Canon RF 100-500 MEGAZOOM | MUST-HAVE Lens or Waste of Money?

500mm, small, light, and super flexible, sounds amazing, but can the new Canon RF 100-500 mm L IS USM deliver in the field? Lightroom & Next Generation Photoshop Masterclasses! https://www.janwegener.com/next-gen-masterclass https://www.janwegener.com/lightroom-masterclass New Website: https://janwegener.com R5 Mark II Set Up Guides & Sample File Downloads http://thebirdphotographyshow.com ____________________________________________ Check out our PROSETS here and save up to 30%! 👉 https://thebirdphotographyshow.com/profiles.htm ____________________________________________ NEW Brush Pack w/ Custom Layers 👉http://thebirdphotographyshow.com/brushpacks.htm ____________________________________________ Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/jan_wegener_/ _____________________________________________ DXO Pure RAW 4 Free trial & Purchase: https://tidd.ly/3HsjB6M https://tidd.ly/3uOpwhl B&H Links for all your camera needs: Order R5 II here: https://bhpho.to/3URLDk0 Z6 III Order Link https://bhpho.to/3z1wK65 R5 II https://bhpho.to/3URLDk0 R1 https://bhpho.to/4ae5bDN NYA-EVO BACKPACKS - DISCOUNT Code: naturebag10 EU: https://nya-evo.eu US & Rest of The World: https://www.nya-evo.com Prograde Memory Cards https://bhpho.to/3VELZtm Wise Advanced Memory Cards https://bhpho.to/3W4xMHH Bird Photography Helpers: Topaz DeNoise AI & Photo AI https://www.topazlabs.com/shop/ref/1347/ Topaz Gigapixel & More https://www.topazlabs.com/downloads/ref/1347/ Flex Shooter Pro Head 👉 https://www.ballhead.eu/flexline-full-304/?p_id=185996 This is the Equipment I recommend: Canon EOS R5 https://amzn.to/2FV1Fpq Canon EOS R6 https://amzn.to/3qOtEbQ Nikon Z9 https://amzn.to/3GeMscb Sony Alpha 1 https://amzn.to/2WsXKYZ Canon RF 100-500 L IS https://amzn.to/3liEIx0 RF Extender 1.4x https://amzn.to/3bMD5nO RF Extender 2x https://amzn.to/3cuMdwD Sony FE 200-600 https://amzn.to/3faCMVj Sony 1.4x TC https://amzn.to/2WsXMA5 RF 800 F11 https://amzn.to/3ldq6Pr RF600 F11 https://amzn.to/3bIBrDJ Canon EOS 5D Mark IV https://amzn.to/2ToffWf Canon 600 L IS III (I have v. II) https://amzn.to/3dZM7wn Canon EF 5.6/400 L https://amzn.to/2AJwbQk Canon 1.4x TC III https://amzn.to/2T7vAhz Canon 2x TC III https://amzn.to/3fPnYdr Canon 600 EX - RT https://amzn.to/3czhDRf Wimberley Head II https://amzn.to/3dOuqzI Gitzo 5543LS (new version of my tripod) https://amzn.to/3dRfxg3 Gitzo GT2545T Travel Tripod https://amzn.to/3BSmhXJ Wimberley Flash Bracket https://amzn.to/2LweMg5 Wimberley M-6 Extension Post https://amzn.to/2LxCvfQ Better Beamer (check for compatibility) https://amzn.to/2AxbbfF Flash Battery (Godox & Flashpoint is the same) https://amzn.to/3fNDWVD Power Cord https://amzn.to/3cBJGzt Y connector https://amzn.to/2X22zoT Novoflex STA-SET https://amzn.to/2y5s1Bt LensCoat LensHide https://amzn.to/3bAkoAo LensCoat Lens Hoodie https://amzn.to/3fStHiI Canon 2.8/70-200 II https://amzn.to/3cArBSB Canon 4/24-70 https://amzn.to/2AwjeJE Canon 4/16-35 L IS https://amzn.to/3fPqPDb JBL Clip3 Speaker https://amzn.to/36225D5 Sandisk Extreme Pro CFexpress Card type B 512GB https://amzn.to/38FPKHg Sandisk Extreme Pro https://amzn.to/2WXKt7n Panasonic Eneloop Pro https://amzn.to/2X2SQ1q Minox 8x43 https://amzn.to/2Z7YxxQ Canon LP-E6N https://amzn.to/3byTSYg Manfrotto Mini Ballhead https://amzn.to/3dR2pYm FStop Gear Sukha Backpack https://amzn.to/2Q3e4fZ Atomos Ninja V https://amzn.to/3GYFV5v LINKS USED IN THE DESCRIPTION MAY OR MAY NOT BE AFFILIATE LINKS By using the affiliate links I earn a small commission on your purchase, it does not cost you anything extra to use them. It helps me to create more content for you. Thank you for the support! Time Stamps 0:00 Intro 1:06 The lens I have been looking for? 2:16 First Impressions 3:11 Tricky to zoom 3:41 Lens Hood & Filters 4:02 Autofocus 4:46 Amazing Stabilisation 5:08 Minimum Focusing Distance 6:06 Limit with Extender 7:18 TWO 100-500!? 8:17 IMAGE REVIEW 9:16 Image & Quick Edit 10:00 100-500 vs 800/11 11:25 My favorite image taken with this lens! 12:22 Image on R6 12:37 So Flexible - Image Review! 13:39 100-500 vs 4/600 II 14:17 Rainforest Images 14:41 100-500 vs 4/500 II 16:24 Extender Use 20:26 Birds In Flight 22:33 Thoughts after weeks in the Field 24:24 What are your thoughts?