Essential The Official Photography Thread

[Stir Fry]

good price

honestly with the way cameras are nowadays I have no issues bumping up iso and shooting f4

Yeah, that's my thinking as well. I lean towards storytelling shots rather than just blowing out the background so f4 is fine for me, especially since it's an ultrawide. If I'm doing portraits or need separation, I'd be using my 24-70 or 70-200 anyways. I really like that this 16-35 has IS too, because I bought this lens mainly for an upcoming trip to spain and paris and imagine that I'll be doing a lot of interior shooting with it.

Just playing around with it in my backyard yesterday, these are sooc, no post processing

 

[Stir Fry]

Going on a safari shortly either in rwanda, kenya or uganda. Wondering if the 70-200 would be good enough maybe cop a converter or if I should cop the RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM

You'll want something much longer than 200mm. That 100-400 would probably serve you well on your crop body. Renting is always an option too.


A used EF 70-200 w/ converter and a 2x adapter would be pretty sweet too though. This is probably what I would do if I didn't have a 70-200 already and were going on that trip. The f4 version is a gem of a lens, affordable and would take you to f8 just like the 100-400 would as well.

 

[MikelArteta]

Yeah, that's my thinking as well. I lean towards storytelling shots rather than just blowing out the background so f4 is fine for me, especially since it's an ultrawide. If I'm doing portraits or need separation, I'd be using my 24-70 or 70-200 anyways. I really like that this 16-36 has IS too, because I bought this lens mainly for an upcoming trip to barcelona and imagine that I'll be doing a lot of interior shooting with it.

Just playing around with it in my backyard yesterday, these are sooc, no post processing

watch your phone at all times in barcelona, those pickpocketers are pro

 

[Stir Fry]

watch your phone at all times in barcelona, those pickpocketers are pro

Yeah, I've read some horror stories lol

 

[richtree]

good price

honestly with the way cameras are nowadays I have no issues bumping up iso and shooting f4

Depends on application - for personal sure, for deliverables nah. That F4 will have you at 10000 and more in a dark venue lol

 

[MikelArteta]

Depends on application - for personal sure, for deliverables nah. That F4 will have you at 10000 and more in a dark venue lol

maybe with a sony

 

[Stir Fry]

Depends on application - for personal sure, for deliverables nah. That F4 will have you at 10000 and more in a dark venue lol

If I made a living doing event photography, I'd invest in fast lenses for sure, but I've never felt hindered shooting at f4 or above for lil side gigs since they've always allowed flash when I went.


f4.5 ISO 1600

f4 ISO 800

f4 ISO 800

 

[shutterguy]

Going on a safari shortly either in rwanda, kenya or uganda. Wondering if the 70-200 would be good enough maybe cop a converter or if I should cop the RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM

Can't go wrong with that RF100-400mm, I have it and love it. Canon has had it on sale for as low as $499 I believe at one point.

 

[Rich Spirit]

Think I'm going to finally grab the Ricoh GR3

 

[richtree]

If I made a living doing event photography, I'd invest in fast lenses for sure, but I've never felt hindered shooting at f4 or above for lil side gigs since they've always allowed flash when I went.


f4.5 ISO 1600

f4 ISO 800

f4 ISO 800

Nice shots - those are well lit with good stage lighting (love that second shot btw, nice capture) but this isn’t what I’m referring to.
If you shoot indoor sports and some concert venues, the lighting is atrocious and you can’t use flash coupled with having to stop action you gotta have your shutter at like 1/800-1/1200 and f4 would push me to near 7000 ISO ..not my optimal

Last time I owned f4 lens was my canon 17-40. Served me well back then, took a beating and did it’s thing but no way would I have something like that in my kit today.

 

[richtree]

Can't go wrong with that RF100-400mm, I have it and love it. Canon has had it on sale for as low as $499 I believe at one point.

I used a Sony one during the summer at a tennis match and I loved it - I just don’t shoot anything that would regularly require it

I’ve seen some of your stuff earlier in the thread and it was

Think I'm going to finally grab the Ricoh GR3

Ive been tempted to get a small camera like this also looked at the x100v ..photography is a money pit

 

[Ahadi]

what’s a good budget full frame canon?

I know everyone is on the R-series

 

[Stir Fry]

what’s a good budget full frame canon?

I know everyone is on the R-series

RP, R8, R6, R6ii

I'm aiming to get an R6/ii because I'm used to the classic canon ergonomics which the r8 and RP don't have along with them lacking IBIS.

 

[Stir Fry]

what’s a good budget full frame canon?

I know everyone is on the R-series

RP is 1k and the R8 is 1500, but seems like a noticable step up

R6 vs R6ii, the ii only really seems to upgrade video and a have bit smoother OS along with better battery life. The autofocus system tracks a better variety of subjects, but seems negligible for the most part. The R6's video is limited to 30 mins before you get an overheat warning.

 

[MikelArteta]

Nice shots - those are well lit with good stage lighting (love that second shot btw, nice capture) but this isn’t what I’m referring to.
If you shoot indoor sports and some concert venues, the lighting is atrocious and you can’t use flash coupled with having to stop action you gotta have your shutter at like 1/800-1/1200 and f4 would push me to near 7000 ISO ..not my optimal

Last time I owned f4 lens was my canon 17-40. Served me well back then, took a beating and did it’s thing but no way would I have something like that in my kit today.

7000 iso is useable on new cameras

this is 25000