Wildlife Photography With The CANON R7: A Day At Bosque Del Apache
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Stunning videography! The scene with the blackbirds diving in and out of the fall colored trees is amazing. Thanks for sharing.
Hey thanks Mike, I really appreciate it! That shot was one of my favorites too, especially after I slowed it down in post.
I have the R7 along with my R5. I also have the RF 100-500 and RF 800. I mainly shoot large mammals; bighorns, pronghorns, deer, etc. I maybe strange but I like the R7 over the R5 for wildlife. I think the R7 autofocus is faster and more sticky. I agree the mechanical shutter is really loud. I had a bighorn ram walking down a trail about 10 yards away and when I hit the shutter it bolted. If you use electronic 1st curtain sync you’ll eliminate most if not all the shutter slap. It’s still noisy though.
Awesome video Brent, and such a stunning location! You’ve rekindled my interest in visiting the US again. Looking forward to your follow up on the R7, and the R6ii, when it becomes available.
Love the fall colors in your state. Wow!
I find the focus on the R7 is better with the RF 100-500 than the F11 telephoto lenses. I do like the R7 for animals over my R6. It did take me a while to set up the focusing where I got better performance.
Awesome video!!!
What an awesome location. Some nice images.
What a beautiful place, Loved the Bittern shots, great to see you back at your best.
Thanks man! Yeah I was kind of freaking out to see that Bittern, for sure! They're pretty rare for NM.
I absolutely love the R7 combo with the RF 100 - 500 and for me when you have cameras like the R5 to compare the R7 to then I think you are going to be disappointed. But, when you go out expecting that you are going to only get, let's say, 80% of the images in focus then I am not disappointed when I take images because those images I get in-focus with the R7 combo is damn stupendous! Thank you Brent for such a nice video - take care and be safe out there....
I had the R6 for about 2 weeks and now the R7. As much i liked the R6s low light performance... the overheating in video, the 30 minute limit, 20 MP only and so many other flaws made it just unreasonable priced, even compared to my EOS RP i was even more happy with than with the R6. Bombers like the R6 are just too useless in my opinion for daily usage/family/pets,.... i though i could get around the 300g extra and bigger size, but I CANT!
I ended up now instead of a R6 with keeping also my EOS RP and getting a R7 which basically does everything the RP sucks at (and both cameras together are still cheaper than the R6 alone!)
We have also something to consider - the burst speed! Even if the R7 only nails 70% where as the R5/6 nails 95-99%... the 70%+ in focus and sharp of the R7 are as much or more images than the slower R5/6 can do!
If the R7 would just suffer less from shutter shock and would have a slightly better readout speed, probably also a (usable!!!!) 240 fps mode. Well then i would consider the EOS R7 as the PERFECT CAMERA (if we dont mind the non existent native lenses)
Love the place Ill try to be down there twice a month I was there last sat. Ill be there this weekend, love your pictures, I didn't see any Canadian geese, enjoy and stay safe
Great video Brent. What a beautiful place to film especially with the fall colors! I agree with what you said that if you are looking for a more economic mirrorless camera it seems the R7 would be a great option. I do not have the 800 lens and not sure I will purchase as I love the 100-500 on the R5.
Absolutely beautiful video, man I was I lived closed.
Hi Brent, amazing wildlife and fabulous colours in your part of the world. Congrats on another great video. Cheers Phil. AKA keepclickingphotography
Thanks Phil, I do love New Mexico, and I definitely don't take where I live for granted! 😁
Great video, Brent! I just spent a couple of weeks in New Mexico and was able to spend some time at Bosque del Apache. Love that area! I've been to the Festival of Cranes several times and get back as often as possible. Really enjoy your videos!
Oh nice! And thanks for the kind words, I really appreciate it. BdA is always awesome, especially in the winters. I'm glad you got to experience it more than once. I can never go there enough.
We spent a week at Bosque last December. An amazing place. Nice Bittern shots. We failed to find one last year.
you're pulling my chain man thanks for another great video.
Fantastic Least Bittern shots/video. They’re fascinating to watch.
Thanks Tim! Yeah, he was so cool. I could have stay and watched him all day, lol.
Wow that handheld video with the 800 on a crop body is amazing you are one steady dude ... really cool images !
