About photographing things vs people with the R5 - you can still keep your AF in Servo with eye detection on, and then when you need to photograph some details just touch the screen where you want it to focus. It will lock on to that part of the object (at least most of the time), and so you can go back to looking through the viewfinder and keep composing and shooting that object as you wish! For me that's the easiest and the fastest workflow.
To be able to change focussing method instantly you can assign two different buttons both with different parameters for back button focus simultaneously. Then just focus with the appropriate button for the type of focus you need.
Seeing the reactions of the bridesmaids and wedding party when they saw the shots on the iPad was so much fun to see, I would be overwhelmed with joy at seeing such excitement for something I got to photograph, that is a wonderful idea. As a Sony convert from Canon, I'm back for the R5. It wasn't an easy decision but god do I love the image quality of Canon, without any of the fussing to get nice, warm skin tones. The feel of the camera and the RF lenses are the second reason. I'm keeping my Sony but I am loving my R5, and thank you for the super in-depth video!
@@VanessaJoy RAW and iPad. I'm bumbling amateur in comparison but the events I shoot (team and sports events for 11-16 year olds with all permissions!) the members want near instant, tweaked photos for TikTok, Snap, Insta shares etc. I use the Apple SD card reader to quickly import into phone or iPad and then can edit, as you are right it takes ages via WiFi link. I then share via a cloud, airdrop, Insta or whatever. They won't wait until 2 days later for you to edit at your leisure!! But I still get a sense of satisfaction when a fast lens and decent camera does show it captures tricky low light/action shots much better than a million iphones all taking the same shot.
One thing I am excited about from what you have explained and correct me if I am wrong but I will no longer have to micro adjust my 50mm 1.2 wide open to get it to hit perfect focus anymore like I have to with my Mark IV?
Some will get hung up on your Ambassador status, I simply don’t care. You took your time, you were not trying to sell anything and you brought this out from a photographers prospective. You answered the questions and you were honest about not being a videographer. I know you mentioned this before in another video that your husband is. The low light performance is a game changer. The images were amazing, you are extremely professional as always and funny when you want to be (Jared Polin) video and heck if you did Canon proud by doing what you normally do, they are all the better for it. Your experience, more than qualifies you as a reviewer for this and the R6 based on your working knowledge alone and actual experience with the product. You did great. You never gave anyone the impression that you were getting rid of your 1DX mark III and you were honest that you are a Canon shooter only and you didn’t trash other brands. We need more of this type of style reviewing, more photos shown and less of trying to sell a product, but if people are influenced to buy, that’s between them and their wallets. I can’t wait to get out of this new normal and get back to shooting regularly. Here are my questions for you, is the low light performance similar with the R6 and how was it on a 10 hour day with that mask on or at least for part of the day, especially with the heat, I believe you said it was 100 degrees?
This is so thoughtful. Thank you so much!! Haha the mask wasn't fun but it was an outdoor wedding so I was able to take quite a few breaks from it when I was far away from people. :-) Low light performance is similar to the R6, but I feel like I enjoyed the way the R5 handled it more.
Dear Vanessa! a little tip! you can configure one of the buttons behind the camera to be able to change the type of focus immediately! I use face detection and when I need to make a photo of decorations or flowers I adjust the focus with the manual focus ring and adjust that little bit we need for the perfect photo! you can set the focus ring whenever you move it changes to manual! excellent video! success!!!
Great video and I have r5 on order (mostly for birds with bird eye af). Re focusing on details - Sony has had an arguably better af idea for years on their a7/a9 series. You are in servo mode but can get any focus area plus face/af at same time. For example, you can have one point af set plus face detection. If face is anywhere in the entire photo it will focus on the face. If there is no face in the photo, it will default to one point af or whatever af area you picked. The face does not have to be inside the af area. This is the best of both worlds and Sony and Olympus had it for years. Canon, Nikon and Panasonic stubbornly only allow face detect in full area mode only.
Battery life - you can check your batteries charge in camera with single battery or both if using a grip. Look in the yellow wrench menu screen 5 under "Battery Info" It gives a percentage of remaining battery life in 1% increments, images shot and recharge performance on each battery. You can shut off continuous focus and it will save a lot of battery life.
Saw your review rather by accident and a good job you most certainly did. I used Canon for years (5D's up to the mk3) but because Canon was always lousy with noise and dynamic range I eventually got so fed up that I sold the lot and went to Fujifilm. Now at last Canon is clearly making a proper camera!! This is the camera I yearned for for years! Do enjoy it!
Free advice from a Sony shooter who's been using mirrorless for several years.Most cameras should give you the option to adjust the focus and brightness of the electronic viewfinder. Before you go on a photo shoot adjusted to your comfort level.
The problem is not the camera but people expectations, the R5 is a great photo camera with the best burts mode ever made: 8k raw 24 fps for 30 minutes. The camera have also few basic video capiability if some time is needed. If you need a video camera Canon have the Cx00 series
A super, informative video, and fun the watch, too. Thank you!!! Note that C-RAW still shoots in full 45 MB resolution, but simply compresses the data. I saw a couple of videos by pro photogs who said they were unable to see any difference, so confidentally shoot only in C-RAW - not only less space, but quicker shooting and processing.
Set it to initial focus point under AF menu 5. Click on the top option, then in the next menu select “initial AF pt for (face) (box symbol). If you select this option the camera still does eye and face detect, you just have to push the shutter button halfway down. Also make sure to enable the joy stick and dials.
Thank you for answering the upgrade question about the R. You answered everything I wanted to know. I'm heavily vested in the R system, and I've barely had the R for two years. I haven't had any issues with it shooting weddings.
I'm not a pro shooter but did do my nieces wedding using my R. I didn't have any issues either and for Landscape photos, the R was great. Now I have the R5 and experienced what the eye AF and higher FPS are like, I think the results would be even better, plus it makes life so much easier, with more flexible options around exposure and composition. I suppose the main factor is cost as it's not cheap.
I am using an RP for weddings/events and it works great. I think people get really overwhelmed by tec this days and somehow think they always need the latest stuff to be professional enough. If you consider what we have today, cameras like an RP would have been unaffordable ultra professional cameras only a few years ago and are now just considered „entry level“. In the end, nope can actually tell a difference what you used for shooting (with maybe the exception of an R5 because of the pixel amount, but don’t forget that also means raw files are so big you will be crying once you import them to your PC after an event ^^)
@@Seitenwerk Totally agree with you as both the R & RP are great cameras and still have there place and can be effective if the user is willing to work with them to get the best results, as clearly you are. For me, it made sense to upgrade & I'm fortunate to be able to do so. Not everyone is so fortunate, or actually needs to to. I'm a big believer in 'if it aint broke dont fix it' philosophy so if your happy with the RP and get the results you want, it makes perfect sense to keep using it.
Yea, but does the R5 REALLY make your life easier? I would tend to think not. The R made my life easier as my previous camera was a 5D Mark II. Intend to keep my bodies 5 plus years before upgrading. Where the R helped me over the 5DII was my technology got old, and it was time. I had my work around for certain situations, but I made it work all the same. It became my backup when I got the R. I opted to get a discounted RP as my second body, and I’m loving it. I’ll get a R5 Mark II or something down the line probably.
