Pro Photographer, Cheap Camera Challenge (#1 Carsten Schael)

Hex72

He stuck his pole up and ruined everyone's shots, yep.

TheJulian12398

He sounds sarcastic

binary0011

bye bye lar.. lol slang..

sowasvoneinfallslos

His accent is a shame for all germans.. :D

KewazingaBabinga

dec szamszing

unInnocentBystander

Me at 5:00

"OH GODDAMNIT!"

oMkRnRTz

oh his accent... you can totally hear hes obviously german =D

FrankoXero3

Yeah, with Photoshop is easy

BobbyFischerQc

Interesting video. I'm gonna watch the complete series before buying my second camera.

manufan4eva

He blatently kept his 1ds round his neck so fend of anyone thinking of laughing at his feeble excuse for a camera.

throathammer1

@manufan4eva i cant blame him.

blakemcguire

5:03 SILLY 1Ds! GETTING IN THE WAY OF MY PHOTOGRAPHY!

20bigal06

I've got the same bag as him!

whotaughtyou

FLYING MEDIATION WALLINGTON LIBRARY

naffkaa

These shots are not very impressive in my opinion, and not because taken with a cheap camera...

urinmyhart

i miss hk!

rock1chica

He took some really fantastic shots with that camera

morloff

Like Ansel Adams once said...' the most important part of a camera is the 12" behind it ".

cutiefoe

how much is it for???

cibckwong

@cutiefoe it's around US70 sell in hong kong

aroldfut

One more example of the shooter making more of an impact than the equipment

retour747

Good work by Carsten w/ the Yashica.

Hollrobb

I like how the guy took the camera for what it was and made the best of it. It's like he understands taking photos is for everyone and just because you dont have the best of equipment doesn't mean you cant have fun and get some good photos aswell. Every family should have at least a shoe-box full of photos to look at., Nomatter if its nothing but someone standing in the yard.

byLemy

Thumbs up if the only pictures you take are taken like this.

CalebFilmsPresent

1:06

Cathay 323,you are ready to crash on to the lady's head,come back!!

psychoteeque

oh, bye-bye. lol xD

blickblocks

The one shot with Buddha looking at the other statue is great!

ReverieImage

29 people were pissed that he ruined their shot of Buddha!

niko48341

I demand james cameron.

nametroubles

So, a pro can make boring cliche images with cheap cameras all the while not utilizing the unique qualities of a toy camera.

Pesiok

C418 likes it

ifhy90

OMG i love him, oh bye-bye!

Ya-shica~

LOL.

and the audio - -

tomalophicon

HA! Interesting shots?

therocket88

he looks like fat austin power :)

yabba234

the photo he took with that macro lense was actually quite impressive :)

Applebite966

carsten kinda sounded like bruno at some points....actually at most points

Coryiskool405

He has more of an "Asian" accent than Kai does. Haha

dennisjonkristensen

Come on i want the lego Camera challenge

DisIsHowiRoll

just out of curiousity, why do people hate on nikon in the comment section? is it just because they prefer canon, so they rant about nikon, or is there actually a reason?

swirlyivy

Now he knows how third world photographers feel =D

I still can't afford a decent digi cam, I'm working with film for God's sake!! :D:D

Although it's a pretty cute Nikon FG with a f18-22 Sigma lens ^__^

Anyway, crappy cams teach you photoshop in the end, that's another plus XD

WhoBeTrollin

haha i just vruined peoples shots vy sticking my pole out

RankingSpicey

I still think that the Yashica Camera produces "too good" and boring pictures - not Holga-like, but more like iPhone 3G. Maybe Flash Snaps with this one looks better.

75210lu

Carsten Schael, master of photography!

PanzarMetal

a simple question then, If a pro can make good pics with a bad camera, why he wont ditch the pro gear and stick with a cheapo (not accounting for the quality of the picture).

