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R7 and Macro

Started 1 month ago | Questions thread
KevinRA Senior Member • Posts: 1,457
Re: R7 and Macro

dwkdnvr wrote:

Steve Balcombe wrote:

I see you've used Olympus before - it would definitely be worth checking out the OM-1 before you decide. More expensive though.

It really does seem that the R7 and OM-1 are the 2 bodies to look at if you're considering the areas where crop has advantages or at least where the downsides are mitigated - telephoto/wildlife and macro. The OM-1 is more expensive, but has the very good Oly 60mm macro available which evens out the pricing if you're pairing the R7 with either of the 100mm lenses.

I'm considering the R7 + RF 100-400 + a macro, but was considering the EF-S 60mm on an adapter. Probably not close to the performance of the 100's, but at $300-ish used it's an easier first step and it does seem to be one of the better regarded EF-S lenses.

The 60mm macro is one of Canon's very best lenses - it is L quality and pixel sharp at f/3.5-f/7.1 on a M6II or Canon R7.  It's relatively small and fits very nice adapted.  A lightly used copy from a dealer with a warranty is a bargain.  One even has a degree of IS with a Canon R7 too.

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