p.2 #1 · what did you guys do with your EF lenses ?
Personally
I wouldn’t sell any of it - unless there’s an issue with it??
The 5diii and the fast lenses can still deliver even today.
I’d just remove the batteries and put it all inside a plastic box with bags of silica gel. Periodically I’d charge the batteries and fire off a few shots.
I think it’s a superb kit to have lying around..you never know what the future holds.
👍🏻
p.2 #4 · what did you guys do with your EF lenses ?
The FF EF lens mount was introduced in 1987 and the FF RF lens mount in 2018 (31.5 years later). Maybe in 2050 there will be a new FF mount, but that's not to be concerned about now.
In any case the OP is interested in the L mount, so should just sell or donate the EF lenses since the ones mentioned are not so special.
p.2 #5 · what did you guys do with your EF lenses ?
Pixelpuffin wrote:
Personally
I wouldn’t sell any of it - unless there’s an issue with it??
The 5diii and the fast lenses can still deliver even today.
I’d just remove the batteries and put it all inside a plastic box with bags of silica gel. Periodically I’d charge the batteries and fire off a few shots.
I think it’s a superb kit to have lying around..you never know what the future holds.
👍🏻
Thank you and I did think about that - but I almost feel that whatever time I spend with the camera - I enjoy the Leica more than anything else . My kids are teenagers and do not like me taking pictures so at night I often find myself taking pictures of useless things around the house just to experience using Leica.
p.2 #6 · what did you guys do with your EF lenses ?
EB-1 wrote:
The FF EF lens mount was introduced in 1987 and the FF RF lens mount in 2018 (31.5 years later). Maybe in 2050 there will be a new FF mount, but that's not to be concerned about now.
In any case the OP is interested in the L mount, so should just sell or donate the EF lenses since the ones mentioned are not so special.
EBH
Just because they are not the latest does not mean they are trash!!
p.2 #7 · what did you guys do with your EF lenses ?
Pixelpuffin wrote:
….and given canons history nor is it RF either 😎👍🏻
C’mon. If you buy an RF lens today, you should be able to get enough photographic value out of it over the next 3, 3, or 4 decades before another new mount arrives. Canon (along with other companies) typically stick with a mount for decades.
p.2 #8 · what did you guys do with your EF lenses ?
While I dislike the size (lens plus adapter) I still enjoy a lot of my EF lenses. They are easy to adapt to R, or even E mount, plus you can use them with the filter R mount adapter, which allows you to use filters behind the lens, which I love. Diffusion filters for example, have a different look when used behind the lens.
I’m still using my EF 35 (I and ii), sigma 24/28/40/50/135, EF 70-200, plus a few other random ones, like the very old 20-35. I’d probably pick up the sigma 105 if I ever saw a screaming deal, and the sigma 40 is still my all time favorite canon lens, even if its size is a little over the top.
I’ll continue to buy EF glass when the price is right.
p.2 #11 · what did you guys do with your EF lenses ?
gdanmitchell wrote:
C’mon. If you buy an RF lens today, you should be able to get enough photographic value out of it over the next 3, 3, or 4 decades before another new mount arrives. Canon (along with other companies) typically stick with a mount for decades.
Err…
Hello??
EFm
Do I need to say anything more??
Thought not.
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p.2 #12 · what did you guys do with your EF lenses ?
Pixelpuffin wrote:
Err…
Hello??
EFm
Do I need to say anything more??
Thought not.
Canon certainly had it growing pains moving into mirrorless, but just as it was pretty obvious to some of us that Canon EFm was not a real commitment to mirrorless by Canon, it seems even more obvious that RF is a full commitment to mirrorless and especially so at this point. I certainly understand why people who bought into EFm cameras and lenses feel burned, but at the same time I don't think it is reasonable to think that RF is the same in any way. RF is the mount of the future and I don't think it is reasonable to suggest that it won't be around for decades despite the example of EFm.
