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Which lenses can I use with the R8? Pretty much all the newer Canon and Tamron/Sigma newer lenses designed for Canon?
Can you recommend a fairly inexpensive lens to get started with it, that could be used for basketball?
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I'm a Canon guy. Have the R6 mkII which is the slightly older and better big brother to the R8.
You can use any of the newer Canon RF lenses. They have a 70-200mm f4 which I have amd is a good lens. Not quite as fast as the f2.8, but it's also $1200 cheaper. But still is about $1400, a bit less if you can get the refurb version on the Canon website.
You can get an EF to RF adapter and ise any older EF mount lens. They work just as well as theu dis on Canon's DSLR cameras. There are no third party auto focus capable RF lenses yet. There might be later this year. There are some good third party manual focus lenses.
My Canon lens kit right now is the RF24-105 f4, RF 24-70 f2.8, RF 70-200 f4, and the 16, 35, and 50mm primes. And a couple manual lenses, a Sirui 50mm anamorphic, and a Helios 44M-2 with an adapter.
The Canon mirrorless cameras are about the best mirrorless offerings on the market. But it's a pretty expensive buy in.