I gave up on the extender and sold it.I may get a 200-800mm RF. I'm sure it will be way better than the 100-500mm with the 1.4x extender, because it is almost impossible to be any worse.
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 m...