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First attempt at photographing birds with R, and a question about lenses

Started Jan 29, 2021 | Discussions thread
johncal Contributing Member • Posts: 585
Re: Same combo on M6II

If you are looking to shoot small stationary birds, or far away objects, you can't beat the RF800 with or without an extender, it does a fantastic job. If you want to shoot BIF or fast moving targets, I would recommend an RF 600 and do a little bit of post cropping. THE RF800 is so powerful it can be hard to keep moving targets in the frame if they are relatively close. I have used it for BIF, but the keeper rate is low compared to a smaller MM lens that's easier to keep framed. Although the keepers you do get, really are keepers.

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Canon EOS 70D Canon EOS R Canon EF 50mm F1.4 USM Canon EF 28-135mm F3.5-5.6 IS USM Tamron 28-300mm F3.5-6.3 Di VC PZD +8 more
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