Canon R50 RF-S18-150 on R50

[SwampGrizz]

Just got the 18-150 lens today for my R50, and will be trying it out soon. Any tips, tricks, suggestions? Anything I need to look out for? All ideas will be greatly appreciated.

 

[ShipleyNW]

I wanted a little urban prowl kit so I got an R10 (same form factor as the R50) and anchored it with a Sigma 18-50/2.8. But then my wife and daughter kind of appropriated that camera. But the Sigma doesn't have much of a zoom range and neither the camera nor the lens has image stabilization, so it's not really the best lens for novices.

So I bought the RF-S 18-150 for my girls. Much easier to use. It's got a great zoom range, it's got IS, and is plenty sharp for knocking-around pictures, and it's tiny. It's kinda slow so we mainly use it outdoors. Even when I get to use that camera, it's still the lens I choose. I also picked up an RF-S 10-18. That makes for a great small system. Body and 2 lenses fit in a little, light shoulder bag. I love it.

I'm not sure what kind of tips or suggestions you're looking for. My advice: get out there and use it. Get a good feel for it. It's easy enough and that's what I would suggest. Come back here with some results and concerns and I'm sure you'd find advice and encouragement.

Maybe look on Amazon for a cheap lens hood. As you've found by now, Canon doesn't supply one with that lens.

 

[SwampGrizz]

Shipley,
Thanks for the response! This is the kind of feedback I’m looking for. Given that it is “kinda slow”, and I agree, at what point do you find that you need to switch to a faster lens? For example, I like to shoot at golden/blue hour, and is that enough light? I realize this is a subjective question that probably doesn’t have a hard answer, but I just want to get a feel for what I can get away with before I put on my fast prime. I’m glad to hear you use it as a knock around lens. That’s exactly what I bought it for. Also, I have a lens hood from a previous lens, so I’m good there. My plan is use it a lot, and I’m sure I’ll have more questions.

Thanks for your help and patience with a newbie.
Dale

 

[SwampGrizz]

Shipley,
Just went to your website. Wow. I humble myself before the master.

 

[ShipleyNW]

Given that it is “kinda slow”, and I agree, at what point do you find that you need to switch to a faster lens? For example, I like to shoot at golden/blue hour, and is that enough light?

I haven't really played with this lens too much in fringe lighting, so I don't have much insight on that specifically. In general, though, I shoot everything in raw and noise-reduction software has come a long way in the last 5 years or so. It's made me a little cavalier with shooting at higher ISOs. That helps solve slow-lens problems.