Are you happy with your Canon RF 70-200 2.8?

Bruce Trail Hiker wrote:

I have been a Pentax user since 2003. Since the start of the mirrorless revolution by Sony, I was interested in moving to mirrorless. Was waiting to see if Pentax will go mirrorless. But Pentax confirm they are sticking to DSLR and no plan for mirrorless. That's when I move away from Pentax. Compared different mirrorless systems and finally came down to Canon. The R5 is a very capable camera but what sold me to Canon is their RF lenses. Currently have the RF 70-200 f2.8 and RF 85mm f1.2

As for the comparison between the Pentax 70-200mm f2.8 and the Canon RF 70-200 f2.8. Image quality wise - they are comparable. But the weight of the Pentax version is so much heavier than the RF version. With the RF version, I can capture images which the Pentax system will never be able to. The weight reduction and the eye focusing system of the Canon make all the different. It is about usability. No regret from switching to Canon. I still kept all my Pentax lenses though. Planning to sell them eventually.

Cheers, Man Khun

Thank you for your insights buddy!

Did you use the K1 with the 70-200 2.8?

Definetely agree with you on usability! That's the same reason I went to the Canon RF system. AF is very important, not just with sports.

However, I'll have to test more to see whether the IQ is matching the K1 and 70-200 2.8 I have shot some tremendous photos with that combo, but again, super heavy and poor af, so usability wise dont miss it.