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Canon EOS R | F2.8 | 1/2000s | ISO 100 | 50mm

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[–] ericisshort 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Oh damn, all this time I thought we were talking EF. My bad. The 1.4 is still really light but just sticks out quite a bit more than the 1.8 RF. With the adapter, it will obviously stick out even more so it will feel a bit heavier in hand because the center of gravity will be more forward on the camera. Still tolerable and worth a try though.

I totally get what you mean about the pretend-buy, but just do it on Amazon rather than B&H or Adorama so you don’t have to feel bad borrowing from the big corp. I did that with quite a few gimbals when I was trying to find one, and it was the only affordable way to find the right one.

[–] L3mmyW1nks 2 points 6 months ago

Nah it's alright, the RF series is rather niche still and when it's much more reasonable (price per quality) I might as well use an EF with the adapter. As my always-on lens is the RF 24-240mm (very useful for travel when you don't know what you'll do that day), the size&weight of EF 1.4 + adapter would still be quite a bit less.
Apparently, I can rent it via a service for 20 or so bucks a month. That's fair.