How to Choose a Lens, Sony ZV-E10 II

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Why on earth wouldnt you just titled this magnificent piece of art slightly different? Like- Different Focal lenghts for vlogging and etc. It should be illegal for youtube to cut the reach of the video so much. It should be illegal for people NOT to watch this! I know all this stuff perfectly well, and yet i still enjoyed the whole video. The sheer quality of your content is amazing!

[@NicholasJamesJohnson]

@@wysokieiso haha thank you! I’ve changed the title twice already; titling a KZbin video is such a difficult thing to get right.. on most phones people only see like the first four words of the title so it needs convey the initial idea too quickly..

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[@ragukrishnasagar5131]

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The best video in KZbin in explaining lenses in clear and easy way.

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This is the best, simplest, and easiest to understand video I've seen on this topic. Thank you. I can't believe the video has so few views, it's criminal. Thanks god I found it

[@TomsVOD]

Fantastic demonstration of how different lenses work. Highly recommend for anyone who records anything to watch this!

[@JohnnyRellative]

Finally a video that made me understand how some lenses work!

[@koinkombat]

such a useful information here. thank you very much

[@stratvm]

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[@alana.happy.]

I agree

[@DunderWhiffin]

Bro I was thinking the same thing!

[@Orcora]

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[@Mandelrot]

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[@NicholasJamesJohnson]

Thanks! I try to just get to the point

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[@farukina]

As a beginner, this video helped me a lot… i just begun to understand why there are so much lens options and differences thanks a lot

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[@Rob_D_144]

you're teaching the way I need to hear it man.. much appreciated. Keep going.

[@davidfrey5654]

THANK YOU. I'm a total beginner and had no idea what lens I needed. This video was just what I needed. I think a 30mm is right for me because I do talking head shots with the frame coming in right below my chest. Thanks again for making this video tutorial.

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[@dukecha]

Wow this video is awesome. Very educational and something I would definitely share with others who are deciding on focal lengths.

[@grahamforden9083]

Thanks for breaking this down the way you did. Everything was VERY clear, and I really am understanding the differences now.

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[@MirKekaoos]

How can this have such low likes and views, this is so well done. Thanks for the explanation. could you also talk about what the 16 or 200 mm actually denotes and how aperture matters in the bokeh ?

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[@lemonloaf]

i’ve been saving up for this camera and was looking at lens thank you!

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[@LeanerStrongerYou]

Thanks for this video. Now I know why I struggled to get my full body into the shot when filming deadlifts. Great deadlift btw!

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@@lsdave oh wow! My electricity got too expensive for even s21’s now.. I can only remote host. Kind of a bummer, but it was really fun being part of the home mining heydays!! Thanks for following me over to the new channel!! I got a little burnt out on talking about crypto projects, with everyone just losing money everywhere we looked except bitcoin

[@nishantrana-cl6nl]

a very well video for people who are looking lenses for video making purpose. Thanks man you give very clear picture to me for which lens is suitable for my work and space. Informative for Lenses Space Purpose.

[@EwanLim]

great video but the problem is that the definition of a small room is kinda different. sometimes a room is just 3mx3m and u will less than an arm's length to play with. You'd want a compression but you can only use a 10mm to grab an MS. The only solution is to move to a different country where you can afford a better house/apartment.

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[@Principus]

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An eminently practical review. Thanks from the mother country.

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[@sayedhumaid]

Hey Nick, great video to understand how lenses and their lengths work. What kind of lens should I use on the Sony ZV-E10 II for portrait shots? Use case: Vertical shots of me talking into a camera at my home desk, with heavy bokeh (extremely important)-for Instagram reels. Another detail-there is not a lot of space in the room. The desk is backed up to a wall. The distance to the wall is under 3 feet.

[@NicholasJamesJohnson]

@@sayedhumaid heavy bokeh with less than three feet between you and the wall is a tall order! If you’re just looking for head and shoulders you might be able to do what you want with a 50mm f1.2 or f1.4. If you want more of your body the 30mm f/1.4 will still provide a lot of background blur. Anything wider in that small of a space and you’ll lose the effect.

[@sayedhumaid]

@@NicholasJamesJohnson I really appreciate your response, Nick. Just some more clarity is needed. Because there is a wall, and the camera is on a tripod slightly away from the wall, along with my face and torso with some headroom for any graphics over the head, I want the hands on the desk to be slightly visible (Like someof your shots in this video, but portrait instead). 30mm should do the job for this use case right, right?

[@NicholasJamesJohnson]

@@sayedhumaid OH Portrait - so skinny and tall like a phone. Yes, I misunderstood what you meant by portrait. Yes, 30mm f/1.4 will cover that for sure!

[@JustTatenda]

Amazing video! Thank you so much 🥹

[@ErikBrainOS]

Thanks man, great video. I’m a new creator shooting with my iPhone 15 pro considering buying the new zve10ii, you made it a lot clearer 🙏🏼

[@colombiagunz]

era eso lo que estaba buscando, thanks a lot!

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Handy video you created and thank you

[@soundofshamash]

This video needs more views

[@rayk32]

Awesome video!

[@CoachCocoy]

Thank bro, great approach

[@swapnilbarde6596]

Superb explanation sir 👍

[@Tony-on-tech]

Sooooo helpful!! Thanks.

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I accurately predict that you'll be at 100k subscribers in less than 5 months

[@RobWilliamsGenX]

Thank you, I think the 16m or slightly longer will work better for me as I have a small room. Shame you didn't cover the kit lens as well? or did I miss it.

[@Lysemoselund]

Excellent demonstration! :-) So far I have shot 95 % my videos on an ancient GoPro using natures own gigantic softbox. Now moving inside because of the winther, I’m considering something more fancy that will work on the desk for videoconferencing style of shots in a tiny cave/office/studio, as well as in a real workshop being build in the old stable.

