A little more R5 info and some animal eye AF tracking with adapted EF lenses:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUe4vsO3HQ8
A little more R5 info and some animal eye AF tracking with adapted EF lenses:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUe4vsO3HQ8
It's definitely very good for BOAS, quite fantastic really. But it's interesting that they had some trouble with BIFs in some cases, perhaps due to the lag and blackout. With my old fashioned mirrored camera, as long as I can keep the bird in the focus zone it will do quite alright. But I'd like to see more reviews to get a better sense if it's really a camera problem or just something that requires a different technique.Originally Posted by Joel Eade
I can see the R5/R6 being absolutely ideal for something like the trip I did to Costa Rica, where you set up your rig at the "bird studio", and blast away when they come in for a quick perch. Having a camera that can grab the eye quickly would be brilliant. Often you only have a couple seconds to shoot before they jump down to the fruit tray (which you normally try to hide from the shot!).
Last edited by Jonathan Huyer; 07-26-2020 at 10:09 PM.
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I was glad to see all the AF points are available with adapted EF lenses but I was a bit dismayed at the view finder blackout issue.
I was curious why they didn't demo the electronic shutter.
Also despite using an adapter + 500mm EF lens + 2X TC the birds they were trying to image were very small in the frame so I didn't feel like it was a really good demo.
The eye AF with perched birds did seem surprisingly good but that was not really my prime interest in this camera since my current kit does very well with BOAS.
The battery life seems awfully short too ... not up to driving the big lenses with IS and IBIS together perhaps?
I wonder if Tony didn’t give her a fully charged battery or if she took 1,000 shots in an hour. This is something to watch, but I’ve heard others reporting better than expected battery life considering the CIPA rating.
Plus, wasn’t that a MK 1 500???
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Yes it was.
twitch, half a blink in my right eye, clearing of my throat for no reason, stand up pace around the living room, quick roll of the head and shoulders.... don't, no don't reach for the laptop.... move away from the cell phone... swallow....
The GAS disease is flaring up. Just got a decent check from my last client engagement before becoming "re-employed" in a W-2 (long story and a great lesson.... for others).
Thinking of donating/selling the 1dx mk1, converting the 5d3 to full spectrum and..... R5, control and drop in filter rings, with a couple of lenses - the 135 t/s come to mind along w/ the 600/800 f11.
twitch, fidget, twitch.
If you see me with a wrench, call 911
May as well put in your pre-order .... you will have lots of time to think it over but at least you'll be in the que.
And it's not like they were smoothly panning on a tripod or monopod, following a BIF's glide path. The image was bouncing around everywhere. There's no way any predictive autofocus could assist with that. If anything it's impressive how well if working in that situation.Also despite using an adapter + 500mm EF lens + 2X TC the birds they were trying to image were very small in the frame so I didn't feel like it was a really good demo.
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This is an interesting way of comparing the R5 sensor with many others .....
https://www.dpreview.com/articles/71...dio-test-scene
More R5 info
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-Y_zJJAFAc
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