Canon RF 16mm f/2.8 STM Compared to Canon RF 15-35 f/2.8 IS - Review by a Wedding Photographer
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- In this video, I review the Canon RF 16mm f/2.8 STM lens. I compare it to my Canon RF 15-35mm USM f/2.8L lens. As a wedding photographer, I was looking for a lighter weight option for wide angle photography. This lens is sharp and very lightweight. It does have some distortion but that can be corrected easily. The RF 16mm 2.8 STM is an incredible lens that I highly recommend! Thanks for watching!
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If the 16mm prime was $1600-2000 I say go for the L lens. But for $300 that’s no brainer. Best review I found . Thank you 😊
Thanks so much! Yeah the price/value scale is tipped really far in the 16mm direction! I just bought a 2nd copy :)
Welcome back, it's nice to see reviews from a real photographer, not a youtuber
Hey, thanks. Really appreciate that. I had to take like a year off I was so busy with shoots after 2020. Thanks for following along!
Thank you... what an amazing review. Love the level-headed approach and emphasis on real world application by comparing actual shots.
Glad you enjoyed it! Really appreciate the kind comment! That's my goal is to keep it simple and share my honest real use thoughts!
Awesome review! Welcome back!!! You’ve been missed! Hope this means we will be getting more content from you. 🤞🏾🤞🏾🤞🏾
Thanks Orlando! Really appreciate you noticing! This last year was just so busy with all the shoots that were moved from 2020 that I didn't have any spare time. Had to make sure I had time for my family! I have another video coming soon :)
Welcome back.. missed seeing your detailed and honest reviews.
Thanks so much! Means a lot that you would notice! I had to take a break from TH-cam as I was super busy with photoshoots and family life. I am already working on my next video :)
Welcome back! Thank you for sharing.
Thank you! I was too busy this last year with photoshoots to make any TH-cam videos, plan to have more coming now!
I got one just before wedding season ended last year and loved it. Made those last few when the arms and wrists start to go such a relief!
Nice! Great call. The job really does wear on the body!
Thanks for this comparison video. I have the 16mm and I am impressed with it. Pricewise it's unbeatable. Thanks for your time and effort
It is a such a great lens for the price! Have fun with it!
This was exactly the video i needed- thanks.
Glad it was helpful!
That crop technique for extra bit of zoom, daaaang, neat and awesome work sir, thank you very much
Thanks so much! Happy shooting!
Just started with the R world, and will get my RF 16mm today. Thanks for this very well done review, nice shots, not boring and just the right explaining talking (no bla bla ..... ) Thumbs up!
Thanks! I tried to keep it to the important stuff :) Have fun!!
Just got this for my EOS R! Cant wait to take it out
Nice! Have fun!!!
Great video, thanks!
Thank you!
The 16mm is a great lens, I’m mainly into wildlife and so my big spend was on the RF 100-500mm, that’s what I use the most. I also carry the basic 24-105 and the 16 for landscapes and other stuff, they weigh next to nothing and the results are excellent. I could see as a wedding photographer, the L series wide zooms would earn their keep.
It's a really useful lens that's always in the bag. My big spend was on the RF 70 - 200mm f2.8 as I shoot portraits and it's especially good for weddings. I have the EF 24 - 70mm F2.8 with adaptor for my R5 and it's tack sharp edge to edge. The 16mm is a great travel lens on the go for landscapes and cityscapes and vlogging which I'm hoping to get more into in the future.
Genius. I think I am going to do the same. The size of the 16mm is so nice for the amount of times I use that FL.
Thanks for review! I use RF 15-35 f/2.8 IS with C70 .I will buy RF 16mm as a lighter option to a gimbal.
Great call!
I have this as my fav travel lens. Its so small and the IQ is good, yes its no L lens but for the price and size... its just great to have a fast lens that takes up almost zero space in my bag..
It really is! The small weight is great!
Thrilled with 35 also! RF is really better than EF!! Glad to see this review! Thank you for your time making them!
Agreed! These new RF lenses are incredible!
There is no optical difference between the EF 70-200mm f2.8L IS III and the EF 16-35mm f/2.8L III compared to their RF versions. They are exactly the same optics.
