Canon RF 800mm f/11 IS STM

Managed one "passable" BIF...

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All with the R6.

Some Zoo shots. The owl was shot through a fence.

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R6

RF800 on R5. Not cropped.

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From today’s walk with the RF 800mm

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I forgot about this thread! It needs some love. The 800/11 has really exceeded my expectations.

EDIT: Taken with the R6. Neither camera or lens is in the gear database, so the exif is not correct.

Cormorant

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A testshot to compare it with the 400/5.6L+2xTC. The RF800mm beat it by a fair margin!
The birds were quite a distance away but the entire landing sequence was in focus. Also, this is a huge crop. And still, I had to really be careful not to sharpen much in post.

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Levina de Ruijter wrote in post #19137067
A testshot to compare it with the 400/5.6L+2xTC. The RF800mm beat it by a fair margin!
The birds were quite a distance away but the entire landing sequence was in focus. Also, this is a huge crop. And still, I had to really be careful not to sharpen much in post.

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Very impressive Levina. Still on the fence whether to buy the R5 or switch totally to Sony.

Ordered mine today. Look forward to using it.

Red Dexs wrote in post #19137289
Very impressive Levina. Still on the fence whether to buy the R5 or switch totally to Sony.

Sorry, I missed your comment!

Yeah, a lot of options make it hard to choose. In the end I don't think it makes much difference though. I would just go with what makes you feel good. For me that's Canon, because I only have Canon gear. That made it easier for me. Although I came close to jumping ship to Nikon (D500+500PF lens). Glad I didn't and waited. I'm quite happy with my new gear, even though I still have to fully adapt to the mirrorless experience!

A1original wrote in post #19139204
Ordered mine today. Look forward to using it.

Cool. I think it's a very useable lens. I'm pleased with mine. I hope you'll post some pics here in the thread after using it! Mine is now in the closet, waiting for Spring. I intend to use it shooting waders mostly. They're often just that bit too distant for my EF lenses (and I have to wait for a fly by or lucky encounter). So it'll be fun using the 800mm there. And it's definitely a better lens than the specs (f/11 ) would indicate.

Levina de Ruijter wrote in post #19139246
Cool. I think it's a very useable lens. I'm pleased with mine. I hope you'll post some pics here in the thread after using it! Mine is now in the closet, waiting for Spring. I intend to use it shooting waders mostly. They're often just that bit too distant for my EF lenses (and I have to wait for a fly by or lucky encounter). So it'll be fun using the 800mm there. And it's definitely a better lens than the specs (f/11 ) would indicate.

Levine

I hope to get a lot of use out of it. I have the 100-400L ll and the 1.4 lll extender on the R6 right now. It works great and focuses quick BUT it gets a little heavy for this old man.

It's amazing how light the R6+800/11 combination is. I find it very handholdable. Much more comfortable than my 1D4 with 400/5.6L, even without a TC. And to have a bare 800mm is very nice indeed.