Canon RF 24-50mm Lens Review - A Good R8 Kit Lens?

[@YiRen]

Thanks for your great job. It's really a nice lens for street photography.

[@joshuareynolds2163]

Jason I fully agree, the lens blew me away with my R8 kit and have shot a few real estate photos with this lens with great success.

[@bonghungk7544]

I have the Canon EF 24-105 F4 L lens and I wanted to get the 24-50 kit lens for the times when I know I’ll mainly be shooting at around the wide end. I ended up using the 24-50 more than the 24-105 because it’s so much lighter and smaller and both to my eyes are just as sharp. Lots of people dog this 24-50 kit lens but it really packs a punch if you don’t generally shoot at around 50mm and upwards.

[@Anakena3]

That's what I was looking for ! Thanks! think I'll go for the 24/105 and take a 35mm 1,8 for small factor /quality

[@DaJungleDred]

The best review online thanks!!!!!

[@Jason_Hermann]

I appreciate it, but to be fair there are not many reviews on youtube yet ;)

[@DaJungleDred]

@@Jason_Hermann Only yourself have put a review out there but it helped me make the decision to buy the R8 with the lense :) I am confident it will do everything I need it to for now!! Super helpful review so thanks again bro!!

[@Aykaan-vh8up]

Thank you I was looking for the comparison between 24-50 and 24-105 :)helps a lot:)

[@ButchFagan]

Gad you mentioned the 24-105. I was thinking it may be a better kit lens mainly for the 4.0 at 24mm. I'll have to check out the weight and size.

[@musicman8942]

Going to get this to go with my new R7. Easier for me to hold and get my fingers on then the kit lenses for the R7.

Thanks i like to have one camera from every brand and the R8 come to my list, i'm thinking about the 50 or this zoom... or the other long zoom. Thanks for your views on this.

[@alexarber8380]

Awesome review, thanks!

[@PromoMoviescomau]

Fantastic review Jason.

[@Jason_Hermann]

Thank you :)

[@Smart-Alex]

Thanks for this. Yeah, I went for the 24-105 with the R8 based on the reviews.

[@amazonfinds9157]

It’s too big

[@amazonfinds9157]

I would take this over the 24-105

[@Smart-Alex]

@@amazonfinds9157 well, it’s not as big or expensive as 24-105 L lens and you get a little more range too. But to each their own

[@itsmahdisadeghi]

Super informative❤. I knew about HDR but never learned how to do it. Thank you. I'm sure there is a ideo out there showing us how to merge them in Lightroom or Photoshop. Thank you

[@Jason_Hermann]

Here is and HDR Tutorial I made: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a2bZYWZ6aJZ8jdU

[@itsmahdisadeghi]

@@Jason_Hermann Thank you. I was to afraid to ask if you had one. But you read my mind 😁😅

[@michelbilliau3760]

Thank you for this great video !!

[@FatihAltay3838]

Hallo, ich hätte bezüglich video Filmen eine frage. Macht der autofocus Geräusche?

[@Vampire_Elite]

I have been looking for hours for a react video chennel lens. Finally I found the right one. Thanks a lot. Also i'm using a canon r5 with it

[@brugj03]

A R5 nonetheless, what happened?? Ran out of money and bought the cheapest crap you could find.

[@Vampire_Elite]

@brugj03 No I bought a 2023 Raptor R and made a new channel

[@MZ06]

Order the same camera and lens .. useful review 🎉

[@PERIKLISTSINTZAS]

i just bought r8 only with 50 and i am considering of bying this kitlens or the 26 mm ,24-50 seems nice ,thanks for your review it is helpfull

[@Jason_Hermann]

Thanks for the comments and you are very welcome!

[@tangyuanfai7684]

hi, For real estate photography which lens is better ?

[@jannavratil9846]

thanks, great video!

[@garjamanrai3185]

Thanks your kit lens 24-50 is helpfull for me so plse make video on budget zoom lens rf 100-400 with r8.

[@Jason_Hermann]

Thanks for the comments and I will see what I can do ;)

[@GuillaumeTANNEUX]

Thank you for this informative video. I'm considering buying the R8 but still debating which lens should I get first. Which do you recommend between the 24-50mm and the 24-105mm in terms of image quality and low light performance ?

[@Jason_Hermann]

I would go with the 24-105mm out of these two....

[@GuillaumeTANNEUX]

@@Jason_Hermann thanks!

[@elmoizme]

I really like the RF 24-240. It's my go to lens on the R8. Question on HDR. Why not just put the camera in HDR mode and let the camera process the picture?

