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Was the 70-200 on the R6 when you fitted the batteries?Edit: I have told Park Cameras that I still can't test the lens and they have noted it on their system. Hey ho.
Was the 70-200 on the R6 when you fitted the batteries?Edit: I have told Park Cameras that I still can't test the lens and they have noted it on their system. Hey ho.
No.. I was aboout to start set up date, copyright etc.Was the 70-200 on the R6 when you fitted the batteries?
Well, I bought this from HDEW - not my first purchase from them and it is the first time I have ever had a problem. If I buy from HDEW, I can register my kit with CPS - or have done in the past. SO, It isn't a company without a good track record. I wouldn't put that much money into an internet company I had never heard of.Return it and re-order from Panamoz, something clearly very wrong here, the charger would have been a red flag for me, Panamoz is the way to go.
I've bought from them several times and had to have a warranty repair once. They were always fine to deal with.Well, I bought this from HDEW - not my first purchase from them and it is the first time I have ever had a problem. If I buy from HDEW, I can register my kit with CPS - or have done in the past. SO, It isn't a company without a good track record. I wouldn't put that much money into an internet company I had never heard of.
Just a side note, all the kit I purchased from E-Infinity and Panamoz all got registered with CPS and counted towards my platinum membership.Well, I bought this from HDEW - not my first purchase from them and it is the first time I have ever had a problem. If I buy from HDEW, I can register my kit with CPS - or have done in the past. SO, It isn't a company without a good track record. I wouldn't put that much money into an internet company I had never heard of.
I bought some gear from HDEW a few years back and they were a pleasure to deal with, the only thing I would say is that I got a warranty card for a repair guy in Glasgow whereas with Panamoz you could send it to Canon and they pay as soon as you email them the repair quote. Personally I feel more comfortable knowing I can use the manufacturer for warranty repairs.Well, I bought this from HDEW - not my first purchase from them and it is the first time I have ever had a problem. If I buy from HDEW, I can register my kit with CPS - or have done in the past. SO, It isn't a company without a good track record. I wouldn't put that much money into an internet company I had never heard of.
I could really do with some decent weather and an interesting subject to try this R5 properly, every time I try it starts raining.
On the plus side, the 400mm f/5.6 L works well on the camera, i bought the lens purely for airshows because the new bodies have IS so it makes the lens a bit of a steal used.
Well, fortunately, they are not asking me to have it repaired. I don't think working for 1 second qualifies as a fit for purpose;! Gotta laugh...I bought some gear from HDEW a few years back and they were a pleasure to deal with, the only thing I would say is that I got a warranty card for a repair guy in Glasgow whereas with Panamoz you could send it to Canon and they pay as soon as you email them the repair quote. Personally I feel more comfortable knowing I can use the manufacturer for warranty repairs.
Got an RF600mm on the way! ”only” for use on an Eos R but… excited!I never thought the IS did anything on the 400f5.6 when i tried it for a few months on my R6, i tested it a lot, others have noted the same.
Nothing like the IS on the RF800 RF600 ive had.
620A0636 by Robert scriven, on Flickr
This has to stop... Spotted Panamoz had the Rf 100-500mm back in stock and had reduced their price a little, so I pounced. That's it no more lenses... Wheres that GAS confessional thread
Im enjoying the R5 so much its rude not to expand my kit!. My excuse is when lockdown ends it will keep me busy out of the house...Think you’ve got problems.
I’ve been trying to persuade myself for the last month to use my store credit at WEX to simply ‘replace’ one of my current lenses with an RF version.
End up getting the 200mm...
Im enjoying the R5 so much its rude not to expand my kit!. My excuse is when lockdown ends it will keep me busy out of the house...
Lovely photos. You're having a better time with the Sigma than I had!R5 and Sigma 150-600mm Sport (600mm wide open) ... both large crops
BB7A2668_Jpg by Michael Pursey, on Flickr
Same lens, 300mm wide open.
BB7A2566_Jpg by Michael Pursey, on Flickr
Lovely photos. You're having a better time with the Sigma than I had!
I thought I’d ask if anyone done the Canon 48hr test drive?
I’m guessing it’s quite an easy process and a bit like hiring. Do you have to organise return postage? Do you get 2 full days ie arrives at some point on day 1 and picked up/sent back on day 4 giving 2 days to try it out?Yes I currently have the R5 along with the adapter and a 100-400mm MKII on loan from them, going back tomorrow.
My experience is exactly the same - used them twice for a free weekend's hire and got a call to check I was ok to receive them a day early (Thursday), and then pick-up the following Monday, all by pre-paid courier. They do take a sizeable deposit on credit card which they then return a couple of days later after checking everything back in. It all worked very smoothly both times for me.I ordered mine for Friday delivery and it goes back Monday, they pay the postage both ways. This is the second time I have done it and both times they have phoned me and asked if they can send it a day early so I got an extra day.
For Canon Test Drive, can you try out the same item multiple times?
That happened with me, and extra day as they wanted it arriving a day early too!I ordered mine for Friday delivery and it goes back Monday, they pay the postage both ways. This is the second time I have done it and both times they have phoned me and asked if they can send it a day early so I got an extra day.
Hello Very long time member (slightly embarrassing username from my youth), short time poster. I have had a Canon 40d that I bought used on here about 12-13 years ago but have been thinking about upgrading for a while now and came very close a year and a half ago when I was in Japan and playing with the Canon 80d and 90d in a BiC Camera store. Just shooting with them in the store I was blown away by the autofocus and the colours they produced only after a very short play. However, I held off because I felt my way forward would actually be mirrorless and full-frame and Canon were somewhat behind the curve then.
I have largely used my camera for travel and the odd bit of sports, but now times are changing and I would love to get into photographing our new pup and future members of my family. I have generally found my 40d to be a struggle for anything hand held in anything but good light (my fastest lens is a Sigma 17-70 F2.8-4.5 without IS!). I feel like things have moved on considerably and am seriously considering an EoS R6 which is why I'm posting here.
Do you think I am right in thinking I would be blown away by the low light performance of the R6 against my current setup? Even paired with the slightly "slower" 24-105 F4L I think the IBIS, IS and much improved sensor would offer so much more in lower light?
For now I would be looking at only getting the 24-105 and maybe the nifty 50 but I also have an EF 70-300mm IS USM (first version). Would this work OK with the R adapter? Obviously it's not a combo many people use and I might one day be tempted by a 100-500L or maybe Canon release some RF non-L telephoto lenses. I'm hoping being able to reuse my existing 70-300 is a relatively effective stopgap.
The posts above about the Canon Test Drive have really got me seriously thinking about exploring this avenue.
I actually like the look of the Sony 200-600 lens, although it is at the maximum aperture of f6.3 from 300-600mm so that's a large part of the focal range.I have to admit while I thought the R5 was a fantastic camera I wasn't totally blown away by it and I still have a hankering to try a Sony, mainly because of the 200-600mm. I know I didn't have the Canon set up 100% correctly for my style of shooting because of time restraints but I found the animal eye focus to be quite hit and miss, more hit than a 7D MKII or 5D MKIV for sure but still not what I was expecting considering all the hype and the cost.
Also, if I'm honest I took nothing that I couldn't get with my 7D II or Pentax K-1 and I would be buying purely because I want some new gear, what I really need (want) is a mirorless 7D MKII that can take that Sony 200-600mm as although the 100-500mm looks great IMO it's too expensive, too short and too slow.
Maybe I will take another when the airshows start up again, whenever that maybe.
There was a Canon filter/protector on the 100-400mm MKII they sent me, that came straight off .. I have never had a good experience with any type of filter.On a completely different subject, I'm seeing image degradation (albeit very slight) and lower AF performance with protective filters on both my 85mm and 70-200.
This is a surprise and I will be doing more work to see if I'm just imagining it.
I actually like the look of the Sony 200-600 lens, although it is at the maximum aperture of f6.3 from 300-600mm so that's a large part of the focal range.
The RF 100-500 is slightly different:
f4.5 - 100-151mm
f5 - 151 - 254mm
f5.6 - 254 - 363mm
f6.3 - 363 - 472mm
f7.1 - 472 - 500mm
So you only get the f7.1 for the last 28mm of the focal range.
Thanks. I've bitten the bullet and ordered myself a test drive for this weekend. I could only get my hands on an EF-R adapter with the Variable ND Filter but hopefully that still does the job at least for trying out my 70-300mm. Learning about the test drive in this thread was a game changer as otherwise I would have to wait until 12th April to have a look at one and I'm not sure anywhere nearby would have one.Canon have already released non L 600mm and 800mm lenses.
I think you would definitely be blown away by an R6, but trying one yourself will be the acid test.
I have no idea how well your 70-300 would work. All of my L lenses have been fine on my R5. I only have the 50mm non L and confess I haven’t tried that yet.
By the way, I believe you can ask the Mods to change your username. [emoji4]
I've never used filters in the past but now I have the Canon Protect Filter on all my RF lenses, this does nothing to image quality (according to Canon and my basic tests).There was a Canon filter/protector on the 100-400mm MKII they sent me, that came straight off .. I have never had a good experience with any type of filter.
Totally agree but I would be shooting 99.9% at the longest range, I do with both my Sigma 150-600mm sport and my 150-450mm on the Pentax.
I would honestly buy a 600mm f/6.3 prime if I could, f/11 is perhaps stretching it a bit in the UK though
I also find the filters causing flare if I fail to use the hood.There was a Canon filter/protector on the 100-400mm MKII they sent me, that came straight off .. I have never had a good experience with any type of filter.
Totally agree but I would be shooting 99.9% at the longest range, I do with both my Sigma 150-600mm sport and my 150-450mm on the Pentax.
I would honestly buy a 600mm f/6.3 prime if I could, f/11 is perhaps stretching it a bit in the UK though
I too wanted to protect the front elements of what are heavy investments but I'm not convinced about the "have no effect" on image quality.I've never used filters in the past but now I have the Canon Protect Filter on all my RF lenses, this does nothing to image quality (according to Canon and my basic tests).
I know the front element shouldn't damage easily but after investing in 5 RF lenses I wanted a bit of extra peace of mind.
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Totally agree about the f11 lenses, I think there would be such a limited opportunity for using them - in bright sunshine - otherwise I think I'd struggle with it.
Maybe at some point I'll buy a second hand big white prime.
I've pixel peeped with mine and can't see ny problems.I too wanted to protect the front elements of what are heavy investments but I'm not convinced about the "have no effect" on image quality.
Well, to a certain extent I have been taking the exact same shot with and without filters to try and assess if it's just my imagination.I'
I've pixel peeped with mine and can't see ny problems.
Maybe a good idea would be to setup the camera on a tripod, take a shot, remove the filter and take the exact same shot, see if there are any visible differences.
Maybe I'll try it this week.