Thanks Dan! I'll admit, I was more worried about the video because of the crop factor and the ibis just not being quite to the R5/R6 level, but it ended doing pretty well most of the time. I also have a lot handheld technique practice though. :P
If I was only listening I'd swear you were machine gunning down the birds in burst mode. :D LOL So darn loud! What a beautiful area though in the fall!
Yeah it was intense, lol. Could have given me war zone flashbacks. After a few mins, I pretty quickly opted to switch it back to electronic and just deal with the rolling shutter.
Fantastic, thankyou, just the right amount of talking. I'm in, the 800 foot looks very rare but efficient, i didn't try yet video handheld
So I have used that combo a lot and I give you what I found. Mechanical shutter kind of sucks, it's loud and black out in screen is lot worst than electronic. The best combo I found is use electronic shutter but not on the highest setting, but second highest setting which is about 15 frames per second still. Very quiet and for some reason the rolling shutter isn't nearly as bad when shooting slower frame rates. That is all I use now and works awesome.
Video of black birds against yellow trees, amazing!
I’be been thinking of upgrading from a Canon 77D with 100-400 L IS ii to the R7, so will look forward to your longer review down the foad. Also have the R6 but need the 1.6 crop factor for our tiny east coast birds in trees photography.
I'm with Camera Lady on this: you hand it without the lid! 😂
New mexico photographer here too! Cool to see something New Mexico on youtube
Oh thanks man! I'm always stoked to see NM viewers too! Not too many, lol.
Canon is coming out with a new R6-Mark II in December.....I'm looking forward to that. I would love to come to Bosque Del Apache next year. Looks like a lot of fun.
I pre-ordered that R6 mk ii so fast, lol. I'm definitely looking forward to it. Also, Bosque is like the best place ever. You should definitely come if you get a chance!
20:00 - Good review - thank you for showing it's very war movie like shutter sound - barf o rama... If/When I move back to a place where birds exist, I'll get another R5, as it plays well with extenders
Bosque Del Apache looks very similar to the Sacramento National wildlife Refuge here in NorCal. Almost all the same birds and it's busiest season is coming in another month. Lots of bald eagles, harriers, cranes, geese, ducks and even a bufflehead or two. My girlfriend has an R7 now but I'm gonna stick with my R5 for some of the obvious reasons. Great video! Def got me stoked to photograph some birds. Also, thanks for the IG follow!
How has it been there the last couple years? I live near the Suisun marsh and the wildlife has pretty much disappeared since the drought the last couple of years.
@@cmet8280 I'm in Fairfield. I haven't been to the SNWR yet this year but yes, Grizzly Island has been dry and not much going on there with the exception of some resident owls. I expect it to pick up with the rain this week. SNWR is usually at it's best in Jan.
@@Tipton_Wildlife thanks, I'm anxious to get out again after this long hot summer.
Yeah, for me personally the R7 is proving to be a decent step back from my R5 and R6, and I just pre-ordered the R6 mk ii so I likely won't be keeping the R7 much longer.
I don't do video but for stills, what you experienced is almost to the tea matches my experience, I take its limitations in stride and pick certain situations to use and others I stick with the R5
Great video. Thanks for sharing. I haven’t been to Bosque except in the spring. When were you there? I would love to go there for the fall colors.
I was there last week, on the 1st.
Thanks. I need to add a fall trip to Bosque to my bucket list!
I love going to Bosque Del Apache
Me too, it's just incredible, especially in the winters!
Try a comparison Canon R6 800mm f/11 crop mode versus the Canon R7 800mm. Focus, image quality, tracking, etc.
For fun add the 1.4x extender to the R6 in crop mode.
That’s the combination I love for wildlife! 800mm x 1.6 crop x 1.4 extender. Great reach especially for BIF!
I want to get the RF 600 F11 AND RF 800 F11 lenses. Mostly for moon shots and really long telephoto shots. I currently have the Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 Contemporary EF mount and using the EF-RF adapter it works fine, I've considered teleconveters to get extra reach but I think I'll just use GigaPixel AI to enlarge the images as teleconverters just reduce the aperture and thus light so much let alone introduce focusing issues...
Great video, Love BDA. Where did you get the lens plate that you have attached to your 800mm lens? It looks like a handle? Wish my 800 had a tripod collar.
