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I agree with you wholeheartedly, when I shot weddings, I used my 35F2 and my 85 F2 on two cameras and that did the majority of my shooting. If you need less distortion with the 35 you can just back up a little bit And then crop in later which works just great. Thank you for your excellent video. I always enjoy watching them.
Lol. As soon as I read the title, I was like “Ah, Julia is chatting about her 35mm again!” I, like many others (I am sure) have you to thank for the introduction to just how good a 35mm can be. I love mine too!
@@justinhatchvisualssports I knew it was coming too! My favorite lens is the samyang 35mm 1.8. I own several high end lenses, but the light rays + lens flares I capture with the samyang are so amazing.
@@jkinze I could probably shoot with a 35mm, but I struggle shooting with primes. I should just go ahead and purchase a 35mm and a 85mm and shoot with only those two for like 6 months so I can build on being more creative with those restrictions.
@@justinhatchvisualssportsI can also recommend trying a 50mm as it's kind of in between 35mm and 85mm. It's my personal favorite and shoot 99% of my photos with it :) I own a 35mm and used to have a 56mm on my previous Sony aps-c camera, so I've had some experience with all of them
35mm is my favorite lens! Julia's videos are some of the best photography tutorials on UA-cam. Informative, fun, creative, pretty, down to earth and well produced. Bravo Julia and team!
Shooting on a DSLR with an APS-C sensor (Nikon D5100), my most used focal length is 55mm (similar to 85mm on full frame), and I shoot mostly landscapes and nature. And even years later, as "slow" as it may be, my main go-to lens is still my kit lens (18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6). For whatever reason, over the years I've owned that camera, the idea of upgrading that lens to something faster never crossed my mind.
...the (very) cheap Canon 18-55 IS lenses are great quality. Just goes to show that, at f8, most lenses are very similar. The most important thing is to get OUT and SHOOT 📸📸📸
This was so affirming for me as a growing creative! I used to shoot on the 24-70mm G master and found myself defaulting to 70mm, 50mm or 24mm because they required the least thought. Looking back, I guess I relied on bokeh and background compression as a creative crutch. Recently I got a pancake 35mm to turn my workhorse Sony A7III into an everyday shooter & fell in love!! Took some adjustment, but after going through the growing pains I 100% agree that it allows us to capture environmental portraits so well and is the one prime focal length I’d choose as well.
I have always felt a certain kinship with Julia because of a shared love for the 35mm. Lo and behold it was the width I craved and I am now infatuated with a 24mm prime. Love this hobby. ❤
I am listening to you from Switzerland. Your videos and your way of explaining is always a delight. In addition you have a mood that transmits joy. I love it! Thank you so much! ❤
The 35mm is the like the Godfather of all focal length. Its a very precise measurrment to grasp best of both worlds. This 🙏 definitely added onto the value of exactly how versatile the 35mm is. 😊
Perfect timing! I’m off to Paris tomorrow and wanting to only take 1 lens was a difficult choice for me! I’m a prime shooter so 35/50/85 are the options, and I’ve decided on the 35 🙌 Edit - Paris is a dump and I didn’t find inspiration anywhere Edit 2 - bought a 24-70 G master 🤣
A 35 is an interesting choice. I adore the 35 GM, and I do use it for some of my portraits. It’s great for settings where you can’t get much distance from your subject. You can always crop in if the background is suboptimal, and you still get beautiful bokeh. My absolute favorite is the 135 GM. But I think I would choose the 50 1.2 GM if I could only have one lens. The 135 isn’t practical for most indoor shoots, or even for some outdoor ones. The 50 1.2 is practical for nearly every shooting situation I’m in, gives me better control over the background, and is light enough for a long day of shooting. But I would be sad, because I am so in love with the 85 GM and 135 GM. 135 is my signature focal length, and I just couldn’t get that kind of look from a 50. I guess the premise of the question is a bit like asking a parent which of their children they would keep if they could only keep one. I love them all, just in different ways. ;)
You basically took the words out of my mouth. I think anything much longer than a 50mm would make shooting indoors pretty tough. But I personally don't feel a 35mm separates a pro photo from most cell phone cameras nowadays, so I usually prefer to to shoot on longer lenses for portraits. That being said, 35mm is a pretty standard focal length for me for down the aisle shots and First Kiss at a wedding. It's really tough to pick just one. Haha
@@paulmichaelcooper5762 I think that what makes a photo "pro" is the person using the camera. It's that knowledge of, and ability to apply, composition, lighting, direction, the camera itself, etc. that makes an image great. Plus, a real camera gives the photographer so much more control over the resulting photo than a phone does.
Same with you. The 50 1.2GM is also my go-to lens. But when it comes to 135GM, I guess it requires really gorgeous models to shoot with. And it has to be held far away from your sweetheart when you're composing.
