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My Pictures are Horrible with Extender RF1.4x

Laney93 — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 17:40:38 GMT

I have the R6 using the 100-500 rf lens. The pictures are great. But when i add the 1.4 extender the pictures are horrible. Never had this problem before the rf series.. is there something i need to do on my setup???

Re: My Pictures are Horrible with Extender RF1.4x

shadowsports — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 18:28:49 GMT

Greetings,

We know what horrible is, but not necessarily what it looks like. What are the problems or issues you are seeing for facing? Any example might help.

Re: My Pictures are Horrible with Extender RF1.4x

kvbarkley — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 18:30:07 GMT

What is "horrible" and how are you determining it? Is it a Canon extender? I have quipped before that the two best days in a photographer's life are the day he first gets his extender, and the day he stops using it.

Re: My Pictures are Horrible with Extender RF1.4x

Laney93 — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 18:36:44 GMT

Almost like the pictures are shaky/ blurry. I don't have any examples yet but I'm headed out now to go try again. I will post some tonight. I just don't know if it's me or the extender.i haven't used it in months. Honestly i lost it and just found it again lol. I'm shooting eagles with the shutter speed at least 1600

Re: My Pictures are Horrible with Extender RF1.4x

Laney93 — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 18:51:27 GMT

Re: My Pictures are Horrible with Extender RF1.4x

jrhoffman75 — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 19:20:26 GMT

Please shoot in RAW and upload some samples to DropBox or One Drive so we can examine. Thanks.

Be sure you are not using any filters on the camera.

Do you have a different lens that the extender would be compatible with?

Re: My Pictures are Horrible with Extender RF1.4x

Laney93 — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 19:29:41 GMT

I always shoot RAW..I do have a 70-200 i can try with it. I'm going to shoot with it now so I'll load some tonight

Re: My Pictures are Horrible with Extender RF1.4x

amfoto1 — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 20:58:06 GMT

Are you aware that the RF teleconverters can only be used on the RF 100-500mm in the 300mm to 500mm range of the zoom? In other words, perhaps you were trying to use it on the lens with it zoomed to shorter focal lengths?

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Re: My Pictures are Horrible with Extender RF1.4x

jrhoffman75 — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 21:06:04 GMT

I believe that limitation is a physical issue. The rear lens element moves while zooming and must be at a certain zoom level before there is sufficient space. Similar to the EF 70-300L lens.

Re: My Pictures are Horrible with Extender RF1.4x

shadowsports — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 21:26:02 GMT

Greetings,

John is correct. The TC cannot be attached unless the lens is zoomed to 300mm or beyond.

Re: My Pictures are Horrible with Extender RF1.4x

Laney93 — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 21:50:40 GMT

I am aware of that

Re: My Pictures are Horrible with Extender RF1.4x

EpicMike — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 17:25:29 GMT

Also don't forget to bump up the iso a little bit due to the fact that the tele converter increases the minimum f-stop by one stop I think. So that's going to cut down the amount of light that the sensor can gather at that frame rate. Are you shooting that on manual or on Tv mode?

Re: My Pictures are Horrible with Extender RF1.4x

Laney93 — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 18:19:14 GMT

i do that as well..i shoot manual..i've been shooting for years..definitely not claiming i know everything by no means but i've been doing this for several years and this issue has just got me stumped..i've seen where others are having problems but then i see some great pics with it too

Re: My Pictures are Horrible with Extender RF1.4x

Laney93 — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 18:19:46 GMT

i understand that..thats not my issue

Re: My Pictures are Horrible with Extender RF1.4x

esimioni — Thu, 18 May 2023 18:04:20 GMT

Were you able to solve the softness problem?

I keep reading everywhere how amazing the RF 1.4x extender is and how it almost doesn't affect IQ. There are several very sharp pictures posted by people using the RF 100-500mm + RF 1.4x, but I just can't make it work.

I had the R5 until 2 week ago, then switched to an R7 because of the cropped sensor (wildlife hobbyist here).
I was never able to get sharp pictures with the extender with neither of the cameras. Without the extender, sharp images, with extender, very soft and/or blurry and/or out of focus images. Always!

Tried almost every focus options on the cameras, with and without stabilizer, with and without a tripod, always the same result.

In the beginning I was almost certain that it was my lack of technique and knowledge of the equipment, after one year I'm starting to think I might have a defective extender.

Re: My Pictures are Horrible with Extender RF1.4x

brantakespics — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 19:57:54 GMT

I’m having this EXACT same issue with my 1.4X and R5. Shooting both manual and Aperture priority. It’s quite ridiculous.

Re: My Pictures are Horrible with Extender RF1.4x

shadowsports — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 21:35:38 GMT

@brantakespics wrote:
I’m having this EXACT same issue with my 1.4X and R5. Shooting both manual and Aperture priority. It’s quite ridiculous.

Hi,

With a tripod or handheld?

What gear are you using, R5 and... ?

The OP never did provide photos. Would you like to provide a few (links) with EXIF data

Re: My Pictures are Horrible with Extender RF1.4x

rose1960 — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 20:41:11 GMT

I am having the same issue with the 1.4 extender and the RF 100-500mm. I have tried changing settings thinking that I am making the mistake on my camera settings, but it does not seem to be that. It seems to be a hit and miss for me, especially at maximum zoom of 700mm.. I am into wildlife photography. I find that, the busier the background is, the worse the focus is on the subject. If I shoot a subject that has long grass or bush behind it, it seems to not focus on the subject correctly even though I am using eye detection for animals. I think that the focus is on the eye, but when I review the photos on PC then I can see that it did not focus ont he eye at all. If the background of a bird is the sky, where it is clear, I tend to get a sharp focus. I also find that after having focused on a subject at 700mm and I now want to focus on something closer, i have to manually adjust the focus to get the new subject in focus. Often by this time the subject may have moved or flown off! Very frustrating.

Please can you help me resolve this issue.

Re: My Pictures are Horrible with Extender RF1.4x

Laney93 — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 00:43:11 GMT

i shoot full manual..i know to bump up iso..i used one before i switched to the new RF and never had any issues..these are very blurry no matter what i do

Re: My Pictures are Horrible with Extender RF1.4x

Laney93 — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 00:44:36 GMT

im sorry for some reason i havent been seeing the notifications i was getting responses. no i havent figured out the issue..sounds like we are having the exact same problem