R5/R7 and RF100-500mm thoughts for those who use both

chrisis wrote:

tsinvest wrote:

I have used the RF100-500 on both my R5 and R7 and actually get great results with each body. I am referring to the longer end of the lens. Shooting birds at a distance, I think my results are equally as good with either camera. It would be interesting to see if others with these setups feel the same or do you prefer the 5 over the 7 or the 7 over the 5 with the RF100-500 lens?

I have both and, while the results are often quite similar, I do find that i tend to use different combos in different situations.

If the objects (usually birds) are way off then I do tend to prefer using the R7/Rf 100-500 L combo, as I find that the extra 1.6X “reach” of the R7 is very useful in those situations (and yes, i know the difference between angle of view and actual reach, and i know i can crop, etc., etc. but I suspect most people know what i mean).

If the objects are closer, even if they are quite small, then i tend to use the R5 combo, simply because I find I get better Bokeh/ Out of Focus backgrounds from that combo than the one with the R7.

This is a very good observation.  I never considered this however I always noticed very good Bokeh with the R5 but never compared it to the R7.  Good point!

One other factor is that my R5 typically hads a Battery Grip on it and so it’s much heavier than the same combo using the R7. That’s an issue if I am doing long walks, especially on sand (beaches) or going up hills.

Chris