are these straight jpeg or did u edit on top of any?
@miam107423 күн бұрын
I am kinda curious which Mamiya lenses did you take/use/prefer and why.
@joshshanksphoto17 күн бұрын
Brought the 45, much more flexible than the 80 although I absolutely adore the 80 for portraits. If space was never an issue I'd have both on me at all times
@FinjodbАй бұрын
This is Passion.
@fattypat3ckАй бұрын
I got this combo about a month ago. New into photography.
@thebowlingshirts1020Ай бұрын
This was a great video dude. I'm going through something similar. I started making music 5 years ago, and as my love grew, I wanted to make it into a career. In the process of trying to make that happen, I get so absorbed in what people love, what they hate; slowly letting that work its way into my writing. Every note I feel scared that it's not enough for the people that I think I'm writing it for. It's so insanely shallow. To create something in this world dedicated to people that I don't know. I just want to write, no fear of external judgment. Anybody can tailor something for someone else, but the personality of the one creating it will then mean nothing. Your point about creating for a higher power is beautiful. In my view, it's creating art for someone who will never provide praise or negative feedback. It is just is, and they have it. You made tangible evidence of your vision, and that's enough because every person is so mf special.
@thelostchapstick3281Ай бұрын
Omg wow I need to look what lenses and equipment this first woman has. That is what i love to look at, and the look of film is what attracts me to get my first camera.
@thelostchapstick3281Ай бұрын
Not this Louis vutton wallet sneaking into each video I've seen so far😂😂😂
@joshshanksphotoАй бұрын
It's my favorite clip 😭😂 might sneak it into every upload tbh
@thelostchapstick3281Ай бұрын
Um hi I love your view? Thanks for this
@kesheena5347Ай бұрын
This was great! I feel the pressure to monetise photography daily being surrounded by many talented content creators, I think this helped me pull my mind out of that mindset
@madebyjoleАй бұрын
what a cool video
@joshshanksphotoАй бұрын
Thank you for those words
@malcolmanderfamАй бұрын
Enjoy these videos every time they drop, and I like how you bring it back to the creator.
@joshshanksphotoАй бұрын
Thank you, I'm trying my best to remind myself everyday
@flame2419Ай бұрын
Bro hit us with a Kanye beat and then spoke from the tongue of literature while sounding like Timothee Chalamet in Dune. I subscribed
@dardis1745Ай бұрын
thanks for sharing your thoughts and your heart...sounds very ecclesiastical which I find leads us to a "reset" of our "why's"
@TylerMcCool2 ай бұрын
Keep it up - and yes, the 645 lenses were designed for a film size / images larger than the 44x33mm GFX sensor size, so no vignette as you said. I think they will be going up and up in price as GFX (and perhaps other similar systems) become more popular..
@hzubovi12 ай бұрын
Screen recordings are funny since I can't see anything on them. First I thought my video quality went from 4K to 144
@ry1sfly2 ай бұрын
I loved this video.. poetic. Beautiful images. Raw, self-aware. Hope to see more of these from you! If not, just keep shooting. Things become clearer in time. Thanks for posting
@joshshanksphoto2 ай бұрын
Thank you, I actually am finishing the script to a new video right now :)
@bwizzlethemc22 ай бұрын
The lenses are also great adapted on the Fuji X-PRO 3. Loved using my Mamiya 80 mm on my previously owned X-PRO 3. Crazy looking adaptor for it, but worked amazingly.
@joshshanksphoto2 ай бұрын
Had no idea, thanks for letting me know! I bet that looks insane 🤣
@AugustFarmer3 ай бұрын
This lens is almost completely different on 6x7. Sadly the gfx sensor is just too small. I’d love to see somebody make a 645 to 6x7 speed booster, then I can see this lens being amazing on the GFX.
@joshshanksphoto3 ай бұрын
This is the 645 lens
@Leptospirosi3 ай бұрын
The lens is incredibly sharp wide open if you can nail the focus. I use it on a 5D mkll with a split screen and usually I can be quite accurate, but I guess medium format can make nailing focus even more difficult, especially if you are not shooting from a tripod.
@joshshanksphoto3 ай бұрын
I've been shooting wide open with it a lot recently, I've finally gotten the gang of focusing with it and it's been good!
@crist_l_an3 ай бұрын
First of all congratulations! The light in these shots EXACTLY embodies the nostalgic mood of past summers, vibes that I've been trying to achieve for a long time. I wanted to ask you if you could tell the exact recipe used for these shots, specifically for the shots in more-daytime situations, like graduation photos in a pre-golden hour condition 1:24 . Congratulations again and thank you so much for being so inspiring. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
@MykeBatez4 ай бұрын
This is an amazing video. Thanks for sharing your descriptions and thoughts from a position of clarity and patience (essentially opposite from everything online).
