I think your experiment is somehow more of the semi scientific kind haha… But I enjoyed it nevertheless 😅👌🏽

Thank you for documenting this. Your valuable time, photography skills combined with the storytelling are much appreciated!

There was one hawk raised by eagles in Canada. The young hawk had other eaglets. They said the hawk would have been a meal for the eaglets but they were all well fed. The hawk has not seen after fully fledging from the nest.

At 1:02:00 can the front button set-up be done on the R5 mark0 ? I can't figure it out, yet I'm unsure how the front button set-up is to be used. On the R5 I have to hold in the back button for eye tracking while I hit the shutter.

honestly flexible af zones feels a bit gimicky

How do I get 'servo', out of the box it is set as M and I can't find how to change it to SERVO

isn't electronic shutter more noisy for image? if it is, what would be worce effect in dark, extra noise or shutter shock I am wondering

Do you think there is more dynamic range in 1st curtain electronic than in electronic shutter? Can you even notice it?

Thank to Olympus, we have “Pre-capture” mode from about 10 years ago, don’t forget that! Anyway, excellent tutorial!

several months I watched this fantastic video.. I learned the camera before owning my first R .. You made it So easy!! Top notch !! Thank you Very much

Hi I'v come from the 5d mk4 and I liked using my exposure lock with auto ISO and it stayed on with no problem for 30 minutes max, if I was in a certain position say using the ground in front of me or a wall and I was + 1 stop and using the DOF button to lock and unlock my exposure. it was easy just to point unlock and relock as the light changed. I knew if a bird flew past a place from say sky down past the trees my exposure would be right. but I dont seam to be able to lock the exposure on my R5 Mk2 and keep it as it just keeps turning itself off.

You refer to a warning about impact on AF performance if you turn on the blackout free display or depth of filed simulation. I don't get them and don't see them in the manual. What do you refer to?

I'm so impressed 1:23:39 with the foxes but the main thing is do canon listen to you ? well if not they should 🤔🤔🤔

Thank you so much this where you shine over everyone else on KZbin new sub 👍number 84

Was excited to watch your review the commercial interrupted within about 20 seconds of your review. So that's pretty much me out...

A very comprehensive review, thanks. It is particularly useful with renewed interest in the R5 following release of the R5ii. I shoot mostly birds, and I love my R7/RF100-500 for its combination of reach and resolution. But I recently bought the R5 as a full-frame body, to take advantage of great sale prices since the R5ii was introduced. I am a bit mystified by the assertion that there are only 2 control rings on the R7. Since all RF lenses come equipped with a lens ring (as does the pricier EF-RF adaptor), I just set the lens control ring for aperture control, which should feel very natural to anyone who ever used an SLR. PS: I'm told that the "release shutter without card" menu option allows customers to "test" the camera in the store, without a card, which is not included. This also explains the default ON position "

I really like the very detailed explanation of all the features. That said, if you would just have reffered back to your previous video for the full setup this video could have been 40 minutes shorter. 😅 I have the buttons set up very similarly to your suggestions now because of this video so I really appreciate all the effort you put into it! Question though: when you set up the locked small af point to a button, how do you deal with composition? You can't easily move the box around while keeping that button pressed, so unless the thing to focus on is dead center it won't work right? Or am I missing something there? I solve this by only using the m-fn button to switch to the locked spot af mode and then positioning with eye control or by using the joystick. You never ended up explaining the caveat with setting the lcd screen toggle button to a different function (unless I missed it). I suspect it has to do with it's placement so close to other buttons that you can easily mistake them. Thanks again for all this. I understand a lot of functions much better now, and have a much better grasp on how to set up the camera. There are just so many options and concepts to understand here. It's great, but also difficult sometimes. :)

I wish I could get a 300mm series 2 f2.8 but they have been out of stock at canon for years? Canon has a void in the 300 range for a long time. Wth

THANK YOU for making this video. You have no idea how helpful it has been. I truly appreciate the time and effort you put into producing this for us!

I never knew eagles stole other birds' babies. What a sad story. You captured so many beautiful photos and videos of the life of the abducted hawklet. You are a great photographer. MountainAngel new subber

Hello Doug from Gilroy, CA We just moved from Santa Clara, CA Bay Area to a mountain property Sierra foothills and I am loving the wildlife here. There are birds I have never seen or heard before. Lots of birds of prey and even a turkey vulture I saw down the road. I have a Canon R6 MK II and some lenses. I am new to photography and would love to learn more. I am glad I found your videos. You are a great teacher. Thank you formally Angel from the Bay now, MountainAngel

well explained almost all the functions & it's operation(s)

On my R5 Mark II, AF Area section on the menu will not display the focus type. It’s blank.

