Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! 🙏💖🤗

That is SOOOO awesome!! Thank you, thank you. 🙏💖🤗

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! 🙏🤗💖

Thank you for letting me share. We are fortunate to have them here right down the street all year long. It is a great place to shoot. 🙏💖🤗

Awesome. I am going to have to rent that. I was afraid of the small sensor which is why I did not get that body. I prefer a larger sensor but I understand the intended use of the R3 and why it is a 24 megapixel sensor. I do like the features and thought about it a lot. I now have it in my rental cart LOL. 🙏💖🤗 PS - I will have an R3 here Friday at the latest to try with the 200-800. What I am afraid of since it is such an amazing camera is really loving it and then buying it..... LOL.

Thank you, thank you!!! Oh no, nothing is perfect - no set up, body or lens or combo - none of it. I get so many crap shots all the time. I am working on a video where talking about just that and I will show some of the many shots I get that are out of focus. Even using the top of the line Canon R3 with a $13,000 lens..... it is not perfect. It just makes me happy to be out taking photos. The other thing is that some set ups are better for certain things. When the spring is in full swing, I will be out with either the R7 and 100-500 or the R3 and 100-500 because that is the perfect lens for close up frame filling critters. My friend James still shoots and old Nikon D500 and I think what he gets is amazing. The greatest magic behind any photo is the person behind the camera. Go out, have fun and let your vision come through, and not what someone says is the best way to do it. A lot of folks that watch my channel talk about weight, clarity or cost - I try to tailor towards that. But bottom line go out and have fun. Hanging out and meeting folks out there for me is more important than an amazing shot. Thank you, thank you, thank you for letting me share with you!!! 🙏🤗💖

@JonnyPink65 yep I see your point, I sometimes fell more in control with my t2i rather then my cannon R. I practice so much with it that controlling shutter speed aperture fell more easy on my finger...so equipment does not mean much indeed. Keep posting man!! I will post something as well! Btw, what is the best website to post pictures these days? Where you post your pictures? See ya =)

@@LucasBarbosa-uq6zo The best site???? I have no idea. I post here - video, and single photos, but I also post on Instagram quite a bit. Hey, I am just happy I am able to share!! 💖🤗

Thank you, thank you!!! I will be going out there in a couple of weeks and will do just that - both lenses on the R7... or the R3!! 🙏💖🤗

Thank you for letting me share! 🙏💖🤗

Thank you, thank you!!! 🙏💖🤗

Thank you Chris! 🙏💖🤗

I agree with you 100%. I noticed that when editing the photos for this video. I did enjoy shooting the EF 800mm (that is the photo I have of me at the end with that lens). I LOVED that but it is heavier than the new 600 F4. I get the same results with the 600 F4 and a 1.4 extender that lives on that lens..... but it gets heavy. The 100-500 also with a 1.4 extender is a set up I really like a lot. You lose zoom, but the quality of the images is simply outstanding. And, it is lightweight and you just can beat the short minimum focus. 🙏💖🤗

Thank you, thank you!! 🙏💖🤗

Thank you Jeff. I think both are best on the R5 over the R7 as well - the images are just sharper. Great lenses with limitations. 🙏💖🤗

Thank you!!! We are fortunate in that they are here all year long. There are so many people at that park - I had to show them at the end. I had been down a little further getting them in the bushes and one woman was a bit snotty to me when I walked out because I "scared them all away"! I just laughed at her and shook my head. That place is pretty awesome for hummingbirds. 🙏💖🤗

Thank you, thank you!!! If what you are using is working for you, then it is perfect. I am what I call a "gear whore" and i just love trying all different lenses, and camera makes. They all have advantages and disadvantages. We just have to find what works for each of us as far as weight, price, or what we shoot. As long as we all have fun!! 🙏💖🤗

@@JonnyPink65 I’m probably a bit like you John, that’s why my wife and I have between us 90D, R8,R7, still have 600D plus about a dozen lenses 🤣🤣 so I’m trying to be good but need and want are not quite the same 🤣🤣

@@ptvfr800 I love it!! I get need an want mixed up. I NEED that new gear..... I want to eat to survive...... I think that is how it works!!! 🤗

Thank you, thank you!! I hope you are free soon to go out for some photography and hanging out. 🙏💖🤗

@JonnyPink65 yes as soon as we get the z6 III. No eye detect on mine till i get a new prescription 👀

@@forced_perspective When does it release?

