Gear Used to create this video:
CAMERA | Canon EOS R6: amzn.to/3v3p5xa
LENS | Canon RF 16mm f2.8: amzn.to/3FcCIiq
Filter | Black Pro-Mist 1/4: amzn.to/3wSnuw3
Additional Gear
Old gimbal (One of the motors gave me a lot of headache), tripod, cheap slider
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Instagram: / barparildar
Hey everyone!
Another autumn, another road trip to Oregon and Washington…
I don’t think I need to talk about the beauty of the landscape. It was gorgeous as always and words wouldn’t be enough to describe how it felt during our time over there. I felt very lucky to get to see it in person one more time.
Nerdy Videographer stuff
You probably watched a couple videos about the new Canon RF 16mm 2.8 on RU-vid. Some camera dudes talking in their room with purple/blue lights behind. Giving specs, pros/cons, detailed unnecessary information for hours.
Don’t get me wrong I watch camera gear reviews too but I DON’T listen to them. Anytime I see someone complaining about a particular gear, I feel the urge to buy and try it myself and disprove whatever that guy is saying in the video.
Again, after watching unnecessary reviews, I decided to bring ONLY the 16mm f2.8 with me to this trip. I saw people complaining about distortion, sharpness, image quality etc. so much that I really wanted to try it myself.
For me size, weight and price is so good that I knew I could get by with some downsides. I really don’t mind a little softness in the corner of my images or some distortion is not that of a big deal for me. Vignette is also easy to take care of.
To be honest, this might be the lens I enjoyed using the most on RF system. I don’t like carrying bulky gear. As much as I love the 15-35mm 2.8 it just doesn’t make sense to carry it sometimes. That lens is technically the best wide angle lens I ever used, period. BUT I am selling it since I never look for perfection. It is so over rated, especially on RU-vid.
I am interested in reflecting how a particular moment in time felt, and corner sharpness is usually irrelevant when I concentrate on light and composition. I prefer a nicely designed scene filmed on a soft lens rather than a poor composition with great sharpness.
I also like weird lens flares. This lens got me on that.
My biggest issue during the trip was the constant rain and mist. We only had 1 sunny day out of 9. It was raining the whole time. RF 16mm is not weather sealed. I was a little scared in some situations. A shower cap and hand towel helped me go through all the crazy rain storms :) That’s how I weather seal my cameras. It is basically free. Because of the constant water droplets on the lens, some scenes came out even softer than the usual mist filter look.
Light was changing constantly between storms. I was starting a scene with some sunshine and in 5 mins it was all dark again. I don’t think I had more trouble composing scenes back to back. Changing exposure, white balance, rain, heavy rain, white clouds, dark clouds were so difficult to deal with.
To get 2 seconds of boat footage, I had to clean my lens so many times that I almost gave up . It turned out well at the end. No regrets working a little harder.
Audio was also such a big pain. Rain droplets were falling on top of the mic. Due to that, most audio was useless. I tried to hide under trees or sth else to get usable audio.
I think I used a gimbal for the first time in 2 years. I wanted some movement and planned some scenes in my mind before even going to the trip. I think my gimbal is broken. It had some crazy random shakes. I ordered the Crane M3 and really excited to get it soon. I used a slider I got on Amazon for 50 bucks as well. It was a challenge since I had to do all sliding movements manually. No motors, no controllers. It was all me taking a deep breath and concentrating on the scene. I really like slider shots a lot. instead of carrying extra lenses I had my gimbal and slider.
For most hikes and other stuff I filmed handheld and used a table tripod when necessary. I also like that handheld look.
It was the well deserved time off for us. We unplugged from the world, again. Had amazing time. Tried local beer, coffee and even got to eat some pear from the tree next to our cabin.
As always, these videos are our visual journey. It is a part of our life. I probably film a scene faster than someone taking a selfie. Cameras feel like a part of my body. It is usually effortless for me to make a video on a trip. We enjoy it like the first time. Every trip teaches us something new. We come back refreshed and excited for future.
I am glad I didn’t listen to any of the bad reviews and used this lens. I love it and I am keeping it.
Thank you for watching and reading (if you are still reading :))
Have a wonderful day!
Baris
#canonr6 #rf16mm
13 ноя 2021
