X-T30 & 16mm 2.8, Hands On, 3rd Person Shooting

[@rajneshlohana5826]

The best street photography video I've seen in a while. I could watch this all day. Also, beautiful pictures man.

[@Quelix93]

It's impressive how responsive those people on the street have been there to your photography. I can't imagine that the folks here in Germany would do a peace sign rather than hiding their face behind there hands or something. I love your videos, they've been one reason to start photographing and ordering a X-T20.

[@Eric1396]

That 3rd person perspective is very interesting.

[@noahdurrenberger126]

yeah I loved it, innovative.

[@erosario64]

Your video is the first I’ve seen covering street photography with a 360 experience and it was surreal - I loved it. Keep up the great work.

[@stubskututstuy]

“..Be sure to complain in the comments..” LMAO

[@JayGrapherTh]

the more we complain the more focused the video might be. maybe.

[@ryans_life]

You are so hard on yourself Drew. 😂. Awesome video and kit

[@youngalwyn1124]

Okay okay I’ll complain about the missed focus during the entire intro … ugh 😣

[@joecoolrp]

Hi Andrew! I’ve been shooting with the X-T30 for a couple weeks now, with the 16mm f2.8 and the 23mm f2, and have really been enjoying it. I was surprised a little how much fun it is to shoot with, and how accessible it being so small makes it. Awesome video, I feel like it captured the experience I’ve been having so far!

[@ogonzilla]

That was awesome! Very cool A.

[@AndrewGoodCamera]

Thanks Omar :)

[@alexfrederickson1540]

Excellent as always. I’m very tempted by that cute little 16 2.8 so look forward to your further comments on it. Thank you for taking the time to do this 💐😃

[@kurtschmidt4291]

Sweet! I just got the X-T30 for Christmas. I've only been shooting film for the past 2 years and it's been really great getting back to making some digital images.

[@adamwhittingham86]

Excellent idea with the third person perspective. And using a 360 camera is inspired. Keep it up Andrew.

[@le_explanation]

Love the shots from the tunnel.

[@HediJ86]

Best street photography video I’ve seen. Love the xt30. Good job

[@rjyanal]

Interesting to see what catches your eye and how you frame it.

[@NinjaMonkeyPrime]

I just picked up this camera and lens this year. If all works out well with travel later, I might get to try my first street photography next vacation.

[@parttimehuman]

Got this lens and an xt4 coming. Super excited.

[@hatter10_6]

Great video! I noticed that in your street photos, you continued walking while you took some of the shots. How do you keep the subjects sharp and not motioned-blurred? What is the shutter speed that you used?

[@AndrewGoodCamera]

In good light, I shoot at 1/1000 so I don't have to stop. When the light goes down, I ride the shutter. When I get below 250 I have to hold more still.

[@hatter10_6]

@@AndrewGoodCamera Great to know! Thank you.

[@SamuelStreetlife]

Damn, that 3rd person perspective with the 360 cam is super genius!!! I might try that out with my Theta V someday but it will never be that smooth... On another note, I love the look of the 16mm on fuji! Just a tad wider than 28mm FF but I kind of like that. Love this 5:06.

[@AndrewGoodCamera]

Thanks! Would love to see a Samuel Streetlife session 360 style. :)

[@AdamPatrickMurray]

Loved the 3rd person view, seeing you walk and find shots!

[@AdamPatrickMurray]

Something very zen about it.

[@chrisrolson6737]

Great shoot, Andrew. I look forward to your further remarks on the f2.8. Especially if it retains enough of the rendering “magic” of the f1.4.

[@Scott_Graham]

Best intro ever.

[@alecssson]

Sir, this one was fantastic! You should definitely do more like this one! Great use of perspective and awesome music choice btw

[@rightslot1]

NO! Don't do another like this. Not Good.

[@jeremyw4649]

Great video, really liked the 360 perspective. Would love a comparison of the 16 2.8, 16 1.4, and the 16-55 2.8 at the wide end.

[@zguy95135]

It's nice to see people coming to the city and enjoying themselves. I've been working here for 9 years and come to hate it... I should try and be touristy more often

[@AndrewGoodCamera]

Touristy won't help you like it any more. What you should do is take up street photography. For me it's the observation of people that matters. It's less about the city. Sure, SF provides an interesting background, but all that really matters is that it's hundreds of thousands of people in a very compact area providing hundreds of opportunities to capture fascinating moments. This has very little to do with tourism.

[@TheGermanCompounder]

loved the 360 view, loved the images, loved the commentary

[@laxuscloud2495]

i hope you can help me, your shooting at wide focusing mode with eye and face detect on? on shutter priority?. because i really want to do that kind on street photography. feels like a point and shoot without having to stay on one spot for too long to be noticed or too long to focus on a subject.

