I bought the R7. At 48 years old, it’s my first “real” camera. I could not be happier. Got the kit lens and the 100-400mm lens. This combination of kit has allowed me implement many of the things you talk bout in your videos and speed up my learning. It has been awesome. Thanks for the videos.

@fgb3126

Жыл бұрын

What post processing program do you use?

@scardoso95

Жыл бұрын

@@fgb3126 I use mostly Adobe Lightroom and very little of photoshop

By far and away the BEST review of the R7 out there. I was seriously interested in the R7 as a 2nd body to my R5. I started this whole wildlife photography a little over 2 years ago with an M50 and a 100-400 ii after an much earlier fail 30 years ago when my Dad (a wild life photographer) passed and left me a lot of photography gear including many bodies, motor winders, lenses along with all the dark room gear. Well, it was just mind boggling and I never was able to get any good photos with that kit and gave up. About 30 years later I was trying to make a video of me playing the guitar and I sprung for my 1st new camara in 30 years the M50. Well by comparison to the old Nikon, Hasselblad etc., gear my dad left me it blew me away and I thought well maybe now I could. That’s when I found you and purchased the 100 to 400 ii. I have a great dealer close by who is quite fair on trade ups (a good thing). I traded up to an R6 as I was struggling with fast moving birds. Well, being the dummy, I am I never realized how much reach I was about to lose and when I went out for my 1st session with my new R6 I was deflated. Duade to the rescue and I bought the RF 800 and was back in business. It’s just gone on from there. Thanks to Duade I am getting some decent shots and I am happily broke 😊. I think I will wait for the R6 ii as my second body, just to keep all the buttons the same. If I started with the R7, I probably would still be shooting an R7. The eye tracking, 15 FPS, pixels on the target and reach were really the big game changers for me and the reasons for all my subsequent upgrades all the way to the R5. The R7 has it all and for HOW MUCH $$$ wow.

@Duade

Жыл бұрын

Great to hear mate, yes, I suspect the R62 will be a nice improvement over the R6. I do wish the R7 had slightly better specs but for its price it performs very well. Cheers, Duade

@andrewcrossley2448

3 ай бұрын

Great story. I think an old Hasselblad still has a use. Unbelievable lenses and the need to plan every shot. Like my old Bronica ETRS and Fuji 6x9. When you have a tripod, a sunset over the Grand Canyon, the ability to understand metering and exposure compensation and Fuji Velvia 50, nothing comes close. Of course nowadays the crazy cost of film and, most importantly, the lack of high quality consumer film scanners are limitations. As a compromise I’ve just taken delivery of a Fuji X100 VI to get back into careful composition, high keeper hit rates, as well as the lovely film simulations, IBIS and weight/size. I guess it depends on the game of wait, machine gun like firing, and binning most shots that wildlife photographers need to do vs crafted shots. Mirrorless and cropped sensor cameras are great for wildlife. Olympus are superb for outdoors types, especially the Pro II. However, a 5D mk 3, on a tripod, with a prime L lens and mirror lock is still awesome for landscape and architecture. Depends on which tools and which sub trade. I’m still considering a new R7 for the extra reach but for a laugh tried the little EOS M5 on the fantastic VFM EF 70-300 mkII using the converter. It’s not up to bird watching but at 480mm and the great IS in the lens delivers great results for, in my case, no money. As an aside, I was in a top photo shop in London last week and asked the pro why the R converter mounts are impossible to find. He was pretty sanguine. ‘They are holding them back so they force the buyer to invest in new R lenses and they are more expensive than the older EF and EF-S lenses we all have (12 in my case). It’s called system lock in by the Harvard Business School crowd, so until a mount comes available I’m resisting this. Might even sell up and defect to Fuji or Olympus. The new OM1 mk 2 looks awesome and great VFM.

"It all comes down to what you get for your money"- Duade Thank you Duade for all your analysis of the R7. So many reviewers focus on comparing this camera to professional level cameras and not mentioning the cost. They say, "The R5 is better than the R7" but then they ignore the difference in price. I agree with you that this camera has the best features for the PRICE! It's not perfect for sure, but I really enjoy the capabilities and I can afford it. It works for me.

@Duade

Жыл бұрын

Very true, and is the reason we have so many different bodies, otherwise we would all just get an A1 or Z9 as they are the best. But the majority of people cannot afford those cameras. Cheers, Duade

@colintraveller

Жыл бұрын

Finally someone else has noticed this as well . I've mention several times on other channels . They don't care all they care about is Likes , subs and views and brown nosing the brand .

