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Will there be an R7 Mk II ?

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Steve Balcombe Forum Pro • Posts: 15,571
Re: Will there be an R7 Mk II ?

Chris Wolfgram wrote:

Steve Balcombe wrote:

As long as you are fully aware of the rolling shutter problems in ES mode, and you're satisfied that they won't be an issue for you, the R7 with a 100-500 is hard to beat, especially for the price.

Rolling shutter has not been an issue. But the 100-500 is not generally long enough for me, and IMPO, it's overpriced. I know... Actually, "I hear" it's a great lens. I rented one, and it sucked. But TBH, I have reason to believe mine had been damaged. Moving my "slow" RF 800 F11 though 👍

Obviously you can't ignore your own experience, but there is something odd here. My 100-500 is superb, and I shoot it wide open almost all the time. Many others report the same. It's even good with the RF 1.4x Extender, which I find remarkable - I've always believed that Extenders only work really well on the big whites, but that is no longer true.

On the price, BTW, yes it is expensive, but the EF 100-400L IS II lists at £2679 (widely available at £2449 and Amazon currently has a big discount to £2156. The RF 100-500 is £2899 so not that much more for a much newer lens with improved reach and performance.

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