Loveisforever482

@PanzarMetal because they still have their work to do. many of them are commercial photographers and they need their pro gear for their clients.

behbeh144

whatever bloody silly names. XDDDDD

artrocker65

That's the thing I've always been saying. It's true for any art and profession - if you're a pro, you just can't do badly.

siu4you

ByeBye! LOL

germaicanlady

Brilliant challenge and wonderfully inspiring ideas these pros have! I can only recommend watching this to anyone who says they cannot do this and that because they don't have the equipment! :-)

shadowvface

i dont do photography but this is really interesting. and his voice wins.

JanErikEdvartsen

He ruined alot of people's shots by sticking his pole out... I do that too! :)

leredsock

hey, can anyone tell me what how the nd filter worked?

toferprod

@leredsock nd filter made the light going into the camera less thus making the camera compensate making the shutter slower

swingAE86

that is awesome

TheRealEric31415

2:36 omg i laughed soooooooooooooooo hard

silistylefly

Hes German xD

eurythorpe

Post processing really plays a role....

tomkalbo

It´s great to see how the pro photographers really make fantastic looking pictures using those cheap cameras...true artists!! hou ye hou ye!! Cheers from Norway

AbdoHad90

it is fun using a cheap automatic camera .. because you work harder on getting a good photography .. and you get a sense that you are pushing the limits

not2999

I want that yashica.

because of Carsten, It’s all his fault.

Samyaza69

@not2999 man is a shit of a camera!

jjlwis

*sigh* it's watching guys like Carsten that makes me want to give up taking pictures...

cristilica1

Carsten could make good use out of any camera. He has a solution for everything...

zeenebu

Carsten, is unlike Kai, a REALLY optimistic dude! Kai always has this negative tone and additude even with the best camera's

alxalexle

that one lady that walked in front of him at 6:27 said the camera was fake but was beautiful lol

elizzhu

carsten's so optimistic

upsidedownbanana

I dont like the final photos :(

gummel82

@upsidedownbanana i can imagine it's very hard to take a photo with such a shit ^^

upsidedownbanana

@gummel82 I have a similar camera and I think I could've done better. The battery life was longer, but I couldnt change the shutter speed or aperture or white balance either. And the max usable iso was 200; past that it would get crazy grainy.

Maybe the old phrase "Its the photographer, not the camera" isnt 100% true after all.

galcoolgal

carsten is fun

RomiBarcena

5:01 I think he hit his expensive lens on a rail,"aww it hurts!" Can feel it from here

JolkQwas

Sure, if you're a good photographer, you can get good pictures with about anything, but using better cameras and lenses it makes it easier to shoot and get great pictures, also it increases how well the picture comes out.

gajetjoe

@JolkQwas man as is said a good photographer makes good shots with every thing !!! but good tolls makes that easier but there r some stuff that r super hard to do , they r possible , but so hard that they near impossible to do !! thats wha i said to my parents when i wanted to buy my dslr !! :)))

FalconTurtle

dang its the photographer that matters not the camera......or not??? lol

AshleyFooFoo

wow he has amazing editing skills

johnshanagher

8:03 - How the fuck did he do that?

MarkRyanNZ

@6:53 sticking his pole up here ... LMAOOOOO

Grroocx

When famous people used to perform with the Muppits, we glimpsed their actual personalities. Carsten is especially likable AND very good at his craft. In a lifetime of photography, I've always been dismayed by the folk who insist that with $50,000 of equipment, they could take "really good" pictures. No, they couldn't. What makes a REALLY good photographer is Carsten's creativity, flexibility, and positive nature.

halcyonhour

What camera says: Bye-Bye?

hahaha I love it. I want it.

eapradius

This is brilliant! we need more!

Clarimort

This guy is funny. :D

vickzter

HAha whatever bloody silly name...

sparefankerl

Ve Germans sure have ze best accent ven it comes to ze English language.

But it was pretty impressive what he pulled off there.

mikhailhanafi

Holy fuck, it's Professor Doofenschmirtz :O

0pjsoft

I'm using an F521 also. I can say it can produce great shots but not that style. I mean not image definitions, resolutions or clarities but contrastful lightings, blacks, greens, mellows, especially if you have some time retouching them later.

