Canon RF 200-800 REVIEW: The ULTIMATE “Budget” Wildlife SUPER ZOOM Lens?!

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This is a Real World Review of the Canon RF 200-800mm SUPER ZOOM Lens. If you're a wildlife / nature photographer who's not going to drop 16k on a Canon RF 400 2.8 or 600 f4, this lens is for you. Yes it has a variable aperture, but NO OTHER Lens goes to 800mm like this one. This will be perfect for bird and nature photographers as well as people who are going on safari.

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[jbennett]

I didn't like Polin the first few times I watched his videos, but he's won me over through the years. Besides being a good resource for photographers, his channel is a good example of how good YouTube can be when it's done properly.

[bwphotoguy]

The reason I will start to move to Canon mirrorless and the RF mount.. Put that 200-800 on the R7 and it's insane focal length.

[MyFatherIsTryingToKillMe]

Hey Jared! Long time fan, first time commenting. Thanks for all the great videos! Happy New Year 🐉🎉

[tubefgb]

I liked the flamingos with the water background, beautiful effect!

[PASquared]

Personally prefer the Sony or Nikon solution of using a 1.4x TC on the 200/180-600 when you really need that range. Otherwise you have a brighter lens when you dont need the insane range. Additionally, internal zoom is ideal for unpredictable or fast moving subjects

[drkskwlkr]

It makes absolute sense that the tripod mount collar is not made removable. Otherwise there will always be the bright mind who will remove it to save weight and then mount the tripod/monopod by the screw at the camera base. The RF bayonet is made to hold 2 kg lenses but the thread at the camera base will easily break under the combined weight of the camera and the lens, especially as the center of gravity is so displaced to the front and creates a leverage.

[Bapun_Mishra]

We were watching Jared with EF and FX lenses. We're still watching him with RF and Z. But the 'horizontical' never changed.. 😂
Amazing video as always..

[breemetravel]

This video dropped while we were at Allen's Camera picking up our 200-800!! Fro realz!! It was ment to be!

[ludowild]

Thanks for this review Jared! With my R7 I used to use my Sigma 150-600 Contemporary but I often lacked 100 to 200mm to take the portrait of Goldfinch or other small birds! So I bought this RF200-800! I'm super satisfied with it! It must be said that I film at 60 to 70% and in video the quality gap between the Sigma and the RF200-800 is enormous! And above all, the RF200-800 is completely silent on video! When I use my floating blind I will be able to stay 5 meters from the birds and take close-ups the further I am from them the more it suits me (so as not to disturb them)

[greygoose]

Canon did a great job with the price here. I love my Sony 200-600 and the absence of a similar lens is what kept me on the sony platform. This will he a big hit for bird photographers

[paasosentomi]

I had this lens on pre order at first. But later on realised 100-500 is the one for me since that 100-200 is so versatile. Also for me in Finland the 200-800 would cost about 2700 euros while i got the 100-500 with winter cashback for 2500. Wish we had same pricing here as you guys in NA

[KurtisPape]

I use my 200-600mm a lot at F8, when I add a 1.4x converter it becomes 840mm F9 but I stop down to F11. I'm using the same apatures as this Canon lens without problem. Opening up to F6.3 is such a marginal benefit in low light I prefer be at F8 for increased sharpness, I only use F6.3 if I want the background slightly smoother.

[budthecyborg]

The degrees of rotation on the zoom ring is probably fine if you just keep it at 500mm and then you can equally zoom in or out with the same amount of hand movement.

[ThatOneDudeNick]

Been eyeing this hard. I think this is going to be my big purchase this year. I'm a birding newbie shooting on an R8.

[kennethlui]

It is as sharp as the 100-500. Great lens at great price. I can handhold with not much issues. When I put it on monopod, I balance it so that it doesn’t flop between 500-800 mm which is the zoom range I normally shoot at. It is not for BIF during low light, but fine with static subject. For fast action in low light, you need to pull the big gun like the 600 f4. I prefer to use it on the R5 which has better noise performance.

[PeteBreen]

14:25 - wow! that flamingo shot is pure gold.

[bigotonbrand]

Jared is my photo mentor. Ty for your videos

[lisawilliams]

Jared, you always have the best turtorials and reviews, I always tune in to learn something info and content. Thanks!

[rockutron]

This lens is insane. At that price I don't feel bad about it either as a hobbyist.

[jedcheng]

As an aircraft photographer, the background isolation doesn't matter. This is absolutely ridiculously good.

My tamron 150-600 was destroyed in an airshow by rain recently. I am absolutely going for this


What i did with the 150-600 or 50-500 is that i put my hands at the end of the lens and push/pull the end to zoom. It shouldn't be a problem for me