From your comments, it seems that the R & RP work for you and give you everything you need so your right, upgrading doesn't make sense at this point. However for me, although you don't think the R5 makes my life easier, I can categorically say it does, as although the R was great for stationary or very slow moving subjects, it certainly has problems with anything moving fast due to the EVF LAG / blackout and pretty low FPS when the AF servo is active. The R5's eye AF, 12/20FPS and higher EVF refresh rate solves all of these issues for me. As I said, it's not for everyone as it isn't cheap but I'm fortunate to be able to afford it.
And that’s why I, and many others, say ISO. It’s nice to know a “correct” wait to say something according to the dictionary, but the dictionary doesn’t include cultural context and if you know anything about languages you know that cultural context is everything
ASA - that's for film cameras. I owned the 1980s Canon F-1N and Canon A-1 Film camera. I used to buy a specialized 35mm film that allowed me to change the ASA from 100 to up to 800 on the same roll. Back then shot mostly Black and White Film for a company magazine I was working for. The film would be sent to that lab that sold me that type of film. I'm only shooting Canon EOS 6D now. Glad I can still use my Canon L-lenses with R-lens adapter. But very interested in the Canon R6 now. Animal eye-tracking for birding, and who knows maybe clearer bees/butterflies/hummingbirds. I believe I'm going to get more perfect shots. My wife shoots mostly videos. She may like her own R5.
I program my 5D4 so that 1) the AF-On button to Servo AF, 2) the * button as One-Shot AF, 3) Half shutter press for AE lock. So that I can choose AF servo or Spot AF on the fly. Maybe you can try that, for shooting between human and object.
Vanessa Joy, This is one customisation that I always recommend. Give it a try and tell us about it later. And kudos for a good review. Always good to listen to pro who use the camera, rather than those youtube camera reviewer. They cloud our vision because they usually like controversial topic, many time they highlight some non issue because that is the way they attract click and view. They don’t rely on the camera for their job. They rely on cameras having hit feature, controversial flaws, regardless if those feature or flaws matter to the job. Thanks for the great review.
@@VanessaJoy I believe the R5 may be able to have one button be AF-ON...and another be EYE-AF ON. So for details one button. For people another button.
I really appreciate this video, thank you! I went from the *5D Mk4* to the *EOS R* and now the *EOS R5* and I *LOVE IT* a ton! Nice to have dual card slots back again and the focus is *amazing* even compared to the EOS R (which was already really good). Focus is so good I feel like it's cheating. Shooting a wedding with both the EOS R and the EOS R5 was very interesting, but I prefer to have matching bodies when I shoot so.... I now have two EOS R5 bodies and I'm never going back to DSLR, it's mirrorless all the way for me now! Had to get the battery grips and tons of batteries because the R5 does go through them faster. The new batteries have been back-ordered until a couple days ago so I had to use the older style (LP-E6N) batteries and the new (LP-E6NH) batteries are definitely better. My battery order finally shipped so I'll have all LP-E6NH batteries in both EOS R5 bodies for tomorrow's wedding! I have had the *temperature warning* show up shooting just photos (no video at all) on three out of the last five weddings I've shot with the EOS R5. It was the WHITE temperature icon not the RED temperature icon so I didn't worry about it too much (unless it turns red). No errors yet with the EOS R5 but I did have the EOS R lock up on me a couple times at a wedding and I just pulled the battery, put it back in and kept going. The CFexpress cards are expensive so I'm using 128GB ProGrade Digital CFexpress cards for now and may get larger cards in the future. Coming from the EOS R I kept the touch-drag screen focus method but I immediately enabled the joystick so I can do both. 23:46 - Less than 45MP - You mention shooting with compressed raw but I thought that only makes the *file size* smaller, the image is still 45MP. So I had to pause the video to test it for sure. I shot the exact same image in raw and C-raw and they're both 45MP. It seems Canon got rid of the smaller raw options that were there in the 5D Mk4 starting with the EOS R. The 5D Mk4 gives you *three* sizes for raw (30MP, 17MP, and 7.5MP) but the EOS R and EOS R5 only give you the option of compressing the raw files so the file size is smaller, but it's still a full-resolution raw. 28:14 - I use the lens adapter and it's *awesome* because my "old" EF lenses work perfectly on it. I have the *control-ring* version of the adapter so my EF lenses will have the same 'control-ring' functionality as the RF lenses. So far I only have one RF lens (35mm macro) but next year I'll start adding more. 37:52 - I jumped from the EOS R to the R5 and it was worth it for me because I wanted dual card slots. But the other features of the R5 were totally worth it as well, especially the autofocus and 5D Mk4-like features. I've been keeping notes on my experiences as I moved from the 5D Mk4 to the EOS R and now the EOS R5 and I'm actually going to start a TH-cam channel just to talk about the transition and setup/configuration preferences. Not nearly as polished as this video but I gotta start somewhere. Thanks again for doing this video! I also say ISO the same way I would say ASA, and say EOS like I say BIOS.
I preordered 6 minutes into the announcement but got spooked by the over heating issue and cancelled. Win some lose some, now I have to wait to mine probably for months 😢
On my EOS R, you could set the “AF lock” button to change “direct AF method selection” and the “AF point” button to switch between one-shot AF and servo AF. So by pressing the 2 buttons, you would jump from eye tracking servo to single point focus. I’m not sure if that’s doable on the R5 but that’s what I would do.
Just to clarify...most good cameras will look clean at high iso in normal light setups. It is when it is dark and you really need to use that high iso that you separate good sensors from bad ones
Low noise in low light is probably attributed to the stabilization of the camera since its pretty high megapixel. All other things equal, a lower megapixel sensor should have better low light performance. Id be interested in seeing if the camera is iso invariant.
A better answer for the focus adjustment question is that it’s not applicable on mirrorless cameras because the focus is being done from the sensor so it’ll always be rights. On DSLR’s the focus is subject to manufacturing tolerances of the lens and body parts because the focus isn’t taken directly off the sensor.
Thank you, thank you, thank you! For your real world evaluation of this incredible camera. I consider myself a borderline professional photographer, more sports photography than portraits. And I am a loyal Canon camera user. But I am ready for an upgrade as well as expanding what I want to shot, portraits and wedding. The first spec I always look for when researching cameras is the FPS, then the file size. So, when the rumors for the R5 started, I figured this may be my next upgrade. After watching your review and getting your real world first hand experience with it, especially a 10 hour wedding shoot, I am sold! This will be my next upgrade! Thank you for your time and effort in making this video and your honest working opinion on the R5, as well as some tips when shooting an all day wedding event. I can't wait to get my hands on one to use, especially for my sports photography.
Im coming in super late so you probably already figured this out. In regards to Auto Focus (R5 not knowing where to focus). **USING CUSTOM BUTTON FUNCTIONS** You can set your camera up for back button AF (using AF-ON) and then ALSO set the * button for Eye-Face tracking. Set your camera to Servo and set the AF point to any point you want to use as a default that is NOT face tracking. Then when you hit AF-ON you're simply using the AF point servo. When you hit the * button it will automatically switch to face tracking. No need to ever go back into your AF menu ever again unless you like mixing it up for no reason whatsoever lol. I just learned that I could do this a few days ago and HOLY SH*T - that's the real game changer right there.
