Technology Is Making Us Worse at Photography

I took a weird piece of camera tech onto the Golden Gate Bridge to see if making photography easier would actually make it better. Instead, I realized the tech might be making me a worse photographer. Shop Very Good Presets, LUTS, workshops, and gear: https://shopverygood.com/ Join the Very Good Discord:   / discord   Visit me at https://dave.online/ and don't forget to join the mailing list! Instagram:   / daveherring   Foto: https://the.fotoapp.co/dave Join the Patreon:   / daveherring   My camera strap: https://shopverygood.com/gear Another great strap: (Use HERRING for 10% off): https://cleversupply.co?ref=9q5OV MY CAMERA KIT: Leica M11P Safari: https://bhpho.to/4nqXyAa Leica M6: https://geni.us/H4NZTa Leica Q3M: https://bhpho.to/400rYjr Leica 28mm Summicron: https://geni.us/YAair Leica 35mm Summilux: https://geni.us/2xhIfkB Leica 50mm Summilux: https://geni.us/VtYro Leica 90mm Summarit: https://geni.us/sijs Hasselblad X2Dii: https://bhpho.to/3O02sZ3 Cover Your RED DOT: https://geni.us/reddotcover/ MY YOUTUBE STUDIO: Harlowe Lights (use the code DAVE10) https://www.hobolite.com/discount/Dave10 Sony A7SIII: https://geni.us/2ppkK Sony 16-35GM: https://geni.us/f5LTb Studio mic: https://bhpho.to/49WxBlj My printer: https://geni.us/BbUcVOj Protect your gear: https://www.ppa.com/join/member-2-member I use Squarespace with a lot of custom coding for my website. Check out Squarespace here: https://squarespace.syuh.net/c/513183... Need additional footage? https://artlist.io/referral/6264182/Dave 0:00 - The Unique Camera Combo 2:27 - Walking the Golden Gate Bridge with the 28mm Summicron 5:23 - The Problem with New Gear 7:16 - Walking back with the 50mm Summilux 10:40 - An Important Lesson In this photography video, I walk across the Golden Gate Bridge with a Sony a7R V, Leica M lenses, and the Techart autofocus adapter to see whether modern camera technology actually makes photography better. The adapter turns manual-focus Leica lenses into an autofocus setup on Sony, which sounds incredible in theory — but in practice, it made me question how much new camera gear, autofocus tools, and “easier” workflows actually help us become better photographers. This is part San Francisco photo walk, part camera gear test, and part reminder that convenience is not the same thing as creativity. DISCLAIMER: Some of these links are affiliate links, meaning that if you click it and buy the service or product, they give me a small commission for sending you. This is a small way I support this channel, and making videos like this one.