CANON RF 200-800 + CANON R5 | Full Frame Wildlife Field Review

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How does a full frame camera work with the new RF 200-800 Lens? We test just that using the Canon R5. We will be looking at the Autofocus performance, image quality, video cpaabilities, and the image quality of the lens paired with the R5. And we get lucky and find our Winter Trumpeter swans on the Kenai River to spend a few days with to test this Camera and Lens combo.
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@bigbassbazza8702 5 месяцев назад

Congratulations on the 11000 subs, look forward to your next video. Thank you as well for sticking it out in the cold to bring us this review. my favourite bird to photograph over here in the UK is the grey heron.

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

Thanks 👍

@Kap26 5 месяцев назад

Congrats on 11k, channel has been amazing as someone just getting into wildlife photography. My favorite bird to shoot by me is the blue jay, kind of basic, but the colors are always beautiful and pop out nicely.

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

Very cool and thanks

@steverice7281 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for another great video. You have convinced me to make the plunge on the 200-800. Currently, my favorite bird to photograph is the short-eared owl. These guys have been putting on an incredible show here in Skagit county, Washington. Congratulations on 11,000 subscribers!

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

Thans\ks. Headed out this weekend to check on the Shorties myself.

@nigelpugh7003 5 месяцев назад

This was magical footage

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

Thanks

@giannizombie 5 месяцев назад

I recently got the 200-800 and we have nothing but overcast skies here in Ontario. However, the lens is blowing me away! I am looking forward to some light though, so I can bump up the shutter speed for some action/flight shots. My favourite birds to shoot are crows, because it can be decently challenging, they don't like the camera lol. They have so much character, I just love them.

@Mathieu_Matheow_Benoit 5 месяцев назад

Same in Quebec...2023 was overcast year lol

@mitchconn7712 5 месяцев назад

Same in Michigan

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

Just drop a potato chip and the crows will sit in your lap here lol.

@giannizombie 5 месяцев назад

@@WILDALASKA Camera, check! Lens, check! battery & SD card, check! Potato chips, check!

@hippodackl1521 2 месяца назад

Such a great footage, Scott, love watching your videos! The lens is such a gift, the range of 200-800 is absolutely crazy. It's not a L lens and on the slower side, but man so convenient and compact for that max focal length.

@WILDALASKA 2 месяца назад

👍

@subliminus 5 месяцев назад

Thank you for the work you put into this review. I do believe I'll be picking up this lens before the end of the month to pair with my R5. Even your shots in low light looked fantastic. The cool colors really set the swans off nicely. While I don't see that much snow here in Maryland, we occasionally get similar scenery, and I very much enjoy going out into the cold to find the wildlife that's out there. I can imagine in the summer time this lens is going to be a true workhorse.

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

👍

@NECPER 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for another great, interesting video. Congrats on 11.000 subscribers. Greetings from Per Christensen, Denmark.

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

Thank you very much!

@chrisstreet1994 5 месяцев назад

Amazing video! One of the first videos I’ve seen that shows the distance to the animal you’re shooting. Thanks

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

Thx

@iyengarfamily9443 5 месяцев назад

Congrats on 11k! Been watching your channel for a bit and gkad to see it grow. Have the r5 and r7 and want to avoid the big purchae prime. Have the EF 100-400 which works great but this 200-800 will help. Luving in Texas, favorite bird is the Painted Bunting.

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

Thanks

@daribus1 5 месяцев назад

Congrats on 11k! My favourite bird to photograph is Great Horned Owls. Always exciting to find and spend time with!

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

🦉

@rreichar1 5 месяцев назад

Nice job on this video. Congrats on 11K subscribers! This is the lens I’ve been waiting for from Canon. I got out of Canon about 18 months ago and sold all of it. Shooting the OM-1 since then with great results. I do really miss some aspects of shooting with Canon. I have thought about picking up a used R5 or an R6II and this lens.

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

👍

@jerryesh 5 месяцев назад

Congrats on 11k! I just found you while searching for 200-800 reviews and look forward to watching much more of your content from beautiful Alaska. Favorite bird is the bald eagle of course although here in Pennsylvania they are not quite as plentiful as Alaska. Carry on!

