Beer, Gear Porn, and Street Photography with Bellamy Hunt, Eddy Boom, and Darren Wong

See you back in LA soon Bellamy!

Having fun with the boys in Koreatown in Los Angeles. Showing Bellamy Hunt (Japan Camera Hunter) a great time during his last night here!

People featured in the video

Bellamy Hunt
http://twitter.com/jpncamerahunter

Eddy Boom
http://twitter.com/lazyedt

Darren Wong
http://twitter.com/sticboy

Cameras mentioned in the video

  • Ricoh GR1v
  • Ricoh GR21
  • Leica M9-P
  • Leica M6
See you back in LA soon Bellamy!

Smaller Is Better: Why You Should Use a Compact Camera for Street Photography

Ricoh-GR1s

Eric’s Note: This is article is part of an on-going weekly column by Japancamerahunter (Bellamy Hunt) where he talks about vintage cameras, film, and street photography. You can check out his part articles here or if you need to get hooked up with a lens or camera, contact him here! 

Well well, good old Uncle Eric has asked me to write another article for you. This time on the joys of shooting street with a compact camera. Eric and many of us spend a lot of time shooting with rangefinders and DSLR’s, but I think it important for people to realize that there are other ways to shoot street. The compact camera is one of these ways (medium format is another, but that is a whole different barrel of fish and something I may talk about another time).
So, why shoot a compact camera for street? Well, there are several reasons, but let me start with the most obvious…