Canon EOS RP For WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY?! (Pros & Cons, Discussion, & Tips For Best Results)
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- Опубликовано: 30 янв 2025
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I know it's long, but hopefully this will give you some good info, or maybe just help take your mind off things for a good half hour. Stay safe out there everyone! Also, who else is backyard birding more often now?!
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🙋🏼♂️ nothing but birds and garden plants let me know how they turned out @josephjamesstudios on insta from what you said in this vlog im gonna need to bait my 70-300 just isn’t enough
Sure, I'm on there: @lightbendersvisuals.
300 is definitely a bit short for wildlife sometimes, but you can still make it work for sure! Especially in backyard situations! You could get some camo, or a makeshift blind or something and get close to a feeder or build a little perch next to a feeder. I do that a lot. Actaully, I made a video about that: ruclips.net/video/qrL-5bPWdpQ/видео.html
Brent Hall awesome ill check it out thanks 🙏🏻
Would love to see a step-by-step on how you setup the RP for birds. Particularly what auto-focus settings you use for sensitivity and accel/decel.
Hi Brent, you mentioned when you're carrying the camera around you'll feel the AF constantly hunting. That means you have a feature turned on that needs to be turned off. For some strange reason Canon mirrorless cameras have a feature turned on by default called "Continuous AF". This is NOT Servo AF. With the latter, the camera continuously focuses when you tell it to. With Continuous AF the autofocus is literally trying to focus full-time, even when you're not trying to focus! Ridiculous feature that wastes battery.
To get better battery life you can also turn off the feature where the camera auto-selects EVF/LCD. You can customise a button to manually switch between the two. I never even use my LCD 95% of the time and mostly use it for touch and drag (where it is not displaying anything). I turn off image review and I don't walk around with the camera on for long periods, not shooting. Turn on, shout shoot shoot, turn off. I sometimes use a little M50 for street photography and sometimes birds in flight and get 1200-1600 shots consistently on a single charge with enough power left to transfer images to my PC. CIPA rating on the M50 is 235 shots.
wow thanks man! Definitely the most I've learned from a comment in a long time! :P
Also, when using an IS lense, make sure to move the IS switch on the lens to OFF. If not, on the RP, the IS motor will CONTINUOUSLY stay in function to stabilise the lense. A little annoying but useful to save some battery life :)
Do you also have the RP? I currently have the M50. This helped me finally turn off the continuous af.
I’ve seen some of the photos that you posted on Instagram and they are awesome, honestly this is my favorite photography RUclips channel, keep up the good work.
Thanks man, I really appreciate that!
Brent Hall no problem, I like photography too and it’s a wonderful subject to get into. It’s nice to get more ideas of what to take pictures of and getting advice from really good to photographers, so that I can improve my photography for Instagram and so one day I can make a living off of it.
I thoroughly enjoyed this video. You earned a new subscriber. Thanks!!!!!!!
Hey thank you so much John, I really appreciate that!
Hey, another Brent :) Great video. I've been using my 6d for wildlife for years. I'm hoping I like this as much. I've never had luck with birds, but I shoot bigger animals. I prefer one center focus point. I've been happy with the 6d burst, but like the silent mode. I'm a little worried about the electronic viewfinder and loud shutter. I'll know for sure soon. Already ordered it. I do all my Wildlife auto iso, aperture wide open and just control my shutter, so I think I'll be okay. NM cool :) I'm in Aztec. Now you got me wanting to try birding again... Always feel like they have lens radar... don't move until I point at them no matter how slow and sneaky I go. Guess I need some of that camo ;)
Now i using nikon d7000. Planning to upgrade either sony A7ii or canon RP.
Any suggestion on this?
Objective to have wedding job and slightly use for hobby such as sport and wildlife photo.
I've never used a Sony, so I have no idea how it compares to the RP unfortunately.
I have a Nikon D5600 and im looking to upgrade my camera thats good for both landscape and wildlife photography, would you recommend this as an upgrade or would one of the newer models be better?
