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Starling in the cold:
R5 + Rf 100-500 + 1.4 TC

Very nice shot, Nemorino.

 

[shire_guy]

Beautiful shot of a beautiful bird!
Which lens did You use?

Thank you Nemorino.

I used the EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM +1.4x III on the R5 - I zoomed back to 299mm as I was trying to get a better angle. I always liked this lens on the 5D IV but I thought, with the extender, was just a bit soft. Using the R5 I find that it takes this lens and extender to a new level.

 

[shire_guy]

Great pic. I like the sharpness and refection in the eye!

Thank you Maximilian

 

[Maximilian]

Starling in the cold:

Really nice. The bird looks like as if it had reached into the socket

 

[ISv]

Really nice. The bird looks like as if it had reached into the socket

Starling in the cold:
R5 + Rf 100-500 + 1.4 TC
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Nice photo!
Off course the framing is not of my taste (as every one here know I think ). These are beautiful, rather smart and adaptive (and as a result also an invasive... as we are!!!) birds. Noisy and damaging if you have a fruit trees in your garden (as I remember from my life in Europe) but I always liked them and never got upset when they were stilling cherry or grape from the garden and even when they were damaging the pears and apples!) - they are by far better than the Mynas here on Hawaii!
Here is just one of the links to their abilities:

 

[AlanF]

Thank you Nemorino.

I used the EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM +1.4x III on the R5 - I zoomed back to 299mm as I was trying to get a better angle. I always liked this lens on the 5D IV but I thought, with the extender, was just a bit soft. Using the R5 I find that it takes this lens and extender to a new level.

Had you AFMA the lens with the 1.4x on it for the 5DIV? The extenders can alter the focus by quite a lot.

 

[shire_guy]

Had you AFMA the lens with the 1.4x on it for the 5DIV? The extenders can alter the focus by quite a lot.

Yes I agree extenders need to go through the AFMA process.
I used both the Focal software and the Dot Tune method to ensure I got the AFMA right on all my lenses and extenders. To expand, with the 1.4 III TC on the EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM I found that in really good light there were no real problems but if it was overcast or in lower light areas, the image looked slightly soft. Using the same extender on my EF 300mm 2.8 IS II there was very little to no degradation of the image regardless of the light.
I did suspect my 5D IV AF struggled a bit at f/8 in lower light. Whatever it was the R5 is better in that regard.

 

[AlanF]

Yes I agree extenders need to go through the AFMA process.
I used both the Focal software and the Dot Tune method to ensure I got the AFMA right on all my lenses and extenders. To expand, with the 1.4 III TC on the EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM I found that in really good light there were no real problems but if it was overcast or in lower light areas, the image looked slightly soft. Using the same extender on my EF 300mm 2.8 IS II there was very little to no degradation of the image regardless of the light.
I did suspect my 5D IV AF struggled a bit at f/8 in lower light. Whatever it was the R5 is better in that regard.

FoCal used to be part of my life and I got very quick with it. But, mirrorless is a real step on. The cheapest Canon DSLRs don’t have AFMA which means they can give soft images with some lenses. My 300/2.8 needed about 8 AFMA units and I recall that this was typical according to FoCals statistics. The 1.4x and 2xTCs were really good with it - a lovely lens.

 

[shire_guy]

FoCal used to be part of my life and I got very quick with it. But, mirrorless is a real step on. The cheapest Canon DSLRs don’t have AFMA which means they can give soft images with some lenses. My 300/2.8 needed about 8 AFMA units and I recall that this was typical according to FoCals statistics. The 1.4x and 2xTCs were really good with it - a lovely lens.

I have and still use my 300 2.8 IS II extensively. As you say it is lovely lens both with and without TC's. My AFMA adjustment was 6. I really don't miss doing the Focal thing anymore.

 

[AlanF]

Starling in the cold:
R5 + Rf 100-500 + 1.4 TC
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It has a deformed beak, sharply curving down.

