It's here finally (200-800)

[flyingron]

Five months and ten days from the time I ordered it, the FedEx man shows up with a big box from Canon.   Amusingly, I knew it was coming primarily because they sent me the CarePak activiation before I got the shipping notice.

Fired it up on the RP and it focuses nicely (way better than the sigma it is replacing) and as nice as the 100-500L I rented last summer.   Works well on the 1.4x extender.

Unboxed:   lens, hood, strap (macbook not include):

Here's a quick shot at 800mm out my office window...

And with the 1.4x extender

[p4pictures]

Looks good. I also have an RF 200-800mm coming my way for some tests in a few weeks, and I look forward to seeing how it gets on with the EOS R6 Mk II and EOS R10.

[Tintype_18]

flyngron, thanks for sharing the photos. My wife takes photos of our bird feeders. Her favorite is the downy woodpecker followed by hummingbirds.

[flyingron]

We've got hummers, but there weren't any at the feeder when I was shooting.   We also typically get 30 goldfinches that show up a couple of times a day (all at the same time) among others.