One thing I'd change about cameras... | Q&A

[@nealrantoul9831]

I was a professor of art teaching photography for over 30 years in the US. I am now retired. Of all the sites, I find this the most centered, with the least BS and the most helpful. Thank you.

[@Marco_Chiappetta]

"I wouldn't say photographers give me any flack about that..." = Best subtle dig I've heard in a long time!

[@MadsPeterIversen]

"How to keep your better half happy while shooting", Sophie approves! :D

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

haha! :)

[@mattorrz759]

Leave them at home is my advice 😂🍻

[@aviiker1351]

Pro tip: watch series on Flixzone. I've been using them for watching a lot of movies lately.

[@everettjoseph6400]

@Avi Iker Yea, I have been watching on Flixzone for since november myself :D

[@edwesterdale-music]

Babies are like cameras. You don't need as much gear for them as manufacturers think you do, and buying second-hand gear will save you a fortune.

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

Music to my ears :)

[@MichaelTapel]

I'm 32 yo too, 1989 gang here, I thought you're much older to be honest because your work, photos and everything around your videos is very professional, on point and humoristic, also many sheeps which is always interesting and amusing.

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

Cheers mate :)

[@jonkeau5155]

To be honest every sensor has drawbacks and positives, I started on crop sensor, and have gotten some truly amazing photos at dark live events with the right lenses and techniques! When it came time to choose between a full frame and MFT camera I chose the GH5, I get photos that people love and I love. Get good at what you shoot with, if you have a specific need for a specific quality then get an upgrade, but don’t make things out to be a holy grail piece of equipment! A great photographer could take a great photo with most any camera! If you aren’t good enough to take great photos consistently then expensive equipment won’t make a big difference.

[@harinarayananpc4699]

Happy Birthday big guy🔥🎉

[@Petecope]

I found the perfect way to wait for your back to improve and still get your camera gear to location is to ask your wife to carry it. I did and I now more spasms and one or two bruises too.

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

haha! A brave man...

[@ItsAMbutyoutubechangedmyname]

Hahahahaha

[@debbys-abqnm4537]

It will take a few years, but the baby will want to help carry things, or at least pull a little red wagon full of equipment. Also, some dogs like jobs and can be trained to wear saddle-type bags. Sheep, too! No more excuses!

[@longliveclassicmusic]

I love the answer to becoming a Lumix ambassador… Practically everyone uses Canon, Sony, Nikon, and even Fuji now they have medium format cameras, and there's not a lot of deviation on that in the KZbin world. I love love LOVE my Canon R5, but I still just love how you've found a camera maker you love and prefer that's off the beaten path and have started working with them after they reached out to you. That's totally brilliant!

[@paulcollingridge8387]

Happy Birthday... Good Q&A, love the humour, too

[@danielschmaderer]

Another photographer I follow does landscape with a crop sensor. I don’t see a problem with crop sensors what so ever, so long as you can capture the image. I own a crop sensor camera and appreciate the size and weight, along with the surprising quality it gives vs the full frame I have.

[@DeanWall]

Pulled my back picking my 7 month old up yesterday. Watch out for that. And when yours arrives people you know will flood you with their old baby stuff. The baby owning community is strong. And people want rid of all their old crap that is useless to them but relevant to you. Don't get gear goggles on for baby stuff, they grow so quickly there is no point in buying the rolls Royce of things. Definitely invest in a good hi chair that will do 0-toddler and also a cot that does 6 months to 5 years (Snuz). The sleep deprivation is REAL, prep for it. And get ready to feel like a butler for a long time. It is AMAZING enjoy the ride dude.

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

Thanks so much for the advice mate - much appreciated :)

[@astanisystems]

Personally, I don't worry about styles. I've seen people go with styles and just shoot things based around one theme. For an example I've seen people that just shoot mountains and that's it, other just shoot animals in specific time of the year, and many are successful with it, but I don't like it. My style is to shoot everything I find interesting. I not only offer landscapes of all kinds, I also shoot portraits, I do astrophotography, I shoot vehicles, architecture, I do street photography, basically everything I can. I don't like limitations and limiting myself to just one thing. I think none of us would be fine with just eating one exact same thing every day, right?

