@Reply #1 - good point about the 16mm being tighter than it looks. The real technical kicker here is the stabilization. Since the R50 doesn't have internal sensor stabilization, putting the Canon RF 16mm f/2.8 STM on it for walking and talking is gonna be a shaky mess unless you have really steady hands or use a gimbal. If you get the Canon RF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM, you get that 4-stop optical stabilizer which is basically mandatory for travel vlogging on this specific body. Plus, if you turn on Digital IS in the camera settings, it crops the image further, so starting at 10mm gives you the breathing room you need so your face isnt filling the whole frame. Its usually right at 299 bucks so it hits your budget perfectly. The f/4.5 is slower, yeah, but for daylight travel stuff, the width and stability matter way more than background blur tbh.

I bought the 16mm prime last month but honestly it was a letdown. I had issues with the Canon RF 16mm f/2.8 STM because the R50 crop makes it feel like 25mm, which was way too tight for my face.

• the Canon RF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM is way safer
• it has actual image stabilization I wish the prime worked but the zoom is just better for walking.