christinealbro

I concur.

 

Specifically consider if 24mm is wide enough. For the convenience of weight and bulk when travelling, I make it so, and have found that my 24 to 105/4 IS is wide enough for Architecture outside and inside. I usually don't carry a tripod when on holiday, preferring to find another technique to brace, like a windowsill or post etc. The City Scape was pulled at slower than 1 second Shutter Speed without a tripod; mirror up technique is useful in this scenario. Both these were made with a 5D - your 6D has better High ISO as I understand.

 

 

 

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For night time, "street" type photography, I like to use a fast 35mm lens on a 135 format camera, but a fast 50 would suffice.

 

 

If you want wider than 24mm for Architecture at night (and at day), then the F/4, 16 to 35 WITH IS is an excellent suggestion.

 

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Thank you for the examples. The cathedral shot is exceptional. Talk me through your affinity for the 16 with IS considering I will have a tripod and remote shutter release? I am leaning towards the 2.8 III. Does IS really make it that much? Cost isn't really a factor since I consider this a lifetime investment. How much do I need to worry about depth of field on the 2.8 for architecture at night? Also, want to avoid the grain that high iSO brings. So many questions. If you could choose any lens for this application, which would it be?

Obviously a tripod would be the most effective low light solution, but nevertheless, I think that your F4 zoom with IS would be more useful than an f2.8 lens without IS for shooting static subjects like architecture at night, since IS will make up for much more than the loss of 1 f stop of aperture. A 16-35mm zoom is a great focal length for many uses, including city images, so you may want to consider the EF 16-35 F4L IS as an alternative that is somewhat lighter and smaller, and much less expensive than the f2.8 alternative. Again for static low light subjects IMHO, F4 with IS beats F2.8 without IS.

Thank you Ken. Will have a tripod and remote shutter release. Appreciate your comment re: IS. I do find myself at the wider end on the 24, getting as close as I can. Hadn't considered the 16 f4. I'll read up on it!

Photos of what? The subject determines which lens to use. While faster is better, no lens is going to turn night into day. Eventually you run out of ISO and aperture, but your shooting day can be prolonged with the use of high ISO, a tripod or image stabilization.

 

A 16-35/2.8 is a large lens, not one especially suited for street photography. It is probably okay if your main interest is cityscapes. IMO, 20 mm is too wide for general photography and 35 mm to narrow. I have settled on a 25 mm, f/2 for something wide enough while walking abut, yet light and relatively unobtrusive. It can be used with good sharpness down to 1/15 seconds, very sharp with image stabilization, at least for buildings and lights (people move).

Hi Gary, thanks for your reply. Mostly architecture, but at night. That's why I'm looking for something faster than f4 and wider than the 50. Make sense?

Planning a trip abroad and looking for specific lens advice please. Using a Canon 6D and currently have the 24-105mm f4L and 50mm f1.8.

Will be doing a night (city) photography tour and also a daytime photo tour. Plan on using the 24 for daytime shooting.

Researching a new lens to add to my bag for the night tour and to start doing more night shooting in general. The Canon 16-35 f2.8 (III) and the 20mm both seem interesting. Open to all recommendations though. Any advice on which lens to add for night and low light photography is greatly appreciated.