What you want your second memory card to do. A backup of the raw files in case the primary card fails, a jpeg version for quick uploaded to social media, or backup space in case you fill the primary card.
While you haven't mentioned Olympus/OMS, one thing that flabbergasted me (when I first got the camera) was that the button with the little red dot on it was set to something other than "record movie" as a factory default. It is now set to "record movie." This is not just an OM-1 setting but dates back to several previous models, I believe.
I have a great story RE diopter adjustment. I owned a nature tour charter boat company for many years and took out many people primarily interested in nature and wildlife photography. One day a client complained to me that her expensive Canon 5D MkII was a disappointment to her because the images always looked out of focus. I immediately suspect the diopter focus was the problem and asked her to hand me the camera. Sure enough when I looked through the viewfinder everything was blurred. a check of the diopter setting revealed it was way out of adjustment so I set it to my vision and handed it back to the woman. Wow! she exclaimed! You fixed it! I explained to her what the adjustment was for and added that it was important to set it for your particular vision and on we went with our 3 hr boat trip. I did notice that she kept fooling with the diopter setting throughout the trip but just figured that, like me, she was a perfectionist and was obsessed with getting it set perfectly. Only a few days later did it finally occur to me that the poor woman apparently thought that the diopter needed to be reset for every photo! The lesson in all this is "Read the camera manual from cover to cover, or stick to simple auto cameras that don't require much in the way of settings!
I have been following Simon since day 1 and truly love his tutorials. He has been very helpful and is very humble. It's also nice to follow a fellow Canadian
I came on Simon rather later about 3-4 months ago, I find his advice simple to follow, practical, and easy to employ. Simon is an excellent communicator concise and clear in what he says and how he says it. Watching and listening to Simon is easy and something to look forward to. ( His intro music is very catchy, what song is this? )
When your first video came out I remember thinking, "This guy gets straight to the point. I hope he makes more." And here you are, over 100K subscribers later. Congrats, Simon. By far the best channel on UA-cam. You videos have helped me so much.
A minor addendum to setting #8 (diopter adjustment) - When focusing the diopter, use the viewfinder markings (reticle, guides, etc.) as a reference to verify focus. Using the image may be inaccurate if the lens isn't focused exactly right. Once the guidelines are correct and the lens is in focus, both will be visually sharp. Great video.
Ive been an avid amateur photographer for many years now. Somehow UA-cams clever algorithms put Simons vids into my mainstream. Ive watched a few of his videos over the last few days but this is absolutely brilliant and spoken in basic English even for me to understand! Thank you Simon
I like you. Your approach to the subject of photography is very clear and easy to digest. I have been taking photos for a long time before the digital age. What I like about Bridge and DSLR's cameras is that you save money, lots of money. Your computer becomes your darkroom. Photos that are bad can be learned from then deleted. I still remember the cost of having your shots developed, then returned to you to see all the mistakes you'd made in camera settings, wasted photos and money. Not so today. New subscriber!
I was your first subscriber and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. :) Honestly I think I have been with you from the beginning and so glad I am. I have worked very hard to practice what you preach and just this weekend I was looking at my old "good" photos from a year ago and was shocked on how far I have come. I am not bragging at all, quite the opposite. I could not have come this far without your videos. I am truly grateful.
Simon, I subscribe to many channels, but yours is one of the most helpful. You fit more valuable tips and suggestions in 11 minutes than some others spend 20 minutes or more. They spend too much time telling stories, which I find interesting but don’t have the time to listen to, unless I am trying to fall asleep of course.
This video is a must for anyone who is starting out with a digital camera. Absolute beginners might want to hit pause and take notes. You shouldn't simply rely on presumably "ignorable" [I'm talking to you, B&H.] default settings or, at minimum, fail to have an understanding of their works and ways. The master teacher gives you a running start here.
I have a new camera coming, and this is perfect! Thank you Simon! I know the 100K isn't new, but congratulations, and it's no surprise that your channel has blown up like it has. You're great at explaining things and getting to the point. I'm learning a ton from you, and I really appreciate it!
Congrats on the award, and thanks for the great videos. It's nice to learn from someone who doesn't talk down to viewers, over their heads, or hold back "the good stuff." Glad I found you.
I remember when I first tuned into your channel you had like 80 something followers. After seeing your video, your knowledge was clear, your spirit, your aura, I followed and it has been a true blessing! Lots of learning 🤗🤗🤗🤗
Wow, 100k subscribers in less than a year! Speaks to the high quality content you offer every week. Been following since the early days of the channel. Keep up the fabulous work!
Congratulations on 100,000 subscribers Simone. I started following you after your appearance on Gavin Hardcastles channel. Yours is one of the few channels I have notifications turned on. Always informative with lots of good tips and suggestions for improving my bird photography and some beautiful images too.
I am learning all the beginner's tools for taking photos and quite honestly your examples and demonstrations of the use of the camera's settings are very easy to understand. Your photos are brilliant, colorful and very well crafted. So far my style has been landscapes, nature (especially flowers with bugs or different textures). Thank you for teaching; I'm listening and learning! Congrats for your 100+ UA-cam award-- well deserved!
