One of the best follows on KZread for us R6 users! All the best in 2022 Tony!

@TonyMellinger

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Appreciate you!

You really dove deep with this review. Much appreciated and subbed.

@TonyMellinger

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and the sub!

I realize you do a lot of video work, but you failed to mention that this lens has a minimum focus distance of 5.1 inches. That makes it a very cool lens for stills like coins or flowers, etc. It's not macro but does nice closeups. Just my 2 cents.

@TonyMellinger

2 жыл бұрын

That’s true. And with a minimum focus distance that close, it really is nice because you aren’t ever really bumping up against focus!

I have been thinking about picking up this lens to pair with my EOS R for Gimble work. I currently use my EF 24-105 and it works great. Just a bit heavy shooting for several hours at a time.

@TonyMellinger

2 жыл бұрын

Yea, and you ditch the adaptor, making it easier to balance!

When it comes to “pro”, the lens has maybe 10% effect. 90% depends on the creator! So guys don’t be obsessed with the image quality! I have this lens and 90% of the case people could not tell the difference between this and the much more expensive L lenses.

@TonyMellinger

Жыл бұрын

I can get behind that thought process!

Thank-you for the review! Excellent. I use 2 cameras for real estate. R6 stays on my gimbal, 5D4 for the stills. This set up saves me a ton of time. I was switching my 16-35 back and forth between cameras but that was proving to be counter productive. Then I put my Sigma 10-20 on the R6, which is fine. It's a pretty good lens but it's a crop sensor and it's F4-5.6. Not great for darker interiors. I just couldn't justify spending another $2500 on practically the same lens so I could keep my 2 camera set-up without switching back and forth. This is the answer. I don't know why it took me this long to learn about it!

@TonyMellinger

2 жыл бұрын

Smart setup! Fortunately canon is coming out with some cheaper wide angle lenses. I agree with you on the expensive side angle lenses. For me, I just don’t use them enough to justify it. Check out the RF 16mm f2.8. That may work well for your r6 gimbal setup. And it’s really light!!

@innersense1

2 жыл бұрын

@@TonyMellinger checked it out and bought it 😁. I've yet to try it out but back to work next week. I'm excited to try it out!

@TonyMellinger

2 жыл бұрын

@@innersense1 very exciting!

@AndresArosemena

8 ай бұрын

@@innersense1 how did it go? I'm wanting to buy it for real estate videos using my r6 with a gimbal

very informative! thank you

@TonyMellinger

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

very informative. thanks!

@TonyMellinger

2 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help!!

Great video. I have this lens and love it for the price. Lightroom has a profile for this lens now (as of Dec 15th I believe)

@TonyMellinger

2 жыл бұрын

Oh nice!!! Very good! Hard to beat for the price!

I bought it for the exact same reason. I mostly use my 24-70/f2.8 and my 70-200/f2.8 for my event photography jobs. But sometimes I was in situations where I thought that right now I could use a really wide lens. These moments are pretty rare, but they come. So I was not ready to pay like 1.500 Euros or even more for a heavy wide angle zoom lens that I would then rarely use. When the 16 mm f2.8 came out, I was very hesitant, watched a lot of youtube reviews and came to the conclusion, that it was too bad for my work. Now, 2 years later, I thougth about needing a wide angle lens again and then there was a good black friday deal. I convinced myself to try this lens out and I couldn't be happier. I can put it in my small shoulder bag that I love without the need of a bigger bag or without kicking any gear out. I don't neet this lens for real estate or anything that needs the best corner sharpness and I still mostly shoot on my 24-70 and 70-200. But I can mix in some wide angle overview shots or some creative stuff for my clients. And I just loove how small andy cute this little lens is. So for the price I think it does a really nice job.

@TonyMellinger

4 ай бұрын

Very good! I have a very similar set up. Works great for the few wide shots i take!

Great videos. Keep going!

@TonyMellinger

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Thank you for the continued support 👊🏼

Awesome review! The wobble kills it a little bit but in crop mode it should be mostly gone?

@TonyMellinger

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. It’s so wobbly. I’m not sure about crop mode. Something to check though!

@prskyviews

2 жыл бұрын

@@TonyMellinger I uploaded a video on my channel about a whole weekend shoot on crop mode with the 15-35 and the R5 but it was in a gimbal for the whole shoot planning to shoot one handheld and compare results though! However love your work Tony!

