I use to be a hobbyist with 35 mm film Minolta cameras but after many years I’m jumping back into the fray with a R8. Unless I change my mind again tonight. What would be your first 3 sigma lenses to purchase? Unless you wouldn’t go with sigma . Thanks in advance and I look forward to following and posting some of my first pictures for constructive criticism. Andy.
Welcome to the forums Andy! What kind of lens kits have you historically had on other cameras over the years? What kinda of subject matter do you primarily shoot? It helps to know if your going to be drawn to specific focal ranges and primes vs zooms. Sigma makes some great lenses, such as their "art" lenses", which can be picked up a little cheaper than their Canon or Nikon counterpart of the same relative specs. I think we will have a few of the members join in with suggestions for RF lenses they like. Just wanted to get a bit of a Idea what you have shot for us all to chew on.
I’m probably going to start with the native 50 mm and the native 24-105 f/4 L and start playing. I’ll listen to any advice however on where to go next. Open to sigma additions. Thanks. I’ll be shooting everything from grandkid birthday parties to birds and butterflies.
Welcome! I'm a former Minolta user myself. I still own that gear, but I haven't shot a frame with it in more than 20 years. I went digital about 13 years ago when I got into Pentax gear, but I branched out into Canon about a year and a half ago. I don't have any Sigma glass for my two Canon bodies, but I do have a couple of Quantaray (former Ritz Camera house brand, made by Sigma) zoom lenses that are fairly good for what they are and what they cost. They aren't exactly art house glass, but for utilitarian, budget lenses, I can't complain about the results I get.
Welcome to the forum, Andy, 50mm is always a good start, whether film or digital, I would suggest you go along to a camera shop and see what they have in stock, try them on your camera for weight, feel and how they look through the view finder, most people can give you good advice but it is based on their personal requirements, you need to test the lenses out to see what suits you.
