CANON RF 200-800 + CANON R5 | Full Frame Wildlife Field Review
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- How does a full frame camera work with the new RF 200-800 Lens? We test just that using the Canon R5. We will be looking at the Autofocus performance, image quality, video cpaabilities, and the image quality of the lens paired with the R5. And we get lucky and find our Winter Trumpeter swans on the Kenai River to spend a few days with to test this Camera and Lens combo.
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I recently got the 200-800 and we have nothing but overcast skies here in Ontario. However, the lens is blowing me away! I am looking forward to some light though, so I can bump up the shutter speed for some action/flight shots. My favourite birds to shoot are crows, because it can be decently challenging, they don't like the camera lol. They have so much character, I just love them.
Same in Quebec...2023 was overcast year lol
Same in Michigan
Just drop a potato chip and the crows will sit in your lap here lol.
@@WILDALASKA Camera, check! Lens, check! battery & SD card, check! Potato chips, check!
Could you please make a vdo on eos r6 and 200-800 mm f/9 combo. I am eager to see the result of this combo.
Im doing the r8 which is the r6mkII. I won't be doing a r6 one though as I don't have access to one.
just because you can shoot high iso does not mean you should.
And your point is........ Don't think anywhere I said shoot high ISO.
My favorite bird to shoot is the belted kingfisher, it's also the most difficult. Another favorite is the cedar waxwing. However, they are somewhat rare in Tennessee.
very cool
Amazing footages and shots! I just got my Canon 200-800mm lens but Im problems with the sharpness, it seems to have very visible motion blur, did you have a specific camera settings that works better with the lens? Im using an R5 and R6 and im an amatuer at wildlife. Would love to hear your thoughts. Thanks!
Bump your shutter speed up some
The bird I like to shoot with the camera is the Crimson Breasted Shrike in South Africa Kgalagadi Game Reserve
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Please keep peppering in the "Alaska travel/geography" bits so we know where to go when we visit! Maybe some maps to go along with the drone footage?
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Great video, as always Scott. I have the R5 and (currently) the RF800 f11. Really keen to get this newer lens once I've saved up again. My favourite bird to shoot locally is the Short-eared Owl (Southern England, UK). It's always a lottery if they'll show and they're so agile it's a real challenge to get a good shot with a clean background. Would love to come and try eagles in Alaska one day :)
Love the Shorties. Headed to look for them next weekend myself.
So far, the humble Pileated Woodpecker and the Bluejay. However, I am really new to wildlife photography so no eagles etc here yet. Coming from landscape photography. Did snag the canon R8 and the RF 100-400 you had recommended. Very impressed with the combination. Both are very good, and for the money spent, impossible to beat really. So thank you for your reviews on both. Congrats on hitting 11k!
That's a great affordable and all around rig.
Thanks so much for this info, I just got the r5, and 200-800 is on backorder. I live near Yellowstone and trying desperately to learn this camera, while witnessing epic wildlife (Grizz) encounters.
Very cool
Hey, did you know that DXO PureRaw version 3.9 is available for our Rf 200-800mm lens (and for the 1.4X or 2X too 😊
YES !! I'm currently processing all the last couple weeks photos and they so far look amazing !
@20:00. I can’t understand your point. You can always put the R5 in 1.6x crop if needed, but you can never put the R7 in full-frame mode.
And have a 17 mp image...the point of a crop or longer range lens is more mp on the subject. not less.
Love your videos and have been loving the 200-800mm. I’ve been able to get sharp shots at 1/40 hand held! Apologies if this has been asked before but what gloves are you using? Thanks!
Just some bow hunting gloves from Cabelas. Not very heavy gloves but they are waterproof. Just keeps the wet and s now off my hands and wind stoppers basically ;)
Favorite bird is the bald eagle. I pre-ordered the 200 to 800 through adorama. That was a mistake. I’m still waiting for it and they’re saying not until March now.
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I photograph brown bears on the coast of western and southeastern Alaska. I use the R5+100-500. Is the 200-800 lens too long.
200-800 would be good for coastal bears.
Great video.
Did you have any diffraction issues with this combination?
Not at all
Great review of the RF 200-800. I'm planning to pair one with my R7. Are you able to comment on the merits of using a 1.4 teleconverter on the 200-800 on the R7 (or would this be total overkill)?
it works great. Just remember your at min f/13
Isn't it soft at 800 mm? Did you shoot in Clog-3 without sharpening?
Itd not soft at any focal length. The video was not shot in CLog3. Haven't had the time to color grade footage lately. Noise reduction, etc his off in camera and I don't apply noise reduction in post. Not needed if you get exposure right in the field.