A subscriber makes them actually!
www.etsy.com/listing/1232093262/canon-rf-600800-f11-tripod-mount
Thanks your great videos. I recently got my R7 for bird photography, but am experiencing some frustration with lenses. The Tamron 150-600 G2 worked well with my 7DII, but with the R7 my keepers are less than 10%, even though the eye tracking in the evf looks good. The majority are soft at best. I tried my old ef 400 f 5.6 + 1.4, but with no is, the results were no better. I can't afford the rf 100-500, but am thinking of getting a used ef 100-400 II to use with my ef 1.4x III. Have you any experience or feedback with this combo and R7?
A fellow birder I know has the R7 and 100-400 EF which he used on his 90D. He loves it, even with the 1.4 TC. I'd say go for it! If you can get a refurb 100-500 RF, and it is in your price range, I'd go for that as well.
Hey thanks Allen, I'm glad you're liking the videos! I completely gave up on 3rd party AF lenses for Canon mirrorless, they're just going to get worse performance-wise as time goes on, ass Canon really doesn't want to play with others right now. I have used the EF 100-400 mk ii with my R5 and it was absolutely perfect performance-wise. It would be a solid option for you if you can find one for a good price. The RF 100-400 is also surprisinlgy good, and is way cheaper. I did a video on it a while back. It's not quite on the level of the EF 1-4 mk ii, but for the price it's the best budget telephoto lens for the RF mount, IMO. I don't have the EF 1-4 though, so I couldn't say as to its performance on the R7, but I suspect the lens itself will be fine, it's the R7 issues you'll likely encounter more than that lens.
Wow, if I ever make it to NM I think I now have a bucket list destination for sure! Looks like an amazing place. And I ALWAYS use my thingie as a thingie, just sayin.
Since I'd been so used to the extra reach of APS-C dSLR bodies for wildlife and macro over the years, I picked up an R7 a few weeks ago myself, and so far I like it very much--though so far I've found the 800mm a bit TOO long to be really useful on it, and have mostly stuck with the 100-500mm. Haven't seen really bad AF issues with that combo, but I have noticed it jumping around a bit more than I'd like. I'll have to play with the AF cases and stickiness settings. I hadn't even tried the mechanical shutter, but I just did and you're right--that is an ugly-sounding shutter!
lmao, I'm glad somebody gets it! :P Bosque is definitely bucket list-worthy! The R7 really is a very capable camera, especially for anyone who's never used anything better. If I didn't already have an R5, I'd probably be very happy with the R7, especially when paired with the 1-5.
@@BrentHall I do think if complements my R5 nicely. I'll use the 5 for landscapes, street, etc., and bring the 7 along when I expect wildlife/macro. :)
Was that a Green Heron at 17:27? Loved that video and images.
It was actually a Least Bittern! Pretty rare for here in NM.
Tip. For what it’s worth… shooting with lens resting on window frame of car while it’s running is a recipe for micro vibrations which APS-C sensors are especially sensitive to due to the pixel density and size of photosites.
Yeah, I definitely didn't do myself any favors for that part, lol.
Loved it❤, having the same problems with AF👁 and the 800 F11, but do not have the issue when using RF 100-400, think my problem is with 1260mm I try to shot subjects too far away and it just don’t work.
Thats exactly whats happening. Put the combo on a tripod and it sticks like a 100-400. Very slight movement is greatly magnified at 1260.
@@scottmiller9621 I opted for the 600/11 as I thought framing with the 800 on the R7 would be challenging. Think I made the right choice
Great shots! Is the video also shot on the R7? I'm trying to get a sense of the 4K60p quality (non-fine), and it looks great here if so.
The bird footage was all shot on the R7, but the talking parts were shot in the R6 mk ii.
I appreciate your candor regarding the R7. I was considering picking up the R7, but some of the points you made about the autofocus and IBIS being a little less reliable have also been observed by other reviewers. For now, I’ve decided to pre-order the new R6 Mk II, but may pick up an R7 at a later time. Cheers!
Hey thanks Steve, I'm glad my video helped! I pre-ordered that R6 mk ii so fast, lol. I think the R7 is overall a capable camera, but for me personally it's a step down, so I doubt I'll keep it long after I get all the videos filmed about it that I need for the channel.