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

Welcome aboard!

@jerryesh 5 месяцев назад

@@WILDALASKA Thx!

@billmarsh8884 5 месяцев назад

Love your videos! Congrats on the 11K. My favorite bird to photograph here in Pittsburgh, Pa is the Osprey. They are amazing!

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

Ospreys are amazing raptors

@GeneLeeRollins 5 месяцев назад

Glad to be part of the 11k... congrats. My RF200-800mm arrived a few days ago. This weekend I took a walk with it on the R6MkII and I think this combo is going to work SUPER well. I love to photograph owls... short-eared owls have to be up at the top.

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

Yes for the Shorties

@Joya5545 5 месяцев назад

Another terrific video Scott. I’m loving the lens. Favourite bird for me here on Vancouver Island would be the very challenging Kingfisher and the osprey when they return from their migration.

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

Booth challenging shoots

@ozanaktas8064 5 месяцев назад

I really want to visit Kodiak this year and have some time with you guys there. Thank you for the video. Great as usual.

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

Its Ana amazing place to visit.

@robertbrown6060 5 месяцев назад

It is a long and dark winter in the UK thus far, so it’s very informative to see how this lens and camera combo performs in bad light. For those of us who live in less sunny parts of the world it’s a very important factor to consider when making and expensive purchase like this lens is. You have done a great job because it’s easy to shoot in ideal and sunny conditions. I will certainly get this lens this year and no teleconverters needed!

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

Hear ya. Im headed to look for owls for 4 days in the field and the forecast is 80% snow then entire time lol. More low light experiences ❄️

@patvirgo4547 5 месяцев назад

Congrats on your 11K milestone, I’m sure it will keep growing. It’s hard to pick my favourite bird to photograph but I will have to go with the male Mallard duck, the head is so beautiful.

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

Good choice!

@vimalneha 5 месяцев назад

This is excellent video, giving distance approx makes one get the real feel of the different mm lense how it zooms. I always wanted that. Great that you provided that.

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

Glad it was helpful!

@BobSouthDakota 5 месяцев назад

Great review, awesome video, beautiful photos! Thanks Scott, my favorite bird to photograph is the Bald Eagle. Man do I wish I lived in Alaska.

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

👍

@CJC051 5 месяцев назад

great review and beautiful shots!!..I wish I could afford one of these!!

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching!

@ericashows4626 3 месяца назад

Wonderful review! I just got the R5 last week and already love it for my backyard birds! I look forward to ordering this lens to work more on my birds in flight. My favorite bird to photograph is the Osprey. I love when I can get them at eye level especially with a fish. Other than that, I am always up for a challenge with the Warblers and Hummingbirds. Thank you again for your content!

@WILDALASKA 2 месяца назад

very cool

@stuartcarlton7939 5 месяцев назад

Just got my 200-800 and have only had a short time with it around the garden and locality. Light not exceptional in UK just now but with my R5 it has really impressed me. Lots more to come I'm sure but so far absolutely delighted.

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

Good to hear

@juliestich5601 5 месяцев назад

I just recently found your channel. I am learning so much and am enjoying the beautiful scenery! Here in Minnesota we also have a lot of overcast days. I would love to get that great eagle shot with a fish in tow. You have a great hands on way of illustrating how to get the shot! Thank you!

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

👍

@Schuey0101 5 месяцев назад

Thank you again for another great video. Looks like this lens is going on my wish/convince the wife I need list. I enjoy taking pictures of our local Bald Eagles and Cooper's Hawks.

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

Cool raptors

@jasongrew6977 4 месяца назад

I will be excited to get this lens for sure, thanks for the video. In our area of Canada in the winter my favourite bird to look for would be a snowy owl, we get a few each winter, very beautiful.

@WILDALASKA 4 месяца назад

Good choice!

@ianlayton5764 5 месяцев назад

Enjoyed seeing those Trumpeter Swans, Scott! I moved here to coastal Georgia from Central Texas about 18 mos ago. Fir the drawing - Favorite birds to shoot are Redheaded Woodpeckers.

