Canon R7 Review // Fair Dinkum Wildlife Camera or Dog's Breakfast?
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- Canon R7 review after taking 50,000 photos in the field using 7 different lenses. The first 1,000 people to use the link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: skl.sh/duadepaton1122
I hope you find the review helpful and I would love to hear your thoughts in the comments. Cheers, Duade
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Chapters
00:00 R7 Full Review
00:52 R7 Introduction
02:25 R7 Camera Specs
03:56 R7 Layout
10:24 FPS & Buffer
17:46 Kingfisher
18:34 Buffer Feedback
19:11 Shutter Modes
23:35 Sponsorship Skillshare
24:41 Pre-burst feature
27:32 R7 Sensor
31:34 Noise Performance
34:13 Image Quality
37:30 R7 Lenses
38:55 Autofocus
43:08 Field Performance
45:59 Video Features
46:48 R7 Who Should Buy
48:11 User Images
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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.
What post processing program do you use?
@@fgb3126 I use mostly Adobe Lightroom and very little of photoshop
Great review, Duade!
Thanks Duade... you are always so practical and insightful! Keep these great videos coming 👏
Thanks Duane! Very good review.
Thank you for this great review
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.
Thanks, Duade. Fantastic video.
Thank you for such a detailed review.
Thank you a lot for the effort you put in this video! Such great value.
Thanks, very nice video! Complete and clean explanation!
You give the Best camera review I've see. Great Job!
Thanks a lot for this video with these very much detailed informations !
Stunning video- thx from Czech Republic
This was a great revue. I learned so much from this video. Thank you.
Brilliant review. thank you so much.
Thanks. Really clear and detailed review
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!
Spectacular review. Many thanks 🙏🙏😊😊
Love your content, can't wait to get my R7 and 100-400! Cheers
THE review we were all waiting for :) Excellent quality content, as usual mate!
Lots of useful info, thanks much!
WOW ! This is the best camera review video I've seen!
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.
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.
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
Wow lots of learning here, this was a great video!
Impressive job on this review. Congrats and thank you, Duade. Brazilian fan here!
Great review!
Thank you for the video!! I just bought the R7, can't wait for it ;)
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 :)
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.
Best camera Buyer Guide I ever seen.
Can’t wait for your review on the R6 Mark 2. Prebooked it already, a couple of days ago.
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 ;)
great video. so much info. BRAVO
Thanks, great review
Thanks! I know much more about the camera I own now👍
A lot of good content in this video. Well done.
Thanks for the great video. I'm going to head down to my local camera shop tomorrow to check out an r7 in person
Wow the picture of the Turkey !!
A must-see video for anyone considering buying this camera. Very well done.
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.
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.
Another really interesting video. Like any camera, there are obviously really great features but always things that can be improved... Nothing is perfect 🙂
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
Excellent review. I am evaluating to upgrade from my 70D and your video helped me a lot. Thank you.
Duane, thanks for this wonderful video. I'll definitely be buying the R7 when I've saved up enough!
I am thinking of getting the R7, and this was very informative. Thank you.
Fantastic review, best I have seen easily. I’m about to buy the R7
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!
Great video. Very informative. I bought the R 7 & 100-500 lens. Great combination. Still getting familiar with auto focus systems.
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.
Incredible video 🍻
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.
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
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.
Thanks Duade, always love your content.
My pleasure, Cheers, Duade
Epic review Duade, great stuff.
Thanks mate, Cheers, Duade
Acquainted with this talented young wildlife photographer at 35:05 awhile ago. I'm not surprise if he & the rest of R7 users could be even better after watching this episode. Great, great video! cheers!
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!!
Excellent video. It helped me a lot.
Fantastic review and thank you for covering so many details.
Hi Romel, my pleasure, Cheers, Duade
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?
Thank you for this comprehensive review. Other reviewers don't invest this much time in using the camera when doing their research.
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
A wonderful video
A wonderful camera
Crop sensor in bright light at long distance explained
What an awsun video full of valuable info
Fantastic review as usual. Great content with indepth information 👍. Loved it 👏
Thanks Vinayak, it was a long video but hopefully helpful for those interested in this camera. Cheers, Duade
Awesome review Duade. Thank you.
