I am unashamedly a wildlife photographer, and as such love both animals and the gear that lets me get up close and personal with them. The arrival of the Canon RF 200-800 is a significant change in the latter: not only for its reach, but for the sh...
According to Canon Rumors and Canon Lookout, Canon are predicted to announce both bodies prior to the Summer Olympics, although commercial release may not be until the latter part of the year, there is even talk of an R7MkII...https://www.canonrumors...
Since it's summer here in NZ, it's light until late, but the moon was still well up in the sky when the sun dipped below the horizon. The sky was still blue, which gave me a lot less contrast to deal with in capturing the moon.I used the RF 200-800 ...
All that has been done is to drastically downsize the images for posting, in part by using a 1:1 format on both. These were taken within seconds of each other, of the same bird (a Takahe), in available light, hand-held.To me there is very little dif...
I got it the day before yesterday and went out yesterday to test it at my 'happy place'.Here is a selection of images, shot on the Canon R6MkII, hand-held, available light, seriously downsized in PS to post, with default lens corrections and some cro...
I am a retired wildlife photographer, and I agree with Ernie and Rick that you don't need to go to the f/2.8, at the cost of considerable expense, bulk and weight to get the shots you want.For the wildlife you will need reach - given that large macr...
May I ask a few questions to clarify your needs. I am a (now retired) long-in-the-tooth wildlife photographer myself, and I consider these when pondering a change in gear:1. what kinds of wildlife you are photographing? e.g. birds in flight, large ...
You're not wrong. It's a constant battle between predator and prey, measure vs countermeasure and survival of the best adapted to the conditions at the time. On their own, zebras stand out like sore thumbs, but in a group they disorient and confuse...
Thank you for your generous comment, Steve. Not my best work by any means, but I have not been able to shoot for a while and it's still a challenge for me, especially with a beefy lens like the 200-800. The originals were framed for a much bigger co...
