Be SAFE taking Street Photos. What camera do you use for Street/Urban Photography Walks?
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In this video I walk the Streets of COWES on the Isle of Wight looking for compositions and seeing if these cameras could work for me when I visit Cities. In this day and age you can't be too careful when walking the busy streets with expensive gear! After all, Phones, Watches and Coats are being taken daily in parts of London. Also I ask you what camera you use for street photography.
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NOTE - at 8:56 I said you need to change the shutter speed after advancing. Thats what I was told, however, I found a manual online which says ***IMPORTANT!!! NEVER CHANGE SHUTTER SPEEDS WITHOUT FIRST COCKING
THE SHUTTER!!!*** Thanks to those in the comments for pointing this out.
I live in East Los Angeles and the main worry for me has always been gang members and law enforcement but now it's also mentally ill homeless people. So it can be difficult to walk around and just take pictures. I've used a Canon P, Minolta X-370, and Olympus Trip 35 and I didn't feel safe using them so now I simply use point and shoots like an Olympus Infinity Jr, Olympus AF-1, or the Olympus XA-2. When people see me winding the camera after I take a picture they either smile or kind of giggle at my direction. It would hurt if someone stole my XA-2 but I'll survive if the others were stolen. You always have to be aware of your surroundings when shooting. Cool topic and video.
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Thanks for sharing! Be safe. I had a couple of young digital shooters silently chuckle at me a while back as I was advancing!
I lived next to the bridge to East Los Angeles for a few years in the middle 1980's. I work at looking like I fit into the scenery and not like a tourist. Sitting in a cafe facing towards a window and using a polarizer is another option for dry but gritty street shooting in bad weather. Use the table like a tripod.
I've had people come up and talk to me whenever I take my Rolleicord out.
For my entry into street shooting, my Praktica MTL3 with its 50mm Pentacon lens plus hood and strap.
TLRs seem to get a pass. My Microcord garners a lot of positive attention. If I'm using an SLR I think a lot of people just assume it's digital.
Fed 2 other way around only change shutter speed when wound on!
Thanks mate. I've pinned a comment
My OM1n is my favourite (not just for street / urban but more broadly too). Small, light and a great mechanical camera.
One of my favourite cameras 📷🎞️📸
I bought an OM1n new in the late 1970s. Still have it, and use it occasionally. It's been a brilliant camera.
Beautiful!
100% agree
I have a Fed2 as my main camera (with a Jupiter 8 lens) although I don't do street photography that much. When I do, I prefer the smaller Rollei 35B just because it never catches the eyes of the people. The Fed is big enough to be seen.
Now some points I have to make:
The model you have with the 2 piece shutter dial (inner piece with the dot and outer ring with numbers) doesn't have any problem with changing the speed whenever you want. So yay!
Only the cameras that had a single piece shutter dial have that problem (Feds, earlier Fed2s some Zorkis and I believe the early Leicas).
Also you got the sequence wrong, first you have to wind the film and then change the speed.
From the photos that you showed to us from the Fed, I suspect that it needs a CLA (cleaning, lubricating, adjusting) as the exposure of the frame isn't consistent. The right part of the images is darker than it should be. If taken care, this camera has nothing to be jealous of a Leica III !
Keep up the good work! I realy enjoy your videos
Ahh, thanks. So that explains why my one has been fine with the way I have been advancing, Thanks for that! I have pinned a comment.
I will use any of my manual advance 35mm bodies (FM3A/F3/M3/MX/Retina etc) but also Mamiya C220 or Baby Rollei TLR's. Actually if I want more street portraits I'll use the TLR's as they seem to just invite conversation and make it easy to ask for and get someones portrait.
I’m a fan of the TLR for street photography
Roger in the fed camera you need to advance first the film and then you change the shutter speed. At least is what I have wear over the years. And that's what I do in my fed 5b.
I never used the fed 2 but is a beautiful camera.
Cheers mate 👍
Cheers Peds. I pinned a comment about that. I was told the other way round!!! Luckily it's not broke!
For many years I've been using a Nikon F4 with the smaller grip. Never had any issues or worries in the streets. I always come back with great results. I teach a street photography workshop at my local university and I introduce three types of street photography; traditional, portraits, passive. That way everyone in the class can have fun, especially if a student is not comfortable capturing candid images or talking to people to take portraits. The passive style that I teach for these students allows them to focus on strong compositions in the environment and wait for someone to walk into the frame to add a human element.