My pleasure mate, Cheers, Duade
Wow what a fantastic review, this has helped heaps
Thanks Chris, my pleasure mate, Cheers, Duade
My first Mirrorless after a multitude of SLR (FTb through F1n) and DSLR (D10- 1DMkIII and 5D MkII). Thanks for all your videos focused on the R7. I'll go on my Alaska cruise with a good start!
Thank you so much Duade. 100% great information and no waffle mate. Cheers
My pleasure, Cheers, DUade
Great video. I think this will be my next camera. Using a Rebel T7 right now and really want to move up. This camera makes sense.
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!🤠
Best review ever.. good job man!
Much appreciated!
Awesome review Duade. Best ive seen by far for this body! Well done. Very informative
Thanks Adrian, I appreciate the feedback, Cheers, Duade
Cheers mate. I was thinking of the r6. But seeing your review. And the extra reach it'll be the r7. Glenn doncaster England 🇬🇧 all the best. Loved the review.
I am planning to upgrade from the eos 90D, and I found this quite useful. Thank you.
Great informative video around the R7. Great to see what’s capable of and things to be mindful of in using it. Thank you.
My pleasure Denise, Cheers, Duade 👍
Great review doing a talk on r7 raw burst going to refer your channel for people that are interested in learning more about the r7. Fast way to get out of raw burst is turn camera off then back on maybe faster than going thru menu.
I've been using the R7 with a 100400 EF + 1.4x extender to shoot surfing and some bird photography, for about 3 months now. Am very happy, after having a 6Dmk2 previously.
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.
Thanks Lorraine, my pleasure. Cheers, Duade 👍
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!!!
Sir we realy appriciate the way you presented the entire details about canon R7. Thank you so much for the video sir.
simply love it !!
Excellent review. I bought my R7 more than year ago, got it on relise day and am more than happy. Using old EF 300 IS 2.8 and for me it is match made in heaven for this camera. For other use apart from wildlife I am using Sigma 18-35 f1.8 which is again perfect for this camera. Had heaps of photos I am proud with and looking forward to replace unforgettable Australian bird snapping experience with European wildlife photography next year when I plan to move for a retirement. Highly appreciate your videos, thank you! My Regards
You have the best video about the Canon R7. I really liked the way you assembled it, you provided tables, real experience and comparisons. I'm happy I bought this camera. Greetings from Russia.
Thanks for this review, I am planning on replacing my 7D2, I will be going with the R7
Your review helped explain and make sense out of some of my problems and doubts. I do like the R7, and I am anxious for an update or a Mk II which with luck and planning corrects some of the glaring short comings. I do get plenty of keepers, but there is so much room for improvement.😁
Thanks Duade, very comprehensive review. on the R7 , plenty to think about🙂
Thanks John, glad it was helpful, Cheers, Duade
thanks so much, love the images in the end of the video and also how you reacted to the sacred kingfisher when you saw it while talking, i often do that while lecturing if i am facing the window, LOlL, i would give the studant a question and go to see what it is, not always but sometimes when its migration just can't help it.
great video thanks again.
Thanks, yes the old bird brain takes over at times. Cheers, Duade 👍
excellent review
an simply excellent video! :)
You are currently the best out there for wildlife photography videos and camera/lens reviews. Your hard work has paid off, well done. If I had the 1500 this bad boy the R7 would be mine, maybe later...
Love your work.
As always, keep up the good work and keep'em flying...
Thanks for the feedback, I appreciate it, Cheers, Duade
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.
What a wonderful review and exactly what I suspected so it is great to hear from someone first hand. Cheers, Duade
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 😅
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.
Thanks Pauline, I appreciate the ongoing support, 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!
Thanks Alexander, great to hear it was helpful, I appreciate the share, Cheers, Duade
Planning to buy the body, glad I ended up on this review... Very well done, much appreciated...
Brilliant video, you have kept me captivated for almost 1 hr. I purchased the R7 around 3 months ago and have been really pleased with its performance for photographing commercial transport, trains, buses, canals etc.
Great to hear, glad you enjoyed it. Cheers, Duade 👍