Jan, a big fan of your works.Yes the OM system OM-1 and it’s 150-400 f4.5 pro and that 300 f4 are the perfect hiking and walk around combo. I have taken beautiful images with that setup and I hope you can give it a try. I think Olympus or Now OM system is often being overlooked since it’s camera division was being sold and people are not very confident that they will continue to make good camera gears anymore.

For me, the R7 is a very fine camera. I agree with the “wobble”, but that’s usually only a problem when you put photos side te side. I can’t shake the feeling that your dislike of the R7 has more to do with the different button layout, than the quality of the camera itself. Combined with my EF100-400, and the RF800 (crazy reach!), it serves me well. And it’s so much cheaper😉 Cheers!

It's funny. I had an X-T5 and 100-400. I love the X-T5 but the AF for birds just didn't cut it. Sooo I went for the R5 and 100-500. Superior AF made life easier. But that said, with the 1.4xTC F10 is tough, and still only 700mm.

I’ve been using the X-H2S for professional and grassroots motorsports photography almost every weekend since April, and after a couple firmware updates it truly started to feel like I can get >95% keepers from the camera regardless of how high I push the frame rate. It’s such a joy to use, not only due to the performance and ergonomics, but also because my whole kit is SO much lighter than all the other serious shooters in the press box. I look forward to every weekend I get to work now. I use my X-H2S with the Fuji XF100-400 mm and the Viltrox 75, 33 and 13mm lenses. Aside from that, I carry a 4lb monopod, some lens cleaning tools, and a water bottle. That’s my entire kit and it truly feels like a generational leap compared to the other folks I see dying in the heat with >50lbs of gear. (Like the Canon guys carrying 2 full frame bodies, one for photo and one for video, and a small fortune in RF glass, or the Sony videographers lugging around a gimbal/screen/mic setup that’s the size of a small child.)

Glenn, hasn't it occurred to you that the reason why some of us don't use big primes isn't really that we wouldn't enjoy it? Or that we're not "that type of person"? There IS something called budget, you know, and many of us simply can't afford that type of equipment! A 500mm f4 is a lot more expensive than my current car was when I bought it.

I was looking at the OM-1 + 150-400 Pro lens for this exact purpose, the built in TC is really appealing, but it's quite expensive for just a casual walk-around setup, not to mention the lens is really hard to come by. At that price point, I'd have to completely switch systems to justify it, which I'm nowhere near ready to do.

That Fuji kit looks great. I'm good with my R5 for now but nice to know what's out there. One thing I'd like to mention is that not everyone is comfortable brushing out a brighter spot or twig/branch etc. Sometimes there's a line I won't cross when it comes to faithfully representing a scene. That's a personal call and know that everyone's opinion on this is valid.

Thanks guys! that Fuji combo is what I use it’s a great walk around kit I recommend it👍

Love my Fujifilm X-H2S and love your show.

We hope you all enjoy the show! Let us know here in the comments and also what topics you'd love to see us cover in the future. Cheers! Glenn

+1 from me for the Olympus OM-1 with a 300F4 + TC1.4, or if you have the money, with a 150-400 F4.5 with built-in TC1.25. The OM-1 is a 2x crop sensor (M43) camera, so you get 840mm field of view with the first combo, and 1000mm with the second. I also shoot Canon (R, R6, and R7), but the the AF and tracking of the OM-1 is superior.

Love the way how you discuss about interesting topics and your advice related to composition and editing. As a former Nikon enthusiast and now X-H2S hobbyist owning the 150 -600mm since eight months, I fully agree to your observations and judgment. In my opinion, that combo does not have a serious competitor considering its performance, price point and weight. Hopefully, Fujifilm will be able to enhance AF with firmware-updates further. I am looking forward to your future videos dealing with your photographic journey and comments on photography in general.

I use the r10 with the 600 f11, weighs just under 3 pounds, under $1600, and has 960mm equiv. fov. Gives me satisfactory results.

I would love to try Olympos OM with the 150-400mm with built in tc. The British guy Mike Lane use that combo and really like it.

The Sigma 150-600 contemporary is also very handholdable and with an Aps-c csmera it gives you 900mm. I use it with a Nikon Z6ii and even at 24mp full frame I can crop images and still get good quality photos.