Yall are cuuute. I actually did a large family photoshoot with various pairing solely on an 85 mm. I didn't know I could do it! So fun. Panasonic 85 1.8
Thanks Julia! If I was travelling lightweight I would probably pick up the Sigma 28-70 f/2.8, for a heavier setup I would probably go with Tamron 35-150 f/2-2.8. If I really had to carry just a prime lens, I would probably opt for the Sigma 40 mm f1.4, which is slightly longer than the 35, but still manageable for the wider aspect. Or if I was going to be taking portraits rather than landscaping, I would probably opt for the Sigma 65 mm f/2 since that focal length makes it pretty interesting for environmental portraits as well as close ups. Odd choices, both of them, but I think those are my picks
My thoughts exactly! I'd add to that Zeiss T 55 mm f/1,8 (in place of 65 mm), and for kicks - Samyang 85 mm f/1,4 for its beautiful direct sunlight shots. Too bad Sigma 40 mm is so big and heavy. So is the Tamron, but it's fine since it's so versatile with no other downsides.
For years I was using my 28mm on a crop sensor coming to 44.8 FF equivalent (Canon) this was a great sweet spot between the two focal lengths you mentioned. There is not a similar focal length so I would prefer 50mm on FF.
Just picked up a sigma 35mm 1.4 after watching a bunch of your vids. Mixed results so far. I'm so used to my 85mm that working with the distortion is hard to get used to, when it's good it's gooood but more bad right now for me. Going to force myself to only shoot 35 for the next little bit to get it dialed in.
If you have Lightroom pro version you can fix distortion in the Geometry section and it can “pull” the scene out when you use a slider to fix the distortion. I use it often
Hi Julia, that's very interesting to hear, I would have guessed a 50 or an 85. Thank you for sharing. I have 35mm prime which I don't use all that often (preferring a 24-70 zoom), but I will definitely give it more thought in the future. Your portraits are wonderful.
85 its way too limiting you have to be tens of feet away to capture full body and its only good for close up like waist up and shoulder-head. It's not worth it in my opinion. You can't shoot inside as you'd have to be in another room to shoot. Getting into cameras I was fooled by the "85mm is the ideal portrait lens", it's shit, all you need is a 35mm and 24-70, nothing else.
I’ve been using my Sigma 30mm for years on my Sony A6000.. never take it off. I did two engagement photo sessions with it, taken countless sceneries on vacations and did a maternity photo session and the composition always looks great. My camera has a crop sensor so a 30mm is basically a 45mm, which is a tinyyy bit close to a 50mm, so I get best of both worlds. I can physically back up away from a subject and a get a full view of the background and I can also physically go up real close to a subject to get a nice blurry background look. I would love to get my hands on a 85mm because that would definitely provide a new look for photos and be cool for far away shots in street photography
That 30mm is great! I had the Sigma trio and it was my most used lens out of the three. I've upgraded since to a full frame A7RIII and shoot almost exclusively on the 50mm F2.5G, but I also have the Sigma 35mm F1.2 though it's very large so I don't shoot with it often.
I paired up my new Sony a6700 with the New Sigma 24 mm 1.4 art that came out last year to get 36 mm on APSC, and I love it! I was shooting on the a6300 with the 16 mm 1.4 for portraits and travel for like 5 years. I really had to learn how to make better compositions for my shots, and I got used to always showing the context of my photo, and I'm glad that I have experience doing that instead of just using a large lens to make portraits with a super blurry background. Now with the 24 mm 1.4 on my a6700, I still get a wide lens to make portraits, but I can get close enough to the face without seeing that distortion from the 16 mm 1.4 (24 mm FF)
Well, I use 18-55 kit lens on a nikon dx body. As long as the lighting is good on the subject, it works well. As a non-pro, I always tell myself that an average viewer has no idea about these things, so keep the 18-55. But this was a helpful video.
Great points and nice photos. If you are shooting with a longer lens that naturally creates blurry backgrounds with the aperture wide open, don't be reluctant to close it down a bit to incorporate more of the background into the shot. It is easier to make the background sharper with longer lenses than it is to make the background really blurry with shorter lenses..... unless you do so in PhotoShop. However, the longer lens will always provide a tighter view than the shorter lens, but the shorter lens can provide both a wide view and also a narrow view if the image is cropped on the computer.
I have a Sony A6000, which to my understanding is a APS-C camera. Do you have a video of how a 35mm would look with that type of camera? Or should I follow your lead from the beginning and purchase a 24mm prime? I appreciate the guidance!
I currently have only 2 lens in my bag which is, RF 35mm f1.8 and Samyang RF 85mm f1.4, love shooting with these 2 lens so much now I am saving money to get either EF 70-200mm or RF 70-200mm to my final collection.
