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Hi Team,

I got eos rp with 24-240mm in blackfriday deal eos rp and lens for 1037including tax (moved from nikon fullframe d750 to mirrorless canon )

getting the camera via friend in usa am from india. lot of negative reviews for the lens with vignette and crop. keh takes the lens for 540

should i sell the lens and get a 50mm or 35mm prime

planning to setup canon mirrorless setup will get r5 after a year is it a good lens to the setup or should i take up the trade

im mostly in to portrait photography and landscape at times or should i keep the lens its worth for 500$ kindly help me

any help will be greatly appreciated kindly excuse the bad English and grammar.
 
If you read earlier threads here you will see that the RF24-240 is regarded as an excellent lens. It is not perfect, but I am very pleased with the results I get from it and would not sell it. If you are intent on doing so, the RF85 f/2 would be better for portraits; but the RF24-240 will cover that focal length anyway. You might want to play with the lens and evaluate it before making a decision.

David
 
I got a similar deal in October of 2020. ($1100 US for the combo.) The reviews in the US for the 24-240 have been pretty positive, and I certainly love mine. It is extremely versatile. Auto lens corrections are applied either in camera (JPG) or in post processing (raw) which handle the complaints you mentioned. The lens does not have a very fast f/stop, but in my shooting I rarely shoot it wide open as I usually need morre depth of field, not less.

The lens rarely comes off my camera. It makes a very versatile, lightweight kit for anyone who shoots a wide range of subjects. It is by far the best 10:1 zoom I have ever seen.
 
smartslr said:
Hi Team,

I got eos rp with 24-240mm in blackfriday deal eos rp and lens for 1037including tax (moved from nikon fullframe d750 to mirrorless canon )

getting the camera via friend in usa am from india. lot of negative reviews for the lens with vignette and crop. keh takes the lens for 540

should i sell the lens and get a 50mm or 35mm prime

planning to setup canon mirrorless setup will get r5 after a year is it a good lens to the setup or should i take up the trade

im mostly in to portrait photography and landscape at times or should i keep the lens its worth for 500$ kindly help me

any help will be greatly appreciated kindly excuse the bad English and grammar.
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Lens choices are a very personal matter. Everyone shoots different subjects with different preferences and with different budgets. I'm not sure what reviews you are reading, but the RF24-240 is well-liked by many people, myself included on this forum, as a general-purpose walk-around lens. Search this forum for RF24-240, and you will find many more people praising the lens.

Many of the "bad reviews" were early on, where they looked at the uncorrected wide-angle view with a Photoshop RAW converter. The lens definitely has a lot of distortion correction at the wide end, which does cost resolution in the corners, but surprisingly (to me anyway), the contrast is still very good (I put this down to the lens being designed to have good contrast as the expense of linearity).

I got my RF24-240 as part of a kit with the RP. I liked both so much that I ended up getting R5 and many RF-L lenses (15-35f2.8, 24-70f2.8, 70-200f2.8, 100f2.8 macro, 100-500). When I pack a bag to go out shooting, the RF24-240 is always in the bag, and I will drop some of the other lenses based on what I am shooting. The RF24-240 is always there just in case, and it also works well for me as the lens I put on the RP as a backup camera. The 10x zoom range with fast AF and great IS makes it a great utility lens.

The RF24-240 is very sharp in the center. Even though it loses sharpness in the corners, it still has high contrast. Its sweet spot is from about 70-135mm and does get soft in the corners at both ends of the zoom range. It does lose resolution in the corners at the wide end with the distortion correction, and that resolution can't be gotten back by stopping down.

It has USM AF, which is much better than Canon's STM in my experience, and has exceptionally good image stabilization, something particularly important with the RP camera. Both the RF35mm and all the RF50mm don't have stabilization.

That said, it is not the lens I would pick for either portrait or landscape photography. Another factor is losing about 45% of its value on a trade-in.