In response to the question about using the R5 with adapter & off brand lenses -- It works fantastic! I use the Tamron 70-200 G2 & Tamron 150-600 G2 and they both work great with the R5. I'm actually renting an RF 70-200 this weekend for a shoot just to try it. This will be the first time I'm putting RF glass on my R5. I'm hoping it's not better than the Tamron because I don't want to put my first born in escrow!!!
Thank you Vanessa for the REAL WORLD reviews. Canon can thank you! I just purchased an R5 From Cardinal Camera - Charlotte NC and it arrives tomorrow! 10/28. Very excited. Watching your video's over and over. Keep up the incredible work. WE all need you!
comparing the R5 to the R I do agree with your points (low light, higher resolution and better AF) but I would also add the faster shutter speed. The R is just too slow for a camera at that price and level. Great video! Thank you for your insight.
For a quick change from eye focus to spot focus press the focus area button (top right) and then the MF. button. It will change from eye to spot focus.
Appreciate the lengthy video! I have to add my experience on the overheating since you touched on it and my experience has obviously been different than yours. I did a photo shoot with the R5 a few evening ago in South Florida. I shot approx 700 photos in 1.5 hours of a friend and her horses, switching between RF 50 12. and EF 35 1.4. I did not shoot any video whatsoever. For the last 20 minutes of the shoot, the overheat warning was on and showed 0 minutes remaining for any of the high end video modes. At that point, I would have not been able to shoot any 8K, 4KHQ, or slow motion. I would definitely call this an overheating problem. I had planned to shoot some 4K120 at the end of the shoot but was unable to. I love the camera, the image quality is fantastic, IBIS works great, but overall fairly disappointed because I'm a hybrid video/photos shooter. Hope Canon can do something about this with a firmware update.
my experience was different... when i shoot with mix application stills and video, the 4KHQ shows different record times each time i select the mode. it'll hard to plan for any video take unless i stick with FHD and standard 4K30. i also found that the 12 fps Mechanical Shutter is also limited to temperature... in order to use this, the temperature has be below 23 degC otherwise the MS fps drops to 9 fps or 6 fps... see manual p452. the R5 is too restrictive unless i stick to slow MS fps and normal video modes. i prefer stability and high level predictability, so use R5 with caution. test it out, plan before doing any paid or important work.
I cant see how firmware can resolve a thermal hardware issue! unless they change the tolerance, but then that would make the camera susceptible to circuitry overheating and damage.
@@eliaspap8708 This article gives hope for a firmware fix: www.eoshd.com/8k/removing-internal-battery-resets-eos-r5-overheat-timer-are-canons-pants-now-completely-down
34:43 DNG converter for Mac has been available since the first week of August. I have edited about 3k RAW and cRAW images from my R5 and no issues. They are large files and the process requires a couple extra steps, but it works.
Excellent review. As a published pinup and cosplay photographer, and some one who has owned Canon and Nikon film, Canon 40D, 50D, 60D, 5Dmk3, 7D, 1Dx, and 5DS...this R5 is the camera I will be using for a long time to come. Just have to wait for it to arrive.
I wanted to add another benefit of a EVF is in very low light circumstances where your optical viewfinder will be black because it’s so dark the EVF can actually see in the dark much better using the full frame imager. And also the reason why the images can be sharp on RF lenses and EF lenses without any focus change calibration settings is because it uses the imager full-time to do the auto focus instead of off imager sensors like in a dslr. So no more sending your camera off to be calibrated!!
Thank you for making this very informative video Vanessa. I have my first wedding shoot with the R5 Friday, July 12, and watching this video upped my confidence level a lot coming from the EOS R. 💜
Vanessa I would look at a different strap design which would allow you to comfortably use the battery grip second shutter release for more stable shooting especially with larger lenses & slower shutter speeds. Also would turn the camera off when changing lenses so the shutter blind is down to shield the sensor from dust etc
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Beautiful work!! Always have awesome content!! I have switched back to Canon and been using my 5D Mark IV. So, i am moving over slowly to Canon R5 and RF lenses. Excited and love the ergonomics, the skin colors, performance, etc. Tried the R5 loved it!
Great video. Thanks for the info on the Exposure Simulation. I thought mine was beginning to be faulty but now I know the reason as I always use a strobe
I actually have that feeling often. I feel like my images should be sharper than they are. Especially since I'm on a tripod most of the time. From a 5dMk3 to an EOS R for the last year and a half. I'm glad to hear that.
I shoot underwater I am a underwater photographer. The ISO advancement, animal eye tracking and 45 megapixels with 20 fps silent shutter sold me. I just need to make my mind up wether or not I sell my Mark IV whenever they ship my R5 to me.
Thank you! The R5 is my first mirrorless camera and I appreciate the practical, real-world tips on how to get more out of the camera or just adjust to having a mirrorless camera from a DSLR.
Most useful R5 review I have seen so far. Thanks for the effort Vanessa. By the way, for potential readers of my comment, others have tested third party lenses with this adapter, it works perfectly.
Look into peak designs leash/slide. It comes with a smaller ARCA Swiss attachment point. so you should be able to use the battery grip due to the anchors being so small!
Thanks for your thoughts! I had the same stumbling block with switching focus modes at first for different subjects, but what I’ve found to be useful is keeping servo on all the time and using the AF-ON back button for eye-AF and the star button for single-point. This is also useful if eye-AF is ever struggling because sometimes using the single point to get focus near where you want it and then switching to eye-AF can be faster (at least with eye-AF on wildlife).
FINALLY! Somebody give an award to Vanessa! So many video talk out there while most wedding photographers just sit patiently and wondering who will bring the light to the darkness...:) Thanks Vanessa, will definitely buy these for my next year Destination Weddings.
Vanessa Joy haha 😻a lovely couple getting married in Santorini 🍸🏖 I just wish it was already May. If you ever visit UK, please let us know in London, you have some fans here ☕️
Hands down after watching your review it absolutely sold me that this is my camera for diving. This is now the best camera on the market for diving period now. Your review the way you did it this time around should be your format. You are a wedding photographer and I am a underwater photographer. The way you explained everything with this camera. I was able to take the information you shared and apply it to my form of photography. I have to say that with the FPS and 45MP the R5 has the only thing the 1D MK III has over it now is maybe weather sealing. But this is the information we need and in a format we need to receive it. I can't wait to get the housing from nauticam for the R5.
Excellent stuff. This really is the best overall camera today and these real world use videos show it. Its basically the combination of the best 3 "segmented" FF cameras on the market today rolled into one with some extras like incredible IBIS and warm skin tones sprinkled on top.
Workaround on the AF, a bird photographer (Jan Wegener) on the AF, he set AF on to one AF mode and the "*" button to Face detect (for him, animal), so, by tapping different buttons, you get different AF modes.
OHHHH In body stabalization. The combination between that and the fact that the ISO is so much better allows divers like me to get way better photos at lower ISO settings.
Finding this at least a few years late, and just want to say thank you for passing on your knowledge! This video helped me pull the trigger to get my own.... arriving soon. :)
There is a R5 compatible beta dng converter for the Mac. Ive been using it since the day the R5 came out 😀. I would also bet that LR and Camera Raw updates in the next couple weeks as well.
@@gowithgoldstraw Hehe true... Photographers seem to believe that the hybrid/video crowd should just look past the Canon generated video hype that doesn't deliver what it promised in a real world usable format...