@joshshanksphoto4 ай бұрын
Thank you for those words, I'm glad my thoughts landed with a like mind
@raily97134 ай бұрын
are you taking those pictures in the night (after blue hour) with a tripod or just handheld... I wonder cause 50r lack IBIS stabilization
@joshshanksphoto4 ай бұрын
All the photos in this video were handheld!
@Carl_nphoto5 ай бұрын
Probably the best KZbin video I’ve watched this year, love the style!
@joshshanksphoto5 ай бұрын
Thank you, I'm working on one that I think is going to be much better even!
@Vrumqt5 ай бұрын
I came on your channel because you had gfx50r. Mitakon video pushed me to get it too, and i bought it. Its the perfect camera. But then i didn't unsub. In fact I'm glad i stayed. Your videos are pretty cool. I love this format, the style and how you make the journey your own. Journey in both philosophy and photography, as well as places. Inspiring.
@joshshanksphoto5 ай бұрын
Thank you for those words! Hope the GFX and your photography journey is treating you well!! Drop your Instagram if you have it by the way, I'd love to see your photos
@RezaBassiri15 ай бұрын
Thanks for your video. Can you peak focus using this lens ? to know where you are sharp?
@joshshanksphoto5 ай бұрын
Yes you can, it's good up to f/4 at f/2.8 it's hit or miss so at and below that I'd magnify to focus check
@gothamindembaum5 ай бұрын
Not a 35mm equivalent focal length. It’s a 35mm equivalent field of view. This is not the same thing.
@joshshanksphoto5 ай бұрын
🤓☝️The 35mm equivalent focal length - often referred to as equivalent focal length, 35mm equivalent, or equivalence - is a way of standardizing focal lengths across all sensor sizes. - per Fuji. I know what you mean, but everyone also already knew what I meant so thanks for nothing except trying to a smartass I guess
@johnborys79185 ай бұрын
focus...... uggh.
@What_Other_Hobbies6 ай бұрын
I am about to adapt some 645 lenses to X1D. I am wondering how you can tell which lens is used on each shot since there is no communication between lens and body. Thanks.
@joshshanksphoto6 ай бұрын
Just by remembering hahah
@juanturi6 ай бұрын
i noticed if you use the exposure compensation in normal Across, you can get more contrast without lose to much details.
@macbookdieter7 ай бұрын
Which adapter did you use?
@macbookdieter7 ай бұрын
Which adapter are you using?
@joshshanksphoto7 ай бұрын
It's a fotodiox adapter
@manny90257 ай бұрын
This was dope! Definitely get me going to shoot more freely
@joshshanksphoto7 ай бұрын
Thanks man, happy shooting!
@GabrielScindian8 ай бұрын
Were you using a speed booster on the gfx?
@joshshanksphoto8 ай бұрын
Nope
@GabrielScindian8 ай бұрын
@@joshshanksphoto ok cool. I am picking up the kipon speedbooster for both my 45 2.8 and my 80 1.9. I am interested to see how it looks on my gfx100 II. I've been using Zeiss lenses on it
@joshshanksphoto8 ай бұрын
@@GabrielScindian oh sweet I've been in interested in that one. Let me know how it works for you I'm curious
@GabrielScindian8 ай бұрын
@@joshshanksphoto Will do
@ImperiousImages8 ай бұрын
This was exponentially more than I expected when I clicked the title. Very thoughtful and appreciated at the start of a new year. Thank you!
@joshshanksphoto8 ай бұрын
Thank you! That's the goal, gotta use the typical KZbin titles but go off the typical script. Happy New Year fam
@marc66528 ай бұрын
I was wandering GFX or FF camera. At the end, when I looked to the size and weight of the combo body / lenses, I came back to a Leica M camera : M + 50 F/1.4 = the weight of GFX body alone. A camera has to be light for me. Otherwise it stays on a shelf. And the best gear doesn't make good pictures on a shelf.
@joshshanksphoto8 ай бұрын
Totally fair and completely agree, a camera that stays on the shelf is the worst kind of camera. In another video I mention how I think I just prefer a bigger camera, but of course to each their own!
@angrycyclop8 ай бұрын
Wow man, this was enlightening! Thx for the heads up of the good stuff to explore! cheers from Russia
@sterlingsilvaa8 ай бұрын
really inspiring video!! just loaded a new roll of film and am now really motivated to search for themes and feelings in my work! thank you sm
@joshshanksphoto8 ай бұрын
Thank you, let us know how it goes !
