The Canon 35mm f1.4 mark 1 has been my favourite Canon lens since I upgraded to the Canon 5Dmkii. I use the 35mm prime focal length heavily for fashion, portrait and wedding photography.
During today’s golden hour portrait photoshoot, I wanted to try the Canon 50mm f1.2 L portrait lens adapted to the Sony A7III. I am using the Metabones 4 adaptor, updated to the latest firmware. In the video I share with you the eye AF performance and autofocus accuracy of what it’s like shooting with Canon lenses adapted to Sony. I also share SOOC photos for you to have a look at the image quality as well. Please subscribe to my channel, I upload new photography tutorials every single week!
model mitzi @ priscillas
jewellery ruusk
video dan @ i make films
camera sony a7iii
lens canon 50mm f1.2L
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Watch the behind the scenes of our photoshoot below:
These first bunch of photos were taken on the Canon 5Dmkiii + Canon 35mm f1.4L mkii lens. Scroll down to see the photos taken on the Canon EOS-1 V + Canon 35mm 1.4L mki + Agfa 200 film.
And watch the behind the scenes video below!
Model: Kristina Szrich
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Today we are testing out how the Canon 85mm f1.2L II works on the Sony A7III with a Metabones adaptor. I decided to do a photoshoot in harsh sunlight to experiment with something different, and I'll do another photoshoot soon with the 85mm in softer light so we can compare results.
Watch the behind the scenes video from our shoot down below! And please subscribe to my YouTube Channel, I release 2 new videos a week!
model angelique @ fivetwenty
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All photos edited with my Summer Haze Lightroom Preset!
For this countryside portrait photoshoot I was taking photos on the Canon 5D4 and the Canon 35mm f1.4 II lens. This was my first time taking the Canon 35mm f1.4 II for a portrait photoshoot and I was so excited to be using it! I noticed straight away that the autofocus was faster than the Canon 35mm f1.4 mkI version of the lens and the final images were so much sharper.
I have since done many portrait photoshoots on the Canon 35mm f1.4 II. One of my favourites is this golden hour session with Kristina where we captured lots of movement on the 5D4.
Watch my photoshoot behind the scenes video below to see how we captured these final images. And please subscribe to my channel, I upload new photography tutorials every single week!
model/creative director georgia may davis
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model/creative director georgia may davis
All photos edited with my Wedding Collection Lightroom Presets!
As a Canon shooter my entire photography career, this was my first portrait photoshoot experience with the Sony A7III. I recently borrowed the Sony A7II from a friend and took it to a beach portrait photoshoot session and a golden hour portrait session to test it out. I enjoyed using the Sony A7II so much realising there were a lot of benefits to shooting on mirrorless compared to a DSLR.
I have been using Canon since the Canon 5D mkII. I then upgraded to the Canon 5D mk3 as soon as it was announced for the dual card slots and finally upgraded again to the Canon 5D mk4.
After using the Sony A7II, following week I decided to buy a Sony A7III. Compared to the Sony A7II, the A7III had some key features I was interested in. The A7III has a touch screen, it also has eye AF. Compared to the A7II which only had face detection. The A7III also has higher dynamic range and better low light sensitivity which is important to me as a wedding photography.
Another big factor of getting the A7III is the video capabilities. I wanted a camera that I could do my portrait photography and wedding work on. At the same time, I wanted to travel with this camera and have the option to film video and take photos.
With mirrorless you have a lot of added benefits to help you out as a photographer. Compared to my Canon DSLR, the A7III uses phase detection to focus, making it easier to focus in back-light. You also have eye AF to nail focus on the eyes while shooting with fast apertures of f1.2. This isn't impossible to do on DSLRs, but it definitely makes your life a lot easier. The Sony A7III is also much smaller and lighter to the Canon 5D mk4 which is great for travelling and long days of photography.
But back to this video! This was my first photoshoot I was able to take my new Sony A7III for a test run. We did a natural light portrait session in these gorgeous gardens. Since I was a Canon user, I only had Canon lenses. I decided to use the Metabones 4 adaptor (which came with the camera) so I could shoot with the camera as soon as possible
The eye AF and autofocus performance is okay with adapted lenses. You can still capture sharp photos with a setup like this. But to experience the full benefits of the eye AF and performance of a camera like the Sony A7III, I would recommend to use native lenses as soon as you can. My first Sony lens I purchased was the Zeiss 35mm f1.4.
Since this day I have now completely switched systems from Canon to Sony and have been extremely happy.
Watch the behind the scenes video below to hear some of my thoughts of switching from Canon to Sony and please subscribe to my channel! I upload new photography videos every single week.
model kaitlynn @ fivetwenty
Gear used:
camera body sony A7III
adaptor Metabones iv
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all photos edited with my Disposable Film Lightroom Preset!
If you enjoyed these photos and videos, you might like to see one of my newest photoshoots on the Sony A7III with the GM 35mm f1.4.
Last week, Dan and I had the chance to visit Fiji for a wedding we were capturing. We decided to take a few extra days of holidays after the wedding so we could make the most of being somewhere so beautiful! We stayed in 2 places during our week in Fiji, both on the coral coast. The first hotel was the Warwick for the wedding, and the second place was a group of private villas called Maui Palms.
