Canon EOS R50 in-depth evaluate

Canon EOS R50 at a look:

• $679 / £789.99 body-only
• $799 / £899.99 with 18-45mm zoom
• $1029 /£1049.99 with 18-45mm and 55-210mm zooms
• 24.2MP APS-C sensor
• As much as 15fps capturing
• 4K 30p video recording
• 2.36m-dot, 0.59x digital viewfinder
• 3in vari-angle touchscreen

The Canon EOS R50 is an entry-level mirrorless mannequin with a 24MP APS-C sensor. It’s aimed toward these shopping for their first standalone digital camera having beforehand used a smartphone for photographs and video. In lots of respects, it may be seen as a simplified model of the Canon EOS R10, sharing the identical sensor and processor, and providing a broadly comparable specification. Nevertheless, it’s even smaller and lighter, and has a a lot easier, beginner-friendly design.

If the EOS R50 appears vaguely acquainted, that’s as a result of it’s basically a re-worked model of the EOS M50 Mark II, however with an RF mount, moderately than EF-M. When you wanted any affirmation that Canon’s older EOS M-series APS-C mirrorless system has reached the tip of its life, that is it. The R50 can be successfully a successor to the EOS Insurgent SL3 / EOS 250D ultra-compact DSLR, with Canon’s future now firmly set on the RF mount alone.

Obtainable in a selection of black or white finishes, the EOS R50 prices $679 / £789.99 body-only,  $799 / £899.99 with the RF-S 18-45mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM zoom, or $1029 / £1049 in a dual-lens equipment including the RF-S 55-210mm F5-7.1 IS STM telezoom. This makes it moderately costlier at launch than both the EOS 250D or EOS M50 Mark II, which every price round $699 / £699 with their respective equipment zooms.

The Canon EOS R50 is offered in black and white finishes. Credit score: Andy Westlake

By way of the competitors, it’s up towards the likes of the Fujifilm X-T30 II, Nikon Z 50, and Sony Alpha 6400, all of that are equally featured, if considerably older designs. So how does the EOS R50 stack up towards its opponents, and is it among the best cameras underneath $1000 / £1000 you should buy?

Canon EOS R50: Options

Canon has constructed the EOS R50 across the identical 24MP APS-C sensor as utilized by the EOS R10. This provides a regular sensitivity vary of ISO 100-32,000, which is expandable to ISO 51,200. The digital camera employs a easy shutter mechanism that provides a selection of an digital first curtain mode, with a quickest velocity of 1/4000sec, or a silent, fully-electronic possibility which extends to 1/8000sec. In both case, the longest user-selectable velocity is 30 seconds, with bulb mode additionally obtainable.

Canon has used the identical 24MP sensor as within the EOS R10. Credit score: Andy Westlake

Regardless of its entry-level positioning, the EOS R50 boasts topic detection AF, which has beforehand solely been seen on moderately costlier cameras. This implies it may recognise and observe focus particularly on sure topic varieties – individuals, animals and automobiles – which ought to rely as a big benefit over its opponents. It’s speedy for its class, too, being able to capturing at 12fps, rising to 15fps with its digital shutter.

As we’d anticipate for an APS-C digital camera at this degree, there’s no in-body picture stabilisation. This implies you need to depend on optical stabilisation as a substitute, which is constructed into most (however not all) of Canon’s RF lenses. Likewise, you get a single card slot and a comparatively small battery.

The battery and SD card are housed in the identical compartment. Credit score: Andy Westlake

Video could be recorded at 4K and 30fps with digital stabilisation, and in contrast to on the EOS M50 Mark II, this makes use of the complete sensor width with out a crop. Vertical video is supported for social media, and the digital camera can be utilized as a plug-and-play webcam. You get a built-in microphone socket for higher-quality sound, however no headphone socket to observe audio.

Smartphone connectivity is equipped by built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, with Canon’s Digital camera Join app offering a complete set of choices. You should utilize your telephone both as a easy shutter launch by way of Bluetooth, or as a complete Wi-Fi distant management with a stay view feed and the flexibility to vary many digital camera settings. Then after capturing, you may flick thru your photos and duplicate your favourites for sharing.

Micro HDMI and USB-C ports are on the facet of the handgrip. Credit score: Andy Westlake

It’s additionally doable to geotag your photos utilizing your telephone’s GPS knowledge, and to auto switch each picture you shoot to your telephone. In-camera uncooked conversion is offered for tweaking your mages earlier than sharing them, however solely with Canon’s primary, results-oriented ‘Inventive Help’ interface.

