BEST travel camera and LENS in Brazil: Is it truly ALL you need?

[@mitchellkphotos]

Hey everyone! What do you think of these kinds of videos, where I show you the photos and then break down the process and talk a bit about the gear?

[@morgannelson884]

I love all your work. When you change things up the work hits me a different way and wakes up my love for the craft .

[@rick-deckard]

That kid's gonna have incredible memories 😊

[@mitchellkphotos]

yeh, I hope so :)

[@costafilh0]

Great little camera for everyday use and travel. Personally, I'd give up a bit of light and bokeh and go with the 40mm F/2.5 for a single-lens single-camera kit just because of the size and weight. But these 35 F/1.8 low light images look really good.

[@ineszabaleta6228]

I really like yourr videos, your passion and I have learnt a lot from your courses. Thanks for sharing and keeping me interested in becoming a better photographer.

[@05halbe]

Thank you for sharing your travel, you made a fantastic documentary 🎉😊

[@jsbphoto]

What a beautiful and entertaining video! I loved your photographs and commentary. I look forward to your next video.

[@mitchellkphotos]

Thank you!

[@jongrall]

Stunning photography and video footage, Mitchell! Really enjoyed your commentary and the lessons you shared. Made me really want to go to Brazil one day! Off to Japan soon, hoping to apply some of the lessons from your courses as I did last year in India.

[@frywolny]

Mam, I love your stories. Not traveling as often as you but can relate to so many aspects of your experiences. Keep going!

[@americosequeira8670]

Mais um maravilhoso video-documentário, cheio de imagens espetaculares e muito educativo. Muito obrigado e fico à espera dos videos da Argentina. I wrote in Portuguese so that you can practice a little more... 🙂

[@mitchellkphotos]

Muito obrigado, entendi tudo, só não estou acostumado a escrever em português.

[@americosequeira8670]

@@mitchellkphotos A resposta foi perfeita, ninguém diria isso (Your reply was perfect, no one would say that) 😀

[@tjsinva]

Another gorgeous video, and the technical insights are always welcome. Given the narratives in the videos and some of the IG descriptions, you are already, in fact, a writer. Maybe a blog is in order. Carry on. 👍🥂

[@mitchellkphotos]

Yeh, I've decided to focus more on this. I think I might, however, do short blog posts and try to be more regular. We'll see.

[@juliette-mansour]

Thanks for sharing all these amazing photos and footage, Mitchell. I can remember when you were shooting with Panasonic and none of that mattered since your images are amazing! Enjoy, Juliette

[@mitchellkphotos]

Thanks for watching :)

[@Rudy-WT]

Awesome video maaaate! Great times!

[@mitchellkphotos]

@@Rudy-WT Thanks maaaate. 🙂

[@studio44e]

Great video Mitchell - thank you for taking me (and all of us) along on your photo adventures! Just curious.. for your 'non-professional' type shots (family memories, spontaneous shots, candids etc.) do you ever do any iPhone type photography?

[@mitchellkphotos]

Thanks for watching and... no I don't. I don't know what it is, I just don't enjoy photographing with the phone. I try and I try, but... it feels so unsatisfactory. I think before the "more serious" cameras were bigger, it made more sense, I DID even do it around 2011, but now... can't get myself to do it. :)

[@richardbarvainis3454]

Thanks for this wonderful video, Mitchell. You are living the photographer's dream, and your use of stills, video, and drone imagery makes for a very dynamic story. I imagine it must be hard though, living in a confined space and constantly on the road. After about a month of that I long for home. But as for you, keep at it while you're still young, energetic, and able, and the rest of us can reap the benefits. It's good to see that you can do this with your family as well.

[@mitchellkphotos]

I have to say I NEVER get home sick, in large part because the girls are with me and... because that little camper IS my home. But, it's a misconception that I'm "living" in a confined space. I'm OUTDOORS, in nature, in countless different places and situations, so it feels far less confined than living in a house. Now, as I'm with my parents renting houses... man, do I feel confined. :)

[@stkuj]

I'll be traveling with the A7Cii while in SE Asia. I've decided the the kit lens will most likely fulfill (at least) 50% of my needs. IMO, it's perfect for travel at 28-60 and weather sealed. This might be something to consider.

[@colinhoward2200]

I am sure that is a good setup. For me I am using the X-T5 with their 18-120mm in conjunction with the F2 23mm. For me it is a really good combination. I small lens for using it as a compact camera and good in low light. The 120mm is equivalent to about 180mm which is mind blowing in terms of range and that lens is REALLY light. This is the strength of APS-C for travel photography.