What 50mm are you thinking about getting? It has been tough for people who don't want or cannot afford the RF50f1.2. The RF50f1.8 has slow STM focusing, is a bit soft in the corners, and loses wide open contrast. Still, many seem happy with it. The other option is adapting 3rd party adapted EF 50mm f1.4 lens. I consider the lack of a good RF50mmf1.4 with USM focusing as a big hole in the RF lineup. The other way to go for portraits is the RF85f2. It is very sharp but does sometimes suffer with the STM focusing.
 
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I love the RF24-240mm. It is the best 10X walkaround zoom Canon has ever made IMHO. I have owned several in L grade superzooms. It a true great lens. I also have the RF35f1.8, 50f1.2 and the 50f1.8. They all great lenses and some the best of their type that Canon has ever made. A prime lens is good for extreme bokeh and low light. Good ones like the incredible RF50f1.2 are big and heavy. The f1.8 primes weigh much less but are not as good IQ. All the RF well above average and worthy of praise. Keep the R24-240. I expect you will love it if you try it. Excellent pictures can be taken. Just search this forum and you will find that there are many that believe like me. It is a great lens. Try it yourself. Do not let the bashers discourage you from seeing with your own experience how good it is.
 
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smartslr said:
Hi Team,

I got eos rp with 24-240mm in blackfriday deal eos rp and lens for 1037including tax (moved from nikon fullframe d750 to mirrorless canon )

getting the camera via friend in usa am from india. lot of negative reviews for the lens with vignette and crop. keh takes the lens for 540

should i sell the lens and get a 50mm or 35mm prime

planning to setup canon mirrorless setup will get r5 after a year is it a good lens to the setup or should i take up the trade

im mostly in to portrait photography and landscape at times or should i keep the lens its worth for 500$ kindly help me

any help will be greatly appreciated kindly excuse the bad English and grammar.
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I have the RF 24-240 and 50 1.8 (used w/ the R5). I don't use either regularly, the former is my general travel lens and I bought the 50 when I bought my R5 to "get to know the camera" before I installed my much heavier 100-500, which is now my main lens.

Short answer: no, I don't think selling the 24-240 for these two lenses makes sense. They are faster, yes, but I wouldn't say optically superior even though they are primes, and they have (the clunky) STM AF mechanism. I've never used the RF 35mm but the 50 1.8, while a good value, has a tendency to produce visible-to-the-naked-eye purple fringe I don't see in the 24-250 or 100-500 used in the same situations.

I've have a lot of keepers with my 24-240. Vinetting is not bad at all -- just stay away from the extremes as you would any budget zoom. Using in manual focus is awkward because there is no dedicated manual switch on the lens, but that's true of the 50mm 1.8 too. That's the biggest negative to me. Otherwise the lens works great with the R5's AF. Quick and accurate. It's a great "catch-all" lens for the R5, though, honestly, if you are spending that much on a camera, I would budget for a good L lens for your main photography. I only have the 15-35 and 100-500 so can't really recommoned which standard or mid-zoom to buy.

One last note - if you decide to keep the 24-240 I highly recommend buying a lens hood. You can get an inexpensive no-name branded one on Amazon for around $15.
 
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I have the 24-240 and a EF 50mm f1.8 and the RF 35mm f1.8. While those lenses are nice on the R bodies, they do not have near the versatility of the 24-240. I have been very happy with the images from the 24-240, especially as a general purpose lens. I do use the primes but mostly for low light situations.
 
If you don't have a zoom I would keep the 24-240mm.
 
Don't believe everything you read on the internet, especially about the 24-240. It is a far better lens than all the internet pundits claim, especially since so many of them reviewed the lens before most post-processing software had a chance to put in the proper lens correction software. If you use software with lens corrections or shoot jpegs, there is no vignetting or distortion as may have been complained about. The 24-240 is the first non-L lens that I have bought in almost 20 years and I am very happy with it. I replaced an EF 24-105 with the RF 24-240 and am not regretting it in the least.

