The story of Vivian Maier saddens me and pisses me off at the same time. People in her life at the time had to know she was a photographer. She roamed around solo with a big ass camera on her neck. Surely someone was like "Hey are you a photographer?" But like so many artists, her work is only recognised after her death. It's like we don't want to see the art until the artist is no longer there. It's safer to enjoy without dealing with whatever perspective or quirks the artist brings.

Five of your photographers are portrait photographers, only one being a master of landscapes. I would add two honorable mentions to your list (and it's really hard to just add two more), but in genera expansion - Michael "Nick" Nichols was a master of capturing the essence of wildlife and his work has been instrumental in conservation movements. And his marine counterpart, David Doubilet, the master of capturing seascapes and marine wildlife. I think both of these masters changed the way we photograph nature and view our connection with the natural world.

I'd swap out Maier for Bresson. We're talking about legends right?

I still have trouble forgiving McCurry for deceptive practices, but his photos (without regard to journalism) are powerful. Arbus is very intriguing, and Adams, well, he must have been the inspiration for Photoshop. He was doing photoshop in a darkroom with an enlarger, dodging and burning, on a god-like skill level with god-like nuance and artistry. Vivianne Maier was just a rare genius. Not too unusual for neurodivergent people, as I'm guessing she was.

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Agreed. Absolutely the best. ❤

Tshirt is gold man. Unfortunately most photographers have traded the "backstory" of their photo for poor composition and bokeh.

You said it ...'End of the day its the art thats count' 💚💚💚

The potato trick did not work for me....

Just got my ef to rf speed booster, but someday I’ll be able to buy some new RF glass (other than my Sirui 16mm RFs)

Clicked on this video due to what was meant to be discussed. Apparently: Key Features Discussed: Why the Canon R7 is a beast for wildlife and sports photography Sigma 150-600mm Contemporary vs. Sports - which one is best? Autofocus, sharpness, and stabilization tests There was no mention of c Vs sports lens, and no sharp ess or stabilisation tests? Do you have these on another video?

This is such a great introduction to the greats... I can never choose a favorite between Ansel Adams and Annie Libowitz, but they really an not comparable anyway.

When you said, "She was known as the weird photographer" I was expecting Cindy Sherman. Check her out if you don't know her. Spoiler alert, look at some pictures before you wiki her.

I really like EF L lenses - they deliver and have this legendary feel to it.

My r7 already has the 4 stacking pics when you take a pic it takes couple secs to process before taking another pic

What I tell beginners that are serious. Go to the canon website and set a watch for the refurbished R7. It goes on sale every few weeks for just over $1000 US. Then go to Amazon and get the Meike speedbooster EF to RF with locking mount. Then go to MPB and grab a Tamron 35-150mm f/2.8-4 Di VC OSD. This is a very minimal set up that will cover everything they need to hit the ground running without wasting money on lesser equipment an having to take a loss trading up later down the road.

Adobe Bridge is free and combined with Affinity it is Affinity for us.

I appreciate your videos. After 20+ years of phone photography, I picked up my first real camera in September when my high school marching band asked me to be their historian. At least I have my niche - marching band photography! - and it seems like nobody else does it. My budget allowed cash for a 2013 Canon SL1 at the local photography store. I realized I jumped into the deep end of the hard part right off the bat (nighttime/low light/not allowed to use flash Friday night football + action/high shutter speed). I binged Photo Genius, and KZbin fed me your channel (and your beginner astrophotography video) after his beginner's astrophotography video. I'm not interested in the money; I am passionate about documenting and preserving a moment in time for the future to enjoy. I'm working my way through your videos now. Thank you for what you do.

I am using my EF lens on my RF camera with the adapter. I am good with it. The pictures are great. Thank you for your comments.

My first shoot will be in Casa Grande AZ at the IMCA tv winternationals the first week in January

Love to see a video on the business of photography. Looking to make 2025 the year I get back behind the lens. Btw, I've thought of my phone as a texting device with a side hustle as a camera.

Watched this one a second time. You always put out some thought provoking and educational videos.

"Soft, Blurry, Dissapointment". Well that pretty much defines me as a person.

