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Canon 24-240

Started Feb 19, 2019 | Discussions thread
tenordrum Regular Member • Posts: 466
Re: Canon 24-240
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travelinbri_74 wrote:

I am oddly excited about this lens. If this lens is decent - and most recent Canon entires have been - this plus the RP could make an excellent travel addition (and might cost less combined than the Sony 100-400 does alone).

Will be interesting to see the quality of a superzoom. I feel like there hasn't been a first party superzoom released for quite a few years.

I agree that it is an interesting offering, especially for travel or on the camera full time for relatively compact package to get used often. Ease of use plays into this.

Not all of us have a budget to pursue the best L series lenses. By having a spread of consumer and excellent lens offerings for the R series, I think Canon is making a good start to appeal to a broad base, regular consumers, and the likely smaller group of photo enthusiasts who will use the R system.

As an amateur astronomer, we have been schooled that the best telescope is the one that gets used most often. My 16 inch dobsonian telescope with a superb f/4 mirror may be the best for star party use, but for every night observing, my smaller dobsonian mounted 8 inch reflector or my much smaller TeleVue refractor are the "best" for me, as they will get used more often.

Perhaps the 24-240 will become the lens that is on the R or RP that the customer uses most often. There are quite a few consumers who are not interested in swapping lenses, even if they have the budget.

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