Val7898

Bye-Bye

LOL

punkranchero312

I no get it? They say I am sexy hot foreign girl. What 5hat mean?

andrademeza

what was used to process the pictures?

TheNEWBobDylan

Who is the better photographer Kai or Loc? That would be a fun shootout...get a pro like carsten to judge the final images.

MEtAlDRiCh0689

@TheNEWBobDylan in my opinion.. i think Kai is the better photographer and Lok is better in videographing..

TechCrack

More please ;D

chunky1x

Yashica was a really good SLR. How could this modern equivalent mess up it glorious past?

joshonator12

He's quite the optimist lol

firecom11

is that really the asian's voice? hehehe

joshonator12

Would have been epic if he had the lego camera...

Kit1cc

what's the bg music on 0:35 ??anyone know?

joshonator12

@Kit1cc I'm pretty sure they made all the bg music themselves.

Keleisha

@Kit1cc It's a song from the iMovie music library. Only Mac users have it.

Pinky2950

A pro would shoot a Nikon :P

ThePhotory

@Pinky2950 You sir, don't know anything about photography.

Pinky2950

@ThePhotory Nope, that's why I own an Olympus.

legeek08

@Pinky2950 A pro would kick your ass !

Xenoray

Photos of Budda and a high view are both great.

ajlordnikon

I sorta been wanting to buy one of those Yashica's but at $100 it's a bit much since I get that sort of effect out of my old GSN as it is.

Intz51

I like this idea a lot, keep them coming, second epsisode of this shows that 2nd iphone managed to capture better picture than this yashica, but that is not a compliment just a fact what you showed. Cool.

vhagua

Cheap Camera Challenge. Very modest concept.

yoto5951

What program did he use for editing??

RadoDani

I totally dig the concept of the Pro Photographer "Scheisse" Camera series … 4 more to go. Some of my favorite photoes were taken with my ancient iPhone 3G.

7numrat

you should have switched that with the 1D MKIII

lol

keithdonegan

Is it just me or is vid over exposed? :)

ulmus102

That's a great video, really funny :D

legopenguin101

do be a floucht XD

xentile

most important part is the skills in processing haha

hakei432

@xentile I agree..The final images look very good. :)

nonsenseoverload

amazing! i can relate to this situation. i am also using a cheap and ordinary camera in taking pictures and some simple photoshoots with friends. well, i am still an amateur but very eager to learn more. making use of the basic tools is not as bad as hell because this is where your creativity works. In that way. you don't depend on the effects of the camera, you depend on your skill. ^_^

jethmax

It's funny to see him struggling how to take shots. =)

thekevorlando

at lest you did not brake the phone ...lol.... and lets not for get about my FinePix J150 it would be sweet !!!! any way keep it up love what yall are doing .i check every night to see what yall have done now..gr8 job yall!!!

AdvocatusDiaboliAU

hes a pro photographer??? hes the president of a pro photographer institute?? who's cock did he suck??

vehlajatt22

the picture with Buddha where it looks like he's talking to the other statue is brilliant

MrSuckamadicka

thanks for the info guys

PhotographerJan

That's a great video haha! The shots weren't too bad for what what the camera is worth (10$). I'm proud of the photographer, he's Canon :D Nice to see he is also using the MKI of the 70-200 f/2.8L IS.

rizalwy

the picture is not really that good... LoL ... cheap camera sucks...

hutdockz

He not look like a pro.

ParamoreGermany

that's cool :)

MrBlandMan

German photographer enters.... QUE FRENCH-ESQUE MUSIC!

stavit2

6:50 THATS WHAT SHE SAID

johnnyLikeVideo

I disagree with some of the comments. It's not entirely about the camera or the photographer. It's both. Everyone who shouts it's the photographer stupid is being a little over the top and anyone that thinks the picture taker is irrelevant is just as bad. It takes both and anyone can learn to take good pictures - anyone - That's not the same as it's being easy, but it can be done.

