Another Sunrise

Sunrises and sunrise time are the perfect antidote to thinking that a prime lens or lenses, however great the optics, can be your only tool. Sunrises cry out for a variety of focal lengths and the conditions change from second to second.

So while yesterday I was wanting the 50mm f/1.2L lens, today I want the 24-70mm f/2.8L. My current zoom, the RF 28-70mm f/2.8 STM, is very competent but the 24-70mm lens is better. Of course, it costs over twice as much and weighs almost twice as much. Maybe a kit with both for small and light versus better image and build quality depending on the scenario? 

And then why not also the 50mm f/1.2 lens? And maybe even an EOS R8 to pair with the 28-70mm lens? I can think of many thousand reasons.

Here is this morning's sunrise time at lock E5. Not in chronological order.

RF 28-70mm f/2.8 at 37mm, f/4, 1/90 sec., ISO 200

RF 28-70mm f/2.8 at 41mm, f/5.6, 1/500 sec., ISO 100

RF 28-70mm f/2.8 at 70mm, f/22, 1/125 sec., ISO 200

RF 28-70mm f/2.8 at 50mm, f/2.8, 1/45 sec., ISO 400

RF 28-70mm f/2.8 at 28mm, f/8, 1/125 sec., ISO 200

RF 28-70mm f/2.8 at 28mm, f/8, 1/350 sec., ISO 200

RF 28-70mm f/2.8 at 70mm, f/2.8, 1/60 sec., ISO 400
Panning and Cropped

Canon's Cheap 50mm

I carried my two prime lens setup around Peebles Island this morning, using mostly the 50mm lens. I'm finding that 16mm pushes background objects much farther way than I'd like. Something you don't really notice with an untrawide zoom lens as you can always zoom in a bit. This could be an argument for the RF 16-28mm f/2.8 lens.

I've only been out with the cheap 50mm f/1.8 once since picking it up so decided to use it this morning. I really like the 45-50mm focal length. Objects seem as near or far as our eyes really see them. The problem is the field of view which, in contrast to our eyes constantly move around to capture a wide vista, is severely limiting. A roughly 50mm focal length on a larger sensor like the Fujifilm GFX cameras would be a help as it has the same benefit but with the field of view of a 39.5mm lens on a full frame body.

I'll predict that if I start using this lens a lot and enjoy it with quality results I'll end up wanting the RF 50mm f/1.2L lens. I have a lot of different filters for that filter diameter including the 500D closeup lens. It would be a really nice setup.

But, at least for now, it's the cheap RF 50mm f/1.8 STM.

RF 50mm f/1.8 STM, f/8, 1/500 sec., ISO 100

RF 50mm f/1.8 STM, f/8, 1/350 sec., ISO 100

RF 50mm f/1.8 STM, f/8, 1/350 sec., ISO 100

RF 50mm f/1.8 STM, f/8, 1/30 sec., ISO 100

RF 50mm f/1.8 STM, f/8, 1/125 sec., ISO 100

RF 50mm f/1.8 STM, f/8, 1/180 sec., ISO 100

Back to Cohoes Falls

After some torrential rain overnight I was hoping for some decent water levels at Cohoes Falls this morning. But it was not to be. 

Conditions were nice, though, and I had Falls View Park all to myself. I didn't even see the Brookfield steward who is always present when the gates are unlocked. 

RF 28-70mm f/2.8 at 45mm, f/8, 1/180 sec., ISO 100

RF 28-70mm f/2.8 at 60mm, f/8, 1/125 sec., ISO 100

RF 28-70mm f/2.8 at 35mm, f/8, 1/125 sec., ISO 100

RF 28-70mm f/2.8 at 70mm, f/8, 1/180 sec., ISO 100

RF 16mm f/2.8 STM, f/8, 1/500 sec., ISO 100

RF 16mm f/2.8 STM, f/8, 1/180 sec., ISO 100