New Member from North East of England

[Harold Moses]

Hi everyone, since I retired I have really enjoyed the challenge of trying to get wildlife images, mainly of Birds, Whales, Dolphins and Flying Fish. I have recently purchased a R5 and am initially using it with a RF100mm x 500mm telephoto lens with the RF1.4 extender. I did have a Canon 5D mark 4 and the EF100mm x 400mm with a EF1.4 extender. I am a little bit disappointed that when using the RF1.4 extender and the RF 100mm x 500mm lens, the focal range is "limited" to only 420mm x 700mm, whereas using the EF range, I could use a focal range of 140mm x 560mm, so may consider not using the RF 1.4 extender on all occasions. Looking forward to seeing some wonderful images on this site, regards, to all, Harold

 

[Tim Mayo]

Welcome Harold and thank you for joining up here and introducing yourself. I have the 100-500 and I'm considering the 1.4x but that 420mm limit I do find a little off putting. I might just manage with cropping for now. If you have any questions about the site please don't hesitate to ask.

 

[Harold Moses]

Thanks Timothy, I will never forget being so close to a group of 3 Humpbacks swimming side by side, right next to the ship I was on in Iceland, that I could not get a shot of all 3 of them as I had an extender on my lens. I would not have had time to change the lens to a wide angle I had in the Cabin, but never thought at that time to get my IPhone out and get a shot with that. I now always carry the wide angle with me, as well as the telephoto, to make sure I would not miss that shot again.

 

[Harold Moses]