RyosakiZ

*0*

shazzieex

AHHAHAHA BOW TIE LEADER, SO TRUE!

cheukkeung

I like the coating thing.

YouAreDead77

BYE - BYE, ROLF !!

ossme

More of this please !

venuslnd

Great new format for the show. Thanks.

bubu6699

Hey~It's really nice episode for Pro Photographer Cheap Camera ... really like this one and you can tell anyone that it's no need for DSLR only.

Thank for your nice work Kai W. and DigitalRev *Thumb Up*

marcajholmes

Good episode, but at the end of the day he going to go back to the expensive equipment because it lets him do more! I think new photographer would learn fast with a camera with available manual controls than a point and shoot (Thought they would have to learn even faster with a camera with only manual controls!)

Milkshakman

Carsten seems like a really cool guy :)

halcyonhour

@Milkshakman Agreed :) I would love to go photograph with him!

Aranu

MOAR

MEtAlDRiCh0689

waiting for the next episode.. this new series makes a pretty good sense on what is really important in photography.. it's not about owning the most expensive camera and lens out in the market.. but it's about having the creativity and knowledge on how to use one regardless if it is a cheapo point and shoot cam or top of the line dslr.. MORE DIGITALREV MORE!!

raedchen1

@MEtAlDRiCh0689 : i had a shooting with another great german photographer, that has shooted the marlboro cowboys, politicians, and lot others... at the shooting, he pulled an old pro looking s/w film role camera out of his bag o.O ... well, he`s pro, and he knows, why he does it... and like kai said in another vid : the cam is just a tool...

dronespace

@MEtAlDRiCh0689

Well said, agreed.

hardspank

bravo Carsten for being a good sport

hardspank

Bravo Carsten for being a good sport!

kikingod

Difinitely a good one, make this a series! it's encouraging and it'll help people forget (a little) about buying anything expensive and instead focusing on composition...

rocus80m

Hey dude, where to get this nice tripod?

TazakaLOL

7:59 That picture actually very nice :P

baongo21

cool stuff. I hope to see more like this!

yojironin

Has any pro photog shot with the Lego cam yet? I wanna see that! =)

videoman417

hahahhahah bye-by

lightbringer942

"Oh...ah..interesting" == Nevermind :))

charld

nice, but at 5:00 next time put the $7000 camera and $2000 lens in the bag before playing with this $.02 camera ;-)

charld

nice, but at 5:00 next time put the $7000 camera and $2000 lens in the bag before playing with this $.02 ;-)

shnakle1

How do you make the photos looks better, with photoshop? please give me some good tips and online tutorial.

THX.

validfor1hour

just like some utuber said a while ago , topgear for cameras ,

xHuntedGunzPCGx

All of the pictures he took except the one of the pinwheel were terrible...lol...I think this video is a great example of how the perks of a higher quality camera can completely change the level of interest in a photo.

xHuntedGunzPCGx

All of the pictures he took except the one of the pinwheel were terrible...lol

destrukxion08

make the most of it!

giammyzanna

What's the music you use in your videos?

cagex007

you have some good ideas man, i got a think more like you :) your good

InitialXG

no point in doing an opposite challenge. everyone starts that way not knowing how to use a an SLR. And even if someone that had no idea how to use one,they would just keep it on auto. This is funnier because anyone who has an SLR rather not shoot with a point-n-shoot camera.

MacOllyTips

Opposite would be a really good idea. not amazing photographer BUR AMAZING GEAR!!!

NoRealNick

great job and greetings from germany

JoshuaWGLloyd

Lol poor man, he just wanted to take good pictures this his Pro camera :P

henryee

Yeah, Kai please give me a try for the PRO GEAR~~~

I've never own a DSLR b4~~~

SeaDevil96

I wanted him to use the lego camera!!!!

