Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2023 15:19:19 GMT
This subject started in the Twitchers thread but as this has no bird pics I thought I should start a new thread.
I hired one of these for a week together with an adapter which had a slot for filters, however in order to use it without a filter you needed a plain filter, which was not that cheap. I managed to resource a plain adapter just before we left for holiday. The main reason for the trial was the autofocus system and the fact it is APS-C, both good for bird photography.
Being a Canon user, the menu was familiar although the controls were somewhat different. It was lighter than my DSLRs but I found it easy to hold and it wasn’t a problem with long telephoto lenses.
I tried it on and off a tripod for the small birds that visited the stream at the end of the garden in the house we were renting. Although I had very sunny conditions, the light was harsh and some of the birds blended in with the rocks. Most of the time I was using my Sigma 150-600C at full focal length, as long as I pointed the lens in the direction of the bird to get it to show in the viewfinder, which is not easy, the AF system was quite remarkable.
I then borrowed a R6 Mark one from a family member, the results were very good but for landscape and plant photography no better than my existing cameras, in my opinion. For birds I found it not as good as the R7 partly due to it not having the benefits of the reach of a cropped sensor and partly the subject tracking not being as good.
As I was due to attend bird photography workshop, I decided to buy a R7 mainly due to the AF system. The workshop was effectively cancelled so I went to Minsmere instead. I researched recommended settings and these gave better results than those from the test camera. The conditions were not great, the first day being very hot with a haze, the second was rainy. I am still getting used to the AF system but overall I am pleased.
I did have some issues with my Sigma 150-600 pulsing, but this was not a big issue. My 400 L 5.6 was fine but obviously didn't have the same reach. All my existing EF and EFS lenses work fine when using the adapter.
I hired one of these for a week together with an adapter which had a slot for filters, however in order to use it without a filter you needed a plain filter, which was not that cheap. I managed to resource a plain adapter just before we left for holiday. The main reason for the trial was the autofocus system and the fact it is APS-C, both good for bird photography.
Being a Canon user, the menu was familiar although the controls were somewhat different. It was lighter than my DSLRs but I found it easy to hold and it wasn’t a problem with long telephoto lenses.
I tried it on and off a tripod for the small birds that visited the stream at the end of the garden in the house we were renting. Although I had very sunny conditions, the light was harsh and some of the birds blended in with the rocks. Most of the time I was using my Sigma 150-600C at full focal length, as long as I pointed the lens in the direction of the bird to get it to show in the viewfinder, which is not easy, the AF system was quite remarkable.
I then borrowed a R6 Mark one from a family member, the results were very good but for landscape and plant photography no better than my existing cameras, in my opinion. For birds I found it not as good as the R7 partly due to it not having the benefits of the reach of a cropped sensor and partly the subject tracking not being as good.
As I was due to attend bird photography workshop, I decided to buy a R7 mainly due to the AF system. The workshop was effectively cancelled so I went to Minsmere instead. I researched recommended settings and these gave better results than those from the test camera. The conditions were not great, the first day being very hot with a haze, the second was rainy. I am still getting used to the AF system but overall I am pleased.
I did have some issues with my Sigma 150-600 pulsing, but this was not a big issue. My 400 L 5.6 was fine but obviously didn't have the same reach. All my existing EF and EFS lenses work fine when using the adapter.