If you sell it, be sure that you won't miss the 24-34mm and 51-240mm focal length ranges. I know I would!
 
I don't have this lens.

But this thread prompted me to look up Chistopher Frost's review at this link .

I'll let his review go with no comment from me other than suggesting it seems "fair and balanced." Anyone contemplating the question "should I sell" should be able to come to his own decision after seeing the review.
 
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smartslr said:
Hi Team,

I got eos rp with 24-240mm in blackfriday deal eos rp and lens for 1037including tax (moved from nikon fullframe d750 to mirrorless canon )

getting the camera via friend in usa am from india. lot of negative reviews for the lens with vignette and crop. keh takes the lens for 540

should i sell the lens and get a 50mm or 35mm prime

planning to setup canon mirrorless setup will get r5 after a year is it a good lens to the setup or should i take up the trade

im mostly in to portrait photography and landscape at times or should i keep the lens its worth for 500$ kindly help me

any help will be greatly appreciated kindly excuse the bad English and grammar.
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Very interesting thread with already al lot of answers of real 24-240mm users. I am struggling with the same (or opposite) questions: I have an RP. What to buy first?

1/ The 35mm f/1.8 IS STM? Because it is good.

2/ The 24-105 STM? To go small and light, and to have the flexibility of zoom.

3/ Or the 24-240 USM? Because I read often that is is "better" than the 24-105 STM. More range and better f. But also larger and more weight? So my question? How is the weight and how does it handle on the RP? That 24-240. And compared to the 24-105 STM?

My personal preference is the 24-240, according to what I read. But the 24-105 is tempting because of the half price. And the 35 because of the good IQ and f/1.8 for indoor. #difficult
 
smartslr said:
Hi Team,

I got eos rp with 24-240mm in blackfriday deal eos rp and lens for 1037including tax (moved from nikon fullframe d750 to mirrorless canon )

getting the camera via friend in usa am from india. lot of negative reviews for the lens with vignette and crop. keh takes the lens for 540

should i sell the lens and get a 50mm or 35mm prime

planning to setup canon mirrorless setup will get r5 after a year is it a good lens to the setup or should i take up the trade

im mostly in to portrait photography and landscape at times or should i keep the lens its worth for 500$ kindly help me

any help will be greatly appreciated kindly excuse the bad English and grammar.
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IQ wise I'd say the 50mm and 35mm aren't hugely better, if at all, than the 24-240mm at those focal lengths. Not enough to trade.

But they are very much faster. So if that matters, and is a limited factor, then yes, sell the 124-240.
 
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robgendreau said:
smartslr said:
Hi Team,

I got eos rp with 24-240mm in blackfriday deal eos rp and lens for 1037including tax (moved from nikon fullframe d750 to mirrorless canon )

getting the camera via friend in usa am from india. lot of negative reviews for the lens with vignette and crop. keh takes the lens for 540

should i sell the lens and get a 50mm or 35mm prime

planning to setup canon mirrorless setup will get r5 after a year is it a good lens to the setup or should i take up the trade

im mostly in to portrait photography and landscape at times or should i keep the lens its worth for 500$ kindly help me

any help will be greatly appreciated kindly excuse the bad English and grammar.
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IQ wise I'd say the 50mm and 35mm aren't hugely better, if at all, than the 24-240mm at those focal lengths. Not enough to trade.

But they are very much faster. So if that matters, and is a limited factor, then yes, sell the 124-240.
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The primes are better in low light, but the 24-240 has the USM focusing motor, both faster and quieter than the STM motors found in the non-L primes.



I find for family stuff, the 24-240 with a speed light is up to the task, even in low light. I used that this Christmas so I could zoom what I needed and bounced the flash off the ceiling for good results without the annoying flash shadows. Using the 430 RT IIi.



I have the 35 f/1.8 and 85 f/2.0, but stuck with the24-240 mostly.
 
I have used the 24-240 with a speedlight on camera with good results.
 
