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Question about a versatile lens for EOS R

Started 4 months ago | Questions thread
Sittatunga Veteran Member • Posts: 5,406
Re: Question about a versatile lens for EOS R
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LeftAndRight wrote:

Hello all,

I have an EOS R paired up with EF 24-105 f/4L v1, EF 50 STM and an EFS 55-250 (version before the final EFS 55-250)

I use 55-250 to take telephoto shots of landscape and for some general walkaround shots. I know it reduces the picture size to effective 10MP but I don't have any other tele lens for now and I find myself using more of the tele end most times.

The RF 100-400mm is almost exactly the full-frame equivalent of your APS-C 55-250mm (60-250mm f/3.5-5 APS-C equivalent) and will give you 30Mpx instead of 11. I've just taken one on holiday together with the RF 16mm, but found I used my RX100 II almost as much as the EOS R. (I'd have used my M100 if it hadn't got itself temporarily confused and refusing to AF)

The 24-240mm will still give you nearly 11Mpx if you crop its long end to the equivalent of 400mm field of view. It's what I would take for a single-lens outfit for people and landscapes/cityscapes if i wanted more than 105mm at the tele end. I can't do cityscapes without a wideangle.

When I am not using 50, I have 24-105 on the camera which works really well except for tele range.

I am in the process of a trip to Portugal with a group and thinking of getting a lens which can be used for people and landscapes/cityscapes. Should I stick with 24-105 or buy/rent a 24-240 or 100-400 or a 70-200?

I would like to not change lenses when on the move as this trip is not exclusively for pictures.

Thanks for reading.

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