@MrRotum

Жыл бұрын

this is true..."It all comes down to what you get for your money" Using Electronic shutter you get: * 12bit and only 0.5 seconds as the longest shutterspeed * hugh rolling shutter, woobling and a useless 30fps atleast for moving subjects, I wonder what the wobbling,warping would do to the image stacking mode ... * also you get a massive crop in 4k60p (the non lineskipping version) * Super small bufffer * You get awesome loud mechanical shutter. I have no clue for what more you can ask for ....for the money paid? This camera is clearly wrong named this is the R70....as someone allready stated.

@WilsoonHarrvey

Жыл бұрын

@@MrRotum Love my R7, it's a big step up from an old amateur camera like a Nikon D3200. I never use the whole buffer shooting wildlife, so I don't know why so many people complain about it.

@ajc1482

Жыл бұрын

@@MrRotum firstly this shutter is whisper quiet compared to the Canon DSLRs, and I can't say I've ever missed a shot because the shutter scared the wildlife away. The rolling shutter is an issue, but how often are people actually going to shoot 30fps with the ES?, 15fps with the MS is more than enough.

I just bought it (3 weeks ago) in combination with the RF 100-500. I was coming from an 80D + 400mm F5.6, and the difference is massive. Photographing now is like a different experience. The IBIS from the R7 and the IS from the lens make the image perfectly still, to the point I can handhold video and make it usable… at 800mm! That’s just crazy to me. I can take pics at 1/125 in a dark cloudy day with 800mm in my hands without a tripod and still get plenty of sharp shots, even of small and fast birds. I can shoot now plenty of species just by walking around in the woods, which I could never do before. The live view is very useful and helps a lot with burnt whites, making me have more keepers. The viewfinder is so clear I can now use both eyes easily. The eye tracking just grabs the eye and sticks to it in the majority of situations. Having so many FPS multiplies the number of sharp shots to the point I have so many keepers I’m struggling to process all the pictures now. The zoom lens allows for wider and habitat images and landscapes, or for portrait/full body pictures of a subject if you are close enough. I also take macro pictures frequently and the ability of the lens to focus so closely makes it an absolute pleasure to use with big insects as praying mantis or butterflies, or for frogs/toads. I couldn’t believe how sharp and detailed were a handful of shots I took of a mantis a few days ago, they look like taken by an actual a macro lens. Plus the camera has the focus-stacking feature which is something I already did with Photoshop for macro pics before, and it works very good saving me a big amount of time. Maybe I’m too biased but overall the combination of those two has changed the game of wildlife photography for me, literally.

@Duade

Жыл бұрын

What a wonderful review and exactly what I suspected so it is great to hear from someone first hand. Cheers, Duade

@fernandoish9194

Жыл бұрын

I erased some things from the comment so it wouldn’t be so long, but for anyone interested here are other advantages I’ve found from that R7+100-500 combo: - The eye tracking, the flip screen and the fast FPS allow to shoot while looking through the screen live (instead of the viewfinder). You can handhold the camera at ground level, open and flip the screen, focus and shoot and you’ll get the eye sharp and crisp. You don’t even have to be very precise with the central AF point because the eye tracking will stick to the eye fast. For me that’s very useful in rivers and lakes, since where I live (mountains) the shores are usually steep and you can’t lie down. If you sit and look through the viewfinder the perspective is too high. If you lower the camera to water level the background looks way better and smoother, and I could never do this with my 80D before. - The combo is like a 4x4 camera+lens. You can just walk around carrying it with no tripod and you can take pictures of small birds, landscape at 100mm, macro of big insects and amphibians, or mushrooms and flowers, big flying birds or mammals all in one. And the quality is excellent for everything. Lightweight, no changing lenses or carrying tripods. - The focus stacking feature works very good if you handhold it carefuly. Set the number of shots for 8-10, keep the stabiliser on, and hold the camera still. I took some pictures of big mushrooms and it blends the images perfectly. Even in a dark forest you can handhold at 1/125 or so and if you don’t move the camera the focus staking will work. Razor sharp mushroom from the front to the back and smooth background. - 800mm is such a long distance that allows you to take pictures from small birds while still being outside of their “security distance”. It has opened the option of taking pics of some species that would just fly away before. And you can crop quite good with 32 megapixels. - Talking about distance, the option of zooming in 10x digitally while watching live in the screen is crazy to watch fauna at a great distance. If you haven’t done it, try it, because it might surprise you the way you can zoom in so much from so far. I’ve found that useful to just sit and watch birds and roe deer from a great distance without disturbing them. Hope that helped and sorry for the long text 😅

