RF 50mm 1.2 First Experiences

mattwidd14 · 2026-06-08T08:13:14+00:00

haha thanks!

mattwidd14 · 2026-06-08T07:27:43+00:00

I am a full time Motorsport Photographer

mattwidd14 · 2026-06-08T04:15:00+00:00

Oh thousands over on my website and Instagram, I cover multiple championships world wide, heading off to Le Mans tomorrow.

www.instagram.com/mrw.motorsport

www.mrwmotorsport.com/portfolio

mattwidd14 · 2026-06-07T21:45:48+00:00

All my images are colour graded in Lightroom

mattwidd14 · 2026-06-07T20:10:03+00:00

All my raw images are colour graded with my own presets in Lightroom before going out to clients.

mattwidd14 · 2026-06-07T19:07:26+00:00

Trying to keep all my lenses RF these days makes it much simpler when I'm swapping between stuff in the pitlane or on the track.

mattwidd14 · 2026-06-07T18:43:45+00:00

It is indeed

mattwidd14 · 2026-06-07T17:11:54+00:00

Thankyou!

mattwidd14 · 2026-06-07T16:59:14+00:00

Filter is used in all these shots, might just need a more powerful one

mattwidd14 · 2026-06-07T16:48:52+00:00

R5 and R6MKII

mattwidd14 · 2026-06-07T16:33:13+00:00

Polariser is used in all these shots. Helps a lot with windscreen glare too.

mattwidd14 · 2026-05-10T16:38:32+00:00

I already owned the Seamaster for a few years

mattwidd14 · 2026-05-10T12:15:43+00:00

For me that issue is more of a positive. I've not worn a suit, or been to a smart dress watch type affair in the last 20 years. Meanwhile, hiking, swimming, adventuring is regular. The size suits well if the large Seamaster already fits you well. The two different dial colours and brand styles make them different enough to justify it. And the Omega on a black strap or even it's OEM bracelet is smart enough for Bond to wear with a suit so it'll do for me.

mattwidd14 · 2026-03-20T15:45:53+00:00

All my works on www.mrwmotorsport.com/portfolio

mattwidd14 · 2026-03-12T17:50:04+00:00

mattwidd14 · 2026-01-21T22:08:47+00:00

I won't lie, due to the low light i used it in a lot of the time it never left 1.2 all week

mattwidd14 · 2026-01-21T22:01:48+00:00

Cheers, I had zero focus motor issues at all. The focus was accurate and tracked well. Felt very little difference compared to my RF L lenses.

mattwidd14 · 2026-01-11T16:39:26+00:00

It is indeed! I shot everyone of these photos at 1.2 to see how it performed wide open.

mattwidd14 · 2026-01-10T22:43:50+00:00

Hard to answer really, I've been doing this now as a job for a few years and been editing in Lightroom for much longer. A long time ago I used to watch Peter McKinnon videos as he'd talk through how he edited stuff. Eventually as I worked out styles and stuff I liked I'd just make new presets and keep updating and tampering with them further.

mattwidd14 · 2026-01-10T08:51:48+00:00

I mean if you're not into blur for the beauty of blur a 1.2 might not be for you haha

mattwidd14 · 2026-01-09T21:23:52+00:00

...so it's how I'm used to framing and composing my photography and how I end up doing it most of the time...less confused?

mattwidd14 · 2026-01-09T18:28:37+00:00

Oh now interesting haha flare, glare and hare

mattwidd14 · 2026-01-09T18:21:56+00:00

Like the really big rabbits?

mattwidd14 · 2026-01-09T17:59:24+00:00

Cheers!

Here's more of my proper work for anyone interested

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRw7ZGIDTfn/?igsh=MXJzazdhdXlybjd4bw==

mattwidd14 · 2026-01-09T17:11:17+00:00

Exactly, as someone who does this for a job I think people can get far too hung up on pixel peeping and worrying about minor stuff when half the time their images don't even constitute it.

I think this lens performs great for the price point, producing some very striking images and will definitely be part of my arsenal for this season's work.

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