Will keep my EF 16-35mm F4L as I like the internal zoom... the smaller, 2mm wider, lighter RF 14-35mm F4L IS is tempting.... but this is not my main zone......

Try DX Photolab 8

Did you have the lenshood when you had the heat haze problem? Sometimes the temperature difference between the air inside the lenshood and outside can be the cause of the phenomenon.

This is a very honest and interesting report and review. I have had this dot sight for a while, but I've honestly never used it. I appreciate this report very much. Your examples and information is very helpful. 👌 📷 🌟 😀

The 180-600 is NOT sharp. The AF is sluggish, inconsistent and unreliable.

Fabian, show your photography setting in a detailed video

There is a reality that we often overlook and that I think is very important. RAW development programs do not work the same for all manufacturers. In short, we have to look for the one that works best with our brand. The most compatible. For example, Camera RAW has never correctly interpreted Olympus raw files...

This is im planning to buy. thanks!

Fabian I generally use PR4 for noise removal at the start of my workflow and PAI for the final sharpening. Do you think this is overkill?

Fabian could we not mask the results in photoshop with different opacity brushes to get the desired opacity out of photo AI?

With Topaz, why not use two sharpen filters stacked set to different values with differential masks? it will work for both being focus filters or one focus and one motion blur, your choice?!

Thanks for the comparison of these 2 lenses. Weight and cost are important to enthusiast photographers. Canon need to produce some more internal zoom lenses.

I use Photo AI but often the workflow and more natural look of lightroom denoise swings it for me.

Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus gracilirostris

For best results, I suggest & use DxO Photolab with highest noise reduction/detail mode, and then Topaz DeNoise, making a careful choice mode (Clear for the worst files). This will further improve both the NR and the sharpness. The best results come from using both, not either/or!

Thank you.

Catharus gracilirostris ist der Vogel aus CR

Your videos have been some of the most useful ones I've seen recently.. I have Topaz but have been thinking about DxO because of the paintbrush effect Topaz gives if you pixel peep. I can treat that by making adjustments, but I've been looking at videos on DxO. A side-by-side comparison is exactly what I haven't been able to find so this is crazy good timing. Thanks for appealing to my algorithm!

I have been using Photo AI for a long time and rescued several photos using it. I like the various options such as the ability to include (or not) noise reduction and sharpening in processing and in recent upgrades has now introduced the ability to create your own presets. Upgrades are being introduced very frequently so it is (usually!) being continuously improved.

I came to the same conclusion after testing PR4 and PAI3.2 recently: you can get great results with PAI, but every image takes a different tweaking of all sliders. With PR I almost never need to change a slider, which makes it suited for batch processing. Also, PR4 supports the R5II now, PAI didn’t when I checked last week.

hi Fabian I'm going to say something that you may not want to hear, but isn't a less megapixel camera like the Upcoming R1 a better solution. with fewer pixels on a large censor you will have less trouble with noise.

L’oiseau inconnu est une belle grive à bec noir 😊, catharus gracilirostris.

Try DxO PhotoLab 8 as I get little better results than Pure Raw 4.

I've found the same results with the R5, Photo AI and heat haze. It's not perfect but works wonders. It saved a great picture of a male Northern Harrier I took during this past winter that had a surprising amount of heat haze. If I just need noise reduction, I've been using Lightroom AI a lot, especially since Topaz is still working on R5 Mark II RAW support. With Lightroom there's never a checkerboard pattern in the background after denoising, which can often happen with Topaz, especially with a blue sky. Usually Lightroom denoise takes about 15 seconds, but randomly, some photos can take a minute or two even if the estimate is 15 seconds.

