Mirnavi said:

Yesterday I tried first time RF 100-400 + RF 2x extender together. I think the result looks really good.

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With what camera?

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Yesterday I tried first time RF 100-400 + RF 2x extender together. I think the result looks really good

R6mk2
RF100-400+ext. RF 2x

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Yesterday I tried first time RF 100-400 + RF 2x extender together. I think the result looks really good.

R6mk2
RF100-400+ext. RF 2x

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Nathalietje86 said:

Still hoping for a good zoom range around 400mm and it needs to have raw and a bigger sensor, or a new G5X with new features...

But come on canon hurry up make compact camera's for photographers instead of vlogging

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I am not smart enough to grasp why anyone would want a telephoto on this. The form factor is not conducive for telephoto shots. I would prefer it to be wider than current camera. It is my walk around camera and a wider lens would be nice.

I love the metallic colours.

Ruby Tailed Wasp. This parasitic wasp is only about 8mm long, laying its eggs in the nests of solitary bees or wasps. The top shot is from me with the R5ii and 100-500mm at 700mm, and the bottom by my wife with the R7 and RF 100-400mm, both at just over a m away.

danfaz said:

Here's a shot of Lassen Peak (or Mount Lassen) from California State Route 89 from last Saturday.View attachment 229896

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Quite a bit of snow for what was billed as a snowless winter.

Here's a shot of Lassen Peak (or Mount Lassen) from California State Route 89 from last Saturday.

Nathalietje86 said:

Canon just needs to make more super zoom or just good zoom around 400mm compact camera's with raw, travel buddies to take with you to everywhere there are already so much compact camera's with 2x or 3x zoom

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While I'd rather have a high quality 2X or 3X zoom than one of these mediocre superzooms. You simply cannot combine low cost, extreme focal variation, wide open aperture and high IQ.
Sure, it is tempting to have one single "does it all" lens, but there's often a drawback to accept, optical quality and aperture.
No free lunch!

No new 400/2,8+TC
No new lighter 28-70/2
No new 50-150/2
...this year?

That would be annoying!

In the last photo you can see a deer in the fog....

Canon just needs to make more super zoom or just good zoom around 400mm compact camera's with raw, travel buddies to take with you to everywhere there are already so much compact camera's with 2x or 3x zoom

I'll give you another interesting butterfly that I met last year, but unfortunately only once... but I think its name in English is quite fitting... lesser purple emperor (Apatura ilia)

That's my personal goal for this year... : )
I'll try to take a picture of his beautiful, purple wings from the other side. I didn't get a chance last time.

ISv said:

So, Moravia. It explains why you don't have Apollo and especially the vineyard (next to your house?) !
There you have even better chance to see N. xanthomelas (Yellow-legged tortoiseshell), it rarely makes temporary populations in your region, usually migrant from East (South-east).

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yes, otherwise with that Nymphalis xanthomelas you gave me a good task ... it is something like a mythical unicorn in our country and in Germany : D Where are you from?

Spent the afternoon playing with an old rig. This was the first setup I had that would deliver decent shots of hummingbirds in the bush. The camera is a Panasonic FZ80 with a 1.7x front mounted TC. The camera was designed for such a TC and has a setting that compensates the image stabilizer that works quite well. The key is the TC. It is a Nikon TC-E17ED. Some engineer at Nikon went completely nuts and made a truly pro piece of glass to strap on a Coolpix 8800 (8 MP camera). Production ended in 2006 and the TC cost more than the cameras it was meant to attach to. I added an adapter ring to get it to fit the Panny and it adds essentially no degradation to the image but extends the range of the zoom to a bit over 2000mm (equivalent), so you could think of this as an early take on a Nikon P950 (The Panny does have Raw files, so the P900 doesn't count). I was curious as to what the combination of this old rig with modern software could produce and the result is pretty good with the caveat that the keeper rate is very low, thanks to the abysmally slow CDAF on the camera. This kind of experiment truly makes me appreciate the R7 + 200-800.

AlanF said:

Something only heavily cropped and not added to, a European Goldfinch, one of our prettiest birds and thriving.

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You got it in the right angle: I don't like how the beak in this bird is looking when the head is in exact profile. Nice photo! If I was in your shoos I would not be ashamed to lift little bit the shades on the white-red-bill area...

blackcoffee17 said:

I don't want APS-C. That just means another $1500+ camera with a slow zoom lens. What i want is a G16 or Ixus sized camera with modern tech and sensor and a good quality 24-100 or 24-200mm lens.

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Yep. Canon would be better off making a soap bar RF-S body than handicapping an APS-C sensor with a compact camera lens. Concept reminds me of the LX100....

@zajicekpavel said:

Yes, you are right, I live in the Czech Republic, the city of Břeclav...I will try

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So, Moravia. It explains why you don't have Apollo and especially the vineyard (next to your house?) !
There you have even better chance to see N. xanthomelas (Yellow-legged tortoiseshell), it rarely makes temporary populations in your region, usually migrant from East (South-east).

antonn said:

R52 + RF600/4, Podiceps auritus

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Beautiful photos. I really like the last one, great shot!

I had another species of Vanessa cardui in the garden today, but it is common here.. but it migrates all the way from North Africa (it's unbelievable to me for such a small butterfly)... I was watering the vegetables in the morning and it flew in to drink... I guess it just flew in from Africa

ISv said:

Judging by the name you could be in Czech Republic, am I right? If I am, than you should look carefully for the other Nymphalis - N. xanthomelas that is in the red list of that country.

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Yes, you are right, I live in the Czech Republic, the city of Břeclav...I will try

@zajicekpavel said:

Thank you, that's helpful.

I had a great time this morning and managed to catch a butterfly I haven't had before...

Nymphalis polychloros (Large Tortoiseshell in English)

Photographed on an old apple tree


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Judging by the name you could be in Czech Republic, am I right? If I am, than you should look carefully for the other Nymphalis - N. xanthomelas that is in the red list of that country.

GMCPhotographics said:

The thing is, if you give the R8II the same sensor as the R6III, the same battery, same EVF and then add a AF joystick…you basically have a slightly smaller R6iii. With a similar price point.
The whole point of the R8 was a budget conscious (and more portable) R6ii.

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Well I don't want the same sensor. It has no significant benefits in terms of rolling shutter which is what the R8 line really needs.

I would honestly be fine if they just gave it a third wheel and the bigger battery, maybe just the bigger battery. The R8 is already such a wonderful little package.