If I had a do a shoot with only one prime, it would be the 50 1.2 GM! All of your images, that you share, are fantastic. But I can tell the 35 is your jam!
Thanks for your (as always), interesting videos, Julia. As a mainly wedding photographer, I really like my Tamron Go to zoom lens 35-150, 2-2.8. I however agree it's a heavy one but so versatile and you don't always have the time to change lenses in certain situations. I have this lens on my A7RV and the Sony 50mm 1.2 on my other camera, the A7IV.
I’m also a wedding photographer and own the Tamron - what a lens! Right now I’m looking for a second lens for my second camera. Can’t decide between 24 1.4, 50 1.4 or 85 1.4. Why did you choose the 50?
@@maxedel2180 I have the 50 Sony 1.2 on my second body specially for the couple session, for candid pictures during the reception and for the wonderful bokeh you get with this lens. There is also now the Sony 50 1.4 that is a little bit less expensive and lighter than the 1.2
@@olivierbornand7282 thanks for your answer! Yes I also thought about the 1.2 for the candid pictures. Do you think the 1.4 is also a good addition instead of the 1.2 and is the 1.4 worth carrying although the 50mm in the Tamron is 2.2? I can’t decide between the 50 and the 24 (which would give me a total new perspective).
I always uses the 50mm for everything. But seeing your style of photo inspired me to struggle with the 35mm, and after 6 months I'm starting to get to real keepers of a shot. Though, for street, that 50mm gives me the needed reach, while taking alot of the environment in, and of course giving me that dreamy classic look. So for the most part unless I'm alone doing street, when I go out with my family it's always the 35mm.
35…ish. I like the 40mm equivalent on the RicohIIIx (26.1 APSC). For travel photos in an urban setting in the US it feels like a good balance - you can get some background but not too much. A wider lens might be better in cities with narrower streets in Europe or Asia. Great video - thank you! Really like the side-by-side comparisons 🙏
such a great video! i really like and use a lot of the 85mm and 135mm focal length, trying very hard to master the 35mm and story telling in my portraits. great video!
Oh man, it's so hard to pick just one. If you asked me a few years ago, I'd tell you 24mm (FF) but now I'm not as sure. 35mm has been very kind to me for basically all the reasons you listed, but I think I'm gonna have to go with 50ish. I've been loving using a 50mm on my 35mm film camera the past year or so and my 55mm (FF) on my digital. Never been a huge fan of 85 as it's really restrictive, but 50ish has been an excellent all-rounder for many things.
3:25 What is the red dongle looking thing hanging from the bottom of the camera? I’ve seen a few photographers using this, but can’t figure out what it is. Thanks! Loving your videos.
Before watching the video I already knew you were going to say 35mm that & 85mm are the best prime lens to me for photo and video. I just love your presets I’m not sure which ones to buy I think I’ll just buy them all 🤣
Hey Julia, I´m sure you are an amazing wedding photographer, don´t you want to share some more wedding photography content on your channel? I´m just starting out my wedding photography busines and I would love to see some tips and bts from your wedding photography!! 🙂
I love the topic of this video! It's absolutely wonderful to watch. Thank you so much for sharing! But I can't find the link you have mentioned in the video. Can you help me?
Greetings from TURKİYE :) my favorite is 35 mm . but these days I'm pretty confused about buying full frame and cropped frame cameras. The reason was the focal length and ISO issue. Your video enlightened me on this subject. I'm curious about your thoughts on Fujifilm xh2 and xh2s. I'm looking forward to your videos with good content.
Such a great video!! I actually just purchased Sony a6700 and want to buy a 35mm lens but it sounds like to get the sam effect as what you are using with a full frame I should look at buying a 24mm lens?
Great to know. So I have a cropped sensor, so 24 mm would be ideal then. Thank you. So far I don't have 35 or 24, but glad to hear about your review and will look into that. Even though I am pretty happy with using 24-70 mm in variety of cases, still would be great to see what prime would be ideal for multiple scenarios. I own 50mm and love it, enjoyed your review on that one, but now need to look into other primes and sounds like 24 mm is what I might be looking into.
Well you already have the 24 (and 35) focal length in your zoom lens. Check your images if you shoot at that focal length a lot, and try to leave the zoom at 24mm next time taking photos and you'll get a good idea if it's something you would get use out of as a prime.
@@GothRush that’s true and helpful tip. Thank you very much. Will do and have done. I did notice that prime has top quality glass, but your point is a good one. Thank you.
Julia, your photography videos never cease to amaze me! 🤩 Your artistic vision, combined with your incredible talent and skill, create such inspiring content. Watching your channel has truly opened my eyes to the beauty of photography and has motivated me to explore this creative outlet myself. Thank you for sharing your passion and expertise with the world 📸 Keep up the fantastic work, and I can't wait to see what you'll create next! 😊🌟 #PhotographyInspiration #JuliaTrottiFan
Thank you for this awesome and useful video. I am a fan of the 50mm. I feel it is a good compromise between the advantages of the 35mm and 85mm. What are your pros and cons for the 50mm?
