Botswana Adventure

There are few things more painful to a photographer than missing a shot. We’ve all been there. You missed focus, you left your camera set in manual on all the wrong settings, your timing was off or you just plain blew it. It happens, but there’s nothing worse than when it’s camera error.

I’ve been shooting with mirrorless cameras since 2013, dating back to the Sony NEX-3. Clearly, a lot has changed since then, but until recently, major advancements in autofocus have been slower to arrive than increased resolution or high ISO capabilities. For sports and wildlife photographers, a responsive AF system is critical—you’re working in situations where getting another take is usually out of the question. This was certainly the case for me during a recent trip to Botswana, where I had the unique opportunity to shoot with the new Canon EOS R3 before it was officially released.

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