Definitely regards the interest... I bought a Zeiss Ikon Nettar (Dunno who gave me that idea! 🤔🙂 ) and it really was a conversation starter.
Hmmmm.... was it me? LOL. I kept away from MF in this video but if I went on about it then the Zeiss Ikon would have popped up! Hope you're enjoying it.
@ShootFilmLikeaBoss It may have been Roger lol. It's a crackin camera. Bought myself a Sekonic L208 basic meter too, as my dads old Weston master V didn't meter accurately. Learning to use the light meter has been fun too!
It’s a great question. My problem is nowadays I don’t have the patience/confidence to achieve anything other than photographs of ‘people walking about’ which isn’t the best example of street photography. But this is entirely opposite of when I worked as a Press photographer, there would be a purpose, which gives you bravado and a mission. So I would say go out with an explanation formed in your head of what to tell people you are doing, and nine times out of ten people will respond with equal enthusiasm.
Very good advice. I usually say I am documenting the streets on old film for myself. Something I do every few years. Usually puts people at ease if they question. But you're right about having a mission such as a press photographer and having purpose.
I use my Canon P lightweight, quiet, and inconspicuous.
Lovely camera!
I usually shoot with an M42 Sears TLS (Ricoh made version). They are reliable and cheap as dirt here in the US with unlimited lens selection. I like 72mm to 85mm to keep my distance with an isolating depth of view. I have a suggestion on approaching people to take their photo. I always compliment something to defuse the creep factor. I say something like "hey, I like your hat (or beard, shoes, shirt, tattoo or what ever)" or "I like your style, mind if I snap a quick picture?" It works 99% of the time.
iPhone 15 PM, RX100, OM1n, and in very public places Q2. But the mobile gets the most use, thanks for a great video.
My favorite is the lowly Kodak Signet 40, it's light and fun to use, I also have several Chinons and Ricohs that are all excellent cameras and easily replaced
Hello Roger. I am a 50 year old Londoner, who is a photography enthusiast. I recommend that you explore the London Underground for Street-Photography projects; as well as the markets in Camden Town. I am good at pretending not to be photographing someone, I use the same technique you used when you were crouching behind steps outside a building. There is a UA-cam channel I can't remember what it's called, but there's one New York based Street-Photographer who uses a large-format camera mounted on a traditional wooden tripod 😂. My favourite cameras were the manual focus film SLRs from the late 70's and early 80's, they had virtually no features just basic controls thus were simple to use.
FED-2 (like in your thumbnail!) is my go-to for street photography. I use Lomography Lady Grey film and I semi-stand develop it. I'm deliberately aiming for a 1950s look to my results. I like taking photos that have the feeling of sinister mystery that you get from the thumbnails people put on true-crime videos.
I use a Praktica MTL3 with Pancolar 50mm if I want to photograph details, flowers, etc.
For "Social" photography (friends, family, boasting on Instagram) I have an Olympus PEN E-PL10 Micro 4/3 digital camera.
Yes I do notice the FED (with that lens) has a different look. More flat if anything. Nice camera to use.
The 1st Dog in the door frame is a great looking photo 😊
Yeah that was lucky. I was walking with gopro and tripod and saw it there looking out the doorway. Had to put it all down and get on my knees, focus and snap before it went back inside. Making silly noises of course! Then he went back in.
Wonderful video as usual. I have never tried street photography. I would like to try it, but I am a little afraid of upsetting the public. Thanks.
RS. Canada
I use a Nikon S2 a lot now for photography round city's although my last trip out i did use a mamiya 645 with the grip and eye level viewfinder far too heavy for street but got epic pics with it
Lovely camera the S2 Ray. Not sure I'd want to walk around with a 645 though ha ha. Build me muscles up!
Thought you was from my neck of the woods. Also from Sidcup/Bexley area!
I have a FED 2, it's a great camera and I enjoy using it.
I love your photos and darkroom sessions. It turns out that you can use any camera that you want and like and have with you - but the camera must be functional and have a good lens, and the most important thing is your eye, your mind, your creativity and your experience.
Regards!
I have used my digi APS-C Canon for street but also my Ikon 6x6 folder.