Of course I guessed it would be a 35. In fact, everyone would faint if you picked something else. I must say that your videos got me to buy a couple real nice 35mm lenses, and I am starting to use them more. I am also spending more time with a 28mm f1.4 and two 135mm lenses I just bought (Sigma art and Nikon f2 dc). If I had to choose just one lens, it would be a zoom because I like photographing wildlife the best. If it had to be a prime, then my Nikon 400mm.
Just a question from a hobby Photographer; I usually used a lot of Zoom lenses so far but I want to learn how to work with prime lenses and how to give pictures (especially my portraits) some nice Bokeh and AHA effects; Therefore I was looking on which lense to buy. I found a very nice offer of a 50mm f1.2 for the Nikon Z System but I am just not sure if I should invest into it, since it's still quite an expensive lense. However, I guess having that lense in my bag will motivate me even more to experiment with different angles and apperatures. From this side I guess it would be a nice investment but I am still wondering if I should not prefer to rather spend the money in a 85mm f1.2 or the 135 mm f1.8 instead. I am still not sure if I prefer the 50mm in portraits over the 200mm and what else to use the 50mm for. Maybe you can give me the last push to convince me (sorry for my bad english; I am not a native speaker) best wishes and thanks for advice
Youll bore of the 50mm imo. Thats what I learned on then purchased a 24-70 and i almost exclusively only use the wider 24-35mm or 70mm. Rarely find myself using anything in between other than for micro adjustments for distance. Id def go for 35 prime or an 85
The Sony A7iii with the 35mm f1.4 is a beast and I'm a canon shooter with a Eos 650D paired with the 50mm F1.8 Mark ii but after watching this I want a sony 😂
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I agree with you wholeheartedly, when I shot weddings, I used my 35F2 and my 85 F2 on two cameras and that did the majority of my shooting. If you need less distortion with the 35 you can just back up a little bit And then crop in later which works just great. Thank you for your excellent video. I always enjoy watching them.
Lol. As soon as I read the title, I was like “Ah, Julia is chatting about her 35mm again!” I, like many others (I am sure) have you to thank for the introduction to just how good a 35mm can be. I love mine too!
lol yup
@@justinhatchvisualssports I knew it was coming too! My favorite lens is the samyang 35mm 1.8. I own several high end lenses, but the light rays + lens flares I capture with the samyang are so amazing.
@@jkinze I could probably shoot with a 35mm, but I struggle shooting with primes. I should just go ahead and purchase a 35mm and a 85mm and shoot with only those two for like 6 months so I can build on being more creative with those restrictions.
@@justinhatchvisualssportsI can also recommend trying a 50mm as it's kind of in between 35mm and 85mm. It's my personal favorite and shoot 99% of my photos with it :)
I own a 35mm and used to have a 56mm on my previous Sony aps-c camera, so I've had some experience with all of them
Wow! Absolutely love your edits and the colours within them. They’re silky smooth and beautifully soft but also tack sharp. Incredible! 👌🏼
Julia sells presets to help with achieving great edits.
35mm is my favorite lens! Julia's videos are some of the best photography tutorials on UA-cam. Informative, fun, creative, pretty, down to earth and well produced. Bravo Julia and team!
How so? She [resents herself as an idiot?
Shooting on a DSLR with an APS-C sensor (Nikon D5100), my most used focal length is 55mm (similar to 85mm on full frame), and I shoot mostly landscapes and nature. And even years later, as "slow" as it may be, my main go-to lens is still my kit lens (18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6). For whatever reason, over the years I've owned that camera, the idea of upgrading that lens to something faster never crossed my mind.
...the (very) cheap Canon 18-55 IS lenses are great quality. Just goes to show that, at f8, most lenses are very similar. The most important thing is to get OUT and SHOOT 📸📸📸
This was so affirming for me as a growing creative! I used to shoot on the 24-70mm G master and found myself defaulting to 70mm, 50mm or 24mm because they required the least thought. Looking back, I guess I relied on bokeh and background compression as a creative crutch.
Recently I got a pancake 35mm to turn my workhorse Sony A7III into an everyday shooter & fell in love!! Took some adjustment, but after going through the growing pains I 100% agree that it allows us to capture environmental portraits so well and is the one prime focal length I’d choose as well.
I have always felt a certain kinship with Julia because of a shared love for the 35mm. Lo and behold it was the width I craved and I am now infatuated with a 24mm prime. Love this hobby. ❤
Do you have any understanding of focal length compression? This channel is doing my head in.
