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PeterAit

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For you Canon shooters...
« on: June 11, 2021, 07:10:26 am »

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Re: For you Canon shooters...
« Reply #1 on: June 11, 2021, 09:51:44 am »

I think I would rather have the Canon RF 800mm F/11 IS STM. It's much, much lighter, at only 1.26 Kg, and much, much cheaper, at less than $1,000 US dollars.  ;D
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Re: For you Canon shooters...
« Reply #2 on: June 11, 2021, 10:49:30 am »

Two questions:

1.   Can I trade my well-used Canon G5X pocket camera for that new one?
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2.   Can I fit the new one in my pocket, like my G5X?

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Re: For you Canon shooters...
« Reply #3 on: June 12, 2021, 09:38:01 pm »

Did you miss the point, Eric, that 800 mm is much closer to 1200 mm than what the Canon G5X can offer?  ;)

I've been seriously wondering if I should splash out on a Canon R5 in order to get the benefits of that lightweight, inexpensive, 800 mm F11 lens. In APSC mode the 800mm lens becomes the equivalent of a 1280 mm lens on an 18mp full-frame sensor.

Of course the EF 1200 mm lens has a wider maximum aperture at F5.6, which is advantageous in poor lighting, or when a very fast shutter speed is required. However, at long focal lengths I find the DOF ridiculously shallow at wide apertures. If I'm photographing a distant bird, I don't want to see just its eye and part of its head in focus, and the rest of its glorious feathers a total blur.  F11 or F16 is preferable.
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Re: For you Canon shooters...
« Reply #4 on: July 09, 2021, 04:36:41 pm »

If one was to cast the search wider there are a lot of mind-bogglingly expensive lenses for sale, and not only are the lenses themselves curious, but so are their owners...
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Re: For you Canon shooters...
« Reply #5 on: July 09, 2021, 05:04:11 pm »

I was thinking of buying the lens and then asking my local camera repair guy to attach it to my G5X.

Hmmm. I guess I'll also have to have my tailor redo all my clothes with some extra, extra large pockets.    :(
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