Technique to quickly change Digital SLR Camera lenses

[annakaise]

MAGPUL at work

[JohnElwyn]

i tired that with the 600mm it didnt work...

[fenixxark]

Thanks, great descriptions and technique

[SpeedFreakNO]

Yes, carpets are known for not breaking lenses that falls on them.

And your 70-300 lens is not big, she said it was, but she lied.

[joshdsalley]

This is pretty much impossible with a large lens like a 70-200 2.8. I think the most important thing is turn the camera off and point it down so that no dust will get in.

[ehosca]

can you post a video where you are swapping a 85mm with a 70-200 using this technique...

[BaddaBigBoom]

Simple but brilliant - thanks :-)

[driptaroy]

definitely worthless advice when you use pro-gear

[bejoalan]

... I have small asian hand :(

[rick67hou]

My only problem with this is that you're also exposing two lenses to contamination from above.

one thing he should have pointed out, that while doing this, you should NOT do this while standing under a tree. I saw a bird nail an open lens AND body in one long string of bird poo.

He wasn't happy and I did my best to be sympathetic.

[Pauken11]

I like it. It works for me. I just tried it with a Tamron 18-270 zoom which is 72mm diameter and a Canon EF-S 10-22 zoom which is 77 mm diameter and it works well. I have long fingers, so it works for me. It may not work if you have small hands. For me it solves the problem of changing lenses in the field. Thank you for this video!

[rml695]

I'm curious how this could be applied to a micro four-thirds camera.

[aurora0908]

my hands are not big enough =.=

but great video, nonetheless

[romeo8627]

Awesome! :D

Thanks!

And people who like to point out the mistakes should try having their own videos. At least this guy is helping (or trying to) people. Let's appreciate that.

[BaddaBigBoom]

@romeo8627 Hear hear. If you're going to whinge, at least do it from the POV of being a 'provider' rather than a spoilt parasite.

[BaddaBigBoom]

@romeo8627 *Misunderstanding*. I was agreeing with you about other people having their own videos.

[romeo8627]

@BaddaBigBoom Oh. I am so sorry. I apologize for misunderstanding. English isn't my first language.

I agree with you. :))

[BaddaBigBoom]

@romeo8627 No problem - Namaste :-)

[romeo8627]

@BaddaBigBoom Deleted my earlier comment :)

[romeo8627]

Awesome! :D

Thanks!

[grimtango5280]

It happens at 3:21 guys

[Knuffelaar1970]

I have tried this technique to change the Canon 5200 mm with the Canon 1200 mm lens, but it just doesn't work!!!!!!

[babybum2000]

i don't drink...but i think the only way to recover after that is too have a drink and try and forget everything.

[rcawth]

Bad advise!

[petertwang]

This technique works only on cheap kit lenses. Try switching out a 70-200/2.8L IS II with an 85/1.2L II like this, and see how far you get.

[william770324]

3:16 - >  3:22

[TheRealMe15]

i'm soo high i actually watched the whole thing.

[Fivelemental]

Unless you have giant ass hands, you're going to drop lenses. This may technique may be great for this guy, but it's an AWFUL technique to recommend to other people.

[qChurchy139q]

Thanks. I hope nothing gets in my lens in the cloud forest.

[LisaMarieHalliday]

christ I'd end up dropping all that!

[Denso2131]

really... whats the big deal? As if we're afraid to expose the inside in just a small amount of time. People can do it slow and careful without the risk of dropping those things.

[dbookbinder]

Works great with small and moderate-sized lenses. I don't have anything bigger than a Tamron 60-300, and it still works fine with that lens.

[telly0050]

great! changing lens is always been a pain in the ass for me~

thanks for the tips, easy and effective!

[aktb12]

damn... excellent technique, with practice i can change my lenses quickly in the safety of my padded camera bag without requiring someone to assist... and stop bringing in extreme factors like i have mega lenses or i like having my lens hood on when changing lenses yada yada yada, this technique works for what its meant for...

[MrVuthanhtung]

Can you do with 500mm one???

[eerikcartman]

Any technique for switching lenses without removing the lens hoods?

[pureheartmanila1000]

bwahahahaha!!!