I came her for the Fuji system... That's what I want to get: great size; great price... And great video! Thanks

Guys, SO glad to hear yourselves delving into that Fuji combo option. You've summed up my gear sentiments perfectly (Don't ever expect going to the cost and weight of a 600 prime). I'd hope you'd reconsider and spend more time with it to see if you might find ways to make it work better. I'd also welcome hearing more of your impression of both the quality of the raw files, and image quality of the lens. Like many, I went ahead and got an R7 and am pretty UNimpressed with it. Am using it with the 100-400 L IS v2. I know that I need a lens that'll go to at least 600 (800-900 FF equivalent) for the small bird photography here in the eastern U.S. So given I'm not jazzed with the R7, I've held off buying the very pricey RF 100-500. So, please keep these inquiries into lighter options coming! Thanks

I am realy happy with my r10 and Canon rf11 800 mm combined with DXO Photolab to make the high ISO photo's sharp and clean.

You guys are such a great combo!

I thought the choice would have been the OM1 until you revealed it. I will not switch from Canon but the OM1 with the 300 f4 would be my lightweight travel kit. As for the bluethroat the white version is common in the netherlands but Scandinavia has the red star variant. Thanks for another great video guys👍

Definitely be looking at the OM1 and 300 f4. One of the sharpest lenses I’ve ever used when I had one

“Irregardless” is the non standard use of regardless. Sorry for being a grammar snob. Love your videos. Thank you so much for all your great teaching.

XH2s: the firmware version used should be mentioned in the description, as there was a significant improvement with the 3.xx version.

Great show guys, love taking my R6 markII with the RF 100-400 most of the stuff I shoot is close enough for this combo, if I need more I pull out the R7 with the EF 100-400 II with a 1.4 TC but it’s pretty heavy to just walk around with. 👀👀

My main camera is Sony a1 with Sony 600mm f4 gm, but when I don’t want to carry a FF combo I am using OM-1 with Olympus 150-400 with built in TC which gives me 1000mm FF equivalent.Try you will enjoy it works much better than Fuji.

Posting this BEFORE watching the full video. For size, weight, reach, NO COMBO beats the OM1 + 150-400mm 4.5 TC pro - up to 1000mm ffe reach, best IS in the industry and AF as good as the Sony A1. Plus pro-capture at up to 50 fps raw with full AF. I have this combo - as well as the Z8 with the 500mm 5.6 pf that I can shoot in DX mode. The Nikon combo is slightly lighter - the 150-400 is heavier than the 500 - but not as versatile and fast as the Oly gear. The alternative is the OM1 + 300mm f/4 pro with a TC. Not quite the reach you might want BUT incredibly lightweight and sharp. Now I’ll watch the video and see if you guys got it right.

Interesting that this topic comes up while I'm staring at a new Olympus OM-1 and 300/4 in my B&H cart. The A1 and 200-600 I have produce great photos, but take up a lot of room in my carry on and the 200-600 is a little front heavy. There's 3-4 YTers that have selected the OM-1 w/150-400 over the A1 & 200-600, trading FF IQ for 50FPS, ProCapture and easier handholding. Apparently the 150-400 is backweighted and easer to support. The combined IS of the Oly combo is supposedly very good also. And I see Duade Paton has been playing around with and OM-1.

I've been using a Canon r5 with the Sigma 150-600 for wildlife photography. I love the results, but not the weight of the kit. I have the Fuji X-t5 for everything else I photograph. I recently bought the Fuji 150-600 lens. I really like this combination. The X-t5 has 40 megapixels, the lens is light weight and zooms internally. It feels surprisingly well balanced on this small camera. The R5 performs better without question. But I still find myself taking the Fuji out much more often .