Great review! I think I've made my decision to get the R7 based on it. There have been some negative reviews of this camera around, which gave me pause, but this information is thorough, based on usability, bang for buck, and image quality. So many reviewers seem to be more interested in their own personalities and self aggrandizing, witty rabble rousing, etc. Duade sticks to the point! And the pics inlcuded are awesome!🤠

It would be so nice if Canon released R7 II that adress all the issues of R7 just like they refined R6. Something without AA filter on a sensor, with faster readout speed, uncropped oversampled 4K60p, good looking FullHD 240p, better EVF, bigger buffer and R6II ergonomics.

@Duade

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, I totally agree, the R7 is good for its price but they could make a better ASPC body with more features at a higher price point. Cheers, Duade

Being old and having learned the craft in the 1980's when we had 24 or 36 rolls of film, your thumb did the winding and everything was manual, I have zero need to worry about a buffer 😀

Great review, Duade!

Thanks. Really clear and detailed review

Thank you for this great review

Great video!! Thank you!!

Lots of useful info, thanks much!

Thanks for throwing this together, I bought this a few weeks ago after watching a lot of videos, yours included. Generally I'm pretty happy with it! Still waffling a bit on the APS-C vs. Full Frame so I might just need to get a full frame too for landscape and low light, but that's a problem for future me.

Great review!

Thank you for such a detailed review.

Thanks Duade... you are always so practical and insightful! Keep these great videos coming 👏

Thanks Duane! Very good review.

Brilliant review. thank you so much.

Thanks, great review

THE review we were all waiting for :) Excellent quality content, as usual mate!

Thanks, Duade. Fantastic video.

great video. so much info. BRAVO

Great video thank you so much

Thank you a lot for the effort you put in this video! Such great value.

Thanks Duade. I’ve been looking forward to your review and it didn’t disappoint. Lots of insightful thoughts that resonate with my experiences with the camera.

That was awesome Duade, so much work producing this video. Being a 7Dmk2 owner this is the best upgrade for me. Starting full time work early next year so it is on my shopping list. Thank you for your passion.

Excellent video. It helped me a lot.

excellent review

Thanks, very nice video! Complete and clean explanation!

Wow lots of learning here, this was a great video!

Thanks a lot for this video with these very much detailed informations !

Hello Duade , thank you for all the info you provide , i really enjoy your tutorials especially on the Canon R7 and the RF100-400 lens , recently started using the RF100-400 and R7 combo and i am absolutely blown away by the quality of the images

I just got the R8, I feel relieved when it came out that I didn’t get this R7 Crop.

Impressive job on this review. Congrats and thank you, Duade. Brazilian fan here!

This was a great revue. I learned so much from this video. Thank you.

Spectacular review. Many thanks 🙏🙏😊😊

I have had the R7 for a month or so now coming from a 7dmarkii. It's a huge jump up. Auto focus and image quality is brilliant and that's what ef lens. Would recommend it to anyone. ( my only small issue wud be I wish it had better weather sealing etc) but for the price point I can't belive how good the auto focus is. All my images are soo much sharper compared to using the 7dmarkii. Great video .

You give the Best camera review I've see. Great Job!

Excellent review with loads of real information one will require. Thank you, sir!

Thank you for this very thorough report. Your joy in sharing makes me happy. I just received my r7 and I can't wait to test it with your advice. Thanks a lot!

Awesome review! Thank you! I have been watching your videos for a while now. I love that you are chilled out, not jump cutting all the time and that you got no noisy background music. Now I am curios on how you set up your dual back button af om your r7🧐 Always interesting to see those for me totaly new bird species. I would love to travel to Australia in the future just for that. Greetings from a German fan ;)

Hi Duade, You have done an amazing job with this review and I am now a new subscriber to your channel! Thank you for all of your time and effort you put into your reviews. You mentioned the 400mm 5.6 was your favorite lens have you tried it on the R7 and if so how did it perform? Many thanks and please keep the videos coming!!!

A lot of good content in this video. Well done.

Stunning video- thx from Czech Republic

I really appreciate your well balanced reviews and how you always keep price point in perspective. I think you have one of the best channels for amateurs on a budget. I just switched from the Nikon D500 to the R7. I love the D500, but unfortunately Nikon still hasn't produced a mirrorless crop-sensor successor that works well for fast action. I've been sticking with DSLR for a while, but the eye auto-detect really seems like a game changer.

