EOS R6 Mark II lens and memory card recommendations

[Tommynz1975]

This is the camera I am thinking of comes with RF 24-240mm IS USM

or about 12% more in price the lens is a  RF 24-105mm F/4L USM

I would like to do Macro shots always love how something like a matchbox car looks life size 

seeing a baby afield on a rose petal

A bird nest 18 feet up in a tree, taken from 100 feet away 

portrait, landscape and night sky, would be so wonderful to spot a plant and capture it

vbloging also

questions 

Lens in order of amateur to professional or do I have that all wrong?

IS STM USM L notice these on lens specs

what set if lenses should be my goal to get over time?? Based on what I would like 

is the light meter in the camera or lens?

memory cards  is there a value (read/write speed) I shouldn’t touch 

like many there will be things I don’t know to ask

Hate to think I made a bad choice 

This would be a camera I would spend next 20 years with, for an 18 year old this is for ever, at my age time will disappear quickly 

thank-you all for your thoughts 

hopefully my post helps someone else 

[deebatman316]

There is NO kit with the RF 24-240mm & R6 Mark II. There is an RF 24-105mm F/4-7.1 IS STM & RF 24-105mm F/4L IS USM kit available with the R6 Mark II. IS (Image Stabilization) can be in any lens. USM & STM are different types of AF motors. L is a professional grade lens. The light meter is in the camera not the lens. Look into UHS-II SD Cards. Macro works needs a Macro lens as a regular lens can't focus down to 1:1 which is what a Macro lens is.

[shadowsports]

Greetings,

Demetrius is spot on.

-Go with the RF24-105 f4.  Its a better lens worth the 12%.

-Neither lens will do a nest well at 100ft away.  

-The RF100 f2.8 is probably the best macro lens available

-Light gathering is performed in the camera, but choosing the right lens for your shooting conditions can help.

-Lenses are the real investment in photography.  Buy "L"'s if you can afford them,  "Now and in time".  You won't regret it.  

-Don't plan on keeping the camera (any camera) for 20 yrs. 🤣

-The R6 mkII is a great FF camera.  

[deebatman316]

Spot on Rick (@shadowsports) similar minds think a like.

[stevet1]

Tommynz1975,

You wrote, "I would like to do Macro shots always love how something like a matchbox car looks life size."

You might want to do a little reading on Toy Photography. It's a genre all to itself, and reading some articles might give some ideas of what others in the field are using.

Steve Thomas