When I started watching your channel, I think you had only about 30K subscribers. The value of your channel is a testament to the quality and usefulness of your content. Congratulations on the very speedy growth in the number of subscribers 👍🏻
Congratulations again Simon, I have been following you for 9 months, and in terms of photography your advice has always been very valuable, it has allowed me to learn a lot of things that as a self-taught I probably would not have thought about, above all by doing birdlife I was able to bring many more results at home! Thanks again!
I have been following Simon since his very early videos, I used one of his videos in my little camera group to introduce them to wildlife photography. He can explain things much better and with more authority than me.
Congratulations, Simon, to the silver plaque! Well deserved. Those settings are pretty much the same that I tend to find quickly and change to my likings. First and foremost: BBF. I'd be lost without it. I might need to add a custom set up with it off though, since I don't get the expected result when attaching the Timer Remote Controller - more testing needed, and maybe even more reading of manuals. Current body is the first I have with GPS, so I have tried having that turned on a few times, but I find that it sucks the juice out of the batteries more than anything. On the same theme I have set the camera's Image Review to Off.
Simon, thank you for including Fuji cameras in your settings guidelines. It is truly appreciated that you describe settings for more than just Cannon and Nikon cameras. Congratulations on your great UA-cam achievement and thank you for your great, helpful videos.
Another good setting to apply (if your camera requires it) is 'release shutter without lens,' or 'shoot without lens' something similar. This is what you need to apply if you shoot vintage or full manual lenses. On most Canon DSLR full frames, this setting is not an option because it will automatically default to "shoot without lens." I shoot with a lot of 60+ year old DKL mount lenses when I "zone focus".
At the expense of sounding melodramatic, back-button focus changed my life! Just the fact that I can mash the button as hard as I want sped up the process so much!
I wasn't a subscriber, but I am now. This is brilliant. Well done. You won me at the start when you told us the differences between Raw and Jpg, rather than just telling us we have to shoot Raw.. I'm a rare jog shooter. LOL
Simon, congratulations on your silver plaque! I've been a follower for about a month now, and I'm certain there are many hundred thousand more coming because your content is unparalleled top notch. I especially value that whenever you talk about camera settings you mention the naming convention used by the major manufacturers. Thank you for generously sharing so much knowledge!
Hello Simon. Thanks for all your tutorials! What I especially like about your videos is your attitude to the viewer in a way like "keep on trying, you'll gonna make it!". That's great for photographic self-confidence!
Great video of some really important things to check when you get a new camera. I always forget to change my date and time with DST (still seems to not do it automatically!). One thing I (as a sports/action photographer) always immediately do it shut off any steady shot/optical stabilization. I'm shooting at such high shutter speeds 99% of the time that I don't need it.
I love how clearly you explain photography basics. I've been struggling to find so many answers that you teach in your videos. I am so happy I found your UA-cam channel!!!
What an amazing tutorial beautifully presented most practical and easiest way to set up the camera. Thank you Simon. Always your videos are enlightening and having an improving experience with every shoot for me. Thanks again. 🙏🏽
I discovered Simon a few months ago and since then I make sure to watch his excellent videos. Simon has a very broad knowledge and knows how to convey the content in a clear and accessible manner. I shoot with a Sony camera, and still benefit from great videos. Thanks Simon
Well deserved 100 000 subscribers. Simon is in a league of his own with regards to teaching photography. I never use anything but AI Servo, but I have a separate focus button. Actually, I have two.
I’m new to this channel. Just made the switch from Nikon D60 to Canon R8. Your videos are perfect for my skill level. In the last week I learned and changed to back button focus, just learned today about adjusting exposure compensation. I programmed my “*” button for emergency action as you suggested. Not sure why but your teaching style suits me very well. Tres bien monsieur 👍
Congratulations on 100K! Recently discovered your channel and I can see why you're fast rising in popularity. Your videos are well-paced, concise, super clear, and super informative. I also appreciate that you point out the naming differences of feature settings among the top 4 brands.
Congratulations on reaching your 100,000 subscribers! I was one of your early followers and have enjoyed and learned so much from you! Thank you for all the time and effort you put into your videos. You are able to show that beautiful images can be made regardless of camera brands and have kept the content quite neutral. I have learned so much from you and here’s to the next milestone!
I think I have watched most of your videos as far as I can tell, although have missed out an astrophotography one, and maybe an odd other one. I am pleased to see that you mention Fuji settings (I am a Fuji user and so many channels that I follow never refer to Fuji - just Canon and Nikon, and sometimes Sony and OM Systems.) I have leaned SO much from your videos and I keep watching for my notification every week, because I love how you just get straight to the point, explaining the subject/settings clearly and succinctly. Your images and footage are amazing, and spur me on to try and do better all the time. Huge congratulations, very well deserved indeed. And thank you for all you do.
Congrats Simon I too have been here since the beginning, and thank you for I have improved significantly. I recently upgraded from film to digital within the Pentax brand and am starting to think I'm lacking in capabilities via my equipment? (shutter speed specifically) I love wildlife shooting mainly but have some exceptional shots via still photography. I'll continue to tune in, for It may just be my inexperience!
