Why I Own The Canon RF15-35 f/2.8 Lens. 4 Years With The Canon R Mount
This lens is great for those for wide close up shots, it's great for landscapes, interior and architectural compositions and also street and urban style photography.
This is the lens I use for those ultra wide stadium shots, close ups of players, and fans on the sidelines and that type of thing.
Also, this is a lens I take with me when travelling, as it’s relatively light and compact for an f2.8 L series lens. I think this has been with me almost everywhere I've travelled and it's taken a few scrapes and bangs along the way, but it's surprisingly tough when considering this is only weighs 840grams, which is a bit heavier than the EF16-35 f/2.8 but this is 1mm wider and has image stabilisation built in.
It's great for time-lapse photography and also good for capturing video as that 35mm focal length is a fairly common standard for motion capture. However, at 15mm with image stabilisation turned on, and even with the sensor crop there can be this kind of weird wobble effect, so be aware of that before shooting.
It’s extremely sharp lens from f5.6 to f8 but this can be used wide open at f2.8 and this will still produce stunning results and the depth of field looks incredible, such a fantastic lens.
However, the 35mm range can be limiting at times, especially if you don't want to carry extra lenses, but when paired with an R5 camera you have that extra crop factor with the 45mp sensor. There’s been several occasions where I've had to crop in and still maintained a sufficient level of resolution.
The 15mm end is extremely wide and 1mm wider than the older EF16-35 version but because of there in-built stabilisation, I’m quite often shooting handheld stitched panoramic photos when in stadiums or in tight areas. The results are normally quite good but on occasions at 15mm the software stitching the photos doesn’t always work that well. So it’s alway best to get that single shot just in case.
It’s expensive but that’s what you have expect now with the new RF L series of lenses. None of these lenses are going to be cheap. You can always revert back to the EF version which is 16-35 f/2.8.
These are likely to be available in used or refurbished conditions if your budget is tight. There is also the new RF14-35 f/4 if you need that extra focal range and don’t mind losing a stop of light or even try the RF10-20mm F/4. Also, consider the Canon RF 15-30mm f/4.5-6.3 as a much cheaper option. I’m sticking with the 15-35 for now.
So that's my review after almost 4 years working with the RF15-35 f2.8 lens. It's been an amazing journey so far and I hope to be using it even more during the next 4 years.
The gear i currently use:
Canon R5 - https://www.amazon.com/Canon-Full-Fra...
Canon R6 - https://www.amazon.com/Canon-Full-Fra...
Canon RF15-35 f2.8 - https://www.amazon.com/Canon-RF-15-35...
Canon RF28-70 f2 - https://www.amazon.com/Canon-RF-28-70...
Canon RF70-200 f2.8 - https://www.amazon.com/Canon-RF-70-20...
Canon RF100-500 f4.5-7.1 - https://www.amazon.com/Canon-100-500m...
Canon RF400 f2.8 - https://www.amazon.com/s?k=RF400mm&am...
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