ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY With The CANON RF 24MM F/1.8: Is It Any Good?

[@BrentHall]

Hey guys, this morning my main Instagram account got hacked and permanently disabled So if you want to throw me some love by going and giving my new page a follow over there, I'd really appreciate it! @hallofbirds is the new handle. Let's see if I can get to even a fraction of my old following.

[@jiggyb21]

Boom!!! The video I've been waiting for!

[@johnjmorris]

Thanks for yet another greatly informative video! I'm just dipping my toes into astrophotography but before I make the dive and invest in yet another lens, I'd love to see your video comparing the RF 16mm vs 24mm vs 35mm. I already have the RF 50mm f/1.8 (which has proved itself useful) but would like one with a wider angle of view.

[@seb2549]

Wow that was quick! Great review and great info as always. Thank you. I just got my 24mm delivered yesterday :), and yes I would love to see a RF wars video comparing 16mm vs 24mm vs 35mm. although I am tempted to sell the 16mm and 35mm anyway and just carry the 24mm in the backpack for simplicity.

[@2point7182818284590]

I'd suggest to keep the 35mm and only to sell the 16mm

[@EverythingCameFromNothing]

@@2point7182818284590 what’s the significance of 2.7182818284590? 🤔 Is it a special number?

[@2point7182818284590]

@@EverythingCameFromNothing It's Euler's number, the base of the natural logarithm ln(e) = 1.

[@mikeerickson6714]

Thank you for the great review, I’ve been waiting for this lens to get into the RF lineup.

[@BrentHall]

You bet man, I'm glad you liked it! I'll have some more videos about it soon.

[@goanheat]

Thanks for the review Brent, been waiting for this from so long.

[@migpol100]

When you say the R6 is better than the R5 for astrophotography is that because of the 21.4MP sensor?

[@rudolfappel7236]

I used to own a Nikon 20 mm f1.8. I loved that lens. Am looking into reentering this hobby. As much as I like the canon R6 (MKIi), R5 135 mm f1.8 and 100-500 mm. The lack of a good quality (weather sealed) low coma 20 mm f1.8 in the Canon system bugs me.

[@NicolasAlexanderOtto]

Yeah a great 20mm 1.8 would be amazing I used to be with Nikon too and am in the same boat. :-)

[@RogerZoul]

I would like to see that comparison video. I canceled my pre-order of this lens as I already have the EF 1.4 mk 2 L, which is a lot heavier and has no IS.

[@Mario-Bu]

Je viens de me procurer le rf 24mm f/1.8.....et wow je suis très satisfait

[@barryfrost4399]

Thank a lot Brent for this quick review and editing suggestions.

[@BrentHall]

You bet man, thanks for watching!

[@veronicahill156]

Super helpful. Thanks!

[@BrentHall]

You're welcome, I'm glad it helped!

[@angelogarciajr5356]

I have the R6 with the 16mm for milky ways but interested in upgrading without spending a ton. I am looking at the 24mm f 1.4 Sigma Art and possibly the ef 24 70 f 2.8 in either Canon or Sigma. I considered the Rokinon 24mm but heard there are many lemons before you get a good one? So I am stuck in neutral. Also looking at the 24 you have here, but seems alot like the 16mm. Thx for your videos.

[@gaylinlyons6534]

May I ask another question? The camera I have is the Canon R7. Do you think I would be able to get a decent astro photography shot using this camera? Thank you from Ontario Canada.

[@BrentHall]

You may always ask another question. Yes, the R7 is certainly capable of doing good astro images. Just remember that it's a crop body, so that 24mm will be a 38mm full frame equivalent.

[@gaylinlyons6534]

@@BrentHall. Thank you

[@javicxjavicx]

We're also looking forward to what your going to make with this!

[@jerryfortenberry1956]

I am about to purchase a refurbished Canon EOS R. Will you recommend a good Milky Way lens for $500 or less. Thanks !

[@BrentHall]

Hard to say. I don't know what a lot of the lenses are going for these days, or what focal length you're wanting. I think you can get the RF 35 f/1.8 for around $500. I love that lens, and actually like a bit tighter or a milky way composition these days, plus I do panos with it when I need wider. You might also look at some EF mount lenses, oh and the RF 16mm is definitely well under that price range. I did a video on that one too.

[@RayHoth]

I think this may be my next lens! Thanks Brent!

[@BrentHall]

Nice! I'm liking it so far. I'll definitely do some more videos about it, for stuff like landscape and woodland photography too.

[@RayHoth]

@@BrentHall What is the min focus distance for that lens?

[@scottdevitte4209]

Adorama had the Sigma EF 28mm 1.4 on sale last week for $450, an incredible lens for Astro.

