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

davidwien wrote:

I agree. Nice sharp images,

Thanks.

though in fairness the lighting of all of them was excellent, particularly of the stage shots.

I agree for the most part. The outdoor shots lit only by my gas fire were a bit challenging, though (I needed ISO 25,600 for one of them), and a couple of the indoor shots only had fairly dim overhead light. Also, several of the theatre shots were taken with pretty dim lighting (not the lighting used for the actual performances, because the lighting people were still trying things out). I had to use ISO 10,000 and 8,000 for some of them.

That said, I am amazed at the low light, high ISO photos I have taken, even with the RP.

Yes, the sensors in the R cameras do very well at high ISO, and using DXO Deep Prime makes them even more impressive. I think you can't tell how dim the light was in a few of the shots, because of the performance of the sensor.

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