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Who needs RF extenders?

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Tim 6789 New Member • Posts: 20
Who needs RF extenders?
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I did try out Adobe Super Resolution when it came out a couple of years ago, but I had little use for out to be honest. Out of curiosity I tried it again recently on some images taken on my R6 with the RF100-400. I was quite surprised by the quality of the 80mpix image, although I still have no real use for it. Then I thought - how would it work in place of the 1.4 and 2.0 extenders ($1100 or £1300 in the UK!) I took this picture of a black headed gull recently, and thought I would try replicating the effect of the extenders, using Super Resolution. So image #1.0 is the bare lens at 400mm. Image #1.4 mimics the 1.4, and #2.0 mimics the 2.0 extender. All are shown at the same resolution as the bare lens.

I don't think they are at all bad, and when you think of the price of the extenders, and the impact on the maximum aperture, it looks very good to me. I know that there is a genuine use for extenders with other lenses (super telephotos and possibly the 100-500) but for my purposes and with this lens as my only RF telephoto, I am very happy.

#1.0

#1.4

#2.0

y happy.

Canon EOS R6
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Leigh A. Wax Senior Member • Posts: 1,621
Re: Who needs RF extenders?

A review with comparison to Topaz Gigapixel.

https://photographylife.com/reviews/adobe-super-resolution

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