@Duade

8 ай бұрын

Great to hear Leo, I hope it works out well for you, if you did not see my last video shooting in H mode will have better AF accuracy than H+. Also thanks for the support. Cheers, Duade

Thank you so much for a superb, incredibly detailed, review. I had a few questions that your review answered and have learned so much about my next camera.

Thank you for the in-depth review, the best I've watched. I was torn between the 90D and R7 as an upgrade from my 80D and this has answered so many questions for me.

Love your content, can't wait to get my R7 and 100-400! Cheers

14:50 a quick explanation why the ISO changes the file size: Canon‘s RAW is always compressed. RAW is lossless compressed and CRAW is lossy compressed. Compression works by removing duplications and patterns. Increasing the ISO increases noise. 100% noise cannot be compressed at all since it is (even by definition) free of patterns. Sony‘s uncompressed RAWs don’t exhibit that phenomenon because it’s uncompressed and thus storing the data form the sensor without computation but it’s also about twice the size of a Canon RAW file.

@Duade

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the explanation, very helpful, Cheers, Duade

an simply excellent video! :)

Great content. Thanks for sharing this. I shoot the R5 with the RF100-500 and a few months ago I was asked by several folks to demonstrate the capabilities and how i have it set up. One person could not really manage the weight of my gear. She really liked my setup, so I recommended the R7 and RF100-400 as an alternative for her situation. While she did move forward with the recommendation, I sure could have used this video to help her understand the trade-offs. I will keep this one in mind to share.

@Duade

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure Thomas, glad to hear the videos are helpful. Congrats on the R5. Cheers, Duade 👍

I moved from a 5D4 to the R7. I kept all my good EF lenses. I have had great luck with the 100-400II and both the 1.4 and 2 extenders- both the latest iterations. The thing that absolutely amazed me was using this combination for macro shooting. With the 2X extender, I can focus at about 22 inches at full zoom. I’ve gotten some amazing jumping spider, butterfly, bee, plant etc. shots. It is great to be able to sit in a photo blind waiting to take a BIF or a Bird on water shot and look down at my feet and be able to take a bee on a flower and whip back up to capture black-necked stilts in flight. I was a portrait photographer for 48 years before I retired and took up wildlife. (At least a little wilder than what I was taking before) The R7 is my first mirrorless and I love it. It has taken awhile to figure what works best for me (still adjusting) Your videos have helped a lot. I am getting great pictures. Thanks.

@Duade

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing Rick, that is wonderful to hear, yes the extenders and AF is pretty incredible, thanks for sharing, Cheers, Duade

Thank you for the video!! I just bought the R7, can't wait for it ;)

Thanks! I know much more about the camera I own now👍

Thank you for the dedication that your put in this video. I always like your type of review. I just wondering how the weather sealing performace in the rain?

What an awsun video full of valuable info

Thank you, very much! Enjoyed the video very much, came out knowing a lot more about R7, I am crawling towards R6-MII. Merry Christmas and happy new year!

Wonderful video :) Thanks a lot for your suggestions, I am surely getting R7 :)

I recently upgraded to an R7 (from my first camera which was a VERY old Rebel Xsi that I got back in 2008 haha), so this video was extremely helpful for me to understand many of the new-to-me features! I'll be saving up for RF lenses so I can do more wildlife photography (my favorite subject to shoot along with macro). I love how you walked us through the process of actually using the camera, especially with the autofocus options. Thank you!!

Thanks Duade, always love your content.

@Duade

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure, Cheers, Duade

Thank you!!!

Can’t wait for your review on the R6 Mark 2. Prebooked it already, a couple of days ago.

Very well done video as usual. So many graphics and helps that most people don't do. I'm a nikon shooter but still find this interesting content to see what other manufacturers are doing. Thanks.

WOW ! This is the best camera review video I've seen!

Epic review Duade, great stuff.

@Duade

Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, Cheers, Duade

A Fantastic & honest review! Your efforts are highly appreciable. should be helpful, if you could put a video on the dual auto focus setup in your R7.

Excellent review. I am evaluating to upgrade from my 70D and your video helped me a lot. Thank you.

this video helped me understand my new r10 and reprogram a few buttons, thank you

Great content and just bought the 800mm today amazing lens , always like your input to your videos keep up the great work

Thank you, this was very informative and covered a lot more than other reviews I've watched so far. It looks like my next camera, just need to decide on a lens now as I won't be able to get more than one to start with - and using my old ones obviously but as I want the most out of the camera, a suitable lens would be great to begin with.