Nice work again guys. The Fuji kit was new to me and an interesting effort by the company to move further in the direction of making gear for bird/wildlife photography. Now as Glenn well knows, because of my advancing years I converted to Olympus/OM-1 and have not been at all disappointed. I believe that the current gold standard light-weight bird photography kit is the OM-1 with the 150-400m internal zooming lens with a constant f/4.5 all the way to an effective 800mm. With the built-in 1.25x, the lens reaches an effective 1000mm f/5.6. It is of course very weather proofed, and the len’s stabilization synced with the OM-1 body’s IBIS to give at least 7 stops of stabilization. In my opinion, there is excellent micro contrast and sharpness of the lens wide open. A really useful feature of the lens is that it’s close forcing point is an amazing 1.3 meter. The stacked sensor gives no worries about rolling shutter. One can employ the much improved Bird AI and shoot with continuous AF up to 50 fps (I prefer to shoot with a lower fps.) . The Pro-capture feature is great to start temporarily buffering shots before the bird jumps into action. I find the continuous AF works very well for video, and one shoot stills or video in full manual with or without Auto ISO. I also find very useful that the hugely customizable button and lever functions are now much more intuitively set with the new menu system. Some full frame fan boys may say that low light noise is the killer for m43 kit. I say not any more when I have an incredibly stabilized and sharp 300-800mm lens that I can shoot at f/4.5 and use excellent noise reduction post production software when needed. A final point is that the m43 kit I have been discussing is a breeze to pack as carry-on for air travel in even small planes.

As someone who like to travel light I find your pursuit of a walk-around kit interesting. I shoot the Lumix G9 with the 100-400 (200-800 in FF speak) and, with software upgrades, have found it underrated by most channels. Duade Paton seems to be enjoying experimenting with the OM-1. I had high hopes for the Canon R7 and the 100-500mm lens but I think Canon underestimated what birders would have been willing to pay for a more refined camera. I'm hoping Lumix will try to match the OM-1 AF upgrades and Canon will cure all complaints about the R7 with a Mark 2 upgrade.

I have dual EM1Xs, 300 f4 pro, and the 40-150 f2.8, I get some amazing photos with the pro capture. With the 1.4xTC on the 300, I get 840 f5.6 equivalent. I use the spider holster system and have a cam on the left hip and a cam on the right hip. Back up cams are the D500, and the D4s coupled to 500 PF, and the 300 PF. Cheers!

My R7 and rf100-400mm are giving me 640mm field-of-view with pre-capture mode and focus bracketing in an incredibly lightweight and quality combo that weighs just over 1400 grams. I carry it with me daily and I'm very happy with the performance and image quality. It's incredibly affordable also! I enjoy your videos and thanks for all of the useful information guys! Best of luck to you!

I am invested in Fujifilm and have been very happy with the XH2S and the 150-600.

If i could have a chance, Z8+400mm F4.5/800mm F6.3 will be my choice.

nikon 400mm f4.5 with the 1.4x TC maybee? it would give you 540mm f6.3, with a z50 or z8 in DX mode (20mp) it would sit around 810mm.

As always, a very good and interesting video, with some amazing photos from both you guys, and from the subscribers. Looked like a very interesting setup from the Fuji system. Keep up your great work guys, and looking forward to the next video. Cheers, Bjoern

OM1 combined with the 100-400 here. For hires I use a Z7II with Sigma 150-600c and APO 1.4 TC. The OM1 is my always take it camera, for all that opportunities you engage each day, for birds in flight the Z7 is no match compared to the OM1 (bird detection works really well on the OM1)

Hi guys, my travel and walkaround kit: OM-1 for birding with the 300mm f4 & 1.4 or 2.0 teleconverter if needed. For macro the new 90mm f3.5.

I have the OM-1 with a 100-400mm Olympis F 5-6.3 lens, did know about the f4 pro lens but quite pricey to get into anything else that is a modern mirrorless setup

Om1 and the 300mm F4. Good value if you can pick up the lens at sensible price. You'll probably have to spend double to match or beat it.

Thanks for sharing another wonderful video like always 🐦👍🤗

Thanks so much for this video and information! I was a Fuji shooter until about 2 years ago and VERY happy with my xt4 and zoom lenses and such. Loved the weight, prices, captures, etc. when I occasionally dabbled in street photograph, it was so unobtrusive and quality was great. Until…. many 40 mpixels started coming out AND rave reviews on AF for Sony and Canon. I switched to Canon R5 and 100-500. I basically gave up thinking that fuji would ever invest and compete in AF. I’ve enjoyed my canon immensely. I do wish the zoom could compete w Sony and Nikon on size, quality and price. But, I’m pretty happy. That being said I REALLY miss the size, weight, tactile feel, analog dials, etc. basically I miss everything except the megapixels and AF. maybe, I’ll go back someday but, as we all know, a system switch is costly in terms of $, terminology, UI, muscle memory. I appreciate getting an update from you, Glenn, who is looking for the same perfection (nirvana?) that I am.😊

Great to see crop formats get more attention! For those interested in the OM-1 mentioned several times in the comments, Duade Paton recently reviewed it for wildlife in the outback. And Richard Cook in Japan shoots amazing birds in flight with the OM-1, all handheld

Hi,I use a R10 with the 100-400 RF lens it I believe the lightest mirror lens combo and performs well until the light gets dark. Add in the 1.4 converter your reach is just short of 900mm 35 mm equivalent. Finally it comes in at just over£2000.