[@kristofcsik]

Come to Romania. Happy to show you around some epic and breathtaking landscapes ✌️

[@Jameo1987]

As one of your Irish viewers, really looking forward to seeing what you think of the place. Hope you get to rearrange your trip post-covid.

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

Cheers James - me too! :)

[@noahgray5229]

Happy birthday James! Bit late, had no idea But anyway, that is a beauty on your wrist, love it

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

Thanks mate :)

[@ShalevAbuhatzeira]

Happy Birthday friend! and thats my question for your next Q&A I wish I had a chance to ask it before this video: have you ever considered to add a super tele lens to your gear?

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

Thanks mate! And I have - still considering it now :)

[@philfyphil]

I think the mirrorless camera question should be more about what features the camera offers. The fact is digital cameras are improving massively all the time, and they just so happen to be mostly mirrorless. Take the Canon R5 for example. Any wildlife photographer would perhaps want one of those for the amazing animal eye focus. So I’d buy that camera mainly for that reason rather than because it’s mirrorless. :-)

[@RealRaynedance]

Agreed on the style thing. I've only been able to properly edit for about three and a half years now, but I went from needlessly moody and dark from trying to come up with something on purpose to having four set types depending on what the photo is: Contrasty and cool with a magenta tint to mimic some old sun-faded film shots I saw as a kid (my general style), desaturated (for portraits), very desaturated and warm (old love of sepia), and contrasty black and white. Every single one of those works in just about every single kind of light except for flash, though they're tailored to my usual hard sunlight. Do I still edit outside of those set four? Sure. Sometimes a photo needs a different mood. But otherwise, it's worked for me thus far. And about the individual color tweaking thing, Capture One allows for eyedroppers to select them and manually adjusting the range of what colors from what you picked are being affected by your color sliders, if you want to widen it a bit. Maybe helpful for people who don't particularly like the idea of the Lightroom subscription, don't need Photoshop (or Photoshop integration), or don't mind GIMP. Honestly not sure if Lightroom has that option yet.

[@NickHaigh]

Style, I don't agree with (kinda) a lot of people on IG for example stick to the same style, dark mono tones for example, after scrolling for a few minutes then the photos start to merge and look the same, some like that, some don't. I have been taking photos since 2006 and don't stick to any style but I think this works for me as it's completely versatile and changes with mood, scenery, weather, subject and also with different editing techniques too. It makes my page more interesting (I believe anyway) some may not agree.

[@johnkeenan4184]

Great to hear the west of Ireland is back in the plans, James.

[@jimfok4343]

Awake for sunrise and post wee one's arrival might work synergistically. - Elaine

[@LisaS100474]

Thank you so much for answering my question! I have been having trouble working up the motivation to go out shooting. I know there is always something new to see and no location is ever exactly the same from visit to visit. Thank you for your sharing your perspective and thoughts. I just need to get up off my butt and get going!

[@FastredGreenholm]

Happy Birthday! Alles Gute zum Geburtstag!!

[@TheNiceee1]

I have those Kase filters too. They're great! They don't take a lot of space and you can mount them easily on your lens!

[@robhunt2216]

Happy Birthday for the other day James 👍 Havana does look incredible for photos. I’ve finally made it to Conwy this weekend. Shame about the weather today 🙈😅

[@danielhenzphotography]

Emily on the phone and the wall. And a great picture at that. INCEPTION

[@seanmangan2769]

Happy birthday! Mine is this month too...yea, getting old sucks! Thank you for all the videos.

[@sh8736]

You have plenty of time for baby shopping don’t panic! I left mine until quite late just in case it didn’t happen, I didn’t want stuff in the house. But do talk to friends, what did they find good and what not, do accept hand me downs if offered even if you keep them as back up. I hope your little one eats well and sleeps, but plan that both are unlikely most of the time and you’ll both be kna** ered for a couple of months. So all day bike trips up mountains may not happen, we will much appreciate videos on how to do awesome composites 😀. And do look into doing some exercises to strengthen your core muscles, should have less problems with you back and lifting a baby in a car seat in and out of the car will be a test..

[@damien_writer]

Whenever/if ever you do head over here to Ireland, do make time for the north Antrim coast. It's truly stunning. Pick up the Wild Atlantic Way in Donegal, and make your way down as far south as you have time for. So many amazing locations.

