Difference Between RF24-50mm and RF24mm Macro

[JARLYT]

I'm thinking of purchasing one of these Lens.

What's the difference between CANON RF 24-50MM F4.5-6.3 IS STM & Canon - RF 24mm f/1.8 MACRO IS STM Wide Angle Prime Lens?

I'm thinking CANON RF 24-50MM F4.5-6.3 IS STM is better to purchase because it can be adjusted up to 50mm.

[Waddizzle]

That is a good lens choice for general photography.  I would mostly use it outdoors.  It is designed for full frame [image] sensor cameras, but it will work just as well on an APS-C image sensor camera.

The standard kit lens for the R7, the Canon RF-S 18-150mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM Lens, is close to being an RF mount equivalent to the EF-S 18-135mm lenses for DSLRs.  If you are looking for a quality general purpose lens for an R7, then this would be a great choice.  

[JARLYT]

Thank you, Waddizzle.

[ebiggs1 · Accepted solution]

I would avoid buying the a 50mm prime especially if it is your only lens.. It is a difficult FL to make general use of. So unless you have a specific requirement stick with a zoom. Back in the olden days when zooms were not as good as the primes and nowhere as good as they are today the 50mm was a popular FL. However that was basically do the the fact 50mm is the closest FL to what the human eye sees.

BTW, you can learn DOF from any lens.

[JARLYT]

Thank you. 

[shadowsports]

@jarlyt,

Since this thread has expanded from lens difference to body types, I think it might be worth while to for you to also read this short article on APS-C vs full frame and how the body type or lens choice can influence one another:

APS-C vs full-frame - Canon Europe (canon-europe.com)