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

very nice

@lakesidepaul3950 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for the effort on this vid. I cant wait to get this lens. Congratulations on breaking 11,000. My favorite bird to shoot around me is the Bohemian Waxwing.

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

Love the waxwings

@chadmoody1963 5 месяцев назад

Wood pecker is my favorite with the Bald Eagle a close second here in north Alabama. Love your videos thanks for the informational content!

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

Nice

@fritsscholtenhzn6268 4 месяца назад

Thank you for this snowy video. My favorite on this is the Walking Dipper! Now I live in Thailand, we have only flooding. I go now to part 2

@WILDALASKA 4 месяца назад

Thanks for sharing!

@KnightsArmory 4 месяца назад

I love that slow-motion footage. It is memorizing. It's such a beautiful area. I live in Florida, so we don't get much snow here lol. Great video!..oh, and the lens was cool too 🙂

@WILDALASKA 2 месяца назад

thanks

@davidbarr9475 5 месяцев назад

One more thing Congratulations on 11,000 subscribers. I'm sure you're channel will continue to grow. I belong to a few different Facebook canon groups and whenever someone new to wildlife photography reaches out for help. I always refer your back button set up videos along with Jesse la Valle. You both have been a tremendous help. Where or what brand jacket did you have on in video. Love the camo.

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

Thanks. Its a Simms Challenger Jacket amzn.to/3tKusWQ

@PatrickMartin-lw7tu 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for another great video. Hoping for my pre-order of the 200-800 to be fulfilled soon. Favorite birds are the wintering bald eagles in CO where I am.

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

Good choice!

@GrumpyInMaine1 5 месяцев назад

So far, the humble Pileated Woodpecker and the Bluejay. However, I am really new to wildlife photography so no eagles etc here yet. Coming from landscape photography. Did snag the canon R8 and the RF 100-400 you had recommended. Very impressed with the combination. Both are very good, and for the money spent, impossible to beat really. So thank you for your reviews on both. Congrats on hitting 11k!

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

That's a great affordable and all around rig.

@flyingcolors7917 5 месяцев назад

Great review….. You may have sold me… My favorite bird to chase lately is the Northern Harrier here in Coastal Virginia. God Bless and keep up the great work…

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

Very cool!

@user-qv3fd1jc7f 5 месяцев назад

Thank you for another great video!! My favorite bird to shoot is Osprey.

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

Cool

@Goodkarenmostly 5 месяцев назад

Great video, beautiful scenery, and awesome shots! So glad that you like it. Still waiting for mine. My favorite bird to shoot would have to be the Great white egret. I am lucky to see them at our nearby MN state park. They are great at hunting prey so lots of action! And slow enough for my R7 and 800 f11. Haha. Congrats on your subscribers!

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

Thanks

@Sywi 5 месяцев назад

My favorite bird is multi-colored shine starling and the red cardinal. The reviews about RF 200-800, you convinced me for buying the lens for my R6

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

👍

@laurenwade4770 5 месяцев назад

Great review thanks. I think I will be getting one soon. Sacred Kingfishers are my favourite birds to shoot.

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

👍

@ESHDVideos 4 месяца назад

Great Video. Favorite bird to shoot is the Snowy Owl

@WILDALASKA 4 месяца назад

on my bucket list

@MrSuperdavz 5 месяцев назад

Great review as always! My favorite bird to photograph is the yellow warbler. It’s just a challenge! lol

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

Good choice!

@scooter5193 5 месяцев назад

Another great lens review. My favourite bird to shoot has to be the Short eared owl. I just love the flight behaviour and constant territorial battle with the Northern harriers down here in southern BC. I shoot with the R5 and love it.

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

very nice

@donsmith4261 5 месяцев назад

Bald Eagles. Hands down. I live within ten minutes of the Yakima River in Washington State. Several Eagle nests. Eagles pretty much year round. Spring calving season? Eagles all over. Your channel, narrative and images are all awesome. Thank you.

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

Very cool!

@kclarkeadventures 5 месяцев назад

Nice review. My favourite bird is snowy owls.

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

Good choice!

