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Enjoyed the video, I don’t have Lightroom but use Snapseed mainly because of the ease….. anyway I tend to to take shots. Send them to my phone, then to my tablet…… the next thing is I delete the photos from my camera. And about every third time I do this I format the camera again…… I know this is NOT best way to go about things,but it works for me ! My concern is am I doing any damage to the card and or camera….. think I’m too old to learn Lightroom it just seems to confusing. Thank you again for your information,I’ll try to get some order into my photos with some of your ideas. Regards .

Thank you for this video! This lens is definitely a waste of money for bird photography in my opinion, because 99% of the time you are going to be shooting at 300mm. You can now buy a ef 500mm f4 for about $7000 used which is a much more useful lens.

My first lens that boosted my bird photography and made me go wow is the nikon 300mm f4d, so cheap yet so sharp, quite fast af, and nice bokeh.

Duade, Another great video. Love the checklist and really great advice to get folks thinking about gear, what they are looking to get out of photography, and the reality of 'newer gear' purchasing.

Take full advantage of people who just have to have the latest gear by always buying the outgoing model second hand. You will save a fortune in the long run.

Hello Duade Thank you so much for your informative videos I really do enjoy them and I learn from them. I did an upgrade from the Canon 80d with 100 to 400 Mark 1 to the R7 with the RF 100 to 400 my main reason for upgrading is the weight difference and also the eye tracking of the R7 of which the Canon 80d does not have. I also have the R10 which I upgraded from my Canon 550D. The only problem that I have with the R7 is that some of my photos do come out soft and are not Sharp. I have no regrets about my upgrades. Etienne

RUclipsrs make it sound like you are completely unable to use an R7 and a Sigma 150-600 . Because the electronic shutter is supposedly slow and the mechanical shutter causes a blurred image. Therefore you have to buy the R5ii which does not yet exist, and a RF 600 F4 L. The truth is almost none of the photogs out there are able to really match the capabilities of the equipment they use. But for most it is a hobby. Buy what you are willing to pay for and enjoy it. You don’t need to justify it, because it is a hobby you do for enjoyment. Amd you can also have fun with budget equipment. Even with an R7 - like I do

There are wetlands near my home that my current camera and lens just can't capture. I.e., the egrets and cranes are nesting there, but they are too far away for my EF 75-300 mm lens*. It's absolutely driving me crazy. I think I'm going to rent the RF 800 mm, but I'm also going on a vacation to the Catskills next month, and stopping at Niagara Falls on the way. I got my "beginner" camera for Christmas (eos r100), but I'm already wanting something with a faster fps. I want to get a more powerful lens, but I have NO idea what lens to get. I found an RF 800 mm f11 for $650. But should I get the RF 100-400 mm instead? I want to be able to get those far away shots, but sometimes there's the perfect bird with the perfect shot 10 feet away...like my last photo session. I pulled in to my home, parked, looked to my left, and 10 feet away was a redheaded woodpecker, perfect morning light hitting it... *so far away that I didn't even see the cranes until I looked at the pictures afterwards, magnified the shots, and there they were.

Hey Duade! Since it’s clear from all your vids that you are a super fan of the EF 400 f/5.6, I decided to buy one last week. It’s pretty clear to me now why you love it, it’s absolutely sharp as a knife. I wonder one thing though, do you experience issues with using filters on it? I did some test shot with my usual KF concept filter, but i was unpleasantly surprised by its results.. I wonder what your experience is on the matter, and which filters do work with it. Keep up the good work and kind regards.

Wait for the R7 MKll

I want to invite you to come to karnataka, india and photograph tigers and leopards with me 😊 It will be amazing experience for you too.

This...this may be what I need? I have some egret pictures that need some help. I'm not sure if it's noise, or just need a lens with more focal length, but I'm going to start with this

Great Video - Keep up your amazing work 👍

Z6II was my biggest regret. At least it wasn't a Z6 but it sounds like the Z6III is what it should have been all along. Thanks a lot Nikon!

Duade , so I have the funds , so specifically for bird shooting would R5 be an overall better bet than R7

I'm torn between R7 or R5 for wildlife photography... with the RF100-500 lens...

Thanks!

