A few Canon R7 questions: I'm thinking of buying an R7. My long lens is the Sigma 60-600 Sport, I'm wondering if anyone on the forum uses this combo, and how well it works. Also, does...

chowe Loc: Summer, Northern CA, Winters, South Florida

I'm thinking of buying an R7. My long lens is the Sigma 60-600 Sport, I'm wondering if anyone on the forum uses this combo, and how well it works. Also, does the eye detection autofocus still work with 3rd party lenses?
Thanks.

abc1234 Loc: Elk Grove Village, Illinois

I have used it with the 150-600 C lens and love the results. The eye detection works with Sigma's 24-70 and 70-200. This function is based upon the body, not the lens. I think very highly of the R7 having come from the 60D and 80D.

bkwaters

chowe wrote:

I'm thinking of buying an R7. My long lens is the Sigma 60-600 Sport, I'm wondering if anyone on the forum uses this combo, and how well it works. Also, does the eye detection autofocus still work with 3rd party lenses?
Thanks.

You have the older version in EF mount?

Mojaveflyer Loc: Denver, CO

I use my R7 with EF lenses and have been very happy with the results. One of the lenses I use is a Sigma 150 - 600 mm lens. I've had no problems with it.....

DWU2 Loc: Phoenix Arizona area

chowe wrote:

I'm thinking of buying an R7. My long lens is the Sigma 60-600 Sport, I'm wondering if anyone on the forum uses this combo, and how well it works. Also, does the eye detection autofocus still work with 3rd party lenses?
Thanks.

I have an R7. I don't have the Sigma 60-600, but I do have the Sigma 150-500, as well as about 6 or 7 other lenses, a teleconverter, and extension tubes. What I found was that, with the Canon adapter, all of the devices worked well with the R7, with the exception of the Sigma. What happened with it was that the Canon adapter wouldn't completely click into position on the 150-500 - it was too tight to turn. I ended up buying a Meike adapter and it worked well with the Sigma. Problem solved.

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

bkwaters wrote:

You have the older version in EF mount?

That's all there is.

KimF Loc: West Central Minnesota

I have the R7 and rented the Sigma 150-600 C earlier this summer. It worked well with the EF to RF adaptor. No issues with focusing and I use eye detection often.

travisdeland Loc: deland, FL

I have the R7 and Sig 60-600 and it works well. The only caveat I run into from time to time is that if the focus is off by a lot you sometimes have to "help" the AF by turning the MF ring some. Once to focus is close enough it has no problem. All of the tracking modes work correctly.

chowe Loc: Summer, Northern CA, Winters, South Florida

Thanks for all your replies. I think I'll give it a shot.