Later FED 2's it doesn't matter if you change the shutter speed before or after cocking the shutter, you can find which model you have I think on the SovietCameras website. Picked up one of these cheap last year and was pleasantly surprised by the camera and general build considering the reputation on the other hand was less pleased with the Soviet M39 lenses like the Jupiter 8
If I am out in the streets I try to take light, small, and fun to use cameras - My Yashica T3, Pentax MZ-S, or Fuji XT4 with a small prime lens. Love the little dog in the doorway.
Great video, Roger. I love my Yasihca 35 GSN (I restored) and sometimes a Contact 4A. KB
Electro! I had one but it died Ken. A few people stopped me thinking it was a Leica when I was on the street with it. Great cameras! I might look for another. Mine was the GTN.
@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss yep, I learned how to replace the "pod" and it worked. The leaf shutter is really quiet .kb
Totally agree with you! I'm off to London next month, and will not be taking things like the Nikon F90X or Canon EOS 5 - usually I take quiet small cameras like Olympus XA2, mju II or Rolleimat F (but always include the CE-5 for when noise isn't an issue)
I don't worry so much in the popular tourist areas of London. But you never know! When I go off around the suburbs. Some areas like Southwark, Borough and Bermondsey look original with all the railway arches and brickwork can be a bit dodgy! Enjoy your trip!
35mm Samsung slim Zoom 145s (schneider kreuznach lens) Digital Canon A95 or Kodak DC280 4 of on a frame. Fantastic lens great results and simple too. Nice one Roger!
Thanks for sharing Mark!
I like my Miranda RA with the 135mm lens because the shutter is quiet-ish and match needle metering makes bracketing simple.
I shoot with Nikon F2, F3 and FA, mostly. I’ve invested in all the fastest manual focus lenses they made but if I would gladly give them up if I thought someone was threatening me. I can (almost) always get another one. There are some personal rules I follow when street shooting… situational awareness is always #1, if it’s not obvious that a particular person is my subject then I don’t ask, if it’s obvious I’m singling someone out photo a photo-always ask first. In a crowd- shoot away! Sometimes sensitive individuals rail at you but the key there is: don’t take it personal and de-escalate.
Hello, I have three Nikon D5200, Fed-3 and Zenit photo cameras!!! I took the zinite a couple of times, I liked it in my hands, it's comfortable to hold, I like it!!!📸 😄👍
Beirette Electronic, German little beauty, discreet and takes great photographs!
Looks similar to the Rollei LED. Thanks for sharing. I'd never seen one before :)
Thanks for asking about street cameras. I'm not really into street but whenever I am shooting people informally I use those types of cameras that "other" peopledon't see as serious. Those Silettes, Retinettes, Baldinas and of course the XA. But here is the winner, King Regula LE just looks like snapper, cheap as chips, but what a smooth shutter... For something like the Fed I have a Ricoh 35.
Cheers Ray. Similar to the Kodak Retinnettes. Simple zone focus and go. Enjoy!
My favourite is the yashica electro m5 it's got a easier to source battery than the standard electro line being a 4lr44 with out needing a adapter
You know that I do have Leica film and digitals, but the best camera for me is either my Minox 35 ML or Olympus 35 RC. The Minox can be hidden in the palm of my hand and that little lens is brilliant, and reputed to have been designed by a Leica lens desinger.
Someone else mentioned the RC Lensman. Looks like a great little camera! I've never tried the Minox either!
@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss I have a Kiev 4M and a Zenit 11 as well and a FED2 on the way. The Kiev 4M is actually a pretty decent rangefinder with a Helios 53mm F1.8 lens. Now I am not at all into all this Bokeh malrky, but this one really does have a proper swirly Bokeh, a bit like having magic mushrooms. I have had that with my M2 and the superb Leitz Summaron 35mm F2.8, but it doesn't swirl as much as the Helios. The FED2 is an unknown to me. I hope it works when it gets to me, or it will be an ornament. PS: if you can find a working 35 RD, then get it. It is a superb camera with a superb lens.