@carberry59 5 месяцев назад

Eagle is favourite bird to shoot. Great video.

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

🦅

@remember627 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for the video! I love that you are putting up distances to subject on the videos now. That’s huge. I don’t think people realize how close other RU-vidrs are getting to their subject to get the shots that they are getting. I do believe nothing beats close but man it’s hard to make it happen! My favorite bird to shoot around me is a Bald Eagle. I live close to the Conowingo MD dam and we get some activity there. Shame, one minute after announcement of the 200-800 I had my finger over the enter button to order it and talked myself out of it. I shoot an R5/R7 combo with a EF600f4II on the R5 and an EF100-400II on the R7 most times. So I feel I have the 200-800 range covered but the convenience and portability of that 200-800 is huge. Good to know the IQ is good. Take care.

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

I decided to add the range just due to the 800mm and DoF.

@alansach8437 5 месяцев назад

I did exactly the same thing! Right at 12 AM. I hit the button, put it in my cart, but then when it asked for my credit card I talked myself out of it! "Wait for the reviews!" I said. So I did, and now I'm on the waiting list!

@remember627 5 месяцев назад

@@alansach8437 Same on the waiting list! HA.

@cathco9 5 месяцев назад

Great video, Scott! It's like hanging with a friend. My favorite bird to shoot at the New Jersey Shore is any rarity that shows up. I chase. Unfortunately for me, my camera store got in zero 200-800 lenses. I didn't get one. Still waiting. The bird that I would have loved to shoot with the lens is a Red-flanked Bluetail. Yes, you read that right. The first one for the east coast. It's an insane rarity and only 20 minutes from home. I hope it sticks around a bit longer. Congrats on 11k subscribers! 🎉🎉🎉

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

Thanks and very cool. Starts here in Anchorage has only received the one copy which was the one I won. Fingers crossed for you.

@jameslarsen5106 5 месяцев назад

Fantastic reviews making it difficult to pass on the 200-800. Favorite bird to shoot is the Kingfisher.

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

Love Kingfishers

@wellingtoncrescent2480 5 месяцев назад

Your positive reviews makes a compelling case for this lens, as my favourite subject at this time of year is the Snowy Owl. This winter, we also seem to be having an irruption of northern hawk owls in S.Manitoba, and I've been lucky with the R7 and RF 100-500.

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

cool

@PeteCroft1 5 месяцев назад

I think after the initial complaints about f9 max aperture, I see mostly positive reviews about this lens! Can’t wait to get mine, the 800mm would be great on my R7 to shoot my favourite bird, the Hen harrier. Thanks for the review Scott👍

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

👍

@keddyphotoeclecticphotogra6120 5 месяцев назад

Great video! Was on the fence, but looks like i will pull the trigger on the 200-800 for my R5…KINGFISHER, and SNOWY when it’s in the neighborhood Thanks.

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

Snowy owls...on my list to get. Just gotta head north one of these days to find them

@dangold2595 5 месяцев назад

Another informative video thank you ! My favourite bird to shoot is the Osprey . I am using the 100-500 rf canon .r7 . Love also eagles but not to many in our area.

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

👍

@TheRealTonyCastillo 5 месяцев назад

Dxo is taking their sweet time for sure.

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

It seems like it. I think the low shipment number on the lens is making it harder for the software makers to get their patches out.

@darrendavidsonoutdoors 5 месяцев назад

Oh, favorite bird to shoot, well I love bald eagles now that we have more of them in this area of Northeastern Ontario but I really love when I see peregrine falcons. Great review of the lens.

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

Both very cool raptors

@Mathieu_Matheow_Benoit 5 месяцев назад

I cant wait to get the 200-800mm for my R8. :D thank you for your great reviews

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

Working on the R8 review this week with the 200-800

@Mathieu_Matheow_Benoit 5 месяцев назад

@@WILDALASKA OMG YESSS :D

@brianrose2487 5 месяцев назад

All kinds of water fowl, but sandhill cranes are up there! Congratulations and take care!

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

👍

@mikeandjoannie 5 месяцев назад

I’m enjoying your reviews on that lens (especially since they’re coming from Alaska!). It’s very tempting to trade in my 800 f11 to upgrade to that bad boy. A couple of years ago I had the opportunity to visit your spectacular state. My favorite subject to photograph on that trip had to be brown bears at Brooks Falls. Truly a bucket list item for me! Here in Minnesota, bald eagles are my favorite wildlife subject (they were beyond awesome when we were in Alaska too)!

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

I'll have a 800 f/11 vs 200-800 review very soon. this week or next week.

@leanngreene1650 5 месяцев назад

Your reviews give me food for thought about getting this lens to use on my R6. I mostly shoot large mammals with the Sigma 150-600 C . My favorite bird to shoot are raptors like owls and hawks. I’m trying for Tundra Swans soon.

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

👍

@aarong2374 5 месяцев назад

such beautiful footage! Love it and tempting to buy that lens. Curious how well it can keep up with the R3 AF

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

0 difference. The motors are very fast in this lens.

@user-pi4yi8fb9x 5 месяцев назад

Thanks again for the great review. Unfortunately here in Italy it is not yet marketable, you can only pre-order it hoping to have it a little earlier. You speak very well of it and this gives us hope for our purchase. HI

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

Fingers crossed

@peterhamner 5 месяцев назад

Love your videos and have been loving the 200-800mm. I’ve been able to get sharp shots at 1/40 hand held! Apologies if this has been asked before but what gloves are you using? Thanks!

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

Just some bow hunting gloves from Cabelas. Not very heavy gloves but they are waterproof. Just keeps the wet and s now off my hands and wind stoppers basically ;)

@WernerBirdNature 5 месяцев назад

Hi Scott, despite the weather matching the color of your jacket you managed some amazing shots ! Mostly loved your dipper at 14:15. This season my favorite bird to shoot is the redwing, who only spend a few months during winter in Belgium. During summer trips to Norway and Iceland they were easier to find. Your review really makes my R5 crave for the delivery of the 200-800 ;-) I'd be interested how you'd compare the R7 + 200-800 vs the R5 + 1.4 + 200-800 who'd put about an equally amazing amount of pixels on the distant bird. Another interesting challenge could be between R7 + 100-500 vs R5 + 200-800 vs Z8 + 1.4 + 180-600.

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

👍

@nheyano 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for the great video and information I currently picked up the R5 and have the R7 working on the lens selection. I do not have one bird I like to shoot I have 2 first is the Northern Harrier and the second is the Osprey! One of my bucket list birds is Horned owl.

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

👍

@marksuchomelsr6698 5 месяцев назад

Great reviews of the new lens. For the time being, I'm staying with my RF 600 and 800 f 11's until all the reviews are completed. I use the RF 600/800 for light weight excursions mostly. I have a EF 600 f 4 v3 and a EF 200-400 for my main wildlife lenses. My favorite bird to shoot is the Norther Flicker. I have captured this bird making a nest and in various stationary shots. My goal is to capture it in flight with its beautiful orange feathers exposed. I have had as many as five at one time visit my deck here in Colorado to raid my feeders. Such a beautiful bird.

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

Flickers are very cool birds

@johnnyshortsleeves 5 месяцев назад

My favorite bird to shoot is the belted kingfisher, it's also the most difficult. Another favorite is the cedar waxwing. However, they are somewhat rare in Tennessee.

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

very cool

@merlegreenway6092 5 месяцев назад

First-time commenter but I've been a subscriber for quite a while now. Lived in Anchorage from 1996-2002 and traveled the state, so most every place you describe takes me down memory lane! Quick questions about the quick release plate you are using on the 200-800: brand? size? does it have both 3/8" and 1/4" mounting screws to keep it from twisting? I haven't been able to locate anything suitable just yet. Thanks for the info and the review-beautiful video of the swans. BTW, I'm live in Oregon and my favorite birds to shoot are the owls-great gray, great horned, burrowing, barn, pygmy, etc. Loads of fun!

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

I don't know what brand plate I put on the 200-800. I have several. It has 2 mounting screws 1/4 and 3/8. Keeps the twist from happening.

@mikegillett8203 5 месяцев назад

Great video, as always Scott. I have the R5 and (currently) the RF800 f11. Really keen to get this newer lens once I've saved up again. My favourite bird to shoot locally is the Short-eared Owl (Southern England, UK). It's always a lottery if they'll show and they're so agile it's a real challenge to get a good shot with a clean background. Would love to come and try eagles in Alaska one day :)

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

Love the Shorties. Headed to look for them next weekend myself.

@tintin69rr 5 месяцев назад

Awesome can’t wait to try the lens out on my r6ii I’m lucky that I got my partner into photography year last Christmas got her a m50 with sigma 18-300 then last January got her the sigma 160-600 she then got herself the r7 and has now just ordered the 200-800 from wex so hopefully get it before the summer and our favourite local birds to shoot are the kingfisher although 1st time I’ve seen them is the waxwings had about 50 come to our village chesterfield 🇬🇧 apparently we’ve got the highest number in the uk of the past dacade so been great shooting them getting shots with them tossing the berries in. The air and catching the shot smack between the beak 🍻🍻🍻

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

Very cool

@jonnyboy71169 5 месяцев назад

Bald Eagles. Love your videos and great reviews. I think it’s time for me to get me to order this lens.

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

🦅

@stpetal 5 месяцев назад

Looks like a crackin lens. Will have to consider swapping my 100-500 for it since I do a lot of smalls. Also, re: contest, favorite bird to shoot where I am is a belted kingfisher. Such a challenge but so fun while doing it!

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

Kingfishers are such a fun and challenging bird to shoot.

@drummerg3331 5 месяцев назад

Great review! I know you mainly shoot wildlife, but have you considered lunar photography with this lens? I’d love to see some pics of the moon and how much it fills the frame at 800mm. There’s a heron that’s always in my neighborhood and nearby ponds, so as of now that’s my favorite bird to shoot.

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

👍Ive taken a few moon shots with the 1.4 tc attached. its pretty cool.

@gregjaeger596 5 месяцев назад

Scott, thanks for the information it is much appreciated. My favorite bird to shoot is the one that isn’t on my wall yet!😅

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

😂

@jhmnieuwenhuis Месяц назад

Great video. Did you have any diffraction issues with this combination?

@WILDALASKA Месяц назад

Not at all

@allenmeador5296 4 месяца назад

Thank you Scott, great review! Any thoughts on using the EOS R6ii with this lens? Not much of a birder, but I do find Eagles and Red Tail Hawks here and photograph them often. All the Best!

@WILDALASKA 4 месяца назад

Working on R8 review with this lens. Which is basically the r6mkII without the IBIS.

@allenmeador5296 4 месяца назад

Thank you Scott, I’ll look for your review of the R8 with the RF 200-800. 👍🏻

@ImperialEagle1 5 месяцев назад

Hi, great review and love your enthusiasm for this lens. Can I ask what Software or method that you use to determine the distance of your subjects please. eg. When you show your photo examples of your photos, you state how far the Swans are etc.

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

It's in the EXIF data from your camera. In Lightroom just go to the Metadata window and hit customize to add it.

@ImperialEagle1 5 месяцев назад

@@WILDALASKAthank you so much. I couldn’t see the wood for the trees 😊

@savenlivess 5 месяцев назад

Great video! You are really helping me decide between this and the 100-500. I love to photograph hummingbirds, such a challenge! Can I ask what you are using as a strap to hold the lens/camera? I’m still new and learning.

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

Glad it was helpful! Peak Design SL-BK-3 Slide, Camera Strap amzn.to/48rGL9R

@savenlivess 5 месяцев назад

Awesome!! Thank you so much!

@GB-AK 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for the review with the R5. Even though the lighting was poor you still got some good shots. One comparison I would like to see is the 500 f4 and the 200-800 at 500mm. Have the same settings for both lenses and see the difference between the two. Maybe even both with the tele-converter. Just a quick test to see if any noticeable difference between the two.

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

Noted!

@b2gun6s 5 месяцев назад

I have the wonderful (but heavy) Sigma 60-600mm and the Canon 800mm f/11. YOU now have me crunching the numbers for selling them and getting this lens 🤔 My favorite to shoot here in the industrial midwest is the Bald Eagle. They were gone when I was younger and have made a comeback as I've matured into a photographer...

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

I'll be comparing the RF 800 f/11 this week and will probably be next Sundays video.

@isotechimages.9130 5 месяцев назад

I enjoy your reviews as you shoot in both systems Nikon and Canon you are not constantly comparing them you praise both and rightly as both systems are bringing out different gear but both are great at what they are intended for. I used to shoot with the Z6 but swapped to Canon R6 and R7 but l still love what Nikon bring out it simply quality gear and l am not going to just put it down because l shoot in another system in fact if l could afford it l would shoot both.

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

Yes both are great systems. Honestly all the manufacturers are turning out some amazing gear. Thanks for watching

@chuck942 4 месяца назад

Thanks for the review, I just ordered one from B&H but I think it's going to be 5 to 6 months before it ships.

@WILDALASKA 2 месяца назад

Hope you enjoy it!

@TerryTube 4 месяца назад

Great review of the RF 200-800. I'm planning to pair one with my R7. Are you able to comment on the merits of using a 1.4 teleconverter on the 200-800 on the R7 (or would this be total overkill)?

@WILDALASKA 2 месяца назад

it works great. Just remember your at min f/13

@noinalim 5 месяцев назад

Please keep peppering in the "Alaska travel/geography" bits so we know where to go when we visit! Maybe some maps to go along with the drone footage?

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

👍

@spidersj12 5 месяцев назад

Living above the arctic circle being sufficient light to shoot birds means spring summer and early fall shooting. There's always a Robin that nests near my house that I try to shoot. I can't shoot crows and gulls years round to, but Robin's have that colorful pop.

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

👍

@davidbarr9475 5 месяцев назад

Awesome Scott! Did I see the distance right on a few of your shots? 700 yards?? I'm super excited and hoping by the time I can afford to get this lens I'm not stuck waiting forever. But I will gladly wait. I know I keep bugging ya about an r6 mk.2 review which I'm sure it's going to do just fine on that camera body as well. Great job my friend. How do I get in an entry for print giveaway?

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

That's what the exif said in its focal distance. It may be closer to infinity for the lens, but I usually get infinity symbol at those distances. Ill be doing the R8 which is close enough to the r6mkII just no IBIS in the r8

@lorilopez6806 5 месяцев назад

White tailed kite, in San Jacinto Wilderness Area near my home in Southern California. But also love Stellers Jays in the forest, the colors and personality

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

Very cool

@apr8hd 5 месяцев назад

Eagles, but a few years ago a Painted Bunting showed up near me in NW Alabama and stayed around for a moth or so. That was bucket list!

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

Nice catch

@drmathochist06 5 месяцев назад

I got my 200-800 first day and it's been delivering even in overcast PNW skies. I took it out today and caught some nice red-wing blackbirds and a bald eagle trying (and failing) to take a coot. But probably my favorite subject here in Seattle are the Anna's hummingbirds that stay all year round.

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

Very nice!

@KingLoopie1 5 месяцев назад

I just got the big - heavy Sigma 60-600mm sports ef for my ventures into bird photography. I better eat my Wheaties... I'm just starting this so I like Robins and crows here in Colorado. I don't really have a favorite yet... I like the Sigma but you've got me looking at the 200-800 Canon for the future.

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

👍

@brendad697 5 месяцев назад

We recently discovered your channel ❤❤❤, thank you. Too bad Canon won’t allow 3rd parties to make RF mounts or I would be looking for an adapter to pair this lens with my Z8. Favorite birds today were American Robins feeding on berries.

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

Canon RF nor Nikon Z can be mounted to anything else. So that's across the board. There are EF and F cross manufacturer adapters. But for the Z mount. The 180-600 with a 1.4 TC is pretty much this lens. I love the 180-600. Both lenses are a beast. Welcome aboard.

@johnjuby6184 5 месяцев назад

Thanks, Scott, for the R5 treatise. I have R5, awaiting the 200-800 on backorder. Low light? What if you throw on an R6 MKII body? I'm thinking about it. You trade megapixels for shooting in the dark!