[@Jason_Hermann]

Yeah, I want to try that lens, but have not had a chance yet... As far as your question, because the camera does a horrible job compared to doing it manually...

[@joaopaulobg]

for video making is this kit a good one to go for?

[@33antonius]

These are actually comparable to the 18-55 apsc kit lenses. You can use these too up from 24 mm to 55 and they have less distortion. You probably will have some lying around. I use the 18-55 on my Nikon D 700 in full frame mode and I think it is a better lens than the 24 -50 from Nikon. You cannot go below 24 mm otherwise you will see vignetting.

[@ThaGamingMisfit]

I was about to buy just the R8 body (my first FF) and a prime lens, and then I saw it was only 20$ more expensive to get the body + kit lens (probably an error on the website I think), so yeah that was a no brainer ;) The lens will help me to decide what prime I want now (35mm or 50mm).

[@Miguel-fm8xh]

It wasn‘t a bug, kits are usually $200 cheaper due to you buying a whole kit. Considering they are harder to sell of to people that only need the body, they often get discounted and so the crazy part is I got the body with the lens for the same price as body only lol

[@timog7358]

great review. which one would you say has better iq. the 24 - 50 or the 24 -105?

[@Jason_Hermann]

Thank you and from what I have seen the RF 24-105mm lens appears to be better, but I have not used it myself yet.

[@Caveman2085]

Canon's published MTF charts seem to say that the 24-50 is sharper. I've got the 24-105 though and I find it really good except the far corners at 24.

[@scotthunter4]

Thinking of getting the R8 with the 24-105 f/4 L lens, do you think the quality will be an improvement over the kit lens? Will it out perform a PowerShot G1X Mark 3?

[@Jason_Hermann]

Yes 100% to both questions! I used the 24-105mm on the R6 Mark II and it's a very high quality lens. Way better than this one for example and the full frame R8 sensor is awesome!

[@smillavaldezcamilo7]

I'm planning on getting this R8 with the 24-105 mm for events photography and video, I am also planning to get a 50mm for close up and clean bucket photos, am I on the right path?

[@Jason_Hermann]

Well I'm not sure what you mean by close-up exactly and clean bucket photos? The 50mm is not a macro lens, but you can get about 12 inches away which is pretty close and yeah the 24-105mm is a great lens for everything really... The 50mm f/1.8 will get those really blurry backgrounds and subject separation if you want that!

[@JorgeGonzalez-nk6bv]

I’m planning to get the Canon R8 but still I’m not sure which lenses should I’ll get. 35mm 1.8 macro or 500mm? Do I need both? I’ll mainly doing portrait, night pictures, landscape, macro and shooting some videos. Thanks in advance

[@vme3000]

Get the 35mm

[@quezuhh]

Sigma 24/70mm ef mount and get the adapter

[@dahmooser]

Jason, thanks for this. Hey, question - when I first got this lens, it was in a "locked down"? position at the white dot just down from the 24mm mark. Can the lens be returned to this point for travel?? At first I got an error message stating I need to "set the lens to shooting position". It felt a little forced to move the zoom, but then, for whatever reason, it released and now moves from 24-50 without an issue, but was curious if there is a way to set it back to that more compact position.

[@Jason_Hermann]

Thanks for the kind words and yes, it just takes a little more twisting effort to turn it past the locked open point. 👍

[@dahmooser]

@@Jason_Hermann Thanks, Jason. I'll give it a go!

[@dannymolns3573]

Are you using Lightroom or camera raw in PS here?

[@Jason_Hermann]

Adobe Lightroom Classic is what I was using on my Laptop...

[@neuvedeno1]

It this kit lens useful for real estate photography?

[@Jason_Hermann]

For real estate I would go with a wider lens like for example the fairly affordable Canon RF 15-30mm Lens geni.us/zOaG or the more expensive better option in my opinion being the RF 14-35mm f/4 L Lens: geni.us/TurFMkC With that being said you can still use the kit lens for a lot, but small rooms are going to be a real challenge.

[@okaro6595]

You cannot make lenses that have to be corrected for DSLRs as there is no way to correct the viewfinder.

[@Jason_Hermann]

The image can still be corrected on the camera though after the fact in theory, and this lens is not made for a DSLR. It's an RF lens made for the new mirrorless cameras which do not have optical viewfinders. They are basically little TV's in there showing you what the sensor is seeing on a mirrorless camera.

[@auxmike718]

Nice Jetta R!