I use a X-H2s for wildlife and sports and there’s a firmware update that’s come out in the last few days that looks promising, but I liked your review and thought it was a fair assessment of the camera and lens combo. If FujiFilm continues to improve I’ll stick with them, if not I’ll probably go back to Canon.

I use the Fuji XH2 and the firmware updates of two weeks ago have really improved the autofocus greatly.

I am mainly an aviation/airshow photographer, just beginning to dabble in bird photography, and I'm currently using the Fuji X-H2S and the 150-600 as my main kit. The review here is pretty much in line with the results I'm getting. The weight and ergonomics are fantastic, the images I get are very good, and the high ISO noise is well controlled making the f/8 at the long end not a huge hinderance. The autofocus is mostly reliable but, even at firmware 5.00, needs more improvement to get to the level of the Big Three. There is some fine tuning in the settings which does make some improvements. For in-flight aircraft and birds, I use a zone box and don't bother with subject detection, as I find subject detection to be less reliable as of the current firmware version.

Thanks so much for sharing another wonderful video like always, I really enjoy the bird show, keep up with the awesome content 🐦👍🤗

I'm shooting the Olympus om-d mark 111 With a Lumix 100-400 and I'm enjoying it! I don't have the eye detect but area at 9 points, single point, and 25 points on my preset channels and I'm doing really well at least for me. With micro 4/3 you can get some grainy crops and yes some of them you can bring back in post, but at 66years old and carrying this around it's no bother. I'm very happy. Elements 2023 doesn't recognize the file and won't even accept the DNG but my old elements 11 will the DNG.I was shooting nikon D7100 so the up grade is amazing! Big fan watch you guys every chance.

Hi Jan & Glenn, thanks once more for the inspiring comments on #birdphotoshow, always interesting to get your pro angle on details which do make a difference ! And Jan's outback birds are awesome, so I was happy to see now a few more of them after the earlier episodes !! The review of the Fuji was very interesting and slightly out of the Canon-Comfort zone so this was certainly a welcome angle ! If only the R7 had a stacked sensor and an ISO wheel .. Anyway, one aspect of the aperture seems to have escaped you: yes, I can image the f7.1 will probably feel slow compared to your mighty 600/4 glass .. but on a crop sensor you'd need to multiply the f value with the crop rate to compare the bokeh-feeling of the taken images. When comparing like this, I see 3 combo's with nearly same equivalent resolution at 800mm: * X-H2S + 150-600 -> 32.9mp & f12 * R7 + 100+500 -> 32.5mp & f11 * R5 + 100-500 + 1.4x -> 34.4mp & f10 From these the 1.4x makes the last combo slightly heavier, but this gets compensated by more consistent AF and a 1 or 2 stops better bokeh for the same amount of pixels on the bird .. so I guess I'll stick to my hiking combo for while longer ;-)

I mainly photograph what I find during morning trips :-) in the zoo, in the Polish mountains, by lakes, on the Polish Baltic Sea. You have a fantastic profile! I envy you places, passion and work! I am happy with every material! I use Canon. My favorite setup is Canon R5 and 800mm RF F11, also 100-500 RF. I also use teleconverters. Nevertheless, I try to photograph with an electronic shutter. For some time I have been trying to convince myself of the Sony A7RV. Unfortunately with 200-600 it's a very bulky and heavy tool. In addition, the Sony camera is very slow and the rolling shutter is astronomically great. I spent 20 years with Nikon. Unfortunately I was disappointed. There was a time when this company seemed to have no future. Now Nikon has a lot of telephoto lenses. However, 800 PF is not at the peak of sharpness at all. Reviews are mixed. It is always comparable to the most expensive counterparts as less sharp. In addition, however, it is not very flexible for mountain travel. It is also very expensive. To be honest: I prefer to have a darker lens, cheaper, always prepared for photos. If it gets dirty, it will destroy less waste. I take care of the equipment. However, I take more photos with cheaper equipment. Example: I had a Mavic 3. However, I always have a Mavic mini with me and I fly even in tedious conditions. Let's appeal to Canon, Sony and Nikon for relatively dark lenses in the 400-900 mm range. Eg zoom 400-800 F 7.1. I hope you're fully recovered now! He heals a lot! Greetings from Poland!

