DLSR shy
Aug 16, 2019 07:09:31 #
Gene51 wrote:
That's what makes a cellphone the PERFECT street camera, its universality and small size - plus no one suspects that the zombie walking down the street looking at their cellphone is actually taking pictures or recording video.
I have a Canon 5D Mark IV. It doesn't have an articulating screen as does a T6i. Personally I find the articulating screen concerning (dangerous) because I had a screen like that break. I'm a little skittish with them. I have set up some of my photographs in Live View and use the touch screen to manipulate the exposure triangle.
I have seen 90 degree angle viewfinders. You can use them seruptiously to photograph when no one else is turning their head away. But, they get expensive. I don't feel comfortable taking photographs clandestinely. I would also feel uncomfortable if someone were holding up their cellphone and pointing or looking at me with it.
I keep a Camera Creature in my bag just to throw off people that run shy. Let's see. A Camera Critter costs about $19.95 and an angle viewfinder runs upward of $149.95. I don't think it's rocket surgery.
I miss the old camera that hung around your neck and you looked down into it to get your photograph.
Aug 16, 2019 07:46:08 #
I have mentioned in this forum in the past that when I have used my Olympus mirrorless camera using the rear monitor people do not seem to pay attention. Things change dramatically when I use the viewfinder.
Aug 16, 2019 08:03:50 #
Scruples wrote:
a tilty screen can be used exactly like that.I miss the old camera that hung around your neck and you looked down into it to get your photograph.
Aug 16, 2019 08:08:57 #
mizzee
Loc: Boston,Ma
I don’t get much attention with my micro 4/3s Olympus. What is kind of funny though is that a number of folks ask if it is an old film camera.
Aug 16, 2019 08:15:18 #
Most people don't view a phone as intrusive or invasive but when they see a camera they get concerned about where these photos are going to end up.
Aug 16, 2019 08:30:59 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
SoTexPhoto wrote:
It might be me but I wonder if others see this. I... (show quote)
First, I never aim my phone camera toward strangers, especially to take their image, I believe it is an invasion of their privacy. If I have my DSLR camera with me I always ASK PERMISSION to take a candid photo. I have never been turned down and I have actually made some friends that way.
Aug 16, 2019 08:49:14 #
billnikon wrote:
but the whole ambiance of ‘Street Shooting’ is catching people as they are in absence of camera {or just as they notice it}First, I never aim my phone camera toward strangers, especially to take their image, I believe it is an invasion of their privacy. If I have my DSLR camera with me I always ASK PERMISSION to take a candid photo. I have never been turned down and I have actually made some friends that way.
Aug 16, 2019 09:00:40 #
gvarner
Loc: Central Oregon Coast
A phone just does not look like a camera. Or, perhaps no one makes a connection with where the lens is pointing, or that there even is a lens. Hint to street photographers who want candids of strangers - use a camera that looks like a phone.
Aug 16, 2019 10:05:54 #
I look at it this way: If I don't make it into a big deal , and don't invade their space , they tend to get used to my presence with that big lens and heavy FF camera. And I try to limit my shooting to only a few takes and don't force the issue of pursuing the prey like a paparazzi might otherwise. But, yes , a large camera & lens can carry a stigma in public places and can be viewed as invasive to some. Your behavior with it says more about you than your self-image you imagine. I try to always be aware of their rights to privacy first & foremost and respectful of it. Some days I simply carry it like a shoulder bag and never use it. I always have a camera of some sort on my person just in case and yes, sometimes it's a Phone !
Aug 16, 2019 10:14:18 #
I find the same thing.
When shooting with my Nikon D810, people tend to get intimidated -“he has a serious camera”. Heck, I used to have a Mamiya RB67...made the Nikon look like a toy!
With a cell phone camera, it’s much less an issue.
BTY: It’s DSLR= Digital Single Lens Reflex.
When shooting with my Nikon D810, people tend to get intimidated -“he has a serious camera”. Heck, I used to have a Mamiya RB67...made the Nikon look like a toy!
With a cell phone camera, it’s much less an issue.
BTY: It’s DSLR= Digital Single Lens Reflex.
Aug 16, 2019 10:30:00 #
Phil Martin
Loc: New Hampshire
I find my little P7100 attracts no great amount of attention. When I WANT attention, I grab either the D600 or the D7100, both with zoom lenses.
Aug 16, 2019 10:36:14 #
Phil Martin wrote:
I find my little P7100 attracts no great amount of attention. When I WANT attention, I grab either the D600 or the D7100, both with zoom lenses.
Nobody said street photography was easy. I also use a P7100 for street photography, less noticeable than a DSLR and does a good job with black & white photography.
Aug 16, 2019 11:10:24 #
SoTexPhoto wrote:
It might be me but I wonder if others see this. I... (show quote)
I have found that if one shoots from the waist most people don't notice, regardless of the type of camera. There are several ways to do that including; using a DSLR with articulated screen in live view (silent) mode, using a pre-focused wide angle lens and shooting from the waist without using the viewfinder (one can get pretty good at this with a little practice), and maybe best of all, using a film TLR (twin lens reflex) with a quiet leaf shutter. It's when you lift the camera to your eye that most people take notice.
Aug 16, 2019 11:34:16 #
SoTexPhoto wrote:
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The flowers I usually photograph don't seem to mind much. Though, my dogs do seem to mind being photographed especially with flash.
Most of the strangers I photographed in the past were entertainers, musicians, singers, dancers and they did not mind, actually wanted to be photographed.
Aug 16, 2019 11:34:54 #
jackm1943 wrote:
I have found that if one shoots from the waist mos... (show quote)
That does seem to be true.
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