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The Canon M50 is a modern mirrorless camera with an APS-C sensor using the Canon EF-M lenses or third-party EF-M lenses. The following guide helps you choose the best lens for Canon M50 to make it versatile and suitable for real estate
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Topping the list of the best lenses for the Canon M50 is the Canon 32mm f/1.4. Boasting the fastest aperture in the Canon EF-M mount lens lineup and a natural field of view, this lens avoids image distortion and image noise whenever you shoot.
Since the Canon EOS M50 is a compact and lightweight camera, the top lens for the Canon M50 should also be compact and lightweight, ensuring the whole setup is portable. The following modern lenses come with autofocus motors fast enough to accurately track a subject in motion.
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The Canon 32mm f/1.4 is the best lens with a wide-angle point of view for the Canon M50. Combining a wide maximum aperture and a wide-angle perspective, you can maximize the camera's image quality by ensuring even exposure when shooting indoors or outdoors.
It has a diagonal angle of view of 46 degrees and a horizontal angle of view of 39 degrees. Although this angle of view is smaller than Canon 11-22mm f/4-5.6, its maximum wide aperture of f/1.4 gives it an advantage when capturing interior wide-angle images.
Its bright aperture also makes it stand out as the best portrait lens on our list, offering more flexibility in blurring the background.
The lens comes with a super spectra coating that helps combat reflections when taking pictures in harshly lit conditions. With a gear-type stepping motor, this lens provides you with a smooth, fast, and near-silent focusing experience when recording videos.
The Canon EF-M 32mm f/1.4 features a lens hood just like the Sigma 30mm f/1.4, blocking the intense light that might cause flares from entering your lens. With a minimum focus distance of 9.06 inches and a maximum magnification of 0.25x, the Canon EF-M 32mm f/1.4 is ideal for close-up
You can also take advantage of manual focus by pressing the shutter button halfway and rotating the focus ring. However, the lens lacks weather-resistant sealing, limiting its usability in moist and dusty surroundings.
If you want a lens to use when capturing close-up images in your property backyard, the Canon 11-22mm f/4-5.6 might be your ideal option. It features a minimum focus distance of 5.91 inches, making it suitable for capturing macro photos of birds or insects in the property's backyard.
With a weight of 0.49 pounds, the Canon EF-M 11-22mm f/4-5.6 is the second most lightweight Canon lens on this list, making it one of the best walkaround Canon lenses. Usually, camera movements or vibrations are common with zoom lenses and might result in unsteady videos and blurry images.
Unlike the other Canon lenses on my list, it features a 3-stop stabilization system stabilizing unwanted vibrations, resulting in stable video footage and sharp pictures even when using slow shutter speeds.
With a maximum diagonal angle of view of 102 degrees, this all-purpose zoom lens views a broader scene even when standing several feet away from the subject. However, the broader field of view might make the property appear unnaturally curved, especially when using the shortest focal length.
The Canon 22mm f/2 is a high-quality wide-angle prime lens with an internal focusing design that prevents the front element of a lens from moving, significantly reducing the chances of accidentally frightening camera-sensitive subjects such as birds in the property.
Compared to the Canon 11-22mm f/4-5.6, this lens has a broad aperture opening of f/2, making it a good option for portrait
Additionally, a fast aperture lens allows for a shallow depth of field and better subject separation when capturing moving subjects.
The Canon EF 22mm f/2 features a stepping motor that ensures a quick, accurate, and silent autofocusing performance, making it an ideal choice when recording videos of moving objects.
With a seven-blade aperture diaphragm, you can use the same lens for shooting portraits and close-ups with an appealing background blur. Although the Canon EF 22mm f/2 captures a wider field of view, it lacks zoom capability, making it unsuitable for magnifying far-away subjects.
Like the Sigma 16mm f/1.4 DC DN, this Canon lens lacks stabilization, resulting in blurry pictures. The Canon EF-M 22mm f/2 incorporates aspherical elements in its optical design, which helps bring down the spherical aberrations for better contrast and tone neutrality even when not using a lens hood.
