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How does the RF 100-400 perform on the R7 for bird photography

Started 5 months ago | Questions thread
Younes B Senior Member • Posts: 1,257
Re: How does the RF 100-400 perform on the R7 for bird photography

TeeJay626 wrote:

Younes B wrote:

TeeJay626 wrote:

Colin06 wrote:

Hello! So I'm going to be getting an R7 soon for bird photography. I've been looking over my lens options and I'm choosing between the Sigma 150-600 C and the RF 100-400. The RF 100-400 seems like a great lens for the price especially at only $500 right now. The only thing I'm concerned about is its shorter focal length. I believe on the R7 crop body I would get around 640mm which should be fine for most birds, but I like taking photos of smaller birds like sparrows and warblers. For any of you who have this setup how does it perform on smaller birds? If you have to crop down a lot do you lose a lot of quality? Feel free to post some of your photos taken with the R7 + 100-400.

I love this combo. I've had a lot of fun with it and good success.

Love the detail on these last two.

Which software did you use to clean the high ISOs? They are looking great.

l process the RAW files with DxO Pure Raw 2, and then use Topaz Photo AI if needed to clean it up further.

good job doing it. The birds are sharp and I can<y see any noise in that ISO 3200 shot.

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