Canon R5 Considering an R5 for Wildlife

[Brian1965]

...but what lenses for wildlife?

 

[Frank Stellitano]

I shot Nikon for wildlife for 10 years. Someone put an R5 with 100-500mm in my hand and I sold off my Nikon gear. I have both the R5 and R6, which I use for non-wildlife stuff, and I can count the number of times I've had R5 noise that was too much to handle with Topaz Denoise AI on one hand. The 45MP's make for big files and slower processing at times, but 20MP's isn't enough unless you're going to be filling the frame all the time.

True that with respect to cropping 20MP files; one has to shoot somewhat conservatively if you know what I mean. In other words, I just got into the habit of framing my shots as if cropping won't happen. It has become instinct now.
I wish I had an R5.

 

[PhotoJim58]

I have not had a need for denoise in a long time. If fact, I am a little surprised to hear anyone is still using this software in general. Of course, it is not like I interact with many people; 99% of my interaction is on social media.

I mainly shoot birds and a lot of times I am using significantly high ISO.

 

[Deepgreen]

I can't speak for the R6 but do love my R5 for wildlife. The 45 megapixels are really helpful as I can rarely get as close as I would like to my subjects, apart from the birds in my garden!

You can see a full list of RF lenses over on our blog here: https://rfshooters.com/blog/lenses/

But for wildlife if you want to stick to native lenses then your options today are:

Canon RF 100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM
Canon RF 100-500mm F4.5-7.1L IS USM
Canon RF 600mm F11 IS STM
Canon RF 800mm F11 IS STM
Canon RF 400mm F2.8 L IS USM
Canon RF 600mm F4 L IS USM

I love my RF 100-500 but I think it's terribly overpriced, especially if compared to Sony's 200-600 lens which is very good and around $900 less.

The RF100-500 is expensive but it's robust - I accidentally dropped mine in a river in Scotland, but it dried out to resume working perfectly. Its clarity is hugely better than the 600mm F11, which I regret buying before I went for the 100-500.

 

[Deepgreen]

A vixen sunbathing in our garden, taken with the R5, RF100-500mm, plus x2 extender.

 

[Brian1965]

I can't speak for the R6 but do love my R5 for wildlife. The 45 megapixels are really helpful as I can rarely get as close as I would like to my subjects, apart from the birds in my garden!

You can see a full list of RF lenses over on our blog here: https://rfshooters.com/blog/lenses/

But for wildlife if you want to stick to native lenses then your options today are:

Canon RF 100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM
Canon RF 100-500mm F4.5-7.1L IS USM
Canon RF 600mm F11 IS STM
Canon RF 800mm F11 IS STM
Canon RF 400mm F2.8 L IS USM
Canon RF 600mm F4 L IS USM

I love my RF 100-500 but I think it's terribly overpriced, especially if compared to Sony's 200-600 lens which is very good and around $900 less.

The R5 doesn't leave me a lot of breathing room to buy 2 or 3 lenses.

 

[RedCobra]

I mainly shoot birds and a lot of times I am using significantly high ISO.

I find DxO 's Deep Prime to be better than the Topaz NR, and i like the lens and camera profiles in the DxO stuff better than Adobe.

 

[Deepgreen]

True that with respect to cropping 20MP files; one has to shoot somewhat conservatively if you know what I mean. In other words, I just got into the habit of framing my shots as if cropping won't happen. It has become instinct now.
I wish I had an R5.

A very good habit but one that cannot always be exercised with distant subjects.

 

[Brian1965]

I find DxO 's Deep Prime to be better than the Topaz NR, and i like the lens and camera profiles in the DxO stuff better than Adobe.

What's that?

 

[Devin]

...but what lenses for wildlife?

100-500mm L. hands down the best

 

[Frank Stellitano]

A very good habit but one that cannot always be exercised with distant subjects.

True dat. I certainly do my fair share of cropping.