Although the ability of the Sigma 30mm f/1.4 to capture wide-angle photos might not match that of Canon 22mm f/2, considering the longer focal length when paired with the Canon M50, it is one of the best lenses as it features a bright aperture of f/1.4 that makes it outperform the Canon 22mm f/2 in interior
The lens comes with a lens hood that shields your camera from light, ensuring you take clear images without glare. Unlike the other Canon lenses on my list, this lens is USB dock compatible, making it possible to update the lens firmware as well as adjust some lens core functions, such as focus.
Even if the Canon M50 is not a full-frame camera, this Sigma lens has a nine-blade aperture diaphragm that renders an impressive out-of-focus effect when capturing close-ups and portraits. Considering that this is a wide-angle lens with a diagonal angle of view of 50.7 degrees, it is suitable for use when capturing interior images in cramped spaces.
However, like the Sigma 56mm f/1.4, you won't enjoy the zoom flexibility in this lens, forcing you to move the entire setup manually when varying the angle of view.
If you take exterior images of residential and commercial properties, moisture and dust might degrade your lens, rendering it useless over time. Fortunately, the Sigma 16mm f/1.4 is an excellent wide-angle lens with a weather-sealing design
This protects your lens from dust and moisture when working in harsh weather conditions, just like the Sigma 56mm f/1.4. Apart from having 16 elements in 13 groups, this lens incorporates a super multi-layer coating which helps reduce reflections and ghosting, enhancing image contrast and color accuracy when shooting in harsh lighting conditions.
With a minimum focus distance of 9.8 inches and a maximum magnification ratio of 0.1x, this lens is ideal for macro and close-up
If you add its wide-angle perspective and f/1.4 aperture, this Sigma lens is a great choice for capturing clear images in tight spaces. However, when you combine its weight of 1.3 pounds with the Canon M50 mirrorless camera, it becomes one of the heaviest Canon lenses on my list, limiting its portability.
The Sigma 56mm F1.4 is a versatile prime lens that offers a normal perspective angle of view, making it the right lens to use when you want to capture exterior pictures of property without distortions.
Its larger focal length lets you capture decent photographs with great image quality in most
Like Canon 22mm f/2, this normal lens comes with a stepping motor that facilitates a quick and precise autofocusing performance, relieving you of the hassles of continually adjusting the focus ring when capturing moving objects.
On the downside, this Sigma lens lacks an optical stabilization system, limiting your ability to take photos with slower shutter speeds without motion blur. Typically, professional real estate photographers love drawing the attention of the viewer to the subject by blurring the background.
Fortunately, its fast aperture makes it a great portrait lens as it allows you to achieve an appealing background blur when taking close-ups, thanks to the nine-aperture diaphragm blades. The f/1.4 bright aperture is ideal for capturing sharp interior images of property in low-light conditions.
The Canon EF-M 15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM is a compact lens that provides a versatile focal length range when paired with Canon M50 APS-C sensor with a 1.6x crop factor, as the effective focal length is equivalent to 24-72mm.
At the 24mm end of the range, the lens offers a wide angle of view, which makes rooms appear larger and more spacious. The zoom range of up to 72mm allows you to zoom in and capture details of specific features of a property, such as highlighting a unique light fixture, architectural detail, or newly renovated kitchen countertop.
On the downside, the widest aperture decreases to f/6.3 when using longer focal lengths, allowing less light into the camera. At f/6.3, you won't be able to achieve as much background blur, which can be a disadvantage when you want to emphasize a subject by blurring the background.
Also, this can result in darker images in low-light situations unless you compensate by increasing the ISO. The good thing is that the lens comes with a stabilization system, which can compensate for camera shake and reduce the chances of image blur when using slow shutter speed to compensate for the narrower maximum aperture.
Since the main reason you might be getting the Canon EOS M50 is its compact and lightweight mirrorless design, this lens doesn't negate the camera's portability advantage as it is equally compact and lightweight, weighing 4.6 ounces only. This allows you to carry your setup from room to room and property to property without exhaustion.
One thing I noticed when I was shooting interior photos with this lens was the lot of flare in my images when I switched on the interior lights. So, if you are planning to take interior pictures with this lens, consider attaching a lens hood to help block the stray light from directly hitting the lens.