OyvindBjorgo

Hahahaha! "Yeah! That wasn't bad! Right? You didn't see it? I felt it. Kind of."

deconverts

CHEATER! That monopod isn't cheap gear :)

SewerShark

@deconverts Kai said cheap camera, not cheap gear, LOL

borisovan1

his nation? answer please

marktech101

@borisovan1 Germany, moved to HK in '91. Said so in the video.

yohkoGaming

Give Jonathan "The Dude" a 1D mrk IV, and see how he manages that xD

mikeismad61

Sorry guys

This just proves that given a crap camera , a pro photographer and HOURS doing Photoshop you can get a half decent picture...

And there was no LOK - what's going on?

Has he proved to be too popular ?

sinistersecrecy

hehe that voice soo doesnt suit that asian

Pokemon1998cyrus

it's sad that don't have a audio like "bye bye" this make me laugh lol

Useless02

@Pokemon1998cyrus I think that will absolutly drain the battery and the camera is dead...

chrismecking

great episode...love to see more of similar stuff ;) Didn't know that we have such a famous German photographer over there in HK!!

Hopefully there is coming up more similar ones!!!

TexPhoto

Great use of the monopod, but that's when you need a small ball head so you can angle it down. Great video.

bidoys57

kai can you make a review on the new canon powershot sx 30is ??

benthai98

cool, I was just up on the mountain on the weekend... Great place for pics...

r3dko

Interesting use for a monopod! Great video. Will you be making this a series, or is it a one-time thing?

KeNuBort

All the shots were crap anyway....

omoshinoi

Nicely done. I like how pros talk. More plz

chicaboo76

So the Yashica makes a good walking stick! =P

verbod

well done !

gashalp

15 ppl dont know how to use Yashica xD

sk8treflip

This really is amazing!!!

tublywork

i like how you put the photographer to become creative with what they are limited too! like the monopod bit. that was creative! haha

Aarik215

I'd never put my camera over a ravine like that :P

cntyboy1

this is not always true though. i'll bring a d700 you bring a point and shoot to the same low light boxing event. no extra light allowed. no flash while they are boxing you will get thown out but the rest stands true comes with experience

antimo18

Damn, I have never thought using monopod that way... GJ!

TwistedShrapnel

that was pretty jokes when Carsten went "bye bye la~" xD

Goshdiddlyarnit

I wanted to see Carsten use the Lego cameraaa. >:

Extesd

"A camera like this, just take it for what it is and make the best of it." -Carsten Schael

rubbara

Got a Polaroid t1455 for 50USD thinking of a digital Holga. Sad truth is the thing is too damn good, it blew away my 3 year old PowerShot SD 950 in color and ISO performance and actually does 720p okay. Thanks to a fast shutter and a monster flash on it has me taking some pretty unique artsy shots too.

LasstUnsSpielen

Is this a new series? :D

optim432

"actually, i've been little disappointed that they don't an audio kind 'BYE BYYYEEE' " LOL!

indigofilmjesper

What a load of shit camera.... Boy I hope you'll take on a challenge of reviewing the Sigma range all the way from SD9 to SD1...Ehen it comes out.

One more thing Why don't you bring reviews of camera and accessories. I'd like to see who's got it when it counts on wireless falsh and things to make you and the subject look fantastic.

wwwandi

definitely a great idea to make these challenges and to show that having the best of the best equipment is not everything of the magic

iCreatedTech

13 people were cheap photographers with a pro camera and hit the dislike button.

boxsterh

I like taking the power away from the camera and into the hands of the user. This will be a fun series.

p0ker1sc00l

Chase Jarvis has even made a book of photos, all made with his iPhone :)

NewYorkPixels

please i want the lego one!! XD

KRRoku6

it's still a digital camera. at this rate, now it's pro-proven. so this Yashica whatever might deserve some proper review, Kai

stefanatutube

want to see the other 4 too :) esp. the lego one..

olyezay

you could make it with film SLR and it'd be so nice

to let us know the film age great cameras and more fun :)

slashing23

educate us with interesting facts or maybe abit of random facts about dslr camera. like the use of twiching the shuttespeed or aperture.