I discovered your channel when I purchased my Canon R7 back in November 2023. I came from a Canon 5DM3 and found your videos on your R5 &R6 helpful. Great that you include other camera manufacturers in your videos. Congratulations and I appreciate the content you provide 👍🏻
Congratulations. Superb teaching skills, thank you. Especially helpful is your efforts to present the naming conventions for the same feature for three brands. Concise, clear, focused, plus stunning pictures from beautiful Canada is the icing on the cake.
I would add that JPEGs are better if you need to print quickly. There are wedding on which you want to sell photos, and there will be a lot of photos. Culling and editing them in RAW would be much slower then just working JPEG. That being said, my go to option is shoot JPEG on one card and RAW on the other. Both have their strenghts, but a lot of YT and IG photographers forget to tell that there is a weakness to RAW, and that is slow workflow
Why not shoot in both RAW&JPG? That way when you're looking at the pictures afterwards in Photoshop or whatever Photo editing software you use, if a picture needs some editing you can use the RAW file and the ones that don't keep JPG, however the reason I recommend shooting in the setting where it saves the images in both is for that reason plus if your client wants something fixed you still have the RAW file version of that photo
RAW file processing software is set up for doing fast batch processing. You process one file and synchronise all the others. You can also set up processing recipes. You’re also making your own decisions, not relying on a processing algorithm developed in a Japanese laboratory. Outputting to JPEG is also speedy. You can do hundreds of files in a few clicks.
Congratulations,Well I joined your channel about 8 months ago- I am just an old guy trying to learn photography so I can annoy my family by taking pictures on trips- You explain things so well I can understand them- Plus Your name it's really cool- May you continue to have the time of your life -
The time setting is equally important when shooting with your partner and combining the photos later. One of us forgot to change the time zone and synchronize our cameras on our last vacation and it made meshing our photos a royal pain. 😅
Done that. Also. your phone will change time automatically if it's connected to the cell network. Make sure the camera is set to the same time if you're taking pictures with both. Sometimes, you need to set the time to the second to give best sync results.
@@terencedwyer8903 I just found out the canon app has an option to set the cameras time to sync to the phone. I’ve been struggling for years to sync my 2 or 3 cameras and phone in the past. You really need it down to the millisecond for certain scenarios.
I'm one of the early ones! I already knew this page was gonna be big back then. Your content almost felt like I was stealing cause of how good the information were. Lol. Keep it up Simon!
Congratulations Simon. It’s no mean achievement and richly deserved award for your teaching skills and dedication. By chance I came upon your work a few months back and now see them regularly. Glad you include other brands as well. It’ll not be too long when you receive a golden plaque from YT. Keep them coming. JP, Chennai, India.
This was a very helpful video. It went well with the metering and autofocus ones I watched. I've practicing what you shared on those ones this morning on the feeder birds. My cameras have three auto focus setting. One shot, ai focus and ai servo. I'm Canadian as well from Hamilton Ontario. I've also lived in Saskatchewan and Alberta. I have not had the opportunity to visit the east coast. As far as prizes you video's are the prize.
Amazing photography teacher. I'm a hobbyist from Europe with wife from Canada so it means a little bit more that my favorite photography teacher is from her home country. Hope to visit your part of Canada soon. It's my wife's favorite even though she's from Ottawa and grew up in BC.
For focusing I find Back Button Auto-Focus to be significantly better than the preset method which uses the shutter button pressed half way. It offers the best of AF and AF-C depending upon whether the BBAF button is depressed or not. Simon has a separate video describing how to set it up. I highly recommend BBF/BBAF, it's the first thing I set up now on my cameras.
I just got a new camera, the seller said that the flash was broken but I changed some setting in the menu and now it works! It's a Nikon D3200. Much better than my old D3000.
Love from Mississauga, Ontario! We watched this video earlier today on our TV screen. Watching videos is much better on TV than laptops or desktops :-) We liked it immensely. Nice tips for beginners and amateur photographers like us.
Congratulations on 100,000+ subscribers, that's good work and well deserved! One thing, I have on my list is updating/ changing the name of the camera owner/photographer, before I start using a new camera. It's a setting many cameras have, and the information will be part the meta data of each photo shot with the camera, so it's always a good idea to make sure that information is accurate. Especially, if the new camera is a second hand camera, I prefer to have my name in the meta data of my photos rather than the name of a previous owner.
Congratulations Simon...I think I was one of the early ones, I have been following and loving your UA-cam vidoe's since the beginning...you are bang on with you information, and take the time to incoperate settings for the other popular cameras...BRAVO! Keep your informative and wonderful tutorials coming...proud of a fellow Bluenoser!!❤
Hello Mr. Simon, i've been watching your videos for the past 2 months and i have learned a lot. All i can say as a viewer is just thank you! Keep it like this.
Congratulations Simon, well deserved. I have been watching your videos from the beginning and they are among my favourites. You are an excellent instructor - down to earth and practical, and have a way of explaining things so clearly. Of course, your images are amazing and inspiring to begin with.