Canon EOS R50 key options:

As its title implies, the EOS R50 is basically an RF-mount transforming of the older EOS M50 design, with a lot the identical structure.

The three.5mm stereo microphone socket is positioned on the left facet of the physique. Credit score: Andy Westlake

• Energy:  The LP-E17 battery is rated for 440 pictures utilizing the EVF, or 310 pictures with the LCD. A mains charger comes within the field, and the battery may also be topped up by way of USB-C powerbanks and energy provides
• Connectors:  USB-C and micro HDMI ports are discovered on the facet of the handgrip, with a 3.5mm stereo mic port on the opposite facet of the physique. However there’s no possibility to make use of a wired distant launch.
• Storage:  Information are recorded to a single SD card slot, which helps the UHS-I customary solely
• RF mount:  You should utilize Canon’s RF and RF-S lenses, or EF and EF-S mount DSLR lenses by way of a mount adapter
• Flash:  A small flash is inbuilt, which pops up manually from the viewfinder housing. It has a information variety of 6m at ISO 100
• Multi-function shoe:  The EOS R6 makes use of Canon’s multi-function shoe, which features a digital audio enter to be used with the DM-E1D microphone ($299 / £399). Disappointingly, although, it has no legacy flash contacts. It’ll straight settle for the Speedlite EL-5 flash ($399 / £499), however older items want the AD-E1 adapter ($40 / £59)

There aren’t any contacts for a traditional flash unit. Credit score: Andy Westlake

Canon EOS R50 in comparison with the Canon EOS R10

Whereas the EOS R50 has quite a bit in frequent with the EOS R10, it’s a a lot easier digital camera, notably by way of management structure. The EOS R10 boasts a second management dial and Canon’s helpful M-Fn button for altering secondary settings; a spotlight joystick and AF-ON button on the again; plus an AF/MF swap and DOF preview button on the entrance. It’s additionally extra configurable, with two consumer customisable C positions on the mode dial. You get a completely featured scorching shoe and a wired cable launch port on the R10, too.

Learn our Canon EOS R10 evaluate to search out out extra concerning the R50’s huge brother

In spec phrases, the R10 provides faster burst capturing (15fps with the mechanical shutter, and 23fps with the digital) and might make use of the sooner UHS-II SD playing cards to maintain up. Its AF system is extra subtle, with numerous AF use-case setups selectable within the menu for various capturing situations. This underlines the EOS R50’s positioning as a digital camera for freshmen, with the EOS R10 aimed toward extra skilled photographers.

Cann EOS R50: what lenses can you employ?

The EOS R50 straight accepts Canon’s RF-mount lenses, together with each full-frame RF lenses and APS-C format RF-S optics. It may also be used with EF or EF-S DSLR lenses by way of the Canon Mount Adapter EF-EOS R ($99 / £119), or cheaper third-party options from the likes of Viltrox. However Canon’s EF-M lenses for the older EOS M system can’t be used.

The EOS R50 works properly with Canon DSLR lenses by way of a mount adapter, reminiscent of this EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM. Credit score: Andy Westlake

Maybe the largest criticism of Canon’s RF system is the paucity of APS-C lenses. When the EOS R7 and R10 had been launched final 12 months, many observers assumed Canon would re-work its present EF-M optics into RF mount, which might give a pleasant compact lens vary for comparatively little effort. However sadly, that hasn’t turned out to be the case, with the corporate as a substitute releasing new designs that characterize a step backwards from their EF-M counterparts. Because of this, the EOS R50 is far much less well-served by way of lenses than both the EOS M50 Mark II or the EOS 250D that it supercedes. Nikon Z50 customers are barely any higher off, however each Sony and Fujifilm have way more in depth APS-C lens line-ups.

Canon EOS R50 with fitted with the RF 18-150mm F3.5-6.3 IS STM lens. Credit score: Andy Westlake

The EOS R50’s customary equipment lens is the RF-S 18-45mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM, which is comparatively compact and light-weight to match the digital camera. Nevertheless, its 29-72mm equal vary and dim most aperture make it creatively limiting. There’s additionally a twin-lens equipment that provides the RF-S 55-210mm F5-7.1 IS STM telephoto zoom (which equates to 90-335mm in full-frame phrases). However no doubt the nicest companion to the EOS R50 is the RF-S 18-150mm F3.5-6.3 IS STM, an all-in-one zoom with a 29-240mm equal vary. Sadly this prices $499 / £549, which is an enormous fraction of the digital camera’s worth. When you’d like a local RF-mount wideangle zoom, that’s simply too unhealthy – on the time of writing, there isn’t one.

