The Canon RF 100-300mm f/2.8 L IS USM is one of the most exciting lenses to come along in several years, and it is tailor-made for the needs of wildlife and sports photographers. Of course, there is no reason you can't use it for other things, such as portraits. This fun video follows well-known portrait photographer Lindsay Adler as she works with the lens for a portrait session.
Coming to you from Lindsay Adler with Adorama TV, this great video follows her on a portrait session with the Canon RF 100-300mm f/2.8 L IS USM. While such a lens is really designed for sports and wildlife applications, these extreme primes have often found a second home among portrait photographers, who treasure them for their long focal length and very wide apertures that really make subjects pop. A few years ago, 200mm f/2 lenses, long prized for indoor sports photography and low-light wildlife work, became quite popular for portraiture and wedding photography. In fact, my favorite lens has long been my Canon EF 200mm f/2L IS USM for exactly this reason, and it was the one lens that kept me in the Canon ecosystem several years ago when Sony was leading the early mirrorless race. Check out the video above to see Adler's fantastic shots with the lens.
I still think that 200/2.0 is better fit.. At 250 or 300mm you subject is miles away. And you don't get more bokeh... This lens is in price range of 70-200 2.8 and 200/2.0 combine btw
She did mention that there was little chance that she'd ever have that lens for this sort of shoot. It was a fun experiment and did render some nice results. But it's a bit unwieldy for outdoor portrait work. the 70-200 2.8 is hard to beat outdoors. Or, the 135 1.8 for an outdoor prime would be nice.
I did use to use the sigma 120-300f2.8 sport for portraits, something a bit different to the usual 85mm brigade and yeah different and interesting but heavy and unwieldy handheld . Not sure the IS was required however @300mm a shutter speed of 1/600th would have been fine and that would easily have been achievable in those light conditions.
Nice experiment. Playing with a $10k lens would be fun. It’s a versatile lens but that rice tag…ouch.