Do post some here. Seen your flickr and 500px, there are couple of great streetshots. Maybe I missed it, but I cannot manage to find a single petaling street shots in your profile,

The one I just posted the other day two were somewhere at Petaling Street area. Not in the market but the surrounding. I tend to walk around the surrounding then inside, more interesting to me and much more local compared to the street market itself.

Will anyone suggest to buy s manual focus prime lens for street photo?

i think there are people that suggest people using only wide angle prime for street but personally, i use everything, from manual prime to 70-200.. so personally as long as you're comfortable with the lens, then you should use it

35mm or 50mm (FF equivalent) focal would do nicely.

It’s okay to use manual focus

But the question is what body u pair it with

If u use it with a dslr , using ur viewfinder to rack focus may be hard . Coz most dslr viewfinder are not accurate when ur aperture is wide , he did mention here at 2:20
https://youtu.be/PQNyu74Jd6U

Then u need to use the live view but sometimes may be hard to use under harsh sunlight.

If u use it with mirrorless, then it’s generally fine
But some with good focus peaking will make the process of shooting much more enjoyable - the one I have used to shoot before is a7s2 and a7II, the s2 peaking is so much more accurate, making u much more comfortable when u manual focus

Whatever it is, go head and buy one. Maybe not an expensive one TO begin with . See whether u like it personally or not cheers

i have a prime lens ~35mm.. just thinking to get a larger aperture lens..

Im using a mirrorless but then no viewfinder...
Yes manual lens is very cheap indeed.

i had a 35mm EF already thinking to get a narrower lens for closer look

The saying goes "zoom with your feet". Thats one of the appeal when doing street shots. You can go narrower with 50mm on apsc but that is already at borderline, IMO of coz. Anything more tele than that i tend to stay way too far, out in the open, pray no photobombers, very steady hand, and sometimes not getting any background due to extreme bokeh (street shots tend to look better if background tells a story). There is the cheaper samyang or mitakon manual if i recall like the 50mm f0.9 something. But unless its really low light, high aperture setting is not really ideal for street shots as u can see anything else beside subjecy, IMO again of coz.

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I've been casually street shooting since a few years ago, usually going around town / overseas shooting with my trusty PanaLeica 15mm f1.7


Panasonic Lumix DC-G9 + Panasonic Leica DG Summilux 15mm f1.7 | ISO 200 | 1/5000 sec | f1.7 |


Panasonic Lumix DC-G9 + Panasonic Leica DG Summilux 15mm f1.7 | ISO 100 | 1/800 sec | f1.7 |


Panasonic Lumix DC-G9 + Panasonic Leica DG Summilux 15mm f1.7 | ISO 100 | 1/800 sec | f1.8 |


Panasonic Lumix DMC-G85 + Panasonic Leica DG Summilux 15mm f1.7 | ISO 3200 | 1/400 sec | f1.7 |


Panasonic Lumix DMC-G85 + Panasonic Leica DG Summilux 12mm f1.4 | ISO 250 | 0.5 sec | f6.3 |


Panasonic Lumix DMC-G85 + Panasonic Leica DG Nocticron 42.5mm f1.2 | ISO 200 | 1/640 sec | f1.2 |

Nice photos!

the one with nocticron is so hngh!

Pasar Awam Pasir Penambang


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thanks

i like the vintagey looking filters

In Lightroom , play with the Black point in the graph at the lower end of the spectrum

Then selective colour for highlight

Other editing like normal - brightness, contrast, etc

I usually just play around with my On1 Effects to get the vintage film look.. Lightroom only to get the colors and exposures corrected

yes. you have the point.

I would tone down the selective colour though. IMO. If u like it leave it be.

Few shots of my walk last Saturday.

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10-3 by Victor Ng, on Flickr

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02 by Victor Ng, on Flickr

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Untitled by Victor Ng, on Flickr

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Untitled by Victor Ng, on Flickr

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31 by Victor Ng, on Flickr

Tried to use a manual focus lens... i don't know why i like B&W photos so much...
hope get some C&C

Walking in the dark by The Boulevard, on Flickr

Magic water by The Boulevard, on Flickr

Baby smile by The Boulevard, on Flickr