@christianklintholm9 ай бұрын
Hey man. Dunno if I am reading too much into this - if I do, I am sorry about this long ass comment - but I feel you are somewhat frustated with the direction you are going in and being on the edge of photo-fatigue. I know the feeling. If I can give any sort of advice, buy (or borrow from the library) some photography books. Like monographs from established photographers that went to art school, that went to documentary school, that worked at newspapers. Try stuff from different countries. Look up Alec Soth, sure, but also Sally Mann and Moyra Davey and Lars Tunbjørk and Daido Moriyama and JH Engstrøm. Or what about Pieter Hugo or Jamie Hawkesworth or someone else? In there, you will get inspired to do beautiful work that's not about "what cinebloom filter to buy next" or film grain and more about setting up a project and investigating some grander theme. ... or you know, get some inspiration from movies or the art museum, go watch some oil painters do their shit. This KZbin circlejerking of meta-photographing will wear you out. Hope this mess of a comment can be some sort of help :)
@joshshanksphoto9 ай бұрын
Thanks for this, I like that term "photo-fatigue" I think it does explain how I feel sometimes. I'll take you up on your recommendation and look at those names I don't recognize.
@christianklintholm8 ай бұрын
@@joshshanksphoto You are welcome! Best of luck out there. Also, another thought to keep in mind. Picasso was probably very picky about his gear, but he sure as hell wouldn't be talking about brushes all day. And when I read a book, I don't care if it was written on a typewriter or a macbook.
@poobs23619 ай бұрын
That last part really hits. Eyes alone don't bring any light into the world, they just hold on to it for a moment A camera is a box to hold secrets but it is also a projector to showcase life (extreme side note but they actually do have older cameras with projectors on them, which is why I thought that last segment was even more interesting) I'm also Filipino American and have not been there for more than a decade. My grandparents that live there have both since passed, one during the covid lockdowns and one shortly after when the lockdowns were lifted, and I have real anxieties about going back, much the same to what you felt before arriving there. The house I grew up in is gone, and a new building is standing there now. The farmland that surrounded us was turned into city. And my grandparents that watched over me all that time are no longer there either. It's so different now. Like an alien world, so far removed from what few memories I have; and I'm scared that my family will look at me and not like what they see. I'm the only son of my father and the only natural born boy who will carry their last name in the whole family. The thought of going back weighs on me heavily and for now it's honestly easier to not think about it. The part where you really railed the GFX50R also kind of tickled me because of my friends that are interested in photography they could not fathom why I would spend so much money on a camera that is so bad on paper. Some are Sony shooters, Canon diehards and the one Nikon guy and they didn't even understand what I meant when I said that there was a shutter delay and the sensor readout is really slow. There are so few redeeming qualities to this camera but the images it produces for me makes up for all it's faults. I'm glad you're still uploading. It's cool to see someone around my age that is interested in what is more my style of photography; more documentary and not so focused on what's going to pull the algorithm.
@joshshanksphoto9 ай бұрын
I receive this fully, and can relate to your personal comments a lot. Thanks for all your words, I look just followed you on Instagram. Excited to see more of your photography!
@poobs23619 ай бұрын
Hey, just wanted to say thanks for your work in making this film sim! I know there's a rather small market for shooting the GFX for the unedited jpegs but I'm one of those guys. This portra sim came out of the camera so close to what I wanted that I couldn't imagine going through the trouble to edit it, which is exactly what I've been looking for in a camera. The colors land overall kind of flat because of the classic chrome implementation but it puts such a big emphasis on lighting because of that. I just really wanted to say thanks beacause I shot basically the whole trip with this film sim. I tried to emulate it on the XT5 just to see what I would be missing as far as the autofocus capabilities (I use adapted full frame lenses on the GFX). While I did like the output of the XT5 I ended up not liking the shooting experience (that camera is SO good though, and I can highly recommend it if I did not love so much more shooting on my GFX). Morning, midday, sunset, at night; even on rainy days there were very few moments when I was not happy with the result, like the lighting just had to be straight awful for this sim to not work. I'm not sure if you even still use film sims for anything but if you do ever make a kodak gold recipe for this sensor I will 100% be loading that up with me wherever my next adventure is. Thanks so much! instagram.com/pooberlicious/ If you want to check out some of the pictures I've taken.
@joshshanksphoto9 ай бұрын
Thanks for your genuine feedback, I appreciate all that info. Yeah I do agree there many sims that can save or look good in unsavory lighting, maybe something high in contrast or something less clean and clinical in aesthetic. But yeah I have definitely been thinking about doing a gold sim, honestly when I have tried it ends up being so close to the portra sim just changes in the shadows and color that I don't even make it a separate sim I just edit in the quick menu off the portra sim. You've given me the idea to take a second look at doing a gold simulation though!