 

[Maximilian]

@Maximilian I went out this morning (with R5+100-500mm) to where I know there are Nuthatches with the intention of getting a sharp eye shot for you. Here's your present.

Thanks again for that present.
Finally, after days of fog, rain, wind and snow, today was the first day with decent light, even some blue spots between the clouds and - when I was on my way home - even some sun rays.

Here's my sharp eye nuthatch in return. Still light could have been better - but I won't complain, as I could take decent photos.
5D4, 100-400LII+TC@560mm, f/8, 1/250, ISO400, +1 EV in post.

 

[Maximilian]

Finally, after days of fog, rain, wind and snow, today was the first day with decent light, even some blue spots between the clouds and - when I was on my way home - even some sun rays.

And I even got the present of a treecreeper passing by. HIgh ISO and low shutter speed killed the detail because of motion blur
Again: if anyone can tell me the difference between a certhia familiaris and a certhia brachydactyla please let me know.
5D4, 100-400LII+TC@560mm, f/8, 1/250, ISO3200

 

[Click]

Thanks again for that present.
Finally, after days of fog, rain, wind and snow, today was the first day with decent light, even some blue spots between the clouds and - when I was on my way home - even some sun rays.

Here's my sharp eye nuthatch in return. Still light could have been better - but I won't complain, as I could take decent photos.
5D4, 100-400LII+TC@560mm, f/8, 1/250, ISO400, +1 EV in post.

Yes, better sharpness this time. Nice shot, Maximilian.

 

[AlanF]

Thanks again for that present.
Finally, after days of fog, rain, wind and snow, today was the first day with decent light, even some blue spots between the clouds and - when I was on my way home - even some sun rays.

Here's my sharp eye nuthatch in return. Still light could have been better - but I won't complain, as I could take decent photos.
5D4, 100-400LII+TC@560mm, f/8, 1/250, ISO400, +1 EV in post.

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Well done!

 

[AlanF]

And I even got the present of a treecreeper passing by. HIgh ISO and low shutter speed killed the detail because of motion blur
Again: if anyone can tell me the difference between a certhia familiaris and a certhia brachydactyla please let me know.
5D4, 100-400LII+TC@560mm, f/8, 1/250, ISO3200

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Fine shot!

 

[Click]

if anyone can tell me the difference between a certhia familiaris and a certhia brachydactyla please let me know.

I think that ISv could help you out with this.

 

[ISv]

And I even got the present of a treecreeper passing by. HIgh ISO and low shutter speed killed the detail because of motion blur
Again: if anyone can tell me the difference between a certhia familiaris and a certhia brachydactyla please let me know.
5D4, 100-400LII+TC@560mm, f/8, 1/250, ISO3200

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It's easy with the photo you provided: the hindclaw of C. familiaris is ~2x longer than the other three.
C. brachydactyla has hindclaw about the size of the other three. There are some other differences but this one is ultimate.

To separate the two subspecies of C. familiaris (C. f. familiaris and C. f. macrodactyla) is more difficult but I would bet on Certhia familiaris familiaris because of the full sized (and pretty white) supercilium. Certhina familiaris macrodactyla has a shortened supercilium that look white only in short distance from the eye but I'm not sure in my ID to subspecies...

 

[Click]

There you go, Maximilian.

Thank you again, ISv. You're the best.

 

[ISv]

After the thunderstorm diminished today I got out to check how "my White Tern" is doing. Took photos from above (and ~2x longer distance). One easily can see that the egg should be located in some "wrinkle" on the branch and that explains why it's surviving high winds (with mom above it off course!).
Not good photo but informative.

 

[ISv]

There you go, Maximilian.

Thank you again, ISv. You're the best.

Thanks Click! Hmmmm... I think you overestimate my knowledge! I have my own problems with some species, especially from the Old World Warblers... Sometimes it's really frustrating!