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Is the RF 24-50mm a serious threat for crop RF camera's?

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MikeJ9116 Veteran Member • Posts: 6,955
Re: Equivalence.

MAC wrote:

thunder storm wrote:

Edit: I was replying to MAC, but something went wrong or I made a mistake.

I think it's a pretty bad idea to mount such a slow yet big wide angle zoom as a standard zoom on a crop camera.

I'm done with crop, except my 32 and 11-22 and FE

The RF mount is clearly designed for full frame,

+100

and to combine this mount with aps-c sensors are clearly an afterthought.

+1000

I ordered an FE 28-60mm for compactness sake by the way.

best wishes

I will consider it to be an f/8.0 lens for IQ reasons.

I haven't given up on the 24-50 puppy at f8 for $200 - need to see some reviews

My plan is to buy the R8 without the kit lens. Then wait a year or so and buy the RF 24-50mm when it is on fire sale for around $80-$100 at Christmas. Or wait until it is on sale in the Canon refurbished store. IMO, this lens is like the RF 50mm f/1.8 when it comes to being sold at a discount.  Also, I think the RF 24-105mm STM might be a better choice for me unless the RF 24-50mm proves to have much better sharpness and IQ than I have seen so far.

But even stopped down that far it will do the same thing as a 17-38mm f/5 on a Canon crop sensor in a really small and light weight package. I think that's a better idea than a big slow 15-30mm on an M50, with no space at all for your fingers.

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