lighthound wrote: Z250SA wrote: lighthound wrote:
Does anyone here own the RF 600 f/11 or know anyone that owns that lens? The 800 sure, but not many have picked up the 600 that I'm aware of.
I got a deal I could not resist and have found the 600/11 to be a very handy 960mm field of view on the R7. If there ever is a chance I´d need very long focal length on a trip, the 600/11 is far smaller and lighter than the 800/11. The Great f/11´s do very well in good light with the present sensors.
It is a shame that the 600/11 does not get more attention, especially on crop sensor and specifically on the R7. Huge number of pixels per duck in an extremely handy package. AND you will find the duck, which is not always the case with the R7 + 800/11 at 1280mm FoV. BIF is not too difficult with the 600, shorter and lighter as it is. The step up in difficulty with the 800 is far greater than the increase in focal length suggests.
You are the very first person that I know of here or out in the field that is using the 600 f/11 hence my comment. I agree with all your points for the practical use of that lens on a cropper vs the 800. Trying to shoot through a straw for BIF isn't enjoyable at all. When I first learned of the R7 coming, the 600 f/11 was the lens I immediately thought of that would make for a killer budget wildlife combo. However, if budget isn't a concern then I think most R7 users have or would opt for the flexibility of the RF 100-500 hands down.
On good days I have the R5 + 100-500 as my main wildlife/BIF, with the R7 + 600/11 for those rather rare occasions when a very long focal length is preferred. That "finding something thru a straw" is a real problem with the R7 + 800/11, it is annoyingly narrow for BIF. But heat shimmer is the main problem at these focal lengths.
The results with the 600 have in general been better than with the 800, the few times I have tested. Because when the target acquisition challenges are added to the shimmer, the results are all too often inferior in so many ways. It is so sad that the ever dominating idea of Bigger is Better forces us to get the 800. I did so despite having the option at the time. Luckily I have found the 600/11 as it so clearly makes the 800/11 the special purpose extreme 1280mm it is on crop. Ok, there were no croppers back then, I got it for the R5 where it works very well, but wont be used as the R7+600/11 is so much handier and 960mm.
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Where does the idea of a Canon RF 200-800 below 10000 €/$ come from? NO way, I say! Closer to 20000 is my guess.
Oct 25, 2023 at 04:25 PM
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The 800 sure, but not many have picked up the 600 that I'm aware of.