Why EVERY Photographer Needs a Pancake Lens!

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  • Опубліковано 1 лют 2025

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  • @TKNORTH
    @TKNORTH  5 місяців тому +5

    Are you into pancakes? 🥞🥞🥞

    • @FranciscoAlvarezTV
      @FranciscoAlvarezTV 5 місяців тому

      Owned the RF 16mm F/2.8 for all of two days and sold it on the 3rd; it was a bit too wide for my taste. Perhaps this one will be more my cup of tea.

    • @TKNORTH
      @TKNORTH  5 місяців тому

      @@FranciscoAlvarezTV yeh I'd struggle to get a lot of use out of a prime as wide as 16mm! Great for vlogging but agree not my cup of tea for photos.

    • @tonypalmer.photos
      @tonypalmer.photos 5 місяців тому +1

      Yeah, I like the 24mm 2.8 on my 80d for surf, although it's not that light once you've wrapped a waterhousing around it. 😂. Seriously though I always seem to like the 50 1.8 images out of the r6ii.

    • @QKvox
      @QKvox 5 місяців тому +1

      Love pancake lenses, I really want a brightinstar 28mm f2.8. I should use my modified disposable lens more on my R6 II

    • @TKNORTH
      @TKNORTH  5 місяців тому

      @@tonypalmer.photos haha least in the water it takes away some of the weight for you 😅

  • @RWAquariumPages
    @RWAquariumPages 5 місяців тому +2

    such a wonderful and insightful video. you're right the camera and lens you use most often is better than absolute image quality, at least for my daily family photos. I got the 28mm pancake and loved it and it wasn't small enough with my r6mk2. I ended up getting a m6mk2 and that small size m series camera with a few lens does everything for me and my daily photos and i enjoy photography once again

    • @TKNORTH
      @TKNORTH  5 місяців тому +1

      thanks so much, glad you enjoyed it! Glad you found what works best for you, I think that's most important. Finding a setup you enjoy using and aids in you getting out taking more photos. I do think absolute image quality has a place in some forms of photography, but also overrated in others.

  • @JamieTheMink
    @JamieTheMink 5 місяців тому +3

    Couldn’t agree more! My 24mm 2.8 pancake for my Nikon Z6ii is the best lens in my kit for all the reasons you state. Amen brother.

    • @TKNORTH
      @TKNORTH  5 місяців тому

      Thanks mate glad it resonated with you! Pancakes for the win

  • @MilmidStudios
    @MilmidStudios 28 днів тому

    This lens is a personal favourite for everyday photo/video! 📸💯

  • @csc-photo
    @csc-photo 5 місяців тому

    I have the 26 2.8 on my Nikon Zf, love it! Ideal small setup for daily carry, and so easy to toss in my bag alongside another body and longer lens.

  • @JaySellers
    @JaySellers 5 місяців тому +2

    Great advice. The RF 35mm macro was the sweet spot for me, though it is the most expensive of the baby primes. It lives on an R5 and loooks downright goofy with the battery grip on there. I like using the Peak Design wrist strap so I can just leave the neck strap in my bag when I’m doing street photography.

    • @TKNORTH
      @TKNORTH  5 місяців тому +1

      Thanks Jay! I'm the same when using this 28, always switch up to the wrist strap, it's great just to walk around with for street photography.

  • @viktoriiak5918
    @viktoriiak5918 4 місяці тому

    Absolutely agree 👍🏻 Thank you

  • @georgemahlum6542
    @georgemahlum6542 5 місяців тому

    Good video...I often switch back and forth among brands (living in Bangkok its quite easy to buy/sell/trade) I am currently using a pair of Sony A7c bodies...but the RF28/2.8 pancake is always in my kit when I am using Canon EOS RP system...I was thinking about getting a used RP and the pancake again just for a pocketable set when I am out and about. Cheers

  • @sammiller4403
    @sammiller4403 5 місяців тому +1

    I’m running the 28mm on my R5 with a 1/4 mist filter and it’s a beauty for capturing day to day life!

