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Birds of Prey in Flight with R5 and RF 100-500

Started Oct 11, 2021 | Discussions thread
SpartanWarrior
SpartanWarrior Veteran Member • Posts: 3,233
Re: Birds of Prey in Flight with R5 and RF 100-500

lokatz wrote:

I started a similar thread in the Nature and Wildlife forum but then thought those of you eyeing the R5 or the RF 100-500 might be interested, as well.

The below shots of a Harris's hawk and a barn owl were all taken in poor light, as evidenced by the high ISOs. Yet, the Canon combo performed VERY well.

I am a long-term Nikon shooter who is still fairly new to the Canon world (and still uses Nikon for most of my shots), but the experience had me grinning ear to ear, especially when I overheard a Nikon Z6ii shooter saying he got "one good shot" from several of the hawk's flights, where I had a whole series where every single shot was right on target. Same with the owl, which had a rather unpredictable flight pattern: not a single shot in one whole series was a miss.

Yes, the R5 is a great body to have and the 100-500, in spite of its hefty price, is worth owning!

Nice shots, I started with Canon in 2004 and left in 2014 for Nikon now I am actually thinking of moving back to Canon but waiting to see what the Z9 brings before I do. I am eyeing the R5 and the RF 100-500 but how is the background blur at 500mm?

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