The Joy of Shooting Cheap: $69 35mm f1.4 Street Photography POV || Gwangjang Market, Seoul

Join me on a street photography walk around Gwangjang Market in Seoul as I re-discover the joy of shooting cheap gear with a $69 manual focus 35mm f1.4 lens, paired to my Fujifilm X-S10.
Although cheap lenses sacrifice quality in certain areas, they can be a vital experience in your photography journey, as they teach you to slow down and learn new techniques. Despite its bargain price tag, I was pleasantly surprised at how this lens held its own in a popular Seoul photography location known for its vibrant colors and scenes.
Through this POV video, I hope to demonstrate how limiting yourself to inexpensive gear can encourage creativity and getting closer to everyday moments rather than worrying about technical specs.
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[@wearetrackclub]

Really enjoyed watching this POV! Insightful stuff and great images 👌🔥

[@StuartHendricks]

That's very kind of you, thank you! 🙏🏽

[@thatissodawn]

Great shots! I'm curious about if you're worried about S. Korea's portrait rights laws? I've heard they're strict over there.

[@WilliamBrake]

Living in SK. It's very unlikely that someone would take you to court here over that. Unless you're being really obnoxious about it.

[@StuartHendricks]

Thanks for the comment! Ideally I’d like to do a full video on this topic but from what I understand, photography in public places, especially like markets, is above board, although if people object it’s always better not to resist.

[@thepirateshoots]

In fact my intro into the Fujifilm ecosystem was a Fujifilm X-E1 (way cheaper 7 yrs ago, than now!) and a 16-50 OIS II, which I still use today because it's so cheap (broken?- oh, doesn't matter) and it's also lightweight and compact!

[@selishots]

For $69 I think I'd sooner try to find a vintage FD lens or something similar with an adapter.

[@StuartHendricks]

Good shout for more experienced shooters, but for beginners I reckon a cheap native mount lens is still the better option!

[@jaydraws2019]

beautiful shots myfriend.

[@StuartHendricks]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@thepirateshoots]

Thanks for recommending a cheap lens :) Greetings from Germany! ... By your - neglectible - accent I first thought you are from Germany, too!

[@StuartHendricks]

Thanks for watching and commenting!
I do have some German blood somewhere along the line! 😁

[@youngjulee0714]

붕어빵…😍

[@Swiatoikadr]

Good job

[@StuartHendricks]

Thank you!