More Gear Show #9 | PPN | December 25th, 2017

The More Gear Show topic this month is: What gear to choose for street-, travel-, or documentary photography?

 

This episode is sponsored by: PhotoShelter

 

Marco invited fellow street and event photographer Matt Hart from England as our guest to the show. Matt has been creating images for 40 years and he is also a Fujifilm ambassador and the founder of the Fujiholics Social Media group.

 

Clothes & Shoes:

The first gear choices that are discussed are clothes and shoes. It sounds like something that one should not put too much thought into, but the right shoes and clothes can make the difference between a pleasant and successful or a miserable day doing photography in the city.

Camera bags:

Matt prefers a backpack over traditional camera bags most of the time these days. But he does also like the stylish GILLIS bags:

GILLIS B&H: https://bhpho.to/2D5mtnh

 

Marco uses the ThinkTank Retrospective 5 & 10 bags

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2BZnTQP

Amazon DE: http://amzn.to/2C3fzSz

 

And the COSYSPEED CAMSLINGER Streetomatic Plus

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2ABWORN

Amazon DE: http://amzn.to/2kQu5TZ

Accessories:

• Extra batteries!!! at least 2
• Extra SD-Card
• Small power bank for phone and some USB charging cameras
• Ziplock bag
• Rocket Blower
• Facial tissues for soft lens cleaning
• Cap or hat
• Small paper notebook and pencil
• Reusable bottle for water
• change for train, drink, snack, admission
• a light umbrella with a crooked handle

 

Cameras:

• small, light, unobtrusive and quiet
• easy to control or quick custom settings menu - we need to react fast to changing situations
• a good manual focusing mode is a bonus for zone focusing - shooting from the hip
• tilt LCD or even EVF for stealthy, less confrontational work.

 

Fuji X70

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2C0mNVc

Amazon DE: http://amzn.to/2BuPYOV

 

Fuji X100F

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2D6YuEp

Amazon DE: http://amzn.to/2zoZCB1

 

Fuji X-PRO2

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2C19CmL

Amazon DE: http://amzn.to/2D7RuqP

 

Fuji X-T2

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2D71q3F

Amazon DE: http://amzn.to/2DGiQFt

 

Olympus PEN-F

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2BZU2YJ

Amazon DE: http://amzn.to/2zqD2Ig

 

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX8

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2D6EotG

Amazon DE: http://amzn.to/2zpFiiP

 

Ricoh GR II

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2BZ1mE0

Amazon DE: http://amzn.to/2DGbKAI

 

Sony DSC-RX100 V

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2D8JMN3

Amazon DE: http://amzn.to/2l5wkSM

 

Canon EOS M6

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2BZfqx6

Amazon DE: http://amzn.to/2D8EK2T

Lenses:

Aside of your camera brand and sensor size the preferred street and documentary focal lengths are between a 21mm and 50mm equivalent field of view in classic 35mm full frame terms. These focal lengths will ensure a realistic perspective similar to how we see with the human eyes. Weather sealing is an advantage and faster aperture lenses are not a must but will be at an advantage in low light situations.

Co-Host Matt Hart can be found on his Fujiholics media sites:

Web: www.Fujiholics.com

Twitter: @Fujiholics

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fujiholics/

 

For more information on Marco Larousse follow him on Twitter: @HamburgCam

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