I consider myself an above average shooter. I currently am shooting with an T6, but looking to upgrade soon to a new camera. Wanted to go mirrorless, as I think it is the future, but it has been out of my price range for a while. I shoot with one lens. A 70-200 F4L lens. Love this lens. Works well for my purposes. Looking at getting an R7. Was going to rent one, but they are rented out through end of September from my main rental source LensRentals.com . Anyone shooting with this combination? I shoot car shows, and some kids sports and family photos. Always shoot RAW. The video capabilities intrigue me as well, as I have a three year old granddaughter nicknamed 'Hurricane.' Thanks folks. I appreciate any insight. Mike.
I've been shooting with another mirrorless camera with this lens, RP. Like you, I was using this lens on a dslr. I use the basic Canon EF to R adaptor. This lens works perfectly fine. I have no complaints at all. Hand on heart, I would never buy another dslr again. Ok, this cameras AF is not fast. But for me, there is no reason to ever use a dslr again. Gary
Well, I made the switch. Picked up an R7 in kit form, with the EF->RF converter. Haven't used the converter yet, but I shot a car show this weekend and was happy with the results. Lots of learning to do, of course, but I feel like this was a good purchase for me. One question - I purchased a second battery. Both the battery that came with the camera and the second battery had a yellow cover over the battery contacts. Is there a reason I should keep that on the battery when not in the camera? My older DSLR didn't have this, and this is my first 'semi-professional' level camera. So I may be missing something. I keep one battery in the camera and a second battery on a charger in my bag (just to keep them together so I don't misplace one or the other). Thanks! Mike.
Battery cover will help keep the contacts clean and scratch free, I have got covers on all the canon batteries for my DSLRs back to my 20d. If the battery contact gets oil and dirt on it or if the soft metal get to work it will cause problems with the camera not recognizing it. It also works on the other conductive metal parts like lens mount contacts. You should have to worry really but I know heavy users that develop battery and lens issues over the years.
when it comes to battery covers i like the clear ones i have on mine, i put a piece of card in the cap, red on one side and white on the other, when a battery id done i flip the card over so i know which ones are still charged in the bag