@@felipecastro8668 The EF 70-299 f2.8L IS III has 23 elements in 19 groups while the RF version has 17 elements in 13 groups, how can those be "exactly the same optics"?
@@2point7182818284590not to mention the RF “16-35” is actually a 15-35 🙄
I bought the 16mm because lugging around the 16-35mm EF f2.8 III(with the adaptor) was just too heavy. With LightRoom picking up the corrections...I'm liking it a lot.
Nice! Great call. It is so light and fun to shoot with!
Thank you!
You're welcome!
Great Review! Is using the crop mode effectively the same as cropping in post?
Thanks! And yes it is!
thank you so much
You're welcome!
great review, can you make video of how do you shoot wedding detail? thanks
Thanks! Great idea! I will keep that in mind. I do have some tips I would love to share with how I do those. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for good review. At the moment there are very good deals on used 17-40mm lens. Would you recommend the 16mm over the 17-40mm? I do some low light photography, some weddings, photo journalism. I also use the 24-105mm.
Yes I do! Its such a great value lens! I used it at weddings for years!
Thanks for the comparison, just picked up the RF 16mm 2.8 for video. Not perfect but need to get as much of modern day concept (Michael Angelo) painted former church for a music video.
Super cool! Glad the video was helpful!
Really thinking of selling my RF 24-70 for the 15-35. I’ve reviewed my shots and most are shot at 24 but I too often need that wide angle for group shots in tight spaces and the 24 just doesn’t do it. I have the 16mm and it’s a great small inexpensive prime that I’ll probably keep. Thanks for the crop suggestion, that’s great info. Decisions…. Decisions. 🤔
Always decisions... decisions... I feel like I am always thinking things over. But having extra wide is super nice!
Tq so much 😇
You are welcome!!
just got this lens and im so in love with this. it also saved me from getting the 24mm because i just shoot in 4k and crops the video to 24mm. btw i only shoot in 1080
Nice! Have fun with it!
Great Video
Thank you!
It would be interesting to see 35mm f1/8 prime compared with the 35mm from the 15-35...I like to use polarizers on a shoot out like this,but that's just me! 🤠
I made that video! Hope this helps! th-cam.com/video/FV6NN7NemGo/w-d-xo.html
Hey there and thank You. I must say - I am an AMATEUR photographer, I do it as a hobby, for my own joy, not for a living, so my gear will NEVER pay for itself and I would say, that RF 50mm+16mm with like EOS RP is PERFECT trio for people like me, it’s relatively cheap, very handy, almost pocket size and You can still take some AMAZING shots with it. For me, it’s perfect setup. Honestly, with my previous, relatively bulky DSLR and zoom lens, I never really used it, because I was kinda bothered by it’s bulkiness. But this compact setup, You just stick it in Your backpack (heck or even bigger pocket), take it with You and use it, finally. It’s convenient. Also big bonus is, people on street don’t give a damn while You are doing street photography with this small camera.
Of course I would like to go with 50mm f1.2 or 24-70 f2.0, but it would be stupid idea to spend top dollar for them, when I have no way to earn my money back.
Great call! Love this little 16mm! I bought it a 2nd time because it is so small and light! What a value!
This is exactly where I am. I'm gonna do that as well
Hey thanks for making video!Btw how do you think this lens compares with EF 17-40 as my first super wide lens?
You are welcome! I am probably too late in replying but I would probably just go with the 16mm. Its what I am using now for for ultra wide when I need it.
So if you use the crop factor on the full frame camera, while shooting raw on the 16mm. Does that get rid of the vignette and the distortion?
Good question! I think it gets rid of most of it!
Hey Shane, i just want to ask. it's better for me to get 16mm 2.8f stm or 15-100mm f4 usm instead? right now my main is 35mm f1.8 stm. some time shooting wedding got me struggle in small space. Kinda need a wide angle lenses. Btw i'm using eos RP Canon. Thank you fo your reply! =D
Hello! I have never heard of a 15-100... Did you mean 15-35? Either way having something something wider than 35 is really needed. You could trying buying the 16mm and see if it works for your needs and return it if it doesn't! All the best!
