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Canon RF 15-35mm f/2.8L IS USM Lens Review by a Wedding Photographer Bokeh, Sharpness, Distortion
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- Опубліковано 16 сер 2024
- In this video, I review my Canon RF 15-35mm f/2.8L IS USM lens. I cover the bokeh, image stabilization, distortion, lens flare, vignetting, and sharpness. As a wedding photographer, I was looking for a wide angle lens that would be versatile to pair with my RF 50mm 1.2 and RF 85mm 1.2. This lens replaced my EF 17-40mm and is much sharper than that lens. I chose the RF 15-35 2.8 over the RF 24-70mm 2.8 as 24mm sometimes isn't wide enough to capture the wedding venues, reception halls, and group portraits. This is an incredible lens that I highly recommend! Thanks for watching!
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Great down to earth review of the benefits of this lens in real world use rather than 'just another review'.
Also I love the compositions you shared, thank you.
I appreciate that! Thanks so much for taking the time to write a kind comment!
if I were to have one set up for the rest of my life it would be the canon eos r6 with this 15-35... love the video!
So much you can do with that set up!
@@ShaneLongPhotography I feel like it’s a good blend of photography and videography! I want to get back into shooting so I’ll be saving up for this. If I get this I also want to probably try and use it to film vlog style videos!
Wow this was the most thorough review. I was actually looking for it to be compared with a prime lens. Really appreciate it!
Glad you enjoyed it! I try hard to make my videos cover the content I would want to know. All the best!
Great Review, nicely done. 👌 thanks for your efforts.
You bet! Thanks for the kind comment!
I must say I love your videos the most. You are so charismatic and such a great, talented and creative photographer. Thank you for putting out so much valuable information for free. Immediately subscribed and followed here and on Instagram. You deserve to be heard and seen by millions. Sending my love.
Wow, thank you! That is seriously the most kind comment ever!!! I genuinely just want to help people! Thanks so much for following along!!!
Wow. Love it. I am actually buying it Monday. For a wedding I’ll have to shoot next Saturday.
Nice! Hope the wedding went well! This lens is great for wedding photography!
Excellent review. My 15-35 came in yesterday and I was looking for ideas. Thanks.
That's awesome! Hope you are loving it!
This was so helpful Shane! Thank you!
Really appreciate the kind comments from you! Have a great day!
Best video ever god bless you man 😍
Hey thanks! Really appreciate it!
One of the best reviews regarding the RF 15-35. Thank you 👌😎
Thanks so much!!!
Shane!!!! Thank you for an awesome review of this lens. I’m almost at my budget goal of purchasing this lens, and your review is inspiring me to work harder to help me get to my goal of purchasing this lens. Just sharing.
Well done Paco! Keep saving! It is an amazing lens and it doesn't disappoint! And great job to have a budget and stick to it. So worth it. All the best!
@@ShaneLongPhotography All the best to you too. Keep up the awesome work
Well done review and beautiful photos. I have the Canon R6, RF 35 mm 1.8 and the Sigma 50 mm 1.4 DG. Kind regards from Copenhagen, Denmark.
Hello Copenhagen! Thanks for watching! You have a great lens setup!
@@ShaneLongPhotography Thanks Shane, always enjoying your videos. I also have the RF 50 mm f1.8. Love it for travel and many hours of street photography. Stopped down to f3.5 it is a good light weight lens.
Great review Shane. You deserve more subscribers! I own the lens and agree with all of this. Thank you.
Thank you Mike! Really appreciate that! Isn't it such a great lens?!
@@ShaneLongPhotography Shane, it's the perfect versatile travel and documenting spaces. Love it more that my 16-35 f2.8: wider and has IS. Keep up the great work. Hope you get to 50K subscribers.
I have the EF 16-35 mm f/2.8L on the 5D mk III. I use it photographing indoors, apparently favoured by real estate agents.
That's a great lens!
So the perfect combination (for events, weddings) will be 3 cameras with 15-35 , 50mm and 85mm ? sounds very good!
Great review.
Thank you!
Love your reviews!
Thanks Joel! Really appreciate you following along!
Your videos are great! I love how you incorporate some actual footage (yourself, your kids) coupled with some of your wedding shots and explain how you used the lens. Curious if you have a link for your camera strap you mentioned you used?
Thank you so much!! Really means a lot as I put in a lot of time this year! Here is a link to the strap I use. It is fantastic! holdfastgear.com/products/money-maker-water-buffalo-leather
Very good video as usual
I appreciate that!
Great review. Your videos are getting even better and better.
I appreciate that! I learning something new with each one I make. Thanks for following along!
Great video. Thank you.
Glad you liked it! Thanks so much!
Excellent shoot 15-35
It is a incredible lens!
