![]() This is one of my favorite places to go in Penarth, and the detail and sharpness coming out of the R8 are outstanding and can't be faulted. Capturing the color was very important, as it's iconic to the history of these boxes. Some have been repurposed into stations with defibrillator machines in them (not this one). While I love these old telephone boxes, it's hard to see them when they are vandalized and most aren't used for telecoms now. Taking the R8 out with me on a walk meant attempting to get some images that could show the level of detail the R8 can capture. However, I can see that this camera would be ideal for this style of photography, as it's small, light, and easy to handle. I'm not great at it, and it is definitely a skill that has to be mastered. Street photography really isn't my thing. The R8 performed well under these circumstances and was a good choice for this shoot, keeping detail in the required areas with no visible banding (even while used handheld). Needless to say, I think he's going to be very happy with these. Using the HDR mode on the camera with the EV turned up to 3+ meant that I got the shots I wanted within the dynamic constraints of this scene. Getting the interior shot was easy, but on the day, with the weather being extremely bright outside, the dynamic range was going to be tested to its limits. His new apartment features dim mood lighting with a great view, and the high-contrast areas would normally make for difficult shots to get the detail in the underexposed and blown-out areas. Tasked with getting some shots of my friend’s new rooftop apartment, I knew I’d want to use the dynamic range of the camera to catch the light and dark areas and get some great detail in there, and with the R8’s great low-light performance, I wasn’t wrong. I also changed the AF point button to Direct AF area selection as it was a little easier for me. ![]() I set the AE Lock button to Set ISO speed (hold button turn dial) as the lens didn’t have a control ring for me to use.I also customized the My Menu tab with Battery Info, Format, and Beep on/off.Turned on the back button focus by changing the shutter button to Metering start from Metering and AF start and the AF ON button on the back to Metering and AF start.Customize buttons changed M-Fn to AF Point selection.Release the shutter without a card to Off from On. ![]() The Initial Settings I Changed From the Default Settings Are as Follows Firstly, big thanks go out to Canon UK, especially Jaime Chan and Frankie Jim, for lending and trusting me with the Canon R8 and the Canon 24-50 f/4.5-6.3 kit to review. As a photographer, though, I won’t be using it for this and only mention it for those looking for a worthy full frame capable camera. The video capabilities are also superb and capable of shooting 4K up to 60p oversampled.
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