Wow - I'm not surprised by your mentioned success of reaching >100'000 Subscribers in just 8 month. That's the first video I've seen from you and I'm stoked! You are so humble you make the information accessable even for starters (I guess) but without being boring, slow or to patronize. Great tempo as well, obviously awesome pictures as examples, perfectly edited video... fast, usefull, interesting, valuable - GREAT! I'm a new subscriber now! Thank you.
Added 6 min ago.. wow! I was watching your videos and here is one more. I do love you showing tips and technics as it really helps to think and improve. You are a great teacher! Thank you a lot! Cheers from Russia 🖖 PS I really got your advice about lenses, not bodies 👍 It saved a lot of time for getting photos and not looking for a new fancy one body to get.
Congradulations Simon. I've been watching videos on photography from couple of others on UA-cam. They are pretty good. Since I discovered your channel about 6 months ago I am a regular visitor of your channel and my learning curve had turned steeper. Thanks a lot. Best wishes for more milestones in your endeavours.
Congratulations on your UA-cam Silver Play Button, very well deserved. Your contributions are greatly beneficial and appreciated by many. Once again, congrats and tks for sharing your techniques, knowledge, and experiences!
Wow, this is incredible! 128k subscribers which is again 28,000 more since this video was made. I wish you one million in a year from now. You deserve it. Very well made videos.
I shoot nature photos while hiking in the Smoky Mountains - whatever I find interesting, I photograph. I WAS shooting in aperature priority - but have had a number of times that I have had to stop and change ISO as lighting changes. I love the manual with auto-ISO tip!
In a site filled more and more with experts, it's refreshing to find one that is so easy to follow. A little speedy sometimes when trying to listen to new things perhaps, but that's why you can watch more than once right? :)
Simon, congratulations on finding such a dedicated following - and, it goes without saying, an enthusiastic thank you for your unfailingly useful presentations. It's wonderful to find such a skilful and engaging Canadian voice on UA-cam. I hope to return to Nova Scotia someday soon to explore your province with camera in hand. I hope you'll show us more of the province and Atlantic wildlife in future field videos.
One of my issues is I’m always shooting a variety of subjects. I can start out shooting graves in a cemetery, but then an animal appears, and I want to capture it as well. Or I’m in a city focusing on architecture, but then I come across a person with a lot of character that I want to capture for my people of the city collection. The subject, and thus the type of photography, is fluid.
Congratulations on achieving 100k subscribers. Well deserved. I first encountered you when you were with Gavin Hardcastle and have been following you since then. Your videos are exceptionally clear and thorough, thus greatly appreciated by many. Keep up the great work!
Are there other critical settings I’ve missed? Let me know!
Remember to turn on any highlight tone alert (blinkies or zebras). Another useful one is manual focus peaking, if equipped.
I always remove the yes from the Delete, delete twice it’s removed, none of this moving to yes to confirm.
Not critical but useful are power saving options
What you want your second memory card to do. A backup of the raw files in case the primary card fails, a jpeg version for quick uploaded to social media, or backup space in case you fill the primary card.
While you haven't mentioned Olympus/OMS, one thing that flabbergasted me (when I first got the camera) was that the button with the little red dot on it was set to something other than "record movie" as a factory default. It is now set to "record movie." This is not just an OM-1 setting but dates back to several previous models, I believe.
Love how Simon is neutral amongst camera manufacturers and how he shows how the settings are on different brands!
Except for Panasonic! Maybe now that they have PDAF Simon will include them along with the “real” camera companies:)
OM or Olympus? Good thing I know my camera.
@@_dremartI'm an Olympus user too, but Simon can only feature the cameras he has
I have a great story RE diopter adjustment. I owned a nature tour charter boat company for many years and took out many people primarily interested in nature and wildlife photography. One day a client complained to me that her expensive Canon 5D MkII was a disappointment to her because the images always looked out of focus. I immediately suspect the diopter focus was the problem and asked her to hand me the camera. Sure enough when I looked through the viewfinder everything was blurred. a check of the diopter setting revealed it was way out of adjustment so I set it to my vision and handed it back to the woman. Wow! she exclaimed! You fixed it! I explained to her what the adjustment was for and added that it was important to set it for your particular vision and on we went with our 3 hr boat trip. I did notice that she kept fooling with the diopter setting throughout the trip but just figured that, like me, she was a perfectionist and was obsessed with getting it set perfectly. Only a few days later did it finally occur to me that the poor woman apparently thought that the diopter needed to be reset for every photo! The lesson in all this is "Read the camera manual from cover to cover, or stick to simple auto cameras that don't require much in the way of settings!
oh wow awesome
I have been following Simon since day 1 and truly love his tutorials. He has been very helpful and is very humble. It's also nice to follow a fellow Canadian
Thanks!
Helpful, humble, and doesn’t spend a bunch of time on fluff, which is great.
I came on Simon rather later about 3-4 months ago, I find his advice simple to follow, practical, and easy to employ. Simon is an excellent communicator concise and clear in what he says and how he says it. Watching and listening to Simon is easy and something to look forward to. ( His intro music is very catchy, what song is this? )
Me tooooo, he kicks ass!!! 💎💎💎💎
@@jamesstewart553 Nicer, by Houses on the Hill
I came here for “turn off the beeps”.
