Best Street Lens –40mm Photo Walk

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[RyanKorea]

Wow I'm renting this lens today to use on my A7IV to make a video here in Korea. This video recommendation was the perfect timing. I loved watching you walk around taking pictures of smiling happy faces. Everyone seems so pleased to take a picture! Unfortunately most people in Korea seriously don't like having their pictures taken 😂

[jayandwise]

I really enjoyed listening to the man explaining his view on the difference between 40mm and 35+50mm. Helpful info.

[geofff]

What a blast having Robin Wong drop by!

[toshivibe]

I just got this Sony and 40mm and it's a beast of a lens for a street photography. It's remarkably sharp wide open. Autofocus is fast. Size and weight make it a joy to use.

[MannyScoot]

my favorite lens is the 40mm Canon EF STM pancake I love it !!!!

[KeAiFu]

I am also using the Sony 40/2.5G for Streets, mainly with the A7C, rearly a small combo.

[MerchantsOfMisery]

One of the most helpful videos on street photography I've seen. Thanks for sharing your insight and great photos. Great to see Robin Wong, too-- he is another very helpful photographer.

[RobertLeeAtYT]

I bought the EF 40mm F2.8 on impulse a few weeks back. It was no more than a few cups of Starbucks coffee. This on the old 6D makes for a really nice walkabout combination. Larger than the GX-85 and 20mm f1.7 Panasonic I usually carry, but the images are different - as you say, from the shallower DoF. I like it.

[ChrisBrogan]

I'm watching this a year later. When you said you were in KL, I thought, "Oh hey! That's where Robin Wong hangs out." How fun! Like watching a superhero team up.

[krakatoaskywalker]

Great portraits. I only use 40mm in my everyday life. Leica Summicron C with a Hawk's Factory helicoid adapter. Shoot like the eye sees it.

[ShafreelCosmos]

Fantastic short film thanks for sharing with us. The 40mm is my favorite street photography lens. My Zeiss Batis 40mm is such an amazing lens. It’s ability to have semi marco capabilities makes it such a diverse tool.

[the-gorg]

I thought it was a bit amusing that the background at 1:22 would have been a really nice shot, especially with the bird flying across the space in-between the buildings with the skyscraper lined up in the middle :D

[markbernatus]

I’m a novice in photograpy. I love it that you put the info about the aperture, shutter speed and ISO with every photo! I have the 24mm 2.8 G (on an a7cr) and I am thinking about buying this 40mm 2.5 G.

[indraneilbiswas]

I use the Voigtlaender 40 mm f/2 on Nikon full frame quite a lot, and infact I like the combo so much, I got a 2nd copy of the lens as well ! Great focal length.

[shaka-surf]

40 is perfect for me. Wide enough for groups and one step closer and good for portraits.

[anantketkar]

Fantastic video 👌🏻👌🏻 Loved the people around. All were so kind and friendly ❤

[stevejeffries]

6:36 I cant believe you walked away from the orange car scene! Cheers!

[winger]

Great video Matti, really wish I could be there in KL instead of being in the rain, snow and cold here in Canada….I was a little unsure of 40mm lenses until I acquired the Lumix GX7 with 20mm lens combo back in 2013. Took some time to understand the narrower than 35 and yet wider than 50 focal length…time flies and now it is my favourite for street and general shooting. Yes, it certainly does missed qualities from he 35 and 50 but the 40 is indeed just about right for me. Continue to have a great time while in Malaysia!

[charruaporelmundo]

I just got it, ...of course f2 on the same size would have been a perfect ....Perfecto!, but it is what it is. I'm very impress with the lens, I did own voigtlander 40 mm 1.4 and 1.2, used with techart on my sony, I was not expecting this lens to surprise me, but it did. It has a pop, dimensionality etc. I may sell one of my voigt to put the money on some other lens. For me is a keeper.

[rfriday]

I'm saving the last 5 mins of this for later. Thanks for this, really enjoyed seeing how you frame up and interact with the subject..