I hadn't tried the camera with the 1.4x extender yet. Camera did great!
A gull chasing another gull with food ("mine, mine, mine"). Shot @700mm and cropped to 5400mpx on the long end. They suddenly appeared and focus unfortunately was on the chasing gull, but it does show that the 1.4x TC is doing very well.
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Very nice action shot, the focus may have been on the chasing gull but the front one looks fine to me.
Sorry for the long post below but I am thinking things out through typing...
Yes I am waiting to rent the R5ii before deciding anything however that doesn't stop me from thinking about it all the time, I over analyze. For example I am slowly coming around to selling both the R6ii AND the R7 and having the R5ii as the main camera, along with my RF 200-800 and to mimic the R7 use the RF 1.4x although that would be a slow lens it would be "almost" the same as the R7 with the 200-800. I am finding I am using the R7 less and less as I use the R6ii more and more.
I still have the 7Dii as a backup camera so don't need the R7 as a backup. I don't know what I would get for the two cameras, my guess is at best if I trade them or sell to KEH I would be lucky to get 50% of current retail. I don't trust Ebay or Facebook market place unless it is in person pickup but even doing that at the local Police station you are still taking a risk, you will get more but I have had people even though the sale is "final" come back for a refund. I also don't like dealing with people in that situation and it can be dangerous especially where you will not be charged with theft for things less than $1000. Selling to KEH or B&H is safer although less money. I usually give my cameras to my middle son who is into photography but in the past it has been through my 80D and he is happy with what he has (I am never fully happy, always want the next best thing) If I sell both cameras to say KEH, I anticipate I would get about $1,200 to $1,400 I would hope, but I wouldn't have them sitting around. I could also sell the 90D keeping the 7Dii as the backup, it is still a good camera especially as a backup. I find I rarely carry 2 cameras, just too much gear, at the same time I have done that especially if I may want the 200-800 on one and a 24-105 on the other and I am in a situation where I may have to switch quick. If I were to keep one of them it would be the R6ii. The 90D could go to my son and let him sell his other cameras.
I noticed at Adorama and B&H there are R5ii's for $4,100 say in used mint condition, several of them. I wonder why they are on the market as they just came out? Even seen a couple for 3800 to 4000 used. However I would want new.
I have sold cameras in the past, my 5DIV, 6DII, but I prefer to give them away, but maybe sell on here or the old forum.
I can't wait to give the R5ii a really good workout soon.
(or whatever site has it first)
