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Great video ! Thanks from Toronto

Loved this video. I’m not a fan of giving up the half-shutter focus and you’re the only one I’ve watched who has a solution that doesn’t give that up. I set my R6II up the way you did except i set up the * button to toggle between subject types, since I want to take more than animal photos.

THANK YOU for this video! I went ahead and set my camera up for Birds & nature shots as you instructed. one thing that is really bothering me is that I keep getting all the red tiny boxes on my pictures in "Playback" Also, Do I need a lens hood? I have the 18-150 lens & the 100-400 RF lens. I still get blurry pics. I want to zoom in and get very sharp pics...I hope that's possible. I'm in the learning phase.

Thank you for the video. What a coincidence! Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II is my beloved telephoto lens that I never want to part with. Only difference is; I use DSLRs. Pair this legendary lens with a legendary body 1D Mark IV and EF 2x III extender. This produces a reach of 780mm due to its 1.3 crop factor. Yes, it’s heavy so, always use it on sturdy tripod or monopod. I've seen my friend use EF 400 f/4L IS II DO version. Seems pretty good. But not good enough for me to replace my 300mm 2.8 with that glass. May hand-holdable BIF combo is 7D + EF 400mm f/5.6L. Enjoy wildlife safaris in national parks and capture shots as per my choice with these combos. Being a hobbyist photographer, I’m completely satisfied with these gears. Do not see compelling reasons to switch to the mirrorless system. Rather save money for safaris. Thanks again.

Your first world problems make me chuckle , I think the camera is swell I love my R8

Great videos! Very interesting, useful and well planned and executed experiments. Will definitely keep this one in my favorite and watch it again. thanks for sharing this.

Absolutely brilliant explanation.

The most detailed and helpful discussion of Canon R62 autofocus I've seen. I don't photograph birds, but I've learned so much to help me understand this complex system. Thanks.

1. Con, the rear AF button - I don't have a problem and I never hit it accidentally like you describe. Second Con - no joystick, apart from the need of joystick being reduced by state of art AF and subject detection modes, you have failed to mention that you can setup the rear touchscreen to move the focusing point when you hold your camera to the eye. 3. Con, battery - fair enough apart from you failing to mention, that you can power it by PD powerbank through USB C or PD adapter if you close to outlet - so theoretically, if overheating is not and issue - which can be sorted by portable battery powered fan etc., you can film as long as the capacity of your powerbank allows. 4. The buffer, yep is is shallow, but you can greatly compensate for it by utilising the smaller raw option or jpegs, an I also use 20 FPS only and try to burst in critical moments only. I am not going to go through hundreds of shots to choose the 5 best ones. 5. Horses for courses, R8 is not built for long continuous filming in higher ambient temperatures, unless you are willing to use small portable fan i.e. - amzn.to/3YeajFE For me R8 is perfect, I use it for photo and video without any limitations as my ambient temps are usually not too high and if I need to record something continuously I utilise the fan.

Its very good video. Can I save these settings to C1 0r C2. so that I can use camera for Landscape photography?

This is super informative and very well explained. I really appreciate your time and your easy to understand explanations on each feature. I am half way done and already learned so much. Looking forward to try the new settings tomorrow. Thank you!

My Lord, what a wild and sad story. It's crazy that the talon could penetrate the skull. A rescue probably wouldn't have even helped by that point. Assuming the brain drama took place before it was perched up in imobile. It's a shame that even if we can never document behavior like this again, we'll be looking at such a small sample size that it's hard to deduce much. This might happen three or four times in a lifetime in a way that can be monitored. Maybe never again. And at that point, it's hard to draw any reasonable inferences or conclusions about why this happens. What triggered the hesitance to eat the hawk immediately.

Yeah one thing that I have definitely observed since I've started following nests is that people get caught up in it and get very mad at who's ever taking the photos for not intervening. Even when it's not practical or legal or necessarily even beneficial for the species. Become sort of like a reality television show instead of nature. And I can understand it. Even just getting this short video I was falling in love with tuffy. But I have to remember that there's really no reason to judge the eagles. They're behaving on instinct and we're presumably confused themselves. But boy you really wish you could put your mind temporarily inside the minds of the mother when she was abducting the thing and then chose not to kill it. Did they think it was an eagle?? Why feed it 16 times and then change your mind. I doubt the eagles even really know themselves why. But it is incredibly bizarre behavior. Infinite variables at play. Hopefully now that this is sort of a famous story that people will spot a successful version of a bald eagle raising a hawk.

”eagle experts assurred Us this wouldn't happen." I'm not an expert but how could anyone make that assurance? These things are incredibly hard to predict, even if the proper eglets from the proper parents. Even then, occasionally they're sibling aside or infanticide or one won't get fed or whatever.... So I don't know how they could confidently assert that the Hawks wouldn't be killed. But like I said, I'm not an expert. But I would have assumed that was a threat at any point.

thnaks, some great points and helpful hints!

