I hold this combo in my hand and to be honest, it gives me a lot of peace of mind, like making sure you won’t miss the moment, have beautiful pictures, play with any style, and jump with any focal length.
Body Canon R6 II
Machine technical parameters:
- Full frame sensor, 24.2MP resolution.
- Ability to record 4K60 (no crop, oversampling from 6K, maximum 40 minutes), 4:2:2 10bit and HDR recording according to ITU-R BT.2100 (PQ) standard.
- Continuous shooting capability of 40fps with electronic shutter, and 12fps with mechanical shutter.
- DIGIC X processor.
- ISO is at 100 to 102400 and expandable at 50 to 204800.
- Dual Pixel CMOS AF focusing technology, operating within -6.5EV to 20EV (using f1.2 aperture lens). Ability to recognize people, human faces, human eyes and animals such as pets, birds, horses, motorbikes, cars, ships, and airplanes.
- 3″ screen, resolution 1.62 million pixels. EVF with OLED technology, size 0.5″, 3.69 million dots.
The overall design of the R6 II is quite different from the previous generation, especially the top and back, with many changes, improvements, more convenient and better for video recording. Accordingly, the top cover will have separate video and photo recording switches, no longer located on the mode knob, which is also the old power button position in the first R6 model. The video recording button is still kept separate and quite prominent like the first generation. The power button is integrated into the dial wheel, the current trend is to come with Lock .
Although the sensor on the R6 II is not a superimposed sensor, it still provides the ability to shoot up to 40fps with the electronic shutter, a pretty decent parameter. high usually only appears on BSI sensors with very high data transmission rates. Sensor protection shield I have the feeling that this camera is more aimed at recording than taking photos.
The R6 II is capable of recording up to 4K60p, oversampling from the 6K full sensor length and up to 40 minutes. As for lower video standards, this product will have unlimited recording capabilities, especially unlimited 4K30, which will be quite a powerful card, making the R6 II serve more purposes. In addition, the Canon R6 II also has the ability to record C-log3 4:2:2 10bit, and the ability to record 6K RAW 12bit via HDMI port. As for focusing, the R6 II inherits a lot of technology from its older brother the R3 and is also supported by AI technology to increase accuracy many times.
The camera also allows you to choose whether to prioritize focusing on the left or right eye so that the photographer can be more proactive, in addition to the ability to capture HDR images of moving objects.
Rear rotating screen
Hot-shoe gives you many connection options Connection ports on the left side
Canon RF 24-105mm f/2.8 L IS USM Z
Size, appearance
Canon officially launched the RF 24-105mm f/2.8 L IS USM Z in November last year and this is a lens aimed at those who have a little money and require an all-in-one lens.
My first feeling when I held it in my hand was that it was heavy. That’s right, a solid lens that weighs up to 1.33kg in your hand is a big number, and most of the time it won’t be suitable for you (or women) who like to be light, small, and light. Fellow photographers and product photographers (fnb) shared with me that they own the RF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM, almost twice as light, without needing a large aperture. , then they don’t need to upgrade. This also seems to be the only weakness of this lens, the rest is all great things.
There are 2 fn buttons on the body for you to assign the 105mm Focal function. In more detail about the size, the RF 24-105mm f/2.8 L IS USM Z is 19.9cm long and 8.85cm in diameter. Calculated, the RF 24-105mm f/2.8 weighs nearly twice as much as the RF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM. Overall lens on the body. AF/MF or anti-shake switches are all located close to each other.
Feeling when using
A high-end product with Canon’s prestigious red ring. High-quality rubber and plastic parts, assembled together, match every millimeter. Firmness, meticulousness, and smoothness in every rotation are what you can easily feel in a top lens.
This is the first zoom lens with a focal length of 24-105mm that has an aperture of f/2.8 throughout the range. The letter Z in the lens’s name stands for Power Zoom. Canon says that this is a product for those who specialize in portraits, events, documentaries or photojournalism as well as those who shoot videos.
Continuous shooting capability
And of course, you will have what is considered Canon’s best at the present time such as Canon Nano USM focusing ability, fast and accurate.
In particular, you can focus extremely close, about 45cm in the full range, meaning the maximum magnification is 0.29X at 105mm, sometimes I even feel like this camera is taking close-up shots. ) are like macro products, you know what I mean.
I took 201 consecutive shots at 105mm focal length (see video) and what do you know, up to 178 shots are usable, based on the eye detection ability of the Canon R6 II body. That means that except for 13 photos where the model turned her face away, the remaining photos were because the model closed her eyes or her face was not okay. Almost never missed any “shots”.
Focal lengths are at f/2.8
My overall comment is that sharpness, detail, everything is clearly reproduced at f/2.8 aperture throughout the focal range.
Order from left to right, top to bottom: 24mm, 35mm, 50mm, 70mm, 85mm, 105mm
Order from left to right, top to bottom: 24mm, 35mm, 50mm, 70mm, 85mm, 105mm
Order from left to right, top to bottom: 24mm, 35mm, 50mm, 70mm, 85mm, 105mm
Anti-vibration
Not only that, the RF 24-105mm f/2.8 L IS USM Z also has built-in optical image stabilization with 5.5 stops, when combined with a camera with in-body anti-vibration, it will become 8 stops. In the video, I experimented with filming at different focal lengths, from 24 to 35 then 85 or 105mm.
At 105mm focal length, I moved back and forth, and the final footage quality was still incredibly smooth.
Lensing, flare, ghosting
This is the first RF lens to have a manual aperture ring, and also the first to have an IS switch. Regarding the internal structure, this product has 23 lenses divided into 18 groups and has 4 low dispersion lenses, 3 aspherical lenses with Super Spectra coating (SSC), Air Sphere coating (ASC) and Canon’s famous Fluorine coating. Speaking of flare, in the 50mm focal length video, you can see that the sunlight passes by very quickly, without ghosting, soft, and still automatically detected on the sample’s face.
Bokeh throughout the focal range
70mm and 85mm are the focal lengths that I find have the most beautiful bokeh, not too blurry but with moderate bubbles.
Focal length 24mm Focal length 35mm Focal length 50mm Focal length 70mm Focal length 85mm focal length 105mm focal length.
Power Zoom Adapter
The next special point is that this is also the first RF to have Power Zoom to quickly adjust the focus with a switch, however, you must use a separate adapter (PZA) attached to the lens body. This adapter costs 1000 USD, I think only those who need extreme recording should have it.
In short:
Canon RF 24-105mm f/2.8 L IS USM Z is the ultimate product for those who love lenses from home to school. From now on, you will no longer complain about the small size. The price is a no-brainer, because it is definitely a worthy choice. What I care more about is the heaviness of the experience . If you have big hands or always use a tripod, this is the perfect lens.
Especially when this lens is combined with bodies like the R6 II, R5, R3, it is excellent.