- Oh my god, my hair is getting so long.
Man, am I the only person
that thinks it's such a drag to go get your haircut?
Well, Sam's here today; I wonder if he's down
to cut my hair, Sam!
Have you cut hair before?
- Not well, it's all in the flick.
- I hope you know what you're talking about. (laughs)
- Do you want me to pull up a YouTube tutorial
on how to cut hair?
- Yes.
- I mean, this tutorial is seven-and-a-half minutes long.
I don't think we have that kind of time.
Just go for it, just do it.
(clippers buzzing)
- How do you feel, are you nervous?
- I feel pretty good.
Then I get to cut your hair after, right?
I'd be really sad if my hair got so jacked up
that I lost all my subscribers.
People would click on a video and be like,
what the (beep) is that hair?
I'd rather watch somebody with actual hair!
and then they'd go watch Peter McKinnon's videos.
(laughs)
Have you ever seen those videos
where people light your hair on fire?
- Oh, yeah!
- Dude, can you do that?
I borrowed this from Kari.
(laughs)
- Oh, crap, okay.
- We're not doing that!
- It looks really cool when people do it.
(blowing quickly)
- Oh my God, that lit up real quick!
Oh, God, it smells so bad!
- How's it look? (laughs)
I'll show you how it's done, kid!
(Potato Jet Yells)
(laughs)
Here, you try.
(laughs)
- A little bit more, a little bit more!
I feel it!
Little bit lower.
Lower!
(laughs)
(Potato Jet screams) (laughs)
- I just saw, like, a cloud of smoke, okay, I'm done.
- Can we talk about how good he looks, he looks pretty good.
- It actually does look pretty good!
Who knew this is the way to do hair?
This looks fake!
(clippers buzz)
- I like that a little poof of smoke comes out
every time I do it!
I should put a disclaimer: do not try this at home!
- Every barber, okay, so they go like this
and they look at you, and they're like,
Is this good?
and you don't know, you're not a barber,
so you just say, yeah.
- So, the two lenses we're looking at here,
is the f/2.8 16-35, and the 16-35 f/4.
And the f/2.8 is the lens I've been using
for a while, and it's a great lens,
and, again, it's f/2.8, so you're gonna get
shallower depth of field, if you want that
blurry background, and also better low light.
I've been super happy with this lens,
and this actually comes in three different versions:
so, there's original, then there's the MK II,
and there's the MK III.
I originally got the MK III,
because it's the latest and greatest,
but then I realized that the MK II's actually
quite a bit smaller, and lighter weight,
so that's why I'm going with the MK II.
And the issue is that, I'm not super stable.
I just texted Matti Haapoja, and he uses
the 16-35 Q8, and he uses the digital image stabilization
on the EOS R, he just has it turned on, not enhanced,
because enhanced becomes kind of crazy.
But, just turned on.
I swear, that guy Matti is, like, a human gimbal.
He's just able to hold everything super stable,
and very smooth, I can't do that,
so I need all the help I can get with stabilization.
So that's why I'm taking a second look at this,
stabilized, f/4.
The auto-focus is trying to focus on your face, Sam.
Don't focus on Sam's face; this video is about me!
Now, they're both super similar in size and weight,
but the f/4 has a few advantages.
Obviously, the image stabilization,
but also it's significantly less expensive
than the f/2.8 counterpart.
Stop auto focusing on Sam!
And it's still a super, super sharp lens,
but, of course, the downside is,
it only goes to an f/4, opposed to an f/2.8.
- And I think I'm done, I don't think I did a horrible job!
- Oh, yeah, that's pretty good!
I have hair all over my neck and body,
and my head still smells like a firepit,
so I'm gonna go take a shower, we'll be right back.
Alright, I feel so much better, what do you guys think?
Did Sam do a good job?
Anyways, let's get to business.
And, again, this is the f/4 with image stabilization.
Let's take a close look at how good
the image stabilization actually is.
So, I took this out of one of the most unideal situations;
I'm gonna be constantly walking, I have uneven ground,
and I'm also taking out the camera just like this.
Literally, I'm gonna be walking around like this,
or vlogging kind of like that.
Anyways, let's look at some side-by-side footage,
when we have the lens all the way zoomed out
at 16mm, you definitely notice a difference;
it doesn't even look close to being as smooth as,
like, a gimbal, but it definitely helps get rid
of a lot of those jitters, those small little shakes
that I kind of have when holding
a small camera like this.
And, by the way, I do also have
the digital image stabilization turned on
on the EOS R, because those are the settings
I would personally use.
But let's say that you have a camera
that doesn't have any sort of stabilization in the body,
then the footage may not come out as smooth,
but it definitely is still gonna help you out a whole lot.
I wouldn't say it's a huge night-and-day difference,
but it's definitely noticeable,
and the footage definitely does come out
looking smoother, and nicer, with the lens IS.
All the way zoomed out at 16mm definitely helps,
I definitely want to use it, and, all the way zoomed in,
at 35 is where you really see the image stabilization shine.
The beauty of the lens stabilization
is that, it fixes up that image
before it even hits the sensor.
