So I recently picked up a Canon M50 mark ii to start vlogging my upcoming trip to Tokyo next month, and honestly I am struggling to choose a lens. I am currently using the kit lens but it is just not cutting it, especially when I try to shoot in the evenings or indoors.
I have done a bunch of research online and two lenses keep popping up. The first one is the Canon EF-M 11-22mm. People say it is great because it has image stabilization and it is nice and wide so I wont just be a giant floating head on screen. But the aperture is f/4-5.6 which makes me worried it is gonna suck in low light, especially when I am walking around Tokyo at night. The other option I see everywhere is the Sigma 16mm f/1.4. Everyone raves about the blurry background and low light performance but it is apparently huge and heavy, and it does not have optical stabilization. Since the M50 ii doesnt have IBIS, I am worried my walking footage is going to look super shaky and unusable.
Here is what I am actually looking for:
- Budget is around $350 max, though I am totally open to buying used if it gets me a better deal
- Weight matters because I will be holding it on a Joby gorilla pod for hours
- Needs decent autofocus since I am shooting myself and cannot manually focus while walking
- Good low light performance for indoor cafes and night streets
Is there some middle ground I am missing here? Should I just get the Sigma and try to fix the shakes in post, or is the kit lens actually better than I think if I just tweak some settings? Really torn on this and the trip is coming up fast...
In my experience, you need the low light power of the Sigma 16mm f1.4 DC DN Contemporary Canon EF-M. The M50's digital IS works fine to handle the walking shakes.