So what would be the better image if using the 200-800 on a R5 then cropped heavily or 200-800 on a R7 and cropped, so they both show the same field of view?
if your cropping the r7 you are losing pixels on subject which is the main thing you want. If you don't need the reach then r5, else r7
my fav bird at the moment to shoot is the green woodpecker, i'm in london UK and we have a pair in my local cemetery, its more the sense of accomplishment because its been a real elusive little f.....begger to get, still trying to get an in flight shot
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Thanks for the review, I just ordered one from B&H but I think it's going to be 5 to 6 months before it ships.
Hope you enjoy it!
Just got my 200-800 and have only had a short time with it around the garden and locality. Light not exceptional in UK just now but with my R5 it has really impressed me. Lots more to come I'm sure but so far absolutely delighted.
Good to hear
I'm going to your IG because you have to see what birds I like to shoot
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Thank you for the work you put into this review. I do believe I'll be picking up this lens before the end of the month to pair with my R5. Even your shots in low light looked fantastic. The cool colors really set the swans off nicely.
While I don't see that much snow here in Maryland, we occasionally get similar scenery, and I very much enjoy going out into the cold to find the wildlife that's out there. I can imagine in the summer time this lens is going to be a true workhorse.
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My favorite bird to shoot is probably Snowy Owls 👍
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I'm currently trying to get some good images of a kingfisher
Good luck
This damn lens is still not available 4 months later, wish I would have pre-ordered sooner
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The A380 is my favorite bird to shoot :)
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I just want to know one thing... How fast is the focus lock?
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Thank you Scott, great review! Any thoughts on using the EOS R6ii with this lens? Not much of a birder, but I do find Eagles and Red Tail Hawks here and photograph them often. All the Best!
Working on R8 review with this lens. Which is basically the r6mkII without the IBIS.
Thank you Scott, I’ll look for your review of the R8 with the RF 200-800. 👍🏻
I love that slow-motion footage. It is memorizing. It's such a beautiful area. I live in Florida, so we don't get much snow here lol. Great video!..oh, and the lens was cool too 🙂
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Again, getting this for use on both my R5 and R7 - as soon as BH as it in stock.
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Hi, great review and love your enthusiasm for this lens. Can I ask what Software or method that you use to determine the distance of your subjects please. eg. When you show your photo examples of your photos, you state how far the Swans are etc.
It's in the EXIF data from your camera. In Lightroom just go to the Metadata window and hit customize to add it.
@@WILDALASKAthank you so much. I couldn’t see the wood for the trees 😊
Do you think the r6 would get as good of IQ as the r5 with this lens?
I will be shooting the R8 this weekend and have a video on it in a week or so. The R8 is basically the R6MKII without IBIS. So it should be a good comparison for you.
Excellent!! Looking forward to it! Thank you!!
Scott, off topic but can you share info on your gloves and coat……
The jacket is amzn.to/3HcdW52 and the gloves are just some bow hunting gloves from cabalas. No idea what they are called. they are just waterproof to keep water and snow off my hands. Minimal warmth from them.
@@WILDALASKA thanks
like golden eagel the king of eagles
Cool Raptor
Great video! Was on the fence, but looks like i will pull the trigger on the 200-800 for my R5…KINGFISHER, and SNOWY when it’s in the neighborhood
Thanks.
Snowy owls...on my list to get. Just gotta head north one of these days to find them
Thanks, Scott, for the R5 treatise. I have R5, awaiting the 200-800 on backorder. Low light? What if you throw on an R6 MKII body? I'm thinking about it. You trade megapixels for shooting in the dark!
So in reality. The 2 cameras shoot in low light the same. You just have more pixels on the r5. The noise per pixel is the same. You just don't 'notice' on a smaller mp camera is all. Plus once you process through dox, topaz, dpp4, etc. the noise is 'poof'
First-time commenter but I've been a subscriber for quite a while now. Lived in Anchorage from 1996-2002 and traveled the state, so most every place you describe takes me down memory lane! Quick questions about the quick release plate you are using on the 200-800: brand? size? does it have both 3/8" and 1/4" mounting screws to keep it from twisting? I haven't been able to locate anything suitable just yet. Thanks for the info and the review-beautiful video of the swans. BTW, I'm live in Oregon and my favorite birds to shoot are the owls-great gray, great horned, burrowing, barn, pygmy, etc. Loads of fun!
I don't know what brand plate I put on the 200-800. I have several. It has 2 mounting screws 1/4 and 3/8. Keeps the twist from happening.