[@BrentHall]

Oh wow, that seems like a solid price! I've never used that lens, but I've heard it's pretty decent.

[@scottdevitte4209]

@@BrentHall It is beyond decent, it is fine, fine fine, at that price $150 less than the Rf 24, no is but in body is works with it and all the in body canon corrections work with it, try it on the night sky or shooting you at your desk and the 24 will be history.

[@robgerety]

Thanks - any point owning this lens if you already own the RF 24-70 and 15-35?

[@BrentHall]

Maybe if you need 3 24mm camera setups at a time, or if you just really want a smaller, lighter travel option? Or if you really need something faster than f2.8.

[@gaylinlyons6534]

Hello from Ontario Canada. I am interested in trying Astro photography. I am on a budget so will only be able to use a tripod as you have done in this video. Is this lens the Canon the RF 24 mm F1.8 Macro IS STM? I have no wide angle lenses, I am wondering if this would be a good lens for starting with? I am also interested in learning about the editing process and I will check out your videos on that. Thank you!!!

[@BrentHall]

I love this lens for astro. I use it quite a lot. I usually just stop down to at least f/2.8 to reduce the coma. It's a great all around wide lens for astro and landscape or portraits, whatever you want.

[@gaylinlyons6534]

@@BrentHall. Thank you

[@bbasiaga]

Do you have a recommendation for a 20mm lens for the EF or RF mount that is good for astrophotos? I don't care about autofocus or not. I have the Rokinon 14 2.8, but want something better, but still wide-ish. Don't want to pay for the Sigma 14mm Art as I just won't use it often enough. This 24mm might be OK, but would like wider.

[@BrentHall]

I think the only way to natively get 20mm for RF would be the 14-35 or 15-35, both of which are excellent but quite pricey. I've never used any other 20mm primes so I couldn't6 say what's out there in that focal length. I do a lot of panos with 24 and 35mm, maybe you could try that if you get a 24 and need to wider?

[@tyeeggleston6159]

Awesome photos as usual Brent. Im curious what if you took a 24mm 18 (non RF) lens and compared it to the RF lens would there be a difference in photos? Also do you think if you had dropped your shutter timing to say 10 seconds that would have made a difference. IMHO i think i like the 1.8 photo better, seems that the MW had WAY more color and detail to it. Thanks again for the awesome Astro vids.

[@BrentHall]

Yeah, I mentioned that in the video, that I should have done a 10-15 sec shutter. The only thing that would have affected would be no more (or much less) star trails, and I would have had to use a higher iso. It wouldn't have had any affect on the vignetting, coma, or chromatic aberration. I also liked my wide open shot better, but only because of the better composition, no clouds, and the editing, not for any t4echincal settings or anything.

[@carlosvm91]

Also, what if a star tracker is used to prevent trails?

[@Frodofoto01]

HI Brent, really appreciate this video. I shoot astro and am happy with the 16mm at f/4. Looks like this is fine at f/2.8. Could you provide a link to raw files so that I can see how they perform before I buy the RF 24mm? Its pretty expensive in New Zealand and not readily available, so would be great to try before I buy. Thanks.

[@BrentHall]

email me and I'll see if I can send you a few.

[@7743dustin]

Been waiting on reviews for this lens

[@BrentHall]

It's kind of crazy how there aren't any yet.

[@ricktoffer01]

I just got a 28 mm extra wide lens for my Cannon 2000D camera. How long where your exposed said how many times you took to stack them together like you did in your other videos? I look forward to try this photography myself! Thanks for the informative and learning video! I got a Opteka 500 mm lens which came with a m42 T mount which my other lens that fit my Fujica ST-605 and Roich 35 mm cameras now can be used on my Cannon dslr. 50mm, 55 mm, 75mm, 175 mm, 230 mm, 24mm extra wide mm, and 2- 2x telephoto lens. I got most of my 42.mount lens on eBay with purchasing another Fujica ST-605 camera which cost me 55 dollars (US). Look coward to using them on my Fujica, Roich, and Cannon cameras. Got to get a star tracker or use my Meade 125 ETX telescope and special lens to fit my 35 mm cameras and digital SLR (Cannon)! Should be interesting to say the least but it will be fun none the less!

[@davids5694]

Thanks for this review! I think I will wait a bit to see if Sigma offers their new mirrorless version of the 24mm f1.4 in the Canon RF mount - which they have not yet. Reviews of it in the Sony mount indicate it might be improved coma compared to their older/current EF mount lens. Remains to be seen how it might compare with this Canon lens. But as you say, this lens certainly looks to be usable, just not ideal.

[@BrentHall]

I don't Sigma or Tamron are going to be able to make RF mount lenses. Canon is highly opposed to 3rd party RF lenses. Maybe someday they'll reach an agreement for a license for Sigma to make them, but for now it's not looking good.

