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Nov 28, 2012 13:18 |  #4366

I posted this in the B&W street photography as well, but was hoping to get more opinions by posting here as well. Hop you don't mind...

So many awesome shots here! I got a question for you street photogs out there. I'd like to get into street photography a little more but was wondering how you guys carry your gear.

I have a medium size and a smaller shoulder bag which would carry everything I need. Obviously I would go with the smaller bag but do you guys just hold a camera in your hand with a shoulder bag on you? Do you just take a camera and on lens on a strap (no bag)?

I ask because I had my retrospective shoulder bag on one day while out and about, and my 5Dii on a Rapid Strap ALSO on my shoulder but it felt a little crowded that way. How do you guys "carry"?




  
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Nov 28, 2012 13:59 |  #4367

JPepus wrote in post #15300493 (external link)
I posted this in the B&W street photography as well, but was hoping to get more opinions by posting here as well. Hop you don't mind...

So many awesome shots here! I got a question for you street photogs out there. I'd like to get into street photography a little more but was wondering how you guys carry your gear.

I have a medium size and a smaller shoulder bag which would carry everything I need. Obviously I would go with the smaller bag but do you guys just hold a camera in your hand with a shoulder bag on you? Do you just take a camera and on lens on a strap (no bag)?

I ask because I had my retrospective shoulder bag on one day while out and about, and my 5Dii on a Rapid Strap ALSO on my shoulder but it felt a little crowded that way. How do you guys "carry"?

I just take a small camera bag ( big enough just to fit my camera in when i'm walking to and from town..

When i'm in town i wear my cam round my neck ready to shoot whatever i see that interests me...


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Nov 28, 2012 14:34 |  #4368

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I just take a small camera bag ( big enough just to fit my camera in when i'm walking to and from town..

When i'm in town i wear my cam round my neck ready to shoot whatever i see that interests me...

Thanks for responding. Maybe that is what I need to do. Go back to using a neck strap since I will have the camera bag on my shoulder.




  
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Nov 28, 2012 15:55 |  #4369

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Nov 28, 2012 15:57 |  #4370

^^^^ looks tilt shifty...even though I know it's not.


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Nov 28, 2012 17:37 |  #4371

JPepus wrote in post #15300493 (external link)
I posted this in the B&W street photography as well, but was hoping to get more opinions by posting here as well. Hop you don't mind...

So many awesome shots here! I got a question for you street photogs out there. I'd like to get into street photography a little more but was wondering how you guys carry your gear.

I have a medium size and a smaller shoulder bag which would carry everything I need. Obviously I would go with the smaller bag but do you guys just hold a camera in your hand with a shoulder bag on you? Do you just take a camera and on lens on a strap (no bag)?

I ask because I had my retrospective shoulder bag on one day while out and about, and my 5Dii on a Rapid Strap ALSO on my shoulder but it felt a little crowded that way. How do you guys "carry"?

I shoot Leica MM and just one lens 35 summilux so just one small camera and one lens around the neck. M Mono and 35 lux

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Nov 28, 2012 17:49 |  #4372

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I shoot Leica MM and just one lens 35 summilux so just one small camera and one lens around the neck. M Mono and 35 lux
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compared to the 5DII with 35L
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Nice! Unfortunately I am limited to what I got for awhile though. :(




  
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Nov 28, 2012 19:19 |  #4373

JPepus wrote in post #15300493 (external link)
So many awesome shots here! I got a question for you street photogs out there. I'd like to get into street photography a little more but was wondering how you guys carry your gear.

I have a 5d Mark II. I generally figure out what lens I want to shoot with and I do my best to stick to that. If I'm going out to shoot as my main goal, I will take another lens... maybe 2. I just stick them in my back pack, usually in a case or with some padding. I know this is nuts to some people, but I've only busted one nice lens and it was b/c I didn't zip the bag like a moron -- the best camera bag in the world can't fix that problem.

I like to shoot as much as I can on a single lens. For street, this works quite well. Most of the city i'm in is cramped and small. I have shot a whole day w/ 100mm, but I miss shots. It is indeed limiting. 35-50 and I can cover 85% of the situations I'd be in.

Just think a head a bit, and for the love of God consider the pains of carrying a lot of gear around the whole day. I've had massive back/shoulder pains when I've finished a day. It sucks.