This was magical footage
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I know your lighting is a struggle, so you have been shooting wide open at f/9. But, unlike my Sigma 160-600c, it seems you don’t have to worry about that. The Sigma I have to shoot at f/9 to see decent sharpness. My favorite bird to shoot here in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin is the Belted Kingfisher. Cheers!
Kingfishers new so fun to photograph
I just got the big - heavy Sigma 60-600mm sports ef for my ventures into bird photography. I better eat my Wheaties... I'm just starting this so I like Robins and crows here in Colorado. I don't really have a favorite yet... I like the Sigma but you've got me looking at the 200-800 Canon for the future.
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canon 200-800mm vs the old sigma 300-800mm 5.6 would be an interesting comparison. The sigma is around $2500 used so $600 more and a lot heavier.
I don't think I can get my hand on the Sigma 😳
Great reviews of the new lens. For the time being, I'm staying with my RF 600 and 800 f 11's until all the reviews are completed. I use the RF 600/800 for light weight excursions mostly. I have a EF 600 f 4 v3 and a EF 200-400 for my main wildlife lenses. My favorite bird to shoot is the Norther Flicker. I have captured this bird making a nest and in various stationary shots. My goal is to capture it in flight with its beautiful orange feathers exposed. I have had as many as five at one time visit my deck here in Colorado to raid my feeders. Such a beautiful bird.
Flickers are very cool birds
Awesome can’t wait to try the lens out on my r6ii I’m lucky that I got my partner into photography year last Christmas got her a m50 with sigma 18-300 then last January got her the sigma 160-600 she then got herself the r7 and has now just ordered the 200-800 from wex so hopefully get it before the summer and our favourite local birds to shoot are the kingfisher although 1st time I’ve seen them is the waxwings had about 50 come to our village chesterfield 🇬🇧 apparently we’ve got the highest number in the uk of the past dacade so been great shooting them getting shots with them tossing the berries in. The air and catching the shot smack between the beak 🍻🍻🍻
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Raptors are my favorite birds to shoot with the equipment I have. Hoping the 200-800 will increase the quality of my small bird photos when it arrives 😊
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I have the wonderful (but heavy) Sigma 60-600mm and the Canon 800mm f/11. YOU now have me crunching the numbers for selling them and getting this lens 🤔 My favorite to shoot here in the industrial midwest is the Bald Eagle. They were gone when I was younger and have made a comeback as I've matured into a photographer...
I'll be comparing the RF 800 f/11 this week and will probably be next Sundays video.
Wonderful review! I just got the R5 last week and already love it for my backyard birds! I look forward to ordering this lens to work more on my birds in flight. My favorite bird to photograph is the Osprey. I love when I can get them at eye level especially with a fish. Other than that, I am always up for a challenge with the Warblers and Hummingbirds. Thank you again for your content!
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My favorite bird is multi-colored shine starling and the red cardinal. The reviews about RF 200-800, you convinced me for buying the lens for my R6
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We recently discovered your channel ❤❤❤, thank you. Too bad Canon won’t allow 3rd parties to make RF mounts or I would be looking for an adapter to pair this lens with my Z8. Favorite birds today were American Robins feeding on berries.
Canon RF nor Nikon Z can be mounted to anything else. So that's across the board. There are EF and F cross manufacturer adapters. But for the Z mount. The 180-600 with a 1.4 TC is pretty much this lens. I love the 180-600. Both lenses are a beast.
Welcome aboard.
Great video, beautiful scenery, and awesome shots! So glad that you like it. Still waiting for mine. My favorite bird to shoot would have to be the Great white egret. I am lucky to see them at our nearby MN state park. They are great at hunting prey so lots of action! And slow enough for my R7 and 800 f11. Haha. Congrats on your subscribers!
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Awesome Scott! Did I see the distance right on a few of your shots? 700 yards?? I'm super excited and hoping by the time I can afford to get this lens I'm not stuck waiting forever. But I will gladly wait. I know I keep bugging ya about an r6 mk.2 review which I'm sure it's going to do just fine on that camera body as well. Great job my friend. How do I get in an entry for print giveaway?
That's what the exif said in its focal distance. It may be closer to infinity for the lens, but I usually get infinity symbol at those distances. Ill be doing the R8 which is close enough to the r6mkII just no IBIS in the r8
Such a great footage, Scott, love watching your videos! The lens is such a gift, the range of 200-800 is absolutely crazy. It's not a L lens and on the slower side, but man so convenient and compact for that max focal length.