Take my comment with a grain of salt, but keep in mind your comparing IBIS with 60% variance in perceived focal length. An 800mm on FF vs 800 on Aps-c with regards to stabilization is dramatically different. To accurately compare, you’d need to put a 1280mm lens on the FF.
Having the auto leveling in the R7 turned on will increase rolling shutter. Be sure it’s off for birds in flight.
Although I live just two and a half hours to the south of BDA and have driven past there numerous times, I've never stopped there before. Your video has inspired me to finally do so this weekend. Considering that my longest lens is only a 100-400 zoom, I'm going to temper my expectations, but still hope for the best.
Oh wow, that's awesome! If my video inspires you to get out there, then it's a complete success in my book! I'm about the same distance from BdA as well, it's about 2.5-2.75 hours from Silver City. I wish I could go there at least once a week, lol. The 1-4 will do fine there, especially with the cranes, snow geese, and close raptors and ducks!
@@BrentHall I'm in El Paso, but my wife and I like to spend time in southern New Mexico. White Sands and Ruidoso are our most common hangouts, but we were also in Silver City a few months ago for the blues festival. It's kind of odd that I've never stopped at BDA before, but there's a first time for everything. By the way, I enjoy all of your videos, but I especially love your monsoon storm videos. Keep up the good work.
@@BrentHall As a follow-up to my post above, I can now report that my wife and I did in fact go to BDA this past weekend and had a great time. We arrived there Friday afternoon (Nov. 4) and returned home the afternoon of the next day (Nov. 5). I think this timing was pretty good as the trees still had their autumn colors (probably a little past peak) and there were already plenty of birds. Prior to this trip I hadn't really done a whole lot of bird-in-flight photography (other than hummingbirds, which is a different experience), but over the course of our 24 hours in the area, I had a heavy dose of BIF shooting. I think my 100-400mm zoom was the bare minimum for a good experience and I still ended up doing a lot of cropping of my images; fortunately, I had 42 megapixels to work with. While my photos aren't as good as yours, I still came away pretty happy with them. Here's a link to a gallery of my photos from our visit: www.raychiarellophotography.com/Portfolio/Folder100/Travel/New-Mexico/Bosque-de-Apache-2022/n-MSWVhW
ok cool but i have the 100 500 canon ... whit R7 ... do you think it could be good to buy this 800 mm ? thanks love youre videos
Oh idk, I guess that just depends on your preferences and budget. If you're cool with spending an extra $900+ for an extra 300mm, then maybe it's worth it to have both. The 800 is is fixed at F/11, not weather-sealed, and has that small focusing box, but it's really light-weight and hand-holdable, though hand-holding at an effective focal length of 1280mm is not super easy, lol.
I was really thinking of the R7. But that shutter is louder than my old 5D Mark IV (a two-N cannon). I don't really need one anyway.
Looks like there is more water than last year? Thanks for the video.
You know I don't remember, but the water level is definitely a bit lower than normal for right now.
The focus area on the R5 with the 800mm f11 is similar to the R7 in crop mode.
What are you using for the lens foot for your 800mm f11 … it looks awesome and I am wondering if it is an arca Swiss plate?
Brent mentioned that device in a video a month or two ago. Now that I have the 800mm I think I’ll go back and find it cause I think I want one 😊
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@@hawgbreath Thank you! Much appreciated !
It's actually made by a channel subscriber! And yes, it's Arca Swiss
www.etsy.com/listing/1232093262/canon-rf-600800-f11-tripod-mount
@@BrentHall Thanks, I just went and ordered it!
Hi Brent, awesome video; quick question about the place where birds come to spend the night; is it same place it was around 2017/2018? Some said they have moved north about 20 miles? We are going in December with one of my friends; We both shoot R5, 1-500, and he also has a 1.4 extender; Thank you, from Central California
Most of the cranes and snow geese are still roosting in the main pond of the north loop, which is where the flight deck is, and the most popular spot to be for sunrise and sunsets.
@@BrentHall Thank you very much for the timely answer. Can’t wait to go to Bosque.