Good video. I’m interested in this lens for landscapes. And some different types of views out in the trees ...I don’t know enough to even describe it but have wondered about fish eye lens as well. Anyway great reviews on all the lens. I just subscribed
Thanks for the comment! I haven't owned any fish eye lenses, but I have a friend who had one. He ended up selling it as it just wasn't his style for wedding portraiture. Thanks for subscribing!
I think the fisheye lens gets old quickly.
Great video! Would love to see this style depth of a review for the RF 85mm F2 Macro! :)
Hey Josh! And I want to try it myself! I hope to get my hands on that lens sometime! Looks like a really good one!
Shane Long Photography It does look great! My RF 15-35 is arriving for my R5 next week! I’ve had the camera for a few weeks and have no RF lenses so it’s torture just looking at it! Hahaha
Is the rf 15-35 in the center sharper than old 17-40 (which is very sharp on my R5, too)?
the 15-35 is sharper :)
You mentioned that you use this lense for handheld vlogging. How heavy do you think using this lense is for hand held vlogging?
For me, it's pretty heavy for extended use vlogging. I would look towards the 16mm 2.8 or 24mm 1.8!
Enjoy watching your videos! Bought the RF 50mm on your recommendation. Still playing with it. Do you ever offer mentorship?
Thanks Vanessa! I do offer mentorship! I will send you a link to our page. If after looking it over it is something you are interested in, fill out the form on the page and my wife will help set something up! All the best! shanelongphotography.com/mentoring
Great video - subscribed! I have this lens and absolutely love it but have really got into primes lately. My question is - do you think there is any merit in getting the 35mm prime (either rf 1.8 or ef 1.4) I already have the ef85mm 1.4 IS.
Or would you consider the 50mm 1.2 instead - or maybe this is too similar to close focal to the 85??? Arrghhh?
Hey Adam! Tough call! The RF 50mm 1.2 is my favorite. I often pair my 50 with either the 35 or the 85. You would think they are too close but I actually like how it turns out. The 35mm and 85mm is also a great combo. So many great options. I really like the EF 35 1.4. Hoping they come out with an RF version soon! Thanks for the sub!
Just received my RF 28-70mm f/2L and this RF 15-35mm f/2.8L IS is next on my list.
Currently I'm using the EF 16-35mm f/2.8L (first version) and it's really showing its age. Once I upgrade to the RF 15-35mm f/2.8L IS the only EF lens I'll have left in my bag will be the EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS (version 2). I don't like the reviews I've seen on the new RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS because even though I could 'deal with' the extending barrel (although I don't like it) what I can't deal with is how much you need to twist the zoom ring to get from 70mm to 200mm. So I'm hanging onto my EF version until Canon makes an RF 70-200mm that fits my needs better.
You will have an incredible kit! My friend has the RF 70-200 and said he has to turn it more than the old one. You will love this 15-35. The more I use it the better it seems to get!
With the RF70-200 f2.8 being my first 70-200 I cant compare. But I have used in on many shootings and its not a problem at all. You can turn it with simple twist so there is no need to let go and grab the ring again for a full 70-200 move. Longer twist range should actually be a positive (as long as its still within a single turn) as it allows for finer control of the focal length
@@Seitenwerk - I did end up getting the RF 70-200mm and I love the image quality, but not the ergonomics. There is definitely a difference in ergonomics between the EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS and the new RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS. The ergonomics are actually better on the RF 70-200mm f/4L IS by comparison is better, but I need f/2.8, and I need the tripod collar.
Waiting for Canon to redesign this lens and come out with a "version II" and hopefully they make the next RF 70-200mm f/2.8L with better ergonomics.
I'm deciding between this lens and the 85mm f/1.2. I have an RF 50 and EF 24-70 and EF 70-200 lenses. There have been a few times when a wider lens would have been useful.
Hey Casey! Sorry for the slow response! I have been crazy busy over here with wedding season and haven't had time to check my UA-cam comments. You may have already made up your mind. Depends on what you shoot, but having the 15mm focal range is really helpful. I would only invest in the 85 if portraits is your primary focus as it is spendy lens. All the best!
@@ShaneLongPhotography I bought the RF 85 shortly after making my comment. It has worked fabulously at a birthday party and wedding with fall leaves in the background. I got an RF 15-35 this week because I thought the focal length would have worked great during the home-wedding I did last weekend and it should be good for the birthday party I'm doing tomorrow.
@@caseyhartman7094 How's your experience with the 15-35 so far? My setup is a bit similar to yours (28-70, 85, 70-200). So the only thing missing is the wide angle lens. I don't think it will best used regularly (although I thought the same thing of anything below 50mm, until I got my 28-70 and noticed that I liked the look and style of wider focal lenses for events). But there are situation like smaller indoor rooms at business shootings weddings etc or weddings dances etc where 28 is not enough. So having the 15-35 is probably a lens I should at least have in my portfolio I guess. So what's your opinion? Was it worth adding it to your equipment?