Eventually you decided to sell the camera?
The beep scares my kitties 😹
First thing I did
What beeps? My Kodak Brownie doesn't beep!
Yup, that's about the first thing I did with my t7i and my R6m2...turn off the beeps!
When your first video came out I remember thinking, "This guy gets straight to the point. I hope he makes more." And here you are, over 100K subscribers later. Congrats, Simon. By far the best channel on UA-cam. You videos have helped me so much.
Thanks very much!
A minor addendum to setting #8 (diopter adjustment) - When focusing the diopter, use the viewfinder markings (reticle, guides, etc.) as a reference to verify focus. Using the image may be inaccurate if the lens isn't focused exactly right. Once the guidelines are correct and the lens is in focus, both will be visually sharp.
Great video.
Ive been an avid amateur photographer for many years now. Somehow UA-cams clever algorithms put Simons vids into my mainstream. Ive watched a few of his videos over the last few days but this is absolutely brilliant and spoken in basic English even for me to understand! Thank you Simon
what i really love about your videos is that you often give the different names for settings on different camera brands.
I try to be inclusive!
I like you. Your approach to the subject of photography is very clear and easy to digest. I have been taking photos for a long time before the digital age. What I like about Bridge and DSLR's cameras is that you save money, lots of money. Your computer becomes your darkroom. Photos that are bad can be learned from then deleted. I still remember the cost of having your shots developed, then returned to you to see all the mistakes you'd made in camera settings, wasted photos and money. Not so today. New subscriber!
Thanks for the sub!
I’m not a photographer but I love taking pictures, an all your videos help me make my photos 1000% better than they used to be. Thank you 🙏
I was your first subscriber and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. :) Honestly I think I have been with you from the beginning and so glad I am. I have worked very hard to practice what you preach and just this weekend I was looking at my old "good" photos from a year ago and was shocked on how far I have come. I am not bragging at all, quite the opposite. I could not have come this far without your videos. I am truly grateful.
You're the best Dennis! Thanks!
Simon, I subscribe to many channels, but yours is one of the most helpful. You fit more valuable tips and suggestions in 11 minutes than some others spend 20 minutes or more. They spend too much time telling stories, which I find interesting but don’t have the time to listen to, unless I am trying to fall asleep of course.
He is the best teacher in photography.
This video is a must for anyone who is starting out with a digital camera. Absolute beginners might want to hit pause and take notes. You shouldn't simply rely on presumably "ignorable" [I'm talking to you, B&H.] default settings or, at minimum, fail to have an understanding of their works and ways. The master teacher gives you a running start here.
Too kind!
I have a new camera coming, and this is perfect! Thank you Simon!
I know the 100K isn't new, but congratulations, and it's no surprise that your channel has blown up like it has. You're great at explaining things and getting to the point. I'm learning a ton from you, and I really appreciate it!
Have fun!
Congrats on the award, and thanks for the great videos. It's nice to learn from someone who doesn't talk down to viewers, over their heads, or hold back "the good stuff." Glad I found you.
I appreciate that!
When Simon uploads - we watch, and we listen.
haha Thanks!
I remember when I first tuned into your channel you had like 80 something followers. After seeing your video, your knowledge was clear, your spirit, your aura, I followed and it has been a true blessing! Lots of learning 🤗🤗🤗🤗
Thanks!
Wow, 100k subscribers in less than a year! Speaks to the high quality content you offer every week. Been following since the early days of the channel. Keep up the fabulous work!
Wow, thank you!
I am constantly blown away by Simon's quality. I have recommended this UA-cam to my department for training. His content is amazing quality!
So kind!
Congratulations on 100,000 subscribers Simone. I started following you after your appearance on Gavin Hardcastles channel. Yours is one of the few channels I have notifications turned on. Always informative with lots of good tips and suggestions for improving my bird photography and some beautiful images too.
Thank you so much!! More chocolate for Gavin….lol
Congratulations on your UA-cam Silver plaque. You are simply the best teacher of photography on UA-cam. Thanks for keeping it simple and to the point!
My pleasure!
I am learning all the beginner's tools for taking photos and quite honestly your examples and demonstrations of the use of the camera's settings are very easy to understand. Your photos are brilliant, colorful and very well crafted. So far my style has been landscapes, nature (especially flowers with bugs or different textures). Thank you for teaching; I'm listening and learning! Congrats for your 100+ UA-cam award-- well deserved!
When I started watching your channel, I think you had only about 30K subscribers. The value of your channel is a testament to the quality and usefulness of your content. Congratulations on the very speedy growth in the number of subscribers 👍🏻
Wow, thank you!
Congratulations again Simon, I have been following you for 9 months, and in terms of photography your advice has always been very valuable, it has allowed me to learn a lot of things that as a self-taught I probably would not have thought about, above all by doing birdlife I was able to bring many more results at home! Thanks again!
Great to hear!
Congratulations on getting the award for having 100.000 subscribers, I'm glad to be one of them. And you live in an awesome part of our great country.
Thanks neighbor!
I have been following Simon since his very early videos, I used one of his videos in my little camera group to introduce them to wildlife photography. He can explain things much better and with more authority than me.
