RF 100-400, a great companion to the R7

oppy wrote:

thunder storm wrote:

I understand the lack of the panning mode on the RF lens, however, the stabilization on the Sigma Contemporary is relatively weak imo, at least with my copy. I expect the stabilization of the RF lens to be a whole lot better considering the stellar performance of the RF 85mm f/2.0 IS stm on my R5. I would definitely give it a try with the RF lens if you need the best stabilization. Of course you can dive in manuals and try to find out if panning is auto detected, but at the end of the day the proof of the pudding is in the eating.

My Sigma has been pretty decent overall.

Frankly, the 18-150 kit lens was a disappointment - quite soft in my opinion, and I had a terrible keeper rate. That's why I'm concerned about panning with the 100-400.

I would hope the 100-400 RF lens has better stabilization, but it'd be nice to see some shots or hear from someone who owns the lens. Ultimately, if it's less sharp, I'd rather deal with the heavier Sigma lens.

The RF lens definitely has more fringing. It can be corrected and you can add some digital sharpness of course, but this is not a free lunch imo.

The 100-500L would be nice, but the cost is a deal breaker for me.

This is the Contemporary without a tripod at 196mm & 1/5th of a second. There was a fence I could somewhat use as a support, although I still had to aim the lens in the right direction myself. It's not pin sharp, and that's definitely the result of camera motion blur, and it took me some shots to get this. Nonetheless I'm happy with this result. The f/2.8 Sports would have done a better job, but the best lens is the one you have with you.....