Canon R7 thread

Who likes canon R7?
me.
dislikes: dodgy focusing, - not up to professional standards
test pic with 800RF. Rose crowned fruit dove.

Lovely photo, sure puts a lot of our relatively drab U.K. birds in their place!

I like the R7 for the extra reach with the RF100-500, it’s like having the 1.4x extender on with the R5 but without the design compromises of that lens/extender combination. What I’m not so keen on is the different dial and button layout, rolling shutter and very loud mechanical shutter. I wish they had gone for a more premium product for the R7 at a higher price point.

In addition, since the latest firmware update I am getting loads of missed focus shots, probably only getting around 30% sharp with perched birds with the camera supported. I’ve just switched back to my R5 to confirm that it’s not the lens, if so I will have to try a reset of the R7.

Well, I did just buy an R7 so that must mean I like it right?

Nice shot, no exf data. I hope that is one of the early features they get going.

So... wait for the next iteration of R7 firmware? Please advise. Generally the R7 is terrific. I came from Sony where they've not heard of Fv mode or auto-leveling (unique to the R7) much less affordable, lightweight, razor-sharp telephotos. So the R7 is delightful. I'd like to share a shot showing the quality of the kit (18-150) lens and auto-level in action but dprevived balks at images larger than 4 megs--will there be a fix? Anyway, let's hope dprevived works. I'll be happy to pay a small monthly fee iof that would insure its success.

I'm really enjoying my R7 which replaced my 70D - bought with the 18-150mm kit lens and very pleased with the optical quality. I have EF24-105 F4L and EF70-200 F4 L lens and it punches well for the weight and cost! Have not upgraded to the latest firmware yet as was waiting to see how stable it was before going ahead.
I took the photo below on Sunday watching some friends race cross country :)

I have both R7 and R5. For birding I like the R7 with the RF100-400 and 1.4X TC. It is great IQ and light weight. If it is under low light conditions of course I use the R5 and RF100-500. The weight is a little more and it is bulkier making fast action tracking more work with fewer keepers.

I've had my R7 since Friday, but today was the first day I could really get out to do some testing. It's still relatively cold here, just above freezing, and not much in the way of birds around just yet. Image is taken at F8, 1/640, Iso 500 at 400mm. Lens is the RF 100-400

Here's a cardinal taken at sunset. Nothing exciting, but it gives me an idea of how the camera performs compared to my Panasonic G9.

The autofocus is obviously miles ahead of the G9. I see what people are saying about fine branches interfering with animal/eye detect, but still, there is no way my G9 would be able to find this bird with its animal detect: bird is too small, too much stuff in the way. The R7 picked it up right away, which is why I decided to upgrade. I like to chase small twitchy birds.

My first reaction to the ooc jpeg was: "wow, this camera has a lot less noise at low light." Then I checked the manual and realized there is in camera noise reduction. Still, the G9 would have been at higher iso at this light level, so there is a low light improvement as well.

I see the camera is set up to shoot efcs out of the box. I didn't find the shutter noise that bad.

The camera with the 100-400 is a bit heavier than the G9 with 100-300, but still very light and easy to hand hold.

I'm really looking forward to using this camera to chase down warblers, kinglets and the like.

Have you tried any professional lenses on the R7 yet? I had the same complaints about AF as you, but I recently got the RF 100-500L and wow, what a difference! AF locks every time and keeper rate is close to 100%.

Have you tried any professional lenses on the R7 yet? I had the same complaints about AF as you, but I recently got the RF 100-500L and wow, what a difference! AF locks every time and keeper rate is close to 100%.

I use the Sigma 150-600 C on my R7 and can be quite abit hit and miss. Looks like a RF 100-500 may be the next thing to upgrade to.

I have tried all my EF- L lenses with the adapter. It works ok but not brilliant like a 1 series camera.

Check out the youtube of Duade Paton. People say his settings really helped their hit rate.
I'm a cheap old fart. I use the 100-400 +1.4x.

Had the R7 for a few months, just traded 7D2 for RF 800mm f11. Enjoying the improvements on the R7 and now having fun with the 800mm - even in lower light it's not bad...

I've had R7 since late last autumn, primarily for birding. My impression of it paired with adapter and EF 100-400mm mk 2 is pretty positive; while the AF is by no means 100% perfect, it's quite a bit more capable than my 5D mk IV overall. Things like small birds partially behind branches can still be problematic, but generally it does a good job.

I haven't much time with my new R7 yet. The autofocus is quite impressive to me. When there are small branches between you and the bird, which happens to me quite a lot, focus is hit and miss. I have not programmed any buttons to switch between focus modes so that I can use pinpoint (or whatever Canon calls it) and full sensor with animal detect. When autofocus hits it is very fast, which is important for the small twitchy birds I like to photograph..

It is still a huge improvement over my G9.

How do people find the EF 100-400 mk2, I currently use the Sigma 150-600 C but was wondering if the EF would be a slightly better option. Or has anyone used both that can give an insight.

Obviously ideally the RF 100-500 is the better option, just costs more than twice as much

I have only used the EF 100-400 mk2 so I can't compare it with the other two lenses you mentioned. My experience has been good, the focus and tracking works reliably besides the specific challenging situations. Like small birds partially obscured by branches, attempting to get quickly focus on a initially completely out of focus bird against the sky and the like. For the completely out of focus situation initially rotating the focus ring closer manually helps.

I have both R7 and R5. I find R7 focusing faster than my R5. The RF 800 F11, even though optically and about AF MUCH better than I expected is not the right lens to test AF performance TMHO...