Goldstraw Media hmmm i didnt notice it since dont have one , but about the overheating seems to be firmware related ( not sure also ) but , they should marketing this camera more towards photo but with 8k capability
@@gowithgoldstraw I feel that video Cameras are becoming so advanced they should consider makeing vid and photo separate again... Will never happen now . But at least if did that they will be able to fix issues like overheating a little. Bit a easyer, since they would have more space to add fans etc .
Oh Vanessa, since you have the ear of Canon - can’t you suggest to them that the battery grips for the R-series should take the same batteries as the 1DX mk III! :) It’s even ironic that if one looks at that tray and the opening on the grip, it really looks like the 1D and yet, they went with the smaller batteries... just a thought.
Mirrorless is known for being smaller and lighter so the 1dxiii batteries, along with not being able to fit into the R series cameras and thus forcing people to buy two different sets of batteries, is not a wise choice for aligning with the mirrorless mindset. :)
Enjoyed your video on the R5. I appreciate working professionals taking time out of their busy schedules to inform and help others. Looking forward to checking out your other content. Thanks again.
Vanessa - Love your focus on photography with the R5! One thing to add to your answer on whether it's worth upgrading from the R to the R5 for stills: The viewfinder lag on the R was extremely frustrating for moving subjects, sports, marching band, birds, etc. I upgraded to the R5 and those lag issues disappeared! There are entire genres of stills photographers who would benefit by switching from the R to the R5!!! Keep up the great work!
Vanessa - you answered the question about shooting less than 45MP with an answer about the file size, not the resolution of the images. You can shoot crop-mode which will result in roughly a 17MP image. Obviously, then you would have the choice of RAW (or compressed RAW), JPG, HEIF image formats. There are 2 resolutions - 45MP and the cropped 17MP. Thank you for the video! Was really good detailed information about using the camera for stills!
Ah sorry! Lol I got distracted. Though with cropped mode it’s going to alter your lenses vs cRAW which won’t and will have a smaller file size. so it’s a toss up
Honestly you are excellent gear reviewer. You hook me watching your whole video in a natural and very informative way from your personal experience. Love watching whole video. You have that connection to the audience. PERFECT! One thing, hope your vertical video be place in left part, and infotext/ b roll on right part of the screen. Thanks
Haha that’s sort of a fun conversation. Did you know some people prefer to read/glance to reading with their left eye and some with their right? I guess you can tell which we both prefer!
It is refreshing to see a review of gear from a users' perspective. There are far too many gear heads online offering "expert" advice when they are really not that proficient. You can tell these posers because they do not have any good examples of output, and if they do, it is generally not anywhere near the quality of what you have shown. Nice work! You sound somewhat apologetic for not knowing spec's or focussing on technology-don't! Your strength is that you are a working professional and your success is your pedigree. Keep up the great work! Well done!
Thank you, thank you, thank you. I can’t tell you how many videos I have watched about the R5 and all the talk about over heating video. I am a hobbyist photographer and have been wanting to hear about how this works as a camera! All the video negativity/reality was scaring me off, but after your real time review , feeling much better about a future purchase of the R5🙃
Ты крутая, спасибо за полезную информацию, трудный выбор между кенон r6 и кенон r5.... Ваш обзор очень помог определиться. Я тоже свадебный и семейный фотограф их Ханты-Мансийска, западная Сибирь , Россия. Ванесса часто смотрю ваши обзоры, вы большая молодец!!!
THANK YOU FOR POSTING. the working photographer q&a were some of my questions. I do have one additional question. Which lens or lenses are RF and why did you pick those over the EF version?
This was a fantastic video. It’s so nice to hear a working photographer talk about their experience in the field. This definitely influenced my decision to purchase this camera. I look forward to watching more of your videos.
Wish you were my wedding photographer. Like your style - composition looks awesome despite the equipment. I upgraded to the R form the EOS 5 MK2, it was a downgrade in some respects, but I was so impressed with the off R sharpness that I am totally sold on mirrorless and the RF lenses. We know you are a Canon ambassador, but you talk from the heart so I find it very believable.
What a great real use review. you can't beat the opinion of those who have to earn a living from their gear. Possibly already answered, but is the R6 auto focus as good as the R5, since youve been able to use both?
The animal eye AF is amazing on the R5. Been using it with the RF 70-200mm 2.8 and it does a great job at tracking the subject. Tried it for both photos and video with some rabbits in the wild. Really loving my R5.
subscribed for how obvious the amount of effort is you put into making your vids..thank you
Thanks for the kind words 😊 and for subbing!
@@VanessaJoy Yeah. same here
“IM A WORKING PHOTOGRAPHER, NOT A REVIEWER” ok you got my attention Vanessa.
haha yay!
Set the star button to switch between face tracking and single point auto focus, to go from human to a detail shot.
Are you keeping eye focus assigned to the shutter, and then point focus to the star?
About photographing things vs people with the R5 - you can still keep your AF in Servo with eye detection on, and then when you need to photograph some details just touch the screen where you want it to focus. It will lock on to that part of the object (at least most of the time), and so you can go back to looking through the viewfinder and keep composing and shooting that object as you wish! For me that's the easiest and the fastest workflow.
What about programming the button on the front of the camera (near the lens mount) to toggle to manual one point focus?
To be able to change focussing method instantly you can assign two different buttons both with different parameters for back button focus simultaneously. Then just focus with the appropriate button for the type of focus you need.
Seeing the reactions of the bridesmaids and wedding party when they saw the shots on the iPad was so much fun to see, I would be overwhelmed with joy at seeing such excitement for something I got to photograph, that is a wonderful idea. As a Sony convert from Canon, I'm back for the R5. It wasn't an easy decision but god do I love the image quality of Canon, without any of the fussing to get nice, warm skin tones. The feel of the camera and the RF lenses are the second reason. I'm keeping my Sony but I am loving my R5, and thank you for the super in-depth video!
Haha switch hitter over here! Be careful not to leave the cameras alone together. They’ll probably start fighting 😂
@@VanessaJoy RAW and iPad. I'm bumbling amateur in comparison but the events I shoot (team and sports events for 11-16 year olds with all permissions!) the members want near instant, tweaked photos for TikTok, Snap, Insta shares etc. I use the Apple SD card reader to quickly import into phone or iPad and then can edit, as you are right it takes ages via WiFi link. I then share via a cloud, airdrop, Insta or whatever. They won't wait until 2 days later for you to edit at your leisure!! But I still get a sense of satisfaction when a fast lens and decent camera does show it captures tricky low light/action shots much better than a million iphones all taking the same shot.
I laughed when I read the bridesmaid's lip. "You're insane! You're SO good!"
Vanessa, thanks because you share real life professional problem and solution.... this is priceless. Thanks again.
Thanks for watching!
One thing I am excited about from what you have explained and correct me if I am wrong but I will no longer have to micro adjust my 50mm 1.2 wide open to get it to hit perfect focus anymore like I have to with my Mark IV?
Hey. Set up one of the other back buttons for single point AF and you have both focus systems available
These comments from a real photographer - not a reviewer - are really useful and you do it in a unique and nice way!
