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R3 with 1.4 TC or R7

Started 10 months ago | Questions thread
OP Zcarxrg Junior Member • Posts: 43
Re: R3 with 1.4 TC or R7
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I have had the R3 for a month. I have seen that the images can be cropped more than expected and have not yet noticed any rolling shutter which is severe on backgrounds of some R5 bird in flight images. As I am branching out in to long shutter photography I was surprised to see the R3 timer could go to 30 seconds and then more surprised to see the R3 goes only to .5 seconds.  The top menu is very useful for seeing exposure length on both cameras whether or not I am using the R3 internal timer or a wired timer in bulb mode on the R5.

I have been going back and forth about getting the 100-500 mm lens. I did not get it early on as I had only one mirrorless camera and using the RF 100-500mm would mean I could not put big glass on the R5 when I was using the R5 and 1dxII combo.  I paused before pulling the trigger on a refurb one on the Canon site and it was gone when I went back to order it. That extra length over the 100-400 is nice, it works extremely well for occasional videos and is very light. I don't like the 420 minimum focal distance when a teleconverter is in place as that negates part of the versatility for having the zoom.

Were the 100-500mm  lens an f /5.6 I could also more readily accept using it over several faster lenses that I have. Scary part is that if I use it for birds in flight and get used to the quick focusing and light weight I might have a hard time pulling those other very heavy and pricey lenses off the shelf. It is certainly a better choice for a trip if I can't take a car full of gear with me.

tc.

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