Andy01

Welcome to the forum. The person you replied to was a one-hit-wonder who has not posted on DPR since that post 6 years ago, so it seems unlikely that they will see your belated response to this 8 ...

It may or may not - people have been speculating in these forums for years about that. It seems likely to be around (as in currently sold models) at least as long as Rebel DSLRs, but I may be wrong. ...

Who said that the M series WILL be around for a long time to come ? I think there is probably a 50:50 chance of it going either way. I really doubt that anyone on this forum can say either way with ...

Try to reduce highlights (to "dull" the bright sky) and lift shadows (to brighten the darker birds) a bit and perhaps add a touch of contrast. Colin

Certainly much better than the earlier shots - keep practicing :-) Colin

The problem is that f2.8 is almost certainly not bright enough for a night safari photographer (unless nothing is moving and allows exposures of several seconds, which seems unlikely given the ...

I seldom use the phone app and have never distance tested it, but theoretically Bluetooth is supposed to be good for 10m / 33'. Colin

The downside of that plan is that you get an aperture of f8 which is likely to be a problem. Most animals are seen in early morning and late afternoon, when light is at it's worst, so moving from ...

Your copy sounds typical of that lens :-)

If it was windy and the feeder (and bird) were moving around, then you probably needed at least 1/1000th to freeze the bird (assuming it was correctly focused on the bird's head). You could achieve ...

Have you tried the Canon phone app ? Colin

As above, the 100-400L ii will do quite well. I would also strongly recommend a second smaller body with a wider lens mounted - this ensures that you are always ready to go if something appears ...

Try Manual mode, f8, something around 1/320th and something around ISO 800, handheld, AF (centre point One Shot). You will need to play around with the settings a bit (up and down) to see what ...

It seems unlikely that Auto would have selected such a slow shutter speed or small aperture at 400mm. I think all of the images you have shown here, including the first one were at 1/60th - perhaps ...

The upside down test is certain a very valid test, but unless you have a tripod that allows a completely upside down mount, you need either very good light and/or very steady hands to shoot a ...

Just a thought. I have never used the 70-200L IS ii f2.8, but I seem to remember than some Canon whites have a IS mode (Mode iii I think) that only turns on IS for the actual shot and doesn't ...

What I meant by the combining and transition comment is that it looks almost like two completely different photos placed one above the other (like you might do with a 2 photo collage), not ...

I have never been to that point, and while I like the image, I first though that you were combining two completely separate photos into one image - one of the sky and another of the land and sea, ...

I think IS mode 2 is for horizontal panning - not certain though. I don't have the 70-300L but the 100-400L ii. Also bear in mind that if a plane is passing in front of it may be doing around ...

This is not taken with your model camera or lens, but may be of some help. The settings are closer to your settings than those that others offered. These were taken with my little M5 mirrorless and ...