Good budget landscape lenses for the R50

[RareBluePanda]

Hello, I plan on spending a bit of time in Africa on an internship, I recently bought an R50 and was wondering if there are any good lenses for primarily landscape pictures as well as pictures in local villages. Thank you!

[March411]

RareBluePand, welcome to the site!

So most would think wide when you say landscape and to some degree would think portraiture of something close to that when you mention villages. Are you thinking of lens that has some range? One lens that you could mount on the body and drive all day? Most of the lenses suggested will not be the best in low light but that is an attempt to keep the budget low. Trying to balance the value of the body with the potential lens.

The R50 is a 24 APS-C crop sensor and does not have In Body Image Stabilization. I'm have only suggested lenses with IS as I believe it offers value and assists in the overall performance of the setup.  

A nice lens to add to that body in the RF-S line would be the RF-S18-150mm F3.5-6.3 IS STM - $500 

It would give you the 18mm for the landscapes and allow you to photograph villagers in that 85-105mm range or tighter if desired.

If you plan at some point considering a full frame camera you may want to purchase a lens that will cross over in the future.

Full Frame Lenses

• RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM- $400
• RF24-240mm F4-6.3 IS USM - $800 

I own the R50 and run the RF24-240mm on it all day and barely notice the weight. It is small and compact which is nice if you will be carrying it with you all the time. For Africa you may want o add a small shoulder bag that is large enough for your setup as well as a Deluxe Optics Care and Cleaning Kit The environment in Africa can be challenging to gear and these two items will help protect it long term.

Last hing to be aware of, the full frame lenses on a cropper with have a different FOV. The 24-240mm will have a FOV of 38 - 384mm and the 24-105mm will have a 38-168mm FOV.

[ebiggs1]

Didn't you get a lens with the R50? Typically the R50 comes with a 18-45mm zoom. It is all you need for landscape photos. It is a good GP lens and that's why Canon includes it in the R50 kit. If you are going to Africa I would suggest in addition to that lens to get a tele zoom also.

I would not choose the 18-150mm unless it is the only lens you intend to take. It duplicates too much of what you already should have in your kit lens and 150mm isn't long enough for much of anything. Your tele zoom needs at least 300mm if not 400mm in its zoom range.

[Ron888]

Another vote for the 18-45 lens if you dont already have it. As you're on a budget,definitely buy a used one.There are lots of as-new used examples selling cheap.
If you do have that lens already you may want to buy other lenses for the trip.A fast lens or a telezoom could be useful