gimp_dad

I particularly liked 1, 11, 16. And the lighting on the last one is perfect. Cheers!

Great series! Thanks for sharing your cool memories with us. The RF28-70/2L is amazing and often worth the effort of carrying the extra size and weight. Even better with the R5/6 and IBIS... 😎

I do have both of the lenses in question but have never owned a Nikon DSLR so have only tried the 200-500 on a Z6 and Z7.  The Canon 100-500 is definitely a higher end lens in terms of build ...

Thanks. I'll give it a try!

Edit: that said, I tend to do quick experiments where it counts most for me by just shooting subjects near the periphery (with focus on the subject). Subjectively, I can get a feel for how sharp...

I actually think field curvature measurement is harder than you are making it out to be for amateurs like me. The biggest issue is actually making sure the camera is perfectly perpendicular...

The R5 jpeg quality reminds me of what the 1DX line has always delivered (i.e. outstanding). Thus they make a good reference for editing raws. So capturing both has value beyond just viewing the ...

I don't know. I didn't use that phrase.

Color transmission isn't subjective even if all of the factors of color capture attributable to the lens are hard to objectively separate and measure independently. A big part of why L lenses cost ...

Good point. But neither is the DN version of read noise from photons to photos a useful value for comparing read noise levels of camera bodies (as pointed out by Bill in his notes that I quoted).

I have both lenses. Haven't done any side-by-side comparisons. I am using the RF85/2IS for a video conference lens on my old R. Realtime video actually stress tests lens character since you ...

The read noise measurements on photons to photos are not adjusted for area so aren't relevant for comparing two different sensors which also have different gains. You can see that in the footnotes ...

I don't trust the studio scene analysis from DPR.  They used ACR (same as LR) which had an exposure processing bug in the early going.  At least with JPEG comparison you get the advantage of ...

... then I'm excited about the photos you'll share in 2021!

Yea. Nothing can touch the RF28-70/2L for that use model -- especially now with R6 and R5 delivering very good stabilization with this lens. I don't frequently shoot F/2 or larger for landscapes as ...

Sounds like you agree with my assessment.

Yea.  The RF50/1.2L and RF85/1.2L are extraordinary in that department.  When I got the RF50/1.2L connected to my R over 2 years ago, it felt like a revelation because of the AF ...

I love my RF28-70 more than either my RF24-105/4LIS or my RF24-70/2.8LIS. And, I never said the RF24-105/4LIS "competes with" the RF28-70/2L but I did imply it for a single narrow case of stopped-down

You didn't really say whether you were worried about corner sharpness or not even though the reviews you referred to pointed out the extreme corner limits of the lens when wide open (and even ...

With my R5 it works with my USBC charger flawlessly. That's the easiest way since it will charge both batteries.