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

Thanks for the tips Damien, I can't wait :)

[@lisabradley9288]

James I'm wishing you a very Happy Birthday 🥳 Can't wait to see your upcoming biking and Scotland content. That Tudor Black Bay Steel watch is beautiful, I love Tudor watches with the snow flake hands⌚📸🙂

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

Thanks so much Lisa! And good spot - I can never tell what watches other people have on in videos :)

[@bobmorse5896]

Good fun. Thoroughly enjoyable. Don't rush your back recovery.

[@sprbeto]

Great video. Big fan of your work here. I had always loved and appreciated photography... as an spectator... last year I decided to give it a try and started taking photos. I find your videos both practical and inspiring. Also, nice watch.

[@dah8100]

I am so glad that you added "photographically" when you talked about Havana being stuck in time. Thank you for that. It is quite a nice secondary effect of a very bad situation we're not so happy about. Still, I would love to see a video of you in Cuba.

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

I hope to be back soon :)

[@ZappaBlues]

SCOTLAND !! AYE LADDIE !!! GO !!!!

[@FakeNews_Ignored]

Happy 32nd birthday and glad it changes every year. Hope you'll come to America soon. 🙂

[@Hanzimann1]

The grey in the beard is boss!

[@johnlochness]

Shooting in the same location...... 1) The light is constantly changing, as is the weather and the seasons. I live near Loch Ness and I've taken 100s photos but I'm always looking for something new 2) It's a great place to practice. Try different lenses, filters, bracketing, focus merging, all sorts of techniques. You don't want to take a once in a lifetime trip to the Serengeti and then get home and find your one shot of a tiger in a tree is out of focus

[@Zoran1899]

Happy Birthday! I was 32 once too, and I can assure, you are right, these years changes all the time. 🙃

[@wildwisdomjourneys7221]

Happy Belated Birthday, James! 🧁🍾🥳 Best, Sylvia 🤎

[@chrissious]

How do you plan do combine family with photography? Especially with trips and being outside the whole day. Love your work - you are a great inspiration. Christian

[@hoodie3810]

India is incredible, but I really can't give Nepal a high enough recommendation if you're travelling to that part of the world!

[@broken12367]

Happy Birthday James

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

Thanks so much :)

[@paulmorgan6860]

Good Q&A - one for next time: given the number of overseas destinations you named for future trips, do you/how do you consider the carbon impact of your trips?

[@johnlocke7097]

One of the best Q and A fast and to the point.

[@dalefrolander3583]

I can tell you're using a wide angle lens because when you move your hands around they grow huge whenever they get near the edges of the screen.

[@DanPurdie]

Hi James, I’m new to your channel and have to say I find your videos extremely informative and good fun. I like your down to earth approach. Keep up the good work 👍🏻

[@barrymaclennan8892]

Great advice, gleaned from great experiences! Thanks James.

[@debbys-abqnm4537]

A thimble-size camera would be terrific -- but hard to program, so it would have to respond to voice commands. I guess the microphone would be as big or bigger than the camera then, and if one needed a flash... yikes!

[@popsybear6773]

A quick weatherproofing idea for the lens while in the field,,,,, use a shower cap.

[@glttheriault]

Happy Birthday and thanks for answering my question!

[@chrissious]

Happy birthday James :-)

[@thedachmo]

Belated Happy Birthday James! Sucks about your back but thanks for the vid. I used a capture when I went out on my bike a while back. I was gonna keep it in the bag but was worried about missing stuff so left it on the clamp instead. Wondered if you find yourself looking everywhere but the trail though when you do 🤣? Fortunately bridleways aren't gnarly enough to worry too much about looking for compositions!!

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

haha, I do forget to keep my eyes on the prize - doesn't take long to get a scare on a decent trail though :)

[@jessejayphotography]

Camera companies say their cameras are weather-sealed but they don't IPX rate them-aside from Olympus's very conservative IP1X rating for the EM1X. I'm sure its a warranty liability issue but I would even take a certified IPX test rating over nothing even if they don't cover that level of use in their warranty.