I am making photo's since I was 15, now I am 76 and I must say that your video's are very interesting and helpful.
Great to hear!
Congratulations, Simon, to the silver plaque! Well deserved.
Those settings are pretty much the same that I tend to find quickly and change to my likings. First and foremost: BBF. I'd be lost without it. I might need to add a custom set up with it off though, since I don't get the expected result when attaching the Timer Remote Controller - more testing needed, and maybe even more reading of manuals.
Current body is the first I have with GPS, so I have tried having that turned on a few times, but I find that it sucks the juice out of the batteries more than anything. On the same theme I have set the camera's Image Review to Off.
Simon, thank you for including Fuji cameras in your settings guidelines. It is truly appreciated that you describe settings for more than just Cannon and Nikon cameras. Congratulations on your great UA-cam achievement and thank you for your great, helpful videos.
Welcome!
Another good setting to apply (if your camera requires it) is 'release shutter without lens,' or 'shoot without lens' something similar. This is what you need to apply if you shoot vintage or full manual lenses. On most Canon DSLR full frames, this setting is not an option because it will automatically default to "shoot without lens." I shoot with a lot of 60+ year old DKL mount lenses when I "zone focus".
I have that set on mine so I can use it with my telescope.
At the expense of sounding melodramatic, back-button focus changed my life! Just the fact that I can mash the button as hard as I want sped up the process so much!
I wasn't a subscriber, but I am now. This is brilliant. Well done.
You won me at the start when you told us the differences between Raw and Jpg, rather than just telling us we have to shoot Raw..
I'm a rare jog shooter. LOL
Welcome!
Yes, I have been watching you either from the beginning or shortly after you started!
Simon, congratulations on your silver plaque! I've been a follower for about a month now, and I'm certain there are many hundred thousand more coming because your content is unparalleled top notch. I especially value that whenever you talk about camera settings you mention the naming convention used by the major manufacturers. Thank you for generously sharing so much knowledge!
Awesome! Thank you!
Hello Simon. Thanks for all your tutorials! What I especially like about your videos is your attitude to the viewer in a way like "keep on trying, you'll gonna make it!". That's great for photographic self-confidence!
Great video of some really important things to check when you get a new camera. I always forget to change my date and time with DST (still seems to not do it automatically!).
One thing I (as a sports/action photographer) always immediately do it shut off any steady shot/optical stabilization. I'm shooting at such high shutter speeds 99% of the time that I don't need it.
I love how clearly you explain photography basics. I've been struggling to find so many answers that you teach in your videos. I am so happy I found your UA-cam channel!!!
What an amazing tutorial beautifully presented most practical and easiest way to set up the camera. Thank you Simon. Always your videos are enlightening and having an improving experience with every shoot for me. Thanks again. 🙏🏽
I discovered Simon a few months ago and since then I make sure to watch his excellent videos. Simon has a very broad knowledge and knows how to convey the content in a clear and accessible manner. I shoot with a Sony camera, and still benefit from great videos. Thanks Simon
Well deserved 100 000 subscribers. Simon is in a league of his own with regards to teaching photography.
I never use anything but AI Servo, but I have a separate focus button. Actually, I have two.
Yes I was one of your early supporters! Congratulations to you!
I was not one of your earlier followers but I got here as soon as I could 😊
I’m new to this channel. Just made the switch from Nikon D60 to Canon R8. Your videos are perfect for my skill level. In the last week I learned and changed to back button focus, just learned today about adjusting exposure compensation. I programmed my “*” button for emergency action as you suggested. Not sure why but your teaching style suits me very well. Tres bien monsieur 👍
Fantastique et de rien!
Congratulations on 100K! Recently discovered your channel and I can see why you're fast rising in popularity. Your videos are well-paced, concise, super clear, and super informative. I also appreciate that you point out the naming differences of feature settings among the top 4 brands.
Thank you so much!
That was faaaaaaast! Congratulations! Blessings to you and your loved ones not only today but always!!! From Puerto Rico with love!!!
Congratulations on reaching your 100,000 subscribers! I was one of your early followers and have enjoyed and learned so much from you! Thank you for all the time and effort you put into your videos. You are able to show that beautiful images can be made regardless of camera brands and have kept the content quite neutral. I have learned so much from you and here’s to the next milestone!
That is awesome!
I think I have watched most of your videos as far as I can tell, although have missed out an astrophotography one, and maybe an odd other one. I am pleased to see that you mention Fuji settings (I am a Fuji user and so many channels that I follow never refer to Fuji - just Canon and Nikon, and sometimes Sony and OM Systems.) I have leaned SO much from your videos and I keep watching for my notification every week, because I love how you just get straight to the point, explaining the subject/settings clearly and succinctly. Your images and footage are amazing, and spur me on to try and do better all the time. Huge congratulations, very well deserved indeed. And thank you for all you do.
Congrats Simon I too have been here since the beginning, and thank you for I have improved significantly. I recently upgraded from film to digital within the Pentax brand and am starting to think I'm lacking in capabilities via my equipment? (shutter speed specifically) I love wildlife shooting mainly but have some exceptional shots via still photography. I'll continue to tune in, for It may just be my inexperience!