I loved the tip about pressing the rate button and using the dials to change the height and width of the AF zones! Super cool!

Once again, thank you for these videos. I hope it does not hurt your metrics that I watch it in chunks.

Very Helpful!!!!!!!!!! Gives a novice bird photographer, I fighting chance right out of the gate! Thanks Sally Siko Adams! for the sharing!

Fantastic informative review. Thanks.much appreciated.

Thanks a lot for this video. I really need it. I will take the time to watch it tomorrow morning with a coffee and a notebook. Looking forward

Awesome video. Just one thing thou. I understand that a lot of people have a muscle memory from DSLR era and that they are disabling AF on shutter button. But what I actually found out is that you do not need to do that if you are using back button focusing. If you press a back button to engage AF and then if you press shutter button (it has half-press AF capability turned ON), the shutter button will not override focus you had with back button. Canon's engineers actually thought about this and it works great.

Has anyone answered your DOF question, yet? You do not see the “true depth of field” while the camera is focusing because the camera focus at maximum aperture, which provides the most light to the AF sensor.

When you are showing the focus areas you go up to the whole screen as the focus area. On my R5 with Canon EF 100-400 and ef 1.4 extender, I can only go to the large horizontal box. I have tried to find the larger area, but it won't show it. I would love to know how to find it.

Viewfinder and screen are fantastic, why compain if 1000 dollar less?😂😂😂 But still a fantastic explanation.❤

That was a terrific explanation. I am going back to reset my r5 your way. Mine has not been working satisfactorily even though it has produced some spectacular shots, the hit rate has been much lower than I expected. Thank you

Hello Sr good morning, This video was wonderful. I’d like to keep my pics avail to review on the screen- where do i go to do this ? Thank you JD

So according to your review, it’s a great camera. Sold my RP and just ordered the R8. I have a third-party handgrip extension with a tripod mount that completely solves the body problem.

If someone needs light weight, middle price prime lens - should go to Nikon pf glasses. I am also was canon guy for many years, but now I have Nikon and vary happy for quality and price.

why adobe not srgb ?

I enjoyed this video. He took his time and explained everything clearly

This guy is absolute Gold.

DO looks awful

Just picked up a new R7 a few weeks ago. Have been pouring over the KZbin videos looking for the best way to set it up for birding.your video for the R7 is the best and most informative one I have come across. I will be following more from you.!!Thanks!!

Love it. Used it on my camera. Thanks. Do you have bird in flight settings for the r5m2?

I bought the EF 300mm f4 recently, I find it is sharper than any of the EF 100-400’s, but it’s still a little lacking in sharpness compared to modern RF telephotos, for the price it’s still a steal. I’ve been curious about the 400mm f4 DO and the 300mm f2.8, this video was wonderful.

Telephoto you used for capture eagle sir?

What canon camera would you say is best for birds & wildlife photography?

Now having seen the final results with a shutter speed of only 1/500th sec none of the photos were tack sharp. As a "general" rule of thumb a shutter speed equivilent to the size of the focal length should be used, so for the 1600. mm, a shutter speed of 1/6000 should be used, for the 800mm an1/800th of a second used. Sorry but this is NOT a good test. Use a tripod or a MUCH faster shutter speed

I have never used the RF tele converter but used the EF 1.4 mk3 with my EF L100-400, the results were incredibly good and vastly superior to the older mk 2 version. hand holding though at those ranges there MUST be some camera movement, even with a fast shutter speed. ONLY on a tripod can this be an accurate test

I Have just had my canon RF100. when switching on, straight away switches off saying its overheated , and thats from the camera bag no shots taken. Now im in Scotland and the current ambient temp is less than 15c indoors no heating on so just natural room temp. . First time EVER I have had this problem in about 10 different canon Models. Now I also have the R8, so for no real reason swapped over the batteries ( both the batteries that came with the cameras) so both Canon batteries fully charged , the R100 worked prefectly, as did the R8 with the battery that came from the R100. I just swapped them back again, this time no problem ? Now how can it overheat from the switch on , no photos taken at all, never used for video its only 2/3 months old. Ive never had the R8 overheat in stills, never tried it yet in video , but 200/300 stills in an hour was no problem

Top of the class Professor! Thanks for this video. Having just bought an R7 and off to Kenya in 9 days time, your video was invaluable and brilliantly presented.🤩

Appreciate this very concise video. Question. How does one access the other A/F options which are not assigned to one of the three back buttons? Thank you!