[@budgiesmuggler4638]

It would be nice to see more of these q and a's in the future, say if your back feels sore again or the weather is shocking

[@NoelLines]

James, great Q & A here, good stuff! I've been wondering, which company have you worked with to get your Vol. 2 Photobook printed?

[@nimmira]

lol i swear that siren sounded like around my neighborhood that i literally stopped the video to listen lol Happy birthday! Honestly, I always had the impression that you're a Leo (born late July or August)!

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

haha - a few people got caught off guard by the siren it seems :)

[@JohnDrummondPhoto]

I almost always use a polarizer. And a tripod, because it helps slow me down and be selective of what I shoot. I guess that's part of my organically-evolving style. There's more than one way to skin a cat, if that's one's idea of a good time.

[@FirstnameLastname-bu6vj]

I'm a photographer from North Ireland it's a great country to take photos of

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

Can't wait to see it properly :)

[@FirstnameLastname-bu6vj]

@@JamesPopsysPhoto I hope it won't dissapoint

[@SteveP_2426]

Personally, with hands & fingers like mine if I had a camera as small as you described James I'd never take any photos!

[@sportsman0811]

Hi James. My wife and I changed from a Sony system to Fuji towards the end of last year, funded partly by not being able to go anywhere due to the C word. Although we recouped some of what we spent on new cameras and lens by selling all our Sony gear on eBay we still paid out a fair amount of money. So a question for your next Q&A, or maybe you could answer here, how essential is Camera Insurance, where is the best place to look for it and roughly how much should be spent on it? I know it's probably not an easy question to give a quick answer to but any ideas or thoughts would be greatly appreciated 😊

[@Bakin]

Your Q&A session went well. Really great information off the cuff! You might consider these more often.

[@mackem141]

Got a GX85 as my first camera and I'm loving it. What you recommend as my next lens? Also make sure you get the IKEA high chair for the little one. Best by a country mile and so easy to clean.

[@crnapagoda]

the only thing i'd change about cameras is pricing. cameras in my country are 2x the price compared to usa, and the wages are like 10x smaller

[@joncothranphotography9375]

Thanks James! You reminded me to charge that battery that I used up this morning... Great Q&A!

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

Thanks mate - great to hear :)

[@allanc803]

Great video. I took up photography because I do have a bad back. It helps to motivate me to get out and challenge myself. (Steep learning curve). Bought a secondhand Olympus E - M5 m2 and 14 - 150 and have to say very impressed. Thank you for your inspiration.

[@jsimes1]

Happy Birthday James!! I would suspect the baby is either going to help you with the sunrise shoots or guarantee you never see one ever! Time will tell! :^)

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

haha, I think you're right mate - fingers crossed he'll get me up and will come along :)

[@gardamis]

Got a peak design capture this week because of your videos featuring it. It's gonna be much better than a strap I think.

[@keithneedhamphotography1079]

Great video I always look forward to your next video great personality keep up the great work! 😃

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

Thanks so much mate :)

[@ellyelzinga01]

Thanks for the Q&A, always interesting! 😊

[@adreyxxx]

You have so much charisma,love it

[@joycady8325]

Yes! Please come to USA!

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

Can't wait :)

[@ashstubbings2603]

Good grief! I can remember what I was doing in 1989! Actually that was the year I competed in the World Junior Disabled Sport Championships! I was 16! It was interesting by the way, that you mentioned taking photos in the same or a similar location all the time. I've done this a lot, as I'm sure we all have, during lockdown, but also because I struggle to actually get to the 'far flung' places I'd perhaps like to go. I have to think to myself "Well, I might have gone to the same place and shot this same photograph 50 times before, but not today!"

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

Ahh that's awesome - what an experience that must've been! :)

[@ashstubbings2603]

@@JamesPopsysPhoto Yes, it was an unforgettable experience, made better by the fact that I came back having won a bronze medal for weightlifting! Oh, and the fact that it also happened to be in Miami, Florida! That helped!

[@alunevans9439]

Happy birthday James !

[@antonoat]

Happy birthday James, always interesting to hear your views on these various subjects. Hope you're going to have a beer or something to celebrate, tell yourself you deserve it, lol. PS have to agree about learning to get worthwhile images from the same location and I think you'd agree many people can get interesting images from spectacular places far easier.