Rinneh

I wanna see the other challenges! xD

truetype80

this seems like the top gear of cameras lol

hagah2

German accent FTW.

dagmtg

Great new feature! It shows that it's not all about the camera but also about being creative and knowing how to use it.

Maybe Kai could do some features about tips for being a better photographer. I mean, anyone can afford an entry-level DSLR today but very few know how to be creative and take great pictures using apperture, shutterspeed and composure. There's a challenge for you Kai. Educate the masses!

SohnoJam

@dagmtg Man, I hope this stays up long enough for him to see it. I'd really love to see a video with tips by Kai.

PredatorDeck

awesome !!!

justintzou

darn, i was hoping he would pick the lego camera! I was looking into adding that into my bag of gear!

richmack06

Great video. Need to have more pro photogs on your show!

punkrockprinjess

What program did you use to tweak the final pictures?

DJSynyster

Interesting series! More of this please! :)

margeramusic

does anybody know the song at 0:34?

great video, best youtube channel!

chaitues

Excellent feature. You guys should keep doing this one too. I mean the reviews are fun, but ppl usually buy less cameras and shoot more.

creepycookie

terry richardson got famous using a yashika so its not like its completely useless

MrRusswarez

I want more.

Zeignn

Wheres the Cheap chair? thumbs up!

CharelIT

Very interesting, should do more like this!

asiteforsoreeyeballs

i really like this idea! more please!

KiMoOoZ100

Yashica is a great company !!

i have a AF-200 SLR camera and it is very great one ,,

just try and you will love it !! :)

dor1997yaniv

kai is coller

jordanhwong16

And next video will be Pro camera, cheap photographer challenge...

ParanoidGallows

@jordanhwong16

I think Kai already covers that spot.

eekaga

@jordanhwong16 pick me!, and better have a shot that I dropped that 1Dmark whatever

SolarSanction

@jordanhwong16 This would be hilarious.

wuhlm

At 6:19 he's counting down in german!

Fabregas457

I really like DigitalRev, but sorry, this video is terrible. What's the challenge in shooting at such a location :S. I bet this "pro" photographer has visited this place thousands of times and doesnt have to think out of the box at all to get the shots he wants. Throw him in an uknown location :)

enzz0cruz

thumbs up if you notice in 5:01 he's lens hit the structure with out lens hood :D

pompey96

@enzz0cruz luckily he had a ND filter protecting it lol

airplus23

star in a reasonably priced car =D

PatricusStudios

Greetings to Carsten from Germany ;)

simerstyle

Suddenly something inside tells me to buy the fantastic yashica camera! Ouuwiee! :D

skumail

by by LA ??

ayewanrice

i thumbed up, but please show us some of his shots with his 1d3!

gigidy5

Love it, Love it, Love it. I love this series.

mrbill700

Fun feature, thanks!

Bye Bye!

LeChiffre2403

i will definitely buy the Yashica :D

invincibledom

Come on.. The photos were no good ! Pros should stick to pro cameras and casual travelers should stick to cheap point shoot cameras....

zoics1

Thanks for this upload. I have a friend who wants to buy a pro level camera & has Zero experience in photography. I know he's going to buy it and then come to me to tell him how to use it. So I did something similar- I told him.. It's not the camera, it's the person who holds the camera & I took various shots using HIS cell phone. It worked! Now he wants me to show him how to do that with his cell phone.

: /

onemeslr

@zoics1

LOL, its better to buy a mid and entry level dslr. doesnt matter if he has 0 experience. he wont learn how to use a dslr right away. it takes time to get use to it and learning.

racerxwannabe

germans are about as charismatic as dying ducks

mvandesompel

why is there another lens on his canon at the end?

Trenta002

@mvandesompel He was probably shooting with his usual camera when he saw a shot he wanted and/or when he saw a shot he couldn't capture due to the physical limitations of the Yashica.

Nikad0

Please do the opposite challenge: pro camera with someone who has never been really into photography :D

unknownchronicles

@Nikad0 Nah, he'd probably switch it to auto

Lifeintakes

Damn I wanted him to get the ridiculous looking lego like camera.