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Refurbished EOS R8 Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera - $999
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Unfortunately I didn't pull the trigger on the R6 and it went out of stock. I'm patient.
If this was $899 refurbished I'd consider it. To answer your question, the refurbished RF 24-105 lens would be a great starter lens. You can also get this camera bundled with the 24-50 lens which isn't as good of a value but still a good way to get started. These RF lenses are sharper than old lenses and perform quite reasonably, especially when combined with the built in corrections the camera makes to compensate for the lens.
https://www.usa.canon.c
You can also get a Panasonic S5 for under $1000 which runs circles around the R8 in many ways. I got myself concerned by the lenses developing spots on them though. I don't know how widespread this is but enough people are getting the runaround from Panasonic to sour me from choosing them.
https://www.dpreview.co
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Unfortunately I didn't pull the trigger on the R6 and it went out of stock. I'm patient.
If this was $899 refurbished I'd consider it. To answer your question, the refurbished RF 24-105 lens would be a great starter lens. You can also get this camera bundled with the 24-50 lens which isn't as good of a value but still a good way to get started. These RF lenses are sharper than old lenses and perform quite reasonably, especially when combined with the built in corrections the camera makes to compensate for the lens.
https://www.usa.canon.c
You can also get a Panasonic S5 for under $1000 which runs circles around the R8 in many ways. I got myself concerned by the lenses developing spots on them though. I don't know how widespread this is but enough people are getting the runaround from Panasonic to sour me from choosing them.
https://www.dpreview.co
Unfortunately I didn't pull the trigger on the R6 and it went out of stock. I'm patient.
If this was $899 refurbished I'd consider it. To answer your question, the refurbished RF 24-105 lens would be a great starter lens. You can also get this camera bundled with the 24-50 lens which isn't as good of a value but still a good way to get started. These RF lenses are sharper than old lenses and perform quite reasonably, especially when combined with the built in corrections the camera makes to compensate for the lens.
https://www.usa.canon.c
You can also get a Panasonic S5 for under $1000 which runs circles around the R8 in many ways. I got myself concerned by the lenses developing spots on them though. I don't know how widespread this is but enough people are getting the runaround from Panasonic to sour me from choosing them.
https://www.dpreview.co
How do you define "runs circles?"
Panasonic has a long tradition of poor focus, even their latest one that supports pdaf doesn't do it too well.
Yes S5 is a more capable video camera if you got separate focus system to go with it (almost all pro use Panasonic that way). But as photo camera, it is not better than r8
APSC lenses can't be used on FF because they won't be able to focus in the distance between sensor and glass. FF glass can be used on aps-c but the FOV will be different.
APSC lenses can't be used on FF because they won't be able to focus in the distance between sensor and glass. FF glass can be used on aps-c but the FOV will be different.
Adding adapter will result in reducing of the flange distance (as you are adding more glass elements). So physical it is only possible to go from DLSR lens (which has long distance) to mirrorless (which so far has the shortest distance)..that's why EF to RF converter, F to Z converter exist, but the opposite doesn't.
On top of that, crop sensor camera can take advantage of FF dslr lens by adding concave lens to concentrate more light in smaller area (crop sensor) to create something called speed booster converter.
In theory, FF mirrorless camera can also use crop sensor DSLR lens, which will result in back out of none cropped area, or convex lens that spread light across the entire sensor, functions like speed reducer. Just no one is doing that, but that's has nothing to do with focus
Adding adapter will result in reducing of the flange distance (as you are adding more glass elements). So physical it is only possible to go from DLSR lens (which has long distance) to mirrorless (which so far has the shortest distance)..that's why EF to RF converter, F to Z converter exist, but the opposite doesn't.
On top of that, crop sensor camera can take advantage of FF dslr lens by adding concave lens to concentrate more light in smaller area (crop sensor) to create something called speed booster converter.
In theory, FF mirrorless camera can also use crop sensor DSLR lens, which will result in back out of none cropped area, or convex lens that spread light across the entire sensor, functions like speed reducer. Just no one is doing that, but that's has nothing to do with focus
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