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Upgrade Advice from EOS 500D and EF lenses

markyeo — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 14:52:09 GMT

Hi All,

I have an old Canon EOS 500d camera and the following lenses;

Canon EFS 24mm f2.8 STM, Canon EF 50mm F2.8, Canon EF 75-300mm f4-5.6 mkiii, Canon efs 18-55mm f5 kit lense.

What would you say the best upgrades are to my kit? I have always thought that the focussing on the 500d could be better so I wonder what would be best to upgrade to. I would also like to swap the prime lenses and get a zoom lense that would be good for landscapes and maybe some portrait type shots.

I'd really appreciate your thoughts, happy to buy used or new kit,

Mark

Re: Upgrade Advice from EOS 500D and EF lenses

deebatman316 — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:08:15 GMT

Can you please provide the FULL NAME of the lenses. Canon has made multiple lenses with those names so please clarify. Also Canon hasn’t made an EF 50mm F/2.8 lens. They’ve made an EF 50mm F/1.8 and F/2.5 Compact Macro lens. The EF 75-300mm F/4-5.6 lens lineup is very poor optically and uses a very slow AF motor. It would limit your new camera more and limiting your current camera. Are you looking to stay with a DSLR or move to Mirrorless. Canon has discontinued DSLRs and EF/ EF-S lenses. Older EF/ EF-S lenses can be adapted to the EOS R series. But limitations do exist with older lenses. Not all features will be available. Do you want to stay with APS-C or move to Full Frame. Also what is your budget please provide a $$ amount. Saying “won’t break the bank” or “as high as the sky” is not a $$ amount. Do you have anything else accessory wise like an external speedlite/ flash.

Re: Upgrade Advice from EOS 500D and EF lenses

ebiggs1 — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:50:29 GMT

Best least expensive best bang for the buck is the R7 with kit lens. You don’t have any great lenses to drag along. Time to move on.