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RF 16-28MM F2.8 or RF 35, 28, & 16 Primes?

  
 
snegron7
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p.1 #1 · RF 16-28MM F2.8 or RF 35, 28, & 16 Primes?


Looking for suggestions on which lens/lenses to take along for night time street photography in a city (Tokyo at night). I have the following:

- Canon R6II
- Canon RF 16-28mm f2.8 STM
- Canon RF 16mm f2.8 STM
- Canon RF 28mm f2.8 STM
- Canon RF 24mm f1.8 Macro
- Canon RF 35mm f1.8 Macro
- Canon RF 50mm f1.8 STM

- For day time shooting, I'll have my RF 24-105mm f4.0L, but I'm looking for advice on which secondary lens/lenses to bring along for night time street photography.

While my RF 16-28mm f2.8 STM is somewhat slightly weather sealed, my primes are not. Also, I have a love/hate relationship with my RF 16-28mm f2.8 STM, as it requires more post processing to ease up a bit of the distortion compared to my primes.

I don't want to carry a huge backpack or bag with all my gear, plus I'm probably going to visit during rainy season. And, no I can't "just buy or rent another lens"; I have to select/choose from what I currently own. This trip is costing me way more than I had budgeted for, so I have to make due with what I already own. Thanks in advance.





Jul 15, 2026 at 12:57 PM
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p.1 #2 · RF 16-28MM F2.8 or RF 35, 28, & 16 Primes?


I will comment as someone who only had primes except for the EF70-200mm f2.8 IS..UNTIL I turned 72.
I have hand tremors now...My arsenal has grown more to excellent zooms. While the 16-35f2.8 has some issues for my shooting, you can't beat it for nightime! I went to the f4 IS because of tremors...

If time is no problem..your primes should give you the advantage of "going back" with another prime or a zoom to "catch" what one lens or another may miss....Otherwise I would recommend a quality zoom.
Have FUN!!!
Dan

Oh..weather..a good plastic bag for protection is very useful.

I should clarify my above statement..I have a MF Fuji and except for my GF120mm Macro all lenses are GF zooms....



Jul 15, 2026 at 01:51 PM







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