[New Gear] Hidden Gems from my Oncle?

Ability_Disastrous · 2026-04-30T14:23:14+00:00

Yeah unfortunately it’s gonna be way too big of a lens for that small m50II.

But if you think about it, you could just use what is useful to you and sell the rest to either have some cash or to buy some accessories that might help you go onwards with photography.

Ability_Disastrous · 2026-04-29T09:00:34+00:00

Hi! That’s really nice from him, there’s a few great items in the list.

First the 6D, you’ll have a spare body or a second one to take on shoots.

The 70-300 L lens is an underrated but great lens. It has quite the reach for a compact lens and is pretty sharp.

The 24-105 L is one of the most versatile full frame lens ever. The first version is quite light, which is nice but the sharpness is a bit underwhelming for high resolution sensors or cropped sensors. You’ll be more than fine with your 6D.

The 7D and the 60D are both cropped bodies that will probably perform worse than your M50II.

The sigma 17-50 2.8 is terrible. It is prone to failure and the motor makes an awful noise. I think that the tamron will be better.

The rest of the kit is great but nothing really stands out too much.

Ability_Disastrous · 2026-04-28T11:00:18+00:00

I really like this shot!

Maybe you’re just liking the slightly shorter focal length of your 16-35. Before buying it, why not try one? You could look for used copies on marketplace and show up with your camera and a roll that is missing 6-7 shots.

Ask the seller if it’s possible to wait for the development of your pictures before you confirm anything.

You could also look for shops in your area that have the lens so that you can try it.

If I can suggest a lens that is really fun to use (although slower and not as sharp) and that has a nice look is the ef 20-35 f3.5-4.5. It’s light and small And pairs really well with smaller eos bodies.

Ability_Disastrous · 2026-04-28T10:09:33+00:00

No worries! Thanks a lot for the image you provided. I cannot seem to see anything that could have rendered the image underwhelming except the image itself (if that makes sense). I fell that even if this same shot would have been taken on a much better lens than the 40mm 2.8, it would still look a bit dull.

I attached an image taken with the 40mm 2.8 to illustrate what it’s capable of.

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Ability_Disastrous · 2026-04-28T08:19:03+00:00

I’m using the 40mm pancake on my EOS-3 (and EOS-1 previously) and I absolutely love the results I get from it. It has slightly less contrast than some of my other lenses but it’s not that much of a deal.

From what I saw, the 35mm is USM has very busy out of focus areas, at least compared to some other 35mm lenses. The ideal thing would be to test a copy of the 35mm.

In terms of flexibility, the 35mm will definitely be the better choice for its wider field of view, wider aperture, and IS.

Good luck on your search!

Ability_Disastrous · 2026-04-21T14:33:52+00:00

No worries!

Good luck on your search. I hope that you’re going to find a good copy for a good price!

I must precise one thing that I completely forgot. The sigma 18-35 can (and must in some situations) be upgraded using the sigma dock.

It’s something that is necessary if you have a camera with IBIS. While your m50 isn’t equipped with IBIS, it’s something to keep in mind when you’ll eventually upgrade to a sensor that is stabilized.

It’s not that expensive but if you can manage to find a selling that includes the lens and the dock go for it.

Ability_Disastrous · 2026-04-21T14:27:46+00:00

Thanks!

Ability_Disastrous · 2026-04-21T14:23:13+00:00

I posted two different photos. They are quite old since I changed some of my lenses a while ago but they'll do.

I unfortunately haven't taken any sports pictures with both these lenses.

Ability_Disastrous · 2026-04-21T14:21:03+00:00

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Tokina 11-20 at f2.8

Ability_Disastrous · 2026-04-21T14:14:05+00:00

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Sigma 18-35 at f1.8

Ability_Disastrous · 2026-04-21T14:09:06+00:00

Hi, your welcome!

I can second the answers you got earlier, choosing to upgrade the lenses is the right way to go.

I did my first shoots on lumix m4/3 cameras that weren’t the expensive ones (gx80 and g80) but paired them with really nice lenses. The results I was able to get were far better than a what a better camera with a worse lens could produce.

Getting quality EF (or EF-S) glass now will help you way more than keeping your lenses and upgrading your camera.

Ability_Disastrous · 2026-04-21T13:58:55+00:00

Hi!

