Lens: I am not that educated when it comes to camera lens. I have a Canon EOS R6 with a 24-105 lens. Thinking about buying more. What do you think of these two? Canon RF 35mm f/1.8 IS...

bobbydvideo

I am not that educated when it comes to camera lens. I have a Canon EOS R6 with a 24-105 lens. Thinking about buying more. What do you think of these two?

Canon RF 35mm f/1.8 IS Macro STM Lens
Canon RF 50mm f/1.8 STM Lens

Thank You

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

bobbydvideo wrote:

I am not that educated when it comes to camera lens. I have a Canon EOS R6 with a 24-105 lens. Thinking about buying more. What do you think of these two?

Canon RF 35mm f/1.8 IS Macro STM Lens
Canon RF 50mm f/1.8 STM Lens

Thank You

Both lenses would duplicate the coverage you have with your 24-105, although you have the advantage of the f/1.8 for low light situations. Prime lenses sometimes have an advantage over zooms, but that was more true years ago than today. How about a lens with more than 105mm reach? The 70-30mm is reasonably-priced. Read reviews and comparisons before you spend your money.

https://shop.usa.canon.com/shop/en/catalog/telephoto-zoom-lenses

Grinerizer Loc: North Georgia

What do you shoot more of? The nifty fifty is a great portrait lens, and the 35 can function in the same way, but I prefer the 35 for landscape. I don't know enough about them to discuss sharpness between them.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

35 and 50 are very close.
I might get the 35, primarily for the added light gathering, and being the wider of the two.
You can always crop a 35mm shot, but you can't add to a 50mm shot.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

These small-sized primes are intended to lighten your load and size with sharp results. Personally, I'd be more interested in the RF 50 over the RF 35 as I many times have my EF 50 f/1.8 'nifty fifty' in a shorts pocket for an easy switch from another lens. The IS of the RF 35 adds size and weight to a lens that would be mounted to a camera that is IBIS-enabled.

But, step back from an urge to 'buy more' and consider which, what and why? As noted, you already have these focal lengths covered in an IS-enable 24-105 zoom. If I was looking for more, I'd be looking at the RF 16-35 f/4L. With the IBIS of the R6, I might also be looking at non IS-enabled EF primes in the used market.

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

bobbydvideo wrote:

I am not that educated when it comes to camera lens. I have a Canon EOS R6 with a 24-105 lens. Thinking about buying more. What do you think of these two?

Canon RF 35mm f/1.8 IS Macro STM Lens
Canon RF 50mm f/1.8 STM Lens

Thank You

I have always preferred a 35 over a 50 on full frame .....for general use plus IS and macro capable ....
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imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

If the IBIS is so good, why is Canon making RF IS lenses ??

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

imagemeister wrote:

If the IBIS is so good, why is Canon making RF IS lenses ??

I think eventually, Canon will develop product tiers based on IBIS. It's just a theory. The company's initial thinking was lens IS is 'better' and we saw that playout in their initial two full-frame EOS R bodies. Now they're satisfied with IBIS and the lens IS is additive to the IBIS.

Honestly, who knows.

LEWHITE7747 Loc: 33773

bobbydvideo wrote:

I am not that educated when it comes to camera lens. I have a Canon EOS R6 with a 24-105 lens. Thinking about buying more. What do you think of these two?

Canon RF 35mm f/1.8 IS Macro STM Lens
Canon RF 50mm f/1.8 STM Lens

Thank You

You are already covered with the initial 24-105 distance wise. Why don't you get the 100-500 lens. Then you have a lot more coverage. If you need low light go with the 50 / 1.8. You need to widen your repertoire of lens. Gives you more flexibility.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

I'm particularly impressed by the redesign of the RF 70-200 zoom, in a collapsible lens rather than the internal zoom and fixed size of the EF versions.

Hip Coyote

What are you intending to photograph? Bugs / flowers, animals, birds in flight, vacation travels, sports in action? A little bit of info might help the crew here help you better.

bobbydvideo

Hip Coyote wrote:

What are you intending to photograph? Bugs / flowers, animals, birds in flight, vacation travels, sports in action? A little bit of info might help the crew here help you better.

General Photography. Portrait, Landscape and video.

bobbydvideo

General photography, portrait, landscape and video.

DavidPine Loc: Fredericksburg, TX

The 35mm and 50mm are great prime lenses and everyone should have them in their lens arsenal. I would recommend that you invest in something like the 70-200 f/2.8 at some point.

camerapapi Loc: Miami, Fl.

My suggestion is that you set your 24-105 to 50 mm and shoot half a day with it. Then set it to 35 mm and do the same in the afternoon or the next day. See if you like them compared with what you get right now with your 24-105.
As Jerry just said those lenses duplicate what you have now and consider how convenient is a zoom with all of those focal distances.