Some will get hung up on your Ambassador status, I simply don’t care. You took your time, you were not trying to sell anything and you brought this out from a photographers prospective. You answered the questions and you were honest about not being a videographer. I know you mentioned this before in another video that your husband is. The low light performance is a game changer. The images were amazing, you are extremely professional as always and funny when you want to be (Jared Polin) video and heck if you did Canon proud by doing what you normally do, they are all the better for it.
Your experience, more than qualifies you as a reviewer for this and the R6 based on your working knowledge alone and actual experience with the product. You did great. You never gave anyone the impression that you were getting rid of your 1DX mark III and you were honest that you are a Canon shooter only and you didn’t trash other brands.
We need more of this type of style reviewing, more photos shown and less of trying to sell a product, but if people are influenced to buy, that’s between them and their wallets. I can’t wait to get out of this new normal and get back to shooting regularly. Here are my questions for you, is the low light performance similar with the R6 and how was it on a 10 hour day with that mask on or at least for part of the day, especially with the heat, I believe you said it was 100 degrees?
This is so thoughtful. Thank you so much!! Haha the mask wasn't fun but it was an outdoor wedding so I was able to take quite a few breaks from it when I was far away from people. :-) Low light performance is similar to the R6, but I feel like I enjoyed the way the R5 handled it more.
Dear Vanessa! a little tip! you can configure one of the buttons behind the camera to be able to change the type of focus immediately! I use face detection and when I need to make a photo of decorations or flowers I adjust the focus with the manual focus ring and adjust that little bit we need for the perfect photo! you can set the focus ring whenever you move it changes to manual! excellent video! success!!!
Fantastic review!
at last, someone who's a real-world user reviews it.
Thanks 😊
Great video and I have r5 on order (mostly for birds with bird eye af). Re focusing on details - Sony has had an arguably better af idea for years on their a7/a9 series. You are in servo mode but can get any focus area plus face/af at same time. For example, you can have one point af set plus face detection. If face is anywhere in the entire photo it will focus on the face. If there is no face in the photo, it will default to one point af or whatever af area you picked. The face does not have to be inside the af area. This is the best of both worlds and Sony and Olympus had it for years. Canon, Nikon and Panasonic stubbornly only allow face detect in full area mode only.
Battery life - you can check your batteries charge in camera with single battery or both if using a grip. Look in the yellow wrench menu screen 5 under "Battery Info" It gives a percentage of remaining battery life in 1% increments, images shot and recharge performance on each battery. You can shut off continuous focus and it will save a lot of battery life.
Saw your review rather by accident and a good job you most certainly did. I used Canon for years (5D's up to the mk3) but because Canon was always lousy with noise and dynamic range I eventually got so fed up that I sold the lot and went to Fujifilm. Now at last Canon is clearly making a proper camera!! This is the camera I yearned for for years! Do enjoy it!
Free advice from a Sony shooter who's been using mirrorless for several years.Most cameras should give you the option to adjust the focus and brightness of the electronic viewfinder. Before you go on a photo shoot adjusted to your comfort level.
The problem is not the camera but people expectations, the R5 is a great photo camera with the best burts mode ever made: 8k raw 24 fps for 30 minutes.
The camera have also few basic video capiability if some time is needed.
If you need a video camera Canon have the Cx00 series
Moved from DSLR 5D to R5 ... and LOVE IT... Not going to entertain R3 will save for R1 down the line.
Yayyyy
A super, informative video, and fun the watch, too. Thank you!!! Note that C-RAW still shoots in full 45 MB resolution, but simply compresses the data. I saw a couple of videos by pro photogs who said they were unable to see any difference, so confidentally shoot only in C-RAW - not only less space, but quicker shooting and processing.
Receiving my R5 soon! What camera settings do you use? Maybe a video?
It’s a hard sales pitch for the 1DXiii after having the R5. It’s absolutely fantastic!
Set it to initial focus point under AF menu 5. Click on the top option, then in the next menu select “initial AF pt for (face) (box symbol). If you select this option the camera still does eye and face detect, you just have to push the shutter button halfway down. Also make sure to enable the joy stick and dials.
Thank you for answering the upgrade question about the R. You answered everything I wanted to know. I'm heavily vested in the R system, and I've barely had the R for two years. I haven't had any issues with it shooting weddings.
I'm not a pro shooter but did do my nieces wedding using my R. I didn't have any issues either and for Landscape photos, the R was great.
Now I have the R5 and experienced what the eye AF and higher FPS are like, I think the results would be even better, plus it makes life so much easier, with more flexible options around exposure and composition. I suppose the main factor is cost as it's not cheap.
I am using an RP for weddings/events and it works great. I think people get really overwhelmed by tec this days and somehow think they always need the latest stuff to be professional enough. If you consider what we have today, cameras like an RP would have been unaffordable ultra professional cameras only a few years ago and are now just considered „entry level“. In the end, nope can actually tell a difference what you used for shooting (with maybe the exception of an R5 because of the pixel amount, but don’t forget that also means raw files are so big you will be crying once you import them to your PC after an event ^^)
@@Seitenwerk Totally agree with you as both the R & RP are great cameras and still have there place and can be effective if the user is willing to work with them to get the best results, as clearly you are.
For me, it made sense to upgrade & I'm fortunate to be able to do so. Not everyone is so fortunate, or actually needs to to.
I'm a big believer in 'if it aint broke dont fix it' philosophy so if your happy with the RP and get the results you want, it makes perfect sense to keep using it.
Yea, but does the R5 REALLY make your life easier? I would tend to think not. The R made my life easier as my previous camera was a 5D Mark II. Intend to keep my bodies 5 plus years before upgrading. Where the R helped me over the 5DII was my technology got old, and it was time. I had my work around for certain situations, but I made it work all the same. It became my backup when I got the R. I opted to get a discounted RP as my second body, and I’m loving it. I’ll get a R5 Mark II or something down the line probably.
From your comments, it seems that the R & RP work for you and give you everything you need so your right, upgrading doesn't make sense at this point. However for me, although you don't think the R5 makes my life easier, I can categorically say it does, as although the R was great for stationary or very slow moving subjects, it certainly has problems with anything moving fast due to the EVF LAG / blackout and pretty low FPS when the AF servo is active. The R5's eye AF, 12/20FPS and higher EVF refresh rate solves all of these issues for me. As I said, it's not for everyone as it isn't cheap but I'm fortunate to be able to afford it.
Yes, I remember ASA. We even had it in Europe in the 1960s.
And that’s why I, and many others, say ISO. It’s nice to know a “correct” wait to say something according to the dictionary, but the dictionary doesn’t include cultural context and if you know anything about languages you know that cultural context is everything
ASA - that's for film cameras. I owned the 1980s Canon F-1N and Canon A-1 Film camera. I used to buy a specialized 35mm film that allowed me to change the ASA from 100 to up to 800 on the same roll. Back then shot mostly Black and White Film for a company magazine I was working for. The film would be sent to that lab that sold me that type of film. I'm only shooting Canon EOS 6D now. Glad I can still use my Canon L-lenses with R-lens adapter. But very interested in the Canon R6 now. Animal eye-tracking for birding, and who knows maybe clearer bees/butterflies/hummingbirds. I believe I'm going to get more perfect shots. My wife shoots mostly videos. She may like her own R5.
I program my 5D4 so that
1) the AF-On button to Servo AF,
2) the * button as One-Shot AF,
3) Half shutter press for AE lock.
