With Canon successfully entering the mirrorless space, they have a dichotomy in terms of equipment. However, in a real-world scenario, how do two identical lenses – one mirrorless and one for DSLRs – compare side by side?
If there’s one thing I don’t like to do when updating my camera gear, it’s replacing a similar lens. I’ve had to do it a few times, and coincidentally, I had to do it a few times when switching from a DSLR to a mirrorless camera. That’s probably the most common cause of people updating a lens with a similar counterpart, but there are a few things to keep in mind. Firstly, most DSLR lenses can be adjusted to mirrorless without fuss and can save you a few shekels.
In fact, in this video, Todd Dominey tests both 24-70mm lenses on Canon R5 for the sake of fairness. The two lenses compared in this photo are Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8L IS USM and Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM. There are three main differences: RF is more expensive, RF is for mirrorless bodies, and RF has Image Stabilization. Other than that, they’re reasonably similar, and many people who have switched from Canon DSLRs to mirrorless cameras like the R5, may be wondering if it’s worth selling the EF model and buying the original RF instead of using the kit. convert or not. Well, this video will give you some insight.
If you changed to Canon’s RF mount, did you change many of your lenses to match or did you buy an adapter instead?
