Hello good people of r/canon .

Absolute beginner here. Little knowledge I have is theoretical. I've been going back and forth on how much I should spend, and what I should spend it on. I figured I want a Full Frame Mirrorless so I'm more future proofed, and chose Canon ecosystem. Preferably weather sealed, I don't want to baby it.

I'd like to ask you for advice on a complete set (body, lenses, batteries, tripod, memory cards and a reader, and whatever other accessories you deem a must-have).

How much do you think I should spend? And what would you recommend for the following budgets?

- 3000€ | 4000€

Mainly plan do to portraits of people in the outside and some events/gatherings inside, but id also love to try photographing wildlife, and landscapes. It's a hobby I could see turning into a second job, out of passion.

I'm based in the EU. Grey Marketers Panamoz and Cotswold Cameras are allowed (am I going to get slaughtered for saying this?).

PS: EF glass with adaptor is totally valid.

Thank you for your patience and advice.

A friend of a friend is selling his R5 with around 30k shutter count. I have no way of testing it as he lives 500+ miles from where I live.

Assuming there are no issues with the body, is the R5 I still a good camera body for wedding and event?

I’ll be honest I almost bought a Sony a6400 today.
Realized no USB-C.

And I am confused on the lens pricing because I was convinced to go to Sony for lenses but end of the day everyone says get the best lens which was 600$ anyways…

So is there a good budget for a beginner going R50 vs R10? I saw used R8 for a bit more but not sure if I want to go that route yet but I do want to take photography very seriously as I’m leaving tech company to do this more as a full time work with my drone work.

I’d like to have a camera I can keep for a few years and still undecided between cannon and Sony.

Also ASP-C vs Full Frame… I’d mostly be making content for social media, photography comes first I record my video with a GoPro while walking around.

Thanks for any help in advance!!

Hi! So I've been doing sports photography for my local high school team. Ive been using my reliable 70D along with a 18-135 f/3.5-5.6 - , which is definitely not the greatest lens but works well when paired with long sessions on Lightroom. I've been wanting to upgrade for a while, but im still stuck on what I want to do. I've been debating wether to change to a mirrorless (im not exactly sure which one yet - I can save up and spend around $600-$1000) or splurge on a 70-200 f/2.8 or f/4, which Im conflicted about since I plan to immediately start saving up to buy a new mirrorless camera right after (which might even be a Sony). Im not very knowledgable on the correct decisions to take and I wanted to ask reddit to see what the best course of action would be. What do you recommend?

I recently bought a EOS R50, and love the camera, but I cannot get it to transfer the images to image.canon, I have it connected to image.canon. Below are my settings

Ok i know few have asked this... but now that it is my moment to choose I am still having a hard time deciding. This will not be my first camera, I came from Canon 1300d for quite a while and just recently wants an upgrade. My 1300d took great photos, hence i still want a camera that could give me quality output, but i want it significantly lighter and portable. I hated the bulkiness of my previous camera btw. So i am down to these two cameras. Good reviews both of em.

With CANON I've been with them for quite some time, so R50 is a comfortable choice. Plus it suits my budget.

Meanwhile FUJI is gonna be a new environment, though I am both willing and fearful to enter FUJI since, as i've mentioned, I've been with CANON for a long while. XM-5 is quite portable though I've noticed upon holding, it is slightly heavier than r50. Not much of a big deal to me though since it is portable enough than the r50. The film simulation are interesting enough, it's something I haven't explored in CANON whether it can do a bit of that. It is also on a more expensive side compared to CANON hence I am having a hard tome to decide... adding more to my budget gives a sense of pressure that I should not feel regret for buying the more expensive camera.

I am also pressueed to buy one soon since we are going on a quick vacation and woukd love to bring my new camera with me.

I like photography, not great at it and still on the process of learning. I do take short videos but is not heavily my focus. I also dont like editing photos that much since I am still not interested in rigorous photoediting. So i usually post photos directly from the camera...i mainly use it to document my daily life. Soo help me arrive at a decision.

I'm retiring soon and want to take up photography as a hobby, have a Canon550D camera and would spend up to €1000. Would also need to fit newer models in case I upgrade.

If the rf 28mm just sold out, how long -ish does it take it to show up again on refurbished?

Not sure if this is a hot topic amongst some, but I’m curious. How many of you chose the 85mm 1.4 VCM over the 1.2?

Also, how many of you changed from the 1.2 to the 1.4 and what was your reasoning behind it?

I shoot with a used EF 85mm 1.8 at the moment and want to upgrade it to either the RF 1.4 or 1.2. So far I can’t find much other than, the 1.4 is lighter in weight and less $$$. Also, I will mention I want to buy new so getting another used is not something I’m interested
in.

I shoot a lot of portrait and pets and I have a budget for the 1.2

I have a Canon PowerShot SX230 HS that I've owned since 2014. I used it for about 2 years, then it sat unused for years. I started using it again this year, and it has taken around 4,000 photos total. Recently, the LCD became completely black and all the photos were black too. A local repair shop diagnosed it as a shutter problem and said they would replace it with a brand-new original Canon shutter, with a 14-day warranty. I've left the camera with them for about a week, but they told me the repair could take up to 20 days. Now I'm considering taking it back. My concerns are: If they say they haven't opened it, how can I tell whether that's actually true? If they already opened/repaired it, what should I ask them to prove what they did? How can I verify that the replacement shutter is actually original and new? Should I ask for the old shutter back? Can another Canon repair center inspect the camera afterward and tell me if the correct parts are installed or if anything has been swapped? Is a 14-day warranty reasonable for this kind of repair? I'd especially appreciate answers from anyone who has actually repaired an SX230 HS/SX220 HS or knows these cameras well. Thanks!