Curious if you are using the R7 in animal eye detect mode ? I just got mine and have only been able to get out with it once but trying to shoot deer in eye detect mode and probably only about 20% of shots were sharp. Overall my first impressions of the R7 weren't great, which is disappointing after waiting for years for a replacement for the 7D Mkii.
Yeah, I definitely had it set to animal eye af. I've noticed with both my R5 and R6 too though, that deer eyes can be tricky for the af to nail with high consistency, at least in compared to birds and other mammals, in my experience.
@@BrentHall Good to know. Thanks for the reply.
So, first things first, you searching for stuff at the beginning is like your monologue\shtick and it is all good man, lol! Secondly, I do have to say i like it when Brittany Aka "Camera Lady" and you interact, it is nice. The tea thing was funny, reminds me of my wife an I. Thirdly, I am totally scared about my purchase of the R7 now. I have not had the opportunity to get out an play with it but, if someone who knows his way around a camera is having some difficulty. As a novice i can see some real frustration coming my way. FYI....I did not even notice the shutter sound until you said something. Now it is like dam that is loud, lol!
I have the R7 and I love the camera, I would like to recommend the videos of Wild Alaska, he uses the R5 and the R7 and he makes absolutely gorgeous photo's with the R7. In this vodeo he uses the R7 and the R5 and you can really not see much difference between the photo's ua-cam.com/video/4R2Ky5OXCY0/v-deo.html
lol, thanks Jim! :P I know there's a lot of negativity out there about the R7 right now, but it's mostly coming from people like me who already have higher end cameras. For us, it's a step down in a lot of ways, but for anyone who's never used anything better, or is just starting out with wildlife and/or mirrorless photography, it really is a very capable camera. I'll have more thoughts and videos on it soon though.
Brent, I've had the R7 for three months now and agree with everything you said. I only got it because I was using my R5 and 100-500 almost always and the R6 and 800 were sitting in my bag, and wanted more reach than the R5, and more MP than the crop mode on the R5. For the first time I really got the 800 on the R7 for a few hours at the rocky shoreline of Rockport, Massachusetts this weekend. I took many pictures of the incoming Harlequin Ducks but most of them were out of focus with the 800. There was a loon that a fellow birder believes is a Pacific, which has been seen at that exact location. But, the BIF focus of the R7+800 was really not good and those loon pics came out pretty out of focus. After lunch I switched to the 100-500 on the R7 and even smaller birds like Surf Scoters out in the distance were more in focus than most of what I got in the morning with the 800.
The other issue I have with the R7 is corrupted files. I have two V60 Lexar and one V90 Lexar. One of the V60s and the V90 wind up with one or two corrupted files a lot of the time I go out for the day....maybe 1 in 1000 or so. They look fine in camera but with both my card readers and even hooking the camera up via USB they are corrupted, with the colors all messed up and Lightroom rejects them. I've switched to my third V60 Lexar in slot 1 and the other V60 Lexar in slot 2 and have set the camera to record to both simultaneously. We'll see what happens with that. Have you or anyone else had corrupted files with the R7? One of these V60s used to have an occasional corrupted image with my R6 but not as much as with the R7.
As much as it pains me I may be switching back to the R5 as my main unit. I like the newer auto-focus features (subject tracking) in the R7 but as you said it just isn't as sticky as the R5. Initially I thought it may be better than the R5 for birds jumping around in branches but sometimes it misses birds on the ground 10 feet away if the lighting is not perfect.
Oh wow, I'd love to see some Harlequins and Loons!!! I'd be bummed to see them and not come away with decent shots though, lol. I haven't had any card corruption issues with the R7 so far, but I've only used it like 4 times now. I feel you though, if it were just me going out with my own gear to get the best images possible, and not have to worry about making videos for UA-cam, I'd take my R5 pretty much every time. To me, using a crop body (especially when I have such good full frames) just for some extra reach, is a crutch I personally don't need, especially when that crutch comes with all the extra downsides.
@@BrentHall Thanks for replying! Fortunately the Harlequins stick around all winter. Two nice looking males came very close to shore in the afternoon and I got nice pics of them with the R7 and 100-500. I guess I just need to get very disciplined at not trying for birds that are too far out of reach!
@@hstein27 Yeah that's the downfall of all wildlife photographers, lol. It's easy to get carried away thinking we can beat physics with out gear, but it's definitely against us, lol.
