My Go-To Lens for Family and Kids Photography. Canon RF 85mm 1.2L and Canon RF 70-200mm 2.8L

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[Henry]

Magical images, helped by the use of a perfect little model!

[salvamando]

Thank you again for sharing your amazing techniques and beautiful photography! Your son is such a good sport and great model! Happy holidays!

[thedronescene]

I sold the 70-200 2.8 and purchased the 85. I never liked the photos from the 70-200, they looked very digital and I had to edit then a lot in photoshop. The 85 on the other hand is BEAUTIFUL! Eyes are razor sharp at 1.2 and everything else is smooth, love it.

[ccornett]

Thanks Sergey, very informative as usual.

[steeleman]

Thank you, Sergey! Another amazing video and very informative. You are an amazing photographer... always inspiring! Please keep making content for us. Of course, this 85mm 1.2 will be my next lens ;)

[emanuelhardaut]

I'm very happy to see a new video, especially one about outdoor family photoshoots. Thank you very much!

[thegreenes]

This is great! I really enjoy your videos. I would love for you to compare images from the 85mm at 1.2 with similarly composed shots of the 70-200mm at 2.8. Composition ranging from close up on the face to full body.

[Manshenna]

So cool you're back ! I recently got the RF 85mm 1.2L lens, love love the bokeh, best quality !! Are you going to make new portrait retouch tutorial video ?

[Moustafa]

Great video. Welcome back. I’m curious if you’ve had experience with the RF 85 f2. Obviously there’s a big price difference from the f1.2 but want to know how it compares in terms of image quality and in low light portraits.

[whiterock]

ha ha he's a well-trained model, knows just what to do! You were saying as it got darker 1000 iso, 1/50 sec shutter...how about if they're more active walking faster, running around more since your son was like the perfect young model? What max ISO do you go up to get faster shutter? Thank you!

[shauntaemiller]

I love your channel so much. The depth you go into is so much more helpful than any other channel I have found! You have answered a lot of my questions regarding lenses, photo lighting/angles, and editing. I now wonder about your camera settings working in manual. What auto focus settings you use depending on the session? Continuous or single shot? Shots per second? Thanks so much!

[Quadz]

Great video! RF 70-200 (2.8) & 85 (1.2) are my “go to” lenses too. My 3rd favorite is my 35mm (wide open)
I’d be interested to see what you could do with a 35 with your skills.

[chrisjohnsonfilms]

Welcome back to YouTube after few months.

[sarahmcbeth]

Hi Sergey thank you for your wonderful videos. Quick question: For uncooperative kids, why don't you use a long prime like 135mm f1.8 instead of your zoom? Wouldn't you get better results?

[MzAboutFace]

Hi Sergey! Your son is such a good model. Do you still accept photo submissions? If so how can I submit?

[thomasanderson]

It's really unfortunate how GIGANTIC the lenses just to take some photos. M43 is much much MUCH better for this... with a 75mm f/1.8 (150mm equivalent) you'll get some seriously nice results.