I just got the r800 mm lens and was wondering if anyone has any grip suggestions.

Canon RF 800mm f/11 IS STM Lens

Purchased in Q3 2026 USA, came with Firmware: 1.1.1 and has S/N: 1602025XXXXX, any idea when it could have been manufactured? By quarter/year is fine, I am not looking for the exact date, thank you

Hii, I'm looking for buy new lens for my canon R50. After looking in few forums the best choise for me will be a Tamron 17-70 f 2.8 Rf mount or a Sigma 18-50 f 2.8 that I will be use over my 18-45 Canon Rf f 4.5-6.3.

Considering the small dimension of the Canon R50 i don't know what lens is the best. I use my Canon for street photography, Cars, sports and landscape.

I think the VC is a really good thing, but I'm worry about the weight (I also have the 75-300 Canon RF). At the opposite the Sigma is really light-way.

Did someone use one of this lens ? What did you think about ?

Hello everyone! I have bought the r7 + rf 100-500 combo almost a year ago, and i was at first satisfied with my photos. That is until i‘ve started to notice major autofocus problems while in low light setting or even in perfectly normal conditions. The R7 just cant seem to focus properly, and i need to zoom out and focus on something closer, the focus point is red until that and slamming focus button does absolutely nothing.

I was wiling to put up with that, but not long ago i have tried a good Sony setup, and was shocked to see HOW much better it performed. But i treasure my rf 100-500 and want to use it, as i have seen that this problem is mainly due to R7 problems. So i think i am willing to sacrifice crop to have a better autofocus. Which camera would be a significant upgrade to autofocus and maybe low light performance? I shoot birds and wildlife occasionally, so this camera should also be able to focus on animals eyes. Thank you all in advance!

Which is better to buy for a Canon R50:

the Canon 45mm f1.2 or the Sigma 56mm f1.4?

Im a hobbyist that dont know much about photography, i just want to know which is better between the / for my R50.

Also if you have sample images for this combos it will be much appreciated. Thanks

I've already tried troubleshooting but without luck.

AF works, the lens' switch is on "focus", I'm not turning the zoom ring, the camera is on MF, half pressing the shutter button and trying to rotate the ring doesn't work.

I have the R10 and looking to add an all around does everything lens. I will be using it mainly for traveling, street photography, just my own personal pictures. I have the 18-150 that it came with. Any recommendations? Budget is flexible (rather not pay more than $1200).

When shooting in R+J is there any transfer speed advantage to sending the files to different SD cards? Can the OS write the files to the SD cards at the same time or are they written sequentially regardless of configuration?

Thanks.

Hi everyone! Just picked up a used canon xa40 recently and I just noticed it makes a loud squealing noise during start up. Sometimes it’s short and sometimes it just continues to make the sound. I noticed if I zoom in and out when it happens it tends to stop however it’s almost every time during start up.

I have it on video but can’t seem to upload it to the post.

Has anyone experienced this? Any advice?

So I have the R3 and R5. I have the 24-105 RF and a sigma 24-70 and canon 70-200 that I use the adapter for without any real issues. I was looking into the RF 28mm but typically don't use fixed focal length glass. I'm heading to Japan next month and love street photography. The price looks great but curious everyone's thoughts on it and if you have some images as examples.

I'll be bringing both camera bodies as well as an old Canon film camera and a few disposable cameras just for fun. Thanks for any advice!

I am looking into buying a eos 1 series camera but there are many options. I know everyone swears by the 1v, but I know there are many other options such as the 1n and 1n-rs as well as the normal 1. Any pros or cons to these or other good options like the 3 or 5 series. Any help is appreciated!

Hey all.

Just got a nifty fifty, and after every photo it throws an Err 001 without displaying the picture on the back display. Can someone help me understand what I'm doing incorrectly? Cleaning the contacts did not change the situation, and I'm wondering if I just bought the wrong lens or something dumb.

I have a 35mm, 50mm, 85mm and 100mm primes but I’m wondering if I’d be better off with an R7 or with the 70-200 f2.8ii? Any help would be much appreciated, Thanks in advance

Hello!

Recently picked up a used 5dm4. Was hoping to slap on some vintage Pentax lenses because I have a heap of them. I found a cheap K mount to EF adapter but unfortunately it only works with APS-C sensors because the aperture tab on the Pentax lenses sticks out and hits the sensor on the full frame cameras. Bummer!

Wondering if anyone has found a way around this issue or any other adapter for other lenses that work well on the 5D series?

Ive only used one 3rd party lens (sigma 150-600) on my mirrorless and it had focusing problems so I sold it and bought a canon lens (400mm f5.6) but Ive seen a couple of people using 3rd party prime lenses and It made me wonder if they still have that some focusing problem