Canon R7 and Autofocusing Performance

Distinctly Average wrote:

PMUK wrote:

Kenny08 wrote:

Thanks for the welcome! It's good to be back in the Canon realm of photography - I shouldn't have in the first place. I don't want to go on a bashing thread here, but it's been very disappointing being in the Nikon boat for the past few years - they are slow in development, and to the point of watching molasses drip from a spoon. They have many on the fence with their 200-600mm zoom lens announced more than 4 years ago, and to this day, still no indication if it's being released or even real.

I am not surprised that they continue to fall behind.

Anyhow, back to the original thread - that's great to hear about your feedback on the R7. Since you have the R5, I'm assuming you've been able to have some comparison between the 2 camera bodies as it relates to autofocusing. Is the R7 on par, or close to the R5 in terms of tracking and AF?

Hi Kenny,

In my experience - my camera is the R5, but I set up Karen’s R7 and, as it’s a relatively new acquisition, I’m having to ‘test’ any changes (frequently ) - they are very well matched for AF - sometimes the R5 locks on quicker/ tracks better and nails the shot, sometimes the R7 does. The R7 is most definitely not a poor relation when it comes to AF performance.

We shoot raw. The raw files from the R5 tend to hold together better once the ISO climbs (6400+) but the R7’s raw files are surprisingly good. You can crop from either camera to a staging degree (but the R7 is already closer to start with).

Phil

I found what the R7 gains in software updates the R5 seems to match in its extra speed, at least in part. TBH, AF is so good in all the new Rx bodies that it is hard to differentiate on that element,

Agreed, the R5 and R7 are so close in AF - both being an absolute joy to use.

(I should also clarify that, while I do all the setting up and post processing, Karen is more of a photographer than I will ever be - no tech/ upgrades will ever resolve that fundamental).

Phil