Congratulations Simon, we’ll deserved. You are the best!
Great tips. Also do not forget to set your personal data and copyright settings.
Great tip!
I discovered your channel when I purchased my Canon R7 back in November 2023. I came from a Canon 5DM3 and found your videos on your R5 &R6 helpful. Great that you include other camera manufacturers in your videos. Congratulations and I appreciate the content you provide 👍🏻
Thanks very much!
Congratulations on the 100.000 award
Congratulations. Superb teaching skills, thank you. Especially helpful is your efforts to present the naming conventions for the same feature for three brands. Concise, clear, focused, plus stunning pictures from beautiful Canada is the icing on the cake.
i love your matter of fact, no drama and full of information content keep it up :) congrates on the 100k+ :)
Thank you so much 😀
Am loving the content, the style is perfect, informative without being condescending, looking forward to more
Awesome, thank you!
I would add that JPEGs are better if you need to print quickly. There are wedding on which you want to sell photos, and there will be a lot of photos. Culling and editing them in RAW would be much slower then just working JPEG. That being said, my go to option is shoot JPEG on one card and RAW on the other. Both have their strenghts, but a lot of YT and IG photographers forget to tell that there is a weakness to RAW, and that is slow workflow
Why not shoot in both RAW&JPG? That way when you're looking at the pictures afterwards in Photoshop or whatever Photo editing software you use, if a picture needs some editing you can use the RAW file and the ones that don't keep JPG, however the reason I recommend shooting in the setting where it saves the images in both is for that reason plus if your client wants something fixed you still have the RAW file version of that photo
@@IAMLiving4Jesus777 He just said he shoots in JPEG and Raw
@NatalBeatle20 yea and if I remember correctly I said it's probably easier to shoot in both JPEG & RAW in the event that a photo needs to be edited
you also have to convert a RAW file to JPEG to send it to most people lol
RAW file processing software is set up for doing fast batch processing. You process one file and synchronise all the others. You can also set up processing recipes. You’re also making your own decisions, not relying on a processing algorithm developed in a Japanese laboratory. Outputting to JPEG is also speedy. You can do hundreds of files in a few clicks.
Congratulations,Well I joined your channel about 8 months ago- I am just an old guy trying to learn photography so I can annoy my family by taking pictures on trips- You explain things so well I can understand them- Plus Your name it's really cool- May you continue to have the time of your life -
Awesome, thank you!
The time setting is equally important when shooting with your partner and combining the photos later. One of us forgot to change the time zone and synchronize our cameras on our last vacation and it made meshing our photos a royal pain. 😅
Done that. Also. your phone will change time automatically if it's connected to the cell network. Make sure the camera is set to the same time if you're taking pictures with both. Sometimes, you need to set the time to the second to give best sync results.
@@terencedwyer8903 I just found out the canon app has an option to set the cameras time to sync to the phone. I’ve been struggling for years to sync my 2 or 3 cameras and phone in the past. You really need it down to the millisecond for certain scenarios.
I'm one of the early ones! I already knew this page was gonna be big back then. Your content almost felt like I was stealing cause of how good the information were. Lol. Keep it up Simon!
Congratulations Simon. It’s no mean achievement and richly deserved award for your teaching skills and dedication. By chance I came upon your work a few months back and now see them regularly. Glad you include other brands as well. It’ll not be too long when you receive a golden plaque from YT. Keep them coming. JP, Chennai, India.
This was a very helpful video. It went well with the metering and autofocus ones I watched. I've practicing what you shared on those ones this morning on the feeder birds. My cameras have three auto focus setting. One shot, ai focus and ai servo. I'm Canadian as well from Hamilton Ontario. I've also lived in Saskatchewan and Alberta. I have not had the opportunity to visit the east coast. As far as prizes you video's are the prize.
Amazing photography teacher. I'm a hobbyist from Europe with wife from Canada so it means a little bit more that my favorite photography teacher is from her home country. Hope to visit your part of Canada soon. It's my wife's favorite even though she's from Ottawa and grew up in BC.
Thanks for sharing!
For focusing I find Back Button Auto-Focus to be significantly better than the preset method which uses the shutter button pressed half way. It offers the best of AF and AF-C depending upon whether the BBAF button is depressed or not. Simon has a separate video describing how to set it up. I highly recommend BBF/BBAF, it's the first thing I set up now on my cameras.
I just got a new camera, the seller said that the flash was broken but I changed some setting in the menu and now it works! It's a Nikon D3200. Much better than my old D3000.
Why is stuff moving around in the background I hope this is an Easter egg in your video that I have found! 😊
I started watching you early, 2023, when your followers were low. I did my best sharing your videos. Congratulations
You're the best!
Hi Simon, timestamps don't quite line up with when you're talking about the topic
Thank you Simon. For me this is the best photography site I have found to assist a novice
Great to hear!
went to a 5 week photography course last year they didn't tell me half of what you told me in the first 5 minutes of your video
I'm glad that youtube recommended 1 of your video few weeks ago. Now, this is the one of favorite youtube channel.
Watching from Philippines 🇵🇭
Welcome aboard!
