Mark Lindstrom
Blue Doors
This mage was captured during a walkabout session at Robin Hood’s Bay, North Yorkshire with a photog mate of mine, prior to moving onto Saltwick Bay for sunset. Robin Hood’s Bay is full of small alleys which provide tons of photo opportunities.
I decided for this part of the day to keep things simple and use just a couple of primes, the RF28mm Pancake lens (a great little lens) and the 50mm f1.8, one on each of my R5 and R8, plus a small shoulder bag; the rest of the gear was left in the car.
You could reasonably argue that just one camera and a standard zoom would have been more flexible, simpler and lighter. Well actually the prime set up was only 40g heavier in total, and each set up was individually lighter, which was useful as I was going to be handholding, often with one hand for a low PoV.
Also I wanted to simplify things away from zooming; you can often pontificate too much over what focal length to use, as you constantly zoom in and out. So with primes you get what you get, and have to physically move to change your composition.
And two bodies because I hate changing lenses when outdoors 😁.
Blue Doors
This mage was captured during a walkabout session at Robin Hood’s Bay, North Yorkshire with a photog mate of mine, prior to moving onto Saltwick Bay for sunset. Robin Hood’s Bay is full of small alleys which provide tons of photo opportunities.
I decided for this part of the day to keep things simple and use just a couple of primes, the RF28mm Pancake lens (a great little lens) and the 50mm f1.8, one on each of my R5 and R8, plus a small shoulder bag; the rest of the gear was left in the car.
You could reasonably argue that just one camera and a standard zoom would have been more flexible, simpler and lighter. Well actually the prime set up was only 40g heavier in total, and each set up was individually lighter, which was useful as I was going to be handholding, often with one hand for a low PoV.
Also I wanted to simplify things away from zooming; you can often pontificate too much over what focal length to use, as you constantly zoom in and out. So with primes you get what you get, and have to physically move to change your composition.
And two bodies because I hate changing lenses when outdoors 😁.