I like how you shared that the wider lens makes your model change up the pose to fill up the lens with their arms legs.
I am listening to you from Switzerland. Your videos and your way of explaining is always a delight. In addition you have a mood that transmits joy. I love it! Thank you so much! ❤
The 35mm is the like the Godfather of all focal length.
Its a very precise measurrment to grasp best of both worlds.
This 🙏 definitely added onto the value of exactly how versatile the 35mm is. 😊
As soon as I saw the title I knew you go for 35mm 😄. I don't shoot portraits but do a lot of street photography and 40mm is my go to focal length.
Perfect timing! I’m off to Paris tomorrow and wanting to only take 1 lens was a difficult choice for me!
I’m a prime shooter so 35/50/85 are the options, and I’ve decided on the 35 🙌
Edit - Paris is a dump and I didn’t find inspiration anywhere
Edit 2 - bought a 24-70 G master 🤣
A 35 is an interesting choice. I adore the 35 GM, and I do use it for some of my portraits. It’s great for settings where you can’t get much distance from your subject. You can always crop in if the background is suboptimal, and you still get beautiful bokeh. My absolute favorite is the 135 GM. But I think I would choose the 50 1.2 GM if I could only have one lens. The 135 isn’t practical for most indoor shoots, or even for some outdoor ones. The 50 1.2 is practical for nearly every shooting situation I’m in, gives me better control over the background, and is light enough for a long day of shooting. But I would be sad, because I am so in love with the 85 GM and 135 GM. 135 is my signature focal length, and I just couldn’t get that kind of look from a 50.
I guess the premise of the question is a bit like asking a parent which of their children they would keep if they could only keep one. I love them all, just in different ways. ;)
You basically took the words out of my mouth. I think anything much longer than a 50mm would make shooting indoors pretty tough. But I personally don't feel a 35mm separates a pro photo from most cell phone cameras nowadays, so I usually prefer to to shoot on longer lenses for portraits.
That being said, 35mm is a pretty standard focal length for me for down the aisle shots and First Kiss at a wedding. It's really tough to pick just one. Haha
@@paulmichaelcooper5762 I think that what makes a photo "pro" is the person using the camera. It's that knowledge of, and ability to apply, composition, lighting, direction, the camera itself, etc. that makes an image great. Plus, a real camera gives the photographer so much more control over the resulting photo than a phone does.
Same with you. The 50 1.2GM is also my go-to lens. But when it comes to 135GM, I guess it requires really gorgeous models to shoot with. And it has to be held far away from your sweetheart when you're composing.
@@paulmichaelcooper5762 Yeah but 35mm distorts the aspect ratio of ,,,, say a head. Which may be important when photographing a person.
@@michaelcliffordphotos Yeah and this creator certainly rejects the awarding of "pro".
35 is so great but also love the Sony 20 mm 1.8 and 85mm for headshots
Yall are cuuute. I actually did a large family photoshoot with various pairing solely on an 85 mm. I didn't know I could do it! So fun. Panasonic 85 1.8
Julia hates you for that.
85mm 1.4 is my favorite lens for portraits followed by the 85mm 1.4
The 50mm focal length will always be my favorite. The compression on the 50mm is little bit more than a 35mm but not too much unlike the 85mm.
Thanks Julia! If I was travelling lightweight I would probably pick up the Sigma 28-70 f/2.8, for a heavier setup I would probably go with Tamron 35-150 f/2-2.8. If I really had to carry just a prime lens, I would probably opt for the Sigma 40 mm f1.4, which is slightly longer than the 35, but still manageable for the wider aspect. Or if I was going to be taking portraits rather than landscaping, I would probably opt for the Sigma 65 mm f/2 since that focal length makes it pretty interesting for environmental portraits as well as close ups. Odd choices, both of them, but I think those are my picks
My thoughts exactly! I'd add to that Zeiss T 55 mm f/1,8 (in place of 65 mm), and for kicks - Samyang 85 mm f/1,4 for its beautiful direct sunlight shots.
Too bad Sigma 40 mm is so big and heavy. So is the Tamron, but it's fine since it's so versatile with no other downsides.
I purchased a GM 35mm because of your older videos, lol. but honestly, I love the 85mm as well and the photo you took using an 85mm looked gorgeous.
For years I was using my 28mm on a crop sensor coming to 44.8 FF equivalent (Canon) this was a great sweet spot between the two focal lengths you mentioned. There is not a similar focal length so I would prefer 50mm on FF.
Just picked up a sigma 35mm 1.4 after watching a bunch of your vids. Mixed results so far. I'm so used to my 85mm that working with the distortion is hard to get used to, when it's good it's gooood but more bad right now for me. Going to force myself to only shoot 35 for the next little bit to get it dialed in.