That's tough. I'd say yes and no. Yes, it will be a pretty big upgrade in terms of sensor size and image quality, but there are definitely some newer and better canon cameras out there, feature-wise, especially if you're at all interested in wildlife. While you certainly can do wildlife with the RP, Canon has much better options in both full frame and mirrorless bodies. If you want to go full frame and can swing it, then an R8 or used R6 would be the best option. They are both incredible with every type of photography. If you want to stay a little more budget-friendly, then I'd go with the R7 or R10. They're both APS-C, so for wildlife you'll get that extra effective reach, and they're both still really great for landscape and other types of photography as well. All of the cameras I mentioned have better AF, video features, and other improvements over the RP.
Any advantage to shooting at the 1.6 crop in camera vs cropping in during post? In other words does the sensor behave differently at the 1.6 setting?
Well, if you shoot with a crop sensor and don't crop in post, then you'll have a higher resolution overall, but you might not have as clean of an image, since most full frame sensors do better with high iso and just image quality in general. that's just my opinion though.
The camera just crops :) If you crop in camera or crop in post it’s the same. I post you have the freedom to crop the way you like. With a EF-S lens attached you have to shoot in crop mode. 10 Megapixel are quite Ok with the 55-250mm. But further cropping is difficult because you throw away even more megapixels.
@@BrentHall You missed the topic somehow ^^ but you made a interesting statement. I shot on the 7D Mark II and 6D Mark II with my Sigma 150-600. And while I like the reach of the crop sensor, the full frame image is much cleaner especially in darker situations like in the forest or in the park. With Birding on a sunny day on the lake you probably won’t have problems with crop and noise though.
Any thoughts on the eye AF? Or is that human only? Looking for an upgrade to a 550D so it'll be lightyears ahead of that.
The RP doesn't have the animal eye af unfortunately, that's only in the R6 and R5.
Have you tried this camera with the RF 600 and 800 lens. Does it focus ok ? Quickly or slowly or just plain lousy ? Thanks.
I have the 800mm, and I've tried it on the RP a couple of times. It's good, though it's not the fastest lens around, and the RP's af system isn't amazing for wildlife. Personally though, I've still been able to get very nice images from it.
😊 thanks.
Have you had chance to try the crop mode with the L Glass for wildlife. I know that it dramatically reduces the MP size, but it does give you the 1.6x extra reach.
No, I haven't tried that.
Thank you for sharing your point of views. Not everyone can afford the best.
You bet man, thanks for watching!
Quick question does the camo face mask / hat actually help? Any other tips for getting closer to wildlife? Thanks and hope you and the family are staying safe
Yeah, it helps. It breaks up the human shape, which they know and look for. 😁 tips for getting closer would be camo, and don't walk straight toward them. Get a portable photo blind and get there in the dark so they don't see you go in, then wait, wait, and wait some more, lol. You can also bring seed and/ or a feeder and then either hide in camo or a blind/ natural shelter.
This video was exactly what I was looking for. I shoot with my 5d IV and I take my old 70D as a backup with a lens attached just in case, but the 7-D is getting a little long in the tooth. I was considering the RP and this help me make my decision. It's not perfect but it will hold me down until the R6 drops sometime next year!
Thanks for the kind words man, I'm glad the video helped!
You have front and back dials + the multi-function button sans control ring. Still not enough control?
It's alright, but it's certainly nowhere near as nice as my 1DX2 or even my 5D4. But Like I said in the video, I don't expect it to be like that. It's just something people asked me about and something that I noticed. It would definitely be nicer if I had the adapter with the control ring though.
Excellent video and Very informative! I have the canon RP ! do you have any video RP setting For wildLife Here in your
Chanel ?
Thank you, I'm glad it helped! I don't have a video on that though.
@@BrentHall Then you can recommend it for for wildlife ?
For wildlife photography should I go with Eos Rp or 90d .. I'm pretty damn confused
Hard to say. Depends on your needs and your skills. The 90d might be better for wildlife, in that the crop will help a little with reach, and it has better fps, but the rp will be better for low light since it's full frame, and is a better over all camera for other general photography genres.
Hi Brent, greetings from germany. I would like to switch to a mirrorless camera and I'm just a hobbyist photographer. I just shoot with the Canon EOS 2000D for now which is the Rebel T7 in the USA I think. I like to take pictures of dogs and probably some pictures of other animals like birds and humans of course. Do u think its worth to save the money for a R6 or can I start with the RP for now?
