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Which Canon EF-EOS-R?

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antonio-salieri Regular Member • Posts: 208
Re: The ring is useful with the EOS R

I see the benefit of the control ring on the original R. On the R5, which has three controls already, I've never personally had a need and so I have never owned a control ring adapter (nor have I mapped the control ring to anything on my RF lenses). But that's just me. I shoot manual 99% of the time and so having the three controls is excellent, though.

I actually could imagine using the control ring on the R7 to have a dedicated control for ISO while shooting manual. But pressing the ISO button is, in my experience, not so bad. It's not like it's something people haven't done before.

For the filter adapters, they are all as good as one another (as I believe they all take the same filters). I have a Kolari one which came with a set of filters (CPL, VND, clear). I also use that adapter with a Breakthrough CPL filter. Having a universal filter for EF lenses (including ultrawides) is a major plus of the RF mount. Plus, I find it's so much easier to turn a wheel on the drop-in filter than to deal with the filter on the front of the lens (and removing or adjusting the hood if necessary). It has let me shoot with a CPL more often!

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