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New Canon Lens Release

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Re: New Canon Lens Release
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Laqup wrote:

MikeJ9116 wrote:

The RF 24-105mm STM is seen as an affordable,small, lightweight kit lens for larger bodies like the R, R6 and R5.

The R did it correct at the beginning with the 24-105 f/4 being the kit lens. The STM is a joke for a body like the R5 or R6 II. 4000$ camera, "100$" lens. Nikon has more decency with the 24-70 f/4 or 24-120 f/4 being the kit lens for the higher end bodies.

As a result the Nikon Z 24-70 f/4 can be bought for like 300-400$ in mint condition, Canon probably wanted to prevent that for the 24-105 f/4, which is now selling for 1300$, which is actually a bit crazy. The RF 24-50 will be even cheaper than the 24-105 STM, but some people just like to shoot dark, cheap lenses on a high end fullframe body instead of buying a more suited system (e.g. Fuji APS-C, R7, ..).

There are plenty of times when a cheap lens can come in handy no matter what body it is being used on. Always good to have options available.

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