What Is The Best Canon RF Lens For Portraits? See for your self! RF Lens Shootout (FREE RAW FILES)

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Published 2024-07-12
Let’s compare the Canon RF 35mm 1.4, Canon RF 50mm 1.2, Canon RF 85mm 1.2, Canon RF 135mm 1.8 and the Canon RF 70-200 2.8 to find the best lens on RF Mount for portraits right now.

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Full Reviews:
RF 85mm 1.2 Full Review:    • This is the BEST lens Canon has EVER ...  
RF 135mm 1.8 Review:    • Canon RF 135mm 1.8 vs RF 85mm 1.2 - I...  
RF 35mm 1.4 Review:    • Canon RF 35mm f1.4L VCM Review - Wort...  
RF 70-200 2.8 Comparison:    • Canon RF 70-200 2.8 vs RF 70-200 f4 P...  

VIDEO CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
0:20 - The Lenses
1:05 - Headshot Comparisons
4:19 - Headshots - All Lenses Compared
5:00 - Mid Length Comparisons
7:45 - Mid Length - All Lenses
8:23 - Full Length Comparisons
10:57 - Full Length - All Lenses Compared
11:29 - Sharpness Comparison
14:00 - Final Conclusion

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All Comments (21)
  • @ASLpixelpaint
    Easily one of the best James Reader videos yet. Bonus points to your wife for always helping you out making these comparisons ! I've shot all the EF counterparts but feel like I"m starting all over again with RF.
  • Love seeing this review including the brand new rf 35 1.4! Interesting result comparing sharpness to 50!
  • This is such a great video! Congratulations on answering so many questions in just under 15 minutes! Awsome work!
  • @dragSD666
    Thank you man! you are helping a lot of us to decide which focal lenght we want. Well done :)
  • @Lackmind
    Great video and you providing the RAW files is amazing. Keep it up!
  • Such a great video which gives you real life examples for all these RF lenses! I appreciate the raw files as well so I can take a closer look for myself.
  • @StoicJason
    Fantastic video!! Thank you! I own them all so no bias but the 85 was stellar here as usual.
  • @adg8269
    My choice of lens depends on: a) the shape of my client’s head. b) How much of the background I want in the image. Amazing video!!! Concise and The best comparison I’ve seen
  • @afcl1984
    Great video man, thanks. Just subscribed.
  • @rogriv
    James! Fantastic video, I own 3 out of the 5 lenses and gave a better perpective on the overall quality of each lens, also as you said they are all fantastic lenses, keep up the good work!
  • Thanks for this comparison, packed with a lot of useful information.
  • @doogieham
    Great video, James. Also big shout out to Rachel for her posting and patience with all the switching of lenses.
  • I have been watching your videos since I started looking for a camera, and I must say, Mrs. Reader is my favorite model.
  • Sick video! I've got the 85 2.0, and it feels absolutely stunning! Can only recommend it aswell, if you're a bit on a budget. Having the 35 1.8 aswell, but that feels very situational. Just in use, when the location is absolutely amazing, where it also fits to take lots of space in the picture