[@mitchellkphotos]

Very nice.

[@paullafleur6112]

Well, despite the ebb and flow of mojo, the images I just saw are absolutely gorgeous. I like how stills, video, drone footage and map images are combined to string together the story. And the travel camera and lens advice is very helpful too. Keep up the good work. Very enjoyable and inspiring!

[@mitchellkphotos]

Thanks a lot, glad you feel that way. Gonna try more stuff like this, since people seem to like it.

[@tamirbelo]

As someone who watches your videos for quite a while I have to ask, how is it like to manage family life while traveling all the time? Although I'm too young to travel or build a family right now, it is something I want to do and seems very hard to combine.

[@mitchellkphotos]

@@tamirbelo Not easy for sure. In fact it's the biggest challenge. BUT it is very rewarding, so, high challenge/risk - high reward. 🤣

[@Antonybec]

Why don't change your 24-105 f4 by tamron 28-200 2,8-5,6 ? More lighter, and more reach ? I also got an a7c with the samyang 35 1,8, this is perfect, the combo is so small :)

[@nicolaas7]

I am a follower. I bought all you courses to support you. I like the way you handel your live with daughter und wife. For you living you need us. Everything is ok.

[@mitchellkphotos]

Thank you!

[@RomainC99]

Brazil has so much to offer! I'm going to Bonito (Mato Grosso do Sul) next week with my (Brazilian) wife, and I'm also torn between just enjoying the holiday and taking photography! To add to the issue, I'm bringing a newly-bought drone so now will also have to choose between the camera and the drone 😂

[@mitchellkphotos]

Hehe :) I think some places there are better for drone, some are useless for drone, so... you could take one or the other with you depending on the day. Brasil is THE BEST!

[@jamesoutdoors.6450]

Maybe have a go with the Tamron 35-150 f2-f2.8. I have had it for two years as a professional photographer and although heavy it covers so much without carrying multiple lenses. When its at at 35mm it's at f2 which gives that prime look. Great autofocus and tack sharp. Always loved your videos by the way.

[@mitchellkphotos]

I would get it for sure if it were 24 on the wide side, but not sure if that's possible.

[@pipari21]

Great stuff! Two questions... 1. Have you had any dust or water enter the 35mm in difficult conditions? 2. What's you opinion on the newish Sony 24-50mm f2.8? It's small but I'm worried that the focal range is too short for it to be versatile enough for travel.

[@mitchellkphotos]

I have shot in a little rain and dust... I shoot often in dust, dust is generally not a big deal, well... depending on the amount of dust, but... I don't think it should be used in anything REALLY serious. And about 24-50mm, yeh, honestly at f2.8... perhaps if it were like a 20-50, it might be worthwhile, but 24-50, I am just not sure that it's flexible enough, you can basically get something similar by making a step forward and a step backwards with the 35mm :)

[@pipari21]

@@mitchellkphotos Thanks. You confirmed my thoughts exactly 😊 I’m just going to stick with my 40mm f2.5 and 70-200 f2.8 GMii untill Sony makes properly weather sealed 35mm f1.8 or standard zoom (I don’t trust extending zooms for weather sealing).

[@paullafleur6112]

You mentioned possibly doing a review of the Sony A7Cii for travel photography. I would welcome that. I also wonder, what made you favour the A7Cii over the A7CR for travel photography? Cheers

[@mitchellkphotos]

Stay tuned! :)

[@CassioHungria85]

Awesome video

[@mitchellkphotos]

Thank you :)

[@bookletras]

I love your vídeos! Tahnk u!

[@mitchellkphotos]

Well thank you for loving them. :)

[@markkrell7845]

Hi, May I know the 24-70 in this video a original or a MkII? Thanks!

[@mitchellkphotos]

original

[@markkrell7845]

@@mitchellkphotos Thank you!

[@OlegG5654]

You story like to be with You at that place. Wonderfully👋👋

[@FastAkira]

Not Leica , but Sony. Wow

[@mitchellkphotos]

😅

[@gyozototh1548]

and whats about the lens of Sony FE 28-60mm?

[@mitchellkphotos]

Never used it.

[@2011wk]

Samyang 24mm or 35mm f2. 8 are even much smaller than the sony 35mm.. So if you want to be really unobtrusive and casual, you could use these..

[@mitchellkphotos]

After a certain point it makes almost no difference for discreetness. I'll go with f1.8 and a Sony, usually.