My walking kit is OM-1 300 f4 plus teleconverters mc14 or mc20. I walk 10-12km with that kit.

Nikkor 500mm PF f/5.6 prime lens. Not so expensive, super light weigth, super small, super VR and AF and really sharp wide open. That with a D500 or now Z8 is really the killer. Best autofocus combo. I hiked so much miles with both combos through mountains and seasides...just perfect.

For me, it's the R7 with the Sigma 150-600 mm lens giving me a reach of 960mm due to the crop factor. Although I hate the issue with the focus breathing with this combo, it's something that I could afford and will continue for the time being. I shoot with 1st curtain electronic shutter which gives me 15 frames and I'm more than happy with that instead of curing the wobble with the 30 frames. I have also setup the custom button 3 to be able to shoot in fully electronic so if need be, I will be able to switch easily. The most useful thing on the R7 is the video switch as we don't need to struggle unlike some other models. Lastly, for birding, I only need 2 values to change, the front wheel for shutter and the control wheel for the ISO. Anyway, I'm shooting at f/6.3 so changing aperture is not a case.

I have a Olympus OM-D E-M1 MkII and a Panasonic 100-400mm and a Olympus 300mm F4, and DXO PL 6.6.1. The only downside is that I have to use mechanical shutter for birds in flight pics. For everything else the electronic shutter works fine. I think all the major brands have cameras and lenses that will work for bird photography and it's really just a case of learning a camera and lens and simply getting out there as often as possible and taking photos.

If I need extra reach and there is enough light, I love the R7 with the RF100-500 as a walk around combo, - sometimes combined with a 1.4x extender. Coming from the 80d, the R7 is a great step forward. For me, it's the ideal second body to my R5.

This is basically the best half hour any bird photographer can spend learning and enjoying the craft! Love the critiques, always great tips and the images are always stellar. For a decent size and smaller walk around, I use an R7 and an adapted EF 400 DO II. You can get the lens used with a new R7 for about $3600US . It is an effective 640mm and if you add a 1.4TC you have an effective almost 900mm f5.6. Its a good combination and good value and performance for the price. What I would find interesting in future shows are some personal stories about how you developed a passion for bird photography and what are some of your target species that you would love to see and photograph and havent yet. Also, maybe take a viewers mediocre image and bring it to the level of a keeper (of course realizing that it isnt always posible but these days you can sometimes take a seemingly average image and elevate it). Maybe discuss some pet peeves that you have when it comes to bird images (we know Jan doesnt like stray twigs or distracting contrasts in the background). Just my two cents.... Great content as always!

Interesting topic, thanks for sharing your thoughts and preferences. In regards to Glenn's comment on the Canon RF 800mm f11. If that Fuji lens is f8 zoomed in at 600mm on a 1.5 crop camera, isn't that equivalent to a 900mm f12 lens on a full frame camera? If so, how would that be much different than a Canon R5 with the RF 800mm f11 lens? An academic question for me though-- the RF 800mm f11 lens is very light but I prefer a zoom over a prime, and I find the AF motors on that lens to be too slow for fast birds in flight action (particularly small to medium size birds that are relatively close). But I have found the IQ on the RF 800mm f11 lens to be slightly better than the RF 100-500mm + 1.4x converter (anyone else noticed this??).

My G9 and Panasonic Leica 100-400 (EFL 200-800) gives me absolutely everything I need. The ibis and lens stabilisation is insane. Easily handhold at 1/30 sec, and weighs 1.8 kg total.

Hi, my favorite lightweight wildlife combo is the A1 with the Sony 100-400 and the 1,4 TC. I like the performance of this small package and the build and the image quality is absolute fantastic. I'm very happy with this lightweight combo and sold my 200-600 and my 600/4. Great combo for film, BIF, wildlife, insects and all other fast action. Best wishes !! Dirk

I love my R7 along with the RF 100-500 mm zoom (160-800 mm effective field of view), which is a great combination for birding

The fuji xh2-s new firmware update is available, and its eye detection works faster than my eos r6 mark ii.