So that I can choose AF servo or Spot AF on the fly. Maybe you can try that, for shooting between human and object.
Ohhhh you are a genius. I have to admit I almost never customize my camera buttons. Crazy right?
Vanessa Joy,
This is one customisation that I always recommend.
Give it a try and tell us about it later.
And kudos for a good review. Always good to listen to pro who use the camera, rather than those youtube camera reviewer.
They cloud our vision because they usually like controversial topic, many time they highlight some non issue because that is the way they attract click and view. They don’t rely on the camera for their job. They rely on cameras having hit feature, controversial flaws, regardless if those feature or flaws matter to the job.
Thanks for the great review.
esphi LEE my pleasure 😇 thanks for the tip!
@@VanessaJoy I believe the R5 may be able to have one button be AF-ON...and another be EYE-AF ON. So for details one button. For people another button.
Omar Gonzalez Photography definitely going to look into this more
I really appreciate this video, thank you!
I went from the *5D Mk4* to the *EOS R* and now the *EOS R5* and I *LOVE IT* a ton!
Nice to have dual card slots back again and the focus is *amazing* even compared to the EOS R (which was already really good). Focus is so good I feel like it's cheating.
Shooting a wedding with both the EOS R and the EOS R5 was very interesting, but I prefer to have matching bodies when I shoot so....
I now have two EOS R5 bodies and I'm never going back to DSLR, it's mirrorless all the way for me now!
Had to get the battery grips and tons of batteries because the R5 does go through them faster. The new batteries have been back-ordered until a couple days ago so I had to use the older style (LP-E6N) batteries and the new (LP-E6NH) batteries are definitely better. My battery order finally shipped so I'll have all LP-E6NH batteries in both EOS R5 bodies for tomorrow's wedding!
I have had the *temperature warning* show up shooting just photos (no video at all) on three out of the last five weddings I've shot with the EOS R5. It was the WHITE temperature icon not the RED temperature icon so I didn't worry about it too much (unless it turns red). No errors yet with the EOS R5 but I did have the EOS R lock up on me a couple times at a wedding and I just pulled the battery, put it back in and kept going.
The CFexpress cards are expensive so I'm using 128GB ProGrade Digital CFexpress cards for now and may get larger cards in the future.
Coming from the EOS R I kept the touch-drag screen focus method but I immediately enabled the joystick so I can do both.
23:46 - Less than 45MP - You mention shooting with compressed raw but I thought that only makes the *file size* smaller, the image is still 45MP.
So I had to pause the video to test it for sure. I shot the exact same image in raw and C-raw and they're both 45MP.
It seems Canon got rid of the smaller raw options that were there in the 5D Mk4 starting with the EOS R. The 5D Mk4 gives you *three* sizes for raw (30MP, 17MP, and 7.5MP) but the EOS R and EOS R5 only give you the option of compressing the raw files so the file size is smaller, but it's still a full-resolution raw.
28:14 - I use the lens adapter and it's *awesome* because my "old" EF lenses work perfectly on it. I have the *control-ring* version of the adapter so my EF lenses will have the same 'control-ring' functionality as the RF lenses. So far I only have one RF lens (35mm macro) but next year I'll start adding more.
37:52 - I jumped from the EOS R to the R5 and it was worth it for me because I wanted dual card slots. But the other features of the R5 were totally worth it as well, especially the autofocus and 5D Mk4-like features.
I've been keeping notes on my experiences as I moved from the 5D Mk4 to the EOS R and now the EOS R5 and I'm actually going to start a TH-cam channel just to talk about the transition and setup/configuration preferences. Not nearly as polished as this video but I gotta start somewhere.
Thanks again for doing this video!
I also say ISO the same way I would say ASA, and say EOS like I say BIOS.
usually 2nd batch camera will have less to no problem , that's what i did with my 5dm4
@@stephen7627 - I read there's a firmware update coming soon for the R5.
@@JaredRibic yes i heard that 2 , but usually 2nd batch camera they mostly fix hardware issues as well ( hopefully )
I work in electronics and the worst is to buy the first batches, and the best is to buy 6-12 months after release.
I order my R5 for "Photography", not so much for video. Yay!
You’ll love it for both! It’s freaking awesome!
@@pharmatographist Great! I''m pretty stoked and looking forward to getting into my itchy hands!!
Same here. Getting impatient waiting for it. Ordered mine from b&h u?
J Joson except if it overheats
I preordered 6 minutes into the announcement but got spooked by the over heating issue and cancelled. Win some lose some, now I have to wait to mine probably for months 😢
do you have the 135 f2 L on the camera all the time.... that's also my favorite lens of all times.... Also great review for photography, many thanks!
On my EOS R, you could set the “AF lock” button to change “direct AF method selection” and the “AF point” button to switch between one-shot AF and servo AF. So by pressing the 2 buttons, you would jump from eye tracking servo to single point focus. I’m not sure if that’s doable on the R5 but that’s what I would do.
Just to clarify...most good cameras will look clean at high iso in normal light setups. It is when it is dark and you really need to use that high iso that you separate good sensors from bad ones
Low noise in low light is probably attributed to the stabilization of the camera since its pretty high megapixel. All other things equal, a lower megapixel sensor should have better low light performance. Id be interested in seeing if the camera is iso invariant.
A better answer for the focus adjustment question is that it’s not applicable on mirrorless cameras because the focus is being done from the sensor so it’ll always be rights. On DSLR’s the focus is subject to manufacturing tolerances of the lens and body parts because the focus isn’t taken directly off the sensor.
Quite true
Thank you, thank you, thank you! For your real world evaluation of this incredible camera. I consider myself a borderline professional photographer, more sports photography than portraits. And I am a loyal Canon camera user. But I am ready for an upgrade as well as expanding what I want to shot, portraits and wedding. The first spec I always look for when researching cameras is the FPS, then the file size. So, when the rumors for the R5 started, I figured this may be my next upgrade. After watching your review and getting your real world first hand experience with it, especially a 10 hour wedding shoot, I am sold! This will be my next upgrade! Thank you for your time and effort in making this video and your honest working opinion on the R5, as well as some tips when shooting an all day wedding event. I can't wait to get my hands on one to use, especially for my sports photography.
Im coming in super late so you probably already figured this out.
In regards to Auto Focus (R5 not knowing where to focus). **USING CUSTOM BUTTON FUNCTIONS** You can set your camera up for back button AF (using AF-ON) and then ALSO set the * button for Eye-Face tracking. Set your camera to Servo and set the AF point to any point you want to use as a default that is NOT face tracking. Then when you hit AF-ON you're simply using the AF point servo. When you hit the * button it will automatically switch to face tracking. No need to ever go back into your AF menu ever again unless you like mixing it up for no reason whatsoever lol. I just learned that I could do this a few days ago and HOLY SH*T - that's the real game changer right there.
Total game changer:)
In response to the question about using the R5 with adapter & off brand lenses -- It works fantastic! I use the Tamron 70-200 G2 & Tamron 150-600 G2 and they both work great with the R5. I'm actually renting an RF 70-200 this weekend for a shoot just to try it. This will be the first time I'm putting RF glass on my R5. I'm hoping it's not better than the Tamron because I don't want to put my first born in escrow!!!
Haha 🤣 good to hear!