Nice video by the way!
I would only recommend the RP for wildlife if you already have one and just want to try it, but otherwise I'd recommend either the R10, R7, or R8. The R8 will be full frame, and the overall best camera. The R7 and 10 are both crop body, but have some issues, which I've talked about in my R7 videos. Although, all 3 are better for wildlife than the RP.
Thank you for this intro video. Can you please do a detailed overview/tutorial of your RP camera settings optimized for wildlife (ex: AF settings)? I just started with RP because I had a limited budget. But wanted to get the most out of wildlife photo with the RP (especially birds). Thank you!
For iso u can push the small button near shutter button. Push that and roll iso with the nearest wheel.
I currently have the M50 which is very capable and I'm happy with it but I don't want to invest in the lenses. I just ordered some full frame Tamron lenses and I hear the operation can be a little off with the APSC m mount. I want to move to full frame mirrorless within Canon and this RP is within my price range but at the upper end. I'm still wondering if I should make the leap knowing it's limitations or maybe go for something like the 6D mark 2. I do a lot of birding/wildlife photography and macro. Still a novice. 🤔
Well if you want to stay mirrorless, then an RP or even a used R would be the only affordable Canon full frame options right now. Like you saw in the video, I was definitely able to get some decent shots, you just gotta know the camera's limits and also have some solid wildlife knowledge and good techniques. The RP has built in focus bracketing for stuff like macro, which I think is pretty cool (though definitely not necessary).
Enjoy your videos! I have the R and have looked at a Tamron G2 100-600 from KEH. Any thoughts on using the Tamron with the adaptor ring with the R? Thanks
Hey thanks Mike, I appreciate that! I haven't had any problems with it on the adapter. All my tamron lenses have worked flawlessly with all my Canon mirrorless cameras.
Brent Hall Any experience with the G2 100-600?
Yep: ruclips.net/video/6e7M2KjKeag/видео.html
Hey Brent! Thanks so much for the content. I’m upgrading from a Rebel T5. Is the RP a significant upgrade over my current? I have a nice 85mm f1.8 lens and a Tamron 150-600 EF. Mostly want to get into photography to take photos of our kids, and general outdoors photography including landscape and some birding/wildlife. Just a hobbyist at best, wildlife and landscape really interest me, though!
The RP is a massive upgrade from that! Like I said in the video, the fps for sports and wildlife on the RP is not great, comparatively speaking, but you can certainly still get great shots with it. I love my RP for general photography, including portrait, landscape, astro, street, etc. It also pairs extremely well with something like the RF 35mm f/1.8, which is one of my favorite RF lenses.
Hi Brent. I enjoy your videos and they helped me to make a decision on tamron 150-600 g2. I had canon RP and I’m experiencing weird autofocus and vc issues. Did you have a chance to pair RP with tamron 150-600? In servo mode af constantly jitters and delivers overall inconsistent results. Video attached. Also vc mode 3 doesn’t work at all.
ruclips.net/video/0q0kuNUhQz8/видео.html
Which one should I go for , 90d or Eos Rp?
Idk, that's an interesting choice. The 90D is probably better for wildlife, since it has better fps and is a crop body, but the RP is definitely better for everything else, since it's full frame, so better high iso performance, more shallow depth of field, and you can eventually get some RF lenses, which are all absolutely incredible.
Hi Brent!
I’m confused-
You cite that the RP is low Mp at 26Mp but the 1Dm2-3 that you swear by has less Mp...(?)
Did I miss something?
I don't recall ever swearing by my 1DX2. In fact, I almost never use it anymore and am about to sell it in favor of the upcoming R5 and R6. When I said the RP is low MP, I meant more in compared to other popular cameras like the Nikon D850 (which is an incredible wildlife camera) and even the canon 5dsr and 5D4, and some sony cameras. There are a lot of cameras out there with higher mp count these days; however, mp count does not by itself make a good wildlife camera. even though the 1DX2 only has 20mp, it's still a better wildlife camera in every other way, with the best af system, superior weather sealing, more buttons and custom menus and controls, and much much better high iso handling, etc. I would never intentionally buy the RP for just wildlife, but I said all that in the video too. It's fine if that's all someone has, it's doable and is capable of wildlife photography, if you know what you're doing and have some good glass to go with it.