If you have Lightroom pro version you can fix distortion in the Geometry section and it can “pull” the scene out when you use a slider to fix the distortion. I use it often
@@candy2325 for sure, kinda defeats the purpose of using the 35mm though.
Wow.. I understand now.
After seeing the title, before starting the video, I knew that you shall mention 35mm Julia. Bdw big fan here from Bangladesh. 🎉
40mm here but the same applies. Thank you for the great video.
Hi Julia, that's very interesting to hear, I would have guessed a 50 or an 85. Thank you for sharing. I have 35mm prime which I don't use all that often (preferring a 24-70 zoom), but I will definitely give it more thought in the future. Your portraits are wonderful.
85 its way too limiting you have to be tens of feet away to capture full body and its only good for close up like waist up and shoulder-head. It's not worth it in my opinion. You can't shoot inside as you'd have to be in another room to shoot. Getting into cameras I was fooled by the "85mm is the ideal portrait lens", it's shit, all you need is a 35mm and 24-70, nothing else.
Huzzah for the 35! One or another of my several 35s lives by default on my cameras.
My favorite 3-lens kit on full-frame is:
35mm f/1.4
85mm f/1.4
180mm f/2.8
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and photos. Beautuful! I use most 50mm but you inspire me to have a month with only 35mm.
I’ve been using my Sigma 30mm for years on my Sony A6000.. never take it off. I did two engagement photo sessions with it, taken countless sceneries on vacations and did a maternity photo session and the composition always looks great. My camera has a crop sensor so a 30mm is basically a 45mm, which is a tinyyy bit close to a 50mm, so I get best of both worlds. I can physically back up away from a subject and a get a full view of the background and I can also physically go up real close to a subject to get a nice blurry background look. I would love to get my hands on a 85mm because that would definitely provide a new look for photos and be cool for far away shots in street photography
That 30mm is great! I had the Sigma trio and it was my most used lens out of the three. I've upgraded since to a full frame A7RIII and shoot almost exclusively on the 50mm F2.5G, but I also have the Sigma 35mm F1.2 though it's very large so I don't shoot with it often.
I paired up my new Sony a6700 with the New Sigma 24 mm 1.4 art that came out last year to get 36 mm on APSC, and I love it! I was shooting on the a6300 with the 16 mm 1.4 for portraits and travel for like 5 years. I really had to learn how to make better compositions for my shots, and I got used to always showing the context of my photo, and I'm glad that I have experience doing that instead of just using a large lens to make portraits with a super blurry background. Now with the 24 mm 1.4 on my a6700, I still get a wide lens to make portraits, but I can get close enough to the face without seeing that distortion from the 16 mm 1.4 (24 mm FF)
Julia hates you for that.
does anyone know what's exactly meant by "negative space" :) ? @6:07
Well, I use 18-55 kit lens on a nikon dx body. As long as the lighting is good on the subject, it works well. As a non-pro, I always tell myself that an average viewer has no idea about these things, so keep the 18-55. But this was a helpful video.
My 55mm. Love that lens so much!
A shame Julia thinks you are silly. All pro photographers think you made the right decision
Great points and nice photos.
If you are shooting with a longer lens that naturally creates blurry backgrounds with the aperture wide open, don't be reluctant to close it down a bit to incorporate more of the background into the shot. It is easier to make the background sharper with longer lenses than it is to make the background really blurry with shorter lenses..... unless you do so in PhotoShop. However, the longer lens will always provide a tighter view than the shorter lens, but the shorter lens can provide both a wide view and also a narrow view if the image is cropped on the computer.
I love my 35mm 1.4 GM. My favorite too!
I have a Sony A6000, which to my understanding is a APS-C camera. Do you have a video of how a 35mm would look with that type of camera? Or should I follow your lead from the beginning and purchase a 24mm prime? I appreciate the guidance!
I currently have only 2 lens in my bag which is, RF 35mm f1.8 and Samyang RF 85mm f1.4, love shooting with these 2 lens so much now I am saving money to get either EF 70-200mm or RF 70-200mm to my final collection.
If I had a do a shoot with only one prime, it would be the 50 1.2 GM!
All of your images, that you share, are fantastic. But I can tell the 35 is your jam!
My favorite lens Voigtlander Nokton Classic 40 1.4 MC/SC.
Sony 55 is my go to lens for portrait
Well I’m a sports photographer, so my most used lens is a 400/2.8. For travel, I use a 50 or 135. I might also carry a 14 or 17 tilt-shift lens.
Thanks for your (as always), interesting videos, Julia. As a mainly wedding photographer, I really like my Tamron Go to zoom lens 35-150, 2-2.8. I however agree it's a heavy one but so versatile and you don't always have the time to change lenses in certain situations. I have this lens on my A7RV and the Sony 50mm 1.2 on my other camera, the A7IV.