    • @TKNORTH
      @TKNORTH  5 місяців тому +1

      Spot on! Exactly what I'm running here 🤙

    • @alvintelin
      @alvintelin 5 місяців тому +1

      oh wait im running it too 😅

  • @hotherside
    @hotherside 5 місяців тому +7

    My #1 priority. Form factor 🙏

    • @TKNORTH
      @TKNORTH  5 місяців тому

      Always a wise man Hoj!

  • @richardgordon9428
    @richardgordon9428 5 місяців тому +2

    Use the same setup. Love it

    • @TKNORTH
      @TKNORTH  5 місяців тому +1

      @@richardgordon9428 can’t go wrong 🙏

    • @richardgordon9428
      @richardgordon9428 5 місяців тому +1

      @@TKNORTH I think of it as my version of the leica q2

    • @TKNORTH
      @TKNORTH  5 місяців тому +1

      @@richardgordon9428 good point, fair bit cheaper too haha I wish the 28mm on that cam was just a tiny bit more compact, sure it's an amazing lens though!

  • @xcx8646
    @xcx8646 Місяць тому

    My second Canon 50mm 1.8 died recently, so I mulled getting another or the 40mm pancake. Everything was in favour of the 40mm except the f/2.8. I eventually went for the 40mm. It is almost comical how much better it is than the 50 1.8. Sharper, smaller, far nicer rendering. I don't miss the 1.8 at all. Anyone on the fence reading this - try the 40mm pancake!

  • @blackburneflw
    @blackburneflw 5 місяців тому +1

    Just bought a decade old Olympus omd. The pancake (though not a prime) is a ripper. I love my DSLR’s but it’s great to have the option of something discrete for street shooting and compact for travel.
    I like your style, common sense amid the sales pitches. Aussie UA-camr photographers get to the point. Blessed relief compared to mericns

    • @TKNORTH
      @TKNORTH  5 місяців тому

      Totally agree with that, I don't mind a heavier setup every so often for some things, but for day to day street and travel shots, you can't go wrong. Haha we just trying to keep it real down here in Aus ✌️thanks for checking out the vid!

  • @leo-dcz
    @leo-dcz 5 місяців тому +1

    I have a 24mm and yes definitely my fav lens

    • @TKNORTH
      @TKNORTH  5 місяців тому

      Nice choice, I really like using 24mm as well! Bit torn on 24 vs 28, I think I'd just go 28mm though.

  • @Guillaumesphotography
    @Guillaumesphotography 5 місяців тому

    Interesting video. I agree with you. I own only two lenses (well, three. But one is broken), the EF 50mm 1.8 and the RF 24-105mm f4-7.1. I use the 50mm mainly for night street photography as it is a faster lens, but I like it because at night, I don't want to think about my focal length but rather of my subject and composition. The zoom lens is for daytime street photography and documentary style photography.

  • @MartinV.
    @MartinV. 5 місяців тому +1

    Great Video

    • @TKNORTH
      @TKNORTH  5 місяців тому

      Thanks so much!

  • @aileneortiz9045
    @aileneortiz9045 5 місяців тому

    Hi I wanted to ask if you’re able to make a video on how to make a video out of picture(I have the R5 mark ii and it takes a lot of pictures at once)

  • @mazey2fresh605
    @mazey2fresh605 5 місяців тому

    I try to purchase your presets but I’m not sure if your page is down my payment isn’t going through

  • @rixomatrx
    @rixomatrx 5 місяців тому +2

    My go to is this 28mm on my R8. Great image quality and weighs nothing

    • @TKNORTH
      @TKNORTH  5 місяців тому

      @@rixomatrx can't go wrong!

  • @MustafaG-p5v
    @MustafaG-p5v 5 місяців тому

    ❤❤❤

  • @alvintelin
    @alvintelin 5 місяців тому

    planning to buy a pancake

  • @gerardneedham
    @gerardneedham 5 місяців тому +1

    28mm slaps

    • @TKNORTH
      @TKNORTH  5 місяців тому

      A classic!

  • @unlikelymoment
    @unlikelymoment 27 днів тому

    Dude, Love your videos. If you come down adelaide, It would be awesome to bump into you.

  • @Itchban
    @Itchban 5 місяців тому

    just make me a pancake 70-200 thanks

    • @TKNORTH
      @TKNORTH  5 місяців тому

      hahaha ill take one too