Hi Duade - Have been loving your videos! And, I love using the FV mode since I first bought the R6...and now the R5. Question - I can't figure out why I don't have the ability to select exposure compensation within the viewfinder when in FV mode on the R5. When I use the wheel to switch from Shutter to Aperture...it just skips right over the exposure comp to ISO. The only way I keep it from skipping exposure comp is if ISO is on "auto". If ISO is on anything but "auto", it skips exposure comp. Any idea what setting is keeping me from being able to select it? I'm pulling my hair out trying to figure this out. Thx!

Thank you, brilliant

Before you go out and buy the latest gear, do a google search for photo competitions from 10 or 15 years ago. You will see a ton of amazing pictures taken with equipment that's now considered "obsolete". I finally upgraded from DSLR to mirrorless, and it has made a difference, especially in being able to shoot in low light, but some of my favorite images are still from the old DSLR. I love the advice of spending money on trips rather than equipment. I'm always tempted to move from an R7 to an R5, but I could do an international trip on the price difference.

Thank you!. I lost all photography motivation eighteen months ago and sold all my gear, recently ive been feeling a little more myself and ive started to think about what system to get into....but rhe sheer amount of choice triggers my anxiety and I feel overwhelmed. I think you lost of questions will definitely help, so far i know my passion is Wading birds, waterfowl and sea ducks. I want to tey a mixture of BIF, environmental and close up detail shots....so now i just need to answer the rest 😅

Does this camera have zebras in photo mode?

I had 2 days to photograph the northern lights in south wales. Incredibly rare occurance. Day 1 I forgot my SD card and couldn't go back to get it, day 2 I had lost my tripod plate. By far the most disorganised I have ever been and it had to be at the worst time

The XnView app is excellent. LRC takes ages to render screen-size previews on my older laptop. Somehow, this app does it much faster. Thanks too for the tips about custom keyboard shortcuts and your pre-configured .keys file. In addition to using XnView for culling files, I'm going to replace the viewing app I've used for ages, IrfanView. I've used and recommended IrfanView for a very, very long time but now it's time for a change. Many thanks!

Hello Duade. Can it cover Fujifilm GFX 33mm*44mm sensor? Or will it vignett a lot?

Hello. Can it cover Fujifilm GFX 33mm*44mm sensor? Or will it vignett a lot?

Another great video luckily not had too much of an issue but research is key i shoot in the forest in low light bought 2xCanon R10’s and 600mm f11 lenses not much good for me , a good camera but not in the forest now have 2 6D Mikita and the Duane legend Canon 1DX

Duade, let me start by saying thank you for your videos, they are fantastic. I have a 90D and the sigma 150-600 combo. I am a pixel peeper. a photo can never be sharp enough for me. would the R7 produce a sharper photo then the 90D and would the R10 be less prone to ISO noise due to the less crowded sensor?

June 2024. Just bought a Canon R6mkii with ef adapter and the Rf 100-500 new from Panamoz for £3710😁

Excellent video Duade! And just on time as I am thinking about changing my system, and we ended up having the same questions. I just have to come up with an answer now 😅

Yes I had the same issue with my 200-400 and 2x and had to stop down to at least f10 for better image quality. But recently I test the Canon RF 400mm f2.8 with 2x TC shot wide open at f5.6 in the store and R7 and the images were stunning at high ISO’s of 8000-12800 not seeing much of any noise! This shows how much lens sharpness has on showing less noise because of less refractive light coming through the lens and made me actually buy the lens among many other reasons . Maybe you can test this out in a video because it’s making me now wanting to keep my R7 😊

Hi! I currently have an R6 and want to use it as my backup and upgrade to an R6ii or R5. I see you said you still rather pick up the R5. I shoot travel and wildlife photography but rarely doing large prints. I like the idea of the better tracking but wonder if the R5 will be the better overall choice for the mp. Thoughts

As a wildlife photographer I am quite often confronted with low light, especially in the early morning and late evening. For photographing mammals, like badgers, foxes and deer it could be very useful. Especially next to my 500 mm F4 type II. It is indeed expensive, but could proof to be valuable. I have decided to wait for further Canon developments like the rumored converter and the 200-500 MM f4.

My first camera was a Kodak compact from the 1960's. Photos were great when composition was good.

