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Photography News | Issue 55 | photographynews.co.uk
World-class images with Canon lenses CanonAmbassadors and the lenses they can’t shoot without Leading pro photographers reveal how they capture world-class images using Canon lenses David Noton Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L III USM
Every photographer has a go-to lens that’s a permanent fixture in their kitbag. Whether they’re shooting wildlife, sports, portraits or any other kind of professional photography, the quality and reliability of the lens is paramount to success. In the field, in sometimes challenging conditions, professionals need a lens they can depend on to deliver precision autofocus, speed and weather sealing to truly make the difference between capturing an iconic
image and a wasted opportunity. Professional photographers of all stripes naturally turn to Canon’s L-series lenses for their excellent quality and reliability. To anyone who knows anything about lens manufacturing, that won’t be a surprise. Sci- Fi style robots, fault-hearing engineers, anti-static shoes – Canon’s Utsunomiya lens factory is a hotbed of innovation and precision. Canon’s L-series lenses are known around the world for their professional-quality build
and sharp results, but to produce such outstanding lenses requires impressive levels of craftsmanship, attention to detail and a few surprising practices, including the hand-testing and calibrating of every Canon L-series 16-35mm lens – not just the samples – ensuring that each lens meets the high standard expected in the premium line. Here, the world’s leading photographers tell how the craft behind the lens helps them tell their story.
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IMAGE Taken on a Canon EOS 5DMark IV with a Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L III USM lens at 120secs at f/2.8, ISO 12,800.
Audun Rikardsen Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM
Norwegian photographer and Canon Ambassador Audun Rikardsen says that Canon L-series lenses help him capture themajesty of nature in his photographs of whales during Norway’s polar night. “In the last fewwinters, hundreds of humpback whales have arrived at Tromsø in Northern Norway to feed on overwintering herring,” says Audun. “They come during polar night, where there’s no sun above the horizon, making the light and the weather conditions challenging. The Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM is my favourite lens for photographing the whales during this period because of it robustness, large aperture and accurate focus during low-light conditions. It always delivers, even in the most challenging conditions!”
been impressed by its corner-to- corner performance at itsmaximum aperture of f/2.8, even at its widest focal length of 16mm. This L-series lens now resides virtually permanently inmy camera bag. “I had a composition inmind that would balance the arc of theMilky Way abovewith the sweep of the beach andDurdleDoor below. With my 16-35mm lens at itswidest angle and aperture, I composed, focused on the lights in the distance, then locked focus by switching toManual, andwaited for themagicmoment."
Another photographermaking good use of Canon lenses is Canon Ambassador DavidNoton, who captured this shot of DurdleDoor in Dorset, Englandwhile the galactic centre (the brightest part) of the MilkyWaywas visible. “For night sky photography –when themaximum amount of starlight needs to be captured in an exposure lasting less than 20 seconds – quality lenses are amust, and thewider and faster, the better,” says David. “I'd previously tested the EF 16-35mmf/2.8L III USM lens and
IMAGE Taken on a Canon EOS 5DMark III with a Canon EF 70- 200mm f/2.8L IS II USM lens at 1/640sec at f/2.8, ISO 1600.
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