Canon R6 Mk2 - Birds in flight.

In a previous blog I outlined my purchase of a Canon R6 Mk2 as a backup camera to my Canon R5. I don’t spend money unless I do the research and I’m very pleased to say it performed beyond expectations, especially for birds in flight. I never thought it would be able to track extremely fast moving birds. However, that theory was dispelled when one afternoon while we were standing on an old stone bridge looking out over a small river outlet, something literally ‘Zoomed’ very low over our heads from behind and then another and another etc. All we heard was the faint whistle of their wings and then it became apparent – Alpine Swifts, these are proper speed merchants and would be the ultimate test for birds in flight photography.



I was really taken aback when the Canon R6 Mk2 that I had coupled with the Canon RF 100-500 zoom lens started to lock onto these aerial acrobats, it was amazing to witness.



Once focus was acquired if I could keep up with the flight of these birds then shots could be achieved!! If anyone is in doubt about buying this small lightweight camera (for birds in flight in particular) then don’t be - it is superb.


Alpine Swift.