The Canon RF-S 55-210mm F5-7.1 IS STM telezoom on the EOS R50. picture credit score: Andy Westlake

Among the many full-frame RF lens line-up, just a few may very well be a pleasant match, together with the RF 35mm F1.8 IS Macro STM, RF 50mm F1.8 STM, and maybe the RF 100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM. However most look too cumbersome and costly for the EOS R50. Sadly, Canon has successfully blocked third-party makers from making RF-compatible lenses, so you may’t look to the likes of Tamron, Samyang or Sigma for options, both.

Canon EOS R50: Construct and dealing with

By way of design, the EOS R50 borrows closely from the EOS M50 Mark II, with the same structure and management set. Canon is superb at making small our bodies that deal with properly, and that’s precisely what we get right here. The grip could also be moderately small, nevertheless it’s surprisingly comfy in your hand, with a well-defined resting house on your thumb. Regardless of the physique’s plastic shell and lightweight weight, it doesn’t really feel excessively low cost.

Prime-plate controls are stored quite simple. Credit score: Andy Westlake

The bigger RF mount brings refined adjustments in form and styling, although, with extra rounded shoulders and a curvier flash housing. The viewfinder eyepiece sticks additional out the again, too. The place EOS M cameras used a management dial encircling the shutter button to vary publicity settings, the R50 reverts to Canon’s customary vertically embedded dial, bringing the design language into line with the remainder of the EOS R vary.

Bodily controls are fairly minimal, with the again of the digital camera largely taken up by the articulating display screen. On the highest, you get the shutter button, management dial, publicity mode dial, ISO and video report buttons, and the ability swap. On the again, there are simply publicity lock and AF space choice buttons; a 4-way d-pad with a central ‘SET’ button; and Menu, Data and Playback buttons. All these buttons are very small certainly, with the latter three additionally flush towards the digital camera’s again, making them troublesome to find by contact once you’re utilizing the viewfinder.

There’s only some buttons on the again, they usually’re moderately small. Credit score: Andy Westlake

The directional buttons on the d-pad are assigned to particular features, with the up key used to set publicity compensation, and the left and proper keys controlling AF/MF and drive modes respectively. You’re not allowed to reconfigure the d-pad to maneuver the main focus level straight, so must press the AF Space button first, which is moderately long-winded. As an alternative, it’s a lot simpler to make use of the touchscreen to set the main focus level, each when utilizing the each rear display screen and the viewfinder, however the latter must be enabled within the menu. Different features could be accessed rapidly from the Fast Management display screen by urgent the Q button.

Canon has supplied a superb diploma of customisability, definitely moderately greater than was the case on cameras at this degree. The ISO, video report and d-pad buttons can all be reassigned to the consumer’s desire, and autofocus activation moved from the shutter button to the AEL button on the again. You can too customise the Fast Management menu, and construct a My Menu to provide faster entry to your most-used settings. This offers freshmen loads of rising house as they get to know the digital camera and its options.

Canon’s onscreen Fast Management menu works properly with the touchscreen for altering settings rapidly. Credit score: Andy Westlake

Given the relative lack of buttons, the touchscreen additionally turns into an vital management level, with Canon’s wonderful contact interface extending to each aspect of the digital camera’s operation. It really works particularly properly with the Q menu for altering a number of settings rapidly. Total, the EOS R50 is sort of good to make use of, as entry-level cameras go. However its lack of buttons and dials is more likely to be irritating for extra superior customers, who actually ought to be wanting on the EOS R10 as a substitute.

Canon EOS R50: Viewfinder and display screen

There’s nothing a lot new concerning the EOS R50’s viewfinder, because it has a lot the identical specs as these on the EOS R10 and EOS M50 Mark II (and certainly, the unique M50 earlier than that). It’s a 2.36m-dot unit with 0.59x magnification, which implies it’s distinctly small even compared to the R50’s entry-level friends. Then once more, it’s nonetheless bigger than the EOS 250D’s optical viewfinder. It’s additionally a bit dim, which may make it troublesome to see in brilliant mild.

The EOS R50’s viewfinder is small, and never particularly brilliant. Credit score: Andy Westlake

Canon previews color processing and publicity throughout a +/-3 EV vary, which provides a good suggestion of how your photos are going to end up. You possibly can overlay helpful capturing aids together with gridlines, an digital degree, and a stay histogram. Through the ‘Show simulation’ menu merchandise, it’s also possible to get the digital camera to preview depth-of-field with native RF lenses, though that is of restricted usefulness with the small-aperture equipment zooms. But it surely may very well be genuinely priceless when utilizing large-aperture primes.