The Rokinon 12mm f/2 NCS CS is one of the ultra-wide-angle lenses you can pair with your Canon M50 if you want to capture the entire room from a limited distance. The 12mm focal length is equivalent to 19.2mm when paired with the Canon EOS M50, resulting in around 98.9 degrees wide angle of view.
This wide field of view lets you capture entire rooms in one shot, even in relatively small spaces like bathrooms. The wide perspective can also make rooms appear larger and more spacious than they are, and this perception can translate to more value.
When it comes to the image resolution, I was impressed by the sharpness this lens delivers, especially when stopped down a bit. The center sharpness is typically excellent, while the corners may be softer when shooting wide open.
However, this is typical with nearly every lens, where the aperture sweet spot is two to three f-stops from the broadest open. Although some barrel distortions are noticeable, this lens handles distortion quite well, considering it's an ultra-wide-angle lens.
The lens design includes one aspherical element and one hybrid aspherical element, which help reduce chromatic aberrations for increased clarity and sharpness. One thing to note is that this lens is fully manual, with no electronic communication with the camera.
This means the lens does not send metadata such as aperture value and focal length data to be recorded in the image's EXIF metadata. Although this data doesn't affect the picture, it means you will not be able to use metadata to organize and filter your photos.
Also, post-processing software like Adobe Lightroom, which uses built-in lens correction profiles to automatically correct issues like distortion, chromatic aberration, and vignetting, will not have this data. Another thing is that this lens only comes with manual focus, which requires more effort and practice compared to autofocus.
The good thing is that manual focus gives precise control over your image's focus point. Once you have mastered it, you can shoot sharper and more well-focused photos than those using autofocus, especially in low-light conditions.
If you plan to take photos of cramped rooms such as washrooms and small kitchens, then the Rokinon 8mm f/2.8 UMC Fisheye Lens might be your best bet. Unlike the other lenses on our list, this is a fisheye lens, offering a 180 degrees angle of view when paired with a full-frame 35mm sensor.
However, since the Canon M50 is an APS-C camera, you will get an equivalent focal length of 8 x 1.6, 12mm. Still, this angle of view is wide enough to allow you to add dramatic wide-angle distortions to your photos.
For instance, you can place the camera in one of the room's corners and aim diagonally across the space to maximize the sense of depth and breadth. The walls will stretch out exaggeratedly, making the room appear much larger than it is.
You can even further amplify distortions by positioning the camera low or high. For example, you can shoot from a low angle to make furniture and rooms seem towering. You should, however, avoid over-skewing vertical lines, like doorframes and the corners of rooms, as the photo can look unrealistic.
The main problem with this lens is that it needs a different electrical connection limitation than the Rokinon 12mm f/2 NCS CS. Unlike Canon and third-party lenses like Sigma, Rokinon doesn’t include an electrical mechanism to communicate with the Canon camera body.
This limits you from using automated functions such as camera auto exposure, as the camera can't help to adjust the aperture on the lens. Instead, you have to set the aperture using the ring on the lens, which is the camera's setting.
In the same way, you won't enjoy Canon's great autofocus system with this lens. Like the Rokinon 8mm f/2.8, this can be an issue when shooting fast-moving subjects, as you might be unable to adjust the manual focus ring fast enough to capture sharp photos.
On the good side, this lens has a fast aperture of f/2.8, which beats some Canon lenses, such as the Canon EF-M 11-22mm f/4-5.6. This aperture allows you to shoot bright photos in badly-lit interiors without cranking up the camera ISO or slowing the shutter speed.
If you are looking for a true macro lens that will allow you to capture tiny subjects, you can rest assured that the Brightin Star 60mm f/2.8 will serve the purpose. In fact, this is the only lens on our list that offers a double magnification ratio of 2:1.Â
That means that the image the lens projects on the camera sensor is twice the real-life size. For example, if you are photographing a small insect that's 10mm in size, it will appear significantly larger on the camera's sensor, effectively letting you capture minute details.