@joshshanksphoto9 ай бұрын
In retrospect I can see how scattered this video is, a good reflection for where I am now with photography. Next step will be streamlining what I aim to communicate.
@dvdragon9 ай бұрын
Can you use this lens with focus peaking on the GFX? Thanks.
@joshshanksphoto9 ай бұрын
Yeah you can
@dvdragon9 ай бұрын
@@joshshanksphoto Thank you.
@PeteEdmunds9 ай бұрын
I always enjoy hearing your words Josh. There is definitely a writer and a poet within. Interesting what you said about the Persian flaw. In my hometown in Cheshire, the Anglican church has a number of pillars, and one of them was deliberately made to mismatch the others. Again with the idea that only god is perfect.
@joshshanksphoto9 ай бұрын
Oh how cool I never knew that, thanks for the additional knowledge
@ShehanObeysekara10 ай бұрын
1:46 Damn, what a photograph
@joshshanksphoto10 ай бұрын
Ahh thank you!!
@ShehanObeysekara10 ай бұрын
Thanks truly for making these videos, watching your videos have helped a lot in choosing vintage lenses for my GFX, there a few videos out there with people using old lenses on new medium formats but not all of them are better photographers like you (and maybe vuhlandes). so, its helpful to have your input on them. Thanks again.
@joshshanksphoto10 ай бұрын
Thank you for those words! They really help me know what's helpful and what people like watching
@leoeyegenartig84734 ай бұрын
Absolutely 💯
@Vindeloev10 ай бұрын
Hey Josh :) I was wondering. How difficult is it to work with focus on the manuel lens? What is your go-to? :)
@joshshanksphoto10 ай бұрын
It's not too bad, especially on the 45mm for some reason. It's always been a little harder on the 80mm for me, the focus throw just seems to be longer on that one. But for now the 45 is my go to!
@Vindeloev10 ай бұрын
Cool! and thanks for the answer (:@@joshshanksphoto
@jonathantubb357110 ай бұрын
Which adapter did you use? I’m yet to find one that allows me the ability to focus deep on the 45mm 🙌🏼
@joshshanksphoto10 ай бұрын
It's a fotodiox adapter, the most basic one but works
@jonathantubb357110 ай бұрын
@@joshshanksphoto do you have any issues focussing deep? Seen a few people having this issue with m645 adapters including fotodiox
@joshshanksphoto10 ай бұрын
No I don't think so, I feel like if I did I'd have noticed by now.
@BenjaminKanarek10 ай бұрын
Exactly what I am using for my casual street photo walks! by the way, beautiful images that you took!
@117775EM10 ай бұрын
Josh...I agree with so many of your points. After college in 1989 I did back pack around the world in 18 months. Totally life-changing experience but in a sober and realistic way and not the way so many YTubers go on about. There was nothing romantic about waiting 7 hrs in Nepal for a train that was supposed to arrive 8hrs prior. No Zen in that. I also agree that you don't have to travel to these far off places when beauty exists right here in America. Over the years I have acquired and used many cameras and the Canon EOS 100 was a film camera that I bought in London and shot over 7000 images. It was costly to develop so I did it at a trickle. At any rate, some of my favorite images were taken as you were trying to explain...controlling the scene and serendipity but heavily leaning towards spontaneous. A fellow traveler gave me good advice on this matter. He said...allow yourself to see as if you were sitting on a park bench in the middle of a city park and watch life go by and if something of interest passes by then capture an image of it. You will have it for ever. That is why I love photography so much. Because no one will ever see the same image the same. Keep taking photos and it is normal to be self-critical. In fact, its important.
@joshshanksphoto10 ай бұрын
Thank you for your insights and stories, I appreciate being given different perspectives on similar experiences
@splootan10 ай бұрын
I have a 50mm nikkor lens 50 1.8 should i just get an adaptor for it? Or should i get the MAMIYA with the adaptor... thoughts highly appreciated!
@joshshanksphoto10 ай бұрын
Can't really make a recommendation based on just that. Totally depends on your budget, what you plan on shooting, and just your personal preference. I'd say do a little more digging and trust your gut! Whatever you think will make you like your photography more
@splootan10 ай бұрын
@joshshanksphoto I suppose it was more of a technical question, as I believe the MAMIYA is medium format and the nikon is 35mm... what you think? Does it really matter...
@joshshanksphoto10 ай бұрын
Oh for sure, I'd prefer using a medium format lens on a medium format body. I'd imagine a 35mm lens would give you some vignetting and probably wouldn't cover the sensor