Best camera Buyer Guide I ever seen.

Best review ever.. good job man!

@Duade

2 ай бұрын

Much appreciated!

very helpfull video..thank you..!

simply love it !!

As a new R7 owner, I probably should have watched this before buying. However, I don't really have many second thoughts afte rwatching your review. I appreciated the detail and objectivity, and find that I'm probably the exact demographic for this camera's plusses. Maybe I'll move up some day!

@Duade

5 ай бұрын

Thanks David, it is a very nice camera for the price and a big upgrade over the 7D2 etc. I just find the R5 more refined as you would expect for the price. Have fun with the R7, Cheers, Duade

Another really interesting video. Like any camera, there are obviously really great features but always things that can be improved... Nothing is perfect 🙂

Wow the picture of the Turkey !!

Fantastic review and thank you for covering so many details.

@Duade

Жыл бұрын

Hi Romel, my pleasure, Cheers, Duade

Thanks Duade for the amount of time and effort you put into making these videos. It is very appreciated. You are fast becoming one of my 'go to' channels for learning about photography.

@Duade

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Pauline, I appreciate the ongoing support, Cheers, Duade

I am thinking of getting the R7, and this was very informative. Thank you.

Duane, thanks for this wonderful video. I'll definitely be buying the R7 when I've saved up enough!

Awesome review Duade. Thank you.

@Duade

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure mate, Cheers, Duade

Great video, love all the details and charts. You have put a lot of work in to this review and have helped me tremendously in my decision to buy the R7. I also love your distractions to get a photo nearby and then you show the results of the distraction too! You always share everything, good and bad plus more in all your videos Thank you Duade.

@Duade

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Lorraine, my pleasure. Cheers, Duade 👍

Thanks for the great video. I'm going to head down to my local camera shop tomorrow to check out an r7 in person

Thank you so much Duade. 100% great information and no waffle mate. Cheers

@Duade

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure, Cheers, DUade

A must-see video for anyone considering buying this camera. Very well done.

I enjoy using the R7 with the RF 100-400 mm lens for wildlife after using Canon 80D for several years.

Wow what a fantastic review, this has helped heaps

@Duade

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris, my pleasure mate, Cheers, Duade

Fantastic review as usual. Great content with indepth information 👍. Loved it 👏

@Duade

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Vinayak, it was a long video but hopefully helpful for those interested in this camera. Cheers, Duade

Thanks for the video, your enthusiasm is contagious, seen your video I just want to grab my old gear and go shooting (the only I have😂) Regards from Sweden

Awesome review Duade. Best ive seen by far for this body! Well done. Very informative

@Duade

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Adrian, I appreciate the feedback, Cheers, Duade

Great video. Very informative. I bought the R 7 & 100-500 lens. Great combination. Still getting familiar with auto focus systems.

Hello Duade excellent information Thankyou, you mentioned ef lenses going ok on the R7 does that follow for a sigma 500mm f4 sport lense? I run an eos 5D MkIV currently, however based on your review I’m interested in an r7 with or without the rf to ef converter. Again Thankyou for your inspiring and real videos, I actually enjoy the fact that you get sidetracked in your presentations when birds show up as it shows your connection and passion for the Bush. Again many thanks.

Duade. Really, really good video. Thank you for your viewers sending in their pics as well. Watched it all! Won’t be buying the R7. I’ll will wait on the R5 mkii when it comes. Take care!

I watched this review from beginning to end as your info was straight to the point and honest. I think bang for my bucks this would be the best upgrade from eos 6d m2 as I am a casual shooter (family and travel). I have lugged the 6d and the 7d around the globe ending up with tired arms due to weight.

I am planning to upgrade from the eos 90D, and I found this quite useful. Thank you.

Fantastic review, best I have seen easily. I’m about to buy the R7

Great informative video around the R7. Great to see what’s capable of and things to be mindful of in using it. Thank you.

@Duade

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure Denise, Cheers, Duade 👍

Thanks Duade, very comprehensive review. on the R7 , plenty to think about🙂

@Duade

Жыл бұрын

Thanks John, glad it was helpful, Cheers, Duade

Great review Duade! I really like that you took the time to compare the R5 FF + crop to the R7 APS-C, and I especially found your test on the buffer (& SD card speeds) very useful! I'll make sure to recommend your video to others who are considering to buy the R7! Thx for putting in so much effort, great work!

@Duade

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Alexander, great to hear it was helpful, I appreciate the share, Cheers, Duade