My RF Lens Kit for Wedding Photography (2022)

In this video I'm breaking down all the gear I'll be using to photograph weddings in 2022! Ever since I switched to the R6 I have been on the search for the ideal RF lineup for weddings and I think I've finally found it!

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0:00 Intro
0:26 Why I Always Talk About Gear
01:44 Camera Body (Canon R6)
02:08 Memory Cards for R6
02:44 Canon RF 28-70 f/2.0L
04:07 Canon RF 85mm f/1.2L
05:53 Canon RF 100mm Macro f/2.8
07:15 Canon RF 70-200 f/2.8L
09:43 Michael's Setup
11:14 Flashes (Canon 600 EX-RT II)
12:00 Laptop (MacBook Pro 16inch M1 Max)
13:17 Wrap Up

[Morglopedia]

I just need to say that Ty's commentary from the background (and the way you're always talking about what he made you do) makes your education and sweetness all the more charming. You guys are awesome. 🤣

[clementsfamily]

I have purchased the R6 and the RF 28-70 … total game changer! Can’t thank you enough for your gear review videos!!!

[themidlifecreativepodcast]

Oh my gosh, Katelyn. It doesn't matter who I learn from...YOU are my favorite and by far the most helpful. Thank you for talking to real people with your realness. Is that a word?

[rebeccadurnell]

You might not like talking about the gear, but thank you so much because as someone that is really just taking the plunge into photography, I really appreciate how helpful and educational it has been. Also, I love the setting you film in; it's lovely and totally matches the style of your photos!

[tylerherrinton]

Wow great video!! Love the editing!!! 😉

[nickellejohnson]

Yes! Love this video and would really love to see one on the 70-200 RF! And I can't wait to see what your surprise is in the basement :)

[jwong]

Really enjoying your content. What sets your videos apart is the great, relatable and fun personality you both show/share with us. Keep it up!

[FlatWaterFilms]

EF 24-70 f/2.8 mounted on the R5. Crop for more reach. Nice blurry back grounds. Works great for 90% of my needs.

[briancherikahedengren]

KJ you look SO GOOD in this video! That color looks awesome on you! And you look super skinny! You look great!

[MrOsantosjr]

Definitely want to see your review of the RF 70-200 F2.8! Looking forward to it!

[abigailhill]

Yes I would love to see a review on the RF 70-200 lens please!!!

[brittanichin]

Yes please!! I’d love to see your take on the two RF vs EF and I know I keep saying it but we would LOVE to have Michael do some videos too about second shooting stuff! Or even In All Access like watching him style the guys details, or his interactions with the guys for groom and groomsmen time, during cocktail time etc …PLEASE MICHAEL!!! 😀

[SteelRiderCarl]

The RF 85mm f/1.2L USM has a crazy distinctive look where you can take a glance at a photograph that was taken with it and you're just like, "THAT'S IT! That's the RF 85mm!" It is, however, nowhere near my roadmap as a keen amateur who stubbornly prefers DSLR 😉 The 135mm lens is also amazing and basically feather weight, which I discovered when a wedding photographer saw that I had my camera at a wedding just to do some casual photos (NOT to upstage the main photog!) and started pushing lenses at me to try. It was pretty fun!

[gary_michael_flanagan_wildlife]

“Level of epicness” love that lens also!!

[zayanything]

If you’re on an RF budget... which given the price of most lenses... yes. 😆 The RF 85 F2 is a great lens for the price. It also shoots as a 1:2 Macro lens which I find to be more than enough for most wedding situations.

[downlink_x]

I'm using a similar wedding setup: 2x R5, 28-70L RF, 85L RF, 100L Macro and 16mm RF 🙂 Such powerful and versatile tools, that makes my work so much easier. Especially the 28-70 is insane!

[mariaazcona]

Yes!!! I would love to see a review on the RF 70-200mm 2.8 lense!!!

[tbeiber]

I'm always interested in seeing what different people use and why they choose it.

[paperkay]

I always thought of wedding photography as the most demanding and problematic photo genre - it's the one where you really, really cannot mess up. Everything else, even sports events, wildlife, landscape, all of them feel paced and predictable by comparison. And I've worked on a ship, which is a nightmare on its own. With weddings, you need to think fast, think on your feet, adapt to impossibly diverse lighting conditions, please absolutely everybody, you only get one shot at each moment, you need to consider individual expectations and demands and above all, it has to look like the only wedding you've ever shot, absolutely unique, intimate and artful. And you have to do it all whilst being invisible and barely able to tell anyone what to do, to fit into the frame.

[rosiechambers]

Would love to see a review of the RF 70-200!!