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Canon choices within my budget

Started Sep 29, 2021 | Questions thread
Eddie Rizk Senior Member • Posts: 1,224
Re: Canon choices within my budget
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In that budget, I'd get an RP with an RF 24-240 for the daytime and an RF 35 F1.8 for the night.  At full retail, that's a little over your budget, but if any of it is used, refurbished, or on sale, you come in at or under budget.

If you want a more powerful body in the future, the RP is the one you will want to keep as a second camera, over the R, because of its size and weight.  It's a perfect travel rig with those two lenses.  Later, you can add the RF 16 F2.8, if you want an architectural lens, the RF 85 F2, if you want a portrait lens, and/or the RF 600 or 800 F11 or the RF 100-400, if you want a wildlife lens.

The less expensive RF lens catalogue is really good.  The 35 and the 85 both have 0.5-1 macro focusing, which is perfect for florals and food.  You really only need 1-1 for bugs, then you really need 2-1.

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