I hope they will share some of these features on Canon R6

Excellent video! Thanks for the free resource. Subbed immediately

This is sooo good, thank you

also, you are very knowledgeable, have you considered breaking your videos up into shorter videos for each camera you do? you might also consider trying to get some affiliate links to products you recommend like the memory cards, extra batteries, tripods, and lenses?

Which lens do you like for birding with this camera?

Much appreciate this Doug. Excellent!

I very much appreciated your documentary, which skillfully conveys a tremendous amount of informative while also remaining respectful of a difficult situation. I live in a town just a bit north of Gilroy and followed the Tuffy story as it was unfolding on facebook, and was so annoyed at the folks who always seemed to come up with a 'benign' explanation for the vicious behaviors that we could all see for ourselves that was happening between the eagles and hawklet. I felt gaslit, because I could see with my own eyes what was going on. I imagine you felt 1000x more of that exasperation. In any case, thank you for providing a detailed account of little Tuffy's life and for sharing so much of your expertise. You have a great talent for not only narrating a story in a captivating way, but also for designing a visually stunning presentation. Thank you!

Very informative, thanks!

Love the clear explanation, thanks a lot

I found your 3 back button video first and did the set up. Will this video still apply? I don't want to do changes and then mess up the back button video settings? Than you in advance Phyllis

interesting test. so are you saying there's no advantage of using a cropped sensor camera vs a high MP full frame camera?

That was a great comparison. I’m considering one or the other and leaning toward the 300 ii. You mentioned that the r7 did not take well to the 400 do, but does the r7 take well to the 300ii? With teleconverters?

Professor thank you. A great video guide. It helped me to understand my R7 I have to bookmark it. God bless.

What is the advantage of mechanical over 1st curtain?

This was such a great class, thank you! I’m new to canon and you are a great instructor.

How do you move the focus point with these settings? I can't hold the buttons down AND use the joystick at the same time.

Great video! Thank you

Ultimate tutorial. Appreciate your efforts.

this vid is immaculate, thank you!

Thank you so much for this video! I now have my R set up the way it actually works well :)

On your r7 tests with the DO, which shutter option did you use? There is a lot of shutter slap on the r7 with the mechanical shutter. If you are doing perched birds then using the electronic shutter removes that slap. I get very sharp images from the r7 in ES, which the DO, for perched birds. For moving subjects, I use first curtain shutter with good results on the DO.

Thank you so much for this. This by far is the best birding set up. It works for me like a charm. Love you man!

Would it be possible to have all of these "birding" settings in a Custom Mode (C1) ? I wanted to do a custom mode for macro photography, it didn't work because it was not compliant with the in-camera bracketing stacking feature. My other failed attempt with this camera was trying to use flash with the in-camera bracketing/stacking - it doesn't work. Additionally, one can only be in Auto Focus to use in-camera bracketing/stacking. One usually want to be in manual focus for macro. SO - this model does have limitations, for sure, so I want to know if the birding settings can reside in a custom mode before I go Helter-Skelter. Many thanks in advance!!

Had my R7 for a year and I'm still learning about some custom settings thanks to your video! Thank you - you've got a new subscriber!

I am so happy I found your channel. I am slowly figuring out all the settings on my canon r5 but it takes time and patience. with your experience and explanation I feel like I am finally understanding the different focus points options. I wanted to ask you a question about taking a picture of two birds feeding each other. which focus points would you choose for this scenario? the box one? I took a picture but it was all blurry. thank you for your help.

I love how you explain all the features. really hard to find such thorough explanation of all the features on canon r5. much appreciated. subscribed.

Can I use this setting on my R5?

I’d like a comparison between the 300 2.8 version 1 and 2. I also wondered why you chose the r7 when the r5 allows you to add a crop mimicking the r7. Just courious

I’m glad you did this. I own a 300 2.8 and was thinking of getting a 400 DO. I guess I’ll use the teleconverter in stead of a different lens.

Excellent! The only problem I encountered is I can not set Electronic First Curtain...it was disabled and the only option I had was mechanical or fully electronic shutter. That is because Auto Level was set to ON, turn Auto Level off in order to get Electronic First Curtain shutter.

Great summary video! I looked at it today after watching your two-hour video yesterday and it reinforced the important items in my mind. I'll probably keep doing that until I don't have to think about much of this anymore. Thanks again!!!

I return to this video again and again, it is so helpful. Thank you so much.

Just purchased the R7 & the RF 100-400 lens after after using a bridge camera for about 3 years. Expensive birthday present..😂🎁 There is a great deal of tutorials on CZcams about the R7 but yours has been a life saver, your breakdown of the camera is easy to follow & very accessible..📷👍. I take my camera everywhere, even on the Ambulance as I’m a Paramedic based in Yorkshire, UK,🇬🇧. You never know when there’s something interesting to snap..& I mean the wildlife not my patients..😮📷. Thanks for your help..📷👍

Hello, do the settings also work for animal photos? or just the birds?

I have 300mm MK II, best lens I have ever used. I use it with 1.4x, 2x and RF 1.4x + EF2x. I know, 2 TCs