>>3873417Well, i have the ef 85mm f1.2. I got the r5 recently, but I won’t be getting the rf 85 f1.2. Even though it seems to be a noticeable jump in specs, the ef lens works just fine for me. I’ll probably only update if i start making big bucks from photography. So i’m not saying it needs to be the latest and greatest all the time. What i mean by “perfectly usable” is what i’m saying here about my own 85 situation. A better lens would be nice, but in a professional setting I don’t feel like it’s a necessity o upgrade. If i had a far cheaper ef 85mm f1.8 or something, the huge leap forward to the new rf 1.2 would make sense. And that would especially stand true for a cheap kit lens. If he starts up with a crop sensor dslr he’s gonna have to ditch his whole system and start from scratch sooner or later with ff mirrorless eventually, so why not just save yourself the jump off that cliff and START there? Aside from the money of course, but i think it’s the best move if he’s serious about photography
And while you can use lenses from the 60s (i do have one from the 80s), it’s all manual and requires adapters... or in my case now with rf - an adapter on an adapter haha. Hardly a good plan to rely on something like that as a workhorse.
>>3873424Yea, i would recommend learning some basics on a phone rather than buying a cheap crop sensor setup. I’m even sure you can dl apps for a phone that have all or most manual controls to learn the triangle, right?
>>3873468Well i was a teen half my life ago haha. It’s not like this was the only photo i shot for them hahaha. They’re good friends of mine so I didn’t charge them at all actually. It was a small wedding and i gave them about 200 shots. It was fun and not terribly formal. I intentionally set it up so that he’s blurred out in the background as a bit of a half joke - it’s all about the bride on her wedding. I showed them the photo, said something to that effect and we all laughed