@@Seitenwerk It does a good job and It has come in handy. One birthday party was in a small banquette room in a restaurant that my 24-70 wasn't wide enough due to table spacing and guests. A few shots had some distortions at the edge, but the birthday celebrant was in good focus.
thank you for your videos on the Canon RF system, whether on the objectives or the lenses it answers our questions if one day you try the photos of stars with this lens it may interest me 😉
Thank you for watching! Star photography is so much fun! I love doing it when I get the chance. I hope to do some with this lens eventually. Here is a star photo I took this past summer with the 17-40. Can't wait to see what the 15-35 can do for star photos! facebook.com/ShaneLong13/posts/10158853963525799
@@ShaneLongPhotography thank you very much ! can't wait to see this! Thank you for the link
Great review.Just for interest why not the 14 -35 F4 , has a noticeable wider view , outstanding L image quality, half the price ,50% lighter .It's only one stop difference which is negated by the outstanding high ISO low noise of latest image sensors and in particular the R5 and R6. The IBIS and lens image stabilization as u pointed out again allows for slower shutter speeds.
These wide angle lens are not for primarily creating Bokeh .
My apologies didn't realise u did this review 8 months ago as the RF 14 35 is only just launched.Would be interesting for u to give us a review of this lens as well.
Sorry for the slow response! I have been crazy busy over here with wedding season and haven't had time to check my UA-cam comments. Agreed! Yeah that looks like a great option! If it had been available when I made the video I definitely would have considered it as I used the 17-40 f/4 for years at weddings and it always did the job for me! Hope to get my hands on that lens sometime!
Interestingly a recent wedding photographer I talked to and asked about getting a lens of this range told me he wouldn't get a f4 version (not especially this one) again if he had the choice. Depending on your use case (landscape for example) f4 could be totally fine (as you probably go even higher than that anyway).
For events/weddings f2.8 vs f4 can be a huge difference just like I experience it often with my 28-70 f2. Sounds not like much, but its double the light. The 1mm difference shouldn't be noticeable as that's just a small step backwards to compensate, if even necessary.
I will subscribe when you start calling it "versatility" (only one 'a'). ;-) LOL. Great video. Seems like versatile lens!
:) Indeed it is!
Hi Shane, great review!! just wonder if your lens barrel wobble when fully extended.
Good question! I have never noticed that! Does it for you or do you know some one that has that problem?
@@ShaneLongPhotography yeah.. my own copy have a little, but the rf 70-200 is firm
7:45 that could’ve been caused because the 35 mm is a physically shorter lens so you’re 15 to 35 is actually closer to the subject in that photo while your camera was in the exact same spot. That’s the only thing that I can think of.
Interesting. I bet you are right! Never thought of that!
Great video. What are your thoughts on having an RF 24-70 f/2.8 or 28-70 f/2.0 for wedding photography?
Great question! Both would be great! I personally have never used the 24-70 as I like the look of the prime lenses but I know the majority of wedding photographers really like it! One of my closest friends has both the 24-70 and the 28-70 and he LOVES the 28-70 for wedding photography. I have heard nothing but rav reviews on that lens! Hope that helps!
@@ShaneLongPhotography Thank you, that definitely helps.
Could you compare RF 35mm f/1.8 with RF 15-35mm f/2.8 at 35mm? Thanks in advance.
Hello! I do in this video! here is one example: ua-cam.com/video/FV6NN7NemGo/v-deo.html
Would you say that this lens is much much better than the Tamron 15-30 f/2.8 (with an EF to RF adapter) for Canon mirrorless?
I have never used the Tamron, but I bet it is great. But I will say I got annoyed using the adapters so I moved over to RF lenses.
15-35 makes perfect sense but how do you decide on the 50 or 85? Why not just always the 85 since it is essentially the perfect lens?
Great question. A lot of times on a wedding day, I am working in small rooms and don't have a lot of space. The 50 is just a little more versatile for me. It also allows me to get the "selfie" angle more easily. And with less compression it is a little more slimming for brides.
Curious if you have tried the RF 14-35 f4? In your opinion, is the $700 price difference enough to recommend the f4 instead?
Hello Joshua! Sorry for the slow time to respond. I had to take a break from UA-cam as I was super busy with photoshoots and family life! I have wanted to try the 14-35 but have never gotten my hands on it. I owned the 17-40 f/4 and really liked that lens. I would think the 14-35 greatly improves over that lens. So if f/4 is fast enough for you, I think you cant go wrong with the 14-35! All the best!