My pref these days for street documentary work Is the Leica Q2 love it. Film wise I love my rollei 35 small cool great results an oly sp35 cracking kit I’ve just picked up a canon L3 body only lovely camera I bought two lenses a canon 50 1.8 small lens with some good weight to it I also picked up an elmar 5cm because it was dirt cheap I couldn’t resist it hasn’t arrived yet though maybe why it was so cheap haha. In NZ I’ve never felt at risk of being mugged for my gear but heading back to England later this year I’m thinking the film cameras will be with me not so sure about the Q2 though having said that it’s insured so if it gets lifted I should be sound. Nice shots there stay safe boss 📷
Hey Paul. Yeah great camera the Q2. I certainly wouldn't take that to some areas. On the island it's fine. I'd cry if that went! It's insured but still! Have a great trip, no doubt you'll vlog it.
@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss yeah it’s a beast of a camera and the lens is 😳 to be honest it some areas anything shiney no matter of value will be at risk that’s why I’ll never wear silver shorts. Looking forward to the trip a few days in Singapore on the way for the street fix then Yorkshire for the family and footy fix then back to hong kong for more street finally back to nz to slave away paying it all off 😞 cheers for the work you do always full of inspiration and education really wish I’d kept my darkroom kit then again no space in the van to set it up haha so I’ll live my darkroom days through you haha
Olympus XA2. The ultimate street photography camera.
one of my go-to camera's for urban photograpy is the olympus 35RC. other choice would be an OM 1/1n/2sp and those probably the 35mm lens
The 35RC is a nice choice. Small and light.
i think you said it the other way around, clock the shutter then change the speed for russian cameras.
I did!! I have pinned a comment. Thanks.
@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss awesome cheers!
Brilliant vid and yes, I do feel intimidated by street photography and using an expensive camera. I'd love to do more street photography but carrying around an expensive dslr and lens puts me off the whole process. I guess in some circumstances you could get away with it but there's always that nagging doubt in the back of your mind "am I going to get mugged and robbed" which spoils the enjoyment of the whole process....so yes....for "stress free street photography" get out the rattiest old camera you have and blast away....that way if you do get mugged you can chuckle at the fact that the thief will be disappointed when he only gets a tenner for it from his dodgy mates down the pub. Keep em coming. Brilliant photography by the way! 👍😎😎😎
Thanks Will. I used to shoot a lot of street on DSLR before I went into film and it never crossed my mind! Maybe it's an age thing creeping up on me! The Island is safe but If I crossed over the water to Portsmouth and wandered around the back streets, a different matter. Better safe than sorry, especially today!
I did have a weird experience a year or so back. Taking street shots out in the east end with my Rolleicord, some random guy who looked like he was a bit... "unpredictable" started on me, going "what you doin' mate? You're not allowed to take pictures of people on the street". I said I wasn't taking pictures of people, which was actually true. Then he started saying something about seeing flash go off, which was quite remarkable, given that I was using a camera that doesn't actually have a flash. Street shooters need to be mindful of their surroundings and the chances of running into random nutters.
In Montreal, which is currently going through a pretty tough crime wave, the best camera is the one with the most duck tape on it! While a junkie might not be able to tell between a FED and a Leica, they certainly can tell between something that looks janky held together with tape and something else. And bonus safety points for using Tichy style gear 😉
What a great idea!! Stay safe!
Years ago a Yashica T5 and its super scope.
Nice little point and shoot. Ideal.
I use an Olympus E-PL1 here in Chicago. It’s 12 megapixel camera, I bought it on eBay for $69. I use a micro 4/3 to M39 adapter and Russian rangefinder lenses. I have a Sony A7 but worry about walking streets with $1000 of gear around my neck.
I use a Nikon F2, sunny 16, 35mm 1.4 non AI. It's beat up pretty good. Sometimes I use my Agfa Ambi Silette with a 50mm f/2.8. I use TriX and FP4+.
I've never used a 35mm! I'm mostly 28 or 50 on the street, which makes you think a 35 would be a sensible choice. I did take a 180mm on the street a while back. Digital. I got some good shots but got some strange looks.
Depending on whether I want to go digital or analogue. If it's digital, then my trusty Nikon D800 and the Nikon back-of-hand leather strap (I paid a bunch of money for that accessory) or the Nikon FA with the MD-15, but I haven't found a hand strap that feels right to me, so having to be extra careful not to drop it.
I had one made for me in the leather shop. Once it softened. Now really comfortable.
My best street camera is Voigtlander Vito II. A compact folder with an amazing lens. This is so compact that it can be pocketed in jeans with no problem.
