The EOS R is a 30 megapixel (6720 x 4480) Full Frame camera. If you use an adapter to mount an APS-C crop lens like the EF-S 10-22, the camera will automatically turn into a 11.6 megapixel (4176x2784) crop camera (and 10.1MP on the EOS RP). It will not give you a Full Frame 10-22mm field of view. It will look like a 16-35mm FF equivalent. I wonder what would be resolution … [Read more...] about Using Canon EF-S lenses on Canon EOS R Body
Photo Notes
Do I need a full frame camera to consider myself a professional photographer?
If by professional photographer you mean the person that makes living by shooting pictures than the answer is no, without undermining overall usefulness and universality of full frame. There are many professional photographers shooting primarily APS-C and Micro Four Third cameras. There are professional photographers shooting medium format. There are photo bloggers relying on … [Read more...] about Do I need a full frame camera to consider myself a professional photographer?
Is there any loss of image quality when using EF lenses with an adaptor on RF mount?
There is no loss of image quality whatsoever when you use EF lenses with an adaptor on RF mount. Quite the opposite - I found that when I use EF lens with adapter on Canon EOS R the yield of usable images in any shooting situation has improved doe to better autofocusing. Mirrorless camera has inherent advantage over DSRL in focusing done at the sensor level. … [Read more...] about Is there any loss of image quality when using EF lenses with an adaptor on RF mount?
Good lens on a mediocre camera or a mediocre lens in a good camera?
Today’s lenses and cameras are so good that you can start with mediocre lens on mediocre camera and still get excellent photos. I’d be careful using “mediocre” adjective to both cameras and lenses. Any camera/lens is the best for a certain set of conditions. The so-called mediocre camera/lens combination will likely cover very wide spectrum of conditions to get good photos with … [Read more...] about Good lens on a mediocre camera or a mediocre lens in a good camera?
Which lens is better (more useful) 50mm F1.4 or 85mm F1.8?
It depends on what you do. If you do street photography at evening/night time then 50mm F1.4 on full frame camera is your thing. If you engage in portrait photography then 85mm F1.8 on full frame is irreplaceable. If we are talking about Canon EF lenses it has to be said that Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 is a gem of a lens while Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 is of inconsistent quality. … [Read more...] about Which lens is better (more useful) 50mm F1.4 or 85mm F1.8?