EOS R6 Mark II lens recos for ringside wrestling and boxing, fashion photography

[theperfectplex]

I will soon be purchasing an R6MKII. For a lens I know I would need a full frame, but those can be pretty expensive. Is it possible to buy a EF mount lens and use an adapter if there is one? It would save me some money. I would need the lens to be a at or around 18mm minimum and a maximum of 75-100mm. I don't need any further zoom features. I do mainly ringside pro wrestling and boxing and I was inquired to do a hair fashion event. They all would have low-ish light but I think I could get away with a f stop of 3.5? MAYBE 4? unless there's a speed booster? I used a speed booster for my m50 and 50mm prime lens and it helped ALOT. But I wanted to snag a newer model and use the m50 as a secondary. Is this possible? I tried asking reddit but they can be pretty rude. This community has always been awesome. I don't mind 3rd party brands as well. Just something under $1000?

[Cantrell]

theperfectplex,

I do not know if this would be of interest, but I purchased a Sigma 18-50mm F2.8. Wish i had waited until Black Friday so I could have save $60. Been using it since I got it. Happy with the out come. Just need a better photographer taking the pictures. Paid $589. I have a R10 and the lens fits onto the camera without the adapter.

Good luck on your search.

[deebatman316]

That lens is not suitable for a Full Frame camera. It projects an image circle smaller than a strip of 35mm film. This will cause the camera to crop the image to the APS-C image circle reducing megapixels. Instead of 24 you’re looking at 6 megapixels.

[March411]

I just got my hands of the 24-105 f2.8 for a couple days, this is the lens Demetrius suggested and what a nice piece of glass. It may be out of your price range but something to consider. It would definitely give you what you need for low light and extended range and has excellent IQ. If you could extend your budget this would be a great addition, you would not be sorry you spent a bit more for this lens. With no disrespect to Brian's suggestion on the 24-105 f4 I would personally try to purchase a lens @ a minimum of f2.8 to keep your ISO in check. One stop in those environments could make a big difference in noise. 

If the budget is hard at the $1000 the lens Brian suggested would also be a real nice fit. The RF28-70mm F2.8 IS STM has decent range, will be good in low light and is fairly light weight which will be great while you carry it for extended periods ringside.

I own the R6 MkII and it will also be one of the better R body solutions for low light. Either of these lenses will give you stellar performance and images.

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[theperfectplex]

I think that lens would be perfect! I dabble a bit in Lightroom to remove noise but I worry any f/4 would be too much and it just wouldn’t look good after I edit. 

[March411]

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@theperfectplex wrote:

 Just something under $1000?

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LR denoise and sharpen work pretty well since the last update so that's a bonus. If you are worried then go with RF28-70mm F2.8 IS STM, it's a good lens and will make a good addition to your gear long term.

If you do decide to go with the RF28-70mm F2.8 it would be great if you would go back to the post where p4pictures made the suggestion and mark it as a solution. That way when other members have a similar question and they search and will find the solution easily.

Good luck with the new gear, you'll be extremely please with the R6 MKII and the RF28-70mm F2.8 if you decide to buy it. The bonus, the price is on budget and it's a Canon lens that achieves your goal for a low light solution and a little extra reach.

[theperfectplex]

I will thank you. Would an f4 be pushing it too much for LR to improve?

[deebatman316]

The AF system may take a hit. It definitely takes a hit on the RF 24-105mm F/4-7.1 IS STM lens. It noticeably slows down in low light requiring an AF Assist Beam from the camera body or an External Speedlite/ flash. My friend and I determined from use with that lens with the R6 Mark II. The AF is too slow in low light conditions. She’s a wedding photographer along with her mom. Bigger lenses block the AF Assist Beam on the camera body making it useless. At times the speedlite switched to Intermittent Flash Firing to help the camera AF in low light. This was a rental from Canon CPS while her camera was in for repairs by Canon. The 24-70mm F/2.8, 24-105mm F/4 were not available. The 28-70 F/2 wasn’t available nor was the 24-105mm F/2.8 or 28-70mm F/2.8 released yet.

[March411]

At this point you are asking the wrong guy, If I have the funds available I will always purchase the the f2.8 over the f4. I do shoot a fair amount of low light and one stop of aperture could impact ISO by one stop. While some software is good at cleaning up noise it also diminishes details.... in my opinion.