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On the street I shoot with wide to normal primes. Depending on the day, and my mood, it could be the PL 12 or 15 and the PL 25. Or maybe the Sigma 16 and 30. I will carry either the L or PL 42.5, but they never seem to leave my bag. I now have a set of TTArtisan lenses that I'm playing with also. I carry two bodies, each with their own lens. Sometimes I just go out with the Lumix 20.
As far as cameras, my go to lately is the G100, and previously the G9 and the GX8. Now I keep the G9's the pro use and the GX8's are long gone.
The G100 is quite underrated, and the lack of IBIS works in its favor on the street, keeping down weight and consuming far less battery power. Since I'm usually shooting at a fast enough speed to stop motion, IBIS is superfluous. And image quality seems identical to the G9. Less weight is better when on your feet all day, especially with a bad back from carrying too much stuff for 45 years!
I really don't like to use zooms on the street. I think it's more important to pick your focal length and put yourself in the right position, rather than using a zoom. It makes it harder, and you have to think and be more involved in the process with a prime. I firmly believe that zooms lead to less interesting compositions, you tend to stand too far away, or get too much in. Street photography is all about being intentional with your entire mindset, before you even leave the house. There is freedom in simplicity, and picking one or two primes will give you the ultimate freedom to just see with those focal lengths. My longest lens is a normal, or in this case either a 20, 25 or 30mm lens. I have to be close, within conversational distance to get what I want. The lenses dictate where I stand, and that makes me work to get over my fear, every time.
© Mike Peters 2022
DC-G9 SIGMA 16mm F1.4 DC DN | C 017 lens 16mm f/1.4 1/125s 320 ISO -1.3 EV
© Mike Peters 2022
DC-G100 LEICA DG SUMMILUX 25/F1.4 II lens 25mm f/3.2 1/500s 1250 ISO 0.0 EV
© Mike Peters 2022
DC-G100 LEICA DG SUMMILUX 15/F1.7 lens 15mm f/1.7 1/1250s 200 ISO -0.3 EV
© Mike Peters 2022
DC-G9 LEICA DG SUMMILUX 25/F1.4 II lens 25mm f/1.4 1/12800s 200 ISO -0.3 EV
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