When paired with the Canon M50, the 60mm focal length of this lens changes to an equivalent of 60 x 1.6, which is 96mm. When you combine this short telephoto perspective with the fast f/2.8 aperture, the lens offers a pleasing out-of-focus effect that lets you isolate the subject from the background.
The main issue with this lens is the need for an autofocus motor. That means you must rotate the manual focus ring when applying selective focus techniques. This can be a major limitation when capturing moving subjects, such as butterflies in the backyard, as they can move before you achieve a sharp focus.
Also, the lack of electrical connection between the camera and the lens means the camera can't recognize the lens. Considering that the M50 has a setting that prevents the shutter from releasing if the camera can't detect the lens, you need to set it to the "release without lens mode".
Usually, this setting is buried under the custom functions in the camera settings, and it can be challenging for beginners to set it. Regarding construction quality, this lens excels over lenses such as the Rokinon 12mm f/2.
The lens mount is made of brass, a strong and corrosion-resistant metal. The lens barrel is made of aluminum alloy, which is also strong and durable. The lens elements are held in place by metal mounts, which helps to prevent them from shifting and coming loose.
This makes the lens sturdy, durable, and suitable for a travel lens that you must pack and carry in a camera bag or backpack. However, this construction quality comes with a downside.
The lens weighs a whopping 1.72 pounds, which can fatigue your hands or hurt your wrists if you shoot handheld.
The Canon M50 is a modern, sophisticated camera with an APS-C sensor and mirrorless design. Like other mirrorless cameras, the lack of a reflex mirror in this camera makes it compact and lightweight.
Whether you are looking for the best portrait lens or wide-angle zoom, the tips below can guide you to identify the right lens to pair with this EOS-M camera to maintain its lightweight design while exploiting its capability.
You can also use the following table for a quick highlight of the best lenses that can maximize the full capability of the M50.
| Lens | Image Stabilization? | Weather Sealing? | Weight (Pounds) |
| Canon EF-M 11-22mm f/4-5.6 | Yes | No | 0.49 |
| Canon EF-M 22mm f/2 | No | No | 0.23 |
| Sigma 30mm f/1.4 | No | No | 0.58 |
| Sigma 16mm f/1.4 | No | Yes | 1.3 |
| Sigma 56mm f/1.4 | No | Yes | 0.62 |
| Canon EF-M 32mm f/1.4 | No | No | 0.52 |
| Canon EF-M 15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 | Yes | No | 0.29 |
| Rokinon 12mm f/2 | No | No | 0.6 |
| Rokinon 8mm f/2.8 | No | No | 0.6 |
| Brightin Star 60mm f/2.8 | No | No | 1.72 |
If you have ever wondered how professional real estate photographers manage to capture the entire room while their tripod is set at the entrance, the secret lies behind the field of view of their lenses.
If you want a normal wide-angle perspective with your Canon EOS M50, consider getting an ultra-wide-angle lens like the Sigma 16mm f/1.4 DC DN. The 1.6x crop effect will make the focal length equivalent to 25.6mm, almost the same as an average 24mm wide-angle lens.
If you want versatile Canon lenses in indoor and outdoor
A zoom lens allows you to use a wheel or button to move the optical elements inside the barrel to adjust the angle view. Generally, a unit like the Canon EF-M 11-22mm f/4-5.6 zooms in and out by varying the focal length.
In this lens, you will have a zoom range of 11mm, the difference between the maximum and minimum focal ranges. When you pair this with the Canon M50, the 1.6x cropping will increase this range to 17.6-35.2mm effective.
Distortions are the elephant in the room when using wide-angle lenses. Although you might use them to your advantage to make a cramped room look spacious when taking interior photos, there are better options for producing the true design of the property.
Having a shorter focal length and a wider field of view means the lens is trying to compress a large scene to fit in the EOS-M camera. As you can tell, the elements around the corners of the scene will be farther from the sensor than those around the middle area.
This creates distortions, making the room look curved or the corners and angles of the property look distorted. You can prevent this by getting a lens like the Sigma 30mm f/1.4. When paired with the Canon EOS M50 APS-C sensor, this focal length is equivalent to a standard perspective of 48mm.
