Hi Everyone 

I thought I would do a quick blog on how I have been getting on with the Canon R6 and the 100-400mm lens I recently purchased with a view to using for event photography in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Scotland. I have only used it for sports photography and general usage so far but I know how it will be able to help me with conference and event photography in Scotland and so far but my first impressions are good. Let’s start with the R6.

Canon R6 for the conference and event photographer Scotland.

Pros:

Excellent focus improvements for the Canon R, with better face recognition and fast frames per second for sports photographers in Scotland.

Outstanding ISO performance in low light. The R was good but this is even better, with very little noise even at super high settings.

Focus bracketing facility which was not available on the R but was on the RP for some strange reason.

At last, twin card slots, an essential for the professional conference photographer in Scotland.

Better touch screen than in previous models.

The HDR mode is much improved with more realistic outcomes.

Better battery life.

Excellent image stabilising built into camera.

Cons:

Only 20.1 pixels, which is enough for most photographers to be honest, but maybe not for landscape.

A bit pricey considering the pixel count and a new version is already available.

New R lenses still with some gaps compared to the selection of previous Canon R lenses and whilst the old Canon L lenses work with an adapter, you are still better with lenses tailored for the R cameras and they are pretty expensive.

Canon 100-200 mm lens

Pros:

Great focussing and tracking for sport.

Although the lens is not designed for really low light like some of the far more expensive L lenses, it can work well in low light conditions due to the fantastic ISO performance of the R6.

Works great with R6 focussing speed.

Compact and can be used hand held without a tripod or monopod.

Good value for money.

Cons:

The lens is a bit stiff and can bea problem when photographing subjects moving towards you, the zoom won’t move fast enough.  I thought this may have just been my lens but the other one in the shop was the same.  Maybe this will improve in time.

Not so good in low light, due to aperture, but still good value.

Not too robust ie a lot of plastic is involved and may not look the part for the professional who feels they have to turn up with gigantic lenses, especially for sport.

Thats it, my quick overview of the Canon R6 and the 100-400 zoom lens for the conference photographer Scotland.  Hope it helps.

Kind Regards

Colin

www.colinwrightphotography.co.uk