Buying advice Saving for a lens vs camera body

[TMG1961]

What you also need to think about is can i use the lenses i have now and am going to buy in the future on the new camera? Or do i need an adapter.

 

[Jack]

I watched an interesting video on YouTube that shows what you can do with a £19 camera and an old lens. It's impressive and shows that it's the photographer who takes the picture and not the camera.
It makes you think about buying new equipment and what you can still achieve with your old equipment.

Agree, the most important is the location as well, in my opinion.

 

[Jack]

What you also need to think about is can i use the lenses i have now and am going to buy in the future on the new camera? Or do i need an adapter.

Sadly I’ll have to buy an adapter for my lenses, so I can use on RP camera. But that’s something I’ll do next year.

 

[Andy Smith]

Sadly I’ll have to buy an adapter for my lenses, so I can use on RP camera. But that’s something I’ll do next year.

I use EF lenses on my R5 with an adapter, absolutely no problems with focus speed, sharpness or anything else. My EF lenses are great lenses so I am glad I can use an adapter to continue to use them on the new camera, and still use them on the old ones. Win/win in my eyes.

 

[Jack]

I use EF lenses on my R5 with an adapter, absolutely no problems with focus speed, sharpness or anything else. My EF lenses are great lenses so I am glad I can use an adapter to continue to use them on the new camera, and still use them on the old ones. Win/win in my eyes.

Then I’ll start to save for RP, which is the cheapest full frame mirrorless camera out there. How many EF lenses you have ?

 

[Andy Smith]

Then I’ll start to save for RP, which is the cheapest full frame mirrorless camera out there. How many EF lenses you have ?

The EOS RP is a good camera and at a reasonable price, the EOS R is also a decent camera but is around $700 more at the moment.
I currently have the following EF lenses:
16-35mm f/2.8 L III
24-70mm f/2.8 L II
70-200mm f/2.8 L IS II
Extender EF 2x II
MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro
Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2x Macro APO

Am also contemplating a 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS II or the RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1 L IS, but will to wait a while, as I still believe my 70-200 with 2x converter is good enough from my needs right now.

 

[Jack]

The EOS RP is a good camera and at a reasonable price, the EOS R is also a decent camera but is around $700 more at the moment.
I currently have the following EF lenses:
16-35mm f/2.8 L III
24-70mm f/2.8 L II
70-200mm f/2.8 L IS II
Extender EF 2x II
MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro
Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2x Macro APO

Am also contemplating a 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS II or the RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1 L IS, but will to wait a while, as I still believe my 70-200 with 2x converter is good enough from my needs right now.

That’s good list. I heard good reviews about the canon 100-400. I bet the rf version is more expensive (haven’t checked personally).

How many stops you loosing with converters ?

 

[Andy Smith]

That’s good list. I heard good reviews about the canon 100-400. I bet the rf version is more expensive (haven’t checked personally).

How many stops you loosing with converters ?

I think the EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6 L IS II is a brilliant lens which I can get for around $2,200 and the RF 100-500 f/4.5-7.1L IS comes in at around $2,800, so quite a difference and getting the RF lens would mean I can't use my old DLSR with it. Not gonna happen this year anyway
I lose 2 stops of light with the 2x converter, so it makes my 70-200mm f/2.8 into a 140-400mm f/5.6. Which is very workable with the R5 camera now.

 

[René Rufer]

Thats my list at the moment:

• Canon 70-300mm L IS
• Canon 70-200 f2.8 IS L II
• Canon 100mm f2.8 L IS
• Canon 24-70mm f2.8 L II

I also have 2 EF-S lenses, which most likely I’ll sell them in the future.

Already thinking about extender?
the objective 70-200 mm is compatible with extender. so you cn have x1.4 or x2.0
the 100-400 mm is also extender compatible.

 

[Jack]

Already thinking about extender?
the objective 70-200 mm is compatible with extender. so you cn have x1.4 or x2.0
the 100-400 mm is also extender compatible.

Then is better to purchase 100-400 to use extenders for more reach, as on 70-200 you won’t get lots .

 

[René Rufer]

Then is better to purchase 100-400 to use extenders for more reach, as on 70-200 you won’t get lots .

i think at first step to use extender and buy a new body!

 

[Jack]

i think at first step to use extender and buy a new body!

I guess also if it’s crop camera, then you might not need an extender. Save money for the lens.