Birds First shots with R5 - Geese in flight (Post 1)

[Phil]

So happy with the first shots... not going to win a prize, just happy with the camera and lens. Hopefully, I can do justice to the camera and lens in time.

 

[Stoo]

That's a pretty impressive shot, plenty of Geese in the picture, shame they were flying away from you and not forward ways on. I got an R5 in December and was toying with getting either the 600mm or 800mm lens but ended up with the RF 100-500 L IS and a 1.4x converter instead. Sadly, due to lockdown I haven't been able to get the best from it yet, but hopefully I can soon.

 

[Phil]

That's a pretty impressive shot, plenty of Geese in the picture, shame they were flying away from you and not forward ways on. I got an R5 in December and was toying with getting either the 600mm or 800mm lens but ended up with the RF 100-500 L IS and a 1.4x converter instead. Sadly, due to lockdown I haven't been able to get the best from it yet, but hopefully I can soon.

Hi Stoo, you absolutely right about the direction of Geese (not a planned shoot, pulled over the car and lept out kina of shot) but I was overwhelmed when I did a test crop and could see the feather details. Tried the RF 800... did not like it at all, would not recommend it to anyone unless they had a very specific subject and stable conditions (could be user error) hence settling for the compact RF600. RF100-500 is a future purchase. I have EF100-400 and it is my go-to lens for most subjects, had a few issues when I tested it with the EF-RF adapter, kept getting a black screen on the LCD in the camera. Could have been a communication issue or an adapter issue. The RF100-500 lens is still long lead times which is great for my wallet.

 

[Stoo]

For a quick shot it is very impressive. I'm amazed every time I use my R5 at the detail it brings up. I took a few of some gulls at a local park and even managed to get some decent flight shots, bearing in mind it was the first time I'd used the 100-500 and the eye focus setting. Strange about the Black screen when using the adapter on the 800 lens, never heard of that happening before.

I was lucky to have some money left to me in a will so managed to get the R5 and 100-500, without that I would still be using my 1Dx II and Sigma 150-600 C for shooting and as good as the 1Dx II is, I prefer the R5.

 

[Mantis55]

Hi Phil, did you get a good look at them? They look more like Greylags to me...

 

[Phil]

Hi Phil, did you get a good look at them? They look more like Greylags to me...

Hi, please see the alternative shot... (I only guessed the Canadian... welcome confirmation) thanks for taking the time to review.

 

[Mantis55]

Seeing that I would say Pink-footed then... Canada Geese have black heads & feet.