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I also have the 200-800 and I’m having a lot of fun with it. A few days ago I was shooting ʻŌpeʻapeʻa, our native Hawaiian hoary bat. Barely getting useable photos, but so challenging to try to freeze a bat in flight in dusky light!
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Your reviews give me food for thought about getting this lens to use on my R6. I mostly shoot large mammals with the Sigma 150-600 C . My favorite bird to shoot are raptors like owls and hawks. I’m trying for Tundra Swans soon.
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I got my 200-800 first day and it's been delivering even in overcast PNW skies. I took it out today and caught some nice red-wing blackbirds and a bald eagle trying (and failing) to take a coot. But probably my favorite subject here in Seattle are the Anna's hummingbirds that stay all year round.
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Congrats on 11k! Been watching your channel for a bit and gkad to see it grow. Have the r5 and r7 and want to avoid the big purchae prime. Have the EF 100-400 which works great but this 200-800 will help.
Luving in Texas, favorite bird is the Painted Bunting.
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Thanks for the effort on this vid. I cant wait to get this lens. Congratulations on breaking 11,000. My favorite bird to shoot around me is the Bohemian Waxwing.
Love the waxwings
Bald Eagles. Hands down. I live within ten minutes of the Yakima River in Washington State. Several Eagle nests. Eagles pretty much year round. Spring calving season? Eagles all over. Your channel, narrative and images are all awesome. Thank you.
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Thanks for another great video. Hoping for my pre-order of the 200-800 to be fulfilled soon. Favorite birds are the wintering bald eagles in CO where I am.
Good choice!
Great review thanks. I think I will be getting one soon. Sacred Kingfishers are my favourite birds to shoot.
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Good morning.. I see you used a strap on the lens. Looks like it hangs really well. What type of strap are you using? Also the video camera your using.. Didn't look like it was low light so great video. You use the Atomos in filming your still shots, or are you switching from video to stills.. Thanks again.. Great stuff..
It's the peak design strap. There is a link to it in the video description.
The atoms is used to record the EVF as I shoot.
Thanks for another great, interesting video. Congrats on 11.000 subscribers. Greetings from Per Christensen, Denmark.
Thank you very much!
My favorite thing to shoot are bald eagles up in northern Ontario. Thinking about getting a RF200-800.
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Your positive reviews makes a compelling case for this lens, as my favourite subject at this time of year is the Snowy Owl. This winter, we also seem to be having an irruption of northern hawk owls in S.Manitoba, and I've been lucky with the R7 and RF 100-500.
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Thank you again for another great video. Looks like this lens is going on my wish/convince the wife I need list. I enjoy taking pictures of our local Bald Eagles and Cooper's Hawks.
Cool raptors
Love your videos! Congrats on the 11K. My favorite bird to photograph here in Pittsburgh, Pa is the Osprey. They are amazing!
Ospreys are amazing raptors
Thanks for the great video and information I currently picked up the R5 and have the R7 working on the lens selection. I do not have one bird I like to shoot I have 2 first is the Northern Harrier and the second is the Osprey! One of my bucket list birds is Horned owl.
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Enjoyed seeing those Trumpeter Swans, Scott! I moved here to coastal Georgia from Central Texas about 18 mos ago. Fir the drawing - Favorite birds to shoot are Redheaded Woodpeckers.
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My favorite bird to shoot at my backyard here in Southern Illinois is my resident Red-Headed Woodpecker.
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I have used it on both my R7 and my R5. I have even used the 1.4x while attached to the R5. I have no complaints about this lens. The weight doesn't feel that bad. If I only had one lens, this would probably be it. After saying that, I should mention I have the RF100-500 also.
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Great review….. You may have sold me… My favorite bird to chase lately is the Northern Harrier here in Coastal Virginia. God Bless and keep up the great work…
Very cool!
Egrets
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Fantastic reviews making it difficult to pass on the 200-800. Favorite bird to shoot is the Kingfisher.
Love Kingfishers
Great video, Scott! It's like hanging with a friend. My favorite bird to shoot at the New Jersey Shore is any rarity that shows up. I chase. Unfortunately for me, my camera store got in zero 200-800 lenses. I didn't get one. Still waiting. The bird that I would have loved to shoot with the lens is a Red-flanked Bluetail. Yes, you read that right. The first one for the east coast. It's an insane rarity and only 20 minutes from home. I hope it sticks around a bit longer. Congrats on 11k subscribers! 🎉🎉🎉
Thanks and very cool. Starts here in Anchorage has only received the one copy which was the one I won. Fingers crossed for you.
I purchased the lens the other day and it's amazing! One huge problem for me though is most filters do not work with the hood at the same time. The Sigma WR filter overhangs by about half a mm and because of this the hood doesn't slide over it.
