Field Test: Kiliii Fish and the Canon EOS Rebel T6i in Alaska

Killii Fish has a photographer's eyes. Very lovely works. Very inspiring philosophy as well.

One of the best photo documentary series I have seen. Killiii Fish gives equal attention to the environment, the people, the culture and the camera in a smooth, informative and never over hyped way. He reminds me of another videographer I greatly respect, Jimmy Chin.

Very nice video and great images. The people seem to really enjoy that part of the world. And we complain about the weather down here in Canada. What a beautiful area, and beautiful people.

Excellent executed video from content to production. I'm really enjoying these. About the gear- I think most gear these days would exceed most expectations in durability and performance in a practical shooting environment.

These days, even entry-level DSLRs exceed the abilities of most "enthusiast photographers".

Interesting. Some of the know-all "experts" talk about the Rebels as useless junk. Good thing that you prove them wrong. Thanks!

This is inspiring.

Well told mini-doc. Love the basement scene. People underestimate the ability of their unsealed low-end dslrs. If you live in Alaska you will find many folks who use the low-end Canon and Nikon equipment all year long.

Nice video, fascinating location and some fantastic sceneries.
As regards the camera: the pictures are good mostly because of expensive fullframe glass and only to a lesser exted because of the camera; I believe every APSC or m4/3 camera would be able to do the same or better. Anyhow a weather sealed body would definitely be more suited (like the Pentax cameras).

This one was nice to watch even if you didn't care about the camera :-)

Just goes to show it's rarely the gear that matters, it's what's in front of the lens. You don't need to spend a fortune now to be able to produce good images

Remember a few years ago when Luminous Landscape went to the Antarctic and the Canons failed because of some kind of salt-spray issue? People ended up using P&S's. On a $14,000 a person trip! I guess they overcame that issue?

Amazing to see how many shots can be taken in a flat land of white emptiness. There's always something interesting out there... Don't whine, just go and shoot. Lots of respect for Kiliii and the team behind this short film.

The T6i held up pretty well. There was some noticeable grain in low light and it seemed to have trouble nailing focus on the long lens (which is to be expected without considerable fine-tuning), but it goes to show that you can get away with a lot on today's entry-level cameras. Great choice of subject matter, too.

A rebel -with- a cause it seems.

The -cause- being the thousends costing lenses and periferals. James and Natalie would probably like it.

Advertorials or just fun?

O yeeh the rebel did well ;-)

Why do so many folks either lose the eyecup or choose to take it off? I see it constantly for other owners as well so I'm not sure if people are losing it, or somehow they prefer it without one (which I would find bizarre too).

Really cool.

The moral of the story is that Rebel T6i got the job done well in this occasion, in a taxing environment. This article also demonstrates how important it is to have good glass.

While this was interesting to watch, videos like this always look unnatural. There's that feeling all the time reminding that it's all fake. I look at a professional photographer with a set of pro ff lenses and lighting that cost more than a car, in a harsh environment - using a cheap rebel body... and that combo just doesn't make sense, every time I see it I almost hear the photographer saying "yeah, of course no professional in their right mind would bring this piece of crap to Alaska, but I got paid by Canon to promote it so please put up with my bullsh*t for a few more minutes". :)

I think these ads should not only be called what they are ("advertisement" instead of "field test"), but they also should be planned with a bit more thought. It looks stupid when a pro uses a rebel in snowy Alaska, but it'd look a lot more natural in some city hipster portrait photo sessions, for example (or wherever a plastic rebel is not completely out of its element, like it is in Alaska).

That 600mm lens is a beauty. Amazing video btw. Thanks for posting it.

Great video. Thanks DPR and the people of Barrow.

I very much enjoyed the video. The interview fragments of the local people made it very inviting and warm. The story line was well choreographed, between camera in the land, and the people of the land. Made me wish for a full length video of Kiliii's trip! I appreciated the tip near the end of the challenge of focus on lower cost cameras, something to keep in mind when I choose between a 5Dx, or a Txx!

Very nice video. Using a huge block of ice as a tripod weight is pretty crafty. It's nice seeing these remote locations and cultures. My only quibble would be showcasing a consumer-oriented body with a $3k UWA lens - doesn't seem very representative of the target market for the camera, esp when Canon offers the very good 10-18mm UWA APS-C lens for $280.

Most of the people who are buying entry level DSLRs can only dream about costly toys like 11-24F4L, 24-70F2.8LII or 70-2002.8LII and traveling to Alaska.
Nice promotional video by the way.

I really enjoyed watching this. Well produced and presented

What a magical way to carry out test...through the images, the resident's words and Kiliii's images, I fell in love with the place.

....What camera did you say it was?