Love from Mississauga, Ontario! We watched this video earlier today on our TV screen. Watching videos is much better on TV than laptops or desktops :-) We liked it immensely. Nice tips for beginners and amateur photographers like us.
Awesome! Thank you!
Congratulations on 100,000+ subscribers, that's good work and well deserved!
One thing, I have on my list is updating/ changing the name of the camera owner/photographer, before I start using a new camera. It's a setting many cameras have, and the information will be part the meta data of each photo shot with the camera, so it's always a good idea to make sure that information is accurate. Especially, if the new camera is a second hand camera, I prefer to have my name in the meta data of my photos rather than the name of a previous owner.
I started photo really recently (as a casual) and this channel is a goldmine !
Congrats Simon. Even though you ignore OM Systems and Olympus, I still learn a lot from you and enjoy your content.
Congratulations on your award, well deserved. I always like your no nonsense videos. THANK YOU. 😃
Thank you so much 😊
Congratulations Simon
Congratulations Simon...I think I was one of the early ones, I have been following and loving your UA-cam vidoe's since the beginning...you are bang on with you information, and take the time to incoperate settings for the other popular cameras...BRAVO! Keep your informative and wonderful tutorials coming...proud of a fellow Bluenoser!!❤
Thanks neighbor!
As a long time viewer, I’m surprised you aren’t way beyond 100k viewers. Always good information. Thanks and best of luck in the future
Hello Mr. Simon, i've been watching your videos for the past 2 months and i have learned a lot. All i can say as a viewer is just thank you! Keep it like this.
Wow, thanks
Congratulations on your award. You’ve earned it, my friend!
Thank you so much 😀
Congratulations Simon, well deserved. I have been watching your videos from the beginning and they are among my favourites. You are an excellent instructor - down to earth and practical, and have a way of explaining things so clearly. Of course, your images are amazing and inspiring to begin with.
Awesome, thank you!
You deserve it. I always follow your wild life photography very interesting. You’re the best Simon.
Congrats on the 100,000. I'm glad to be one of them. Keep making the greatest &
most helpful videos.
Thanks, will do!
Wow - I'm not surprised by your mentioned success of reaching >100'000 Subscribers in just 8 month. That's the first video I've seen from you and I'm stoked! You are so humble you make the information accessable even for starters (I guess) but without being boring, slow or to patronize. Great tempo as well, obviously awesome pictures as examples, perfectly edited video... fast, usefull, interesting, valuable - GREAT! I'm a new subscriber now! Thank you.
Congrats Simon! 100k subscribers is the result of your wonderful job!
You have a good speaking voice Simon so your videos are not only informative but entertaining as well.
Added 6 min ago.. wow! I was watching your videos and here is one more.
I do love you showing tips and technics as it really helps to think and improve. You are a great teacher!
Thank you a lot!
Cheers from Russia 🖖
PS
I really got your advice about lenses, not bodies 👍
It saved a lot of time for getting photos and not looking for a new fancy one body to get.
Great!
Congradulations Simon.
I've been watching videos on photography from couple of others on UA-cam. They are pretty good. Since I discovered your channel about 6 months ago I am a regular visitor of your channel and my learning curve had turned steeper. Thanks a lot.
Best wishes for more milestones in your endeavours.
Many thanks!
Congratulations on your UA-cam Silver Play Button, very well deserved. Your contributions are greatly beneficial and appreciated by many.
Once again, congrats and tks for sharing your techniques, knowledge, and experiences!
Thank you very much!
I just got into photography in the last year and these videos have helped me so much
Your video is really informative and relex to watch. I gain knowledge without feeling like I'm studying something.
I can't stop now.
Wonderful!
Congratulations on your well deserved award.
Wow, this is incredible! 128k subscribers which is again 28,000 more since this video was made. I wish you one million in a year from now. You deserve it. Very well made videos.
Wow, thank you!
I shoot nature photos while hiking in the Smoky Mountains - whatever I find interesting, I photograph. I WAS shooting in aperature priority - but have had a number of times that I have had to stop and change ISO as lighting changes. I love the manual with auto-ISO tip!
In a site filled more and more with experts, it's refreshing to find one that is so easy to follow. A little speedy sometimes when trying to listen to new things perhaps, but that's why you can watch more than once right? :)
Simon, congratulations on finding such a dedicated following - and, it goes without saying, an enthusiastic thank you for your unfailingly useful presentations. It's wonderful to find such a skilful and engaging Canadian voice on UA-cam. I hope to return to Nova Scotia someday soon to explore your province with camera in hand. I hope you'll show us more of the province and Atlantic wildlife in future field videos.
My pleasure!
One of my issues is I’m always shooting a variety of subjects. I can start out shooting graves in a cemetery, but then an animal appears, and I want to capture it as well. Or I’m in a city focusing on architecture, but then I come across a person with a lot of character that I want to capture for my people of the city collection. The subject, and thus the type of photography, is fluid.
Congratulations on achieving 100k subscribers. Well deserved. I first encountered you when you were with Gavin Hardcastle and have been following you since then. Your videos are exceptionally clear and thorough, thus greatly appreciated by many. Keep up the great work!
Cool, thanks!