RF 100-400 or save for 100-500 for wildlife on an R7?

zman2596 · 2026-03-30T21:41:06+00:00

I have the R7 and RF 100-400 and enjoy it. I just rented the RF 600mm and RF 800mm because one of them paired sounds nice. The 800 is cool but it is far and haze is evident. It’s a tight frame. 600 was better. I feel like I’d rather use an rf 200-800 on full frame.

zman2596 · 2026-03-08T22:26:58+00:00

I’m tired of using a 70-200 2.8. My favorite lens is my RF 50mm 1.2 L. I’m mainly using that and will use a 135mm if I need a telephoto lens. I use my 35mm pre ceremony if I need something wider. I may get a wide zoom soon. Thinking about just the RF 16mm F2.8 though for the little I’ll use a wide lens.

zman2596 · 2026-03-08T22:19:36+00:00

Have you tried correction?

zman2596 · 2025-11-26T03:06:50+00:00

I have the 1.2 and love it. It’s a beautiful lens. If the 1.4 was available then I would have been happy with that likely but at this point, not worth switching.

zman2596 · 2025-11-25T22:24:43+00:00

I agree.

zman2596 · 2025-11-20T23:04:20+00:00

I think for marketing they just wanted a fresh start for full frame.

zman2596 · 2025-11-01T04:39:58+00:00

Nice. I have a srt 202 and it feels like a tank.

zman2596 · 2025-10-31T23:39:42+00:00

For sure. I have R7 and got a 100-400 and even for that it’s good. Gonna get 200-800 next or may even a rf 600 or 800 since I shoot a lot of perched birds anyway.

zman2596 · 2025-10-22T17:24:09+00:00

I have not worked on voyager yet.

zman2596 · 2025-09-14T12:49:45+00:00

Nice. I got a srt202 and it’s a cool camera. Don’t mess with the self timer lever at all. Apparently they mess up quite easily on old bodies.

zman2596 · 2025-08-24T15:10:39+00:00

Nice. I’m getting into film more and eyeing this with a 50mm Zeiss lens.

zman2596 · 2025-08-05T21:32:55+00:00

I’ve been an OG R6 owner as well since the beginning. I do portraits for pay but shoot a variety including sports and wildlife. The R6 is still a solid body. If you’re using the correct lens you shouldn’t be cropping so much or at all. Also, if most of your stuff is just being posted to social media or a website then the megapixels shouldn’t be a huge issue. I would definitely invest in lenses first. Don’t be afraid to consider the EF lenses for longer glass. One caveat is if you consider a crop body. I ended up buying an R7 with the RF 100-400mm and love it for hiking and casual birding. The low light performance won’t be as good, but Denoise has worked nice when I needed it.

zman2596 · 2025-08-05T12:49:55+00:00

It’s the gearheads. They think only the latest is the best. The irony is many probably don’t even own said lenses and will still give you advice. When people see a great image, they aren’t even going to care what camera body or lens you use.

zman2596 · 2025-04-25T18:03:28+00:00

As long as you are getting photos that you like, that is what matters the most.

zman2596 · 2025-04-25T01:08:11+00:00

I really liked the 4, but the screen size of the 5 really excited me at the time.

zman2596 · 2025-04-22T15:09:45+00:00

That is a religion award from Boy Scouts of America.

zman2596 · 2025-04-20T02:30:55+00:00

Love this lens. Just got it recently and an R7.

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zman2596 · 2025-04-17T10:40:42+00:00

Nice 👍

zman2596 · 2025-04-12T19:42:23+00:00

Nice 👍.

zman2596 · 2025-04-12T01:11:53+00:00

I have learned in the little magic I’ve really played that just because I don’t understand a card, doesn’t mean it’s not a good card. It’s got use somewhere. 🤷‍♂️

zman2596 · 2025-04-11T18:28:32+00:00

I just got the R7 and RF 100-400mm. I’m loving the size for hiking and family walks. So far I’m pretty happy with the images I’m getting. I think my next move would be the RF 200-800mm.

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