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Congrats on 11k! My favourite bird to photograph is Great Horned Owls. Always exciting to find and spend time with!
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I enjoy your reviews as you shoot in both systems Nikon and Canon you are not constantly comparing them you praise both and rightly as both systems are bringing out different gear but both are great at what they are intended for. I used to shoot with the Z6 but swapped to Canon R6 and R7 but l still love what Nikon bring out it simply quality gear and l am not going to just put it down because l shoot in another system in fact if l could afford it l would shoot both.
Yes both are great systems. Honestly all the manufacturers are turning out some amazing gear. Thanks for watching
Fantastic footage, I felt like I was there with those Swans, boy it must have been cold. 🥶
25 degrees. No bad lol
Bald Eagles
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Thank you for this snowy video. My favorite on this is the Walking Dipper!
Now I live in Thailand, we have only flooding.
I go now to part 2
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for the review with the R5. Even though the lighting was poor you still got some good shots. One comparison I would like to see is the 500 f4 and the 200-800 at 500mm. Have the same settings for both lenses and see the difference between the two. Maybe even both with the tele-converter. Just a quick test to see if any noticeable difference between the two.
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Great review! I know you mainly shoot wildlife, but have you considered lunar photography with this lens? I’d love to see some pics of the moon and how much it fills the frame at 800mm.
There’s a heron that’s always in my neighborhood and nearby ponds, so as of now that’s my favorite bird to shoot.
👍Ive taken a few moon shots with the 1.4 tc attached. its pretty cool.
Living above the arctic circle being sufficient light to shoot birds means spring summer and early fall shooting. There's always a Robin that nests near my house that I try to shoot. I can't shoot crows and gulls years round to, but Robin's have that colorful pop.
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such beautiful footage! Love it and tempting to buy that lens. Curious how well it can keep up with the R3 AF
0 difference. The motors are very fast in this lens.
Thanks again for the great review.
Unfortunately here in Italy it is not yet marketable, you can only pre-order it hoping to have it a little earlier.
You speak very well of it and this gives us hope for our purchase.
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Fingers crossed
Wood pecker is my favorite with the Bald Eagle a close second here in north Alabama. Love your videos thanks for the informational content!
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Eagles, but a few years ago a Painted Bunting showed up near me in NW Alabama and stayed around for a moth or so. That was bucket list!
Nice catch
White tailed kite, in San Jacinto Wilderness Area near my home in Southern California. But also love Stellers Jays in the forest, the colors and personality
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Great review as always! My favorite bird to photograph is the yellow warbler. It’s just a challenge! lol
Good choice!
great review and beautiful shots!!..I wish I could afford one of these!!
Thanks for watching!
This is excellent video, giving distance approx makes one get the real feel of the different mm lense how it zooms. I always wanted that. Great that you provided that.
Glad it was helpful!
Glad to be part of the 11k... congrats. My RF200-800mm arrived a few days ago. This weekend I took a walk with it on the R6MkII and I think this combo is going to work SUPER well. I love to photograph owls... short-eared owls have to be up at the top.
Yes for the Shorties
I have a blue heron that lives on a pond near me. For about half a year as soon as I showed up it would fly off. Over about a year I sat on the bank and slowly it became less skittish. A few months back it walked up next to me with a bass in its beak to show me what it caught. So, the blue heron is my favorite bird to photograph.
That's cool
I will be excited to get this lens for sure, thanks for the video. In our area of Canada in the winter my favourite bird to look for would be a snowy owl, we get a few each winter, very beautiful.
Good choice!
I just recently found your channel. I am learning so much and am enjoying the beautiful scenery! Here in Minnesota we also have a lot of overcast days. I would love to get that great eagle shot with a fish in tow. You have a great hands on way of illustrating how to get the shot! Thank you!
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All kinds of water fowl, but sandhill cranes are up there! Congratulations and take care!
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Nice job on this video. Congrats on 11K subscribers! This is the lens I’ve been waiting for from Canon. I got out of Canon about 18 months ago and sold all of it. Shooting the OM-1 since then with great results. I do really miss some aspects of shooting with Canon. I have thought about picking up a used R5 or an R6II and this lens.
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I think after the initial complaints about f9 max aperture, I see mostly positive reviews about this lens! Can’t wait to get mine, the 800mm would be great on my R7 to shoot my favourite bird, the Hen harrier. Thanks for the review Scott👍
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Great review, awesome video, beautiful photos! Thanks Scott, my favorite bird to photograph is the Bald Eagle. Man do I wish I lived in Alaska.
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