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Idiot guide to using an R8?
Re: Ken Rockwell reviews the RP: Canon EOS R Talk Forum: Digital Photography Review
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Hi all. I just bought an R8 mirrorless camera as my first ‘proper’ camera.
The trouble is I literally have no idea what I’m doing beyond setting it to auto and pointing and shooting.
What is my best route to learning the basics of this?
I know nothing about cameras. Please dumb this down for me.
My wife’s birthday is around the corner and she wants a new camera. She has dabbled in the past with a DSLR, but has mentioned that she wants the EOS R8 mirrorless.
What lens should I get her? She is going to be using this to take family photos and pictures of our newborn.
From all the reviews I have read, it sounds like I should stay away from the lens that comes with the camera and purchase the body only.
Thank you!
Canon USA has the refurbished like-new R8 for $1079, so if you’re in the US you can save enough to help buy another lens.
https://www.usa.canon.com/shop/p/refurbished-eos-r8
The only difference between a new Canon and a refurb is that refurbs come in a brown box and not a black one. They have the same return policy, same warranty and are usually returned overstock that’s never even been used.
Otherwise even the new body is only $1199, which is a good sale, but check their Black Friday sale on Friday before you buy.
As far as a lens, here’s the Macro version of the RF-35 f1.8, a high quality and fast lens, refurbished for $359 (new usually $500, on sale $449.)
https://www.usa.canon.com/shop/p/refurbished-rf35mm-f1-8-macro-is-stm
For a zoom, here’s an RF24-105 f4-7.1 which is serviceable for outdoor and decently-lit indoor stuff (or with a flash.) Respectfully to the other commenter, I think “quite poorly” is too harsh, especially given the R8’s spectacular low-light capability as a full-frame current-generation sensor camera. Only $319 refurb, which gets you a nice pair of lenses for just over budget even now, and maybe even cheaper if you hit the Black Friday sale.
https://www.usa.canon.com/shop/p/refurbished-rf24-105mm-f4-7-1-is-stm
I would go with the new RF 28-70 2.8. It's over your budget but it's one lens that will do everything. You have reasonably wide 28 mm and a pretty tight 70 mm. She can shoot just about anything with it. Any other lens, and she might need a second lens to do something the first lens doesn't. This one should cover everything.