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    This guy presented a natural high key background, as he landed on this perch with the mid day fog on the Oregon Coast as a background.
    Canon R5, 600II with 1.4XIII Extender, f5.6, 1/1000, ISO 1600
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    Sharpness and Fine Feather detail is good.

    I would dodge the Black feathers in chest and in the legs etc. I would burn the yellow feathers near the eye...

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    Very nice framing and details. The entire image could go a tad brighter along with slight desat on yellows. A beautiful canvas overall. TFS

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    How'd you find this glass behaves with the R5?

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    Beautiful bird on a good perch, although I must say that the plumage is looking a little rough from molting. Sharp details, good high-key presentation. The blacks, however, are quite dark and almost blocked in parts. Going back to the raw file and tweaking the shadows would very well be worth it IMO.

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    All of my lens seem to work seamlessly with the new camera. Just got the 100-500 RF, and frankly I can't tell any operational difference.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jerry Taylor View Post
    All of my lens seem to work seamlessly with the new camera. Just got the 100-500 RF, and frankly I can't tell any operational difference.
    Thanks for the info. Looking forward to more...

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    Excellent engaging look from this guy. Perch is interesting and the bird sharp. Unfortunate he's beat up with molt, but that's life. I agree abut trying to get more detail from the blacks, and I think the bird/perch should be moved towards the center of the frame. You certainly want him looking into space, but this seems like too much for me.

    I am so interested to hear how the 600v2, 1.4XIII, adaptor, and R5 AF performs on flying birds, specifically small fast ones (i.e. NOT herons or eagles). I have same set-up and am considering adding R5 to my DX2.
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    Hi Jerry, there is truck loads of detail you have captured and it's lovely image, hopefully the discussion had in wildlife may help. Sadly there is a limit to what one can achieve from the sRGB, 256 colour file, but with the Raw you have a 'Gold mine' of detail and clarity. No additional sharpening applied, just masked with the excessive colour.

    Jerry, revisit the Raw, it will be worth it, love the white backdrop!

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    Works very well high key. The look back pose is nice.

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