I like to photograph birds in flight. Because they are in the forground of a bright sky, the automatic exposure, without compensation mostly gets it wrong. Even spot exposure mostly fails because they haven't yet incorporated subject tracking into spot exposure. I need to use exposure compensation to get the bird properly exposed.

My Canon R5 does have fairly good focus tracking and eye tracking. I wish the spot exposure could be coupled to the focus point but it isn't. Perhaps it will be in a future firmware upgrade or the new upcoming version of the R5.

Later this month I get a chance to take the VIA ‘Canadian’ from Toronto Ontario to Vancouver British Columbia.

While the train does not stop for long at any particular place it does have those ‘dome’ cars allowing you to capture some of the scenery as you travel across the country. I will spend time in Vancouver and then on Vancouver island in Victoria.

I could really appreciate some advice on the lenses I should take with me. One lens people suggest is the 12-200 but I do not own that lens. I would consider buying it but stock is such that it would arrive too late for my trip.

Thanks,
Ron