Mark B.
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Re: NOT 100-500mm RF lens...??
Photo67 wrote:
Hi! I made a trip to Alaska this summer and I'm sooo disappointed that many of my images are not usable. I'm a full time photographer specializing in nature and wildlife. I've got decades of experience, starting with slide film. However, my results from this past trip have me stumped. So many of my brown bear images have an odd result.

The cub on the left appears sharp (although wet, because of course it was raining). The cub on the right, especially the face, shows the issue I'm having. Some of the images lose their sharpness and look more painterly. I can't print this large and have it look good. It's not blur from movement, it's not exposure. I've never had results like this before, so I'm assuming its either the R5 or the lens. I did originally have the IS settings wrong when I first started shooting, and sadly many of my distant images are not usable. After a bit of research, I found I had the tab on the lens on the wrong IS setting. However, I still can't figure out this issue. Especially, when most parts of the image are sharp.
Has anyone run into this? Or does anyone have any thoughts? I'd be so incredibly grateful if I could find a fix, but I fear that's too much to ask.
PS I am new to zooms. My fav lens has always been my 500 f4.0. Also, these are hand held, but at higher ISO, in case that matters.
Thanks in advance for any feedback.
EXIF clearly shows this was with the 100-400 Mk II, not the 100-500. Also this is an extreme crop, showing a 3.2mp image not to mention very high ISO. Doesn't seem like a DOF problem.
Can you post the uncropped image?