Canon EOS R5 Mark II Specifications

[sanj]

More information is needed here. I want to know how many minutes it can shoot 8k RAW before overheating. That is my biggest (only?) issue with R5

 

[Loswr]

At this moment, I care much more about the 24-105/2.8 release than another body

it’s an excellent lens! Still hard to come by. They were in stock at Procam this morning, but sold out now. If you look, you can probably find one. The RF 10-20/4 has been out of stock at all the major retailers for a while now, but with some diligent Google searching I was able to find one at a small shop in Washington DC.

 

[Loswr]

60 fps is not 'meh'

For me, there are very few things that can be captured adequately at 60 FPS, but not at 20 FPS. Water droplets come to mind.

Going from 5 to 15 FPS can make a big difference in terms of wing position choice for a bird flight, for example, but going from 20 to 60 FPS just adds many more images to delete.

 

[Exploreshootshare]

Sony's GS sensor camera was announced in November. It is infeasible that Canon has developed and produced a new sensor since then.

The GS sensor is not a starting signal for Canon to produce new sensors. They develop new sensors all the time and I´m sure they at least have design studies for a GS sensor. Further, I didn't state Canon should put a GS sensor in the R5mkii (I don't think they should). I just mentioned that I can't imagine they won´t upgrade the sensor at all. A very obvious and wishful upgrade would be a stacked sensor imho

 

[AlanF]

Yeah, with the R3, R5, R6II/R8 Canon has basically closed the DR gap. All of those sensors are basically within a 3rd of a stop of each other, and way better than any of Nikon's FX DSLR line AND their Z line, and basically neck and neck if not better than anything coming out of Sony. The days of bashing Canon because their DR sucks relative to their competitors has largely been history for a while now, at least for their major pro products. I'm sure you can still find specific instances here and there, but if you're buying any camera with a sensor that has been designed and released since the R5, the DR is excellent.

The R5 sensor was a major breakthrough for Canon. In terms of sharpness, it competes with the Nikon D850/Z7 sensor despite having an AA-filter and the Nikon's not (I've compared both carefully). Despite have twice the number of pixels of the R6/R6II sensor, it is has only slightly slower readout despite pushing out twice the data, it has excellent DR and is pretty well isoinvariant and you can raise shadows 2 or 3-stops with no problem.

 

[Exploreshootshare]

For me, there are very few things that can be captured adequately at 60 FPS, but not at 20 FPS. Water droplets come to mind.

Going from 5 to 15 FPS can make a big difference in terms of wing position choice for a bird flight, for example, but going from 20 to 60 FPS just adds many more images to delete.

I absolutely agree. 30 FPS on the R7 was a bit to much for me when photographing BIF or dogs in action. There are just so many pics that look identical. For me, 20 is more than sufficient and enough. If there should 60 FPS available, I´d for a possibility to customize the FPS, e.g. have setting of 10/ 20/ 30/ 40 etc FPS.

 

[frankchn]

Sony's GS sensor camera was announced in November. It is infeasible that Canon has developed and produced a new sensor since then.

It's not as if Sony launching the A9III is the first time Canon has heard about Global Shutter sensors. They had a global shutter sensor in the C700 GS.

 

[Rzrsharp]

Canon will be kicked out of 20 best selling cameras in Japan or globally in 2024 and onwards if R5 II comes without

1. A stacked sensor or
2. A global sensor or
3. Both

This market is very competitive and brutal. Consumers will change lane if there has one better way to approach as simple as water follows gravity.

 

[MikeT]

Personally, I will be first in line to upgrade my R5 if the upgrade eliminates rolling shutter. I really wanted to love my R5, but as a sports photographer have had so many issues with rolling shutter that it has been a disappointment. Yes, I use mechanical shutter now, but miss the FPS...

 

[justaCanonuser]

No. Just eletronic line by line shutter that is fast enough.

Much better than a global shutter that comes with a lot of drawbacks, such as a substantial loss in dynamic range caused by effectively smaller pixel areas.

 

[justaCanonuser]

Canon will be kicked out of 20 best selling cameras in Japan or globally in 2024 and onwards if R5 II comes without

1. A stacked sensor or
2. A global sensor or
3. Both

This market is very competitive and brutal. Consumers will change lane if there has one better way to approach as simple as water follows gravity.

What is a "global sensor"?

 

[justaCanonuser]

I can finally throw my Sony a1 into the bin.

Don't insult your bin just a joke... I am pretty sure there will be Sony users who will be happy to get a used A1 for a decent price.

 

[sanj]

Don't insult your bin just a joke... I am pretty sure there will be Sony users who will be happy to get a used A1 for a decent price.

The Sony A1 is a fine camera.

 

[Loswr]

Canon will be kicked out of 20 best selling cameras in Japan or globally in 2024 and onwards if R5 II comes without

1. A stacked sensor or
2. A global sensor or
3. Both

This market is very competitive and brutal. Consumers will change lane if there has one better way to approach as simple as water follows gravity.

Of course, because as we all know, the best selling cameras in Japan and the world are mostly full frame with either a stacked sensor or a global shutter. At least, that’s true in whatever fantasy world you occupy.

Meanwhile, out here in the real world, Canon seems to understand the competitive, brutal camera market well enough to continue dominating it even as the market changes drastically.

@Rzrsharp … I guess your username refers to your razor or your kitchen knives. Maybe you could change it to @shrpazbwlngball…

 

[nunataks]

So I guess around a month until we get those 30 lenses we were promised in the first half of the year along with it?

 

[Danglin52]

I will upgrade if AF matches or exceeds the R3/R6 II. Everything else is nice to have for me. I am not interested in global shutter if it has the same limitations as the Sony.

 

[dirtyvu]

nice gains! BSI stacked. OLED!!! CLOG2!!! disappointed in no mechanical shutter. 60 fps!

 

[ruralmontanan]

Man, wish they would have bumped up the MP on this sensor to compete with Sony. Between the news of the R5 staying at 45 as well as the R1 not being a larger MP jack-of-all-trades, this leaves me wishing for a little more with Canon. They\'ve taken an extra few years to get the R1 out...for what? No global shutter. No larger MP sensor to top the Z9 or A1. Seems like a major flop, IMO, like they tried to throw everything they could at it with the extra time but failed, so they\'re rolling these out.

 

[Nick L]

I am still loving my R5, to consider the R5II hopefully this is a starting point with more to come!

 

[adrian_bacon]

The R5 sensor was a major breakthrough for Canon. In terms of sharpness, it competes with the Nikon D850/Z7 sensor despite having an AA-filter and the Nikon's not (I've compared both carefully). Despite have twice the number of pixels of the R6/R6II sensor, it is has only slightly slower readout despite pushing out twice the data, it has excellent DR and is pretty well isoinvariant and you can raise shadows 2 or 3-stops with no problem.

I completely agree. I have an R5, R6, and R6II. I'm actually looking to unload the R6 and either get another R6II or maybe the R5II, but I'm leaning more towards the R6II as most of my paid work doesn't actually need all that resolution. 20MP of the R6 is a little light, 24MP is about right, and 45 is good for the relatively few instances where I need it, but everything else aside, the R6II is the every day paid work workhorse right now.