easy:Canon 1D X MARK III OR R5. AND I00 X 400 II OR R100 X 500
When a grizzly bear charged me the Canon 70 x 200 on th 1D mark 4 went into the river It was submerged about a minute but that is all it takes. Canon say that mold will begin to grow inside the lens and eat the coatings. My only consolation was the bear stopped
the eagle would have been better if you had manually focused to where the bird would be. the willows are in the way. The middle picture appears to be out of focus If the 'eye' is sharp the photo is sharp, but that may be the internet
I did three weeks several years ago. of the cameras you mentioned the 7D2 will give you the best results. I have had a 100 x 400 II for many years and still use it professionally. adding the 1.4 III will give you and extended reach. My 1DX III ON MY 600 F4 II gives better pictures but, it's really heavy and very expensive. I will be upgrading to reduce weight to the R5 and the 100x500 but there is a steep learning curve to upgrade. especially the few shots you get with the batteries and the huge photo storage you need.
my mouse, keyboard and external hard drives will quit at random times. Have done all the updates
this photo does not work. My eye goes to the empty space and then looks for the subject because the subject is not in the right place, (area on the left side.) is out of sight completely destroying the photo It would go in my trash bin or be reworked in photoshop. far less space on the right center and some space on the left.
I do speak from some experience making a living selling pictures for thirty years.
I am showing a northern cardinal picture I took with my Canon 600 f4 and 1DX mark III
the bill and eye are tack sharp, but the breast feathers, feet and finally the tail are badly out of focus. So my question is what kind of camera settings do I need to make all the bird sharp these were iso 800, f5.6 and 1/3200. How would you set up the camera to get better results. Or would you take several pictures with different focus points and combine them?
I have been a Canon user a long time. This company will not go out of business anytime soon. But I do believe they will quit producing high end SLR's
like my new 1 D MARK X III I was talking to a member of Canon Professional Service. who basically said the same thing. Production will shift to R cameras I think they will have a pro model in a year or so
To get the newest update for the Canon Raw I had to update my computers as well. For my Mac Pro I had to up date the operating system, now at 11.0 Big Sur then I had to update my Photoshop to the latest edition. 22.2.1. The new systems are simply so much better in what they can do, it is worth updating a couple of times a year.
I have been shooting a Canon 1DX for several years. I upgraded to the 1DX Mark III several months ago. Yes it is 1DX mark III. and it and all the "R" cameras shoot CR3
wrong. Do not convert to DNG. camera raw CR2 and Cr3 open fine after updating the camera raw updates
be sure you update the camera raw in your computer. My Apple Mac Pro still will not open the CR3 images but with the photoshop, bridge, and camera raw updates every thing works fine
I agree . I have made my living for 30 years selling wildlife pictures. I have always used Canon, and since they were made, the top pro model starting with the 1D The image from the top cameras is simply better, and when you are competing with the very best photographers you simply have to have the latest. My newest camera the Canon 1DX mark three, takes great pictures if you give it the chance. I mean use a tripod if you can especially in low light. Use as high an iso you can get away with. I almost always use 800, or with this camera 1600 to get the fastest shutter as possible. Dont shoot the minimum f stop because the depth of field is too small.
I remember doing research many years ago about the colors within the pixel The high end cameras had a better structure. Maybe some one with more knowledge than I will comment about this