@@JonnyPink65 it's a fable. Probably never. But we wait

@@forced_perspective Awesome new Canon stuff coming out and the R5 is pretty awesome. Was going to rent a Z8 but opted for the R3 instead....

I may do this comparison again using the R3. For this video, I shot with the R7. I had an ND8 and a polarizer and I think that effected the AF having both on there. Usually, I just use a variable ND filter and don't have that problem. The other camera I use is my old Sony video camera and the focus was perfect on that with only the ND8 - it always is. I preferred the fuller presentation using the Canon footage and thought hat the focus played into the presentation as well since I was showing the way each loses focus - it happens to ALL lenses and set ups. Thank you for finding me!!!! If you watch others of my videos, you will see in focus video LOL - this was a conscious choice. I also use a GoPro as something quick and lite. And for audio I use..... LOL. This background was where I was shooting and perfect for the light those lenses need. If it is sunny next time, I use these there, I will be in the same place with only the Sony camera and it SHOULD be perfect. If not..... ah well. I will have the GoPro going as well. Now if I am using a follow gimbal, I use a Canon as it is the one that works the best on the Hohem gimbal that prefer over the DJI ones. It is small but of all the gimbals I have used, it ended up being the one I like the most. LOL - I love my gear. 🙏💖🤗 PS - answering comments and wanted to share an older video with you - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g7WdgJSJ1526oGw.html&lc=Ugxc8dCvMN8W1wI3NQ54AaABAg This was shot with one of my Canon cameras and the focus is awesome. I think it was the stacked filters. I noticed something like that one time when using a combo filer that was an ND and polarizer in one. I did not care for it for just that reason.

@@JonnyPink65 thanks for your very thorough reply! I have a channel myself. I've been shooting with a GoPro 12 and media mod for the last several months. It works pretty well. Previously, I used an R6. My main stills camera is an R5; I shoot mostly landscapes with some occasional birding. For audio I use the Røde Wireless Go II. I hope you check it out when you have a chance. Thanks again!

@@JohnDrummondPhoto Thank you for letting me know about your channel - just hit the subscribe button! Got half way though Shooting Shore Birds and realized I was getting side-tracked in and sucked in. Will go back to it shortly when done with comments while processing photos!! I tried the Rode II and I love the safety record feature but I prefer a lav mic so that did not work for me. When I use the GoPro, I have A Tascam that is usually used for weddings that records a high gain and low gain dual audio - it works...... My favorite is my Deity system directly into the camera but that does not record a safety track like the Rode. For the last couple of days, I have been shooting the R3 with the 200-800 and my 600 F4 to see how amazing it is with stacked sensors. I love a lot of it but still prefer the R5. Looking forward to see what the R5 II or the R1 will offer. And as far as shooting mechanical like you did on your belly - I will shoot that way all the time until they no longer offer that feature. For me, I prefer the tactile feel and sound. Not as loud as my old Nikon D800!!! 🙏💖🤗

Hands down... the 100-500 even with a 14 extender on there. I would take that over the 200-800 if that is all I was shooting. When spring gets here, I will be shooting my butterflies and dragonflies with the 100-500. The awesome MFD just cant be beat. The other thing I prefer on the 100-500 since it is a smaller lens is the ease of access to the focus ring. On the 200-800 when it is extended to 800, the balance is off so the hand moves forward. It is harder to get BACK to the focus ring and that is why I mention how awesome it is on the 800 F11. 🙏💖🤗