The only corrupted files I've had were with Lexar's on Canon cameras. After I sent the cards to Lexar, a clients wedding to be recovered at Lexars request. They had no luck, and didn't offer to replace the card, just sent me back the bad one. Two weeks latter they issued a Notice to stop using their newest cards on Canon camera until some form of fix was issued. I went back to using Sandisc.
@@fotoinstruct6971 Thanks for the info! Was this with one of the R or EF cameras?
You should try the Electronic First Curtain mode, instead of Mechanical or Electronic. It should reduce shutter shock and rolling shutter :)
Well, since we’ve already invested in an R7, I would say it would be good to stick to its strengths while shooting birds in flight and hunting etc. Looking forward to more in depth and detailed reviews of the R7.
Why are you surprised that the auto focus on the $1500.00 camera isn’t as good as the $4000.00 camera. When the R1 comes out it will have the best Canon autofocus and it will be $6,000.00 .
Own the R6 w/the RF 100-400. Would like a bit more reach without cropping in. Was thinking the R7, but… Also, was thinking about picking up the Sigma 150-600 and adapting that, but I heard there’s some autofocus issues adapted. 🤔
Yeah, that's a tough choice, though for me personally, I'd sacrifice a bit of reach for better af performance, and the more time goes on the worse 3rd party af lenses perform on the Canon mirrorless, which is a shame.
Surprise you didn’t use your 100-500 lens instead of that cheap F11 lens! I love my R7 -100-500 combo, excellent auto focus for bif photograph. Rarely get a soft photo.
I did end up switching to it in the video. It's definitely a better experience overall than the 800.
IBIS with the R7 and a Canon 800 f11 compared to an R7 and an RF 100-500 would be an interesting test I would think. 🤷♂️
I use 15 FPS electronic and not the mechanical. Yes mechanical is way too loud. CRAW so the buffer is longer. Working ok. Autofocus jumpy, Not as good as my R5 & R6, but the reduced field of view for certain shots is helpful. I only shoot stills though.
Heat haze hits the R7 + RF 800 combo so hard, and when the heat is gone, also the light is gone and its useless again lol
I found myself mainly using the RF 800 F11 for video anymore since i got the Sigma 150-600C (photo only, stabe sucks hard)
I like the RF 800 F11, but not so much on the R7. Only as you said... superb (mono)cular with photo/video option, even better since its stabilized. But the Sigma 150-600C with half the MFD gave me so much better and awesome shots which would be impossible on the RF 800 F11 with its poor MFD. And well, zooming out made also often a difference, 1280mm minimum is too often too much.
Btw i dont know how it works on your particular R7, but i personally shoot only EFCS in H+ drive mode above 1/1250 SS, in H (so 7,5 fps) there is no shutter shock in any SS, EFCS or mechanical.
Shutter shock is really horrible on the R7, i had only beginner APS-C cameras and then the EOS RP, but the R7s shutter shock is horrendous (especially considering its my first "expensive" camera!). Before the R7 i didnt even know it was a thing!
Below 1/1250 with slower action im often fine with electronic, even for some bigger BIF its enough.
06:07 - I call that the "nervous chihuahua" mode - I think the 70d 80d 90d had the same issue - but there has to be a way to turn it's refocus attempt - maybe the camera needs an edible or firmware hack?
What is that stuff that Camera Lady and you were drinking?
Pumpkin spice Chai latte 🍵 😋
Maybe try the R7 with the 100-500, I've tried the 800 on it and I don't like it at all, the 600 F4 RF however is incredible on it, even with the 1.4 which gives you a bit of the same focal length. So it might just be lens quality to be fair.
I did end up switching to the 1-5 in the video. And yeah, it's definitely a better experience overall than the 800. I think at some point soon I'll have enough saved up for a 500 f4 mk ii, but I doubt I'll end up keeping the R7 after I get all the videos about it filmed.
@@BrentHall funny my r5’s have been sitting on the shelf more than being out. I specialize in owls so a bit different than what’s your shoot, still I don’t seem to have the issues with focus even on challenging backgrounds. My R3 went back instead
Yup, R5 AF is better than R7. The hit rate for sharpness is higher on the R5 than R7. For R7, I use cRAW, electronic shutter (hate the mechanical shutter noise) in good light. Overcast or shade, I use R5 which is to me the best from Canon so far. You might say R3 is better. But R5 is better because it is 45mp, better for bird photography that I am interested in.
