Canon RF Lenses

Canon RF 50mm f/1.2 vs f/1.8: Is a $2,000 Price Difference Actually Worth It?
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Canon RF 50mm f/1.2 vs f/1.8: Is a $2,000 Price Difference Actually Worth It?

Here’s the question I get more than almost any other: “Do I really need to spend more to get better results?” I’ve built my whole review approach around answering that honestly, without defaulting to “well, more expensive is always better” or the equally useless contrarian take that gear never matters. Most of the time the truth lives somewhere specific and boring in the middle. But occasionally a comparison comes along that actually surprises you.

Canon RF 15-35mm f/2.8 Review: Is Built-In Stabilization Worth It on a Wide-Angle Lens?
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Canon RF 15-35mm f/2.8 Review: Is Built-In Stabilization Worth It on a Wide-Angle Lens?

Wide-angle lenses are where I see photographers waste the most money. They chase maximum sharpness at the edges, obsess over distortion charts, and end up buying twice because they didn’t think through how they’d actually use the lens in the field. My whole thing is finding gear that solves real problems without burning your budget. But every once in a while, a higher-end piece of kit does something genuinely new, and it’s worth paying attention.

Canon's Cheap New Lenses, Sony's Drone Play, and What Nikon's Layoffs Actually Mean for Photographers
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Canon's Cheap New Lenses, Sony's Drone Play, and What Nikon's Layoffs Actually Mean for Photographers

Every few months the camera industry drops a cluster of news that actually changes the math on what to recommend to people. Not incremental firmware updates or rebadged accessories, but real shifts in pricing and product categories that affect buying decisions. This week was one of those weeks. Watch the full tutorial on YouTube where Tony and Chelsea Northrup break down the full picture, but I want to dig into what this actually means if you’re buying, shooting, or advising someone else on gear right now.

Canon's RF 70-200mm Is Smaller, Lighter, and Still the Magic Lens - Here's What Actually Changed
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Canon's RF 70-200mm Is Smaller, Lighter, and Still the Magic Lens - Here's What Actually Changed

I’ve always had a complicated relationship with the 70-200mm focal range. It’s the lens I recommend to almost everyone who asks, and it’s the lens I personally avoided for years because the size and weight made it a liability when I was trying to travel light. If you’ve ever tried to cram a traditional 70-200mm into a carry-on alongside everything else you’re hauling, you know exactly what I mean. The glass is worth it.

Canon RF 100-500mm Review: Is a $2,900 Super Zoom Actually Worth It for Working Photographers?
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Canon RF 100-500mm Review: Is a $2,900 Super Zoom Actually Worth It for Working Photographers?

Every few months I get an email asking me some version of the same question: “Tyler, should I just save up and buy the expensive lens?” My honest answer is usually no. But occasionally a piece of gear comes along that makes me actually stop and think through the math. Canon’s RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM is one of those lenses. At $2,899, it sits in that painful middle zone where it’s too expensive to dismiss as a lifestyle purchase and too specialized to recommend broadly.