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Aah, this isn't coffee, this is actually chamomile.
Chamomile, chamo, it's tea, put some ginger in it,
honey, a little bit of lemon, the works.
Everyone I know, everyone I know,
is sick around me so I'm here snuggled up
in what my wife calls a towel.
She says this sweater looks like a towel
and I guess it does though, super warm though,
there's a good thumbnail, ooh.
Okay, okay, honestly, everyone around me is sick so
I'm trying to do all the preventative things
to make sure I don't get sick because
I got a lot to do coming up in the next few weeks.
One of those includes going to NAB
which is in Vegas at the end of this week
with Matty so I'm super excited for that.
Got a plan, got to get some videos up but before then,
and then some super exciting news,
super exciting news when we get back from NAB,
and that whole thing begins to unfold.
So, I also fully understand it's hard to take me seriously
right now with this hood and this teddy bear like sweater,
towel whatever you'd like to call it.
So lets go ahead and roll the intro, okay.
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What's up everybody Peter McKinnon here,
welcome back to another tutorial kind of.
A little tech talk if you will, photo talk.
We're talking about my favorite,
that's a lot of talks right there in the first
little uh, first 30 seconds there.
We are discussing my favorite lens.
I think this has like taken over 24 mil
which was my favorite, used it for like,
100 years it feel like but this new 85 mil 1.4
image stabilized L version lens
is probably my all time favorite lens,
and it is what I have been using
for all of my b-roll, it's just been
crushing it since October I would say.
It is essentially my new B-roll go to.
I don't even bring this 70-200 around anymore.
Legitimately only bring this, and like my 16-35.
It is a beast, I'm gonna tell you why,
we're gonna show you some examples
and we're gonna talk about why having
a lens like this in your kit is a very good idea.
And there's also three versions of this
so keep that in mind before we go any further
into this video, that's much better.
I'm just not, I don't think I like it.
I don't think I like that sweater
pretty much everyone that I know hates it.
So let me now in the comments below,
get rid of the sweater, keep the sweater?
Okay, back to the 85.
So one of things that I love to do
on this channel in general is shoot a lot of b-roll.
Now a lot of you guys know me for that reason.
It's kind of synonymous with my channel,
I add it a lot to the vlog, I add it to tutorials,
I kind off add it whenever I can.
A lot of people ask how do you shoot that
specific type of b-roll or how do you
make it look the way you make it look.
And a lot of that has to do with where you are,
the gear that you're shooting with,
the lens choice that you're using,
the subject matter, the weather, all that stuff
obviously combines into making a good b-roll sequence.
I did a video on it ages ago, ages ago.
I'm probably due for an update on it to be honest,
but a lot of what that is to be honest
is a particular lens.
Now I used to shoot a lot on my 70-200,
but that lens is massive, for example.
This lens is huge, when you put the lens hood on it.
It's bigger than like, look at that when you put
the lens hood on it this thing is massive.
Now the other thing is that it's super heavy.
That also takes up a lot of room in your camera bag.
So when I'm traveling, when I'm on the go,
when I'm on the move, getting on airplanes,
getting off airplanes, or just running around
my neighborhood I'm having this in the backpack
at the very bottom just hurts my bag.
Just hurts my shoulders it's just massive.
So to be able to switch out for something like this,
which is three times lighter, three times smaller,
almost does the same thing with a faster aperture.
Um, I think there's two words for that.
What is again, yes please.
Also my closet back there is kind of a mess
because I'm in the middle of moving
but it's not my house but, anyway.
So having something this small in your bag
all the time really makes life easy
especially when you want to capture those b-roll segments.
Not to mention, the whole photography side of things.
This isn't just for video, this is an incredible
photography lens as well.
Now Canon make three versions of the 85.
They make the 1.2, which is a way heavier,
bigger, slower version of this, they make
a 1.4 not L version which is significantly cheaper
which is still a great lens, it's kind of like
the upgrade I would choose from the nifty 50,
if I was looking for something a little bit else,
a little bit further a little bit more telephoto,
I would choose the non L version of the 85
for that kind of an upgrade.
And then they just released this.
Now I got this way back in October,
and I meant to make a video about it,
but I wanted to actually use it out
in the field, took it to Iceland, to Sweden,
to Norway, it's been around, it's been
all over the place, Las Vegas.
It has been absolutely incredible.
Look at that big piece of glass,
doesn't that just look incredible.
So because this lens is a 1.4, and for those of you
that don't know what 1.4 means, it means
the aperture, the actual iris inside this lens
that opens up to let that light in,
opens up to a 1.4 aperture, which is
very very wide, tons of light comes in.
So it's amazing in low light, it's also gonna give you
those super crispy deliciously melted
butter pancake background which everybody
is after, they look so good in photos.
Here's a couple examples of them.
You can see how it really takes the person
that you're shooting or the object,
and pops them off that photo, really
melting that background away into nothing.