Yeah, the craziness and difficulty of 1260mm should not be underestimated, lol. I had less AF issues when I used my RF 1-5, but still had problems even with that.
7:48 did you say "Chai Time" ? Never know western countries people also call Tea as Chai
Sometimes if you turn the tracking off of animal or human and just let it track without looking for a face or an eye it will stay on the subject much better. I do find that my a74 and the R6 before the R7 were a bit stickier with the autofocus.
Well that's interesting.
I'm still on the fence on the R7!! I' may sale it but not sure at this time. It feels like a cheap camera compared to the 7DMK ll , R5,6. The shutter sound is a total joke along with the buffer.
How much for the R7? 😉
Can u share ur 800mm lens foot info?
It's actually made by a channel subscriber!
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@@BrentHall preciate for ur reply. the bracket's looking very useful!
@@BrentHall Thanks for the link. I've ordered one.
I tried the R7 and had many of the same problems/concerns. I think it is a great camera for someone getting into wildlife/bird photography, but if you already have an R5 or R6, you ultimately won't be happy with it. I ended up sending mine back and getting the 1.4 teleconverter instead. I know that cuts down on image quality, so I only use it when I do want/need the extra reach. If Canon comes out with a mark ii of the R7 in a few years, then I will consider it, but it will have to address the issues of buffering, focus jump and that machine gun of a shutter.
Oh yeah, it's actually a really capable camera for anyone who's never used anything better, for sure! For personal use though, I'll definitely take my R5 over it.
Hey Brent, seems that the R7 disappointed you a bit so, let me know if you want to sell it 😉 👍.
I actually am going to sell it soon. I still need to make a few more videos with it, but I will list it after that. If you're serious, email me (brent@lightbendersvisuals.com) and maybe we can work something out. I'd always rather sell to the community first.
@@BrentHall Awesome, I'll send you an email today. Photos by Monty
Brent l have had R7 since release and it sure has it's faults compared to my R6 but we must accept it still a lot of camera for the price, l would rather have paid another 4 or 5 hundred for a more professional body and shutter but l guess that is not the market Canon were aiming this camera at. n slow burst mode in mechanical or electronic shutter it has shutter lag firing off extra shots after taking finger off shutter does not do it in high burst modes it most annoying but Canon said they would have to tear body apart to check it out so l tolerate it. The R6 mark ii will be a good solid camera with some good upgrades over the original but not enough for me to spend the money on an upgrade as the 20mp in the original don't bother me and l don't do video which is where l feel most upgrades are at. Not sure why but Canon not being overly innovative at moment maybe it all getting saved for R1 and trickle down from there because they certainly have more tech than they are giving us right now.
You definitely get what you pay for. There's a reason an R3 costs 6 grand. I knew all that marketing hype about the R7 inheriting the R3's AF system was a load of BS.
I mean that's definitely true, but to be fair, if you're not coming from something better like an R5 or R3, then all things considered the R7 is a pretty capable camera. It's just that for me personally it's a step down from my R5, so I likely won't be holding onto it much longer.
The F11 primes are such trash honestly.
Using cropped bodies is a crutch 🩼.
I don't know if you've ever watched any of my other wildlife videos and Q&A stuff before, but if so then you'd know I definitely agree with that statement...mostly, lol. I think for people who are in a position of being able to get a great full frame camera, but choose a crop body solely for the "extra reach", then yes, I think that's a crutch. But for those who can only afford a crop body and a low to mid-tier long lens, then you've just got to make the best of what you've got. In general though, I always tell people to learn more about the wildlife, spend more time out, and more time trying to get closer, etc. To me, that kind of stuff will most always beat out the "extra reach" of a crop body, especially with all the drawbacks that come with it. Personally, if it was just me going out there for myself and to make the best images possible, I'd grab my R5 over the R7 every day all day, but alas...UA-cam is my job and I don't always get to photograph what and how I want for the sake of making videos, lol. I do love it though. It's certainly challenging sometimes, and I enjoy it.
@@BrentHall 💯