{"id":640,"date":"2011-07-14T13:12:24","date_gmt":"2011-07-14T21:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rustinmichael.com\/blog\/?p=640"},"modified":"2015-07-31T08:56:32","modified_gmt":"2015-07-31T13:56:32","slug":"my-gear-canon-specialty-lenses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.rustinmichael.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/14\/my-gear-canon-specialty-lenses\/","title":{"rendered":"My Gear – Canon Specialty Lenses"},"content":{"rendered":"

You might remember last year I posted about my Canon L prime lenses<\/a> and my Canon L zooms<\/a>.\u00a0 This is the\u00a0third post talking about the tools I typically use at a wedding and many of my film projects. You might remember how much I loved my Canon L primes lenses from my previous post, here are my specialty lenses pictured below.<\/p>\n

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Shown from left to right are the 15mm 2.8 Fisheye<\/a> and the 100mm 2.8 Macro<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I refer to these lenses as my specialty lenses since they have limited uses and give specific looks. Both lenses offer some great advantages compared to everything else in my bag, that is the reason I use them at every wedding for specific shots. Keep reading below for a few notes about each lens and a few favorite images I took with it.<\/p>\n

Canon EF 15mm 2.8 Fisheye<\/a>\"\" If you are looking for a fun lens, a fisheye<\/a> is one of the best! Due to the shape of the\u00a0glass\u00a0in this lens you get\u00a0a huge amount of distortion which can be fun, but it isn’t flattering if used improperly.\u00a0 My\u00a0Canon 15mm Fisheye gives me\u00a0a 180 degree field of view and allows me to focus as close\u00a0as 8 inches.\u00a0 With this huge field of view you really need\u00a0 watch your edges to make sure your foot or other body part is entering the frame.\u00a0\u00a0I mostly use my fisheye lenses for overviews of\u00a0a wedding ceremony and for capturing fun images during the reception.\u00a0\u00a0Every once in a while it comes in handy when shooting\u00a0a fun group shot.\u00a0 Check out the images below for a few\u00a0examples.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Canon EF 100mm 2.8 Macro<\/a>\"\"\u00a0 I mainly use my macro lens<\/a>\u00a0at every wedding for\u00a0ring shots and occasionally getting ready shots. This lens allows me to focus as close as 12 inches (film plane to subject) so I can capture the smallest details on a wedding day. When shooting details at the minimum focus distance,\u00a0the depth of field is very shallow a 2.8\u00a0so I often bump it up to 5.6 or 8 which requires more light.\u00a0 Because if this, I always try to get details done early in the day using natural window light, if that isn’t possible bouncing a flash works well.\u00a0\u00a0 Here are a few examples of images shot with my Canon 100mm macro.<\/p>\n

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