Thoroughbred racing at Churchill Downs Louisville Kentucky.

[pjscott51]

This is the first time I've shot thoroughbred races with my EOS R and I'm not impressed at all. It's really hard keeping the horses framed because there seems to be a lag when you're shooting something as fast thoroughbred. I also don't like the touch screen focal points because it's to easy to inadvertently touch the screen. I wish there was away to disable the touch screen then reenable the touch screen when you want the touch screen. I'll stick with my 7DII when shooting the thoroughbred.

 

[Tim Mayo]

Some nice shots Paul even with your struggles with the EOS R. I get annoyed by the touch screen on my R5 as well, I don't think you can assign a custom button to turn it on/off but you can add that function to a custom menu, although that still needs a few clicks to get to. If I don't need the screen too much I'll just flip it over.

 

[pjscott51]

Some nice shots Paul even with your struggles with the EOS R. I get annoyed by the touch screen on my R5 as well, I don't think you can assign a custom button to turn it on/off but you can add that function to a custom menu, although that still needs a few clicks to get to. If I don't need the screen too much I'll just flip it over.

Thanks Timothy for the reply. I never thought of flipping the screen. I'll have to try that. The touch screen is a great idea but I can't understand why there isn't away to turn it off and on.

 

[Hali]

There are some really nice shots there. I would love to have the chance to shoot thoroughbreds! I had lots of trouble with my R shooting anything that moved quickly. The viewfinder always seemed to lag, even with the latest firmware updates. I too never thought of just turning the screen around when it was giving me trouble. I haven't had that problem with the R5 so far, but I will keep it mind.

 

[pjscott51]

There are some really nice shots there. I would love to have the chance to shoot thoroughbreds! I had lots of trouble with my R shooting anything that moved quickly. The viewfinder always seemed to lag, even with the latest firmware updates. I too never thought of just turning the screen around when it was giving me trouble. I haven't had that problem with the R5 so far, but I will keep it mind.

Hi Hali, Thanks for the complement. For me the EOS R is difficult to use when shooting sports and you're correct about the lag time. Turning the screen is one option but I like to view the screen after shooting and having to flip the screen back and forth would get old really quick. I hope your R5 would out for you.