PVDL said:
smartslr said:
Hi Team,

I got eos rp with 24-240mm in blackfriday deal eos rp and lens for 1037including tax (moved from nikon fullframe d750 to mirrorless canon )

getting the camera via friend in usa am from india. lot of negative reviews for the lens with vignette and crop. keh takes the lens for 540

should i sell the lens and get a 50mm or 35mm prime

planning to setup canon mirrorless setup will get r5 after a year is it a good lens to the setup or should i take up the trade

im mostly in to portrait photography and landscape at times or should i keep the lens its worth for 500$ kindly help me

any help will be greatly appreciated kindly excuse the bad English and grammar.
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Very interesting thread with already al lot of answers of real 24-240mm users. I am struggling with the same (or opposite) questions: I have an RP. What to buy first?

1/ The 35mm f/1.8 IS STM? Because it is good.

2/ The 24-105 STM? To go small and light, and to have the flexibility of zoom.

3/ Or the 24-240 USM? Because I read often that is is "better" than the 24-105 STM. More range and better f. But also larger and more weight? So my question? How is the weight and how does it handle on the RP? That 24-240. And compared to the 24-105 STM?

My personal preference is the 24-240, according to what I read. But the 24-105 is tempting because of the half price. And the 35 because of the good IQ and f/1.8 for indoor. #difficult
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I have the RP which I also bought with the 24-240 lens. I also now have, the R5 and the RF24-70 f2.8L, RF70-200 f2.8L and the RF35mm f1.8, and some other lenses. The 24-240 is a good all around lens for flexibility if you are not going to pixel peep R5 images. However, after testing it against my other lenses in a controlled environment, I will use it for walk around images at the park or other scenarios where I need flexibility, but I will not use it for shoots where the main purpose is landscapes or portraits. For landscapes, the RF35 f1.8 will blow it out of the water in a direct comparison at f8 or thereabouts, if 35mm will get the shot you want. It's a tough call because there is a lot of difference between the very costly "L" glass and the more affordable RF options. I realize that not everybody can spring for the "L" glass. So from the more budget friendly options, the 24-240 offers good quality with flexibility, and the lower tier RF primes offer better quality when not pushed to the limits and better low light capability.

I love the R5, but you need great glass to get the most out of it!
 
At 24mm and 240mm, it gets the job done.



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Portrait and landscape?

Why not the 24-105 F4L ?

Wider end for landscapes if you need it. 35-105 for portraits...

F4 is not 2.8 or 1.8, but will still get the job done.
 
JPAlbert said:
Portrait and landscape?

Why not the 24-105 F4L ?

Wider end for landscapes if you need it. 35-105 for portraits...

F4 is not 2.8 or 1.8, but will still get the job done.
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Because the OP picked up the whole kit (camera included) for a little over a grand and appears to be shopping for something they can get for less than the 24-240 on a trade in or with the proceeds from selling it. Not for an $1,100 ‘L’ lens.



I know budgets don’t exist for a lot of participants on these forums, but one should be able to read into a question a bit. All alternatives the OP is looking at are less than $500. Double that is a lot of money for some folks.
 
JustUs7 said:
JPAlbert said:
Portrait and landscape?

Why not the 24-105 F4L ?

Wider end for landscapes if you need it. 35-105 for portraits...

F4 is not 2.8 or 1.8, but will still get the job done.
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Because the OP picked up the whole kit (camera included) for a little over a grand and appears to be shopping for something they can get for less than the 24-240 on a trade in or with the proceeds from selling it. Not for an $1,100 ‘L’ lens.

I know budgets don’t exist for a lot of participants on these forums, but one should be able to read into a question a bit. All alternatives the OP is looking at are less than $500. Double that is a lot of money for some folks.
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He did get an incredible good value in his bundle deal. The RF24-240 MSRP is $899 is a lot of money saved getting it in a kit with the MSRP $999 EOS RP. The MSRP of the 50f1.8 and 35f1.8 combined is much less than the MSRP of the 24-240.
 
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