I recently upgraded my photography and video gear with the Canon R6 Mark II. On a trip to Brighton, UK, I tested the camera for the first time. I captured both test footage and stills, creating a short film of a moody morning on Brighton Beach. Additionally, I took a series of still photos throughout the trip, including some beautiful sunset shots.

Apart from a few test shots at home this was literally my fist time shooting video with the camera and I didn’t really know what I was doing, especially when it cam to C-Log, but I was still happy with the results. If you can, please view the video full screen in 4k. While YouTube does degrade the quality a little there are some lovely subtle nuances in the colour and the texture that I really like. I know the phrase "cinematic" is overused to the point of being rediculous, but I did try to make this look as "cinematic" as possible.

I’m sure some of my long term readers are saying to themselves - “wait, you bought what?”. I’ve actually been considering it for a long time, and recently my local camera store had an incredible deal on the Canon R6 Mark II with nearly €800 off the kit and it was too good to pass up. My first camera was a Canon 5 Film Camera (which I still have) and this sort of feels like coming home. I will do a full post and video on why I bought this particular camera, the thought process that got me there, and my first impressions, but I wanted to post this in the mean time.

I had shot this one morning in Brighton and it cut together really well, despite me not really knowing how to use the camera or having any experience with C-Log properly at that stage (it’s pretty complex with a lot of options). Stills wise, I’ve posted a few of the stills from the video below, but I will be doing a full photo essay on my Brighton trip shortly so stay tuned for that. In the mean time, here are a selection of stills.

For those interested in the technical details - The lens used was the 24-105 STM kit lens (f4-7.1). Video was shot using C-Log 3 and graded in Final Cut Pro using a combination of the default tools, and Film Convert for an added film effect. Stills were shot RAW and edited in Lightroom.

Help Support the Blog

Check out my eBooks and Presets

Check out my photography eBooks , Capture One Styles and Lightroom Presets available on GumRoad.

Subscribe to my YouTube Channel

Check out my YouTube channel for tutorials, Vlogs, and more!

Buy me a coffee!

If you want to say thanks or help, then you can feed my caffeine habit and buy me a coffee via PayPal with a one off donation to my PayPal tip jar. (Please note that PayPal doesn’t make it easy to respond to these so just know you are thanked in advance)

Note that this post contains paid affiliate links. We get a small commission for purchases made through these links, which helps run this site.