I’m also a wedding photographer and own the Tamron - what a lens! Right now I’m looking for a second lens for my second camera. Can’t decide between 24 1.4, 50 1.4 or 85 1.4. Why did you choose the 50?
@@maxedel2180 I have the 50 Sony 1.2 on my second body specially for the couple session, for candid pictures during the reception and for the wonderful bokeh you get with this lens. There is also now the Sony 50 1.4 that is a little bit less expensive and lighter than the 1.2
@@olivierbornand7282 thanks for your answer! Yes I also thought about the 1.2 for the candid pictures. Do you think the 1.4 is also a good addition instead of the 1.2 and is the 1.4 worth carrying although the 50mm in the Tamron is 2.2? I can’t decide between the 50 and the 24 (which would give me a total new perspective).
I think I would go for zoom (now there are nice fast zooms) or prime 60-75 mm.
I probably use 40mm F1.4 or 28mm F1.4 because I don't have a 35mm on the full frame kit. In medium format, I use 65mm F1.4, about 50mm in full frame.
I always uses the 50mm for everything. But seeing your style of photo inspired me to struggle with the 35mm, and after 6 months I'm starting to get to real keepers of a shot. Though, for street, that 50mm gives me the needed reach, while taking alot of the environment in, and of course giving me that dreamy classic look. So for the most part unless I'm alone doing street, when I go out with my family it's always the 35mm.
35mm is really nice for family events. I just did some photos of our family during easter and it looked cool
35…ish. I like the 40mm equivalent on the RicohIIIx (26.1 APSC). For travel photos in an urban setting in the US it feels like a good balance - you can get some background but not too much. A wider lens might be better in cities with narrower streets in Europe or Asia.
Great video - thank you! Really like the side-by-side comparisons 🙏
Can you use 35mm for weddings and product photography?
such a great video! i really like and use a lot of the 85mm and 135mm focal length, trying very hard to master the 35mm and story telling in my portraits. great video!
35 is really versatile, no doubt. It's on my camera most of the time.
I like 35 but I just picked up the 40mm f2.5 and I’m starting to like that focal length too
If I should pick it would be the 50mm f1.4, I just love the looks. Btw I enjoy your videos, one love all the way from Nigeria ❤️💯
I use a lot the Samyang 45 1.8 for FF. For me it is perfect
What do you think of the Sigma brand in lenses? for canon
I really love your video, it's exactly what I like ! I also shoot with a 35 mm et and I love that !!!!
Julia, I completely agree with you. I watch your videos with pleasure)) I hope you will soon make a video test, samyang 35-150 2-2.8 .))
You really make me purchase the 35mm after watching your video ☺️.
Ps
0:22 - where can i find that thin safe strap for hold fast harness
Oh man, it's so hard to pick just one. If you asked me a few years ago, I'd tell you 24mm (FF) but now I'm not as sure. 35mm has been very kind to me for basically all the reasons you listed, but I think I'm gonna have to go with 50ish. I've been loving using a 50mm on my 35mm film camera the past year or so and my 55mm (FF) on my digital. Never been a huge fan of 85 as it's really restrictive, but 50ish has been an excellent all-rounder for many things.
Love your camera shooting n ❤u also😁
This is the only GM lens I have right now. Top of the top.
3:25 What is the red dongle looking thing hanging from the bottom of the camera? I’ve seen a few photographers using this, but can’t figure out what it is. Thanks! Loving your videos.
Before watching the video I already knew you were going to say 35mm that & 85mm are the best prime lens to me for photo and video. I just love your presets I’m not sure which ones to buy I think I’ll just buy them all 🤣
The 35-150 f/2-2.8 is cool
And lighter than Sigma 40 mm f/1,4 lol
My go-to has been the Tamron 35-150mm
I see that you use many brands but which one do you use the most?
Hey Julia, I didnt know you visited Ireland recently. Ive seen Kilkenny castle in some of the photos you shared in this video. Nice video btw
It seems to me like a 50mm 1.2-1.4 is too often overlooked. You get a bit of the good of both worlds (35mm and 85mm).
The 35MM has been my number one option for most shoots.
Hey Julia, I´m sure you are an amazing wedding photographer, don´t you want to share some more wedding photography content on your channel? I´m just starting out my wedding photography busines and I would love to see some tips and bts from your wedding photography!! 🙂
I love the topic of this video! It's absolutely wonderful to watch. Thank you so much for sharing! But I can't find the link you have mentioned in the video. Can you help me?
How settings to you use for the group portraits?
i used also 35mm, but recently hookup pancake lens Af 27mm from tt artisans :)
4:58 someone tell me where I can get a 135mm F1.0
Greetings from TURKİYE :) my favorite is 35 mm . but these days I'm pretty confused about buying full frame and cropped frame cameras. The reason was the focal length and ISO issue. Your video enlightened me on this subject. I'm curious about your thoughts on Fujifilm xh2 and xh2s.
