The Equipment


When I started this blog I used three cameras: a light and convenient Canon Powershot S95 plus two digital SLRs, a Nikon D300 and a Canon 5D MkII. The first two are now dead and I no longer use the Canon for street photography.

Instead I sometimes use my smartphone, an iphone 11, which I can use at hip level or chest level (with kinda folded arms) as well as how everybody else does it. But now my go-to street photography kit is a Gopro 11 Mini. I mount it on a selfie-stick which I hold in one hand with the camera resting against my shoulder. That gives it some stability but still allows me to angle it with my hand. It is small and unobtrusive, and by operating it through the app on my phone nobody realises I am actively taking pictures. It also gives me 5K video so I take short video and select individual frames which are a good size at 5312x2988 pixels.

The Gopro's wide angle lens really makes me try to get up close and personal.

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