Thank you Vanessa for the REAL WORLD reviews. Canon can thank you! I just purchased an R5 From Cardinal Camera - Charlotte NC and it arrives tomorrow! 10/28. Very excited. Watching your video's over and over. Keep up the incredible work. WE all need you!
Fantastic, congrats!!!
comparing the R5 to the R I do agree with your points (low light, higher resolution and better AF) but I would also add the faster shutter speed. The R is just too slow for a camera at that price and level.
Great video! Thank you for your insight.
ooo good point
For a quick change from eye focus to spot focus press the focus area button (top right) and then the MF. button. It will change from eye to spot focus.
Canon is back!
I have watched a lot of videos about the R5 (and I have one now), and this is THE best video I have seen for the R5!
So happy to hear that!!
Appreciate the lengthy video! I have to add my experience on the overheating since you touched on it and my experience has obviously been different than yours. I did a photo shoot with the R5 a few evening ago in South Florida. I shot approx 700 photos in 1.5 hours of a friend and her horses, switching between RF 50 12. and EF 35 1.4. I did not shoot any video whatsoever. For the last 20 minutes of the shoot, the overheat warning was on and showed 0 minutes remaining for any of the high end video modes. At that point, I would have not been able to shoot any 8K, 4KHQ, or slow motion. I would definitely call this an overheating problem. I had planned to shoot some 4K120 at the end of the shoot but was unable to. I love the camera, the image quality is fantastic, IBIS works great, but overall fairly disappointed because I'm a hybrid video/photos shooter. Hope Canon can do something about this with a firmware update.
my experience was different... when i shoot with mix application stills and video, the 4KHQ shows different record times each time i select the mode. it'll hard to plan for any video take unless i stick with FHD and standard 4K30.
i also found that the 12 fps Mechanical Shutter is also limited to temperature... in order to use this, the temperature has be below 23 degC otherwise the MS fps drops to 9 fps or 6 fps... see manual p452.
the R5 is too restrictive unless i stick to slow MS fps and normal video modes. i prefer stability and high level predictability, so use R5 with caution. test it out, plan before doing any paid or important work.
I cant see how firmware can resolve a thermal hardware issue! unless they change the tolerance, but then that would make the camera susceptible to circuitry overheating and damage.
@@eliaspap8708 This article gives hope for a firmware fix: www.eoshd.com/8k/removing-internal-battery-resets-eos-r5-overheat-timer-are-canons-pants-now-completely-down
I think it all depends on the surrounding temperature; you need to move to a colder climate then you won’t have any overheating issues.
You made me want to buy it. I have an appointment tomorrow to pick it up at my shop. Thank you !
34:43 DNG converter for Mac has been available since the first week of August. I have edited about 3k RAW and cRAW images from my R5 and no issues. They are large files and the process requires a couple extra steps, but it works.
Excellent review. As a published pinup and cosplay photographer, and some one who has owned Canon and Nikon film, Canon 40D, 50D, 60D, 5Dmk3, 7D, 1Dx, and 5DS...this R5 is the camera I will be using for a long time to come. Just have to wait for it to arrive.
I wanted to add another benefit of a EVF is in very low light circumstances where your optical viewfinder will be black because it’s so dark the EVF can actually see in the dark much better using the full frame imager. And also the reason why the images can be sharp on RF lenses and EF lenses without any focus change calibration settings is because it uses the imager full-time to do the auto focus instead of off imager sensors like in a dslr. So no more sending your camera off to be calibrated!!
So true!
Thank you for making this very informative video Vanessa. I have my first wedding shoot with the R5 Friday, July 12, and watching this video upped my confidence level a lot coming from the EOS R. 💜
Yay happy to hear it and good luck!
I have my back button focus set to spot focus and the * button set to eye focus, works great
Vanessa I would look at a different strap design which would allow you to comfortably use the battery grip second shutter release for more stable shooting especially with larger lenses & slower shutter speeds.
Also would turn the camera off when changing lenses so the shutter blind is down to shield the sensor from dust etc
I’m happy with my decisions but thanks for the suggestions :)
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Beautiful work!! Always have awesome content!! I have switched back to Canon and been using my 5D Mark IV. So, i am moving over slowly to Canon R5 and RF lenses. Excited and love the ergonomics, the skin colors, performance, etc. Tried the R5 loved it!
Great video. Thanks for the info on the Exposure Simulation. I thought mine was beginning to be faulty but now I know the reason as I always use a strobe
*facepalm
I actually have that feeling often. I feel like my images should be sharper than they are. Especially since I'm on a tripod most of the time. From a 5dMk3 to an EOS R for the last year and a half. I'm glad to hear that.
I had the same experience with the new SONY A7SIII, when I first tried its high native ISO 16,000. ISO 32,000 on the A7SIII is equivalent to ISO 200!
Thank you so much for this perfect video. My R5 arrives this week and this was a big help to me to prep for it
Have fun!
I shoot underwater I am a underwater photographer. The ISO advancement, animal eye tracking and 45 megapixels with 20 fps silent shutter sold me. I just need to make my mind up wether or not I sell my Mark IV whenever they ship my R5 to me.
Thank you! The R5 is my first mirrorless camera and I appreciate the practical, real-world tips on how to get more out of the camera or just adjust to having a mirrorless camera from a DSLR.
Most useful R5 review I have seen so far. Thanks for the effort Vanessa. By the way, for potential readers of my comment, others have tested third party lenses with this adapter, it works perfectly.
Glad to hear it!
Look into peak designs leash/slide. It comes with a smaller ARCA Swiss attachment point. so you should be able to use the battery grip due to the anchors being so small!
Thanks for your thoughts! I had the same stumbling block with switching focus modes at first for different subjects, but what I’ve found to be useful is keeping servo on all the time and using the AF-ON back button for eye-AF and the star button for single-point. This is also useful if eye-AF is ever struggling because sometimes using the single point to get focus near where you want it and then switching to eye-AF can be faster (at least with eye-AF on wildlife).
FINALLY! Somebody give an award to Vanessa! So many video talk out there while most wedding photographers just sit patiently and wondering who will bring the light to the darkness...:) Thanks Vanessa, will definitely buy these for my next year Destination Weddings.
Yay so glad you like!!! Ughhh destination weddings sound like a dream rn
Vanessa Joy haha 😻a lovely couple getting married in Santorini 🍸🏖 I just wish it was already May. If you ever visit UK, please let us know in London, you have some fans here ☕️
Chuck Grosz - CG Wedding Photography omgosh Yes please. I’ll come hold your bags.
The joy stick makes all the difference on AF on inanimate objects IMO. Yeah, AF means something now, so happy with it.
The touch&drag focus is faster and more accurate than joystick
Hands down after watching your review it absolutely sold me that this is my camera for diving. This is now the best camera on the market for diving period now. Your review the way you did it this time around should be your format. You are a wedding photographer and I am a underwater photographer. The way you explained everything with this camera. I was able to take the information you shared and apply it to my form of photography. I have to say that with the FPS and 45MP the R5 has the only thing the 1D MK III has over it now is maybe weather sealing. But this is the information we need and in a format we need to receive it. I can't wait to get the housing from nauticam for the R5.
Excellent stuff. This really is the best overall camera today and these real world use videos show it. Its basically the combination of the best 3 "segmented" FF cameras on the market today rolled into one with some extras like incredible IBIS and warm skin tones sprinkled on top.