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

Thanks so much mate :)

[@MarchMeadow]

Brilliant TINY fixed lens camera for landscapes? Ricoh GR III. Brilliant IMHO and mirrorless... Great videos! :-)

[@brianschatteman5949]

thanks for answering my question about Lumix Ambassadorship! I'm loving my g9, maybe one day I'll get in touch with someone from the program

[@petersmithm9]

You don't do much photography training doing a degree. Lots and lots of studying in libraries and writing. Been there, done it and got the degree. Has taken 8 years to get my photography mojo back!

[@evrkm]

Happy Bday. Seems like you change your Canon printer - is there a particular reason for that - and nice work on another background. Continue the hard work, can't wait to have your new book.

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

Thanks Eric, just went with an a2 printer over the a3 :)

[@Toxik_Tobi]

18:05 agreed with spare batteries but I don't agree with third party batteries. This might be depending on the country but over here in Germany if your camera has a legit warranty issue and they scan your camera and see that you used a third party battery they will void your warranty and you get a really expensive repair bill because you saved 20€ buying a cheap battery. I prefer oem because I belive that the Sony camera I use works the best with Sony batteries.

[@timothyrenninger2251]

Happy Birthday James. Wouldn't a camera that small be hard to press the shutter button? :)

[@RichieW]

I'm ten years older and have no grey. There's hope, James.

[@jk-qe3jj]

Having to carry a heavy camera bag, getting back spasms. I guess that's what you get for using full frame.

[@borghallen]

Photographing sunrises will sort it self out in September 🍼😉 and Don’t worry about things to the baby. Diapers and parents is the most essential things for at least 2 months.

[@jeevanshaji]

Come to India, Kerala Best Place for visiting and photographing landscape with full of gree nature Happy Birthday to you bro 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

[@ratuldutta1521]

I'm definitely meting ya if you come in India. Mustn't miss it! :)

[@sethie_shots]

Happy birthday mate!

[@fodsonmedia]

Happy birthday, young one!! 😆 Question - what the H are "NFTs"?? Don't worry, I'll Google it, but others may wonder too? Have a great one mate, and take care of that back of yours. You're not 31 anymore y'know ;D Cheers/Fred

[@keithsandercock1412]

Entertaining as per usual!

[@techno_techie2923]

BATTERIES!!!

[@tjsinva]

Good advice. ⏳ 🎂🍾🥂 Happy New Year!

[@jamespercy4307]

Enjoyable video as per usual, I hope you do manage to get over here to the west coast of Ireland it has some fantastic locations for photography.

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

Keeping everything crossed mate - I've seen some stunning shots from over that way :)

[@lyndapassey2752]

Loved the Q & A thanks James. Very interesting. I’ve often wondered about style and I liked how you explained this as an organic process. I have a GX9 which is not weather sealed so nervous taking it out in the rain. Is it just the pro lenses which are weather sealed?

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

Thanks Lynda! More and more kit is weather sealed to a degree now, but yes typically it is still more premium stuff. Hopefully that'll change now that all phones have pretty good weather sealing :)

[@TheWightMan91]

7.16 got my question featured 😎

[@PalebobUK]

Happy Birthday mate! 🍻

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

Thanks mate :)

[@Iesous27]

lol wow, you were born in the same year as me, and I am literally just starting to get into photography as a hobby :D

[@motorsports4021]

I like the lighting and the setup

[@JaySellers]

Happy birthday. Don't be ashamed to put an Amazon wishlist in the description. You might be surprised by random KZbin strangers that want to bless you and Emily with some stuff for your little human. Keep being awesome, future dad.

[@JamesPopsysPhoto]

Thanks so much Jay :)

[@Photoped]

The easiest way to make money in photography as a teenager is.......... sell your camera! Just a wee joke. Not a hater by the way. The money comes when you start putting in a bit of effort and being very proactive. Like James said, family and friends first then they will say to their friends and so on. then the fee can start going up a bit (don't undersell yourself) People will start to recognise your work and work ethic is also very import. Just be keen, turn up on time and do your best. Good Luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jeremyjs8863]

Switching off at 4.18......too depressed to continue after realising that 1989 was yesterday for me, but a lifetime ago for you.......