The biggest problem I've had with the older USSR range finders is pinholing in the shutter curtain. I've had two zorki 1c , both have had shutter curtain issue (I fixed one with liquid electrical tape, royally screwed the other trying to do a full replacement). On the other hand, my Zorki 4k is spot on, great camera, cheap, super bright range finder.
Happened to my Leica 3f Tristan.
Awesome vid as usual, however you should probably be cautionary when shooting with your film cameras. Current mirrorless cameras can look similar too old film cameras, and a would be camera thief may confuse your old film camera with a current digital camera that costs in the thousands. Cheers mate!
Exactly! The Nikon ZF looks just like the F3 and others. Imagine the surprise when they see no screen ha ha
Actual using a Vitomatic Ia from Voigtländer
Second comment mentioning that camera. Nice :)
My Main Street camera is my Leica M6 but I live in a small town on Canada’s west coast. It’s pretty safe here. If I’m in sketchy areas I have other cameras like my Rollei 35TE or Canonet.
Good choice! Makes sense to.
As a camera repair guy for those cameras, I have to confirm your comment that the warning from 8:56 on is just twisted around. It has to be said:
NEVEr EVER CHANGE SHUTTER SPEED UNTIL YOU HAVE COCKED THE SHUTTER !!!
This can be taken as "the Soviet Camera Rule"
The reason is simple: When you release the shutter, the shutter dial turns with the moving curtain. Thereafter, the figures shown on the dial do not align with the setting of the shutter mechanism under the hood. This means that it is easily possible to choose a setting that will move beyond the mechanical limits of the system when cocking the shutter. Breaking and bending of parts really happens in that moment. Only after cocking the shutter, all mechanisms are aligned and the shutter can be set. Regarding Fed 2, 1, Zorki, C, 2, the missing of the slow speed mechanism often allows a little bit more tolerance. But all cameras with the slow speed settings longer than 1/125 or 1/100 will immediately break when not obeying to this "Soviet Camera Rule".
I've always felt selfconcious when on the street with a camera.I'm still trying to get back into photography in general so I've been trying tthe minox and the rollei 35 TE.Also digital Olympus EP-L3 and OMD-EM10.The EP-L3 is fiddly,I thought I'd bust it the other day,but I'd accidentally boosted the exposure by 4 stops without knowing because of the fiddly little jog wheel on the rear.I still have to bring myself to cut the ten cenrimeter leader for the fed and a couple of old Leica cameras for which I have untried Voigtlander lenses,a fifteen and a twentyfive mm that came with their own auxiliary viewfinders so zone focus only..............................................
Its natural to feel a bit self-conscious. Unless you're on the street every day. I don't cut the leader at all for this FED2. Goes straight in with no problem.
I use cameras with AF for street photography because I like to concentrate more on the subject and the moment. Therefore I pick my Nikon F801 or my Minolta X7000. Great cameras, however not very expensive. But honestly, I never hide behind bicycles or corners ;-).
Ha ha. Try it. I like interesting angles.
Technique is more important than the camera type. See Alan Schaller's subtle style of street photography most of the time people dont even see his camera.
I like using my 1970s Chinon 35EE rangefinder for street. Small and discreet, and only cost me £15 at most so not too bothered if I lost it in the unlikely event of someone stealing it. 👍📸
I use an Olympus Trip 35. Quick to use and almost silent shutter. I also have a Nikon F5, but as you say, it’s rather more obvious.
I've never used the Trip. I know they are great. David Bailey said so back in the 80s. Ideal for street I would imagine.
I take on the street my little Rollei 35 or mi Zorki C for film, for digital its mi little Ricoh grIII
BTW love the scenes from Cowes and Ryde.
Cheers Rob. Nice place to photograph.
I think you need to update your perceptions of crime in London. No one really "snatches" any more (sooo 2010's lol!) - they (often several) will walk up to you, demand whatever it is you have, and if you don't immediately comply out comes the knife. So you give it to them, they calmly but briskly disappear.......If you don't comply/resist, we watch it on the news......
I like to use my Kodak retinett and my Kodak model 66
Retinettes are great. I have a couple here that i've used on the street and at car shows. Nice and light.