With a stabilized lens, I feel like
you could actually push the digital IS even further,
so on the EOS R you could actually kind of get away
with using the enhanced mode sometimes.
And, of course, you could use something like
warp stabilizer in post.
Overall, I found the stabilization in this lens to be very,
very useful, and, actually, practical.
So, I'm really really considering switching to this lens.
Mozzarella's over there loving that grass, look at that.
Now I'm not much of a photographer,
but I am trying to up my Insta-game a little bit.
I think we might have something up that way,
if we can get to the top of that little hill right there.
Might be an epic scenic view, let's see.
(Indie band music)
Well, we got at least two of the dogs to cooperate,
so I think we got a few decent shots.
Mozzarella, on the other hand, is very independent.
- Lay down. - Almost!
- Oh, my gosh.
- Over here, over here, stay.
He's actually posing for once!
Okay, nobody (beep) move!
(Indie band music)
(laughs)
There's no resistance from her, huh?
This is what it looks like at a 16,
go all the way to 35, whoa!
(laughs)
Vlogging is a dangerous sport, you guys!
Alright, so let's take a look at both these lenses
completely wide open.
So, f/4 versus f/2.8, how much of a difference
in depth of field is there, actually?
Now, in some super wide angle shots like this,
all the way at 16mm, the depth of field is pretty big,
so we're not gonna see that much of a difference here.
The closer we start bringing that subject in,
the more separation we're gonna have
between the subject and the background.
So you can see, on the left, the f/2.8
does have a little bit more of a blurrier background.
But, I've got to say, me personally,
I thought the difference was gonna be
a little bit more noticeable.
Zooming in a little bit, we're at 24mm.
Now, I'm actually surprised to see
there's actually not a huge difference in this shot.
Little bit more at 28, and if we look at that stop sign,
on the left, you can see there's a little bit
of a difference, but, again, nothing major.
Zoomed all the way into 35, again, wide angles,
not a huge difference, but when we get that subject in close
you can clearly see that that f/2.8
really does show that blurrier background.
And we all love that shallow depth of field, right?
So, of course, in all these shots, there are differences,
they're just not huge differences.
But, aside from the depth of field,
of course, f/2.8 is a full stop brighter than an f/4.
So, basically, when you're shooting at an f/4,
you drop it down to a 2.8,
you can actually reduce your ISO in half.
Now, being able to shoot in low light
definitely is a big appeal to me,
but I personally am really impressed
with the low light capabilities
of these full-frame sensors in the first place.
So, this EOS R looks great in high ISOs.
I haven't really ran into too many times where I was like,
man, I really need more low light.
And if I really need a low light,
I could always slap on a prime,
which would destroy both these lenses in low light.
I mean, sure, I do prefer the f/2.8
if I could have it, but that image stabilization alone
is enough for me to rather shoot on this lens.
Plus, it's significantly less expensive.
I mean, if you think about it, this lens right here
is 1600 bucks, and if you get the MK III,
then it's 2000 bucks.
This camera is about 2300 bucks.
We're talking about a 4000 kit in your hand
every time you run around and vlog.
So if I'm getting similar image quality
out of something that's a bit cheaper, I'll take it.
If the cost difference isn't a huge deal for you,
and you don't really care about that image stabilization,
I'd say go for the F/2.8, and there is the MK III,
which is better, but again, it's a little bit bigger in size
so if that doesn't really bother you, go for the MK III.
I'm also very excited to see how well that Canon lens
performs, that 15-35 f/2.8 with image stabilization.
I mean, that's gonna be the lens that's best of both worlds,
but we'll see if I can afford that when it comes out.
Let's wrap this up by reading a few comments
from my last video, which is all about microphones,
and everything you need to know about mics.
Top comment was from the Enthusiasm Project.
"This is a perfect mix of fun and technical".
Thank you, I definitely try to give you guys
as much information as possible,
and occasionally do weird stuff.
(laughs)
"8:09 could have totally used a little meow action"
- A wind jammer, or a dead cat.
(cat meowing)
- I agree.
"He doesn't look like the kid from Up,
he looks like a kid Jackie Chan."
I don't know, does this look like him?
Look at that smile, if that smile was on anybody else,
it would be a pervy smile, but it works on Jackie Chan.
See, if I do it, perv smile, 100%
Connor Nolan, able to take a lot of abuse,
and rejects the world around it, wow,
I'm apparently a dynamic mic.
(laughs) that's pretty good!
Michael says, the awkward moment
when the white kid has to tutor
the Asian kid. (laughs)
"Mr. Jet is the most under viewed YouTuber.
"He deserves at least five million subs.
"Like if you agree."
Wow, Mr. Water Bottle, thank you so much!
That's very kind of you!
Let's see how many people agree with him.
Two, I'll be the third to agree.
55 seconds, to 2:31, the face you make
when you try to stay awake in class
(laughs)
I was genuinely interested, I guess
that's just the face I make when I'm listening to people.
I guess I've got a resting bored face. (laughs)
That's the thing, with YouTubing,
I'm always just, like, talking straight to camera,
I still have to get used to kinda standing on the side,
with a smile, I'll practice that.
(techno music)