[@davids5694]

@@BrentHall I had not heard that before - very good point that Canon wants to maintain their monpoly on the RF mount lenses for the time being. That may be part of the reason for their introducing these relatively inexpensive lenses - to keep the 3rd party companies out of the picture for now. Thanks for your reply - I may go for this Canon 24mm lens rather than potentially waiting quite a while for something better to come along. I have the Canon 24-105mm f4 zoom, so if this lens only became good at f4 it would not be worth it to me, but since you found it to be quite good at f2.8, then it is worth considering. I enjoy all of your videos - thanks for your hard work!

[@dougingram4519]

@@davids5694 I don't want to put links to other KZbinrs' channels here, but I will say if you search in KZbin for "Canon no RF lenses" you'll find a bunch of videos from the last few days covering Canon's moves to stop third-party manufacturers from making RF-mount glass.

[@davids5694]

@@dougingram4519 Thanks for the heads up. Yes, I did just see an article in DP Review that Canon was taking action against 3rd party lens makers "asking" them to stop offering any RF mount products. So our choices for now are Canon RF or stay with the EF mount lenses.

[@dougingram4519]

@@davids5694 As others have said, knowing this could have affected my decision to graduate to the RF platform. At least the EF lenses work via adaptors!

[@spidersj12]

I was looking at this lens but I still think I'm going to go with the Sigma 24mm F1.4 EF mount.

[@BrentHall]

Nice. I've heard it's pretty nice lens, albeit way heavier, more expensive, and not native RF mount.

[@spidersj12]

@@BrentHall I've got all the canon EF/RF mount adapters so that's not a problem for me.

[@07wrxtr1]

Helpful video and you made Elk friends!!

[@BrentHall]

Yeah, 😅 now I just gotta get back out there in the morning and try to shoot them in the face with my 500mm 😁 📷

[@stevefjordan]

Looks good Brent!

[@BrentHall]

Thanks Steve!

[@johntaliesin7604]

The coma on this lens looks less pronounced then the 24mm EF L series. Thanks for this test vid

[@BrentHall]

Is definitely not the quietest I've seen, but it's great either. At least it does clean up nicely when stopped down though. I took it out again in my last video and got a couple more astro shots with it that I was happy with how they looked. Mostly though, I've been filming with it, and for that I'm really liking it.

[@davidsherman3462]

great shots!

[@BrentHall]

Many thanks!

[@brianbass3954]

What are your overall thoughts on the 35 vs the 24? Is the focal length the only difference or do you find you like the images better from one over the other, both for daytime and night photos?

[@BrentHall]

I haven't really done any empirical testing against the two. I'd say they're fairly close in terms of overall IQ. Maybe a slight edge to the 35? In terms of astro, they both do great when stopped down and as for which one I prefer for astro, it just really depends on what image I'm trying to capture. I still use them both a lot for astro, but I mostly use the 24 for filming. It's a great video lens for my needs.

[@georgemccormick1247]

Not into Astro yet but still appreciate the info.

[@BrentHall]

I'll definitely have some landscape and woodland photography videos with this lens coming soon.

[@shahabh2108]

So samyang 24mm 1.8 will bury this lens by it's performance and price if the mount ever get open!

[@correlation-vs-causation]

The Canon RF 24MM F/1.8 it quite disappointing for the price, in my book. Yes, it's not super bad, but it's not good either. A mixed bag.

[@BrentHall]

At least for me personally, it was worth the price since I will be doing more than just astro with it. I've really enjoyed using it for filming so far.

[@techguyml]

The canon stm lenses are all pretty terrible for Astro.

[@BrentHall]

They're certainly not amazing in a lot of areas, but I still think for the price, size, and weight of them, that they do a decent job. At least, I've been happy with the images I've done with my 35 since I've had it this last year or so.

[@gerhardwiesinger]

Bye Bye Canon RF Mount!

[@KIDDYLAN]

By fate i was in South Africa photo taking the milky way and the southern cross. i am relatively to night photography. i love ever minute trying on kinds of settings. speed, aperature and iso with two different lenses on the canon R5. canon 35mm f2 and 24/105. i wanted to be able to see the constellationsin more detail than a pronunced milky wave, so i kept the time short and speed high. i dont like rating my results, but the folks at the lodge raved over the shots and asked to use them on their website. maybe they just wanted me to feel good, which i did. thanks for a great video. i also would like to see a comparison video.

[@nordic5490]

My Samyang EF 10MM F3.5 rectilinear, adapted to my R5 works great for wide field milkyway shots. Sonys 46m mount is way smaller than Canons 52mm mount, and the Sony body would vignette with a 10 or 11mm retilinear, hence no such lens is available for the Sony.