Canon EOS R7 / RF-S 18-150 ... Should You Add the Kit Lens When You Buy this Camera?

[@jeffolson4731]

I bought the kit for the same reason. I haven't shot many pictures with the kit lens but I agree it is nice. It is light and quite sharp. You have encouraged me to take it out with me more. I almost always shoot wildlife with my Sigma 150-600C and RF800 f11.

[@rdm5546]

I agree with your review. The RF 18-150 is a great lens. I got mine along with the R7 in a kit bundle and saved $100. I could not get quick delivery on the body alone and was pleasantly surprised with how well it works and how small and light it is. I had low expectations for such an inexpensive lens but I will use a lot more than I expected. I think I will use it a lot for hiking/biking and all day carrying.

[@wellingtoncrescent2480]

Lovely photos, thanks for sharing. I previously used the m-mount version of this lens on my Canon m6 II, and I found it ideally suited for "walking around". So it was a no brainer to include the kit lens when I moved up to the R7, mostly for birding. Combined with the RF 100-500, and my needs are pretty much covered. For those who worry about it being too dark at F3.5-6.3, this is not really an issue with the high ISO performance of modern sensors and de-noising software, like DXO or Topaz. It is also worth mentioning how well the optical image stablization works with the R7 IBIS, for both video and stills, which makes for even more versatility. Thanks for a good review.

[@davidclode3601]

Thanks Bruce. I took a chance and got the kit and I am impressed...great walk around combination and very light for travel.

[@brucetracyphotography9879]

Great to hear!

[@dougsmit1]

I agree with this review and experienced it in the same way. I was an unwilling buyer who could not get the R7 body alone. In addition to the normal uses, take note that the 18-150 focuses very close and can be used on extension tubes to focus on an ant crawling on the front element (close, anyway). The compact factor will cause it to get used more than I previously expected.

[@ImagemakerAi]

The kit lens is pretty spectacular for the price point. It performs as well as my “L” series lenses and is significantly lighter

[@buddymandery2896]

Thanks for the video. I wasn’t sure if I was going to buy the camera with the lens or not. You convinced me. Just ordered it this morning.

[@theguynextdoor4978]

Hope Sigma will release 17-50mm f2.8. More depth of field .

[@Duckstalker1340]

I wish it were 15-150 mm instead of 18mm. It would have been the best kit lens ever.

[@robbeythecarpenter8493]

athanks Bruce ... been waiting for a review of this lens

[@rui7773]

Can you take macro shots with this kit (R7+18-150mm) or better R7 + 100mm EF macro? Thanks in advance if you can answer!

[@Bussmicke2305]

You told us in the beginning u r going 2 sell d lens at ebay but in d video u say u love d lens so u r going 2 keep it? Am going to buy this setup my self. Right now not in stock in Sweden.

[@stephenjane8193]

Thanks for that could you test the panoramic mode on the R7 please 🙂

[@brucetracyphotography9879]

I have only tried it once, and it worked OK. I will look into making a video for it down the road.

[@AstroCrescentDIY]

Very helpful info 👍🏼.

[@avijitchakraborty3944]

Will 50mm F 1.8 be a good option with R7 for street photography ?

[@brucetracyphotography9879]

It should work fine, but keep in mind that a 50mm will be 80mm on the crop sensor of the R7.

[@avijitchakraborty3944]

@@brucetracyphotography9879 Yes I am aware of that. Based on my budget I was also thinking of another option - 2019's Sony A6600 + Sigma 18-50mm F 2.8 Lenses. If we compare the body, is R7 a much superior body than A6600 ? Why I am looking into Sony is because of their Lens system.

[@russelllangille5969]

I thought that the rfs series lense, like the efs series eliminated the crop factor. if you are shooting with a full frame lense, rf or ef series, that is when you multiply by the crop factor to get your true focal length. you are causing confusion in this old man. stay healthy, russ

[@dps6198]

Unless your a professional photographer, meaning you pay most or all of your existence from photography earnings, a kit lens is more than enough for the average person. Then again if you happen to be overloaded with cash then buy what you want. A more expensive camera and lens will not make you a better photographer. You'll still be an average guy with average photography skills with more equipment than ne really needs. I'm an above average photographer and I've never spent more than $1k on any photography equipment, new or used. Much of what I own is used and I make very good deals on barely used equipment when guys rush to buy the latest releases and sell thier practically new cameras for a loss to buy more new stuff

[@set3777]

Older DSLRs' autofocus though the Optical View Finder WERE unable to focus in a low light situations. That was the reason, kit lenses were despised and faster prime lenses were purchased. AF was always done with widest aperture of the lens. The EOS R7 now CAN even do eye autofocus even at f11 or f16 so the slow kit lens will be very useful. Modern Canon cameras do all sorts of in-camera corrections so the cheaper lenses will shoot great photos will minimal distortions in-camera in HEIF or JPEG. But many "pros" on KZbin are unnecessarily pushing people to shoot RAW and to use Adobe software A lot of lens imperfections WILL show up in Adobe software BECAUSE Canon lens corrections are not applied in the RAW files (unless the RAW files are opened in Canon's DPP software). The R7 has a new file format called HEIF which is 10bits per color. Some High end monitors can now display 10 bits per color so 10-bit HEIF will be most fitting. 14bit RAW files or converted Adobe files with 16bits per color cannot be displayed or printed so using Adobe Software for POST processing is a waste of time and effort.

[@Convergence33]

@@set3777 so. much. bs. (Won't use my time to correct everything, it's just too much...)

[@set3777]

@@Convergence33 If you are ignorant or deceived. Canon R7 has in-camera lens 1.Peripheral illumination Correction 2.Distortion Correction 3.Digital Lens Optimizer 4.Chromatic Aberration Correction 5. Diffraction Correction In comparison My 550D (Rebel T2i) only has only 1 of the 5 lens corrections . Peripheral illumination Correction and My 760D (Rebel T6S) only has 3 of the 5 lens correction . Peripheral illumination Correction . Distortion Correction . Chromatic Aberration Correction That's why I won't buy 3rd party lenses.

[@gerrya2133]

@@set3777 That may be accurate, but the BS part is that doing editing through software is a waste of time and effort. If all you're aiming to do with your editing is to get the results as the in camera jpeg, then yes, editing is a waste. But that's almost entirely besides the point because recreating the jpeg is never the goal unless you're trying to specifically study what editing decisions the camera is making.

[@Convergence33]

@@gerrya2133 thank you

[@superstringsbro]

All canon lenses are ugly. If you want your lenses to look good go Sony.

[@iancurrie8844]

I don’t care how well it performs. It’s sooooo ugly! Just hideous! Clown world looks. Compare this so the EF-S trinity which looked ok.