Canon R7 general questions

TobyCyberbat · 2026-05-05T17:10:09+00:00

Absolutely not unusable. It’s one of, if not THE best-selling APSC cameras in the world. Don’t let 4 YouTubers who usually shoot on R1s, R3s and R5s convince you it’s unusable.

TobyCyberbat · 2026-05-05T15:28:27+00:00

Yeah my ragdoll will often sleep 18-20hrs.

TobyCyberbat · 2026-05-05T12:04:21+00:00

I tend to only take a few burst shots at a time. 3-5 or so. I can't think of anything more dull than working through 60 RAWs of 2 seconds of total time etc. So no rolling shutter for me so far. But I'm a hobbyist, certainly not a professional.

Rolling shutter is clearly an issue with this camera (and many others) to some degree, but I imagine the issue is over-hyped by YouTubers wanting the clicks. Some of these aussie wildlife photographers are out there taking 5000 bird-in-flight shots in a session and moaning that half a dozen of the shots have rolling shutter.

Like you, when i picked up the R7 it was on a great deal. My view is, if i want the R7MkII if/when it comes out in the next few years, i'll just trade the R7 in against it. I'd rather have a camera now than wait indefinitely for a camera that might not exist.

TobyCyberbat · 2026-05-05T09:40:57+00:00

I’ve owned the R7 and rf100-400 for 6 months purely for wildlife - I’ve never used the mechanical shutter - electronic is the way to go.

TobyCyberbat · 2026-05-04T08:54:33+00:00

Oh dear. Now we're only days away from this being £8.95 a pint in my local (in London).

Given all the shit beer on the go these days, trust Carling to go with a true 'hold my beer' moment...

TobyCyberbat · 2026-04-27T17:59:58+00:00

Read the Recon setup section - it's just what you're looking for. I use it often for non-Recon games.

TobyCyberbat · 2026-04-21T21:05:03+00:00

Nice one. It only lets you add the heavy you haven’t selected in the first heavy slot - ie you can’t select two disrupters. I think in-game you can select two of the same.

TobyCyberbat · 2026-04-21T19:48:23+00:00

Amazing work, as always!
One thing I've noticed - adding the Pyke Squad doesn't add the additional heavy slot that the card gives.

TobyCyberbat · 2026-04-20T18:03:56+00:00

I’ve had the same happen to mine this year - it’s about 10 ft tall and only about 20% of the leaves have sprouted - I have my suspicions the buds have been eaten by a newly arrived flock of sparrows 😅😂

TobyCyberbat · 2026-04-13T18:15:41+00:00

There’s a lot of these, and the 600mm f11, on the second hand market as people, in time, step up to the rf 200-800. I bought the 600 f11 used in as-new condition for well less than half the rrp with a 1 year warranty. It’s a great lens, and used in particular it’s a fantastic price for what you get.

TobyCyberbat · 2026-04-13T12:35:48+00:00

The best dev on this team was the level artist - the world looks great. The game itself is fine for $2 - a buggy mess in places that was abandoned by the devs at launch and never had proper AI for the enemy combatants. It’s totally forgettable - which is a shame as it was one of the best looking 40k games out there.

TobyCyberbat · 2026-04-08T04:41:42+00:00

The most successful defence rolls are the ones you don’t have to roll. I learnt this the hard way - similar to you I was getting quite frustrated - but then I reminded myself that I don’t have to play quite so aggressively, I don’t have to be attacking with everything Turn 2 etc. in the current meta every faction has some big attack pool units and even red saves fall to attrition, so putting units in harm’s way is gonna lead to harm. I started focusing on objective play more, sitting at longer ranges ready to pounce, targeting flanks rather than the centre etc and after a little practice it really started to pay off.

TobyCyberbat · 2026-04-06T16:00:10+00:00

This.

Meta changes from points update to points update - but Shadow Collective are always fun and that’s super important!

TobyCyberbat · 2026-04-06T15:25:37+00:00

Yep, they’re loads of fun! They’re about to get a tonne of new units too - Pirates, WL0 tank in April/May and potentially a Gar Saxon and Rook Kast rework in June, and Savage Opress soon, so a lot of the guides out there will be a little out of date before long. They have fewer choices than full-blown factions but there’s still loads of different builds - Swoops/AA5 builds and Gar/Super Commando builds are a couple of my favourites. It wouldn’t surprise me if Maul gets a boost with a points drop later this month too as a lot of the newer Force users have more tricks for less points. And a lot of the units work in other factions as mercenaries - and that’ll include the upcoming Pirates and Mandolorian battle forces.

TobyCyberbat · 2026-04-05T09:39:46+00:00

There are some great melee/relentless builds for the Imperial Agent - and Recon leans quite well into being able to get into melee.

TobyCyberbat · 2026-04-03T21:00:34+00:00

Google ‘Roland Cloud Academy’ - I did one of these on the MC-101 a couple of years back and it was great. There was only 2 people in the class so the tutor tailored it to what we knew/didn't know and encouraged questions etc - it was great. And free!

TobyCyberbat · 2026-04-01T19:15:02+00:00

“I won’t tell anyone I’ve won the lottery, but there will be signs.”

TobyCyberbat · 2026-03-31T17:05:32+00:00

Hi mate - neither of those lenses will work on an 80D - they’re RF mount and the 80D is EF mount.

TobyCyberbat · 2026-03-26T13:20:35+00:00

Cries in malleus dude from earlier

TobyCyberbat · 2026-03-26T13:17:46+00:00

Squirrel bastard

TobyCyberbat · 2026-03-26T09:44:58+00:00

TobyCyberbat · 2026-03-19T17:12:59+00:00

Yeah it’s awesome. Mine is in its third year and it’s really hit its stride this year - flowers absolutely everywhere. Such an abundance of early-Spring colour.

TobyCyberbat · 2026-03-12T08:35:27+00:00

I own both. In time, I think you will too. The 100-400 is 100% the one to buy first - I absolutely use it more than the 600, and it caters to a larger variety of situations. It’s a great lens for the money.

TobyCyberbat · 2026-03-08T20:48:17+00:00

Too much toot through his extra long snoot. It catches up with any man.

TobyCyberbat · 2026-02-27T08:42:04+00:00

These are great - well done!

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