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What can you do with a cheap lens? 1: outdoors

Started Mar 21, 2022 | Discussions thread
davidwien Contributing Member • Posts: 572
Re: What can you do with a cheap lens? 1: outdoors
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I agree. Nice sharp images, though in fairness the lighting of all of them was excellent, particularly of the stage shots. That said, I am amazed at the low light, high ISO photos I have taken, even with the RP.

I also “make do” with the “cheap, entry level” R lenses, and I and my bank account are very happy with them. I am not a fan of 50mm lenses generally — I prefer 35mm, but the point has been well made here for its use.

But it is not just about the R lenses, as others have remarked about the Canon EF series paired with R cameras through the adaptor. I conclude that the sensor and other design features of the camera itself play an important role. There is a clarity about the R cameras that exceeds what I got with the Canon SLRs (the EOS 5D was the only digital one I had), and the colours have a quality that I like but cannot describe adequately in words. I also have less need to fiddle with white balance now.

David

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