I really don't like the way some Canon lenses move their front elements in and out as you turn them on or off. It's disconcerting when it happens as you put the lens cap on. I worry I'm damaging the lens if I'm putting any pressure on it while it's moving. It seems to be a feature of their STM lenses.
It’s perfect for budget top down game review shooter like me. Cheap, lightweight (using weak tripod with horizontal bar) and 16mm 2.8 (no fancy light) auto focus
Thanks a lot ✌️ that’s a tough question, but I’ve had many bad experiences with some Samyang lenses, so I guess that would be my answer. I don’t have a specific lens in lind from them though
I'm thinking of getting this lens in prime day sale today... can't afford an L series. I want a wider lens and will hopefully get the chance to do some astrophotography on holiday if weather allows. but will also be good for general travelling.
A bad lens is the one producing content that was rejected by your client. Did you have client rejections after using this lens? Canon RF 16 is not that bad. It only has bad corners while the center and side image quality is great. But! This lens is a bit wider than the normal 16mm focal length. In some tests it appeared to be even wider than 14mm counterparts! This means you have room for cropping to still enjoy quality 16 mm images. There are plenty of professional real estate and nature videos on RU-vid made with this lens which proves they are great. It is lightweight, cheap and with autofocus.
It's a 16mm after the lens corrections are applied, so yes, without lens corrections it is closer to a 14mm. That's how Canon and many other brands make lenses these days, because it's cheaper and they can keep the lenses smaller. I am also saying that the image quality is decent for a lens at that price point. I do really like what I can do with the lens, I just don't like the way the lens is operated. It doesn't fit my style of shooting, but obviously someone else might really like it.
Style is just another thing. I'm really missing the same but 20mm lense which seems to me as the greatest and most descriptive video focal length but having 16mm I can crop to have 20. I'm just about to buy Canon R system and see it as follows: Canon R8 - a lightweight camera that I can have with me in any situation, RF 35 f1.8 - image quality, low light, stabilization, macro, RF 16 - lightweight wide angle and 800mm for something nonstandard. Moonrises, wildlife, sunsets and much more for beautiful brolls. I have watched much about rf 16 and came to conclusion that the lense provides space for cropping which is the way for nice image quality. If you have video shot on RF 16 - I'd be happy to see. @@kaspergaram
All of my talking head scenes are shot with this lens, so yes, there's a lot of video shot with the RF 16mm on my channel 😊 I don't really use it for much other than the a-roll though. As for the setup you are going for, it sounds very good and versatile. I absolutely love the RF 35mm. I've even traveled with just that one lens with me. It's by far my favourite focal length too, but that's just personal preference.
I haven’t tried that lens but it’s an RF-S lens so it’s made for crop sensors and it wouldn’t really work with my R6ii anyways, so I can’t even test it out actually, sorry. As for the specs, the 10-18mm has a much worse aperture and it’s a zoom lens, so i would guess the image quality is much worse too
@@johnmorrisproductions i mean for the price, the image quality is on point for sure. But i’d much rather have a traditional focus ring and just skip the control ring altogether
You mean the 24mm f/1.4 mk II? I own it and I’ll tell ya, the 24mm is SHARP at 2.8 and stays sharp, a bit soft in the corners at f/1.4 but usable. I use the 16mm when filming magic up close at a table setting, capturing what the 24mm can’t, and I use the 24mm as a general purpose lens for my ad and content creation work. General purpose? Go 24mm. Need to capture EVERYTHING in a small space, and don’t mind soft corners (which I don’t mind myself)? Go the 16mm. Hope it helps. I refer you to Christopher Frosts review on the 24mm lens if you have more questions. (Also, between you and me, if you own the 24mm lens, you get free bragging rights amongst photographers, not that I’ve personally gained their respect through pulling out this lens multiple times…😅)
@@kaspergaram I use it in dance floor every other weekend and it's sharp, fast and accurate and weighs nothing. There's no other 16mm like this in any brand .
@@samarianosans hmm, glad to hear! My experience hasn’t been quite as good. I still do use it a lot, but I don’t really like to use it. I guess different needs and preferences for each. It for sure is sharp and light though!
