What You Should Know About Focal Lengths and Shooting Cars

Wow, I’ve never heard anyone say that the 105 is a good lens for automotive photography!
I am so in love with my 105, I rarely use my other lenses. It’s nice to hear that there is someone who also thinks that you can use a 105mm.

Some cars (like vans, 4wds) can't be shot using too long focal length let's say above 100.
The back will compressed forward and just weird looking.

I love how you laid out this video. Great intro, the video outline & text to go over each lens is easy to understand. The camera flipping back to you talking is at perfect timing to keep the viewer engaged. 👍🏁

200-300mm....

Priceless knowledge 🥲 thanks man

Hei. This is really good stuff. What would be also great is a tutorial/guide on how to photograph car interiors with and without extra light.

hi really liked this video i am starting to shoot some old cars i am definitely a amateur i have had a couple good cameras but never found the time to get rite into it anyway my only problem with my 85mm and 100 to 500 is i cant seem to get close interior shots for detail this seems to be where im stuck but atleast now understand thanks to this video much more about my lenses and how to use them thanks 3 years later )

what about 35mm?

Do you think this stuff would apply to a car show? I have one coming up later this year and want to take a film camera for car pictures, at the moment I have my 55mm f2, and a 70-200 zoom. But I ordered a 135mm prime lens since I wanted the pictures to come out a bit more sharper than they would with the zoom lens. Not the mention the focusing on the zoom was very sensitive.

Do you think the 135mm and a tripod be good for a beginner? I was thinking I’d ditch the zoom lens and just take the 135 and the 50 in case I need something a bit wider.

Do you have any recommendations for cameras for beginners?

Okay, I subscribed or "whatever". Bro, I like you man. I want us to team up and cover a Formula Drift event! 😎

35mm though?

Great video...Picking up some awesome tips, Keep the video's coming :)

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Thanks for the informative video. Im off to a car meet this evening, lets see how it goes :)

Thank you for taking the time to make this video 🙏

love that

Totally true

Some of my best shots came off a 80mm lens. But then again, photography is an art, and art is subjective to opinions. I love shooting wide angle (nothing fish eye) and really has it's place when at a crowded event. Nothing more frustrating than sitting back for 10 minutes while people keep walking in your shot.

Great video!

Thank you for the video it was very helpful 🤗🤗🤗

Wouldn’t using a 70-200 mm remove the need for the lenses in between like the 85mm or 105mm?

Thank you for this video.

So a 70 - 200 would be nice to start?

Man this video is super useful.
Great work

Very good

Thanks! Awesome video for a beginner car photographer

Thank you for this. Very informative !

Looking to buy my first real camera and cars are my the main thing im looking to shoot as I just bought myself an R32 Skyline lol thank you so much for this video, this helps a lot!

Fantastic and very informative video dude! I'm going to get the Sigma 30mm F/1.4 (45mm APS-C) or the 56mm version (85mm APS-C). The 30mm seems to be a more versatile lense. You really seemed to like 85mm, but would you say 45mm equivalent would still be awesome? Thanks mate 👍

The one thing i felt missing in this video was F stops and of course, the legendary 135mm.

you've done a great job in explaining things! All the best with your channel :)

Thanks for not speaking and editing like those gangsta-like generation Z “photographers”

Shots with any 70-200 just hit different. Easily my favorite go to in my bag.

Great videos! Thank you!

That’s it. I NEED a 200mm lens 🤭

I bought a 28mm Canon EF F1.8 lens for indoor car shows but use a 24-105L as default

This is the most informative video on focal length x automotive photography I've seen! Keep up the great work ~

I'm shooting my first car show this weekend, and have been DEVOURING your channel the last day or two!! Great tips, and very well put together! Have you covered shooting cars in direct sun? I'll be at a big, open dealership with no cover for the event, and the forecast says clear and sunny all day.

Great video - thank you for that

I'm a painter, not a photographer, who wants to get into painting cars and this was excellent

I tried to like this video so many times while watching it! Amazing

70-200mm the best 😎

I love this. Good explanation. Thank you

That's a "for sure" about getting far away and using a longer focal length. I was shooting a local car meet and had packed up my car when a vintage motorcycle rolled in. My feet and my back were done so I dug out the camera on the passenger seat and just rested the camera on the frame of my open window while I sat behind the wheel. Took a few shots since my 12 Mp Canon bridge camera has long reach and left. I now use that photo as my monitor desktop image to remind me what I can get. Like he says, it's not the same thing you saw with your eyes.