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[Click]

Lovely series, Alan.

 

[ISv]

Side work from today - nothing interesting from the birds...

 

[Chig]

A takahē that wandered across the track in front of me at Tāwharanui Regional Park north of Auckland, New Zealand.
It wasn't bothered about me or my noisy 1DX's shutter.
I felt privileged to see this lovely bird. Note the radio antenna sticking out from it's back where there's a small tracking device on a harness.
Canon 1DX, EF 400 f/2.8 (non IS) + EF1.4x extender
1/100s at f/4, iso 2500, -1/3 ev

 

[photophil]

I found this young European Jackdaw sitting in the underbrush. While it was not making any distress calls, it did look like it might have fallen out of its nest. I therefore tried not to bother the bird for too long and left right after taking this portrait.

EOS RP, EF100-400L Mk. I @400mm, 1/1000, f/5.6, ISO 800

 

[Click]

I found this young European Jackdaw sitting in the underbrush. While it was not making any distress calls, it did look like it might have fallen out of its nest. I therefore tried not to bother the bird for too long and left right after taking this portrait.

Beautiful portrait. Nicely done.

 

[photophil]

Thanks. I was just glad that I had a suitable lens on me at the time!

 

[AlanF]

Two Little Owls this morning (R7 + 800mm f/11).

 

[Click]

Two Little Owls this morning (R7 + 800mm f/11).

I really like the first one. Well done, Alan.

 

[AlanF]

Yesterday; Grey Heron R7+RF 100-400mm, Little Grebe + Fish R5 +RF 100-500mm + 1.4x.

 

[Avulus]

Here are two photos which were shot in the same place. I wanted to compare the results of two RF lenses as You can read from the photos. Taken with good daylight I could not see remarkable differences with those two lenses. Both pictures are cropped modestly. Two Canon R5s were used but both had same parameters set in the bodies.

 

[Click]

I really like the first one. Great shot! Well done, Avulus.

 

[Click]

Yesterday; Grey Heron R7+RF 100-400mm, Little Grebe + Fish R5 +RF 100-500mm + 1.4x.

Beautiful shots, Alan.

 

[Avulus]

I really like the first one. Great shot! Well done, Avulus.

Than You Click for your comment.

 

[photophil]

Yesterday; Grey Heron R7+RF 100-400mm, Little Grebe + Fish R5 +RF 100-500mm + 1.4x.

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Beautiful shots!

I am currently looking into the R7 for wildlife and have been hearing reports about the it sometimes having AF issues, have you experienced any of that, especially in comparison to your R5?
Thanks!

 

[AlanF]

Beautiful shots!

I am currently looking into the R7 for wildlife and have been hearing reports about the it sometimes having AF issues, have you experienced any of that, especially in comparison to your R5?
Thanks!

The AF on the R5 is just incredible: it latches on to BIF really quickly and tracks them; and it is very accurate and consitent for static birds. The R7 AF is very good, but not as good. It's good enough for most of the time. If I go out for action, I take the R5. If I go out and need reach, I take the R7. I am happy with both and use them according to their strengths.

 

[danfaz]

Common in my area, a Scrub Jay eyeballing me yesterday.

 

[Click]

Common in my area, a Scrub Jay eyeballing me yesterday.

The bird looks great with this blue background. Very nice shot, danfaz.

 

[danfaz]

The bird looks great with this blue background. Very nice shot, danfaz.

Thank you, Click!

 

[photophil]

The AF on the R5 is just incredible: it latches on to BIF really quickly and tracks them; and it is very accurate and consitent for static birds. The R7 AF is very good, but not as good. It's good enough for most of the time. If I go out for action, I take the R5. If I go out and need reach, I take the R7. I am happy with both and use them according to their strengths.

Thanks, I appreciate the feedback. I am very much on the fence about whether I could give up the R6 for an R7 - I mostly do macros and some wildlife, so at least on paper the R7 seems like the obvious choice with the longer reach/magnification and burst rate.

 

[AlanF]

Chiffchaff ((R5/100-500mm). Chiffchaffs are usually summer visitors but some are now staying all year because of global warming. Today was the first time I personally have seen one here in winter. This one was feeding along a stream and was hardly ever still.