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EF to RF Lens Purchases

Started Sep 24, 2018 | Polls thread
mr_nice Junior Member • Posts: 31
Re: EF to RF Lens Purchases

Tazz93 wrote:

If you're like me, you are probably questioning any new lens purchases (EF or RF mount). With the RF mount looking to be the direction Canon is moving, it seems a little odd to buy new EF lenses and then possibly adapt them in a year or two. It also seems odd to buy an RF lens prior to a viable body being available. That's not a knock on the EOS R, but it just isn't for me. Share your views or thoughts.

I think EF is still a fine purchase. The RF to EF adapter is just an electrical conduit that restores the proper flange distance for an EF lens, AF should be as good or better on the R cameras. So I have no plans to sell and replace my lenses now or in the future, they're working great and I'm happy with them. If Canon makes more lenses that are compelling, like the 28-70 f2, then maybe I'll upgrade or add to my kit. It's kind of a moot point really. Canon either releases compelling lenses for the RF mount or they don't. If they don't then I use my current EF lenses with an adapter. If they do, then I upgrade. I'll probably keep my EF lenses though, they're great and they work and soon they'll be "classics"...

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