… but I just like them so much. I’m particularly pleased both face and claws came out sharp.
Red Kite, Prospect Park, Reading, UK. Canon R5 mk II + RF200-800mm
… but I just like them so much. I’m particularly pleased both face and claws came out sharp.
Red Kite, Prospect Park, Reading, UK. Canon R5 mk II + RF200-800mm
Yeah, it’s really kind of a drag. Maybe the 1.4x one is slightly better but I’m not in a big hurry to find out.
Just for completeness, I did have a lot of pleasure birding with the RF600 F11 lens for a few years - no zoom, fixed aperture, but it served me well (and much lighter and so easier to aim). The RF200-800 is only better as a matter of degree (a bit more reach, a bit more light, and occasionally that zoom is useful), rather than a step change improvement. That “degree” does of course mean some shots noticeably change from OK to nice, because bird shots are often on the limits of what a camera can make look good.