After taking the photos, you might not have a chance to explain to every viewer what your intended subject was. For instance, if you want to showcase the kitchen cabinets and take photos with the appliances in focus, the viewer might focus on the appliances rather than the cabinet.
Like a pro, the best way to emphasize your subject naturally is to focus on it and blur out the rest of the photo. You can achieve this by using a lens with a longer focal length and bright aperture, such as the Sigma 56mm f/1.4.
Once you mount this lens on the Canon EOS M50 crop sensor, you will enjoy the f/1.4 bright aperture and an equivalent focal length of 89.6mm. This can produce a background blur almost like with a true macro lens.
Another monster that can ruin your indoor photos is low light. Although you might think of solving this by equipping yourself with several camera flashes, viewers might doubt your prowess when you take pictures with hard shadows and overexposed areas.
On the other hand, carrying diffusers to try and get lighting, almost like that of professional studios, can be cumbersome. If you try to be smart by cranking up the ISO, your real estate photos might worsen than you expected due to the image noise.
One of the viable tricks to enhance the low light performance of your mirrorless camera is to get a lens with a wide aperture, like the Canon EF-M 22mm f/2. The good thing about the wide aperture is it allows more ambient lighting to enter, resulting in naturally bright and sharp photos.
Even if you are a professional real estate photographer who wants to get your hands on every camera setting to gain more control over the exposure and sharpness of your photos using manual focus, things can easily overwhelm you when using manual focus to track a subject in motion.
An autofocus motor featured in modern lenses, especially the Canon EF lenses and Canon EF-M lenses, is a great solution to these hassles. Your work might be to control the zoom if using a zoom lens, pan and tilt the camera if you are using a tripod, and finally press the shutter button to capture your shots.
The bad side is that the autofocus performance in most Canon EF lenses and Canon EF-M lenses vary across the board, especially when capturing in low light conditions. If you want to achieve the same results as a manual focus, consider getting a lens with a fast and accurate focusing like the Canon EF-M 22mm f/2.
If you take your real estate photos from a distance, you might end up with the unexpected; all the images feature the same composition and look the same. This is one of the reasons the viewers might only be interested in viewing some of the photos in a collection, as the images look more like duplicates.
Whether you are using manual focus or autofocus, all lenses have a specified minimum focus distance. Usually, the lens loses focus if the subject gets nearer to the lens than the minimum focus distance.
If you want to capture the finer details in close-up shots, you need a lens with a short minimum focus distance, such as the Canon EF-M 32mm f/1.4, which has a minimum focus distance of 0.76 feet. This allows you to take sharp photos of nearby tiny objects, just like with a macro lens.
Unlike many beginner photographers, there is more to a lens than just a set of optics that converge the light and control how it reaches the sensor. Like any other glass, the glass in the lens reflects light when hit at an angle. This reflection can cause glare and artifacts in the photos.
Lens manufacturers try to overcome this issue by incorporating lens elements and coatings to reduce surface reflection. Usually, more of these elements translate into a more effective way of controlling the reflections and minimizing ghosting.
If you want photos with more accurate colors, go for Can EF-M lenses with a higher number of elements on your Canon EOS M50, such as the Sigma 16mm f/1.4 DC DN.
As a real estate photographer, you will generally move from room to room and property to property, taking photos. Some rooms you will be shooting, such as bathrooms, might have limited spaces, and setting up a tripod can be challenging.
That means you might spend most of the time shooting handheld. A heavy lens can tire your hands and cause more camera shakes as you struggle to stabilize the heavier weight. Usually, this leads to blurry photos, especially if the lens doesn’t have a built-in stabilization mechanism.
So, if you plan to shoot handheld, get a compact and lightweight lens such as the Canon EF-M 22mm f/2. On the other hand, if you are using a tripod, consider getting a heavier lens, such as the Brightin Star 60mm f/2.8, as the heavier weight can help stabilize the tripod more.
A camera lens is generally a transparent optical device that bends light rays to form an image on the camera's sensor. The type of camera lens you use determines the field of view, magnification, and depth of field.
