Canon RF 200-800mm f/6.3-9 IS USM

[PinholeR5]

 

[PinholeR5]

 

[Dillan_K]

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Wow, those look pretty good! That's a very reasonably priced lens. Very interesting!!

 

[Dennis]

I finally managed to get out a perform a quick test of the replacement 200-800mm lens and there is a huge difference in IQ when compared to the defective (coma) original copy that I purchased.

This was taken in our back garden and the Rainbow Lorikeet was some 8 metres away and very active in the bird bath. Even at ISO6400 the shot was a bit underexposed to get me 1/800 sec shutter speed at F9. Taken at the 800mm end, lens mounted on a monopod.

#1 is a full res 1600x1600 crop RAW SOC.
#2 is as processed in PS CC.

I am very pleased with the IQ of this lens after the initial shock of seeing the images from the defective lens that was replaced by the camera shop.

Dennis

#1 is a full res 1600x1600 crop RAW SOC.


#2 is as processed in PS CC.

 

[Lester Wareham]

I finally managed to get out a perform a quick test of the replacement 200-800mm lens and there is a huge difference in IQ when compared to the defective (coma) original copy that I purchased.

This was taken in our back garden and the Rainbow Lorikeet was some 8 metres away and very active in the bird bath. Even at ISO6400 the shot was a bit underexposed to get me 1/800 sec shutter speed at F9. Taken at the 800mm end, lens mounted on a monopod.

#1 is a full res 1600x1600 crop RAW SOC.
#2 is as processed in PS CC.

I am very pleased with the IQ of this lens after the initial shock of seeing the images from the defective lens that was replaced by the camera shop.

Dennis

#1 is a full res 1600x1600 crop RAW SOC.
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#2 is as processed in PS CC.
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That is good news, at least you were savvy enough to spot the issue.

Glad you are all sorted, the quality looks impressive.

 

[PinholeR5]

 

[PinholeR5]

 

[PinholeR5]

 

[PinholeR5]

 

[PinholeR5]

 

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R7 and rf2-8

 

[ct1co2]

I'd forgotten there was a dedicated thread for 200-800 images. Have had it for 3 weeks, but finally got it out of the house.

 

[ct1co2]

White Crown Sparrow


Northern Flicker

 

[ct1co2]

Bald Eagle flyby

 

[ct1co2]

The 200-800 performed very nicely for the Apr 8 solar eclipse. We "only" had 65% coverage at my home in CO, but it was enough to notice a difference in the ambient light and the temp dipped several degrees. I had it mounted on a gimbal with my solar filter I used with the 2017 solar eclipse, and 2023 annular. It was the first time using the manual focus on this lens and I found it generally easy to work with. Not as buttery smooth as my 100-400II, but was better than the not smooth at all Sigma 150-600C.

 

[ct1co2]

Seriously guys…the fish was THIS big!

 

[Jan1977]

 

[Jan1977]

 

[Jan1977]

Took my lens to some rugby matches, just to see what it could do. The reach is a bit of overkill for a rugby pitch, but 800 can be nice to get some action in from the other side of the pitch.

 

[Jan1977]