Shibuya Night
Third attempt at shooting an HDR video in 4K at 60fps. Back in Shibuya but this time on a hot summer night, and with two lenses : RF 15-35mm and 70-200mm.
Canon RF 15-35mm F2.8L
The Canon RF 15-35mm f/2.8L IS USM lens is a powerhouse for landscape, architecture, and event photographers, offering a versatile ultra-wide to standard focal range and a bright f/2.8 aperture. This review dives into why this lens is celebrated for its sharpness, build quality, and innovative features, making it a go-to choice for photographers needing a high-performing wide-angle zoom that can handle low-light conditions with ease.
With its expansive 15-35mm range, this lens allows photographers to capture sweeping landscapes, tight interiors, and immersive architectural details, all while maintaining edge-to-edge sharpness. The constant f/2.8 aperture makes it particularly useful for low-light environments and creative depth of field control, which is rare for wide-angle lenses. Built to Canon’s L-series standards, the RF 15-35mm f/2.8L is fully weather-sealed, offering robust durability for challenging shooting conditions in both urban and natural environments.
Canon’s advanced optics are on full display here, with three aspherical elements and two Ultra-low Dispersion (UD) elements that effectively minimize distortions and chromatic aberrations, ensuring high clarity and accurate colors across the frame. The Air Sphere Coating (ASC) helps combat ghosting and flare, allowing for beautiful, high-contrast images even when shooting into the sun—ideal for sunrise or sunset photography.
Equipped with Canon’s Nano USM motor, autofocus is fast, precise, and virtually silent, which is particularly valuable for event and video work. One of the standout features is the 5-stop Image Stabilization (IS), providing exceptional stability for handheld shots, even in low light. Combined with Canon’s advanced RF mount technology, the RF 15-35mm f/2.8L ensures seamless, high-speed communication with EOS R-series cameras for optimal performance.
Weighing just 840g, this lens is portable for an ultra-wide zoom, making it comfortable for extended shoots without compromising build quality. Its versatility and image quality make it an essential tool for photographers who want professional-grade performance in a wide-angle lens.
Explore how well this lens performs with high-quality, real-world samples, so you can decide for yourself with my carefully crafted shots!
Tokyo Midtown
My second attempt at making a 4K HDR video. This time I did not mess up the color space when recording and I read the white paper on HDR and Wide Color Gamut in Final Cut Pro [link] from Apple. This should improve the end results. At least on my HDR display it does! Hope…
Moss Garden
The Moss Garden of Resonating Microcosms at teamLab planet in Tokyo. Looks better at night it seems: “With sunrise, the ovoids begin to reflect the world around them. When pushed down by a person or blown by the wind, the ovoid falls back and then rises, releasing a resonating tone. The ovoids around it also…
Flowers Universe
Floating in the falling universe of flowers at teamLab planet in Tokyo: “A seasonal year of flowers bloom and change with time, life spreads out into the universe. Lie down or sit still in the space and eventually your body floats and you dissolve into the artwork world. The artwork is rendered in real time…
Transforming Space
Transforming Space at teamLab Planet in Tokyo : “The space is filled with spheres of free floating light. People move through the spheres and enter the space. When people move through or strike them, the spheres change color, and that color resonates out. The spheres around that sphere change color tone and in turn resonate…
Dance of Koi and People
The Dance of Koi and People at teamLab Planet in Tokyo: “Koi swim on the surface of water that stretches out into infinity. People can walk into the water. The movement of the koi is influenced by the presence of people in the water and also other koi. When the fish collide with people they…
Soft Black Hole
The soft black hole room at teamLab Planet : “Trying to walk, the foot sinks. The space itself is affected and changed by the weight of people’s bodies. And the people’s bodies are affected by the changing space. People interact with each other through space. Your body changes the space, and that space changes the…
The Infinite Crystal Universe
The Infinite Crystal Universe from teamLab Planets in Tokyo. Extraordinary experience. According to teamLab “Pointillism uses an accumulation of distinct dots of color to create a picture. Here, light points are used to create three-dimensional objects. The light sculpture extends infinitely in all directions. People use their smartphones to select elements to throw The Infinite…
Wild Boar Nabe
Wild boar hotpot, is a dish commonly found in cold, rural, mountainous regions of Japan.
Higashiyama Onsen
Spending the last day of 2021 in Higashiyama Onsen, near Aizuwakamatsu. Heavy snowfalls during the night is a guarantee of lovely pictures in the morning.
Monsters Inc.
Few pictures of an almost deserted Monsters Inc. attraction in Tokyo Disneyland. Why so few people? Because of the restrictions put in place to cope with the pandemic.
Small World After All
Little cruise amongst our little friends at Disneyland. Reminds of some stop-animation kids shows I used to watch when I was little… Anyway, low light performance of the R6 is quite good.