Yeah, I built up my Canon setup from 2010 to 2012 with quite a few nice L lenses as well as a few others. With my EOS 5D Mark III I was pretty well equipped. Then I dropped it this summer, breaking some internals so I looked for my way to upgrade. I ended up getting the R6 Mark II (although it feels cheaper than the 5D Mark III) and got an adapter with it. I can still use the batteries I used with my 5D Mark III and 90D and I can use all my lenses with the adapter. And they work just the way they did before. Some even work better with the IBIS (yes, IS with any lens you attach!) and AF also works in darker environments, where the 5D Mark III starts to struggle. The only lens that acts a bit weird is my Sigma 12-24mm, which doesn't seem to work well with the IBIS so I have to deactivate IBIS with this lens. Whatever. By the way: I still got my 5D Mark III repaired and it works perfectly again. :)

I have been using patona batteries for 2 years and i havent gotten any issues., plus theyre dirt cheap

I have canon 80d

Best camera is the camera you have with you.

Call when it's full frame

Personally, I think that if you wanna become a better photographer you should shoot film. That's right, I said it, shoot film. I bet a lot of these so called photographers, on the internet, would shoot film, they'd find out just how bad they are. JMHO.

have been disappointed for years with Canon, watching all the options come out from 3rd parties but only for Sony and Nikon Sigma and Tamron only producing crop lenses for RF so far Full Frame RF needs some love, years behind now

Music too loud not needed

Hi Jeff is this the sigma ef 120-400 mm apo hsm version lens?

I have canon 1dx mark i would this work on it? And is this the dg lens version or is it newer?

Newbie to Neewer and ND filters overall . Looking for video or instructions for dummies. Most important question, what is the purpose the ability to turn the filter like a dial?

I'm using 95% ef glass with my 2 R6s and R5C. Due to the fact for stills. Having the Meike adapter with the nd filter. So I don't have to use HSS. It saves the life of my batteries

Getting home to find a ton of bad photo's, yeah, I can relate.

I’m looking to buy an R7 soon and planning to use my 150-600C on it. I’ve gotten really mixed signals about if it’s a good setup or not. Mainly the focus pulsing in Duade Paton’s video. This has reassured me that this is a good setup and is worth having. I was actually planning on getting a 90D before watching because of the similarities between the cameras. Going mirrorless will surely be a better idea.

I have the EF mount Sport version, and it is great. You don't lose a stop of light due to crop. If you use it with the standard adapter you get a maximum equivalent focal length of 960mm f6.3. If I use my SpeedBooster I get about the equivalent of a 660mm f5 (plus there is a teeny tiny bit of apparent image quality improvement.). Now my version is damn heavy, I'll have to admit. That is why I have kept my old Tamron G1 150-600mm, it is much lighter (~30% lighter) and still not a bad lens at all.

The majority of my lenses are adaptored Sigma EF or EF-S lenses. This is on both my RF cropped and full frame bodies.

What about other EF-RF adapters, like Meike, Viltrox ? Are they as good as the Canon ones?

Howdy, how do you update the firmware on that lens? I'm shooting with a Canon R6 mk2

I like my R7 all it really needs in my opinion is an Improved buffer larger higher res EVF and a battery grip, other than those items it's a solid camera as it stands now.

I Love My EF Lens

Hi from the UK. Check out the video done by the Pilot Institute who tested 5 brands of ND Filters. After rigorous testing, Altman come out top, Neewer second and Freewell came last. Their F-Stop (Freewell) test showed some filters were less than half an F-Stop increase when upping the ND Filter from say ND8 to ND16. Pretty bad when you look at the price. I had ordered a Mega pack of Freewell filters from Amazon at £100 for my Mini 3 pro, but cancelled the order and went for a 6-pack from Neewer. Same for my Mini 4 pro, ended up cheaper. Couldn't find any Altman filters in the UK.

Dang, this was totally relevant 6 years ago.

Hopefully, Samyang will make their 35-150 F 2- F2.8 RF compatible as well

Tamron has also just dropped their 11-20mm RF lens. Myself being in the Sony ecosystem have really enjoyed my Samyang lenses (full-frame)

Spot on