Andy Collins

Also, your EL-5 flash will work just fine. It's what I'm using on the bodies I listed.

I currently shoot the R7, R6 MkII, and R5 MkII. Previously I shot the 5D MkII and III as well as the 7D MkII. The AF on the 3 RF bodies I have is in a whole different league compared to the DSLRs! The AF can track a subject across the entire frame and sticks to the subject insanely well. I shoot primarily wildlife, lots of birds in flight, but all three of these RF bodies are outstanding for shooting sports, especially the R6 MkII and R5 MkII. These two were made with sports in mind and are aimed at wildlife and sports shooters as well as serious videographers. The sports capabilities of the R5 MkII are simply astounding, with features like being able to set the camera for specific sports, registering up to 10 players of whichever sport in the camera for it to know to track them specifically out of the crowd of players, following the player that has the ball, and much more. It's crazy! The R6 MkII is much less expensive than the R5 II, but it's amazingly capable. It can be set to track individuals, vehicles (including focusing on the driver's helmet), left eye or right eye, all types of animals and more. I don't shoot the R7 as much but I have gotten some incredible wildlife shots with it too. I get far, far more keepers with my R-bodies than I ever did with even my 7D MkII, and I always considered that camera to be Canon's best action DSLR outside of the 1D bodies. As for the adapters, I use Canon's EF-EOS R adapter and it works beautifully. There is no degradation of the lens's performance whatsoever. AF is not affected in any way and is just as fast on an R7 as it is on your 5D4. I've read, on several occasions, that some photographers felt that their EF lenses performed better on RF bodies via the adapter than on their DSLRs. The 3 bodies that I listed also have in-body image stabilization which works along with the image stabilization in your lenses (including EF lenses) and can give you incredible capability to shoot at slower speeds if necessary, and this also is not affected by the adapter. I'm completely sold on the RF system, but I still have some of my DSLRs (40D, 7D MkII, 5D MkII) and film gear because I just can't part with them.

"Display Name" is the only thing that I cannot change in Settings. Andy

I want to know the same thing! This update replaced my actual name, Andy Collins, to this very impersonal username. I've sent two emails to ask for help in changing it, but I've not received any response at all. Andy

My big question is how does one change their username? Some of you know me as Andy Collins, but now I'm User_1182693, not a very personable name. How can I change this back to my name?

Very nice work, Ralf! Thanks for such a detailed post. I look forward to seeing some pics from it and some of the others you've restored.

Hey, Ralf! I was just thinking about you the other day, wondering what you've been up to. You're absolutely right about little room in life to spend with our beloved oldies, but I'm getting back to it. Very nice to see you!

Very cool shots!

Nice outfit, Rick. This was my very first SLR, and it holds a very special place in my heart. I absolutely love this camera! It's quiet, and the compact size makes it a joy to carry with you. I also like that it goes up to 1/2000s, which many cameras did not do. One of my favorites! I can't wait to see what you do with it!

Jochen, don't be embarrassed! The first camera I actually bought with my own money was also a Kodak Disc camera. It was a fun gadget to play with, but the pictures were truly awful! The first camera I actually had was a Kodak X-15 Instamatic that my mom got me for my 13th birthday way before the disc camera. I took that one on many family vacations. Many years later, my now-brother-in-law gave me his Pentax ME Super to use (and never wanted it back!), which was my first real foray into 35mm SLR photography. The next camera that I bought with my own money was an Olympus InfinityZoom 90, which went everywhere with me and allowed me to take some great pictures. I still have all of the aforementioned cameras except for the disc camera. I found one at a consignment shop though for $1.00 which I bought to remind me that when I get frustrated with my gear, it could certainly be worse!

SP!!! Glad to see you posting again! I've missed your posts! Praying for good health for you!

The first camera that I owned was my trusty Kodak X-15 Instamatic camera, from which I still have some wonderful prints. The camera that I started to get really 'serious' with was an Olympus InfinityZoom 230 that I took everywhere. The first SLR that I had was a Pentax ME Super, but the camera that got me completely hooked into photography was the Canon EOS A2, a really incredible camera at the time.