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Looking for suggestions on which lens/lenses to take along for night time street photography in a city (Tokyo at night). I have the following: - Canon R6II - Canon RF 16-28mm f2.8 STM - Canon RF 16mm f2.8 STM - Canon RF 28mm f2.8 STM - Canon RF 24mm f1.8 Macro - Canon RF 35mm f1.8 Macro - Canon RF 50mm f1.8 STM - For day time shooting, I'll have my RF 24-105mm f4.0L, but I'm looking for advice on which secondary lens/lenses to bring along for night time street photography. While my RF...

Great update. The new 15.4.1 version masking update makes it even better. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tYoPzcMP7I&t=11s

I am seriously thinking of getting a Canon FD 800mm f/5.6 S.S.C. asking price $895 $1000. "Comes with a handful of filters, lens hood, and a hard shell carrying case. Lens appears to be fungus free, without scratches, and in overall great condition. Case is sturdy, and filters appear all clear as well." It is local, so I will be able to view it before I buy it. My concern is that it's not an L-series glass and being a 800mm I would most likely be out of doors. (I definitely cannot afford...

I've started planning for a trip to Australia in July of 2028 to photograph the solar eclipse on July 22 of 2028. The eclipse path crosses the entire continent from the NW all the way down, to Sydney. Sydney is actually directly in the middle of the path of totality. I have a friend in Australia still, I think, in Adelaide. So hopefully I can connect with him and get some local support. I'll be traveling with my wife and my daughter who will be 23 by then. Travel: Flying from Tulsa...

Being a Serious Hobbyist I am not tied to "trying to pay the bills" with my photography. Every once in awhile my mind clicks on to something and I wonder what would happen if... Last July I tried Photographing Idioms: An idiom is a phrase or expression where the total meaning is figurative rather than literal. The meaning cannot be deduced by translating the individual words. A Pretty Penny Walking on Egg Shells A Pinch of Salt Enough of the past. This month I thought I'd try...

Rebecca Kowalsky YouTube I recently stumbled upon Rebecca's videos on YouTube. This video really gave me a lot to think about when it comes to what it means to properly expose an image. I hope it can also provide you with food for thought.

Some photos from the 2026 Bridgeport, CA, 4th of July festival. It was my first outing with the FD-mount 55mm 1.2. I wanted to take more, but one of my teeth was desperately in need of a root canal and my endurance was limited by the painkillers. Fun times.

Have any of the experience photographers posted in-depth reviews of the Tamron 17-70 F2.8 for RF mount since it’s release? Seems to be a few on YT, but they look like you-tuber reviews…. Since it has both AF and lens image stabilization, I am looking for a review that covers the actual lens’s strengths and weakness on both the non-IBIS R cameras like the R50 and R10, as well as how well it works on the R7 and interoperates with the R7 IBIS.

Rodeo season upon us here in my state been asked to photograph 2. Media pass provides better access/open access. Basically sell enough to cover fuel not much else mostly barrel racers. Mostly the iso is at the high end 25600 Anyway got to thinking, culling the basic editing and then maybe extra touch up on the best images which is subjective. Does the "perfect image perfect edit" really matter to buyers, yes those with photographic eye notice but others do they really care if its slightly...

Hard to title this question / thread. I have had an R3 4 years. Love it. Nothing I cannot do with it. Even if I want to take images that look just like what I see in terms of color, exposure, etc, though often add my own signature to the images in Lightroom. I needed a second body so bought an R5 MK II. Today was really its first outing after setup and test images in my office. Resolution is great. Tack sharp. But a couple of qualities hard to describe. Let me say, EVERYTHING is set...

Hard to title this question / thread. I have had an R3 4 years. Love it. Nothing I cannot do with it. Even if I want to take images that look just like what I see in therm of color, exposure, etc, though often add my own signature to the images in Lightroom. I need a second body so bought an R5 MK II.Today was really its first outing after setup and test images in my office. Resolution is great. Tack sharp. But a couple of qualities hard to describe. Let me say, EVERYTHING is set identical...

See this on rumours. Is a Canon RF 105mm f/1.4L VCM on the Way. Been studying the 85mm for rodeo night shoots 105 might just be perfect prime. Got to lens in 70/200 2.8 but struggles in shocking conditions hence 1.4.

Software: Lightroom for base editing (Profile/White Balance), then Photoshop for File/Scripts/Load Files into Stack Both there photos were taken indoors one after the other, however you can see in the results the orange flower in the first photo is totally Off-the-Mark. The second photo is more along the lines I would expect. Camera settings: Focus increment set to 1 Any ideas? (I can not get Lightroom to "Open in Photoshop as Layers" to work)

I've been taking photographs for most of my adult life, and most of that time has been spent for "corporate" or "journalistic" purposes. Now that I'm retired, I'm trying to be more of an artist than a technician. In my former career as a print editor & publisher, I became familiar with how the human eye moves across a space, but this video talks about composition in a way I've not heard before. The Biological Mandate of Vision What is "Foveal Vision" and why does it matter Saccadic Eye...

I am wanting a cheap second camera, can anyone tell me if the canon RP is worth it. I have the R6 Mark II, I just want something so I am not constantly changing lenses.

Aint bought but considering RF 85mm 1.4 L VCM Lens looking second hand as well. Just need more light than my 70/200 2.8 offers for night rodeos. Getting better access to rodeos near the chute so 85 mm will suffice. Before anyone suggests it im gonna go practice at 85mm with zoom and see how I get on. Plus a few international users ive been liasing with lightning fast focus due to improved motors counteracts slight/negligable loss of image quality over 1.2 lens plus price difference. PS...

Early but there are quite a few links out there. https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/25/adobe-acquires-image-and-video-enhancement-tool-maker-topaz-labs/ https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260625160239/en/Adobe-to-Acquire-Topaz-Labs

Currently $1799 in the refurb store: https://www.usa.canon.com/shop/p/refurbished-ef-11-24mm-f4l-usm Not quite the $1399 deal I found a few years ago but still pretty great. This is a VERY good lens. https://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Canon-EF-11-24mm-f-4L-USM-Lens.aspx

I have noted that when using Tools -> Depth compositing the resultant JPG has nearly all EXIF data omitted (no camera model, no lens info, etc.) The only remaining data is the programme name (DPP), the pixel counts (dimensions, width and height), the vertical/horizontal resolution rate, the bit depth, the resolution unit and the colour representation. No camera data. I could (of course) put this info back in with exiftool. I could (of course) modify the camera data on old JPGs (taken with...

Gosh the original mark 1 was on sale here apparently for $3450 yesterday I could find it only a handful of stock went quickly maybe. Quite good value you guys seeing it around the world as well?