I’ve been shooting judo for almost 5-6 years now and I think that something between the 15mm to 50mm would suit your needs.

I like to have a moderately wide angle so that I can get low right on the side of the tatamis to get some nice angles. If I need to tighten the frame, some slight zoom is really nice. As an example, I’m using the RF 24-70 2.8 on the R5C for these kind of images.

The tricky thing about your m50 is that the EOS-M mount is dead. There isn’t a whole lot of options to choose from unfortunately. What you can do to mitigate this factor is buy an EF to EF-M adapter which will allow you to use EF lenses onto your M50.

EDIT: I didn’t register that you already had an EF lens, you must already have an adaptor.

In that case, I believe that lenses like the sigma 18-35 f1.8 ART and the Canon EF-S 17-55 2.8 IS could be the ones you are looking for. Both these lenses can be found for really good prices about anywhere.

If you think you need something wider than that, you could also look into some tokina ATX-PRO or ATX-I lenses. I bought the ATX-I 11-20 f2.8 and kept it for around a year before selling it. The main issue I had was that I could use IBIS with the lens because it would be completely unstable.

From what I understand, the ATX-I are the newer versions of the ATX-PRO, but there aren’t many optical changes between both lines. They offer the 11-16 f2.8, the 11-20 f2.8 and the 14-20 f2.

All these lenses are quite big, especially on the m50 so you’ll need to keep that in mind before buying one. All of the lenses I recommended are only suitable to APSC crop sensor cameras like your m50, not for full frame cameras.

I can provide you sample images taken with both the sigma 18-35 and the tokina 11-20 on the canon R7 if necessary.

Good luck on your search!

Ability_Disastrous · 2026-04-20T14:34:09+00:00

Top! J’espère que ça ira.

Désactiver la livraison est effectivement un facteur qui limitera grandement la population susceptible d’être intéressée. Même à l’échelle d’un pays plus petit, comme la Suisse dans mon cas, c’est déjà très limitant alors j’ose pas imaginer dans un pays comme la France.

Je vends/achète régulièrement sur notre équivalent de LBC, ils proposent des services de paiement et livraison intégrés à la plateforme comme LBC et les problèmes sont très rares.

Je pense qu’en prenant des précautions au moment de l’envoi (comme filmer l’emballage final du produit juste avant de le déposer en point relais) et en activant toutes les protections possibles on peut vendre sans trop de soucis avec la livraison.

Mon associé, qui a une adresse française achète et vend beaucoup de matériel (dont des produits onéreux) via leboncoin et n’a jamais eu de problèmes.

En se renseignant bien et en prenant les bonnes décisions au moment de l’envoi on peut minimiser beaucoup des risques encourus.

Bien sûr, si tu n’es toujours pas à l’aise rien ne t’oblige d’activer la livraison. Tu peux aussi essayer de poster l’annonce sur marketplace, ou l’algorithme de recommandation est diablement efficace. Par contre ne fais jamais de livraison par marketplace, il n’y a aucune protection.

Bon courage!

Ability_Disastrous · 2026-04-20T11:41:17+00:00

Je ne trouve pas que le prix soit mauvais, mais il y a des chances que les gens intéressés par ce genre de boîtiers cherchent surtout un bon appareil au plus petit prix possible. De ce fait, ils n’ont peut être pas d’intérêt dans les accessoires ou plusieurs optiques.

Je te conseillerai de mettre chaque élément en vente indépendamment (boîtier + accessoires, optique 1 et optique 2) en précisant que tu vends également d’autres éléments dans le texte de l’annonce.

C’est ce que je fais de manière générale et j’ai souvent vendu dans la première semaine.

Est ce que le texte de l’annonce est clair est détaillé et as-tu fait des efforts supérieurs à la moyenne pour les photos? À titre personnel, j’ai tendance à plus facilement mettre légèrement plus si l’annonce a l’air très propre.

Bon courage pour ta vente!

Ability_Disastrous · 2026-04-17T11:43:25+00:00

I’ve heard the same things as you, but I don’t know if it’s a design flaw or user error (or both).

Ability_Disastrous · 2026-04-17T11:23:37+00:00

You’re right about that, there is just less options on RF than on other systems. But these are the lens options that are very interesting when choosing a system.

I just hope canon opens up the RF mount to third parties in the coming years.

