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I have used the 28 f2 on my Sony a7iii before I knew what I was really doing and got fantastic results. Shooting in Norway with orcas you need better dynamic range. I’m telling you from 3 years of doing it that my canon has struggled to find autofocus with 15-35 2.8 RF lens on my canon R5 and R5mii. ISO performance on the R5mii is not its bright spot too imo. Also using old slow lenses on my wacp doesn’t give me the quality I should be getting on my $$$$ expensive setups. With that said I believe Sony has superior dynamic range and from what I’ve seen people get in Norway with their Sony setups is superior to what I can get. Maybe I’m doing something wrong but my R5mii struggled to focus in low light/low contrast scenarios. Even in Hawaii in blue water my auto iso setup wants to go straight to the top of the range while my friends Sony will stay low. Am I metering wrong? Maybe but idk how to fix that. I’d Ike to think my R5mii is better in every way then the Sony a1 but I’m still struggling to get the best I can out of it and I’m frustrated which is why I’m looking at the Sony. Thank you for the write up. I currently have the wacp1 and 2 and I don’t necessarily like the 28-70 kit lens. It seems to be way too slow. I also don’t think the 24-50 is okay but the new 20-50 seems interesting to me. I believe the focuses internally, which means it should work really well at all ranges behind the WACP and would give me a smaller setup when I’m dealing with sharks so that’s a bonus. I just wish someone tested it prior to me spending the money lol. I know I can raise ISO but the Sony handles noise way better so I’m still leaning towards that and the size becomes way smaller as well. The canon mount is definitely better and video specs superior so I’d like to stay just sucks spending a ton of money on a trip to see Orcas and being very limited to what I can capture compared to friends setups. Thank you for all this info. I got the wacp-2 and agree the size is crazy and I freedive 99% of the time for my photography. I still think Sony has superior dynamic range and low light capabilities but I probably have something wrong in my menu/settings. I use BBF But I feel I miss focus a lot or it struggles to pick up a subject. Maybe I’ll make another post and see if I can find a canon expert who can help me make sure I’m dialed in.

My WACP-2 with my 14-35 F4 vignettes like crazy at 14 so it kind of defeats the purpose of it. It's also alot for me to handle when I have to move Tiger Sharks around on tours. I can do it but just slows me down so I am leaning towards a WACP-1. Canon just released the 20-50 F4 and its on the port chart just don't know anyone who has tested behind a WACP-C yet. The sony is smaller and has the 20-50 2.8 option which to me is a nice addition as I think it could help me in Norway when shooting orcas in extreme low light. With that being said I won't use 2.8 often if ever but also Sony has superior dynamic range unless someone can help me with my R5mii to figure out how to handle the metering and noise issues I have.

The low light and metering are 2 concerns with the R5mii as well as dynamic range and hard to focus when scene is not contrasty enough. Norway with orcas is extreme lowlight conditions and I’ve seen good stuff from Sonys using wacp-c with 28mm lens so in theory the 20-50 would be ideal. With that said I know the wacp-c/1 work with 28mm so you would have to start there. For canon they may a zoom limiter for the 24-50 kit lens which blocks the 24-27 range. Also on R5mii you have a display at the bottom right corner which helps in this rare case if you do not have the limiter but it’s still annoying in a quick shot scenario. I have the wacp2 with canon rf14-35 and it sucks because vignetting and it’s honestly worked better behind a 230mm dome for me. The canon 20-50 f4 though seems like an interesting option but I still worry about the low light, metering and focusing issues when little contrast.

Aloha everyone, I am an underwater photographer based in Oahu, Hawaii. I work as a professional shark diver and photographer currently. I shoot mostly blue water with the primary subjects being sharks and people. I also run trips for Orcas and Humpback Whales so looking for opinions on if I should switch systems. I currently use the R5mii with the 14-35 f4. I feel low it’s low light capabilities and metering give me issues in blue water so running auto iso is out of the picture as it wants to shoot extremely high. I have the wacp-2 and with the 14-35 it has vignetting in the corner so kind of defeats the purpose of using that lens. I do have the 15-35 as well. I am looking at buying the wacp-c and the 20-50 F4 lens that just released as that’s a way smaller setup to shoot and handle sharks with while giving me close focus and ultra wide fov. I got an offer for a good price on a Sony a1 setup and they have the 20-50 2.8 lens which seems interesting to me. Would be much smaller and that extra low light capabilities for Norway with orcas is huge. Has anyone used any of these cameras and the wacp-c setups that could give some insight to steer me one way. Feel free to msg me here, respond to this posts or IG@whotippedmycow Thank you for your time and happy 4th!

Has anyone used this with a wacp-c yet? I am debating buying it. Also debating switching to a Sony a1 for the 20-50 2.8 with wacp-c over my canon R5mii.

I was thinking the 1.4 would be good for Norway for orcas. The wacp-1 requires a 28mm so won't work. It seems like a nice lens but just to new. Was hoping one of you were excited about it too grab it and test 😂

Aloha, My name is Terry and I am an underwater photographer based in Hawaii. I am interested in the Canonn RF 14 1.4 for shooting sharks, people, whales, and orcas. The lowlight capes would be good for Norway for orcas I would assume. I am not sure what extension would be needed for a 230mm dome or a wacp-2 but if anyone has tested it or any insight I'm open to hear. I have one available near me so just debating if it's gonna be better then my 14-35 f4 or my 15-35 2.8.

Hey everyone! My name is Terry and I go by the username: WhoTippedMyCoW on instagram. I am an underwater photographer and shark diver based in Oahu Hawaii.