Canon RF 24-240- I expected it to be pretty bad, but....

[HeavyPiper]

So, my 'walkaround' kit will be the R8

Please let us know what you think of the R8 after your trip.

 

[AlanF]

I admit to being tempted a few times by the RF 24-240 for travel. I'll further admit that I'm a bit tempted to order one before I leave for my trip next week.

However, I will resist the temptation. I know from past experience that most of my travel shots are at 100mm or less, as you state above. When I need longer, it's usually much longer and for that I will be bringing the RF 100-400. The wider end is more important for me, thus the RF 14-35/4 is part of my core travel kit as well. I will be indoors part of the time, and while I bought and will be bringing the RF 24/1.8 mainly for that use case, with DxO RAW conversion and the ability to shoot comfortably at ISO 25600, f/4 will often work indoors whereas the stop lost above 70mm with the 24-240 will push it over the edge.

So, my 'walkaround' kit will be the R8 with the RF 14-35/4, RF 24-105/4 and RF 24/1.8 in a Think Tank Retrospective v2. I'll also bring the TS-E 17 and the RF 100-400, for selected outings during the trip.

Could you let us know about the battery life of the R8 in practice.

 

[LSXPhotog]

Glad you’re enjoying the lens! it has proven to be a very great lens to have when one lens has to do absolutely everything.

 

[zarathu]

I use it on my R5. I bought it or a trip to Barbados, but since then I have given up my Sigma EF 24-105 snd 100-400 because the RF 24-240 beats them. My wife loves them on her crop camera.

It's a little soft at the edges, but no one really looks at the edges of photos and little post editing fixes that if it important. Canon really lucked out with their glass combination here. I can make beautiful sharp 13 x 19 inch prints with it.

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[Jethro]

I’d post a photo but even at just 1 mb the system says it too big.

Post it in 'Your Media' in the Media tab above, and then attach a link.