Hi Duade, as always excellent and informative video. You have convinced me to take the plunge. Bought one yesterday. Can’t wait to try it out this weekend 😊

Really like to know where you can pick up a used Canon R6II in OZ for just $2K ???

Here's a out of the context question. As a7r3 or a7r4 can't shoot 4k120fps,is it still possible to use a ninja atmos v +(which can shoot upto 4k120fps) to get that job done?

Yet another brilliant video, Duade! I'm learning so much. This has come at a good time for me as I research my next camera. Upgrading from the EOS 700D. As suggested by you, I was looking at the 90D but am now considering the R7 as I can still use that with my Sigma 150-600mm lens (just finished watching your video on best settings to reduce pulsing...). In no rush as I certainly have skills to improve on. I struggle with the AF on my current gear as well as limited ability to take bursts of shots. Again, thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge. I love reading through all the comments too.

Thank you. For explain and show how to connect the monitor to the camera All others talk a lots of grab and talk too much.

Just bought this thanks to your review, definitely a good decision thankyou

AI is a tool no different from auto focus or object follow. The purpose remains the same: help take great pictures. As for "AI generated imagery" I think this is catering specifically to the vlogging market and not directed at any work between photographer and subject at all. For those that doubt this just add a watermark or time and date stamp...something both of which now becomes vastly superior with an AI imaging system. I think where this will have an impact is on price meaning quite suddenly all those tens of thousands in US Dollar money spent on buying "gear" suddenly is seen as not necessary...for now...and yes of course this will upset more than few...not much more than a few but yes, more than a few. The bottom line is cameras today are so insanely complex and feature rich this does require an AI assistant in order to "query" the photographer what be the options available for a shoot as opposed to how things work going on forever now with various "modes." Also there is "generative AI" which is not at all about generating fake images made to look real but looking through your "glass plate as a view finder" thingy and realizing there are so many pictures you did not even know were "there"(by seeing things the naked eye cannot) will be hard to put the camera down actually. Add real time audio cues and off the wall animation and who knows what else and this ... already is actually...a huge enhancement both to creativity and productivity.

Sigma 150-600MM EF

I am considering getting a mirrorless camera just for this lens, I currently have a 70D and 55-250mm. Some shots I need a bit more reach for

Hi Duade. It’s Mick Thompson again from Seattle, Washington. Your advice on this video is absolutely spot on. I want to share my experience with you and, at the end, make a suggestion. I’ve been doing bird photography since 1986 and was so happy to start using digital cameras in 2008. Here’s my progression. Canon 7D with Canon’s 300mm. Then the 7D Mark II with the Canon 500mm. Then up to the Canon 5D. Then the Canon 1DX Mark II with the Canon 600mm. I then traded all that in for the Olympus OM-D E-M1X with the Olympus 300 f/4 (the lens in your video). Then I upgraded to the OM-1. Then the absolute highlight of my bird photography career, I got the Olympus 150-400m with the built in 1.25 extender. Finally, last March, I bought the OM-1 Mark II. I have advanced my photography to the point where I am now a judge for the National Audubon Society’s annual photo contest. I feel very confident in saying that the best setup currently available for bird photography is the OM-1 Mark II with the OM 150-400mm. I hope you get a chance to try this yourself.

Looks like too much hustle and you still are unsure of result...

Great information. I read, look at reviews, watch RUclips! I have the 100-500 rf-someone gave it a good review (thank you). I'm trying to decide on the R6 ii or the R5, both are great. I'm moving from the R6 and now thinking about a trip instead.

Nice video. I currently have 2 R5's along with multiple Canon lenses. At this point, the only reason I would upgrade to a R5II would be how well pre capture works if it's included. I agree with your comment and the end to maybe save your money on upgrades and do more travel. That's what I've been doing the last few years. On a side note, I ordered the Canon 200-800 in late December and I'm still waiting on it.

Really great video!

Rather than waiting potentially a full year to buy the newer version of the R7, I would consider buying the current model, either used or refurbished.

Hey Duade, thanks for another great review. After watching your video on the canon ef 100-400 mk2 with the 2x extender mk3, i went ahead and got the extender. I have got some decent shots with it. Then the 200-800 appears. My question is, now you have experience with both setups which is best for iq and focus speed. My body is the R5. Many thanks.