You can try or buy the programs for free here (affiliate links): DXO PureRAW 4 tidd.ly/3VmJyNR Topaz Photo AI www.topazlabs.com/topaz-photo-ai/ref/901/

kislux versace bag is so cute

Loved the video Quite interesting and helpful

Hi Fabian I´m coming to this great video over and over again. It may be a stupid question but imagine you are in M mode and you want to change to a Custom mode (C1-C3). How to do it without turning the mechanic wheal on top? I see that you did that in this video. Thank you

I wanted to buy into the Canon system, but to get very good images, I would need to get L glass, which is 2 to 3 times more expensive than the Olympus Pro lenses. Since I do product photography, I can control my lighting and open my shutter for very long periods of time and so Olympus is the best option for me. Sometimes I do street photos, and even then I want a smaller camera to fit in my pocket, so my EM10 IV is perfect for that. Yes, I know I could get a slightly better image with a full frame Canon, but once I put my street or product photos into a photo editor, it's very difficult to tell the difference between an m4/3 photo and a full frame photo.

Amezing...love the norway landscape ..my dream to do birding there...

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nobody calling you dumb.. its a style preference

Great info, thanks for making this tutorial.

or micro four thirds;)

Background blur much like long exposure waterfalls is not what the human eye naturally sees and is often overdone, to each their own. I switched from Canon and 500 f/4 prime, to me I value portability over blur any day of the week! Thanks for your honest views and fantastic video!

Great review. The R5 MK II has such a great AF system compared to the original R5. However, I am a little puzzled. I am hitting the buffer sooner than I think. Each time I was watching the Osprey dive and then it would buffer out and the next frame is the bird emerging from the water! I am not sure if my settings are impacting the buffer? Any suggestions welcome. Oh and the over heating. I got the symbol with one bar and this was after not frantically firing frames off! The overheating freaked me out in the original R5 and I hope this will not re-occur. Overall a great camera.

which one you think has better images compared to Sony a1? and which one do you rate better, you would pick? if cost is not a problem

no problem by walking at all. pbank goes to your pocket and it is not a big deal to handle the wire. of course this solution is not for people with bigger budget who don’t mind to buy several spare batteries. I had 2x10K mAh pbank so it was my money saving solution. have great lights. thanks for your answers

Did a family trip recently. Did take lots of landscape and people photos but sadly didnt see much wildlife then. With others, it definitly becomes more of a walking trip than photography.

one of the best review I've seen. You've talked in depth about the parameters that matters to me. I don't see this level of comparison in other reviews. Gave you a thumbs up and subscribed.

thank u for the informative and experience oriented videos! I do charging by powerbank wired my sony a7rV even sitting in the hide or walking in the wild. it does not decrease my mobility. Actually if the body is on it will not charge but saves the battery, but it definitely charges quickly if it is off. thanks to the highly capable usb-c ports on the body and the powerbank as well. this is a much more affordable and highly efficient solution than to buy 2-3 spare batteries, especially original ones, with regards of the high price. think so?

Love to see the nature Fabian not your diaries Thanks

I just bought a Nikon Z8. With the 2,01 firmware update, autofocus is spectacular, particularly for bird photography. It is lighter than the D850, and has the same general specifications as the Z9 in a smaller, lighter body. The stacked sensor eliminates rolling shutter problems, the 45.6 MP resolution exceeds most modern lenses, and the video performance is phenomenal. It's an amazing camera, and I love it.

what kind of fast camera strap do you use?

Fabian, excelemt photos of the golden plovers, especially with the rainbow! You're fortunate to have seen them in breeding plumage. In my area, we occasionally have American Golden Plovers. I got one somewhat far out with some black belly plumage. But, a few days ago I was fortunate enough to have one fly a few feet in front of me at the jetty right next to my hotel on Cape Cod. It had no breeding plumage but golden hour light was perfect and he didnt shy away from me at all.

Enjoy your adventure! Top pics too!

Z8!

Beautiful pictures! I really like the sound of that bird we call "Ljungpipare" in Swedish.

Hello Fabian! could u pls tell me that the Z8 can be charged from a powerbank trough the usb-c port? during switched on

Great work Fabian. As a fellow nature- and wildlifephotographer, and actually from Norway, I should really say shame on me for never have been to Dovrefjell. Looks so amazing. Hope to visit some day