Isn`t it wonderful that we have so many chances to buy wildlife stuff? - apart from weight and brand I believe that nothing can outweigh skill of the photographer and trying, trying, trying… and: you MUST know your camera by heart… there are so many good cameras on the market… and I become a bit bored by this Megapixel-Debate… there has been such a lot of brilliant photography some years ago with less Pixels… I have spent a lot of money in my kit and I still love it… and I don`t feel jealous for all the other good brands who produce good stuff as well… have a great 2024 ahead…

I used the XH2s with the 150-600 and it is a dog of a lens. the F8 is very restrictive for working in low light. The XH2s also overheated with still photography is warm conditions. The AF is unreliable with subject detection. I used the Fuji system with a Fringer adaptor with the Nikon 300 f4 pf and 500 f5.6 pf lenses.

Hi. Thanks for your videos. The new Fuji 6.00 firmware for the xh2s brings big improvements when you shoot birds in flight with busy backgrounds. In clean backgrounds as sky or with static birds, the focus was very good even before (after the 3.00 firmware). I suggest to shoot in zone focus with bird detection instead of track mode, and to work a little bit on the custom focus mode to find the perfect setup. I don’t suggest to use following focus mode (the one with cheetah) for birds in flight. I’m very happy with my xh2s with 150 600 combo that is better for wildlife than the 100 400 in my opinion. I just hope that finally Fuji produces a fast f4 400 or 500mm lens for low light situations.

The new Olympus kit may be the perfect walk-around combo or the best combo period for birds. The pro lens with the built-in teleconverter is truly awesome. I shoot with a friend who made the jump to Oly. It makes my R5 with a 600 F4 seem a bit prehistoric.

Canon let it's users down. Everyone was waiting so long for a 7D mkii replacement and the R7 is not it. We just want an R5 or R6 with a decent crop sensor - is that too much to ask? I have the R5 and the R7 and I love them both. I just don't trust the R7 - yet. Maybe, one day, the R7 mkii will be what we want... (by the way Canon - most of us would be happy with a few less pixels if we can have a better sensor)

Sony A1 with 200-600 in crop mode. 21MP at 900mm effective focal length. Works like magic.

A very enjoyable show again guys. Thanks Glenn for featuring my Red-winged Parrot photo, so glad you liked it. Thanks Jan for the constructive comments, I'll do a re-edit with them in mind. You touched on a topic I would find interesting and that is 'set ups'. What about some tips on perch positioning and bird behavior?

Fujifilm X-H2s stacked sensor is the slowest in the industry. Readout speed 1/90. For example Canon R5, R6 or Olympus E-M1 II, III have non-stacked sensors with 1/60 readout speed.

Lots of great options! But honestly, if the idea is to reconcile photography with any other demanding outdoor activity, such as mountaineering, long distance cycling, climbing, etc., no combo reaches the versatility and quality of the OM System/MFT! I can carry my OM1 + 9mm + 12-100mm + 100-400mm + 90mm Macro in a small compartment in my mountaineering backpack and I'm ready for everything! It's liberating! No tripods and giant lenses! And in my opinion the results are great! Nothing like being able to use the right tool according to the desired activity!

Can yer review this combo? Big fan of your reviews and pics

Thanks for this video which hits on exactly a question I've been contemplating for several months. I am in the camp that likes a walk around and for in a kayak set up, the lighter the better. I'm new to bird photography and currently have a Fuji xT4 and use the70 - 300. I have been considering upgrading to Canon with a 100-500. This may push me to stick with the Fuji body and try the longer Fuji lens and avoid having to make a wholesale upgrade to a new Canon body and lens.

Glenn talks so much sense. The Fuji is awesome and is the camera that the R7 should have been. Stacked sensor, properly weather sealed, 40 fps and you don't have to buy RF extortionate glass. On top of that I can use it with my existing EF100-400 Mk2 and 1.4TC Mk3. The autofocus is not as good as the Canon but at 40 fps, you don't have worry. The thing that no-one talks about is the X-trans sensor. Without the Bayer filter, the initial RAWs are way sharper than CR2 and CR3s. If you are waiting for Canon to compete, you'll be waiting a long time. We waited 9 years for the R7 and look what they came up with. I'd recommend the X-H2S to anyone, just make sure you set it up properly in the beginning.

