R7 and Macro

Marceppy wrote:

Thanks I appreciate the information. The birding, wildlife, sporting, landscape R7 thread had pushed me back towards a 5dM4 due to the comments about the image issues with the R7. Some of what was being discussed did not relate to a macro setup so I thought Id ask the folks that have experience.

I spoke with CPS last week and specifically about the R7 flash capability in EFCS which was -- "it does not trigger flash speedlights. " If you have found a way to make it work .. please explain in detail.

Any experience pro or con for using the R7 or other Rs for macro would be appreciated.

Ive been back and forth on the fence with the R7 and a DLSR

CPS likely misinterpreted what you said and spoke about the fully electronic shutter rather than the EFCS. The EFCS certainly does trigger the flash, and you actually need to use it to get the highest sync speed of 1/320th, the mechanical shutter has a max sync speed of 1/250th, per the manual;

https://cam.start.canon/en/C005/manual/html/UG-04_Shooting-1_0140.html

I use the R7 and R5 for macro all the time, they're great, but just like most things, switching to mirrorless does need some adjustments.  The EVF versus OVF can be difficult for some as you need to remember to turn off the exposure simulation setting when using a flash.  However the EVF does still have some nice advantages, as it will show the magnification meter (basically focus distance meter) in the EVF so you know how much closer you can get without guessing.

I guess I'm one of the few that mostly use AF when shooting macro, but usually what I shoot like to move around and fast AF can be helpful, and the R5/7 are very fast focusing, especially with the RF 100mm (but still very fast with the EF 100mm L in my experience as well).

Overall, I don't miss my 90D or 5Ds.