r/AskPhotography • u/Ill-Lime-332 • 10h ago
Camera Buying Advice Need advice on upgrading canon system?
Hi all! I’m currently looking to buy a new canon camera for my amateur freelance photography. I’ve been shooting for about eight years with my only camera at the moment, the Canon EOS Rebel T6. I’ve gotten a couple additional lenses for my camera over the last couple years, as I have gotten more business with family and friends doing different sessions (senior portraits, engagements, studio, etc).
So I’ve been looking at getting another camera since my T6 has its own minor problems and I feel I’m ready to move ahead of my starter kit. I’ve been comparing the Canon R10 and R50 as I’ve heard great things about their newer models. I’m not in a position to spend more than $1000-$1400 on camera+lenses, so the body+lens kits for these models on the website are within my budget. I’m curious though if it’s more in my interest to buy only the body and get an adapter for the lenses to still use the EOS ones I already have? Or should I fully commit with getting the lenses for the R model with the body. Additionally I haven’t decided between the R10 and R50, any opinions or pros and cons between them I should consider?
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u/Time-Bodybuilder4165 10h ago
About the adapter, all depends on the quality of your actual lens.
About the difference between the r10 and r50, it seems the r10 is faster than the r50. More than that I can't say
go to a camera shop, ask all your questions, get your hands on both models to have your own feedback after trying it
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u/aarrtee 7h ago
if u have expensive lenses.... consider using an adapter
if u do not... buy RF or RF-S lenses or some of the really nice Sigma for RF lenses
https://www.sigma-global.com/en/special/sigma_rfmount_lenses/
Both are good cameras
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u/ofnuts Canon APS-C 6h ago
The R50 is smaller and lighter but has less functionality and fewer controls so is less of an "action" camera. If you do studio you probably have flashes and the R50 needs an AD-E1 adapter in its hotshoe to work with classic Canon flashes (and 3rd-party ones) while the R10 take these natively.
RF lenses are smaller, lighter and usually better than their EF counterparts. Using EF lenses for "specialty" (telephoto, macro...) or perhaps in a studio is OK, but native RF lenses are nicer to use on a daily basis. Sigma and Tamron have excellent and affordable RF-S lenses. If you do portrait the Sigma 56mm f/1.4 is a must.
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