Canon 500m advice

[gail bisson]

The first thing I thought of when you stated that the AF seemed sluggish was -What do you have set as your "distance limiter" on the lens?
If you have it set to "Full" it will take a millisecond longer to focus that if you have it set at "16m to infinity".
There could be many other reasons for your observation. The 500 v 2 is an awesome lens and you will learn to love it,
Gail

 

[Willie Scott]

Hi Gail. Subsequent use hasn't shown sluggish AF so it might have been a setting which was "wrong" or at least sub-optimal, somewhere. I'm new to the camera as well as the lens, so there's a raft of possibilities. It certainly seems snappy enough now. As long as it keeps going as it now is, I will be happy.

 

[Steve Kaluski]

Will, never known the 500, or any other EF lens to be sluggish, so agree it’s perhaps a camera setting. Remember the R5 & 6 offer a few more customisations, so don’t just rely on Animal AF, as there will be times where it will catch you out and so understanding the camera and ‘customising’ the body will deliver the results for that particular situation, but it may just take a little time. :w3

I could say set this to this and this to that when this happens and in the event this happens hit this, but exploring and making errors is the best way to learn, plus we all set our cameras up differently, but for sure the R5 & 6 have some neat tricks.

 

[Willie Scott]

Yes, I'm pretty sure it was operator error with a camera setting. Lot to explore with this camera. :S3: