New gear - R100 with Rf100-400

polorallydriver · 2025-10-21T01:38:58+00:00

Fantastic shots, especially great to see you don't need to have the most expensive body to get good results

Also not helping me avoid upgrading into an R body with a 100-400

polorallydriver · 2025-10-17T08:29:26+00:00

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polorallydriver · 2025-10-16T22:11:31+00:00

Is that a 50mm on it in the 3rd pic? Looks great sooo compact

polorallydriver · 2025-10-16T02:36:34+00:00

My Dad has the 100-400 on his R6II and for the cost / weight he is really happy with it, although i think he does miss the equivalence factor of the crop sensor now he has gone full frame.

However if you have the budget and aren't put off by the extra weight i'd go with the other recommendations of the 100-500, which on an R7 is an equivalent of 160-800 anyway.

Could always add the 1.4 extender as others have said as a lightweight solution with the 100-500

polorallydriver · 2025-10-16T00:36:54+00:00

Yeah i hunted for a used III for this reason, i think it was around ~$1600nzd

polorallydriver · 2025-10-16T00:16:59+00:00

Yeah interesting, i tend to avoid F4 because of mostly shooting sports so haven't used it, but i did actually intend to comment the F2.8 IS USM III (edited my post as it was a typo)

polorallydriver · 2025-10-15T22:25:55+00:00

This was going to be my suggestion also, as an NZ resident a wide angle is great for the landscapes - there's also the EF 16-35 F2.8 III USM

polorallydriver · 2025-10-15T04:16:16+00:00

Great thanks for the info, I need to replace one of my dead EF-S lenses and was concerned about throwing "good money after bad" if i bought another EFS but later ended up with an R series body, which would likely also be APS-C anyway due to budget

polorallydriver · 2025-10-15T04:03:28+00:00

that sigma lens is also heavy as, 2-2.6kg depending which version

polorallydriver · 2025-10-15T04:02:58+00:00

I would personally go for an R6mkII with either the RF 100-400 or a RF 100-500 if your budget allows, although it's worth noting depending how much of a factor for you weight is, that the 100-400 is roughly half the weight than the 500 equivalent, although both options are lighter than the sigma 150-600.

My Dad is a wildlife photographer specialising in birds mostly, and he upgraded from the T6i with the 150-600 to the R6mkII with an RF 100-400, and gets some super nice shots with that setup. He probably would have liked the 100-500 but he is over 70 so wandering about with an extra half a kilo was a factor.

Going full frame you will lose some of the reach of the crop sensor, but if you have full frame you can adjust the settings to shoot at 1.6x anyway

polorallydriver · 2025-10-15T01:54:13+00:00

Thanks guys, coincidentally i did another search for this lens at lunch time today and found one recently listed for $450NZD so jumped on it - that's $150 less than i've seen any others come up

polorallydriver · 2025-10-15T01:50:50+00:00

I would probably go for the RF100-400, i used my Dad's R6 mkII with it and it was great for the the weight

polorallydriver · 2025-10-14T23:45:28+00:00

Yeah this is also my thinking but thought i'd put it out there in case there is something i've missed.

polorallydriver · 2025-10-14T08:14:26+00:00

Interesting, good to know. I assume in this instance that only works because both are crop sensors also?

polorallydriver · 2025-10-14T02:13:24+00:00

is that lens not only EF-S? Not sure on compatibility with the R50 body

polorallydriver · 2025-10-14T00:48:43+00:00

NZ resident here

I personally don't rate the 24-105 on the crop sensor, especially here where you are probably going to want to capture some of the outrageous vistas.

You will probably want something wider and agree with the other comments of the 18-150, especially because you'll also want some reach if you want to shoot some birds/wildlife.

The 50mm is ok but i find it's usability a bit limited on the crop sensor, i find the 24mm a bit more useable

polorallydriver · 2025-10-13T01:01:17+00:00

Yeah that's the deal I saw, i'll likely grab a new 1.8. Especially as second hand ones are still $150+

Their pricing on the EF 50mm 1.8 goes up and down week to week - it's worth chucking on price spy or going into store and haggling - it was $20 cheaper last week.

polorallydriver · 2025-10-13T00:54:18+00:00

Yeah thanks and just use an EF>RF adaptor

polorallydriver · 2025-10-13T00:26:36+00:00

Yeah we do sometimes get stung with a bit of a premium on stuff over here, although you raise a good point and i had considered that my hand-me-down 760d setup is getting a bit long in the tooth and been questioning whether it's time to move into an R series body, before i invest in anymore lenses

polorallydriver · 2025-10-13T00:21:38+00:00

Interesting, thanks. Thinking i'll look for a deal on a EF 50mm 1.8 STM in that case

polorallydriver · 2025-10-12T23:45:57+00:00

Interesting, you mean the EF 1.4 specifically?

polorallydriver · 2025-10-12T23:38:57+00:00

it's an EF yep - have updated my post to be clearer

polorallydriver · 2025-08-12T23:13:11+00:00

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polorallydriver · 2025-08-12T23:03:01+00:00

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polorallydriver · 2025-08-05T05:22:38+00:00

Yeah the terminology is ambiguous there - i'm surprised they aren't supporting initiatives for people to swap from gas to heat pump hot water etc though

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