The R7/RF 100-400mm setup continues to give fits with autofocus, worse, if anything, under optimum lighting conditions than it is in more challenging situations. And I’m starting to get the feeling that even at three-digit ISO, the MP-dense sensor is robbing me of some details.
Once I’m back in ant-farm land, the RF 100-500mm will either make or break the R7. On paper, it should be a little more nimble than the R5, but field experience says otherwise. Too, little success in finding avian friends in the last few days in areas where they are supposedly most abundant could be contributing to my frustration with the setup.
For certain, the M10 has been the star of the show the past couple of weeks; though the TTartisan 28mm “Summaron” will eventually almost certainly get replaced by a 11804, as its look is just too mainstream to suit me. The Voigtlander 75mm, spectacular indoors at close range, loses something when pressed into service outdoors in good light. A 90mm Mandler option will likely be added to the arsenal at some point, but the Voigtlander still fills a valuable niche in the arsenal.
Progress . . . slowly but surely . . .
