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The Canon EOS R5 is a mirrorless camera with FF (1.0x) sensor and 45 megapixels manufactured from 2020. The range of sensitivities, including ISO extension, is 50 - 102400 ISO and it has a continuous shooting (burst mode) of 20 FPS x 180 RAW, 350 JPEG. The average price, when it has been added to the JuzaPhoto database, is 3635 €;
154 users have given it an average vote of 9.2 out of 10
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Pros: High image quality of both stills and video. Wonderful AF system. A very handy flippy-touchscreen. Good IBIS. Great ergonomics. Nice EVF. Impressive burst speed for 45mp FF. Well implemented manual focus assistance.
Cons: Two different types of memory card slots (SD+CFX). The longest exposure time in electronic shutter mode is only 1/2sec. It doesn't recognize people automatically and you have to switch people/animal modes, because while it does track people in animal mode, it does much better in people AF mode.
Opinion: I'm using the R5 for almost two years now. It's the best camera I have ever owned. The most amazing thing about it must be the AF system. It can literally track insects. It's amazing. I've shot flies in flight )). Birds, animals, people, objects - easy task, no problem at all, even in low light.
The battery life is better than I expected, but it's not DSLR level, not even close. My 6D could last for a week of stills on the same LP-E6 battery, while the R5 can only go for a day or two. Not a huge problem, but the batteries will wear out much faster due to more charging cycles.
The flippy touchscreen is excellent. High quality picture, good brightness and contrast, very responsive. Fantastic.
I would really prefer to have two identical card slots, for two CFX-B cards. Because using two sets of incompatible cards is inconvenient to say the least and rather pointless. Because SD cards can't handle the highest bitrate video modes. Plus, SD cards are just less reliable.
Perfect size for my hands. Well balanced. But I would prefer to have the Menu button and the on/off switch on the right side of the camera. Not a deal-breaker though.
I don't shoot much at high ISOs. But those few times that I did "crank it up to 11", I mean up to 12800, didn't disappoint (for stills). It's capable of producing very usable results at high ISOs. And the colors are not simply falling apart like they used to on older cameras. Low ISOs are beautiful with good dynamic range.
Lastly, it has the anti-aliasing (AA) filter, which affects sharpness, color and contrast, while reducing moire pattern and Bayer CFA artifacts. Which is good for video and people photography. But not so good for stills like wildlife, landscapes or macro (which I love). However, the AA filter in R5 is surprisingly good, not too destructive. So, no complaints here.
Great camera. Best experience. Highly recommended!
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Pros:The density of the sensor allows cuts without excessively affecting the final quality - AF is always on point, especially in low light or in the presence of filters such as the ND 1000
Cons:Given the use I make of it and being a simple amateur photographer, nothing that prevented me from shooting as I would have liked.
Opinion:I'm just an amateur photographer, so my opinion is not that of a professional. You could copy and paste the merits of my 5D4 and add to these a more advanced AF department, especially at night or in the presence of "dark" filters. With machines of this level, I think the limit is always represented by man and I am referring to myself. I like to take night photos or with dark filters and with the 5D4 I happen to resort to manual focus, enlarging the subject or waiting for the ok of the red dot in the viewfinder but with the R5 no, with "her" you compose the image, you set the shooting parameters and the automatic focus is always there. The ISO wheel is very comfortable, unlike the 5D4 where, if not from memory, it is difficult to adjust them without looking at it. I prefer the rubberized exterior finish to the same as the 5D4 because it seems more "fragile" to me; On the original powered handle, for example, a flap came off that I tried to glue. This is not the best camera in the segment but, at least personally, it is the most comfortable and reliable object I have ever owned. Obviously my 80D and 5D4 remain and will always remain with me but, with the tilt and at night the R5 cannot stay at home and in fact it does not stay there. Hoping that I have done something pleasing or useful, I greet everyone.
Cons:File quality not excellent, microblur often present, autofocus not at the top
Opinion:I totally go against the grain of positive opinions. I think the R5 is a great car but it's not worth what it costs and that so many people praise. I had it for a whole year and used it very intensively. I came from the Sony world where everything seemed too easy to me and I had high expectations of the R5. I never particularly liked the colors of the files he churned out, unlike what I saw on 5DIV for example. I've always had problems with microblur in different shots and sometimes the autofocus made me despair. In simple situations, the camera decided to fire on the background and not on the subjects. The spark between me and the Canon world never blossomed. Surely it's a limitation of mine but a year of time, tests and counter-tests were enough to make me understand that I had to go back to where I was before. The fact remains that I took away some satisfaction but I expected it with less effort. Too bad.
Pros:image quality, autofocus, ergonomics, stabilizer in the car and a thousand other things
Cons:a couple of blocks with the old firmware, paint not very resistant.
Opinion:I have owned it for just over two years and have therefore been able to test it extensively. It replaced, without regret, my previous sony A7RII, which I had greatly appreciated. Excellent image quality, with an extremely wide dynamic range, excellent file workability. The AA filter of the R5 is really discreet and finding a difference in details (to the naked eye) compared to the Sony that does not have it is difficult or impossible. Resistance to the high iso of the canon admirable. At 6400 iso the file is absolutely good and becomes excellent with a pass of denoise ai. Ergonomcically speaking, the R5 is big. Frankly I understand little the complaints that I often read on "R that are badly held because too small", unless now all photographers do not have very large hands. Of course, I am an amateur and not a professional, maybe doing everything one day with machine in hand things change. The fact remains that the R5 is NOT a small car. The dimensions are almost exactly those of my old 70D and in any case more generous than bodies that forty years ago were considered "professional" like the new F1. The grip is very good, it falls in the hand really well, the buttons are almost all in the right place. All the most commonly used functions can be assigned to buttons and the presence of the legendary Q key combined with a very rational menu arrangement and the practicality of the touch screen make a greater presence of keys and buttons completely superfluous. Perhaps the joistick on the vertical axis is a bit hard, while on the horizontal axis it slides very well. Excellent touch screen, but you have to be careful not to inadvertently change the focus point with the nose. Solvable with a minimum of attention or by setting the sensitive area of the screen to only one half. Really comfortable Fv shooting mode. The only real drawback of ergonomics, for me who use many vintage manual-focus lenses, is the fact that you can not automatically exit the magnification of the focus by pressing the shutter button halfway. The autofocus is from drug addiction, particularly with updated firmware. Any other situation that is not really extreme is absolutely excellent. Eye recognition works spectacularly. He recognized my eye on very distant birds and in crazy light conditions, where it was absolutely invisible. Combined with the ability to shoot up to 20 fps makes it exceptionally flexible for any sports or nature application, in my opinion. At least at an amateur or semi-pro level. Negative notes: with the factory firmware I crashed a couple of times. It no longer happened after the updates. Protective black paint does not look super durable. After a couple of days out of the box he already had two small scratches. When in doubt I wrapped it.
Opinion:I waited quite a while before giving my opinion on this camera, a very positive opinion. I state that I use it mainly for nature photography together with its younger sister the R6. Burst, lightness, autofocus, megapixels and ability to crop, at the top. The only drawback I found it for its digital noise at certain ISO, certainly for its many pixels, unlike the R6 that gives a cleaner image. For the rest, colors, details, and versatility of use at the highest levels.
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