[tonyjaii]

best way to drop your lens

[SLRpros]

@tonyjaii Ahh my thoughts summed up in one sentance

[slyn4ice]

@tonyjaii Not if you have manly hands and not a girly grip ;)

[daddlepops]

@tonyjaii or camera

[FlyenNun1]

Nice tip

[MVC7CVM]

LOL i'dd rather take the risc of having dust particles onto the sensor than riscing to drop and break my lens :P

[theMezz]

too risky .. very insecure and impossible with my lens (too big)

[liutcm]

haters need to STFU

[acefox16]

try that on a 1D

[quixoticoaf81]

Very informative for a newbie like me. I also get some good pointers from thephotographyclinic (.) com

[0JJ333]

so far so good for little lenses but what for the 1.5 kg EF 70-200 F/2.8 L lens? and the EF 24-70 F/2.8 L nice try

[lungulet]

Great vid! thank you!

[coldcoilinc]

Then quickly and safely remove the cap on the lens going and attach the the body ALWAYS keeping the lens mount down dust cant settle on the sensor when pointing down (I say this but there is always a chance but greatly reduced)Hope this helps

[coldcoilinc]

I would definitely NOT use this style EVER. Multiple problems with this one as verbod said people WILL drop there lens doing this but most important always point the camera body lens mount down. Even with his quick change the sensor using this style is still briefly exposed and it only takes a milli second for dust to reach the sensor.dust settles or falls in.Take the cap loose on the lens going on NOT off then pointing the camera body (lens mount down)detach the lens coming off

[verbod]

60 viewers drop their lens while trying this technique :)

[gmatar]

good techniques..but you are keeping the rare of the new lens you are trying to install too long open so it can get some dust which could end up inside the camera and sensor..

[fenderbenderr45]

ha very thorough explanation man, good tip!

[casey1234schoch]

sweet tip

[dreadlord2006]

hmmm..... I prefer using two bodies for multiple lenses

[prtishr]

thx

[broad100]

Great job on the video! Much appreciated!

[joedivision1992]

you have wayyy too much time on your hands

[jengo1]

@joedivision1992 No, they just use their camera a lot and wanted to share a tip that makes things easier.

[casey1234schoch]

@joedivision1992 ....really? youre gonna hate on him for thinking of something clever? It couldnt have taken that long, it's not like he's playing world of warcraft or something

[joedivision1992]

@casey1234schoch lol good point

[coldcoilinc]

@casey1234schoch its not cleaver its actually dumb. Maybe you haven't experienced dust on your sensor which would mean AMATEUR. So to your eye it looks cleaver. Being a pro photographer I like to think I have been around the block on this issue. See my tip at the top of this post on how I do it

[casey1234schoch]

@coldcoilinc I'd like to see proof that youre a pro photographer, all I see is crappy phone quality videos on your youtube and a website that leads to nothing

[ShadowR27]

Awesome technique. Will learn to master! :D

[ccajueiro]

FAZER ISSO COM 2 LENTES F2.8 SERIA IMPOSIVEL !

IMAGINE UMA 24-70 2.8 E UMA 16-35 2.8!

[zousanai]

thank you very much,it's helpped me alot!

:D

[dsommars]

Great video and technique! I've always been slow and clumsy when changing lenses. I won't be either at the wedding I'll be shooting in two days. :) Thanks for sharing.

[valleystylez1]

@dsommars do you also shoot porn scenes?

[Quan3637]

Now taking 2 telephoto with blends :))

youtube.com/watch?v=Zaj830Xxak­0

[JK60651]

Thank you for the video, it's helpfull.

Just one tip: do the camera strap around your neck to make sure your DSLR will never fall, while doing this.

[Alexisonscope]

The technique's useful, but I didn't need a six minute video on it! Keep em short dude.

[MrKeithF]

Great video! I was always a little clumsy when changing lens. After a couple of tries, I can do it. Not only do I not dust in the camera now, but I look like a pro when people are watching me!

Thanks for the great tip.

[Tube82ful]

thanks for the tips...

[mdwasim]

good tips, Thanks

[skifunskilongskihard]

just put it on a table

why risk dropping your slr???

[slimeball6969]

too much talking get tot the point

[FrobblOo]

gonna try that

[mattutubematt]

now what gets tricky is dealing with all the caps :P

[HEREONOUTBAILEY]

Dude it's 59 secs in and your boring the fuck out of me!