I'm looking forward to your videos with good content.
Such a great video!! I actually just purchased Sony a6700 and want to buy a 35mm lens but it sounds like to get the sam effect as what you are using with a full frame I should look at buying a 24mm lens?
Great to know. So I have a cropped sensor, so 24 mm would be ideal then. Thank you. So far I don't have 35 or 24, but glad to hear about your review and will look into that. Even though I am pretty happy with using 24-70 mm in variety of cases, still would be great to see what prime would be ideal for multiple scenarios. I own 50mm and love it, enjoyed your review on that one, but now need to look into other primes and sounds like 24 mm is what I might be looking into.
Well you already have the 24 (and 35) focal length in your zoom lens. Check your images if you shoot at that focal length a lot, and try to leave the zoom at 24mm next time taking photos and you'll get a good idea if it's something you would get use out of as a prime.
@@GothRush that’s true and helpful tip. Thank you very much. Will do and have done. I did notice that prime has top quality glass, but your point is a good one. Thank you.
I got a Tampon 20-40mm f2,8 and it's so good I wonder if I should just sell my GM 35mm
Most of the time i use my Sigma 35mm for shooting portrait. Only sometime i use my Pentax 55mm f1.4 ...
My favourite lens is definitely the 50mm!
So hard for me to decide, because I do like the 35mm but the nifty fifty is just amazing to my eyes. 😅
Considering switching to sony just to have a 35mm.
i swear this is a yearly i love my 35mm videos.
Which one I get between samyang 35mm1.8 or sigma 35mm 1.4
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this video Julia...beautiful images that motivate me to shoot more 35mm! Keep on producing the MAGIC!. Nic, Sunshine Coast, QLD
Thank you so much, I appreciate it!
Can you not reduce the bokeh & get a clearer background with a 50mm or 85mm by bumping up the F value?
Julia, your photography videos never cease to amaze me! 🤩 Your artistic vision, combined with your incredible talent and skill, create such inspiring content. Watching your channel has truly opened my eyes to the beauty of photography and has motivated me to explore this creative outlet myself. Thank you for sharing your passion and expertise with the world 📸 Keep up the fantastic work, and I can't wait to see what you'll create next! 😊🌟 #PhotographyInspiration #JuliaTrottiFan
u r always right and beautiful
4:57 was that lens really at f1.0?
Hallo, so this mean 24MM APS-C lens equivalent to 35MM Focal Lenght like this video?
I'm so excited to see Charlotte in 35mm again!😂
What do you think about samyang 35 150?
Thank you for this awesome and useful video. I am a fan of the 50mm. I feel it is a good compromise between the advantages of the 35mm and 85mm. What are your pros and cons for the 50mm?
Only one lens? 50mm f/1.2
I have never bonded with a 50 well but I also started with a 35…😅
Love your channel. Thanks.
Of course I guessed it would be a 35. In fact, everyone would faint if you picked something else. I must say that your videos got me to buy a couple real nice 35mm lenses, and I am starting to use them more. I am also spending more time with a 28mm f1.4 and two 135mm lenses I just bought (Sigma art and Nikon f2 dc). If I had to choose just one lens, it would be a zoom because I like photographing wildlife the best. If it had to be a prime, then my Nikon 400mm.
I love 35mm!
Just a question from a hobby Photographer; I usually used a lot of Zoom lenses so far but I want to learn how to work with prime lenses and how to give pictures (especially my portraits) some nice Bokeh and AHA effects; Therefore I was looking on which lense to buy. I found a very nice offer of a 50mm f1.2 for the Nikon Z System but I am just not sure if I should invest into it, since it's still quite an expensive lense. However, I guess having that lense in my bag will motivate me even more to experiment with different angles and apperatures. From this side I guess it would be a nice investment but I am still wondering if I should not prefer to rather spend the money in a 85mm f1.2 or the 135 mm f1.8 instead. I am still not sure if I prefer the 50mm in portraits over the 200mm and what else to use the 50mm for. Maybe you can give me the last push to convince me (sorry for my bad english; I am not a native speaker) best wishes and thanks for advice
Youll bore of the 50mm imo. Thats what I learned on then purchased a 24-70 and i almost exclusively only use the wider 24-35mm or 70mm. Rarely find myself using anything in between other than for micro adjustments for distance. Id def go for 35 prime or an 85
The Sony A7iii with the 35mm f1.4 is a beast and I'm a canon shooter with a Eos 650D paired with the 50mm F1.8 Mark ii but after watching this I want a sony 😂
Hi Julia, great video, I love the 35mm focal length too.
What do you use to scan your film to digital?
Thankyou