye on micro four thirds, also on MFT all my primes 12 to 60mm (macro) and 7-14, 12-40, 40-150 and 12-100 on MFT.
It really doesn't matter. I prefer primes, and I shoot to the camera in my hands. If I'm using a 12mm prime, I don't go for distant wildlife, if I have a narrow lens, I don't shoot close subjects unless it's a macro lens on the camera.
Canon TS-E lenses get outings sometimes, I bought them for architecture. I have used an MFT 100-400 lens for architecture and landscapes. It gives a different view of the world, and I like difference.
Living in a City like NYC, how could you not make a living as a street photographer? A City that never sleeps and a billion streets to shoot from.
I'm not complaining... I live with n a city of 40k that unlike NYC, does do to bed (around 11pm!) And unlike New York people, has an issue when they see someone point a camera lens at them.
I couldn't imagine how much freedom you have living in NYC and being able to shoot without people chasing you down the street demanding that you remove the pictures you just took of them.
Koodos to you and your game!
Go Micro 4/3 and you'll be happy.
I thought my A7iv and 35mm GM was an expensive investment I have not even got a fraction of this set up. 😭
Henri would use a Ricoh GRIIIx
Nice and all practical advice Hugh I do hope you are going some day using the LEICA SL" with the Sigma 105mm f1.4 attached I own that lens in F mount but thinking going in the foreseen future to the Leica platform .I was last year June in the USA and in New York taking my first shots with my 105mm on the streets unbelievable .with my D800 .
The best thing in that gear are the Voigtlander APO-LANTHAR 35mm f/2.0 Aspherical which I can very highly recommend (for Sony E-mount) !
My gear are Sony A7RIV, Sony A7RIVA, Sony 14mm 1.8 GM, Sony 24mm 1.4 GM, Voigtlander APO-LANTHAR 35mm 2.0 Aspherical, Sony Zeiss Sonnar 55mm 1.8, Voigtländer Macro APO-LANTHAR 65mm 2.0 Aspherical, Sony 135mm 1.8 GM (plus a LOT of other gear !).
Only Leica Q2 and Leica SL2 + 24-90/2.8-4, other cameras and lenses you can sold
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Great video, but you have always been a master of great videos and speaking, but what I really want to know is "why do you have 2 watches on?"
Gifts from two different people which accomplish two different sets of objectives. 😊
Leica M11 8.500$ 🥺🥺🥺
Look like a commercial for various vendors
Love when a photographer recommends not one but two Leicas 😐 and the Tenba Cooper 13 is no longer available at B&H
Invest less in glass and more in resolution....but you have to have fantastic glass anyway 😀
Yes!
@@3BMEP with high resolution cameras you have no choice but getting high resolution lenses respectivly and those lenses are all but cheap and some of them costing even more than the high resolution camera body!
@@Olgersdr yes again. 😊🖖🏻
While your Leica is taking 4 months to come back from Wetlzar from a CLA/Issues because they are literally useless with their customer support.. I'll be out taking pictures with the best street cameras ...The Ricoh GRIII/X
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I'm a fan of Hugh and excited about this series. But...expected a more objective video on Street Photography gear. Yes, the title is Brownstone's Street Photography Gear to be fair. He clearly prefers Leicas, which is above most folks' budgets(mine included). But being a B&H Video with all the gear they carry, was anticipating a broader look at cameras and lenses that would be suitable. May have been helpful to see each camera in use and show pros and cons of each set-up. I think most shooters would think the Leica SL system too large for conspicuous shooters. Hugh appears to be comfortable approaching people on the street. So size is less of an issue for that type of shooting. But this video felt lazy in production, the background music never changed, the lighting was average at best, and the gear was presented mixed up on a living room table. The first video of this series was enjoyable, hoping the rest of the series is more like that one.
Maybe this video is sponsored by leica? 😬
I have a Lumix S1R, it's heavier than the EOS 5Ds I used to own.
This is an entertaining series for people who likes this guy making an impression of that dude from Jurassic Park. It's really far from a masterclass.
Yeah. Leica & Apple. 😈🤪
No mention of Sony Rx1rii? Tiny; looks amateurish. Amazing fixed 35/2.0 Zeiss lens; articulating screen; unobtrusive. Capable of amazing images in the smallest of packages. Yes, it's a bit out of date, but still fantastic.
Apparently too "cheap" ;))
24-70 is blasphemy for street? Tell that to Steve McCurry and Martin Parr. 😅
I prefer size over super sharpness. That 50f2 Cron is my choice for 50mm. Hugh should try the 28f2 Voigtlander Ultron II.
Gear. Put a lens pen or a micro fiber cloth in your pocket. For Leica M you need to keep the windows clean. And an extra battery in your pocket too. That’s all you need.
1 camera. 1 lens. An extra battery and a cleaning cloth.
You're wearing 3 watches---interesting.
Hugh won’t be worrying about his heating bills this winter 😉
Why does he wear 2 watches?!
if james gunn and scorsese had a baby
Must be nice to be rich. Just keep telling yourself, it’s not the gear it’s the photographer that creates the image.
Master Class on Street Photography; lesson one: gear. LOL.
Well... B&H is in the business of SELLING cameras, not teaching photography.
Guys, it could have been LESS OBVIOUS. At least pretend to put up a smoke screen...
Yes, we felt it was important to share the gear Hugh uses in his street photography first, but we do have several upcoming episodes that go more into technique. Thanks for tuning in!
Yup. Aaaand EXPENSIVE Gear too. 😈
Leica is a joke
Snob photographer I pass
bye
Give him a minute now. He’s actually pretty good in the street. I’m sure he could get some great pictures with my Lumix lx100 taken out of my $25 Tully bag. I’m looking forward to rest of this series.
@@bk6678 thanks for watching!
@@bk6678 he's what "on the street"? C'mon. Its ridiculous how bad photographers most of those yt-celebs are...