[MrAwesumaPowa]

This video was a massive waste of time...

[tony77tony77]

risk of dropping everything. NO THANKS!!!

[chalenger42]

And then you drop everything, I put the next lens under my arm.

[chalenger42]

-And then you drop everything.......

[AndreasFehrm]

Good video, I always use that head-to-head-technique though, it works fine - but I don't always get a nice grip so it feels kinda loose and scary sometimes :p

[paullesoudeur]

lolol....omg

[om123om135]

thanks a lot.. I struggled a lot on this topic...

[frank2796]

I cant believe that it took so long just to show us how to change out a lens.

This should only take 30 seconds.

What a waste of time.

[zeroexcfg]

thanks, good info, but what brand is ur 300mm lens??

[skateforfun0]

looks sketchy to me

[fotografwarszawa]

Useful only for amateur lenses. Try that with two 2.8 lenses... Or with a bright wideangle and a tele :-) This video should las at most 20 seconds. LOL, that guy definitely likes talking :-)

[IronAmethyst]

Helped alot,thanks!) I don't have very big lenses,so this works just fine! Have changed them at least 10 times like that,no new dust detected! Thanks alot!!!

[nathanever82]

Good intentions, but this is probably the longest video to explain 'how to drop a lens' I have seen. I think this type of suggestion is just very reckless...

[vessalio]

this video should last only 15 seconds

[mixmaxdix]

cant really do that with a 24-70 L and a 70 200 2,8 is L

[gregmorrow]

A better solution: put a lens in a bag, take another one from the bag, attach to the camera. In the future, when you decide to sell your lens on ebay, you'll save time describing all imperfections of the len's body.

[agun17]

Very good, now do that with a telelens.

[ilov3lala]

@agun17 my big 600mm how?

[franchu1]

Thanks !

[iCerial]

what if you have tiny hands :o

[benjaminfriedkin]

this is all fine when you're just using the cheapest lightest weight gear, but every one should be warned to never try this when you nice gear.

[sarzamineiran]

this is extremely stupid

[xxYouTub3Policexx]

Quiet troll. When is the FBI report you claim to have sent going to take affect? HAHAHA.

You are just a nutty troll who harasses people for no other reason than to be a troll.

[xxYouTub3Policexx]

Troll

[xxYouTub3Policexx]

Settle down stalking troll. I might call the FBI on you. No one is interested in your anti-government propaganda.

[xxYouTub3Policexx]

HAHAHA! Troll.  Send in your fantasy report full of lies. Good luck, psycho.

[supamannn99]

thanks for the video, was very helpful.

[robgr85]

Sadly, I do allways use lens hoods, and that complicates the process a lot...

[statix888]

too risky for me. you'll drop the lens that way too. i rather use lens case strapped on a speed belt.

[abbeycat104]

awesome ,really helpful

[ddrahul85]

You da man ! thanks for your tips.. This is something that nags me all the time, especially when i know im wasting my time trying to change lenses safely.

[WatWarrior22]

great vid very helpful

[davetheraveishere]

very well done....but i can see it going horribly, horribly wrong. and I don't see how it would work swapping a big far lens.

[jipasd]

That's nice, thanks! I just tend to have the lens hoods on, which pretty much messes up both methods...

[mMiGnO]

BTW nice trick, thanks :)

[mMiGnO]

And what if you got a Pentax body and need to press the proper button to unlock the lens while ejecting it?

[handsomelok]

what if you are using a big len such as canon 70-200 f2.8 ????

[xjoncamposx]

Then it doesn't work? Common sense goes a long way.

[blikecc]

I just got a new lens and try that myself.... the problem is.. as I girl.. my hand is not big enough to hold two lens in the same time so this technique is not quite useful for me...

but anyway,thanks for sharing

[blikecc]

Thanks a lot from the tip.... I think I am going to get a new lens but don't have any experience on changing lens...

question.. when you change lens, will you worry that dusts will get into the lens as well??

[dvamateur]

You know the quickest technique to change two lenses? Get second camera body :)

[JonDaMan4Prez]

wow thanks.

[DriesRengle]

i don't usually have a problem with the changing, i have a problem pulling of the cap of the lens, putting it somewhere and putting it on the other lens...

