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RF 16 mm f/2.8 or 35 mm f/1.8 for EOS RP user ?

Started Mar 9, 2022 | Discussions thread
Steve Balcombe Forum Pro • Posts: 15,571
Re: RF 16 mm f/2.8 or 35 mm f/1.8 for EOS RP user ?
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JustUs7 wrote:

Steve Balcombe wrote:

JustUs7 wrote:

That said, in addition to what others have said about the 35, the 0.5x macro for close up flowers and other stuff is a lot of fun. It got me to explore the focus bracketing feature of the RP. Also a lot of fun.

The OP's 24-105 STM also offers 0.5x macro, though at 105 mm obviously. For many applications that's a more useful focal length, and it's one of the reasons why I bought one myself. I'm surprised Canon doesn't make a bigger deal of this.

But a focus bracket at f1.8 with an obliterated background is cool!

Haha yes it is

Serious note for anyone thinking of doing this - for macro, if we're still talking about that, I'd normally shoot the whole stack at around f/4 because the lens is a lot sharper, there is still no discernable diffraction, and the stack is more likely to succeed. But for maximum background blur you could take a frame or two (or several) at f/1.8 purely for the purpose of retouching in the background.

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