[@AndrewGoodCamera]

Yeah, face detect, zone focus, AF-C

[@laxuscloud2495]

Denae & Andrew did you use the electronic shutter?

[@AndrewGoodCamera]

No. It introduces rolling shutter which distorts movement. I would never recommend electronic shutter for street photography. Things are moving too fast

[@laxuscloud2495]

@@AndrewGoodCamera thanks.. youre using shutter prio and manual?

[@AndrewGoodCamera]

Manual shutter and aperture. Auto ISO

[@thomashill5768]

So impressed with the 360 idea. Thought it worked really well. Nuts how you can film yourself actually getting the shot which is great for street photography videos. XT30 looks like another little gem but I'll stick with my XT20 for now...

[@Reggiebphoto]

Crazy concept my friend. Love this cutting edge take on a street photography behind the scenes.

[@freenando75]

yap.. im thinking about the 23 or the 16.. the main use will be street photography and video.. and the casual architecture job.. (16 mm it is then?)

[@mind_flutter]

So atmospheric video. Great format for telling the story

[@Johnkostercreative]

I have this same setup. Game changer.

[@andrew.turner]

I actually really enjoy the missed focus in this video. It has a very artsy quality that only the best videographers can replicate - - and only the youtubers who truly understand real art can appreciate. 9/10 should miss focus again.

[@nunoteixeiradesign]

Box and camera are on focus! No problemo!

[@rikardpersson9493]

Great photos - as always! Love your work! I also like the 360-camera-thing (even though the longer parts provoked a tad motion sickness in me :) ) - it feels like being on the streets together with you in stead of "watching" you! Thanks!

[@imaaronross]

Love it! I’ve been doing some street vlogs lately but the 360 view was super cool to see. Thanks for sharing!

[@Version1x]

Hi! What focus setting was used to snap such a fast momemt approaching car in the tunnel? Awesome video

[@sc0ttmagoon]

I love this style of POV street photography and that 360 camera worked out way better than I guessed it would. You got some great shots. Thanks for sharing.

[@nige1rumsey]

Hey Andrew, that was a really enjoyable film. I liked the InstaOne view of the world. My wife and I were married in SF, so it was great to see a walking tour of downtown, we must get back there one day. I watched fullscreen and a couple of times when you were close to storefronts I felt a little motion sick! But otherwise, I loved it. I particularly enjoyed it when you allowed the ambient audio to leak through the music. Great work.

[@AndrewGoodCamera]

How long ago? I'm willing to bet that it's a very different place, depending on how long. :) I got motion sick making this as well. I've learned some things that will make it smoother next time.

[@nige1rumsey]

@@AndrewGoodCamera That was in 2000! So I'm sure it's changed a lot. From there we drove up US101 to Washington State, such an amazing trip.

[@jim.anchower]

Andrew, great photos and I really appreciated being able to see the over-the-shoulder perspective via the 360 camera. Can you share some info on your focus settings? AF-S or AF-C? In terms of focus point, do you use single, zone, or tracking?

[@AndrewGoodCamera]

AF-C, small zone focus, face tracking enabled. I leave it in multi-purpose custom af-c mode. I switch to manual focus a fair amount though.

[@paulasimson4939]

Super fun and interesting.

[@clood0814]

Hi Andrew. Awesome point of view an insights into your shooting style. I am a little late to the party but I just bought an xt20. I have 2 questions, you may not see them and don't have the time to answer them, but I'll try my luck. 1. Did you use any film simulations for your shots in the video and did you use auto white balance? 2. Could you give us a glimpse into your editing process? I love the way your photos look in terms of colour and mood. Not to copy your style but to have a general guideline as a beginner. Cheers!

[@AndrewGoodCamera]

Yeah I use AWB on the street. I mostly use classic chrome with only tweaks to the curved forore contrast and slight adjustments to color. Mostly it's just classic chrome and across simulations though.

[@clood0814]

@@AndrewGoodCamera Thank you so much for your reply! Much appreciated ! Never would have believed that you used classic chrome for these shots

[@christoombes7875]

Really enjoyed this video and once again some great street photography. Loved the trash can shown around the 5:30 mark. Always a pleasure to follow your channel. 👊👍

[@76Jvt]

Beautiful video. Loved it.

