honestly im just so frustrated with this kit lens that came with my R50 like it is fine for travel i guess but for portraits it is just garbage. i try to take photos of my kids and the background is just... there. everything is in focus and it looks so flat and boring. my logic was that i could just zoom in to 45mm and get some blur but at f6.3 it literally does nothing and i feel like i wasted my money on this body if i cant get that pro look.

so i was thinking about the RF 50mm 1.8 because everyone talks about it being the best cheap option but then i started reading about the crop factor and now im just confused. if it acts like an 80mm is that going to be way too tight for indoor shots? i live in a pretty small apartment here in Seattle and i dont want to be pinned against the wall just to get a headshot. i have about 280 dollars saved up and i really need to find something before my best friends engagement party next month. i looked at a few things:

• the rf 50mm f1.8
• the rf 16mm which seems way too wide for faces
• adapting old ef glass but the adapter is expensive

the 35mm 1.8 is way over what i can spend right now and it feels like canon just doesnt have many options for us crop sensor users without spending a fortune. then someone told me to get an adapter for old EF lenses but the adapter is like a hundred bucks alone which eats up half my budget before i even buy a lens and it makes the whole setup look so bulky. it just feels like a trap.

is there any hidden gem i am missing that wont break the bank? i heard some third party brands might be coming out with stuff but i need it soon and i dont know if i can wait. should i just suck it up and get the 50mm and hope for the best even if the field of view is super narrow? i just want my photos to actually look like they were taken with a real camera and not just an iphone...