Thanks for convincing justification to shift from R to R5, which is much higher fps and much better focusing system.
Workaround on the AF, a bird photographer (Jan Wegener) on the AF, he set AF on to one AF mode and the "*" button to Face detect (for him, animal), so, by tapping different buttons, you get different AF modes.
OHHHH In body stabalization. The combination between that and the fact that the ISO is so much better allows divers like me to get way better photos at lower ISO settings.
Best review ever!! Much appreciated. Real life, real shooting scenarios. Wow, you are good at this.
Thanks Ray 😊
Finding this at least a few years late, and just want to say thank you for passing on your knowledge! This video helped me pull the trigger to get my own.... arriving soon. :)
Glad it helped!
There is a R5 compatible beta dng converter for the Mac. Ive been using it since the day the R5 came out 😀. I would also bet that LR and Camera Raw updates in the next couple weeks as well.
switching your trigger off usually disables any exposure adjustments like live view and stuff
It actually doesn't. I have to have it completely off my camera
finaly someone that actually review a camera what it's intended to do " photography " , great review !
Yeah, that would be why they slapped those 8K decals all over the packaging?
@@gowithgoldstraw Hehe true... Photographers seem to believe that the hybrid/video crowd should just look past the Canon generated video hype that doesn't deliver what it promised in a real world usable format...
Goldstraw Media hmmm i didnt notice it since dont have one , but about the overheating seems to be firmware related ( not sure also ) but , they should marketing this camera more towards photo but with 8k capability
@@gowithgoldstraw I feel that video Cameras are becoming so advanced they should consider makeing vid and photo separate again... Will never happen now
. But at least if did that they will be able to fix issues like overheating a little. Bit a easyer, since they would have more space to add fans etc
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In fairness, Irene Rudnyk did a dedicated photography review of this camera last month. And others have done it since. So not really a "finally".
Oh Vanessa, since you have the ear of Canon - can’t you suggest to them that the battery grips for the R-series should take the same batteries as the 1DX mk III! :) It’s even ironic that if one looks at that tray and the opening on the grip, it really looks like the 1D and yet, they went with the smaller batteries... just a thought.
Mirrorless is known for being smaller and lighter so the 1dxiii batteries, along with not being able to fit into the R series cameras and thus forcing people to buy two different sets of batteries, is not a wise choice for aligning with the mirrorless mindset. :)
FYI: you can set the flippy-screen to thumb-touch-focus objects. Love your posts!
Thanks 😊
Enjoyed your video on the R5. I appreciate working professionals taking time out of their busy schedules to inform and help others. Looking forward to checking out your other content. Thanks again.
Vanessa - Love your focus on photography with the R5! One thing to add to your answer on whether it's worth upgrading from the R to the R5 for stills: The viewfinder lag on the R was extremely frustrating for moving subjects, sports, marching band, birds, etc. I upgraded to the R5 and those lag issues disappeared! There are entire genres of stills photographers who would benefit by switching from the R to the R5!!! Keep up the great work!
All very professionally explainded.
Vanessa - you answered the question about shooting less than 45MP with an answer about the file size, not the resolution of the images. You can shoot crop-mode which will result in roughly a 17MP image. Obviously, then you would have the choice of RAW (or compressed RAW), JPG, HEIF image formats. There are 2 resolutions - 45MP and the cropped 17MP.
Thank you for the video! Was really good detailed information about using the camera for stills!
One thing I miss that I loved about the 5D Mark IV was the ability to shoot sRaw and mRaw. I wish Canon would bring that back.
Ah sorry! Lol I got distracted. Though with cropped mode it’s going to alter your lenses vs cRAW which won’t and will have a smaller file size. so it’s a toss up
Honestly you are excellent gear reviewer. You hook me watching your whole video in a natural and very informative way from your personal experience. Love watching whole video. You have that connection to the audience. PERFECT! One thing, hope your vertical video be place in left part, and infotext/ b roll on right part of the screen. Thanks
Haha that’s sort of a fun conversation. Did you know some people prefer to read/glance to reading with their left eye and some with their right? I guess you can tell which we both prefer!
Wow those wedding pics were the bomb...very nice!
Best Canon R5 review by a professional photographer.
Why thank you!
It is refreshing to see a review of gear from a users' perspective. There are far too many gear heads online offering "expert" advice when they are really not that proficient. You can tell these posers because they do not have any good examples of output, and if they do, it is generally not anywhere near the quality of what you have shown. Nice work! You sound somewhat apologetic for not knowing spec's or focussing on technology-don't! Your strength is that you are a working professional and your success is your pedigree. Keep up the great work! Well done!
Ive set my back button focus to spot focus, and when i press the * button it eye focuses, you could do it the other way round if shooting more eyes :)
Thank you for your exceptional review. I really like all your wedding shots!
Thx!!!
Great video Vanessa very informative, any chance you will be reviewing the R6?
I would love to know more about the camera>iphone>ipad workflow you used. are there any tutorials?
There will be ☺️
Thank you, thank you, thank you. I can’t tell you how many videos I have watched about the R5 and all the talk about over heating video. I am a hobbyist photographer and have been wanting to hear about how this works as a camera! All the video negativity/reality was scaring me off, but after your real time review , feeling much better about a future purchase of the R5🙃
Excellent review, Ms. Vanessa, are there any plans on you reviewing the R6 ? I'm curious as to how that camera holds up.
Ты крутая, спасибо за полезную информацию, трудный выбор между кенон r6 и кенон r5.... Ваш обзор очень помог определиться. Я тоже свадебный и семейный фотограф их Ханты-Мансийска, западная Сибирь , Россия. Ванесса часто смотрю ваши обзоры, вы большая молодец!!!
Vanessa maybe you spend a lot of battery because you constantly use the focus servo? have you tested the difference? thank you
oh very true...it's always working :-)
THANK YOU FOR POSTING. the working photographer q&a were some of my questions. I do have one additional question. Which lens or lenses are RF and why did you pick those over the EF version?
Do you have an in depth video on the wifi capabilities and your back up process? I would love to learn that!
This was a fantastic video.
It’s so nice to hear a working photographer talk about their experience in the field.
This definitely influenced my decision to purchase this camera.
I look forward to watching more of your videos.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Wish you were my wedding photographer. Like your style - composition looks awesome despite the equipment. I upgraded to the R form the EOS 5 MK2, it was a downgrade in some respects, but I was so impressed with the off R sharpness that I am totally sold on mirrorless and the RF lenses. We know you are a Canon ambassador, but you talk from the heart so I find it very believable.
Wow, thank you!
What a great real use review. you can't beat the opinion of those who have to earn a living from their gear. Possibly already answered, but is the R6 auto focus as good as the R5, since youve been able to use both?
Really an outstanding video with lots of informations and samples of best quality and compositions.
Thank you!
Back in the day, I shot weddings with film and a hand held light meter. Must be amazing shooting in digital.
It is 😉
Using flash, turn off exposure simulation. Red tab #7
Just I will have to purchase a R5 to see that selection. Thanks
This camera is the world champion.
The animal eye AF is amazing on the R5. Been using it with the RF 70-200mm 2.8 and it does a great job at tracking the subject. Tried it for both photos and video with some rabbits in the wild. Really loving my R5.
Oh nice to hear! I didn’t test that in the r5 so good to know