The following are some of the common types of lenses and what to expect when you pair them with the Canon M50:
Zoom lenses offer a range of focal lengths instead of prime lenses, which have fixed focal lengths. These lenses allow you to adjust the angle of view to zoom in and make the subject appear closer or zoom out to include more of the scene in the frame without having to physically move further away from the subject.
This is particularly useful in situations where you may not be able to physically move around easily, such as in a crowded event, when capturing the property interiors in tight space, or shooting wildlife from a distance.
Although most telephoto lenses are zoom lenses, you can have a prime telephoto lens or a telephoto zoom. For instance, a prime lens with a 200mm focal length is still a telephoto lens even if it can't zoom.
A macro lens is designed for photographing small subjects at very close distances. That means a macro lens can focus much nearer than regular lenses, allowing you to fill the frame with tiny subjects and capture their finer details.
One of the most defining features of a macro lens is its 1:1 reproduction ratio which allows you to capture subjects at life size on the image sensor. This means capturing a bee that's 0.4 inches long in real life appears 0.4 inches long on the camera's sensor.
The best macro lens for Canon can have varying focal lengths, with most of these lenses ranging from 50mm to 200mm. A macro lens with a shorter focal length provides a wider field of view, allowing you to capture wide-angle close-up shots. A macro lens with a longer focal length, on the other hand, gives you more magnification.
A portrait lens is ideal for shooting portraits, where the main focus is capturing the subjects, not the background. It is designed with superior optical quality to produce sharp images with excellent color reproduction and contrast.
Usually, these lenses have a focal range of about 50mm to 135mm, which creates a flattering perspective that helps to minimize facial flaws and make the subject appear more attractive. A portrait lens has a wide aperture which allows it to let in more light, enhancing its low-light performance.
The broader apertures also create a shallow depth of field, blurring the background and foreground. In most cases, a portrait lens will also have many aperture diaphragm blades, which makes the out-of-focus rendering smooth and pleasing.
Unlike zoom lenses, these lenses have a fixed focal length, which means you can't vary the angle of view. They offer wider apertures that range from f/1.2 to f/2.8, allowing you to capture clear images even in low-light conditions.
The brighter apertures also create a shallow depth of field, enabling you to isolate subjects from their background. The wider aperture also allows more light to hit the sensor, allowing you to use a faster shutter speed and freeze the action without introducing motion blur.
Also, they have fewer optical elements, which makes them lighter to carry around compared to zoom lenses. The minimal moving parts also mean minimal distortions and aberrations, which usually results in superior optical performance compared to their zoom counterparts.
A wide-angle lens is any lens that features a focal length of 35mm or less on a full-frame camera. Their angle of view is generally wide, which is the opposite of telephoto lenses. This makes them great for taking wide-angle shots in landscape, architecture, and real estate exterior
You can also shoot close to your subjects, making them excellent for limited space, like indoor real estate
Considering that these lenses produce a wider field of view by capturing even the subjects further from the sensor, they usually result in distortions. However, you can use the distortions as artistic effects to create unique images.
A telephoto lens has a narrower angle of view than the wide-angle versions, meaning they can only view a smaller scene at a given time. This creates a cropping effect on the scene, compared to wide-angle versions.
Since the lens has to fill the entire surface of the camera sensor with light, it magnifies the smaller scene to fill the frame. This allows the lens to capture detailed images of tiny subjects from longer subject distances.
In most cases, lenses are classified as telephoto if they have a focal length longer than 85mm when paired with a 35mm camera sensor. Remember that telephoto is about how long the focal length is, and the lens can be prime or zoom.
Lenses are generally delicate and can get smears and scratches if mishandled. This can make your photos blurry or have black specks and artifacts. Of course, as a real estate photographer, you understand that the clients can interpret this as defects in the property itself.
Worse, the camera lens can break or get wet and short-circuit, sending you back to buying a new lens. Fortunately, I have compiled the following tips to help you care for your lens.
There are many types of bags, such as those designed to carry laptops, clothes, regular use, or camera gear. Generally, backpacks for carrying delicate items such as laptops and cameras have paddings to prevent damage and breakage.
