Photography Blog

In this post I'll share what I've currently got in my camera bag. Bear in mind that the kit I use may not suit what you shoot or the way you like to shoot. Although I do shoot some more 'considered' photography (such as UV), this is just a general purpose kit for taking snaps while out on a walk. It would likely also be my kit to take out when travelling, but I haven't had time to do any of that lately.

For what I use my gear for, it could be argued that I might as well just use a phone. And I wouldn't necessarily disagree with that. But I like using a 'proper' camera and the added flexibility it gives. Anyway, with that out of the way, let's look at what's in my camera bag.

There is currently a dearth of small, lightweight short to medium telephoto lenses for the Sony E mount 'full frame' cameras. And while some may be introduced in the future, I suspect they will be priced quite high.

So I thought I'd see how the Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM lens performs on my A7R II. This is a lens designed for APS-C, but the A7R II has enough megapixels that using an APS-C crop isn't a disaster.

The main points I wanted to check with this lens were:

• Does it cover a usable imaging area larger than APS-C?
• How well does it work with a 1.5x teleconverter?