I have the 70-200 L IS III that I'll keep just because it is a great lens. I picked up a great 200-400 today that I truly think I will love.
So part of me wants to dump my R7 and the 300mm and get an R3 or R5 and just go to battle with the R3/R5 and the 200-400. My concern is losing the F/2.8 when it is needed, but maybe the R3 and the 200-400 give me everything I want - regardless of light. If that is the best bet for me, that is the way I would go then.
OK, that answers one question I had about your lenses.
I'd hold off selling the R7 and 300 until you've had time to use the 200-400 and be sure you like it (you probably will). I've used the 200-400 since its release in 2013 and do a lot of youth ice hockey with it. Depending on the rink, ISO can easily be in the 6400-12800 range to maintain 1/500 shutter speed. This hasn't been a problem with the 1DX/1DXII and also not with the R3 and R6. Since getting the R6II, I shot a tournament where a couple of the rinks required ISO 20,000. Images still looked good straight out of camera for on-site printing. Noise reduction was sufficient without obliterating details and color was still vibrant. This was one thing that gave me some pause when I tested the 90D, M6 Mark II and more recently the R7, which all share basically the same sensor. I just didn't like the look over ISO 3200. But it's probably still OK at 6400, or about a stop behind the FF cameras (I have less high ISO experience with the R5, so not that sure about it compared to the R3/R6II at 24MP).
Ideally Canon will release a 100-300/2.8 to pair with APS-C, which could make for a nice, smaller combo for arena sports.
My comments here are primarily with a sports focus in mind. While I've been critical about the R7, I really enjoyed the it for 'casual' photography where I could keep ISO low, wasn't chasing action and just having fun. Kind of crazy, but I really liked the crop sensor paired with the 28-70/2.
BTW, if you're a CPS member, you should look into borrowing some of these cameras from them. If you're not, you should consider joining. It might be cheaper than renting an R3 for a week and will give you some repair discounts and benefits.
Dec 20, 2022 at 02:35 PM
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