Hey everybody I am Susan Stripling I'm a wedding and portrait photographer from
Brooklyn New York I'm also a Canon Explorer of Light and we are here today
in Manhattan with our friends from B&H to talk about the trinity of 2.8 RF
lenses as a wedding photographer I'm often asked if I could only bring a
couple of lenses to a wedding with me what would they be and in the past it
was always the EF trinity and by trinity I mean the 16-35 2.8 the 24-70 2.8
and the 70-200 2.8 but now with the RF lenses we're about to have a
trinity of our own and what does that mean
first there's the 15-35 2.8 and that's right 15-35 not 16-35 and
then there will be a 24-70 2.8 and that 15-35 and 24-70 are available
now coming later this year we'll also get that last piece of the trinity which
is the 70-200 f/2.8 so a few things that I am super excited about with this
trinity of lenses the first thing is the up to five stops of optical image
stabilization which is super important as a wedding photographer that coupled
with the new firmware that gives us an even better I detect an AF it's going to
be an unbeatable combo on wedding days but enough talking about it
let's give these lenses a try in the real world and see what we've got
so weddings are crazy and unpredictable I find myself with fast-moving subjects
dark scenarios needing to handhold at slow shutter speeds and all other kind
of crazy situations having five stops of optical image stabilization in this
trinity of RF lenses means that I can be creative in a completely new way so the
16-35 is a lens that photographers use a lot for wide-angle outdoor shots
reception spaces dancing large ceremony spaces really gives you a sense of time
and place this new RF lens the 15-35 you wouldn't think one extra millimeter
would make a huge difference but it really does especially in a situation
like this where I'm trying to show my client with the city around her and the
sky that extra millimeter just gives us a little bit more city and helps me tell
a better story you stop there then you can keep moving them at exactly
so you can have the most beautiful subject in the most beautiful light in
the most beautiful city in the world but if your pictures aren't in focus you
don't have deliverable images for your clients the Nano usm in these lenses is
incredibly incredibly important because you have fast and accurate focus for
photos and if your video you have smooth and quiet all of which are super
important as a wedding photographer a couple of other things to note that are
important to me as a wedding photographer with these lenses one of
which is the control ring you have the option to set it to control things such
as your shutter speed or your aperture or exposure compensation which makes it
even easier for me to nail perfect exposure under fast-moving conditions
another thing is the fact that these lenses are dust and weather resistant I
often find myself in crazy scenarios dusty buildings rainy days and I know
that I'm going to be fine because my lenses can take it
coming soon there's also going to be a major firmware upgrade that's going to
improve the already excellent eye detection AF as a wedding photographer I
often have very fast-moving subjects in very time-sensitive situations and when
I'm photographing them at 1.4 or 1.2 as I am here with the
85 1.2 it's really difficult to lock focus quickly on crucial things like
eyeballs with the new firmware upgrade it's going to be even easier and even
more responsive especially if your subjects are moving even if they are
small in the frame so I've talked to you about the 15-35 and
I've talked to you about the 24-70 but we're still missing one crucial
piece of the Trinity which is the 70-200 2.8 this lens will be coming later
this year and I am incredibly excited about it because it is one of my
favorite focal length ranges and once I have my hands on that lens these three
together will be an unbeatable kit for any wedding photographer thanks for
watching I'm Susan Stripling and I hope you all enjoy these lenses as much as I
know I will