Since it’s winter in Australia at the moment, we were so excited to be somewhere that was always warm. I was mesmerised by the crystal clear water which looked like glass, all the colourful fish swimming in and around the coral when we spent 2 whole days just snorkelling and the vibrant sunsets.
I still love being able to document my travels for YouTube as I love watching back and seeing all the places I visited. This time though, I wanted to try something new and incorporate more teaching into my vlogs, so they are still interesting and educational for you guys to watch! Let me know what you think of this new format :) I have my second and final vlog from Fiji coming this Saturday!
The majority of these photos were edited with my Florence Lightroom Preset as I found the vibrant colours with a film-like look suite the photos from Fiji perfectly. I used a few other presets throughout the blog post too, which I will leave links for in the description in case you’re interested to see what photos were edited with what presets!
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model kristina srzich
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Watch the behind the scenes video of our photoshoot below!
Kiara Rose and I met years ago through our photography. We used to plan photoshoots together and collaborate together on different creative shoots. Now Kiara lives in Portland, Oregon but recently she came back to visit Australia and while she was here we ended up catching up over a 4 hour coffee/brunch session and later that afternoon spent some time taking portrait of each other.
We created a behind the scenes of our little photo session which you can watch below! I really want this to be a new series of "Photographers Take Photos of Each Other", so please keep an eye out for part 2 and suggest anyone I should do this video with next time!
I'll link all her final photos of me once she's published her blog post :)
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I finally have my hands on the newest version of my favourite lens: the Canon 35mm f1.4L mkii! I thought I would share all the first test photos and comparison images to the mki Dan and I took this week so you can have a peek at the differences. Looking at all the comments on my comparison video, there seems to be lots of mixed reviews about the 35mm mki vs mkii - they definitely have a different vibe each, but I do love them both! I can't wait to do a portrait session with it tomorrow and share those results + behind the scenes video with you guys really soon.
All photos in this blog post were taken with the new 35mm mkii unless otherwise stated for the comparison images. If you want to learn more about the lens, please check out my latest review video on it below! And please subscribe to my channel if you have already - I release 2 new videos a week.
Gear used:
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Please leave your thoughts in the comments on this blog post or on my video! I would love to know what you think of both lenses!
Hey guys, this blog post is centred around my latest video of doing another photoshoot on both the Sony A7ii and Canon 5Dmkiii. If you haven’t seen the behind the scenes video yet, you can watch it below! Also watch the video to see which lens and camera combination I'm using for the shoot. A full review of the Sony A7 II is coming soon!
I’ve selected a few photos from the shoot that looked similar and noted which camera it was taken with below!
Also, a big thank you to the amazing team I worked with on this photoshoot:
model Jayde @ Priscilla's
makeup Cathy Tolpigin
video Dan @ I Make Films
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The Canon 5Dmkiv is a DSLR camera that I am using for portrait photography with the Canon 35mm f1.4 II. I recently upgraded my 35mm from the Canon 35mm f1.4 mark 1 and I am absolutely loving the focusing speed and sharpness of the final images.
I am using the Sony A7ii mirrorless camera body and the Canon 5Dmkiii DSLR. My current camera body that I use for all my photography work is the Canon 5D mk3. While I love using my Canon camera, I am also very interested in the world of mirrorless cameras. Specifically the mirrorless cameras Sony has to offer.
Last week Dan and I made our way to Tasmania to capture a photo + video wedding. We decided to take a few extra days while we were there to be able to explore a part of Australia we’ve always wanted to go to. We landed in Launceston early Wednesday morning and spent our day checking out various lookouts before checking into our beautiful Airbnb house which was on a farm in the countryside. From there onwards we spent our week exploring Lake St Claire, photographing the gorgeous backyard wedding that we will share soon, visiting Cradle Mountain National Park and Freycinet National Park. I absolutely adore Tasmania, there is so much green everywhere you look and sometimes it really feels like you’re the only people in the entire state. I would love to come back soon!
Check out my vlog from our week in Tasmania below and please subscribe to my channel if you haven't already! I release 2 new photography related videos a week.
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model taylah @ priscilla's
makeup + hair keli stack
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This week I asked my friend Chevelle if she would like to take some photos with me. I last shot with Chevelle in 2015 - 3 years ago! This time I wanted to keep the shoot as simple as possible - just taking some portraits of my friend at the beach. So I only brought my camera + 1 lens (no camera bag) and I had a spare battery in the car just in case. I asked if she could do some really simple/light makeup on herself and asked her to bring a flowy dress. We ended up taking photos for about an hour at the beach in the afternoon and I just keep finding time and time again, that sometimes the most simple shoots are the most magical.
Camera Equipment
Body Canon 5d mkiii
Lens Canon 35mm f1.4L
Photos edited with my Eden Lightroom Preset and my Disposable Film Lightroom Preset.
Watch the behind the scenes video of our afternoon shoot below! And please subscribe to my channel, I release 2 new videos a week - Wednesday and Saturday (Australian days)!
Running in the fields with Kristina Srzich. We decided to shoot again recently, but we wanted to step away from serious fashion photograph style photography and have more fun.
model jay munro
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model evie @ vivien's
makeup lidija j
film dan @ i make films
Watch the behind the scenes video below where I compare the Canon 50mm f1.2 vs Canon 50mm f1.4!
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