We've recently moved from the 5DIV to the R5, along with 24-70 and 70/200, both at 2.8. The only EF lens left, is the EF 100mm macro, but we don't use it so much for a wedding props close-ups, as we've expected to. So nowadays I am debating myself, if our next RF lens should be the new 100/2.8 or this 15-35/2.8. I think that in terms of the weddings, especially for the dancing scenes and interiors, the 15-35 would be more handy and practical, than a RF 100 macro? Of course there is going to be small overlaps with the 24-70, but some ppl call all those lens a "holy trinity". Tough choices, as I am not sure my wife is willing to carry 4 lenses, if we would buy all of them :-)
Hello Petr! You have a great set up going! I personally find the extra zoom range the 15-35 gives beyond 24mm to be very helpful on a wedding day. There are so many tight spaces that need to be photographed. If it were me, I would stick with the EF 100mm as it as great lens, and just adapt it for the detail photos, and purchase the 15-35mm. Hope that helps!
@@ShaneLongPhotography Thanks, our RF 15-35 is on order already. Can't wait and hope my wife finds it really practical, for the reasons you just mentioned :-)
Hi Shane. Love your video's. Hey, I wonder if you (or other readers) know if my EF 16-35 2.8 version ll lens would work with an EOS R series body? (sharpness wise)
Hello! I haven't used that lens specifically with an R body, but if you are getting good images on your DSLR, you will get even better images on an R body. The focus is just so much more accurate! Hope that helps!
@@ShaneLongPhotography - Thank you Shane; you are most helpful! Joe
I have idea to use this lens for wedding cinematic video. Whats your thought?
Hello Sagar! I think it would be incredible! At 15mm on the R5 it does have a bit of a weird shake to it, but hopefully that will be fixed with a firmware update soon. But wow, the lens is pretty for cinematic wide shots!
I know nothing about cameras, But I do know I want to shoot high quality video. Vlog like video maybe, Is it smart to pair this lens with a canon 90D or what would u suggest? Btw I’m new to all this.
Hello Carlos! Unfortunately this lens is not compatible with the 90D as it only works on the new mirrorless cameras. But look at the EF 16-35 f/4 or EF 16-35 2.8 III Those both would work on your camera and would be great for vlogs. Also the 17-40 which I did a review on is another option! Hope that helps!
@@ShaneLongPhotography I appreciate the support, you definitely gained my sub thanks keep up with the great content!
@@carlosarevalo3224 Don’t use those lenses for vlogging on the 90D. They are full frame lenses so they’ll be cropped 1.6x. Grab the EF-S 10-18mm if you want a vlogging lens for the 90D.
What about the 14-35?
The 14-35mm is f/4, which doesn't produce as much bokeh as the 15-35mm does at f/2.8.
I haven't played with that one yet either. It's definitely cheaper but like Casey said it is an f4. That said I used the 17-40 f/4 for years at weddings and it did great for me. There is also the 16mm prime now thats pretty cheap. I like that Canon is giving us options!
I'm getting married at Bavaria Downs. I saw it in one of your clips towards the start of the video. I was supposed to get married in May but had to push it to May of 2021. I really want to start shooting weddings. I've been shooting motorsports
professionally for the past year. What should the first steps I take to get into the field? I also shoot with a R5, I'm waiting for the 85mm 12 to come in and the 100-500mm.
Bavaria Downs is amazing!!! Love that venue! Cool that you want to start with weddings. When I first started I worked for a company - George Street. I allowed me to get experience and build my portfolio. The other thing to do is start letting your circle know that you want to do that. Someone will get married the more people see you photographing weddings, the more word will spread! I took Amy and Jordan's Business Course. I would highly recommend it! www.amyandjordan.com/business-course
This is great lens! The only thing which was distracting me and kind of shocking is that the video (background) is weirdly moving, I dont know the English workd for this (English is my 3rd language) but it looks like recording on the phone (at least mine have the same weird background movement :/ ) is it called distortion? I wouldn't expect it from the camera which is so expensive.
Great observation! I noticed that too when I went through my footage! Not sure what it is but my guess is it has to do with the IBIS. I never really noticed it when I vlogged with the 17-40. All the best!
@@ShaneLongPhotography i thought it has to be the ibis and to be honest it scared me because I wanted to buy canon R6 but after seeing this I am now not too sure what to do because I mainly want camera for video and for photography using manual vintage lenses. I now record with my old 700D.
Maybe check out my most recent video of the RF 50mm 1.8. I used the RF 15-35 to record my self in that video. I shot most of it at like 20-24mm and didn't notice the shake in it when I went through the footage.
@@ShaneLongPhotography yeah the problem seems to be only on wide angle lenses (15mm). the reason is just one or two axis of the ibis. canon reduced it a bit in their latest firmware for the r6/r5. but its still noticabel.
Can someone gift me this lens please 🥺
Haha! What a great gift idea!