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BIF with R5 and RF 100-500mm compared to A9II and FE 200-600 G

Started Jul 4, 2021 | Discussions thread
OP Steve W Veteran Member • Posts: 6,998
Re: BIF with R5 and RF 100-500mm compared to A9II and FE 200-600 G

ewelch wrote:

In my research (I was considering exactly the same two lenses and which bodies to go with them) and it seems the R5 has caught Canon up with the A1 in terms of overall AF speed. So that's out of the way. So I have decided to go with the R5. I have talked with people who have the 200-600 and the A1 and they love the combo. But for me, size and weight are big considerations. And I'm not so sure about CFExpress Type B at this point. Type A prices are now dropping to reasonable prices. So That has helped me too.
I was a Nikon Z owner, but everything is sold but one lens and I'm buying into Canon as I write this. (Nikon just doesn't seem to be going where I want to go. I thought they would make a lot better choice than they have since I bought my Z6, their new hagiography to the Nikon FM was the straw the broke the camel's back.)
I'm was hoping Canon would come out with.a lens like the Sony 200-600, but as people have mentioned, the size and weight difference pushed me towards the 100-500 instead.

OK, I admit having to look up hagiography even thought I own an FM2. The size difference between the FE 200-600mm G and RF 100-500mm is interesting. The RF is almost the same size (3.5mm taller, 30 gm lighter) as the Sony FE 100-400mm GM which I currently own along side my 200-600. When I got the 200-600 I wasn't sure I would keep the 100-400 but its smaller size convinced me I should so I know the smaller size of the 100-500 will be nice to have in may cases. The 200-600 G is 111 mm taller and 750 gm heavier than the RF 100-500.

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