The R50’s totally articulated display screen can face in nearly any path. Credit score: Andy Westlake

Additionally included is Canon’s ‘OVF sim view help’ setting. This goals to copy the expertise of utilizing a DSLR’s optical viewfinder, with impartial colors and boosted shadow element. However on the EOS R50, it doesn’t have an excessive amount of impact in comparison with the bigger, brighter EVFs on Canon’s higher-end cameras, so I didn’t discover it as helpful.

The display screen is identical 3in, 1.62m-dot totally articulated touchscreen that we’ve seen on different latest Canon cameras, together with the EOS R10 and certainly the entry-level full-frame EOS R8. That is no unhealthy factor, because it’s decently brilliant, detailed, and color correct. With its side-hinged design, the display screen is nice for capturing at artistic angles, be that waist- or ground-level or overhead.

The display screen can face forwards for selfies or vlogging. Credit score: Andy Westlake

Not like the screens on a lot of its rivals that solely tilt in a single dimension, it’s equally helpful when capturing in portrait format. You can too place the display screen so it faces forwards for self-recording, or fold it in towards the digital camera’s again for defense.

Canon EOS R50: Autofocus

If there’s one space the place cameras have superior dramatically over the previous few years, it’s on the subject of autofocus, and particularly topic recognition. Having developed a extremely subtle system for its flagship EOS R3 again in 2021, Canon has now trickled the know-how down by the remainder of its vary, proper to the EOS R50. Naturally given its low-end positioning, it doesn’t achieve all of the bells and whistles discovered on higher-end fashions. But it surely does get all of the core necessities that make this such a helpful characteristic, it doesn’t matter what your talent degree as a photographer.

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Topic-detection autofocus aids with getting fast seize pictures with purr-fect focus. Canon EOS R50, RF-S 18-150mm F3.5-6.3 IS STM at 150mm, 1/320sec at f/8, ISO 4000. Credit score: Andy Westlake

Because of Canon’s Twin Pixel CMOS AF system, the EOS R50 can focus rapidly and precisely wherever throughout the picture space. When you want to place the main focus level manually, all kinds of sizes can be found, together with three user-customisable rectangular areas. Alternatively, you may simply go away the digital camera to determine on the main focus level itself.

Topic detection recognises automobiles in addition to individuals and animals. Canon EOS R50, EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM at 300mm, 1/5000sec at f/5.6, ISO 1250. Credit score: Andy Westlake

That is the place topic detection comes into its personal. Like different latest Canon cameras, the EOS R50 is able to recognising individuals, animals and automobiles, after which monitoring and sustaining give attention to them as they transfer across the body. Not like with some producers’ methods, you don’t must specify the topic sort prematurely, however can go away the system set to Auto detection. Alternatively, you may set the digital camera to focus particularly on the topic sort you need. As soon as the digital camera detects a topic, it would define it in blue, after which comply with it because it strikes across the scene. If the digital camera can’t recognise an appropriate goal, there’s additionally a traditional monitoring mode that takes its cues from the color and sample of no matter you initially give attention to.

I discovered that the EOS R50 was in a position to observe birds in flight fairly properly, though my ageing EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM zoom struggled to maintain up. Canon EOS R50, EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM at 300mm, 1/2000sec at f/6.3, ISO 200. 1.4x crop. Credit score: Andy Westlake

Simply as with different latest Canon fashions, this all works exceptionally properly, leaving you free to focus on framing the topic whereas the digital camera takes care of focusing. It’s spectacular, and really welcome, to see such a succesful and but easy-to-use topic detection system at this worth level. No doubt, it’s the EOS R50’s greatest promoting level over its rivals.

Canon EOS R50: Efficiency

As we anticipate from Canon, in use the EOS R50 is a slick and polished performer with no annoying quirks. It powers on near-instantly, and responds snappily to each the bodily controls and the touchscreen. The shutter, whereas clearly audible, isn’t too intrusive, and you may swap to the digital shutter in conditions that require the digital camera to be silent. Nevertheless, this does must be used with warning, attributable to potential image-quality compromises from rolling shutter distortion and banding underneath synthetic mild.