[comfortablesofa]

you can't do that with L-series lenses .. :(

[monkeysleek]

ARGHHH my hands are to smallll ):

[TheHENDAWGTV]

haha... :P

[fatpaws]

Good technique, but not that effective if the end of your lens rotates. It'd need to be gripped from the base to avoid breaking the AF motor or grabbing the zoom ring.

I'm just saying. :P

[TheLeadGuitar]

Thank you!

[33left]

Better lighting in your videos would make it easier to see what you are doing.

[mobeious]

i guess this doesnt work with the 70-200 2.8

[kishubhai]

Thanks very much for sharing this with us ...

[nicoruk]

cool.

period.

[AndreasFehrm]

Good video. But shouldn't you be concerned about dust getting into the lenses as much as dust getting into the camera and on the mirror or on the sensor?

[problematique]

Great technique, but the perpendicular method doesn't work on small hands. The end-to-end method is more convenient for all types.

[bri3fcas3]

Excellent tip. Thanks for sharing.

[alrjolalrjol]

THANK YOU VERY VERY MACH

[zportee]

My hands are too small :(

[rafinhaxx]

FUCK YOU, you talk too much

[Cabanane]

Great video, thanks

Love your voice ;)

[alfonzo007]

Nice vid - this might work with the 18-55 and 75-300 lenses, but there's no way in hell I'm going to try this with my 24-105 and 70-200. :-)

[FuryPhotos]

Please watch and subscribe. I'm 17 and i have been? told i have a gift. Photography is my life. So please help me live my dream. God Bless.

[xpcoolz]

doesn't work on me, i got small hands

[rileybray]

Thanks for that.

[Tamroneroo]

Good trick. Is your 70-300mm from Tamron?

[jewmonkey125]

now teach me hwo to do that with 2 telephoto lenses =)

[masticina]

Nice for the smaller objectives indeed, some of them are a tad to heavy.

Self I keep the cap of the camera close by and when I lift the "old" lens I slide in the cap. The new lens already having its cap unscrewed and move the "new" lens to hoover above the camera before cap off slide down and twist.

[zportee]

Thanks for this .

[birdwingsvids]

Nice trick. But this wont work with heavier dslr like a D700, D3 or D1.

[tgmm06]

thanks

[xmeda]

pentax has better layout, you can press lens release with the same hand which is holding camera on grip.

this canikon left handed system is strange, hand changes needed and that eats time and is less safe

[jiriskala]

I was just waiting for you to drop both the lenses on the floor. But I must admit that you are really skilled in this.

[eixter30]

hey dude try and do this on a telephoto lens or a very heavy 82mm lens

[JohnBohnam223]

except it is not very easy to hold a 1ds mark iii with one hand...

[xjoncamposx]

Captain Obvious stikes again!

[lohangerz]

poetry in motion, man! Poetry in motion!

[PurinMuffin]

Thank you so much

[bormasina76]

Good thinking, but I realy wouldnt want to use this technique, specialy when you work with bigger and heavier lenses. Holding expencive lenses with the tips of fingers, changing it fast, being in hurry to catch the moment...its like recipe for throwing it on the ground sooner or latter.

[antblog701]

Excellent information. Thanks.

[regionalsaint]

Awesome! Thanks a lot!

[cavsome]

I can't believe the negativity. Thank you for this video. Peolpe..If it doesn't work or apply to you...keep going.

[dyrsten]

Great, thank you!

[stanclift]

Just seems like a really easy way to drop/break your lenses (or a body) to me.

[choddo]

That's very clever. I don't fancy watching the wife try it though

[hatter1062]

This is a clever way of changing the lens without the need of a platform surface. I have encountered this difficulty now and then...

[fotoventure]

Good tutorial but of course you must have large palm, works on light weight lens. How you want to change 70-200mm 2.8 or bigger lens?

[idofha]

I always ask my son to help me. Good advice thanks.

[tomatitoo]

Are you from USA? because your video is a typical stupid advice for american people they do not know anything and you have to tell them how to do this one or that one and how the simple things works..hahaha :D

[Oxidiserphotography]

Nice, now try it with a 24-70mm f/2.8 and 70-200mm f/2.8, with lens hoods attached offcourse!

[RuehlNY]

This method is way too suspenseful and watching the person actually do it is even more suspenseful as if the lens will fall off the hand.