@greenlightstudios3469

2 жыл бұрын

@@TonyMellinger Is that IBIS wobble or just super wide wobble. Can you enable Ibis on this lens. Also can you correct barrel distortion in camera?

For a unique portrait lens it's also handy and cheap to get a few interesting perspectives

@TonyMellinger

Жыл бұрын

Interesting!

Hey man, just found your channel tonight. I recently upgraded my youtube setup to my first full frame camera, I think this lens will be great for unboxings and showing closeup details. Although right now I use the 35mm RF macro...can you advise it this would be a good addition to that? Thank you in advance, new sub too.

@TonyMellinger

2 жыл бұрын

The 35mm is a great lens! The only reason I’d see using it is if you need the focal length. I feel like the 35mm is a more pleasing leans. Although the 35mm has macro, this 16mm does get very close. I mean… who doesn’t want more lenses! Thanks for the sub! Welcome to the community!

Mine comes today. 24-105 100-400 plus extender 50 16 Have it all covered from 16 to 800 all RF on a EOS R Picked up a gimbal so maybe not going to have a wobble problem.

@TonyMellinger

2 жыл бұрын

It’s still a great lens. Sounds like you’l be set!

Irmão blz ? A estabilização da r6m2 você vê direnca ao usar uma lente nativa RF ? Já usou a 16mm RF, ?

Great video, thank you.

@TonyMellinger

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!!

For handheld video, would you still recommend this over the new RF15-30mm f4.5-6.3 IS STM? The zoom is heavier and has a darker aperture but it has IS.

@TonyMellinger

11 ай бұрын

Is is really nice. If you have the r5 or R6 you have IBIS so this lens still has some stabilization. If you have a camera without IBIS the IS would very much come in handy!

@stephenartner

11 ай бұрын

@@TonyMellinger I ended up purchasing the 16mm for my non-stabilized RP and find that the digital stabilization alone works fine! And when I want it super steady I just put in on my small Zhiyun Crane m3 - still a great lightweight setup.

Thank you for this

@TonyMellinger

2 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help!

Appreciate it bro 💪🏾

@TonyMellinger

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Enjoy your review. I just order the 16mm. I will be happy with it.

@TonyMellinger

2 жыл бұрын

Yea! It’s still finds a good place in my kit! Thanks for watching!

Lightroom just came out with an update that has the 16mm lens profile included.

@TonyMellinger

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome!!

Great review. Can you PLEASE also check the RF 24 1.8?

@TonyMellinger

Жыл бұрын

Yea I’ve used it, not enough for a full review. I’m going on a trip and thinking of renting it though!

Hello! I was curious if there's a reason why it wobbles? Is it just because it's hand-held? I notice some of my RF lenses do that post, however, I also hold onto my camera. I don't have a gimbal. I'm too scared my camera will be too heavy.

@TonyMellinger

2 жыл бұрын

In the R5 and R6 the ibis is very aggressive, which is really great for most focal lengths that are longer. The wider you get, the more noticeable the wobble will be because the aggressive ibis. For photos, it’s fine, it’s just for video and wide angle focal lengths it becomes a problem.

@SoundViolio

2 жыл бұрын

@@TonyMellinger Thank you so much for your speedy reply and educational info! I'll keep this in mind!

@AndresArosemena

8 ай бұрын

@@TonyMellinger can the IBIS in the R6 be turned off while using this RF 16mm lens?

I bought this lens last week. I'll be using it on the R6. Main reason is that I'm travelling to the UK in 3 weeks' time and I want as light a bag as possible to lug around with me. When I was in the US last month I had the 24-105L with an RF100-400 to capture my grandkids' Lacrosse games.But I had the luxury of staying at the kids' house and driving everywhere. In the UK we're doing bus and train tours so we'll be lugging our luggage everywhere. So, the 24-105 and the 16 will be all that I'll take. We're also doing photographic tours and I'm told that the 16 should be good for streetscape photography. Will see, I guess. As for Lightroom Classic it now has the lens profile for this lens so that's good, I suppose. At home if I go out to do landscape shoots I'll take the EF16-35L f2.8 with either the 6D Mk2 or the R6 (with the EF/RF adapter). But as I type this I'm going out later today to play with the 16. I'm going to take the 16-35 with me and will be able to do some comparison shots to see how they both perform on the R6 against each other.

