Street Photography Beast

In this video I share the test shots with Canon M200 and its pancake lens:

The first test took place yesterday. As soon as I left the shop I mounted the new lens and the camera became another thing. Smaller and lighter. And without the annoying feature of having to unlock the lens as with the kit lens.

I made the mistake of putting the neck strap on because it immediately became clear to me that due to its small size, a wrist strap for this camera is much better. Going from an SLR to this little thing takes some getting used to. Despite being a photographer who has always been used to working with small cameras, yesterday I felt the difference at the beginning, but you quickly get used to it and everything flows.

Another feeling is that I have yet to choose the best way to work, one thing that bothers a little that the camera is oriented to the touch screen which I just can't get used to, because it is very easy to inadvertently touch the screen and take blank shots. One thing that I have only partially solved with the deactivation of this function, but which still remains partially. I also have to get used to the fact that ISO management is better for me to solve it right through the screen rather than going to the complete menu every time. By using the camera in shutter speed priority I have to manage ISO and shutter speed, and it works good just like my reflex cameras do. But I realized that if I use the single AF point with the reflex cameras, with this camera is better to trust in the AF tracking moving subjects and keeping them in focus.

I was perfectly aware of what I was buying when I made this choice: it is I who must open up to a different method of taking pictures. I am not yet sure but yesterday i experienced a bit of shutter lag that remindas me of my Ricoh GRD IV. Not a big deal to me by the moment I am used to work with cameras that are not that fast. In 2010 I became a pro photographer with the Olympus pen e-p1 which had a non-existent AF even before the release of the new firmware. It is possible to work in manual focus with this camera and there is a focus peak system, but I didn’t buy the camera for that (infuture we’ll see) because I would a no-thinking camera as much as possible, focusing the attention on composition.

By checking on my computer the images I can speak of a very good image quality, the photos are clear and detailed, counting with a 24MP APS-C sensor.

Whenever I work with a new camera the first few days are in the studio so I have question marks, but the sensations are already very good.