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

So in reality. The 2 cameras shoot in low light the same. You just have more pixels on the r5. The noise per pixel is the same. You just don't 'notice' on a smaller mp camera is all. Plus once you process through dox, topaz, dpp4, etc. the noise is 'poof'

@cathesselbacher2762 День назад

Thanks so much for this info, I just got the r5, and 200-800 is on backorder. I live near Yellowstone and trying desperately to learn this camera, while witnessing epic wildlife (Grizz) encounters.

@WILDALASKA День назад

Very cool

@todddrew1192 5 месяцев назад

Good morning.. I see you used a strap on the lens. Looks like it hangs really well. What type of strap are you using? Also the video camera your using.. Didn't look like it was low light so great video. You use the Atomos in filming your still shots, or are you switching from video to stills.. Thanks again.. Great stuff..

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

It's the peak design strap. There is a link to it in the video description. The atoms is used to record the EVF as I shoot.

@hstein27 5 месяцев назад

The R5 and this lens has continued to impress. Yesterday I had a Lark Sparrow foraging very close, in overcast light. It was so close that at 800mm f/10 the tail tip was out of focus when the bird was facing me with its tail behind it. The keeper rate with the R5 is just higher than the R7 regardless of lens, but you already knew that 😀 What I find is that if the R5 misses, a whole burst is no good. If it locks, most of the photos are in focus on the eye, whereas with the R7, at best maybe half the burst is in focus on the eye. Today's our first accumulating snow for the season in my area, so no birding. Looks like you have a great snowy landscape there! With the lark sparrow, I found that Topaz Photo AI lost some detail during denoise on the white belly feathers. So, I used a brush in Lightroom and added more texture to that area and it looked nice and sharp. So are you a Canon guy again, or sticking with Nikon as your main rig? This lens got rid of any of my ideas of switching to Nikon for the 180-600 and 800PF.

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

I will probably always shoot both Canon and Nikon from here on out. Canon has to get out some pro wildlife lenses in 2024 or I may have to grab the 400 or 600 TC lens form Nikon, which will force my hand to shoot Nikon more and more. The current canon RF lenses are just EF lenses with RF adapter build in. Still amazing lenses. Have to see what the R1 looks like also.

@hstein27 5 месяцев назад

@WILDALASKA The latest rumor is R1 before R5 Mk2. Hopefully, R1 will not be over $6k. Also, the rumored 200-500 f/4 may be a great option.

@craigforeman5153 5 месяцев назад

I also have the 200-800 and I’m having a lot of fun with it. A few days ago I was shooting ʻŌpeʻapeʻa, our native Hawaiian hoary bat. Barely getting useable photos, but so challenging to try to freeze a bat in flight in dusky light!

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

👍

@LaytonParham 5 месяцев назад

My favorite for this area is a tie, Roseate Spoonbill or the Painted Bunting!

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

Both great subject

@prashantabhattacharjee4890 4 месяца назад

Could you please make a vdo on eos r6 and 200-800 mm f/9 combo. I am eager to see the result of this combo.

@WILDALASKA 4 месяца назад

Im doing the r8 which is the r6mkII. I won't be doing a r6 one though as I don't have access to one.

@keltonlynch7666 4 месяца назад

I purchased the lens the other day and it's amazing! One huge problem for me though is most filters do not work with the hood at the same time. The Sigma WR filter overhangs by about half a mm and because of this the hood doesn't slide over it.

@WILDALASKA 4 месяца назад

👍

@derricksalisbury7631 5 месяцев назад

Hi Scot great review on 200-800 you are so spoilt for wildlife out there here in South West UK no linx or wolves lol but I do like walking rivers on Exmoor/Dartmoor looking and trying to catch dippers so that's my favourite bird 🐦

@WILDALASKA 5 месяцев назад

Don't you have those gorgeous Red Stags in your area?

@derricksalisbury7631 5 месяцев назад

@WILDALASKA yes we do on Exmoor but you said favourite bird 🐦 🐦‍⬛