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I picked up my new EOS R6II a couple of days ago. I did get to hold the R7 in my hands and it felt less comfortable because I have very large hands and long fingers. I used to be close to 6’ tall. I was seriously contemplating the Sigma 150-600 Contemporary but in the end bought the RF 100-400. It was a good price and would work for my backyard shots until my health allows me to get out and about more and I decided to get an RF lens to get maximum use of the autofocus. The 109-500 would be nice but a bit too big for my budget.
I would welcome suggestions as to what the next lens or combination would work well for birds out in the field. We have many bodies of water, lots of open Ponderosa pine forests, and cliffs where I live. California Bighorn Sheep, deer, bears, snakes and marmots are some other favourite subjects as well as insects and local vegetation.
I love how my camera feels with both the 24-105 kit lens and the 100-400 lens. The grip fits my hand very well in spite of my arthritis. I was so excited to try it out I forgot I needed to format my SD cards I took some pictures of birds at my feeder right at dusk and there is no doubt my settings were off because I only used the [A+] setting but I was amazed it focused on the eye of juncos even though I couldn’t see the eyes. I took some photos of deer in my driveway and neighbours yard and I’m excited to see my first attempts. My very black bouncy Standard Poodle is usually very difficult to get the black eyes in focus but they turned out great.
My biggest challenge now is seeing how to retrieve my photos and upload them to my iPad and to format my cards. The manual is a little overwhelming as there are definitely a lot to learn as I would expect with a camera like this. My last camera was a very good bridge camera which is super light and has a zoom of up to 400 and shoots raw so I will keep it for biking and dog walking as my dog is still young and bouncy! I’ve been trying to wade through the manual and have a lot to learn. I think I might look at some YouTube tutorials to take it easy on my eyes and brain lol.
I’m really glad I’ve found this group!
I would welcome suggestions as to what the next lens or combination would work well for birds out in the field. We have many bodies of water, lots of open Ponderosa pine forests, and cliffs where I live. California Bighorn Sheep, deer, bears, snakes and marmots are some other favourite subjects as well as insects and local vegetation.
I love how my camera feels with both the 24-105 kit lens and the 100-400 lens. The grip fits my hand very well in spite of my arthritis. I was so excited to try it out I forgot I needed to format my SD cards I took some pictures of birds at my feeder right at dusk and there is no doubt my settings were off because I only used the [A+] setting but I was amazed it focused on the eye of juncos even though I couldn’t see the eyes. I took some photos of deer in my driveway and neighbours yard and I’m excited to see my first attempts. My very black bouncy Standard Poodle is usually very difficult to get the black eyes in focus but they turned out great.
My biggest challenge now is seeing how to retrieve my photos and upload them to my iPad and to format my cards. The manual is a little overwhelming as there are definitely a lot to learn as I would expect with a camera like this. My last camera was a very good bridge camera which is super light and has a zoom of up to 400 and shoots raw so I will keep it for biking and dog walking as my dog is still young and bouncy! I’ve been trying to wade through the manual and have a lot to learn. I think I might look at some YouTube tutorials to take it easy on my eyes and brain lol.
I’m really glad I’ve found this group!