I have $. That's not an issue. Just talking about THIS LENS and what are the benefits if paired with a r5! That is all. So if If I pair it with my 70-200 RF and 15-35 F 2.8, just looking for the best uses of the item talked about in this thread.
Thanks!
All lenses have trade-offs
- If money is important then R5+RF50mm will be the cheapest body + RF lens option. If money is no object then this lens may not be for you
- The quality will be okay but not great. The RF zooms will probably be sharper. Wait for the reviews
- If size is important then this is the smallest R5+ RF lens you can get. Use your legs for the zoom. The EF40mm + R mount adapter may be comparable in size
- The minimum focusing distance will be better than the RF70-200mm (0.7m) but maybe not the RF15-35mm (0.23m).
- Some people love the "natural" focal length of 50mm (not wide and not telefocal) and your zooms don't cover it.
- If low light is important then this could be useful. f1.8 is significantly better than the zooms. Indoor/tricky lighting could mean the RF50mm gets the shots that they others can't or at such a high ISO that the noise distracts from the image quality. That said, the R5 high ISO performance is great.
- Indoor band / theatre productions (remember them!) etc
- I was shooting a kids indoor trampolining party with EF24-105mm @ ISO12800 and 1/200s came out great for social media. I wouldn't print some of them but that wasn't important.
- Shooting milky way or aurora could have much better detail/noise than f2.8 ie shorter shutter speeds at lower ISO. 50mm isn't used as often as wider astrolandscapes but can be useful
- The bokeh will be different from your zooms. Generally f1.8 will be better to isolate your subject from background but the quality will be interesting ie is the bokeh distracting. The reviews will be interesting. This was one of the reasons I got the EF50/1.4 for newborn shooting.
If you like the 50mm focal length, money is no object and size is no object then get the RF50mm/f1.2 which is even better quality and aperture.
For me, I sold my EF50mm/1.4 as my EF100mm macro was much better (quality/focus distance) for both portraits and macro and I can crop from my EF16-35mm @ 35mm if needed. I either take my EF24-105mm as a single walkaround lens or EF16-35mm + RF70-200mm as a dual kit or maybe now EF16-35mm + RF100-500mm for any situation.
As with everything, YMMV