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R5 w/RF 100-500 pics

Started 3 months ago | Discussions thread
ThrillaMozilla Veteran Member • Posts: 7,665
Re: R5 w/RF 100-500 pics

Caseydc wrote:

ThrillaMozilla wrote:

Caseydc wrote:

Im fighting the urge to buy a 100-500. The F7.1 is what is holding me back. The results are hard to argue with though.

Why? It has the same aperture diameter (500mm/7.1 = 70 mm) as a 100-400 f/5.6 lens. At the same subject distance that means (1) the same depth of field; (2) the same distant background blur; and (3) the same number of photons collected from the duck.

Tamron, Sigma, and Sony zoom lenses all reach 600mm with an f6.3 aperture, while we are limited to 500mm at a slower f7.1

Just doesn’t seem that competitive to me,

Yes, there are zooms with bigger apertures.  Then, of course, there are other considerations.  Lots of people would compare instead to certain extremely sharp 100-400/5.6 lenses.

but their design philosophy is geared more towards portability. I would have preferred a tiny bit bigger lens, a little more reach, or a little faster aperture with the ability to actually fit the teleconverter properly.

I almost bought one last week and probably will, but doesn’t give me a warm fuzzy feeling.

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