That little r7 is a great body for what you pay. It can make great, highly detailed images depending on what lens you put on it. I’ve used mine with everything from the rf 100-400, rf 100 mm f/2.8L, rf 100-500, ef 500 f4L mk 2, ef 400 mm f4 DO mk 2, and rf 600 f4L. it does a great job on all of those. Now, it’s got some weaknesses: mechanical shutter has serious shutter shock, electronic shutter has bad rolling shutter. I use electronic first curtain shutter for flying birds and ES for perched, nonmoving birds. I have mine set up so i can switch between those two with a button press. It also will do automatic stacking for macro inside the camera! It has the AF system of the r3, which is better than the r5 but the same as the r6m2. In video, it will oversample 7 k video to make 4k fine video, which looks as good as 4kHQ from the r5. So for $1300 usd, this is a killer value. I highly recommend this camera to anyone starting out. Having said all that, i want canon to release a mark 2 of the r7 that fixes all of the weaknesses of the r7, even if they have to charge $2500. That would be a competition crushing camera for canon. Of course, good ideas die at Canon, so probably not something to expect. But i hear Nikon is soon to release a mirrorless D500. Canon could answer that challenge just by doing as I suggest here. We shall see! Thanks for the video.
I own both the r7 and the r8. Some how it seems like I’m getting better images when I’m using the r8 in practice, but then I take the photos to Lightroom, and compare it to my r7 photos, and I find myself to be perfectly happy with my r7 photos. I love the extra reach, and really enjoy pairing it with the RF 200-800 mm lens. I find the new mirrorless lenses to handle noise very well, even on crop senser cameras. Just a side note. You can hit the record button in photo mode, and it will start recording. The camera just has to be properly set up.
Thank you doe this video. I recently switched over to Nikon and picked up the Z8. I really enjoy the "crop" feature Nikon has from FX to DX that I can switch with the flick of a button (being a long time canon user I had no idea this was even a feature), especially for bird photography and getting focus nailed on a bird's eye.
A crop sensor camera could never be "the best" wildlife camera... we all know why. This feels like you are just creating "content". If you personally owned the R7 versus just renting it for a few days and have used it for 1 year or more and then shared your real life experiences and thoughts about the camera for wildlife photography, then this is a lot more valuable.
Theres a lot of people especially birders who prefer a crop sensor camera. No I dont need to own it for a year to give valid feedback, i put it to the test in bear country and there were times it was the perfect camera thanks to the 1.6x crop and high frame rate and there were times the buffer couldnt keep up. And i made a video on it. Its youtube, content creators make content for viewers…
@@KrisLuckPhoto Hi Kris, I am not trying to be negative. Just the opposite, actually, trying to help you. If your goal is to get views in hopes of making ad revenue, then be transparent about that. If you are trying to create a community for wildlife photographers where you are adding meaningful value, then that is another path. I was honestly giving you feedback that it felt like you were simply creating content for views or clicks on your lens rental referral program. Take care and I wish you well.
That little r7 is a great body for what you pay. It can make great, highly detailed images depending on what lens you put on it. I’ve used mine with everything from the rf 100-400, rf 100 mm f/2.8L, rf 100-500, ef 500 f4L mk 2, ef 400 mm f4 DO mk 2, and rf 600 f4L. it does a great job on all of those. Now, it’s got some weaknesses: mechanical shutter has serious shutter shock, electronic shutter has bad rolling shutter. I use electronic first curtain shutter for flying birds and ES for perched, nonmoving birds. I have mine set up so i can switch between those two with a button press.
It also will do automatic stacking for macro inside the camera! It has the AF system of the r3, which is better than the r5 but the same as the r6m2. In video, it will oversample 7 k video to make 4k fine video, which looks as good as 4kHQ from the r5. So for $1300 usd, this is a killer value. I highly recommend this camera to anyone starting out.
Having said all that, i want canon to release a mark 2 of the r7 that fixes all of the weaknesses of the r7, even if they have to charge $2500. That would be a competition crushing camera for canon. Of course, good ideas die at Canon, so probably not something to expect. But i hear Nikon is soon to release a mirrorless D500. Canon could answer that challenge just by doing as I suggest here. We shall see!
Thanks for the video.
Agree! I also think any wildlife camera should include a cf express slot. The buffering is very frustrating
@@KrisLuckPhotoAgree! That’s a big one on my list!! I hope the r7m2 has one.
I own both the r7 and the r8. Some how it seems like I’m getting better images when I’m using the r8 in practice, but then I take the photos to Lightroom, and compare it to my r7 photos, and I find myself to be perfectly happy with my r7 photos. I love the extra reach, and really enjoy pairing it with the RF 200-800 mm lens. I find the new mirrorless lenses to handle noise very well, even on crop senser cameras. Just a side note. You can hit the record button in photo mode, and it will start recording. The camera just has to be properly set up.
Really good man keep it up 🔥🔥🔥
Thank you doe this video. I recently switched over to Nikon and picked up the Z8. I really enjoy the "crop" feature Nikon has from FX to DX that I can switch with the flick of a button (being a long time canon user I had no idea this was even a feature), especially for bird photography and getting focus nailed on a bird's eye.
The r5 did that nearly 4 years ago. Even the full frame dslr cameras had that feature.
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A crop sensor camera could never be "the best" wildlife camera... we all know why. This feels like you are just creating "content". If you personally owned the R7 versus just renting it for a few days and have used it for 1 year or more and then shared your real life experiences and thoughts about the camera for wildlife photography, then this is a lot more valuable.
Theres a lot of people especially birders who prefer a crop sensor camera. No I dont need to own it for a year to give valid feedback, i put it to the test in bear country and there were times it was the perfect camera thanks to the 1.6x crop and high frame rate and there were times the buffer couldnt keep up. And i made a video on it. Its youtube, content creators make content for viewers…
@@KrisLuckPhoto Hi Kris, I am not trying to be negative. Just the opposite, actually, trying to help you. If your goal is to get views in hopes of making ad revenue, then be transparent about that. If you are trying to create a community for wildlife photographers where you are adding meaningful value, then that is another path. I was honestly giving you feedback that it felt like you were simply creating content for views or clicks on your lens rental referral program. Take care and I wish you well.