Miklós Mayer

22/06/2025

I have a "How to NOT be ripped by taxi drivers in Budapest" and just got a comment there who was charged a ridiculous amount. Moral of the story: NEVER hail a taxi, if you're a foreigner. Always use apps like Bolt or Uber.

18/06/2025

Sometimes unexpected challenges rise on my photo tours, and yesterday we had not only one, but two :)

First, there was a peaceful protest in the city, blocking the roads we were supposed to go up to the Castle. My bad that I have forgotten about it, because the protests are on every Tuesday :)

So it took us a bit more time to get to the balconies of the Castle, where we realised something crucial was missing...

I always ask my guests prior to the tour if they have their own tripods - if the answer is yes, I usually don't carry mine, as I'm not taking photos.

Only when my photographer guest started to setup his tripod did we notice that the lever tightening the vertical axis was missing (it probably unscrewed and fell out).

It was still useable with a small lens, but not with a tele lens, because it would fall forward...

But thank God, the walls of the Castle are almost perfectly level, and with some creativity we could compose perfectly levelled shots.

Using the lenscap and folding the neckstrap under the camera did the trick 😁

And it was stable even for 15 second long exposures!

My super friendly and cool guest is originally from Sri Lanka, and he 99% succeeded in convincing me to visit his motherland.

But 100% convinced me to at least to buy a pack of Dilmah tea 😉

Thank you for taking my photo tour! 🙏

12/03/2025

New video: this time I'm reviewing the Nikon Z50 II.
Excellent handling, the new buttons are very welcome and they finally fixed the self-timer bug...
Also got LOG profiles and 10bit video, improved autofocus, and so on:

Download the sample photos here:https://bit.ly/nikonz50iisamplesMy photo tours in Budapest, Hungary:https://hungaryphototours.com/Contents:0:00 Intro0:50 Wha...

20/12/2024

I can't believe it, but my night PHOTO TOURS in Budapest has reached more than 3️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ Tripadvisor reviews. 🎉
Thank you to everyone who took my tours and also wrote a review! 🙏

In 2023, another photographer, Tamás Kóczián also joined as a photo tour guide, so in these 300 review, some of them praise him for doing a great job.

We even guided Scott Kelby's group in Budapest!

🗓️Book a photo tour with us here: https://hungaryphototours.com

24/09/2024

In September, 2024 we've had a the biggest flood of the decade on the Danube.
Here's a comparison shot from Buda Castle - what it's like when it's "normal", versus now, with 20 feet higher levels.

23/09/2024

Another lens review video in which I dive into the why I really recommend this tiny lens: Viltrox 56mm F/1.7

Download the raw test photos: https://bit.ly/viltrox56mmf17Photo tours in Budapest, Hungary: https://hungaryphototours.com

12/08/2024

I haven't made an English video for 6 months, so I was really surprised how well it performed without even announcing it anywhere.
Maybe it's because people are commenting more, or it's the thumbnail, who knows - but it has 5x the views of my Nikon Z8 review.
Thanks for Nikon Hungary and Nikon for giving me the camera for a week.

Download some of the RAW photos here:https://bit.ly/nikonz6iiiraw

02/08/2023

🎥New video on my channel!
I explain different reasons that can make your photo NOT sharp.

In other words: blurry, soft, defocused and so on!
Did you already encounter the super annoying one? (at 7:26)

Download my Milky Way photography checklist and subscribe to my newsletter here:https://bit.ly/3ubdOh0One of the most asked questions I get:"Why aren't my ph...

04/07/2023

For my friends in the States, or anybody wanting some good fireworks photo, here's my detailed guide:
https://youtu.be/yFnQHoc-Yp8

Basically, forget the Bulb mode, and shoot many shorter exposures and then put the lighttrails together in editing!
Saves you a lot of pain when shooting, and gives unlimited flexibility in editing.

↓ Download my Fireworks Photography checklist here ↓https://iwillbeyourphotoguide.com/fireworks-photography/Fireworks photography is NOT at all something dif...

01/07/2023

🎥 A new video where I react to the finalist images from the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2023 contest.

Though I love the images, some are over-edited in my opinion.

🧐 To the point where it would be against my principles, like compositing images taken with different focal length!

What do you think?

What do you think about the finalist images?Do you like them? What are your views on compositing images so heavily?DPReview gallery of finalists:https://www....

16/06/2023

Which color do you like Chain Bridge the most? Let me know 👇

Yesterday I was surprised to see that not only did they finished setting up the lighting equipment after a 2-year-long reconstruction, they were also testing the lights in different colors.

I think the "basic" one will the second from the bottom, and they will reserve the national one (top) for the national holidays.
All shot with a Sony RX100 III, from the Citadel, Budapest.

02/05/2023

My newest video is about Denoise feature in Lightroom - driven by AI, it really efficiently removes the noise from RAW photos.
Here are some examples!
And the video: https://youtu.be/my5eOWcM_Hs