Del Paso said:

What? Since when ist Sauerkraut exclusively German??? Since when is chili con carne Mexican??? Ask a Texan!
Don't you know that Alsace is part of France, and that sürgrütt is our national dish? Nothing to do, absolutely nothing wit German Sauerkraut cooked in broth. Just like some philistines put beans and tomatoes in a poor defenseless chili. A sacrilege!
We cook sürgrütt in riesling, a wine Alsace in famous for. Yes, I know, other countries also make very good riesling...
And we also put in it different meats, sausages and spices.
As if you compared US beer with Belgian biere d'abbaye...

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Jethro said:

He mentions the MP-E 65mm (being 3 times the price), but my understanding was that that lens had been disontinued for some time now? Maybe there are still new copies available in some stores?

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ISv said:

Finally something different and by far more interesting: Oahu Elepaio (immature but with them it's kinda tricky)! My last encounters with this bird were January 2023 and February 2022 (single birds) - and nothing before.
Endemic for Oahu (Kauai and Big Island have their own species of Elepaio, nowhere else in the world, belongs to the Monarch flycatchers!). The last photo is to illustrate how you so many times you will see them (if lucky!). The bottom line is: I'm pretty happy right now!

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Canon EOS R7 Mark II is Reportedly in the Wild​

Chig said:

You can get the mount replaced on your 500 f/4 and it's not even very expensive I had the mount replaced on my very old EF300 f/2.8

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P-visie said:

You have taken your time to respond to my post (slow cooking?). It is a sad day for the French cuisine when you need German Sauerkraut to boast about the cuisine. I agree about the carrots though: those are only suitable for rabbits and hares.

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john1970 said:

The RF 100-500 mm lens is one of the most versatile zoom lenses IMO. It is a 5x zoom with excellent close focus capability (great for large insects) and lightweight as an all day carry lens. Sure it is not the fastest at 500 mm at f7.1, but still a very useful focal range and f-stop range. Now that I am over 50, I am starting to appreciate lighter weight lenses. I am no longer 30 years old.

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justaCanonuser said:

Oops, that wasn't funny, I can feel that with you.

Of course I have always backup lenses with me when I travel but I do not carry more than one big lens, max. 2 cameras and extenders and 1-2 short lenses with me when I hike. That's why I prefer a really rugged gear, and Canon never let me down. In Norway, e.g., many years ago I had my old EF 500mm f/4.5 with the original 7D mounted on a tripod in quite stormy weather. When I turned to my backpack to change a battery, I suddenly heard a massive crash behind my back. Unfortunately I didn't recognize beforehand in the grass a deep hole right next to one leg of my tripod, and the wind shifted it right into it. So the tripod toppled over and the combo crashed, fortunately with the 7D as a "buffer" in front, on the sharp edge of a stone. I thought, okay, that's it - but camera and lens survived, the 7D just had a scar. If the camera were broken, I would have had a 5D3 in my backpack, aber a broken super tele lens would have ended my day trip (back then my back-up would have been an EF 400mm f/5.6).

That's only one example for a critical incident, this now 30 years old lens survived sand-salt water storms on shores because I wanted to shoot birds hiding in sand holes in that hell, etc. This year, I finally upgraded to an EF 600mm III, because the mount of the old 500mm is quite worn out and doesn't provide reliable contacts anymore. But I still keep that old club of a lens...

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Del Paso said:

Wrong wrong wrong!!!!!!
A real choucroute alsacienne (mine, based on my mom's recipe, without those stupid Haut-Rhin carrots) only gets better when you carefully reheat it!
Same for many French plats mijotes! (Slowly cooked).
OK, you wrote "most food". You are semi-pardoned.

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John D P said:

I have the 100-500 and love it. It's not pro level, but it does have very good image quality.

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P-visie said:

There is more: “and with the Canon EOS R1 and Sony A1 II both rumored to hit the $6,299–$6,499 range”.

This is just a re-hash of an old rumor, apparently re-heated to get more clicks. Like most food: the quality does not improve when re-heated.

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blackcoffee17 said:

The original R6 was known for serious overheating issues, even in still mode. It was probably the first unreliable camera from Canon for a very long time.
Then they choose this weird plastic outside material for their RF lenses that feels cheap and gets smudges and dirt stuck to them just by looking at it.

I own the EF-RF adapter that seems to has a much better quality exterior plastic.

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john1970 said:

I would rent the 100-500 mm lens because it focuses faster for BIF. Have fun.

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