I had been saving my retirement superannuation for some time in the hope of taking a trip overseas, but with the pandemic running riot, I am a lot safer where I am. So, I decided to spend my funds on a significant up grade in my kit. I went for the new Canon EOS R6 and RF lenses. I had considered the EOS R5, but the cost, plus the need to invest in the super expensive express CF cards sent me in the direction of the R6, which seemed to have all the features of the R5 that I wanted, plus dual SD cards.
Getting hardware has proved problematic as the supply chain has been totally disrupted by changes in factory output caused by COVID. Right now we have queues of ships waiting to dock to unload, while shops are selling vaporware. I was very lucky. If found a deal with a camera store that I had been with for about 40 years: I bought my first SLRs: 2xNikon F3's and 2xCanon A-1's plus lenses from them when I first got serious about photography. They had stock and gave me a really decent price.
So, I got 2x R6 bodies, 1x EF-RF adaptor, a RF 24-105 f/4 and the RF 100-500.
For me, the results were significant improvements in shooting fast moving animals. With the lens and in body stablilization, plus the animal eye autofocus, I could track and get a much higher percentage of shots of birds on the wing that I could before. I also used my Sigma 150-600 C and 60-600 S on the bodies with the EF adapter. They worked pretty well, although Sigma sent out an advisory that they can focus on only the centre 80% of the area. See: https://www.sigmaphoto.com/article/o...with-canon-r5/. That was not a problem for me.
it's early days yet but here are some shots I took at the zoo and the local gannet colony.
A Cotton-top Tamarin Canon EOS R6, RF 100-500, 428mm, f7.1, 1/500sec, ISO-1250.
This tiny lizard is only about 100mm long, photographed through smudgy glass in rather dim conditions. 500mm, f/8, 1/500sec, ISO -3200
Tracking despite the clutter: this gannet was really motoring but the tracking kept it locked in. 159mm, f/7.1, 1/400sec, ISO-100
The back-light showed the internal structure of the wings 157mm, f/10, 1/500sec, ISO-100
Fast air! 133mm, f/8, 1/500sec, ISO=100
It's early days yet, and I am working on the settings that most match my shooting style and subjects, but so far I am very impressed by the performance of this unit with the native lenses.