However, don't be tempted to carry your camera and lenses in your laptop bag, as the design might not offer the proper support for your gear. This can make the lenses, camera, and lens hood move around, collide, and break. Instead, carry your camera gear in a backpack designed for camera and DSLR gear.
Usually, these backpacks feature adequate padding to protect your lenses from bumps and knocks. The padding is also located in all the right places, such as the bag's bottom, sides, and back. The backpack should be made from durable materials that can withstand harsh weather elements, protecting your gear from rain and snow.
Lenses can easily get scratched and damaged by environmental elements such as dust and moisture. A camera lens filter is a piece of optical glass or plastic that you can place in front of the lens to help limit the weather elements that reach the lens.
This helps protect your lens from dust, dirt, scratches, and moisture, extending the life of your lens. Since a filter is a physical thing you place on the lens, it also helps control the sensor's light.
This, in turn, helps increase image contrast and create more vivid colors while eliminating ghosting and flare from reflective surfaces. Depending on your shooting conditions, there is a wide range of lens filters that you can use on your Canon M50, such as UV filters, ND filters, polarizing filters, and graduated ND filters.
If you get to that point where the lens is already full of smudges and dirt, you need to clean it in a camera bag or use filters without cleaning. However, your lens will be inches away from being completely unusable if you mess with the following step: cleaning with the right cleaning kit.
Cleaning lenses with a paper towel or harsh chemicals can damage the coatings. Usually, this can result in flare and ghosting, even when using a lens hood. Instead, get the following tools for a simple, portable lens cleaning kit.
Normally, when capturing real estate exterior images in bright lighting conditions, you are likely to suffer the effects of stray light, which is the light that enters the lens through the sides, affecting the contrast of the images.
A lens hood attaches to the front of a camera lens, creating a shadow over the front elements.
Having a lens hood helps block this stray light from reaching the lens, improving contrast and color saturation in your photos.
A lens hood also helps protect the lens from dust, dirt, and moisture, especially when shooting real estate exterior images in dusty or moist conditions. The good thing is that some lenses come with the lens hood, and you don't need them separately.
Proper storage of your lenses, when not in use, can help extend their life and maintain their performance. Storing the lenses in places with high humidity can lead to the growth of fungus. Therefore, storing your lens in a dry and cool place is advisable.
You can also put a few packets of silica gel in the compartments where you store your lenses, as they help absorb moisture in the storage case. Remember to replace these packets periodically, as they do lose their effectiveness over time.
It's advisable to plan your shoot and change the camera lens while at home instead of doing it on location. However, there are some instances that might force you to change the lens on location, such as realizing you need a lens with a different focal because of variations in subject distance.
Before changing the lens, it is advisable to turn off your camera, as this reduces the chances of dust getting attracted to the sensor due to static charges. Avoid changing lenses in windy, dusty, or wet environments, as these conditions can lead to dust, sand, or moisture getting into the lens.
When attaching the lens, ensure you align it with the camera mount markers, then twist it gently until it clicks into place. Avoid cross-threading or forcing the lens.
Like most Canon EF-M lenses, the Canon M50 is not waterproof or weather-sealed. That means you can damage the camera if used in heavy rains, water splashes, or submerged underwater. However, that doesn’t mean you can’t use it with a weather-sealed unit like the Sigma 16mm f/1.4.
Technically, it’s not possible to mount the normal EF-S or EF lenses designed for Canon DSLRs on mirrorless cameras such as the Canon M50. Also, the Canon EF and EF-S lenses are usually larger and heavier. However, you can mount the lens using the Canon EF-M Lens Adapter.
Yes, the Canon M50 comes with a 5-axis digital stabilization mechanism that helps reduce the camera's heaviness and smoothness of the video footage or sharpen the images. However, the performance of this system can’t be compared to that of the lens.
With the right lens for Canon M50, you can use this camera to take wide-angle photos outdoors or indoor pictures in bad lighting. If you are taking close-ups, consider getting Canon lenses with bright aperture and a normal focal length of 50 to 70mm.