[@dsphotos]

great idea, love the 3rd person view

[@Eric1396]

Love the photo of the Porche with the Westfalia

[@Bloggerky]

That old style hotel telephone creates a decidedly melancholy note. Enjoyed the hyperlapse. Cheers and carry on. :-)

[@L755ovo]

i. LOVE. this angle. Please keep doing this if possible

[@danilosuzuki]

Love the 360 point of view. How did you stick it in your backpack? It looks so steady.

[@Praet0ri4n]

Very beautiful vlog. I enjoyed it lots.

[@AndrewGoodCamera]

Thank you so much 🙂

[@NathanHoang]

Love the way u use the 360.

[@LeeD345]

I’ve already seen 5 or 7 videos about shooting the new 16, but seems like you’re the only one who know how to use 24mm lens great work!

[@pelaoqliao2]

Dude I have a gear 360. I just went out to shoot. With the 360 on my back. What an amazing idea.

[@AdamTuck1]

Loved the third person view! As someone who loves street photography but is terrified of taking photos of people this was really helpful to be able to put myself in your shoes and just see how you did your thing. Would love to see more of this. This also came up at the perfect time, I have just sold my MFT kit in order to join the Fuji gang and was trying to convince myself that I didn't need the X-T3. I don't do video and am sure the X-T30 will be perfect but sometimes it's hard to be sensible and not aim for the flagship. Now I just need to decide on what lenses I'll start with...

[@CmonSoundz]

Also just bought a T30 and wanted to switch from my mFT system...but the IBIS is really the think which will keep me with the mFT and I will sell the Fuji gear...

[@AdamTuck1]

@@CmonSoundz that was my primary worry, and while I haven't missed IBIS yet I'm sure I will at some point. I'm mostly using the excellent 18-55 which is stabilised which helps. Hope in the future Fuji doesn't keep IBIS only for the X-H1.

[@CmonSoundz]

I havn‘t sold any of the 2 systems yet, I am still not sure...I really like shooting with the pancakes, specially with the 20mm 1.7 or Fuji 28 2.8...but this round goes to mFT because of the IBIS...also I like the 14-140 or 18-135, and the Fuji is quite a lot bigger. Picture qualität goes to Fuji of course, but not by much, so I still don‘t know what to do ;-)

[@MomentsFound]

I always love the real and honest nature of your videos. Don’t sweat the the oof intro. I wouldn’t have even noticed if you didn’t mention it. It’s your always super content that counts.

[@chinwengkeong]

I'm considering getting the X-T30, mostly for its manual controls and the famed film simulations. Did you process from RAW files, in LR, using LR's replicas of Fuji film sims? Or did you tweak in LR after shooting jpegs with the film sims in-camera?

[@AndrewGoodCamera]

For these I processed RAW in LR, but stuck pretty closely with Classic Chrome profile. Just adjusted the curves mostly.

[@chinwengkeong]

Cool thanks a lot!

[@rick-deckard]

Loved the sad violin focus bit :D

[@sipsmagnusrichardson]

I like this format hopefully you'll do more? What do you do if someone confronts you about taking pictures on the street?

[@AndrewGoodCamera]

I pretend that I don't speak English, smile, and walk away. :) In The US, taking photos of people in public is legal. I used to try to explain this, I also have deleted photos when someone was upset once. But now, I just pretend I don't speak their language. I'm not saying that's the right way, but I just don't really want to deal with it anymore. Haha. Having said that, I can count on one hand the number of times I've been "confronted" or challenged. It almost never happens. 99% of people just don't care. And if I have an air of certainty, if I'm quick, if I don't appear shifty or uneasy, no one is bothered in the slightest.

[@stormxlr]

XT30 owner. The built in flash can be used creatively and in a clutch shooting at night at get togethers

[@HANandSOL]

It’s actually a magical focal length for daily snaps 📷

[@snap7166]

Cool look over your shoulder 😉. Is the big shoulder pad from the Hazard 4 Backpack?

[@AndrewGoodCamera]

Yeah it is

[@cacapupu1234]

There’s just something amazing about this lens even though you don’t get bokeh from the 1.4 version of this lens

[@Scott_Graham]

Also this third person setup with the Insta360 is fantastic. Very well done. AND don't buy drugs.

[@AndrewGoodCamera]

Haha. Excellent advice.

[@simonfinch6639]

I have a X-pro2 but I'm looking for a back up camera for it. XT2 and XT30 are the cameras I'm looking at. With your knowledge on both of these camera's. What would you recommend?

[@JayMacroPhotos]

I like the 360 view. Did you find it easier to not worry about video and just focus on photography?

[@AndrewGoodCamera]

Definitely it simplifies things. On the other hand, it makes me more self conscious about how I'm choosing to spend my time. For instance, normally I would pause and do more "fishing" style shooting, but I was conscious of the Insta360 picking up me doing nothing and felt a need to press on and an urgency to get shots. Not entirely a bad thing though

[@MusabJilani]

The 360 view is a cool touch, great video!