@TonyMellinger

11 ай бұрын

That will be a great setup. I’m glad you’ll have the 24-105, that’s an incredible lens.

@mjpt57

11 ай бұрын

@@TonyMellinger thanks. I too ride ADV bikes. And weight and space is an issue. I carry my camera in a well padded out seat bag. So when, not if, I drop the bike hopefully it won’t be damaged. So far, so good.

We need a video of you using a Eos R with this lens on 4k crop

@TonyMellinger

2 жыл бұрын

I bet it’s close to a 24mm with no crop… with no ugly wobbles!

Hello friend, what camera did you use? And are you wearing an ND filter?

@TonyMellinger

5 ай бұрын

I imagine this was the R6. I dont remember, i do have an ND filter for this lens that i use.

Oh no way! Im a photographer from the St. Louis area! I do drift motorsports photography right across the river in madison. Thinking about picking up this lens for in car shots

@TonyMellinger

Жыл бұрын

Small world!

Wow. I didn’t know you had such an impressive office work space.

@TonyMellinger

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I am blessed to have such a nice space to work in. The desk is actually kind of obnoxious. I’m currently building a new studio in my basement and will probably sell this desk and make my own. I have some other ideas for the rest of the work space as well to make it fit my needs a little better.

50 looks so much more natural... oh my... giant nose alarm with the 16 :D

@TonyMellinger

2 жыл бұрын

Meh, i dont mind my nose 🤣

The IBIS on your camera killed the lens for me!

I am trying to get as many people as I can to request Canon enable us to turn off the IBIS without turning off lens stabilization. It would not help with this lens in particular but it would help with the 14-35 and 15-35 zooms

@TonyMellinger

2 жыл бұрын

I’d love the ability to be able to turn off or adjust the sensitivity of the IBIS. Idk if that’s actually possible but you’d sure think so

@robertm3951

2 жыл бұрын

@@TonyMellinger It is not possible right now but Canon has complied with requests before. It can't hurt to ask them for that ability.

@bertlegion683

2 жыл бұрын

They will not do this because it would make the R5c redundant. If you can turn ibis off the R5C would have no selling point beside a fan

With the new firmware update. Is it okay now?

@TonyMellinger

2 жыл бұрын

I just got back from a big trip and downloaded the firmware, I’ll have to update ya!

Tony, you spoke to me man

@TonyMellinger

Жыл бұрын

🤘🏼🤘🏼

….a C70 with a 50mm 1.2 !?!?! That’s my bucket list right there. Maybe one day when I settle down. Right now I’m a traveling videographer so the R6 with 35mm is much more reasonable to carry…..and if it gets stolen in some 3rd world country,…..I won’t cost me like $10,000 to replace.

@TonyMellinger

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, i totally agree with you on the R6 and 35mm. Honestly when I want a light kit, I feel like that’s the best setup. That’s what I used for Christmas morning family moment documenting. My go to travel setup is the R6 and 24-105mm.

As you know...I've just bought my Canon R6. For what I understand this RF 16mm is more like a quick/convenient/budget option and, apparently, you get what you pay for....therefore I feel more inclined towards the 16-35 F/2.8 with the adapter (I've also bought a new computer and my wallet still hurts, so I can't really invest on the RF 15-35 right now).

@TonyMellinger

2 жыл бұрын

All depends what you want. As far as quality, I’m having a hard time investing in any EF glass anymore ha. The RF glass just is outperforming all of my older EF. For me, the 16mm is filling the void of my ultra wide, I just don’t use that focal length very frequently. If it’s something you want to use a lot of, it’s worth the investment.

@mihugong3153

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah Dan, I got both options (RF 16 and EF 16-35). The latter can be had for 600€, which is like a third of the RF 14-35. Will see what I keep - the 16 is just soooo convenient and, except for the extreme corners, picture quality is quite nice.

Some people are scared of spiders, some people are.. Scared of wide angle lenses. LOL

@TonyMellinger

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣

I've been going back and forth on picking this up along with the 35 1.8 and 85 F2, I already have the 50 1.8 or just get the 24-105 F4. I mainly shoot wildlife 600 F4 and 100-500 but would like to have something for smaller mm for the rare occasion I need it. The 24-70 2.8 is the ideal lens but I have a hard time spending $2400 on a lens that will sit in the drawer 98% of the time. One zoom lens that's slower or multiple fast primes decisions decisions.

