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Recent content by Russ P

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    So is the Canon R5 a bird photography body?

    A recent visit to Harewood House to see the Red Kites
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    R7 - Shipping Notice vs Backorder - first impressions from the lucky few

    Take a look at this video for best guidance so far on the R7 for birds in flight: Russ
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    So is the Canon R5 a bird photography body?

    I'm finding the 1.5 firmware upgrade to my R5 auto-focus to be a considerable improvement over the 1.4. When used with my RF100-500mm lens it definitely gets a bird's eye quicker and sticks there better than previously. This is a short sequence of heavily cropped shots taken from my back...
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    Comment by 'Russ P' in media 'pair of Black-tailed Godwits'

    Thank you so much for adding my pic to the gallery! Russ
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    • Gallery comment
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    So is the Canon R5 a bird photography body?

    I have started to experiment with the inbuilt x1.6 crop mode on my R5 in conjunction with my RF 100-500mm lens + 1.4 TC for photographing distant birds. I calculate this gives me the equivalent maximum "reach" of (500 x 1.4 x 1.6)mm = 1120mm. Here's an example of a distant Greenshank taken with...
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    Camera for EF 100-400, up to ~ £1000

    Henry, I second the recommendation to go for a used 7Dii body. Have a look at those on Camera Price Buster: https://www.camerapricebuster.co.uk/Canon/Canon-Digital-SLRs/Canon-EOS-7D-Mark-II-Camera-Body Russ
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    So is the Canon R5 a bird photography body?

    Lovely varied set Colin - I particularly like the dragonfly in flight. I too think the R5 + RF 100-500mm is a great lightweight combo, and I love the minimum focusing distance for shooting butterflies and other insects. Russ
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    So is the Canon R5 a bird photography body?

    distant Kingfisher launch pad Canon R5 + RF 100-500 @ 700mm; ISO 2500; F10; 1/2500s Russ
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    pair of Black-tailed Godwits

    A pair within a flock of 20 Godwits
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    • 12dt black-tailed godwit limosa limosa lincolnshire
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    • Category: Britain & Europe
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    So is the Canon R5 a bird photography body?

    - thanks for the heads up BW! Russ
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    So is the Canon R5 a bird photography body?

    - there is no need for IS/IBIS at these extreme shutter speeds, and I also understand from the guy "Whistling Wings" on UTube that there could be some unwanted interaction as you pan quickly for fast moving in-flight birds if IS is left on. Russ
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    So is the Canon R5 a bird photography body?

    - Colin, here's one with the R5 + RF 100-500 + 1.4TC pair of Black-tailed Godwits in flight: R5; 700mm; ISO 800; F10; 1/3200s hand-held; IS/IBIS off Russ
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    So is the Canon R5 a bird photography body?

    Curlew in flight: Canon R5 + RF100-500 + 1.4TC @ 700mm; F10; ISO 2500; 1/3200s handheld Russ
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    So is the Canon R5 a bird photography body?

    Beautiful Demoiselle R5 + RF100-500mm @ 500mm Russ
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    So is the Canon R5 a bird photography body?

    Thank you Paul for your detailed critique of my photo. Russ
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