[@MrShuaiGuy]

I'm digging this 360 video! please make more of these!

[@user-yg6ft1iu1i]

I enjoyed the perspective from the backpack. Very nice way to see the street views and a reminder how beautiful San Fran can be. Enjoyed your images as well

[@BhuboyVillanueva]

Hi, would you recommend this for landscape photography? or its better to get the 10-24. thanks

[@AndrewGoodCamera]

10-24 will serve you better in a landscape situation generally. You don't need the 2.8 aperture and a prime is not always ideal.

[@BhuboyVillanueva]

@@AndrewGoodCamera thanks

[@BhuboyVillanueva]

@@AndrewGoodCamera another thing , for street, this or the 23 f2

[@jamessaldo]

Hey andrew, i want to ask something to you. currently i'm planning to buy a fuji film camera and stuck to choose between fuji xt-2 or xt-30. so which one u gonna recommend me for semi-professional use(?) how about their hand grips? i interested in fuji xt-2 weather resistant and d-pad which fuji xt-30 doesn.t have. thank's a lot. nice idea for using 360 camera in this vid haha

[@jacobgoldenpictures3828]

I really enjoyed this pov style. Great photos too! Just pick up the same lens and excited to take it out. Did you say you were shooting in Continuous Focus Mode or Single AF? Thanks!

[@AndrewGoodCamera]

Single

[@lunaxmari5012]

Wow, such a cool, interesting Video!

[@TracyClayton]

I'm super interested in this lens. Owning all the "Fujicrons" this would be a nice add, however, I shoot mainly photos of my family, was wondering if you'd recommend this lens for more documentary family stuff too?

[@TracyClayton]

Ahhh just re-watched your videos on the 16mm 1.4!!! Question answered!!! Thanks!!!

[@StreetsWideOpen]

Great use for the 360 camera. Love the Fuji cameras 👍🏻 Nice video

[@WaiYingLam]

I think you are onto something with the 3rd person filming, its fun to watch

[@shinep2001]

hi. i bot FUJIFILM XF 16mm f/2.8 R WR Lens today. but i dnt have a Fuji camera. which i am planing next mnth. my que is wen i rotate the aperture ring of this lens i dint see aperture blade closing or opening like annual lens. is it normal or something wrong with it. Is it only work wen connected to camera. pls help.

[@_xmj]

how is your focus / af set up when shooting from hip? great capture at 7:40

[@AndrewGoodCamera]

Small area Zone focus, af-c, face detect on. I never used to face AF-C, but now I do. Technology has come so far.

[@ricwilliams558]

Excellent video particularly as a concept this could make a great video series

[@GamerNxUSN]

I have this lens rented right now for my daughters bday weekend. Hoping to do some street photography with it.

[@Carmerafe]

How do you manage to look at the viewfinder without it touching your eyeglasses? I find it annoying myself when viewfinder touches my eyeglasses.

[@AndrewGoodCamera]

It's certainly not as nice to use as the x-t3 with glasses, but it's better than the x-e3

[@moritzhuttmann404]

Hey andrew, Love the 3rd p perspective, especially for street! Thumbs up for this idea! I was wondering which focus settings you use for your street? Could you please tell me? Thanks!

[@AndrewGoodCamera]

AF-C, Small area Zone focus, face detection on. Sometimes I switch to manual focus if faces are not involved or if it is architecture.

[@moritzhuttmann404]

Denae & Andrew thank you very much! I’ll try!

[@HVRIS]

Yo dude! these shots are lovely! I just did a review on the 16mm 2.8 as well! I love this lens too. I hope you shoot in London sometime would love to shoot with you

[@AndrewGoodCamera]

London would be amazing. Thanks for reaching out. If we ever go, it would be very nice to have a local to shoot with.

[@HVRIS]

Denae & Andrew seriously dude. Stay in touch! I’ve been watching your video for ages 🙏🏼

[@jonmaat882]

Are these images SOOC?

[@AndrewGoodCamera]

They are Acros and Classic Chrome Fuji profiles with very small curve adjustments applied to the RAW.

[@Noealz]

will get you that film soon - waiting for a sunny day over here : )

[@boss133749]

Who do you use for your bgm? It's excellent. Things up for that

[@AndrewGoodCamera]

Fla.mingo. see description

[@brokenxhero]

i literally walk up and down market st. and go try to find random alleys when i shoot! quick question, if i already own a 35mm f/2, would buying the 16mm f/2.8 pointless?