I like to use any of the Canon EOS film cameras, the one I mostly shoot with is a Canon Elan 7e also like to shoot with a Pentax IQ Zoom I don't want to have to fuss with manual focus or exposure metering I will set the camera to auto program and way I go. I always try to act and look like I'm a tourist and I'll point the camera at all kinds of different objects but don't necessarily take the picture and then boom I will catch some people and get some good street photography and I'm always on the move going in and out of shops and various different things however I probably will never take out my Pentax 645 for street photography again those cameras gather way too much attention and way too heavy
A Zenit with a solid, Pentacon lens on a hippie strap should have enough heft, plus a low price if lost.
I take it the BW400 was expired, just wondering what you rated it at (say 200?) or did you use box speed?
Yes it is expired. I shot it at 200 and developed in D76 Rotary.
For me a TLR fits my issues with targeting people with my camera. The aspect of shooting with a TLR is less aggressive looking than the shooting/aiming of a weapon.
I use either a canon 2sii or my Yashica Mat.
Yashica Mat is brilliant for street I find. I didn't go into medium format in the video but it's a camera that I doubt would put anyone at risk and a camera thats not intrusive.
I typically use an OM-5 or E-PL10 and various film cameras (Leica M, Vivitar UWS etc) in the SF Bay Area. No issues so far. I’m generally more worried about leaving anything of value in a vehicle around here.
I left my OM20 at the beach once on a tripod! Got home 15 minutes later then realised! Luckily it was still there. Was funny though! How does that even happen!! I have have a couple of old coats in the car which I use to cover any cameras or gear if I stop to pop into a shop.
Nowadays, I still think, it is quite difficult to go into street photography without having to cope with conflict situations.
My first information to suspicious people is that I take photos on film. Accordingly, there will be no metadata like position, date, time or direction of the shot. Naturally, some social media platforms might be able to identify a person and even a place. But the lacking of the remaining data makes it absolutely impossible to tell under which circumstances and so forth this person passed the position of the photographer. Thats a good reason to refrain from the use of digital cameras in Street Photography.
If required, I'd not rip the film out of the camera but ask the person for an email address where I can forward the developed image to for approval prior publication in whatever system.
I'm going to try street photography for the first time soon with my Praktica VLC2, which is not dissimilar to the Nikon F3, but only costs a fraction of what the Nikon costs. 😁
Otherwise, as soon as I can afford the CLA, I will have my Voigtländer Vitomatic IIIcs completely refurbished. But I'll leave that to a professional, as the camera is too valuable for me. I only paid €60 including shipping costs, but I was extremely lucky to get it so cheaply. Especially that this particular model from the Voigtländer Vitomatic series was only built 4200 times. The Vitomatic is a very serious alternative to the Leica M series or the Voigtländer Bessa R series, even though the Vitomatic was built between 1966 and 1968. I no longer need a Leica or a camera from the Bessa R series. 😉
Greetings from Germany
Enjoy! Nice cameras the Praktica and Voigtlander!
@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss I just did. Just got back and filled up an Agfa APX 100 with my Praktica VLC2 and the Helios 44-3 MC. It was my first time shooting analogue again in over 18 years and after a short period of getting used to it again, it was as if I had never done anything else. The only thing that doesn't really work on my camera any more is the film counter. The rewind crank turned with every film transport to the next picture and at the end of the film (and that was 36 or 37 shots) you couldn't stretch/transport any further. So everything was fine. I'm curious to see how the first film turned out after such a long analogue break. 😉
I only shoot digital and crop sensor bodies.
I have several camera and none are my favorite. M43 I use the GX9/85/8. Lenses are PL15, P 20 and 24.
Fuji I like the XE1, XT30, and XS10 love the 23 &35 f2 crons. Just purchased the 27mm pancake.
Any of these lenses and bodies work great for me.
Mask On Nurse Marty (Ret)
I use rangefinders: Yashica electro 35 GS and Konica EE Matic De luxe
Ahh the Electro! When I had mine a few people asked me if it was a Leica. Great camera, Apart from the 'pad of death'.
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Yes I know Boss. But my camera is like new and fully equipped. Bought recently. Maybe it won't break so quickly 😱. I have no worries with Konica. Built like a tank
I had a blast shooting a Nikon F3 and Olympus OM-2S in Paris. I use small lenses. I didn’t feel conspicuous at all.
I’ve also shot my Nikon D850 and Z6 on the streets of Paris. I don’t worry about getting nicked. Perhaps I should, but I don’t. I’ve shot my Nikon D700 on the streets of Mumbai too.