  
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Nov 28, 2012 21:59 |  #4375

Cool shot -- was that w/ your 35mm? I assume it's a heavy crop?




  
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Nov 28, 2012 22:02 |  #4376

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Cool shot -- was that w/ your 35mm? I assume it's a heavy crop?

Thanks. Yeah the street was doing nothing to help the image. In fact this is the way I saw it It was shot with the MM and the 35 summilux. 3200 ISO....3200 is a lot like my 5DII at 800...except the noise from the monochrom looks more like film grain than the noise from the 5DII.




  
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Nov 28, 2012 22:12 |  #4377

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I have a 5d Mark II. I generally figure out what lens I want to shoot with and I do my best to stick to that. If I'm going out to shoot as my main goal, I will take another lens... maybe 2. I just stick them in my back pack, usually in a case or with some padding. I know this is nuts to some people, but I've only busted one nice lens and it was b/c I didn't zip the bag like a moron -- the best camera bag in the world can't fix that problem.

I like to shoot as much as I can on a single lens. For street, this works quite well. Most of the city i'm in is cramped and small. I have shot a whole day w/ 100mm, but I miss shots. It is indeed limiting. 35-50 and I can cover 85% of the situations I'd be in.

Just think a head a bit, and for the love of God consider the pains of carrying a lot of gear around the whole day. I've had massive back/shoulder pains when I've finished a day. It sucks.

Yeah I learned that less is more trick. That's why I chose a couple fast primes as my first lenses when converting to Nikon. Just picked up a smaller bag as well. I think the trick I was missing was using a neck strap instead of a shoulder strap along with a shoulder bag.

Any other tips for street shooting? I read a couple articles about it but I'm sure there is tons of advice out there. My biggest issue I think is getting close to strangers.




  
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Nov 28, 2012 22:23 |  #4378

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Yeah I learned that less is more trick. That's why I chose a couple fast primes as my first lenses when converting to Nikon. Just picked up a smaller bag as well. I think the trick I was missing was using a neck strap instead of a shoulder strap along with a shoulder bag.

Any other tips for street shooting? I read a couple articles about it but I'm sure there is tons of advice out there. My biggest issue I think is getting close to strangers.

When I go out with the 5DII it is the 35L or the 24L only. Strap around my neck camera aways in my hand. I hyper focus and make sure that I'm shooting wit ha fast enough shutter speed.

My advice is always be respectful and carry yourself with confidence. I'm just myself.




  
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Nov 29, 2012 06:32 |  #4379

Basically what airfrogusmc said. I was mainly shooting w/ a 24-70L. It's convenient, but the zoom can also screw you. If you're using a prime, you know where you need to be placed which can be helpful.

For slow moving subjects, you'll need at least 1/60th, and that's a pretty slow movement. So, high ISO will be important if you're not in daylight. I think I'm done with The Brick. I have a Zeiss T* 2/100 and 2/35. Both I've just got, but I'm loving them. They're making me go out and shoot, and that's good for the turd weather that's coming up. It's kind of tricky with street for manual, but I'm not missing many shots. I'm also trying to steer away from just pictures of people, and capture more of the mood. So, I am not totally reliant on AF. It's nice to have though. I have a few adapted MF's in the 50 range that are good, but none are chipped for focus confirmation, so the MF is a bit of a whore. Looking to alleviate that with a focus screen from (wait for it...) focusingscreen.com. Would rather have a brightscreen one, but that's not going to happen. :( I need AF for an event this summer, so I'm thinking before then (maybe soon) I will ditch the brick and get the 50L F1.2. It'll be my only AF lens, and is right in the middle. I just dug through my photos from last years event and 80% were between 40mm and 60mm. So, that's an easy choice.

Finally, I hate shoulder/neck straps. I got an $8 hand strap that goes from the shoulder strap "hook thing" near the display on the top of the camera, and screws into the tripod hole on the bottom. Never looked back. Best camera accessory I've ever bought besides the CF card. It also makes you look more like an enthusiast and less like a perv... I mean photographer. :) Haha. There will always be people that give you a wonky look. I have a few tricks to make them feel like they're in my way instead of me encroaching on their space.




  
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Nov 29, 2012 07:35 |  #4380

I shoot most of the time at 1/500th I have no problem shooting at 1600 and 3200 ISO. f/8& f/11 hyper focus which is so easy to do with a lens that has good DoF scales. No autofocus in the world is as fast as pre focused.




  
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