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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 760813" data-attributes="member: 9240">One thing to remember here is that this is a mirrorless and is focusing on the sensor, so a lot of the focus limitations of a DSLR don't exist. That's why Canon can make a pair of long and inexpensive primes at f11 for the budget minded hiker (the 800mm weighs under 3 lbs!!). The 1.4x test for me is more about whether I go with the R5 or R6 initially.The real test for me is not so much about extremes but about my normal backyard shooting - which involves extremes as a rule. Early morning deer and late afternoon birds in the shadows. Dark subjects against light backgrounds. Tracking birds in flight. The huge difference with the R's is that I can shoot 10-20fps and the viewfinder never changes - no flicker, no blackout. That's huge for tracking a bird. I spoke with him last night and he said he should be able to arrange something for me in a couple weeks. I am 100% convinced that I will be going mirrorless with Canon, selling the Z6ii and 24-200mm. The question is whether or not I hang onto a D500 and the pair of primes for a while just for wildlife because the IQ of the zoom isn't quite there. The one thing Canon currently lacks is an &quot;inexpensive&quot; lightweight prime in the 500-600mm range (except the f11's). But if the zoom isn't more than a small notch down then I'm not too worried.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 760813, member: 9240"] One thing to remember here is that this is a mirrorless and is focusing on the sensor, so a lot of the focus limitations of a DSLR don't exist. That's why Canon can make a pair of long and inexpensive primes at f11 for the budget minded hiker (the 800mm weighs under 3 lbs!!). The 1.4x test for me is more about whether I go with the R5 or R6 initially. The real test for me is not so much about extremes but about my normal backyard shooting - which involves extremes as a rule. Early morning deer and late afternoon birds in the shadows. Dark subjects against light backgrounds. Tracking birds in flight. The huge difference with the R's is that I can shoot 10-20fps and the viewfinder never changes - no flicker, no blackout. That's huge for tracking a bird. I spoke with him last night and he said he should be able to arrange something for me in a couple weeks. I am 100% convinced that I will be going mirrorless with Canon, selling the Z6ii and 24-200mm. The question is whether or not I hang onto a D500 and the pair of primes for a while just for wildlife because the IQ of the zoom isn't quite there. The one thing Canon currently lacks is an "inexpensive" lightweight prime in the 500-600mm range (except the f11's). But if the zoom isn't more than a small notch down then I'm not too worried. [/QUOTE]

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