The EOS R50 is small and comparatively unobtrusive for road capturing. Canon EOS R50, RF-S 18-150mm F3.5-6.3 IS STM at 35mm, 1/80sec at f/7.1, ISO 250. Credit score: Andy Westlake

With the identical sensor and processor because the EOS R10, the EOS R50 performs near-identically in most respects. Canon’s metering is, as typical, strongly linked to the main focus level. This implies your topic ought to by no means be badly underneath or overexposed, however it’s possible you’ll want to use publicity compensation if it ought to look a lot darker or lighter than common, otherwise you’re in peril of dropping spotlight element. That is comparatively straightforward to see within the viewfinder.

Typically, the EOS R50 is able to delivering enticing, detailed photos. Canon EOS R50, RF-S 18-150mm F3.5-6.3 IS STM at 35mm, 1/60sec at f/8, ISO 125. Credit score: Andy Westlake

Auto white steadiness is often properly judged, which mixed with Canon’s punchy color rendition, implies that JPEG recordsdata look very nice straight out of the digital camera. If you wish to see the utmost quantity of element in your photos, you’ll want to modify to the Nice Element image model, which makes use of extra refined sharpening than the Normal possibility.

In typical Canon style, JPEG recordsdata look enticing straight out of the digital camera. Right here I diminished the publicity to saturate the colors. Canon EOS R50, RF-S 18-150mm F3.5-6.3 IS STM at 79mm, 1/125sec at f/8, ISO 250. Credit score: Andy Westlake

Steady capturing efficiency is admittedly fairly spectacular, given the worth. In my checks, the EOS R50 achieved its specified capturing speeds of 12fps with the mechanical shutter and 15fps with the digital shutter. Whereas the buffer is small – simply 8 frames in RAW, and 17 in JPEG – it clears in a short time. This implies you may shoot numerous quick bursts in fast succession, so long as you employ a quick SD card.

The EOS R50’s burst mode is beneficial sufficient for wildlife that will not keep nonetheless for lengthy. Canon EOS R50, RF-S 18-150mm F3.5-6.3 IS STM, 1/500sec at f/9, ISO 1600. Credit score: Andy Westlake

Whereas battery life is nothing to brag about, it’ll most likely be simply superb for a lot of customers. Canon has adopted a strong strategy to energy saving, with the viewfinder or LCD dimming and the refresh price slowing dramatically after simply a few seconds of inactivity. Because of this, the promised 310-shot life isn’t wildly optimistic, particularly in the event you recurrently shoot bursts.

Canon EOS R50, RF-S 18-45mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM at 24mm, 1/60sec at f/5.6, ISO 200. Credit score: Andy Westlake

Spare batteries are comparatively inexpensive and simple to search out, and the battery may also be topped up in-camera utilizing a powerbank when you’re out and about. Simply bear in mind that that It’s choosy about needing a 3A USB-C provide, and in contrast to with many different cameras lower-power USB-A items received’t work.

Canon EOS R50, RF-S 18-150mm F3.5-6.3 IS STM at 100mm, 1/800sec at f/6.3, ISO 100. Credit score: Andy Westlake

The 24MP sensor is able to recording simply sufficient element to make a pointy, detailed 16″ x 12″ / A3 print, even on shut examination. When you shoot uncooked, you’ll discover that there’s scope to raise as much as three stops of further shadow element from the recordsdata at low ISOs. Nevertheless, simply as I noticed with the EOS R10, in the event you go a lot additional you’ll run into blotchy color noise in darker tones that’s troublesome to suppress. That is beneath par for contemporary sensors.

On this shot, I uncovered to keep up spotlight element, then raised the foreground brightness by about three stops in uncooked processing, which has revealed fairly excessive ranges of picture noise. Canon RF-S 18-150mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM at 24mm, 1/60sec at f/5.6, ISO 60. Credit score: Andy Westlake

Frankly, although, the largest disappointment is the 18-45mm equipment zoom. It’s fairly compact in measurement, and sharp sufficient, however each time I used it, I discovered myself wishing it had been that bit wider and longer. Certainly, anybody stepping up from a smartphone might be used to having a wider lens. Canon appears to suppose the EOS R50 ought to be a good selection for vlogging, however the lens actually isn’t large sufficient for that objective. The f/4.5-6.3 most aperture is disappointing too, both for low-light capturing or attempting to get any diploma of background blur. Sadly, it’s just about the dictionary definition of creatively uninspiring.

