Martin Grahovski invites us to travel through Namibia and Norway with the Canon EOS R6

The Canon EOS R6 camera is at the core of the kit that Martin Grahovski takes on his journey from Namibia to Norway. The 21-minute video about the northern European country, a tenth of which subscribers to Dynaphos' YouTube channel had the privilege of watching in late October, is now available on the adventurer's YouTube channel.

Majestic fjords; mists rising from nowhere, waterfalls that seem to "rain" from the sky and contrast sharply with almost pastoral scenes of gentle sheep and wildflowers can be seen in Martin Grahovski's film, titled "Norway - A Cinematic Diary". The human in this video diary appears to be a fleeting visitor in a primeval and eternal land. How did Grahovski achieve such an impression? Aside from patience, the true zeal of a "hunter" for interesting moments, passion, curiosity, experience, and talent... with what he describes as a "quite hybrid and peculiar" kit.

Martin sets off for Norway with the small and lightweight body of the Canon EOS R6 camera, to which he adds Canon lenses RF 24-70 mm F2.8L IS USM and RF 15-35 mm F2.8L IS USM, a Tilta Mirage Matte Box system, ND filters, a Ninja 5 monitor, and a Rode NTG microphone. To prevent the system from "dying" at the most crucial moment, however, Martin Grahovski also received a rail at Dynaphos to attach an additional battery.

Before Norway, the kit – with minor differences – was tested in hot, colorful, and very dynamic Namibia. In Namibia, upon arriving, he realized he had forgotten his RF 24-70 F2.8L IS USM lens, leading him to change his perspective on what he wanted to document. Among the lenses he carried, he highlights the role of the RF 100-500 mm F4.5-7.1L IS USM.

"The first advantage of this kit is that it's very light. Second, when you're filming in countries where you're not very familiar with cultures and relationships, it's best to film with small cameras that don't attract attention," Grahovski says. Beyond all this, he recognizes the importance of combining Canon with the RF 100-500 mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM lens. "This means you get even closer to what you want to film. Then you realize what freedom it is to be able to shoot from afar and reach as far as an elephant's eye."

For the kit used in both Norway and Namibia, he cites as a huge advantage the speed with which the system can be mounted on a gimbal to achieve his characteristic smooth movements. He also emphasizes another advantage of the small and lightweight Canon EOS R6 system in his travels – that it has "unique sharpness."

"Overall, I'm colorblind and can't see colors with the vibrancy you would. It's very important to me that when I put the files into editing software, I know I can quickly achieve a basic level of what I saw at the location I traveled to. This was a big plus with the Canon EOS R6 – it allowed me to edit and tell stories in a very similar way, and to play with colors minimally, but to create something that looks natural, which is the most important thing for me."

You can revisit more of the latest video stories told by Martin Grahovski through the eye of the Canon EOS R6 in the video shot in the Dynaphos studio. His film from Namibia is also included. And his still-hot 21-minute cinematic diary from cold Norway can be watched here.

This spring, the storyteller of stories seen through a lens will travel to Vietnam. What he'll be using and what he'll be filming there – expect us to tell you in the portrait we'll paint of him. With words.