@TonyMellinger

2 жыл бұрын

I’d highly suggest the 24-105mm f4.0L. It’s an incredible lens, I seriously think it’s my most used lens.

@peterebel7899

2 жыл бұрын

The 24-105 is simply the champion in versatility. But the 35 Macro is also of great benefit for plants, low perspectives etc. Both are much more for my interests in nature photography compared to a 24-70 2.8

@kilohotel6750

2 жыл бұрын

@@peterebel7899 I was able to find a 24-105 in stock and ordered it. I have the RF100 2.8 macro so I didn't need the macro feature on the 35. If I ever really need a low light lens I'll just have to make the 50 1.8 work. I'll now be covered from 24-500mm and also 600, 840 and 1200 so I should be set.

@peterebel7899

2 жыл бұрын

@@kilohotel6750 It's a fine lineup you have. Just keep in mind: 35mm closeup work is very different from 100mm closeup work.

Picked up this lens a little while back. So the algorithm served me your videos. I love the lens and the price point made it a no brained. It turns my R6 into something I can take with me and take close up shots with without freaking people out with the other giant prime lenses i have. I’m from STL too. So… “what high school did you go to” ? 😅 Don’t answer that on the comments

@TonyMellinger

4 ай бұрын

lol Northridge high school 🤣 I grew up in Northern Indiana, my wife grew up in STL. Ha! I agree with ya about the lens. Thanks for the comment!

What about a 24mm

@TonyMellinger

2 жыл бұрын

You mean to combat the IBIS wobble? The 24mm is a better option for sure! There’s no really compact 24mm lens yet though.

If canon could just fix the wobble...

@TonyMellinger

2 жыл бұрын

No joke! Agreed 💯

I don’t agree with his comments when he says it’s for beginners?! Why would he make a video when some of his stuff looks like he’s an intermediate. I have used this lens a lot more now a days on my R5 and I have the EF 15-35mm. This was a long video with no true sample images, more of his personal experience with it and what he thinks photography is. The lens is completely worth the cost. It will make your photography more creative with the space available.

@TonyMellinger

2 жыл бұрын

I agree it’s completely worth the cost. That’s why I bought it and not the 15-35

i really wish you had subtitels.

@TonyMellinger

4 ай бұрын

It doesn’t create auto subtitles?

@nickeh320

4 ай бұрын

@@TonyMellingerno not really its disabled

Of course I know there’s going to be distortion of features with wide angle, the stark comparison was shocking. The 16 was not a good look. Maybe it’s alright for vlogging because there’s usually a lot more dynamic movement which I believe takes a lot of the focus (no pun) off the distortion, but on a static shot…..No.

@TonyMellinger

2 жыл бұрын

Haha. I’ve found the IBIS is just so aggressive on the R5/R6 and almost unusable for vlogging with the 16mm. I actually prefer it static because then you dont get the extreme wobble.

You a little bit more money you can’t buy a used ef 14-35 f/4 L which is a much, much better lens and far more versatile.

@TonyMellinger

2 жыл бұрын

I didn’t know there was a EF 16-35. I don’t have any more ef glass so I don’t even have an adapter

@TheNewArtSchool

2 жыл бұрын

@@TonyMellinger it’s really really worth having an adapter. The ef 14-35 f/4 L used is around $400, the adapter around $100, it still makes financial sense, as the quality you are getting is much higher! 😊

@TonyMellinger

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheNewArtSchool I had an adapter and just much prefer the RF glass. Are you referring to the 17-40mm? I had that lens and recon though it was soft, it was really nice for cine look

@dingdong5601

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheNewArtSchool Yeah but f/4 sucks. 2.8 or faster for pros. Zooms are for lazy people.

To arrogant style of talking, to narrow minded but for the rest a good review. Sorry but true for me so be more modest if I can give you an advise. (A 16 mm and the 50 1.8 are a good very good set of lite style and less prone style of photography and filming even if you have the 2.8 15-35 rf. )

@TonyMellinger

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! 16 and 50 is an excellent combo and significantly cheaper than a 15-35 😎