R6II + RF 16-28mm f2.8 or STM Primes?

Welcome to our Canon RF Shooters Forum

Be apart of something great, join today!

snegron

Active Member
Joined
Sep 3, 2025
Posts
27
Likes Received
21
Points
3
Name
Sandy
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 16-28mm f2.8 STM is somewhat slightly weather sealed, my primes are not. Also, I have a love/hate relationship with my RF 16-28mm f2.8 STM, as it requires more post processing to ease up a bit of the distortion compared to my primes.

I don't want to carry a huge backpack or bag with all my gear, plus I'm probably going to visit during rainy season. And, no I can't "just buy or rent another lens"; I have to select/choose from what I currently own. This trip is costing me way more than I had budgeted for, so I have to make due with what I already own. Thanks in advance.
 

Latest reviews

  • Canon EOS R50
    5.00 star(s)
    Excellent Beginner's Camera, and a Very Good Enthusiasts Camera
    The R50 is a fine entry level/beginner/casual stills camera. It is not a pro level camera, but would be fine for hiking, street, family photos...
    • SwampGrizz
  • Canon EOS R6
    5.00 star(s)
    A nice camera specially if you want to save some money
    I bought the Canon R6 in 2024 to replace my Canon R7. After researching the market, I decided to go with the R6 instead of the R6 Mark II. Why not...
    • ctitanic
  • Prime Canon RF 50mm F1.2L USM
    5.00 star(s)
    Long Story Short Review
    10 years ago.....yes I said it was a long story! Canon sent me an EF 50mm f1.2 for a lens evaluation. On my 5D Mark III it was rather amazing. A...
    • GaryM

New in the marketplace

Back
Top