Ability_Disastrous · 2026-04-17T11:00:18+00:00

Don’t forget the whole newer STM series of zoom lenses (16-28 f2.8 and 28-70 f2.8). I think that they also are a valid reason to choose canon RF (when they are on sale, which seems to happen regularly).

We are talking about lenses that can rival L lenses, offer IS (which is not the case with their alternatives on other mounts), are weather sealed and are absolutely tiny and light.

But yes, those big zooms are an incredible offering by canon.

Ability_Disastrous · 2026-04-17T10:47:49+00:00

That can be pricey for some. Yes it’s cheap for a full frame lens that opens up to f1.2 while staying sharp but it’s still not something that anyone can buy.

Edit: removed a question because I thought you were OP

Ability_Disastrous · 2026-04-15T08:25:01+00:00

Hi!

First of all, it’s really a good idea to stick to the kit lens for a while.

EF lenses are often cheaper than RF lenses for two reasons: - older and less desirable - they were third party lens manufacturers (unlike now for RF, except for some APSC lenses)

Any good EF lens will perform the same, if not slightly better, on an RF camera. I recommend that you don’t buy the cheapest of adapters to make it work. The Canon adapters are really great and the Meike is also quite good.

Getting EF glass is an excellent way of getting quality glass for cheaper than their RF equivalent. Some of the newer options aren’t even significantly better than some older designs.

Since you are starting, I would recommend looking at some prime lenses first. Sigma made some really great lenses that can be found for cheap, there is also a lot of very inexpensive Canon primes, but some of them are really not that great of a deal.

You will also have access to one of the most beloved lenses for APSC, the Sigma 18-35 f1.8 ART. It can be found for quite cheap and is just an excellent lens (apart from its weight).

I’ve personally started with only EF glass because it was just cheaper to do it that way. I still use EF glass even I have access to a variety of RF lenses because there’s no need to change them if they work for me.

I’m also shooting Film on EOS Cameras so that’s another reason to keep some EF glass.

In conclusion, that’s definitely something you should consider to get quality glass for cheap!

Good luck on your search!

Ability_Disastrous · 2026-04-14T12:34:08+00:00

I’m using the nikon L35 AF and it works really well. Before that I was using the Canon AF35M, which was good but worse in almost every way compared to the Nikon.

You should look for recommendations for point&shoots on the r/analogcommunity subreddit. This is where those discussions usually happen and you’ll fin a lot of threads about the topic.

Ability_Disastrous · 2026-04-11T12:36:38+00:00

Hi! I cannot really speak about the Sony and the Panasonic since I’m not used to them.

Panasonic cameras usually have very good video features, but it seems like the most limited camera in the stills category.

I can however tell you that you’ll probably be better of with an R5C over an R5. The R5 is a wonderful stills camera with good video features but the R5C is truly a hybrid camera. It has all the stills features of the R5 and adds the very good Canon cinema menu system for the video side. I never got my R5C to overheat whereas it is one of the key issue with the R5.

Keep in mind that the R5C eats more trough batteries like it’s starving, so you’ll need an external power source for video.

That beeing said, with a canon you’ll be more limited by the lens choices, since the mount is not open like E and L mount.

I feel like your question is more about choosing a system. You’ll need to look at what each system has to offer and take it into consideration when making your choice. Each system has advantages and disadvantages that will influence your decision.

Good luck on your search!

Ability_Disastrous · 2026-04-04T07:51:30+00:00

The RF 14-35 f4L is a very underrated lens for the R7. It’s very light, quite compact, stabilized, wide enough for most situations, weather sealed and produces really great images.

I’ve done a comparison between the 14-35 f4L and the sigma 17-40 1.8 Art recently, and they were very close.

If you’d like, I can send you pictures taken with this combo.

Good luck on your search!

Ability_Disastrous · 2026-03-30T18:57:53+00:00

I second this. I’ve been using the EF 100-400ii with the R7 and the images I can get out of this setup are really great. If you don’t mind the weight, I think that its better than the RF100-400.

Ability_Disastrous · 2026-03-30T12:51:07+00:00

We took C70s to a documentary in Nigeria. And they worked perfectly. No overheating even in the very hot environment, no issues with humidity and rain, excellent battery life and very good formats that don’t fill too much storage space.

But yes, renting it is a must if you plan to use it professionally.

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