@@ShaneLongPhotography sorry my mistake. it's 24-105mm f4 IS Usm btw😁 Thankyou for the reply. Right now i'm still learning this new 16mm lenses on youtube. Kinda want to try this lenses. Wish me luck😄
Yeah I think you are making a great choice with that 16mm! Have fun!
Shane, excellent review! I just got one 3 days ago, but Im dealing with the profile correction in LR or PS!!
Could you help to know which lens correction profile works better for You??
Thank You!!!
There is lens correction for this lens in a Lightroom update from Fall 21
Good question. I just am running the most current version of Lightroom and it is in there. When you go into lens corrections, if it isn't there, you may need to update the software. Hope that helps!
@@ShaneLongPhotography Thank You very much Shane! Maybe Im not running the las verision, hope my OS support it! Thank You for your answer
@@dyagodich Thank You Dina! Got to check If my OS version support this update!
How do you get that cool grid on the view finder?! I've never seen that before
Hey Jacob! It's in the Red settings "shooting info display". It's super helpful!
great review of this wonderful lens. I got one a few months back and I just shoot random things and my children, so for websize sharing the light weight of this setup feels great, plus the savings. I love using it for vlog style videos also. The only thing for me is comparing this to my cell phone in daylight landscape or wide angle photos. myself and a few friends who went on trips who brought hteir whole dslr setups, found that in daylight, the cell phone with it's ai processing does a pretty good job and decent job, where as the landscape photo if it was shot then edited, would have taken us extra time to match the ai editing of a cell phone. of course in portraits and low light anyone can tell the difference between a cell phone photo and a larger sensor with proper lighting. Which makes me sometimes wonder if my strobes or if i upgraded my strobes to work with my cell phone, would it result in similar photos to a mirrorless sensor. once again, i'm just gear lusting and should really focus on the content, especially from a ameteur that only shoots my children these days, compact and convenient is key for me, keep up the great work and love your content! forgot to mention, weight and pricewise, it's a win for my style!
Isn't it crazy how good cell phone cameras are getting?! Not just because of the lenses but because of the AI in them to analyze the scene and respond with great tones. It's giving us great images right in our pockets! But you are right, for the price and size, this lens is hard to beat! All the best!
@ShaneLongPhotography happy to report back a year later. I tried the strobes thing with my cell phone, profoto a10 and godox v1 and a1, such a mess wasn't worth the hassle, a splash of light does wonders but with a cell phone set up it wasn't worth it. Half way through my Disney trip and I got the 28mm pancake and it wasn't wide enough for photos and videos, swap to my 16mm, photos ah perfect focal length and with the one button crop mode makes it about a 24mm pretty nice feature, as I like on camera stuff more than post processing. But I get the argument. For video with digital is it zooms in a little bit making it I guess 18mm or 20mm great for short video clips. Was pondering on the 15 35 2.8 for my next trip ib Dec for Vegas but I think I'll save the money and keep the 16mm. Going to re-watch your review again. Thanks for this video
Hello, thanks for the video.
I think the RF 15-30mm f4.5-6.3 is stm was not available when you made the video. Did you get the opportunity to use it? What would you say of this option ?
You are correct, it wasn't out at the time. I haven't used that lens yet. That said for me, I would still take the 16 2.8 for the 2.8 aperture. I don't need 30mm at 6.3.
@@ShaneLongPhotography Thanks for the feedback
i wd go and buy this 16mm and use it on my r6ii
It is a great little lens! I use it all the time!
should i buy rf 14-35 mm or rf 16 mm for travel video ?
I would go with the 14-35 if it is in the budget.
so your telling my to buy it ... understood :P
Haha! Did you??
Suscrito!!!!
Thank you!
🤟🏻👍🏻
Thanks!
I never saw this king of issues in my copy of 16mm. It´s very sharp from corner to corner and almost not CA. I think your copy is a bad copy.
All of them have these issues by design
Interesting! Well I just bought a 2nd copy so we'll see how it does!
Is it worth it for a little bit more flexibility at the cost of 10x the price? Nah
Probably not for most people! I love this little lens. Just used it at another wedding and the photos turned out amazing!