And the same goes for b-roll.
I really like it because it isolates
the exact thing I want to shoot.
Now where I really love this is when
I'm shooting my b-roll and I'm able
to target a subject, have that person
or object be super crisp but still blend in
elements on the foreground that are
really really washed out so what I mean by that?
Because it's kind of confusing if you don't
see something visual to identify with.
So this footage here of me making coffee on the beach,
you can see all the bulrushes that are actually
in the foreground of that image but they
don't actually show up crystal clear
because it's an 85 mil, it can't focus that close.
So it's focused on me, but all those bulrushes
and long grass and that kind of thing
still wisp back and forth in front of the lens,
creating that really nice depth of field,
both in the foreground and in the background
which is why I love a lens like this.
I use that technique a lot when I'm shooting photos,
when I'm shooting b-roll, I always place something,
almost kind of in front of the lens,
if I'm focused further away, which then blurs
it in the front, and the back and gives you
a much more layered photo or clip
that looks a lot better in the long run.
Next up, the lens is finally image stabilized.
So when you have a focal length
like the 85 millimeters be it you know it or not,
camera shake can be introduced, and it can sneak up
on you when you least expect it so having
image stabilization within this lens, ah thank you.
You can never go wrong with having image stabilization.
It's just there to help you and if you're shooting b-roll
you're shooting handheld then you don't have
a gimbal for example, that's where this is
going to be super super helpful.
I feel like I can't continue this tutorial
because I'm super hungry, sorry to just,
I'm sorry to just abruptly stop like this,
but I need, I need food.
Hey yeah can I get an order for delivery?
Yeah, just a medium pepperoni and cheese pan fried.
Yeah no that's it, just give me some hot sauce,
throw some garlic dip in there for good measure,
some barbecue sauce, getting crazy.
Yeah front door is fine.
30 minutes, okay thanks, goodbye.
Oooooh, I love pizza, I love pizza
more than this 85 for sure.
I wasn't kidding we're gonna do like
a mid tutorial break and just chow down on this whoo!
Mhmm!
A little barbecue sauce.
Who is this for, who is the market for this lens?
If you were coming at me and saying
hey Pete, I'm looking to upgrade my lens,
what should I get next?
I'm looking to expand my kit, you kind of got to
look at the things you're shooting.
If you're an event photographer,
this lens is fantastic because it's an 85,
it's fast enough that you can use it indoors all the time,
you can do that nice depth of field
so you can isolate your subjects,
it's perfect for weddings, events, organizations,
that kind of thing, this is a great lens.
Now when you think vlogging, it's actually
not the best lens for vlogging.
See I just carried around for b-roll sequences,
other than that I don't use it.
It comes out when I shoot b-roll
it goes back in the bag when I'm done
and also, I don't shoot all my b-roll on an 85.
I still mix in a 16-35, or maybe a 50 mil,
depending on what the aperture is.
This is primarily used the most,
but it's still not just the only lens I'm using.
So for vlogs, and this is all you're doing,
this might not be the absolute best
unless that is the look you're going for.
But then when you flip photography into the mix as well,
that's when things get a little bit more worth it for you,
because I shoot a ton of portraits with this,
because if that isolated background
I really like that look now someone like Matty,
my buddy that also shoots here on Youtube,
he does not like the look of compressed lens.
He almost never shoots more than 35 mil.
He's always preferring wide angle
and 35 whereas I'm always trying
to get him to shoot b-roll of me using this lens.
So really it is a creative preference
and it is up to you to figure out which one
you like and what suits your style.
Now for some of you that might be asking
what's the difference to the new 85
from the old one aside from the 1.2 aperture well,
that's one of the biggest differences.
The other 85 mil that they have is a 1.2,
as opposed to a 1.4, it was really hard to
get stuff in focus at 1.2, I'll tell you that.
I've had a couple 1.2 lenses and,
it's a very thin shallow depth of field
which can sometimes get in your way.
The other thing with the other 85
is that it's extremely slow, this lens
is so much faster to focus.
The other one would hunt and take it's time.
- [Phone] Sorry phone to search the difference
to what's the difference to the new 85
from the old one aside from the 1.2.
- That's not, why are you talking to me right now?
I did not ask you what that was.
The other would take so long to hunt
in and out, it would constantly be going in
and it was just way too slow for the stuff
that I needed, if I'm shooting a quick sequence
and a car's ripping by and I want to get
that car fast, camera's gotta be on, boom,
record, focus, pan off, I need that clip.
I don't have time to be waiting for it
to hunt back and forth back and forth.
There's hair in my eye, it stings.
So yeah if you were to give me two choices,
I would buy this 85 or have a new one
I would 100% take this because there are
so many new benefits that this has
that the old one doesn't.
So that's it for me guys, hit that like button
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and I will see you guys tomorrow.
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