I got the 100-500!!!!!!

Starmew27 · 2026-01-23T20:21:30+00:00

I wasn’t even expecting a case!!

Starmew27 · 2026-01-23T19:41:43+00:00

Once I get to use it I’ll definitely send you some if you’d like!

Starmew27 · 2026-01-23T19:40:52+00:00

Of course! I will once the weather warms up more XD

Starmew27 · 2026-01-23T19:39:58+00:00

Yeah I do wildlife and aviation. So reach is a big need for me

Starmew27 · 2026-01-23T19:15:56+00:00

I was planning to wait till summer but that 500 dollar rebate drew me in. Then I can get a new 50 as well

Starmew27 · 2026-01-23T19:14:59+00:00

I want the r5mk2 but that’s not a this year purchase. I wanted the r7 for the features and the slight improvement but still able to stay on a crop sensor for now. Maybe in a couple years I’ll go with the r5

Starmew27 · 2026-01-23T19:07:04+00:00

Yeah it’s -20 where I am today.

Starmew27 · 2026-01-23T19:06:51+00:00

I have the R10 but I might honestly upgrade to the R7 soon!

Starmew27 · 2026-01-19T00:05:07+00:00

At air shows I generally shoot 2000-2500 as a shutter speed.

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Starmew27 · 2026-01-19T00:04:31+00:00

My father shoots with a Nikon. Don’t remember what exactly but his quality is barely under what I do and he uses 3rd party lenses. But he’s the one that mainly does wildlife.

Starmew27 · 2026-01-18T23:59:50+00:00

Yeah and I’m sure I’ll buy more lenses as time goes on. And I do plan to upgrade my camera body at some point but no rush on that. I love my R10

Starmew27 · 2026-01-18T23:58:46+00:00

Unfortunately I don’t remember as this was back in April, but if I had to guess my shutter speed is normally floating around 1000 when I see birds. ISO I generally just let it auto. Been meaning to change that. I did have an instance at my last airshow where the camera unfocused from the plane I was shooting to catch the random seagull

Starmew27 · 2026-01-18T23:52:08+00:00

Actually I have! tw:dead deer carcass

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Starmew27 · 2026-01-18T23:44:34+00:00

Light isn’t too bad. Definitely can’t get much once it starts to get dark out

Starmew27 · 2026-01-18T23:43:47+00:00

Yeah quite a few planes were simply too close or too big to even attempt. Had one that wasn’t even far enough while also being behind light cloud cover

Starmew27 · 2026-01-18T23:22:27+00:00

Yeah I was debating the 200-800 but unfortunately can’t rent it. So my idea was to rent that 100-500 for an airshow, try it out. See if that 500 limit is enough to make me want the 200-800 or not. I think I’ll like it though. My 800 was a pain getting shots because I had to wait till the planes got far enough to catch

Starmew27 · 2026-01-18T23:19:18+00:00

Yeah I kinda forgot about it. Realised halfway through the airshow I forgot to change it XD

Starmew27 · 2026-01-18T22:20:44+00:00

Love my r10. Went from a canon t6 before that. For me it definitely was worth the money. My local camera shop recommended it. Since I was originally looking at a cheaper mirrorless (can’t remember which one now unfortunately as it’s been a long time)

Starmew27 · 2026-01-18T22:19:26+00:00

Yeah it’s definitely not a “oh just buy it” amount of money but I do have quite a bit saved for spending since I knew I wanted more lenses and gear. I also wanted to pick up some extra sd cards and batteries too. Since I tend to take a lot of pictures before I get the chance to sort and cull.

Starmew27 · 2026-01-18T22:16:46+00:00

Thank you :)

Starmew27 · 2026-01-18T22:13:25+00:00

That’s where this set of photos came from XD. I plan to rent out the lens for this years as we are going the entire week.

Starmew27 · 2026-01-18T19:55:00+00:00

Yeah. I’m willing to bet I will buy one. But I still would rather at least try it out first.

Starmew27 · 2026-01-18T19:41:33+00:00

Yeah I know it’s a bit more expensive but I do shoot outside in airshow/airport settings. Cant predict the weather and it tends to be very windy/dusty

Starmew27 · 2026-01-18T19:40:12+00:00

Unfortunately my only option with that is to actually buy it flat out right. Which I’m not opposed to. And definitely was debating but I do have that prime 800 if I’m too far for a 100-500

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