I would be really interested to hear your thoughts on the OM1 with the lower cost and smaller 100-400mm

Canon R5 and RF 600mm f/4, that’s my walk around kit. And it’s light enough that I don’t need a tripod!! 😎💪🏻

Interesting video guys! I am always so jealous for the wildlife, diversity and conditions that you have there... if I would stand behind a camera on a tripod like you showed in this video, not a single bird will show :/

My winning combo : R5 + RF 100-500. Lightweight, sharp, powerhouse.

Canon's 100-500 is only about 1.3kg. That's one of the nice features of it.

Nikon in fact does have a very light 800mm at 20MP. The Nikon Z400mm f4.5 in DX mode is 600mm f4.5 and adding a 1.4TC it becomes a 840mm f6.3 in 20MP (DX mode on the Z8). The big primes 400mm f2.8, 600mm f4, 800mm f6.3 for most are not heavy in terms of weight but heavy in terms of price 🥲

I had oly m1-3 with oly 100-400, af was not great. Now I have r7 with rf 100-400 + rf 800/f11. Ultimate budget combo. For portraits I have a9 with 1.4 primes - no mft or crop can beat 3d pop effect of ff portraits

Amazing guys

My kit is a Canon 90D sigma 150-600 contemporary lens

The Fuji 150-600 only focuses to 8 feet whereas most of the competition focuses to 3-4 feet. For those of us who also photograph dragonflies and butterflies, 8 feet is unacceptable.

R7 /100-500 ticks all the boxes:)

Did the Fuji have the latest firmware? They released an update a couple weeks ago (May 26) which greatly improved the autofocus! It’s a must-update in my opinion. Granted I’ve not shot Canon/Nikon/Sony so I can’t compare, but I bet it’s much closer in capability now.

It seems like the Fuji kit is on par with the R7 in terms of AF. I assume now that Nikon released the 180-600 and Canon the 200-800mm you guys would have some different opinions making this video today. I pre-ordered the Canon R5 Mark II to replace my R7 but I am having second thoughts about it and waiting for an R7 Mark II later this year or next.

I've heard and read that the X-H2S is becoming popular with sports photographers for the same reasons they look appealing to wildlife shooters.

OM-1 with 150-400 and x1.25 - 1000mm done.

Thank you for your great video! Coming from the Canon 90d, the R7 was a big disappointment and last fall I made the switch to Fuji. I really enjoy the XH-2s, the weight-to-success ratio is great, even though I sometimes struggle with the f8 aperture on the 150-600. I never regretted the change, Fuji has a really great APSC lineup and the stacked sensor ist marvellous.

Great job again guys,jan,my brother in law lives just north of cairns am visiting him in late august hoping to see some great birds while I’m there,my wife and I will try to get to Cooktown and Daintree,cheers.

The new software just out further improves focussing on the Fuji set up.

15:40 Thanks for this video. I switched to Fuji from Canon for this exact reason (weight) but as I shoot mostly in raw, I had a big bad surprise with high iso: noise in the shape of « worms » that no program could improve. Did you have the same problem?

I'm happy with my sony rx10 1v. Still lots to learn.

If you want to spend some extra money and carry roughly 2 more lbs, the Nikon z8 with the 800 pf would be a great option. 800mm @ 45mpx is hard to beat! Worth a try at least.

Hey guys, thanks for the interesting content. For future video suggestions, take us behind the scenes on a field shoot. I would love to see your creative process in the field with a mid range walk around set up. (Not a 500 mm). How you deal with morning light, gear limits or distracting background. How you chose exposure with conditions. I would love to be a “bird” on you shoulder in the field! Thanks!

Here I am, sitting at work dreaming away of the Australian outback 🫠. Great video guys!

Jan, thanks for featuring my image

In many ways, the Fuji X-H2S is what Canon DSLR shooters who primarily used the 7D Mark II hoped that Canon would have delivered in the R7. If Fuji is able to improve their auto focus and tracking algorithms via firmware updates, the combination of the XH-2S and the XF150-600 mm lens is a very compelling kit for bird photography.

And here I thought Glenn was going to sing the praises of the Om1 with the Olympus 150-400 (500) zoom. F4.5-5.6, Superb optics, easily hand holdable. A bit expensive for the lens, but it definitely "ticks all the boxes."