Is the Canon EOS RP right for you?
We`ve put the wraps on our full review of Canon`s EOS RP, where we look at its image quality, autofocus and more. But is it the right camera for you, and the style of photography you enjoy? Taking the RP into account as a whole, here`s how we think it stacks up for these common photographic use-cases.
Travel
Family & moments
Lifestyle & people
Landscape
Sports & Wildlife
Candid and street
Formal Portraits
Video
Travel
The compact size of Canon`s EOS RP may tempt you into picking one up as a travel camera - certainly, it`s smaller in size than many of Canon`s own DSLR cameras with smaller sensors. However, there`s only one native lens (and a few when using the adapter) that will allow you to really retain this compactness. The RF 35mm F1.8 Macro is an excellent and reasonably affordable option, and adapting the likes of Canon`s EF 50mm F1.8 STM, 40mm F2.8 STM and 24mm F2.8 IS USM would allow you to build a reasonably sized travel kit of primes.
What we`re really waiting for is a native-mount kit zoom of some sort that doesn`t break the bank, and won`t break your back. The RF 24-105mm F4L isn`t necessarily a huge lens (though it offers a hugely flexible zoom range), but cheap and cheerful it ain`t.
Canon`s excellent RF 24-105mm F4L IS is a little on the bulky side for the RP, but does provide an flexible zoom range.
There are some other niceties as well that will appeal to travelers, including attractive out-of-camera JPEGs, plus a provision to process Raw files in-camera. This means you`re less likely to need a laptop with you, if all you want is to just get some files off to social media using the camera`s wireless connection. Battery life isn`t great, but the RP will charge over its USB-C port. On the downside, if you like to mix stills and video in your travels, the RP won`t be of much help for the latter - if you have a reasonably modern smartphone, ch ...
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