[@bioliv1]

I tried the new Sigma 70-200 f2.8, and I just loved the feel of it🙂

[@mitchellkphotos]

A bit too big for me, but I can imagine!

[@zardosspinosa6944]

@@mitchellkphotos Yes, got to be a monster, always a trade off

[@stevenwaldstein2249]

Thank you for the video. Had to go back and check your older video to remember which 35mm version you were using with your A7CII. I have both but also using the A7CR as well and have adopted the new 24-50/2.8 G for more flexibility and less lens switching. I use the zoom on the A7CR since the 61 Mpixels allows me to crop into 70mm easily so I seldom travel by plane with the 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II any more. I now also travel with my, new for me, 70-200mm f/4 MACRO G II on the A7CII. If I need to go wide I use either my 20mm f/1.8 G or the 16-25mm f/2.8. Have to admit that it’s hard to find time to watch a greater than 30 minute video so thanks for clearly defining what time stamp the gear section is at so I watch yours in two parts. take care.

[@CassioHungria85]

You and your daughter seems to be so close.. like good friends

[@mitchellkphotos]

I'm trying to balance it. I definitely need to be father first, but I want her to have that kind of approach, that she can share what she wants and have fun with me. :)

[@CassioHungria85]

@@mitchellkphotos Thats so beautiful...

[@costafilh0]

I'd rather have a telephoto lens than be a writer, tbh.😅 I'm from Brazil and I haven't had the chance to explore the north yet, just a little bit of the south. Amazing land, amazing people, everything else is just noise and BS.

[@mitchellkphotos]

@@costafilh0 telephoto won't help. What is BS exactly? What are you talking about? I LOVED the North. Very much worth visiting.

[@costafilh0]

​@@mitchellkphotos You can get closer without being close. It's not a solution for everything, but it's better than writing, at least for me. BS - bull sh*t Like almost every country has. But Brazil has a "special" past and present. I can't wait to explore more of everything, but especially the north, which I don't know much yet.

[@mitchellkphotos]

@@costafilh0 oh yes. Of course BS is everywhere. But in Brazil the amazing stuff makes up for the BS. 🙂 And I didn't stop not because of not having a lens it was because of the crazy long distances. Haha. So I would rather have a drone that carries me. That would be amazing. 😂

[@zardosspinosa6944]

Great video. To someone who is far more experienced and knowledgeable than me, I shoot M4/3 and have never really been challenged by the smaller format. Yes I do have a Sony A7R3 which I use to take photos of my gf because the sensor is gorgeous. With M4/3 I will photo from dawn till dusk, but when it gets dark I usually leave my camera behind. The 15-90 range I use primes (7.5-45), but just now after 10 years I have succumbed to a 24-70 f2.8 (12-35). One of my most used lenses is the Olympus 40-150 f2.8. I agree, photography is an ongoing challenge, which is why we love it, and there is no secret sauce. Off to Cambodia on Sunday, here its 10 degrees, over there its a little warmer at 36 degrees and last time I went 3 months ago it was 42

[@mitchellkphotos]

Thank you! 42C... that's about the temperature that my brain boils. 🤣Sometimes when it gets dark, the most interesting stuff happens. As you see in this case, the celebrations are all after dark. I like to be able to shoot these.

[@ushren]

What is your Russian name? Mitya? I know you've been trying to find a way to monetize yor knowledge. A lot of KZbin photographers make good money from conducting workshops. I think a lot of people would love for you to show them around Peru or any other South American country during some sort of a ceremony or a festival while teaching them your photohraphic style.

[@mitchellkphotos]

Yes, that's my birth name. I think you are the only person who has EVER guessed it. I'm ok. I don't think I need or want to conduct workshops for now. I'm doing ok with the digital stuff, but, I never say never. :)

[@ushren]

@@mitchellkphotos Yup. Never say never. I also grew up in CCCP. I had a friends named Mitya. So, I figured I'd give it a try at guessing ur name.

[@ApoErylle]

If you truly like to engage with the people there, why do you disregard the "Catholic Faith" of the people you are in? Kindly be holistic in your approach...

[@zardosspinosa6944]

Sadly a weird troll like comment, from someone who should know better

[@mitchellkphotos]

I don't disregard it. You see elements of it throughout the video. Churches, crosses, rosaries in mouths during Maracatu. All there. 🙂

[@zardosspinosa6944]

@@mitchellkphotosyep have to agree having looked at it again

[@mattijaffe8881]

Beautiful! Keep traveling and creating great content. Loved the story telling style

[@mitchellkphotos]

Thank you!