The larger the camera, the less people in general care. In the middle of NYC, in streets and local transit, no camera back , I handhold D810 or DX cameras and I have a new Zf. Only a few photos are street portraits.
Small primes or large zooms. Same for walk around in other cities. But have not gone back to Phila, Chi, or LA - SF since C-V times.
I am a small guy.
Wow. I was out the other week with the ZF and a 180 lens. First shot I took I got lynched! ha ha. Was a lady protesting. Thought I was working for the local press which she didn't want to appear in. But hey! She's protesting for attention right. Had to calm her down saying it was just for me.
I usually use a Canon AE-1 or a Yashica-Mat LM, but when I buy a new (old) camera, I usually take it out and use it at least once. I'm not so worried about them getting taken, despite living in a city with a fairly high crime rate. I'm more worried about taking pictures of people without their permission and have them confront me, so I generally only take pictures of people without them being aware.
My favourite is the Olympus XA 😎Small, full frame rangefinder that's light and fits in my pocket. The shutter is virtually silent. Most people think it's a toy😂ps the lense is a killer, this camera is a pocket battleship...
Nice little point and shoot... Ideal!
Nikon em straight forward no fuss or my F75
Great update! Glad to see the Chinon is tip top! I use a Nikon F4S tethered to a Nikkor 20-35mm f/2.8 AF-D for my street photography.
Thanks. The Chinon did have an issue a while back which made me store it for months on end. The electrics went in it. Then after a brain wave I took some rubbing alcohol to the battery areas and other internals and since then it's been fine.
8:56, isnt that the other way around? You are supposed to advance first and then you can change the speed afaik.
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At least on mi zorki c
Getting that wrong is how I broke my Fed.
Apparently so Janne! I was told different.
For me I try not to take photos of people unless their face is hidden (shot of them leaving or they are looking away) unless someone asks me to take a photo of them I don’t. I also do not wear earbuds, I somehow get so engulfed into looking for subjects I often loose myself & have to refocus on my surroundings. I have started carrying a small canister of mace (it’s legal here in Maryland as it’s sold in stores nothing to professional just basic mace canister, if that makes sense). I’m pretty fortunate I live in a county that is pretty safe. But that doesn’t mean I shouldn’t be aware of my surroundings.
I shoot a Nikon Z Series mirrorless camera.
Hi , about 50 years ago I was at Polytechnic studying photography. One day I was talking to a group of lecturers and technicians. I was poor so when one of them said the Russian screw thread was basically the Leica one I said, I wonder if I put a Leica lens on a Russian camera would that work? The screams of NO were unbelievable. Jake E.
Olympus OM-2n, Practically silent shutter, aperture priority, great lens options, TTL flash too.
Or the two pound Zenit EM when I'm in the rough areas of town, so I can swing it around like a mace in case of muggings 😉
HA HA!! I can imagine that scene
Was using an OM10. Now a OM1n or Nikon F75 all with a 50mm lens.
Nice :)
Point and shoot Pentax Espio 120 mate...
Does the job and if I loose it (or gets nicked) I won't cry about it too much :).
BTW - with those old Leica like Russian copies, I am pretty sure you are suppose to change the shutter speed AFTER you cock the shutter, not before it!!
There are other cameras that you want to change the shutter speed before you cock the shutter, but the Fed 2, 100% is recommended to do it after!
Thanks,. Yes you are correct. I've pinned a comment on it. Thanks.
the only time I had a problem was in Aden South Yemen ...I was photographing the towers of what I thought was a church ,..turned out to be rocket installations...was arrested ..had to get released by port authorities ..abd they confiscated all my film
Crikey Nick! Hope you didn't have much on the film you lost! You have to be careful in the Middle East with anything military. I was told that.
@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss . my video tapes were confiscated ..this is going back 30 years ..
I don't usually worry about being robbed but I do remain observant and careful. I find people approach me for pictures if I look "pro" which is kind of a double edged sword if you're just trying to capture natural shots. Better than being accosted, as you and I are familiar with!
I don't think I have ever had someone ask me Dane! Except when I was in Bahrain. Those guys love a picture!
I don't do street photography. But I have got a Zenit 11 SLR, Have not use it in a couple of years thou.
Nice camera!
@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss I had it given to me about 12/13 years ago.