Shoot what you have in your hand and enjoy the way it works for you. You know, everyone shoots differently and has something they look for - weight, cost, just enjoyment. Shoot what you have!! The 100 F2.8 is AMAZING for macro and between the RF & EF versions of that lens, I personally prefer the EF version. Others prefer the new RF version 🙏💖🤗

@@JonnyPink65 Thanks, Jonny, couldn't agree more with the enjoyment factor. For me, keeper rates is a comparison between Peter Shilton and Gordon Banks......

@@OldJack1960 Now I admit I am at a loss on the comparison, but looking them up - they look like football players from a while back!! 🤗

I have used the extension tubes on the F11 with the same great results. When I tried it on the 200-800, I did not have great results and did not use those photos and deleted the footage I had shot for that video. I will have to try it again. But from my person experience, it did not work as well as I had expected. 🙏💖🤗

Well, I would recommend a 1.4 extender with your 100-500 and put that on the R7. That give you 1120mm and the photos, at least for me, are soooooo sharp. The 100-500, in my opinion and in my use, is the sharpest of the 3 lenses even with the 1.4 extender. And since you have the 100-500, you are already half way there. I would recommend you rent a set up to try it before you buy. I just rented an R3 and really enjoyed most of it. Since the R7 and extenders have been out for a while, they should be in stock at a rental house. I rent from Lensrentals.com and have been happy with their amazing service. I do like to crop and so for me, I want it sharp and a large sensor to have more information to crop into. 🙏💖🤗

Thanks for the reply and the info. I have to crop since many subjects are at a distance. The 100-500 lens is wonderful.@@JonnyPink65

@@chesterjohnson4504 I think we all prefer to be able to fill the frame but a LOT of times that does not happen. Dont listen to anyone that tells you not to crop. I crop all the time and I stand by it!! 💖🤗

Thank you - I would be happy to share if we were neighbors! 🙏💖🤗

That is interesting. I thought that the limited center only focusing is part of the 800 F11 lens to make it more affordable. Since I do not shoot it on the R7, I have not really noticed how that would be effected using it on the R7. The R8 being a full frame camera like the R5, I would think that the center limited focus as part of the lens would be the same on the R8 as the R5! 🙏💖🤗

Canon makes one, but I have some light extenders used to mount lights and stands to other lights and stands. It has a 1/4-20 thread and the larger 5/8. I screw that into the lens, then add my arcaswiss plate on to the bottom. Simple, cheap and it just works. I also use it when I put my construction strap around the lens to carry it. Simple and effective. 🙏🙏💖🤗

I'm always cropping with the RF800 and full frame anyway so no need to rotate and besides I'm doing video once in awhile too so I use a video head on my tripod.

I agree on all of those. I know you can buy the aftermarket mount I think it is (I sue some light stand extensions) and a hood that would fit but it would be nice if it came with it. For what the F11 lens is, it is a pretty awesome little little lens. You can use 3rd party extension tubes to shorten the MFD but then you lose the long distance ability. Ah well. 🙏💖🤗

@@keithwiebe1787 I crop a lot and I do prefer both of these lenses on the R5 over the R7 as well. I do have the F11 set up so I can drop it on my tripod for video - works really well. For this one though, I just wanted to hand hold for examples. 🙏💖🤗

I would think that as a newer RF lens, the 200-800 will be sharper that the 100-400 with an extender, but I only have the EF V1 of the 100-400 so I can not speak to that from experience. The RF 100-400 is a slower lens but it is actually sharper than the V1 as an RF lens. For video editing I use Adobe Premiere Pro. I have used DaVinci when I thought about switching and saving money but I am so familiar with Adobe after using it for so long, it is quicker for me. I also think the audio is better in Adobe and that is something that I have not heard anyone talk about. 🙏💖🤗