@@BrentHall Thanks for the reply Brent!
"Swear by" was a bad choice of slang on my part... I'm not a high Mp fan myself- I'm shopping and would prefer to be in the 24-30Mp range.
Thanks for the wildlife centered reviews on the R and RP... They're great.
I totally agree about the grip: yesterday I went in a camera store and tried the RP side by side with the R and nikon Z. My hand is on the large side even if my fingers are relatively slender and even without the grip extension the RP was the most comfortable. The hand grip is very deep because of how thin the body is, and because I hold the cameras as you do (the wheel is above the shutter release button), there is plenty of space for all my fingers
I have kiddie hands (with arthritis in the knuckles and finger joints) and also compared the R and the Nikon Z with the RP; my hands cramped using both the R and the Z but the RP was fantastic. It's lightweight and the ergonomics suited my hands perfectly..
The EOS RP firmware upgrade to 1.4 should bring better auto focus performance, is yours already upgraded?
Yeah, I have 1.4
@@BrentHall and after update its better?
Hey Brent!! What part of NM are you at??
I'm in Silver City.
I have both the 5Div and the RP, but haven't compared their ISO side by side. I'd expect the RP with larger pixels and newer processor to have better ISO performance?
I don't know, I never thought about that I guess, and I didn't ever do any direct comparisons. Either way, they both do pretty well for low light stuff.
@@BrentHall I've compared the ISO and the 5Div does have better performance. But, the RP has larger pixels so hypothetically it should be able to shoot at lower ISO, evening the difference out somewhat
I changed the magnifying glass button to switch between the screen and viewfinder and turned off the IR sensor. Saves a lot of battery and keeps the screen off until you need it.
Nice!
Pls review the 90D as well!
I don't have one, but I may consider renting one in the near future. We'll see.
@@BrentHall awesome, stay safe in the meantime!
You can setup the front and rear wheels for shutter speed and aperture... You don't have to go into the menu or back of the screen. Navigation on the RP is really fast, specially coming from the EOS xxxd series. As for the iso, use the rings or the from button next to the shutter.
I found the RP is super fast to setup in manual.
Yeah, it just takes some getting used to. It's nowhere near as nice as my 1DX2 for button layout and control though, so that's where my slight frustration was coming from, but it's certainly not a deal-breaker for me.
Great video. Very informative. Thanks
Thanks man, I'm glad you liked it!
Im really considering going back to the RP and selling my R6 because its a cheap good camera plus i can get good lens with the extra money. I went all in on the r6 but cant get those crazy lenses yet lol. As much as i love the 600 f11 id rather get the sigma 150-600 and 6 more megapixles.
Interesting! Personally, for wildlife and sports, I wouldn't ever want to part with my R5 or R6 autofocus, lol I don't think I could go back. I do still use my RP a lot though, for vlogging, timelapses, and landscape photography. Good luck with it if you decide to go back, all that matters is doing what makes you comfortable and happy!
Honest review !
Many thanks!
Get the grip. It makes a massive difference.
great video I got a sandisk 64 mb uhs 2 card very fast you should try one
as far as I know the eos rp body isn't weather sealed
Cant wait for the r6 that new focus and 12/20 fps is a winner. Its like a baby 1dxiii.
Oh yeah! I already pre-ordered both the r5 and the r6. I'll definitely be doing lots of wildlife testing with them! 😁
Your pretty great 👍🏾
Many thanks!
You might want to carry it by the lens, not the body...
I do that a lot actually. Just didn't think about it, lol. I carry my 400 by the tripod collar mount a lot.
I'd swear that I saw Bigfoot creeping through the brush.
Why would you pair such a cheap camera with this lens? Lol
I told you why in the beginning of the video. I certainly didn't buy it for wildlife, I bought it to vlog with and to be a backup timelapse camera. This was just for fun to see what would happen. Plus, it's always better to pair a cheap body with good glass than vice versa. :)