I've never hesitated to use any of my cameras no matter the city/neighbourhood but I don't hide behind benches. I find if I make eye contact and give a good head nod people don't worry much about me
Thats good. I like getting objects in my shots. Unless it is someone that looks... different. I find a quick photo and a compliment works. "Love the hat" sort of thing.
It's not something I ever concern myself with tbh. Living in Liverpool you might think that a strange attitude, but this city (like everywhere) has areas to avoid but on the OUTSKIRTS. Sure there is always risk but it doesn't ever prevent me from shooting, usually with either a little Lumix GF-1 or my superb Olympus Pen-F.
I actually asked someone a while ago about Liverpool and if it was safe to walk around and apparently it's very safe. Which was nice to hear. I guess everywhere has it's zones. Cheers.
fantastic place for street photography. people fun and friendly
I use my 4x5 camera for street, im odd as well
I've thought of that often. I can imagine you get some interesting looks! And conversations.
@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss young people are very interested
I’ve used my crown graphic a couple of times up in London. A few odd looks but no issues.
In and around Germany: Revue(flex). Great rebranded cameras, basically no value at all.
Funfact! Felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky was the head of Stalins Killer and torturebrigabe "Checka"! There is a Film about them, here on UA-cam. It is pretty brutal, but boring. They are killing the hole time. But, thats what they did!
I did read something along that line.
Right of the bat I have to start by saying, I was never one for street photography. That is until I bought ( primarily for winter use) an OM System Tough TG-7 digital compact. It's become to all intents and purposes an every day carry camera. I take it whenever I go out to the shops or whatever. And that by default means street photography. I am only recently getting back into 35mm film but wouldn't dream of using my recently acquired (lusted after for decades) Hammer, sorry I mean, Nikon F3, as a street photography camera. And that for just the reasons outlined in the video. I live in East London and an expensive looking camera even to Johnny Opportunist-Thief who wouldn't know a decent modern ( DSLR/mirrorless) camera from a half brick, an F3 represents an attractive prize for a snatch, and at the price I paid for it, it's too precious to risk, same goes for my D7500 Nikon and its baby sister D3500, not to be risked on the street. The OM system TG-7 just looks like a run of the mill compact point n shoot, not like it is in fact a £550.00 digital camera doesn't draw a lot of attention. I think if I was going to try 35mm film on the street I'd likely take my 1980s original Lomo. Nobody is ever going to look at that and think its worth grabbing I think. But yes I agree my cameras are like my children too precious to take to risky environments so if it's street or risky locations the OM System TG-7 (in black like mine not red) is the way ahead for me and for 35mm film the Lomo
I've strolled all over Aldgate and Whitechapel backstreets many times without a care. After years it's just dawned on me. Best safe than sorry in some areas ay. I have a panoramic indoors framed of the docklands at night taken from Surrey Quays (years ago). Standing there with a DSLR on a tripod into the early night evening. A few lads went past, a few minutes later, came back, went again. I cottoned on and went back to the car before they came back ha ha. Got the shot though! Good luck with film again!
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Nikon FM2n caused a few to comment the other day. One old gent said "that looks expensive". Today I took the F90x and felt invisible at the Eden Project. I think black is more stealthy.
I have the battery grip on my FX90. Looks massive with it on. Great camera.
@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss I also have the grip, but never use it. I bought a second F90X for my 7 year old daughter as she is learning to shoot film. Perfect adaptable student camera and so capable, yet so simple.
I'm concious of peoples privacy and invading their personal space by pointing a camera 📷 at them.
So what I tend to do is instead of using a bigger canera and long lens, I'll use something smaller and discreet like my olympus pen ee half frame or mju point and shoot.
A big camera setup tends to look expensive to the untrained eye, therefore an attractive item to a thief.
A smaller camera tends to be less obtrusive and people are less concerned by them, you just look like a tourist taking holiday snaps. It looks like a cheap 'toy' so not as attractive to a phone or camera snatcher!
Another trick is to compose a photo of a building or scene instead of people, then photograph the people who walk into the frame.
That way it looks like they walked into your photo rather than you taking a photo of them! 😊😮
Leica M4 with 35mm and Yashica Mat 124G - this thing is silent like a fly
Take something it won't hurt to lose if it's stolen.
Canon 3000n with 40mm f2.3