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22nd July 2022, 04:19 AM
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Sigma lenses with Canon R7 AF eye tracking
I'm considering getting a Canon R7. I would use Sigma 150-600 C, Sigma 120-300, and Sigma 70-200 to photograph birds.
I am informed that the R7 Sigma 150-600 'pulses' when AF eye tracking birds.
Has anyone got experience with the two other lenses?
I have decided to get the R7. It's on pre-order. Hopefully in a couple of months I will have done tests on the three lenses. Will post my findings sometime prior to Christmas.
Last edited by BobGilbody; 28th July 2022 at 07:10 AM.
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19th August 2022, 06:08 PM
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Re: Sigma lenses with Canon R7 AF eye tracking
Yesterday was the first day with the R7. I used it with Sigma 150-600 C with a 2x extender. I was able to take hand held photos of birds. The R7 is a game changer. Similar cameras from Nikon, Fuji etc. are much the same I guess. I will keep the 5Ds for certain situations. The 80D is already gone. The difference between the 80D and R7 is big. I'll not bother saying more because what I think about things is pretty much only applicable to me.
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19th August 2022, 08:58 PM
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Re: Sigma lenses with Canon R7 AF eye tracking
This is helpful, even though I don't do much with birds. I do a lot of candids of kids, who never stay put, and I'm thinking of replacing the old 7D I now use for macro with an R7 to use for both macros and kids, as well as for times when I don't want the weight of my 5D IV.
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21st August 2022, 01:08 AM
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Re: Sigma lenses with Canon R7 AF eye tracking
Happy you found it useful Dan.
Image from today using 70-200. Still manage to frame the bird wrong.
R7 day 3 20 08 22-9573-DeNoiseAI-standard PP1 by Bob Gilbody, on Flickr
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25th August 2022, 12:14 AM
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Re: Sigma lenses with Canon R7 AF eye tracking
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5th September 2022, 11:28 PM
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Re: Sigma lenses with Canon R7 AF eye tracking
Today I tried using the R7 with a 600EX-RT flash.
I just let the camera do its thing. The result was the following.
The eye detection worked fine.
Flash 06 09 22-0948 by Bob Gilbody, on Flickr
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14th June 2023, 03:18 AM
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Re: Sigma lenses with Canon R7 AF eye tracking
There is a fellow on you tube his name is Duane Paton. He did a video for settings when you a sigma lens on the R7. Apparantly the settings take care of the pulsing issue with the 150-600. Hope it helps.
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16th June 2023, 09:35 AM
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Re: Sigma lenses with Canon R7 AF eye tracking
Thanks Rita. I will check him out.
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