Canon announces development of the EOS R5 full-frame mirrorless camera

[Michael Clark]

If you have:

1. A Digic 8 or newer processor
2. The DLO profile loaded into the camera (5 for R, 3 for RP, M6II, M50)
3. The DLO corrections enabled

If you do all that, the JPGs will have DLO, but video and viewfinder will only have vignetting corrected. It's mentioned in the footnotes of the manual. I specifically looked it up before buying the M6II.

The 5D Mark IV has a DiG!C6+ and has in-camera DLO applied to JPEGs when shooting (assuming the lens profile is loaded).

 

[ErlendS]

I don't understand how some of you seems to be dissapointed by the specs? I am still waiting for the resolution, but if there is a significant increase over my existing 5DIV, this camera checks all the boxes for me. On the FPS (though subject to the resolution) this really exceeds my expectations! Canon, please take my money!! R here I come!

 

[Act444]

here's a better shot of the back

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Good to see. This is what the back of the ORIGINAL R should have looked like!

 

[Michael Clark]

Maybe I'm missing something but what's with 20 Megapixels?

I had a brain fart and thought you were comparing the α9II to the 1D X Mark III.

 

[Sharlin]

I don't understand how some of you seems to be dissapointed by the specs? I am still waiting for the resolution, but if there is a significant increase over my existing 5DIV, this camera checks all the boxes for me.

What are you waiting for? It is 100% certain that it's going to be at least 40MP, and extremely likely to be 45MP.

Regarding the disappointments, well, if you gave some people a 200MP body shooting RAW at 100fps and full-res video at 480fps, with a morphing body that can both fit in your pocket and comfortably hold a 800mm lens, depending on the situation, a builtin 1x–8x extender, and a max ISO of 2^32 with 64 stops of DR, and all that for $100, they'd complain that the camera is too versatile and they don't want to pay extra for features they don't need.

 

[slclick]

Good to see. This is what the back of the ORIGINAL R should have looked like!

The AF nubby from the 1DX3

 

[Michael Clark]

They are talking about the NEW AF-ON Button so far only found on the 1D Mark III that also has a Joystick AND an AF-ON-Button, but the AF-ON-Button is not only a button but also (as far as I understand) allows AF-point switching. It appears they would have wanted this new button to appear on the R5 as well. As it is, the R5 has the traditional controls already found on the 5D Mark IV. What I am missing is the AF mode selector button (to switch from point to the various AF area modes). Is it hidden somewhere or is that feature implemented differently on mirrorless?

Maybe you could map that "useless DoF button" on the front of the camera to do that?

 

[padam]

The R didn't have it and had Bluetooth connectivity to be able to have remote shutter on everything from your phone to iPad to pc. :/

Yes. And it still sucks.

The EOS R Diary : Remote Release Options – Laszlo Pusztai

www.laszlopusztai.net

 

[tron]

Excellent! So if they make a 45Mpixel 5DMkV it seems I was wrong to have bought a second 5DsR for birding (Although admittedly I bought it much cheaper than my first one).

 

[Michael Clark]

Why does sensor height need to be divisible by 8 to allow 8K video recording?

It doesn't, but it needs to be divisible by eight to efficiently do JPEG compression.

 

[tron]

Maybe you could map that "useless DoF button" on the front of the camera to do that?

Exactly! For example, I map mine on my DSLRs to switch between One Shot and Servo.

 

[Michael Clark]

My guess is that it is programmable. And if people are going to reprogram it, why bother labelling it?

The new button on the 1D X Mark III has a "touchpad" like surface in the middle that allows the user to scroll around the VF with their thumb. It's obviously not included in the R5.

 

[Optics Patent]

Why do you even turn it off? I keep turned it on even when it’s resting on a shelf and it doesn’t eat anything from the battery

I think the on off switch is the biggest waste of space on any camera.

 

[Jack Douglas]

The new button on the 1D X Mark III has a "touchpad" like surface in the middle that allows the user to scroll around the VF with their thumb. It's obviously not included in the R5.

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For me the location of the joystick on the R5 is better being right next to AF-ON

 

[.jan]

Excellent! So if they make a 45Mpixel 5DMkV it seems I was wrong to have bought a second 5DsR for birding (Although admittedly I bought it much cheaper than my first one).

I wouldn't bet too much money on a comparable 5DV anytime soon. This is the camera they need(ed) to make to persuade 5DIV users to switch to mirrorless so there's no need to offer a mirrored alternative too quickly.

 

[Mikehit]

What are you waiting for? It is 100% certain that it's going to be at least 40MP, and extremely likely to be 45MP.

Nah. It's dual pixel mate - each pixel cleaved in half so it only needs to be 20 full megapickles wide. It would be just like Canon to do something sneaky like that.

 

[londonxt]

1DxIII, R5 and seven lenses. Canon, you are forcing me to delay retirement.

At this rate, retiring from the photography hobby altogether is probably a good idea lol

 

[.jan]

I think the inn off switch is the biggest waste of space on any camera.

Well if Canon managed to develop a GPS mode that goes to sleep just like the rest of the camera does, then yes. I was so used to never turning my cameras off until I got my 5DIV and started using GPS.

 

[Sharlin]

For me the location of the joystick on the R5 is better being right next to AF-ON

Well, on the 1DX3 the AF point touchpad is literally the same button! Can't get closer than that.

 

[snoke]

I wouldn't bet too much money on a comparable 5DV anytime soon. This is the camera they need(ed) to make to persuade 5DIV users to switch to mirrorless so there's no need to offer a mirrored alternative too quickly.

Maybe. Dont know price. If R5 cheaper, yes, if R5 more expensive, maybe.