Canon’s 18-45mm equipment zoom is able to first rate outcomes, however is creatively moderately limiting. Canon EOS R50, RF-S 18-45mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM at 18mm, 1/80sec at f/8, ISO 125. Credit score: Andy Westlake

Turning our consideration to video, right here the EOS R50 advantages from all the identical positives by way of dependable metering and enticing color output. However the huge drawback comes with stabilisation, in the event you want to shoot hand-held. Digital stabilisation is turned off by default, leaving you reliant on in-lens stabilisation alone. As this will’t right for roll across the lens axis, you find yourself with footage that’s very jittery and fairly unwatchable. Allow the usual digital stabilisation, and issues look little higher, on the expense of a 1.1x crop. There’s additionally an ‘enhanced’ possibility with a 1.4x crop, however then you definately get nothing resembling a wideangle view in any respect. For finest outcomes, you’ll really want to make use of a tripod or gimbal.

Canon EOS R50: ISO and Noise

With the identical sensor because the EOS R10, the R50 offers a lot the identical picture high quality. You get handsome recordsdata at low ISO settings, with good ranges of element and barely any noise, even when seen close-up onscreen. Noise begins to creep in at ISO 800, and by ISO 3200, superb element will get noticeably degraded.

Canon’s in-camera JPEG noise discount offers good outcomes. Canon EOS R50, RF-S 18-150mm F3.5-6.3 IS STM at 132mm, 1/250sec at f/6.3, ISO 4000. Credit score: Andy Westlake

At increased settings, picture high quality deteriorates progressively, with element blurring away and shadows blocking up. I’d take into account ISO 12,800 the restrict of usability, no less than utilizing typical (versus AI-based) noise discount. At ISO 25,600 each color and element deteriorate dramatically, whereas ISO 32,000 and ISO 51,200 are fairly horrible, and actually finest averted.

Beneath are 100% crops from our customary take a look at scene, shot in uncooked and transformed utilizing Adobe Digital camera Uncooked at default settings. Click on on any to see the full-size picture.

Canon EOS R50, uncooked + Adobe Digital camera Uncooked, ISO 100

Canon EOS R50, uncooked + Adobe Digital camera Uncooked, ISO 800

Canon EOS R50, uncooked + Adobe Digital camera Uncooked, ISO 3200

Canon EOS R50, uncooked + Adobe Digital camera Uncooked, ISO 12,800

Canon EOS R50, uncooked + Adobe Digital camera Uncooked, ISO 25,600

Canon EOS R50, uncooked + Adobe Digital camera Uncooked, ISO 32,000

Canon EOS R50: Our Verdict

Canon has an extended historical past of constructing entry-level cameras which can be nice to make use of and carry out properly, and the EOS R50 stays true to this custom. It’s small and lightweight but comfy in your hand, and whereas it’s considerably shy on bodily controls, the superb touchscreen interface goes a good distance in direction of making up for this. It additionally delivers constantly enticing JPEG recordsdata direct from the digital camera. The truth that it really works properly with tailored EF-mount lenses may even be a big attraction for present Canon DSLR customers.

Canon’s EOS R50 is sort of nice to make use of, however severely let down by the paucity of matched RF-S lenses. Credit score: Andy Westlake

In comparison with its opponents, no doubt its strongest promoting level is the sensible topic recognition autofocus. When you’ve bought used to how this works, it makes life a lot simpler when photographing individuals, animals or automobiles. Canon’s model manages to mix reliability with ease of use, and it’s actually spectacular to see such a succesful AF system at this worth level.

There’s nevertheless, one major problem, and that’s the lenses. Canon’s native APS-C RF-S lens set is extraordinarily disappointing – I wouldn’t inflict the RF-S 18-45mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM equipment zoom on anyone. At present the one credible various is the RF-S 18-150mm F3.5-6.3 IS STM, however that prices about 70% of the digital camera’s body-only worth. Certainly, in the event you’re going to purchase that lens, it most likely makes extra sense to get it in a equipment with the EOS R10 as a substitute. For individuals who fancy capturing landscapes, structure, or vlogging, there’s no wideangle zoom in any respect.

Canon EOS R50, RF-S 18-45mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM at 39mm, 1/200sec at f/8, ISO 100

This locations the Canon EOS R50 within the odd place of being one of many most succesful cameras in its class, but being fully hamstrung by the shortage of accessible RF-S lenses. It is perhaps value shopping for if you have already got some Canon EF-S lenses, otherwise you’re positive you’ll be proud of the equipment zoom. However photographers with aspirations in direction of increasing their horizons any additional ought to look elsewhere – maybe most clearly on the Fujifilm X-T30 II.

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Cann EOS R50: Full specs

Canon EOS R50 with 18-45mm equipment zoom and flash raised. Credit score: Andy Westlake