[@Haiaf_Ezzaldeen]

Best video ❤ Which kind of lenses you uesed

[@AlexisPennella]

Thank you for this video!

[@hesmellslikerome]

Good morning. Which camera lens would you recommend for fragrance reviewing? I want you to focus on me but I also Want to see my fragrances in the background slightly. Most of the time I can only get the camera to shoot from the top of my head to my shoulders. I have the ZE 10 Sony camera with the kit lens. If you could help me out, I would truly appreciate it.

[@tsunarun]

You have so energy on your vidéos 👏👏👏👍 I want to upgrade from my Zv e10 mark 1. For the focus which do you consider the Mark 2 or the a6700 Thanks

[@CarNite17]

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[@jenniferhalliwell416]

The problem I'm running into is that my camera is cutting off the top of my head and most of my torso. I want to achieve the look you have at 3:31 and 3:40. However I am working with a really confined small space and I'm catching hell getting myself in shot the way I want to be. The top of my head is cut off by the camera along with my breast. I can't seem to fit myself within shot the way you do. If I go 16 then its going to show too much background, but the 28 I am using is not fitting me in. UGH! Please help.

[@NicholasJamesJohnson]

Yeah if you have a small room and a 28mm lens that will be tough to get your whole upper body in the shot. Your only choice will be to clean up that back wall and use the 16mm f/1.4. Because your only other option is to back up the camera - but it sounds like you've run out of space.

[@jenniferhalliwell416]

@@NicholasJamesJohnson Thank you so much.

[@AC-cc1bx]

Nice video. Now I wonder what the 23mm would look like

[@parasmisri]

Awesome video 🎉

[@alexpetric]

this review is funny and super useful

[@xiaopersonaltrainer]

Super content !

[@asmc0403]

the lighting in this video looks amazing tutorial please

[@NicholasJamesJohnson]

What a good idea! Lighting tutorials are now on the list! Unfortunately, at the moment Im on a production gig in Miami for Basil Week - but when I get back home in the second week of December Im going to make a clear and concise 'how to light this video' video!

[@marcelinhod]

Congrats and thanks for the video, man! It's going to help me a lot when I buy the ZV in a few days. The only issue I didn't see was transferring photos to the phone. I know that was something they complained about in the previous version and they fixed it for this one? How is it done?

[@NicholasJamesJohnson]

@@marcelinhod oh interesting, I’ve literally never even tried that function. I’m going to set it up in the studio tomorrow and see how it works. The remote operation from the phone is definitely a lot more reliable so I’ll bet transferring is too

[@marcelinhod]

@@NicholasJamesJohnson Tks, man!!

[@NicholasJamesJohnson]

@@marcelinhod So there's a new app from Sony called "creators app." And it works to connect your phone directly to your ZV-E10ii and pulling pictures over is super straightforward and easy. It also connects to control the camera remotely and show the view through the camera from your phone and actually stays connected, unlike it had done with the older imagine edge app.

[@Pickleball_Longevity]

cool 16mm would be best for a small home gym set up but I'd also like to film pickleball matches, would 16mm work for both?

[@NicholasJamesJohnson]

@@Pickleball_Longevity oh definitely. Depending on how close the person filming was planning to stand to the action

[@vanlloydsucia]

16mm is for me

[@sammyvandenburg]

I just bought the sigma 16mm f1,4 for my Attic, a large room, but I think you illustrated I made a mistake by not getting the 85mm.

[@RAVIBAGASI]

Can't you use zoom on 16mm to capture your body only and less background??

[@MovingtoOhio]

I bought the Sign 16mm F 1.4 after watching this I think I should have went for the 30mm. For a Small room would you use a 16mm or 30mm ?

[@NicholasJamesJohnson]

Well that completely depends on how your space is set up and what you want to show in the background. Here you just making videos where its you sitting at a desk and talking? Do you want to show your whole body and something happening on a table? Do you need to show a lot of the wall behind you or just what's past your head and shoulders?

[@MovingtoOhio]

@ that’s a great question I didn’t even think of well I’d like to show not a ton of the back wall behind me and I will just be sitting and talking at a desk.

[@NeverMimd]

very informative

[@canal.japster]

If you don't understand about lenses in this video, the problem is you.

[@mave_jr]

So my studio is only 10 ft length im thinkin abt doing a talking head video which lens should i buy. Ps : my cam a6600

[@monkeyssj5]

This video is basically an encyclopedia for beginner.

[@TheWhiskyList]

Great video

[@Jimmy80Graham]

Are these compatible with the 1st series?

[@NicholasJamesJohnson]

@@Jimmy80Graham yes they are! All Sony e-mount lenses work with all Sony mirrorless cameras.

[@Jimmy80Graham]

@ Thanks boss. Subbed

[@vanlloydsucia]

I wish I can see a Viltrox 20mm video like this bro 😅

[@NicholasJamesJohnson]

I JUST got my first Viltrox lens this month, a 56mm 1.7. I hadn't really considered them before that lens, but I LOVE it.. I'll see if they'll send me a 20mm and I can put something together.

[@vanlloydsucia]

@ thank youu

[@ronitbatra69]

I know you might be doing it to make the edit look more natural but please don't crop your shot like that especially when you explaining and comparing focal length of different camera lens. It's confusing.

[@NicholasJamesJohnson]

I did briefly have that thought while editing this video. And I think I didn't quite do enough to explain that particular difference, zooming into a frame vs using a completely different lens- and especially since I was bouncing back and fourth between lenses WHILE ALSO zooming into and out of the frame. I need to take another crack at being more clear in this subject. Thank you

[@alana.happy.]

Thank you for this video!!