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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:

SpartanWarrior wrote:

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?

Thanks. The bokeh is what you'd expect from an f/7.1 lens: not bad, actually quite decent, but also not what you are going to get from a faster lens. That is where money makes the difference: as pricey as the RF 100-500 is, it is a steal when you compare it to f/2.8 or f/4 teles.

So I'm guessing the bokeh between the f7.1 and the f5.6 would be about the same?

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Nikon Z7 II Nikon Z9 Nikon Z 14-30mm F4 Nikon Z 24-70mm F2.8 Nikon Z MC 105mm F2.8 VR S +2 more
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