[@Jason_Hermann]

lol, thanks! But just to be clear, the R-Line I have is not the badass one you might be thinking of ;) It's just above the base model, but I love the car! Honestly the best value for the dollar car for commuters in my opinion. I get 42mpg with that tiny 1.4 turbo and it has decent pep... the previous Jetta I had was a 1.8 turbo though and was way faster, but only got 34mpg. I have a 40 mile commute each way 5 days a week so trying to save on gas as much as possible.

[@auxmike718]

@@Jason_Hermann yes, it’s an appearance package. Not like a GLI. I have a 2015 base model that generates 115HP!

[@Jason_Hermann]

@@auxmike718 Dude they make this insane model called the Golf R32 my friend at work son has... Insane!

[@Cars_with_max]

Would this lense be a good pair with the 50mm 1.8

[@arjunrajan736]

yes

[@Jason_Hermann]

I would say yes!

[@razbiton173]

its such a bad lens compared to sonys 28-60. the only advantage is the extra 4mm.

[@Jason_Hermann]

It's really not that much different at the end of the day, and the 4mm extra width is pretty nice in my opinion. Mind you these are kit lenses we are talking about...

[@razbiton173]

@@Jason_Hermann the sony is fully weather sealed, parfocal, has sonys latest linear motor and lighter than this lens. Plus the bokeh is 10 times better than this one but thats personal taste. If those 4 extra mm are deal breaker for you I get it, but other than that the sony is technically a better lens

[@Dmitrii_88]

@@razbiton173 Sony has very bed picture 👎Aspecialy colors ! They must be corrected every time. Sony for not smart people !)))

[@brugj03]

The Sony isn`t great but it can be used. The tele end is faster too. The quality of the bokeh, if available is much better and i don`t think that`s personal taste. The sony is a hi tec retractable lens so extremely small when not in use. and that`s nice to have. This lens is just a cheap piece of plastic with very bad specs.

[@SageCrispin]

Jason, I don't begrudge KZbinrs wanting to get some return for their efforts, but non-skipping ads can be TOO much. When I clicked on this I got 2:45 minute ad. The next vid I tried was 0:45. Sorry, but that's too much of my life for a video I may or may not find useful. Sorry again, but I haven't watched any of your vids, nor will I be back.

[@Jason_Hermann]

Ok thanks for letting me know and sorry about that, but I rely on the ads to pay the bills.... You could always sign up for youtube premium and then you will have zero ads on youtube all together.

[@SageCrispin]

I'm sure you must know, but I'll mention that you have the choice to sign up for ads that can be canceled after a time-usually 5 seconds-giving the viewer the option to watch or not. They pay less, but at least someone like me might possibly see your content, rather than moving on, in which case you get nothing at all. @@Jason_Hermann

[@MichaelMurray]

Imagine someone taking hours out of their time to make an informative video simply trying to supplement their income with ad revenue only to see someone complain and moan about a 3 min ad...smh. I'm sure your patronage will not be missed.

[@Jason_Hermann]

@@MichaelMurray It's pretty remarkable I must admit, but I also understand not liking ads, and honestly I wish I made enough money so I could turn the ads off in all fairness. Also, I think a lot of people assume youtube pays 100X what it actual does.

[@az6475]

@@MichaelMurraywell said

[@lukaszs44]

This lens is like as scream: "Get away from Canon if you don't have money on good, professional and expensive lenses!" . Light of this lens is a dark joke, below the line of decency. This lens should have light about f/3.5 to f/4.5 to be OK as a kit lens on this focal lenghts.

[@spikeweb5193]

Its ff. Iso 6400 no problem no grain. At start its good lens. In sunny days very good. And stabilization, quiet af

[@brugj03]

That`s right, nobody should buy this lens. It defeats the whole purpose of fullframe.

[@brugj03]

A 24-50 f4.5-6.3 I didn`t even know lenses go that dark. completely made out of plastic, just looking at it hurts your soul. Looking at the bokeh of the fotos does too. What a piece of junk. It seems sharp, but it`s so uneasy on the eye it almost hurts.

[@BeZRules]

the worst lens ever released by canon and others , just got the 24 to 105 kit lens bad but still better then this

[@Jason_Hermann]

Distortion is horrific, but I've seen similar on many Sony lenses over the years. The manufactures are choosing to make the lenses smaller and lighter and correcting lens flaws in camera. This makes the lenses cheaper, lighter weight, and smaller, but yeah they are not nearly as good optically. However, after the corrections are made the results are pretty darn good which is honestly remarkable. So it is what it is... The 24-105mm looks to be significantly better built, but I have no used it myself yet. Is the distortion as bad as this lens when shooting raw quality?

[@BeZRules]

@@Jason_Hermann at 24 it is making the edges softer even at dark aperture, the end is sharp though