[@AndrewGoodCamera]

They are very different focal lengths. 35f2 is a bit too narrow for my liking in the city, but that's just me.

[@brokenxhero]

Denae & Andrew thanks for the swift reply. i think that was the answer i needed, lol. i’m off to purchase the 16 f2/8! your insight is always appreciated! 🤘

[@matthewzagorski1597]

Andrew! All these pictures are so good!!!! Also I love the talk head portion of you trolling the comment section lol

[@JuanLopez-oz9kh]

Love that smart phone on the table!

[@Watchthekettle]

I have an xt3 and the 35mm I do some street photography and travel. I was thinking of adding the 16mm 2.8 to my current set up would you recommend this over the 18-55? They r both in thesame budget range for me. Would the 18-55 at 18mm be the exact same thing as just the 16 prime ?

[@AndrewGoodCamera]

You can learn a lot by shooting prime on the street. I often recommend primes for newer photographers as it forces you to think harder about composition. However, if you're more experienced and you don't have trouble seeing the full scene, a zoom is much more flexible on the street and I often prefer it. But then, again on the other hand, when you don't have the option to shoot telephoto, sometimes it can hone or narrow your vision and help give focus. In short, I can't answer that for you. Just depends. Best of luck :)

[@gamingcrisp378]

May I know how do you set up like this? The 3rd person veiw.

[@AndrewGoodCamera]

Insta 360 X. Link in the description.

[@JohnKrill]

Soft Focus Intro: All I had to do was remove my glasses and the Intro's focus looked great. It's all relative.

[@AndrewGoodCamera]

:)

[@kb_edc]

awesome awesome video. thank you.

[@pandoraefretum]

What a cutie (the lens)

[@vpr5562]

Hey, thank you! :) As long term viewer of your channel ma i suggest something? When you take a snap, it would be awesome if you could split the screen and to show us the original and the edited photo simultaneously.

[@AndrewGoodCamera]

Other than B&W, the original and my edit are extremely similar. I shoot in Classic Chrome. All I do is play with the curves a bit.The longer I shoot, the less I edit in post.

[@brianrobertson781]

Great video as always. Ever thought about narrating your process as you do a street session (although some of that I can infer by your editing)?

[@V4D2]

My kinda video, Andrew ;) . This will be my main approach, when I start my channel ;). Really nice shots, as usual, specially on that tunnel/underpass. PS: I was about to ask exactly that.. _ is it worth doubling the focal distance with 2 lenses? I mean... I probably won't get this one.. as the f1.4 really fills my 'heart' :P . But I was thinking of recommending this one to my brother who's thinking of jumping from the cellphone to a real proper camera. He's an architect so he wants to be able to shoot low light, better than with the phone obviously...and.. he's on a budget.. U think this one is fast enough? Thanks for this :) Cheers from Portugal

[@AndrewGoodCamera]

If he's looking to photograph architecture and on a budget, I might recommend going Rokinon/Samyang as they are much cheaper and manual focus is no problem with architecture.

[@V4D2]

@@AndrewGoodCamera hehehe.. That's exactly what I told him.. But he said he wanted sth for travelling and drinks with friends, and stuff like that, in low light. The thing is that...phone cameras are so good these days that .. one really has got to spend a lot of dough in order to being worth it, ..jumping to photo cameras. And, if we're sticking just to performance... that's pretty much on the count of interface, AF speed and low light . the rest is ...well..a tough call. I recommended him to going Fujifilm because they're small , great quality, great fixed lenses..and they're really fun to use. I was thinking the pancake lens, this one, and maybe the cheap tele lens you got the other day. A nice X-T20..or even one of the A series cameras...and him and my sister in law should be good..huh? Perhaps the 50mm f2, instead of the telezoom?

[@ArthurSpooner007]

6:47 nice 👌

[@x.Rival.x]

Awesome images. I’m here mystified by this 360 cam. We live in the future. 😳

[@AndrewGoodCamera]

Haha. Indeed!

[@iamaloungechair]

great video! i hope you do more of these, with the 360 cam. also, i love seeing my city this way!

[@torb-no]

My main thoughts during the intro was mostly “That is a strangely beautiful landline phone” Great video as always.

[@Stevesmith-yw7cr]

What is that strange tan thing with buttons on the table?

[@AndrewGoodCamera]

😆

[@hoorayforpentax3801]

You appear to be filming the intro in some sort of time-warp late seventies-early eighties motel room from out of a long-forgotten B movie. Where is this?

[@AndrewGoodCamera]

It felt like I was staying in the oldest motel in San Francisco. Pacific Heights Motor Inn. :)