The Canon EOS R5 Has Officially Been Discontinued

[Canon Rumors]

The time was coming, and it has arrived. The Canon EOS R5 has been officially discontinued, This may not be news to everyone, but I think it could help with some buying decisions over the next few months for some shooters. What can you say about the EOS R5? It was Canon's real arrival into […]

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[kirbic]

Like the 5D mk IV, the R5 will have a lasting legacy. It's a workhorse. I think so highly of it that I recently bought a second R5 body (used) as a backup body. I expect to have at least one R5 in service for many years to come.

 

[1337]

Like the 5D mk IV, the R5 will have a lasting legacy. It's a workhorse. I think so highly of it that I recently bought a second R5 body (used) as a backup body. I expect to have at least one R5 in service for many years to come.

Here here! The R5 is, in my opinion, the best camera Canon has ever made. The 5D series were workhorses and iconic in their own right, but the R5 delivered both high megapixels & speed in a really well thought out mirrorless system. I am glad Canon moved slowly and methodically with its release (Compared to Sony/Nikon who were ahead of Canon into the mirrorless space but with inferior products). It packs an absolute punch and will be the camera I trust for a long time. Didnt realize they are sub $2k used too, what a steal!

 

[HeavyPiper]

I'm seeing a long relationship with my R5.

 

[PinholeR5]

It had to happen at some point. Still, a sad feeling. I often regret selling my R5 when I got the R5 II. Well, I also often regret selling my 5D3 when I got the R5. But I guess that is how it goes.

 

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I just helped my wife change her settings on her R5 last night in preparation for a day in the woods today. I was just thinking how awesome a camera that was. Such a leap. I prefer my Mark II for almost everything, but I'm not sure there will be another body launch that did so much at once - at least for my weird needs. Going to 20 fps with 45 megapixels, and with that ability to raise shadows so well. It dragged a lot of us happily into mirrorless. Also, and underappreciated, it is a freaking tank for taking abuse. I've had them outside in rain for multiple nights in a row (not on purpose) and then had them freeze. Dropped them from 4 feet onto concrete. For some, the R5 is still the perfect camera, as they get overloaded with a few more bells and whistles, like pupil focus area tracking.

 

[stillviking]

R5 is a beast camera and better than R6 MkIII for photography. Dynamic range is also much better!

 

[GMCPhotographics]

I have a R6ii and a R5 and I cannot see any real world resolution difference between their EVF units. I actually prefer the EVF from my R6ii over the R5 because it’s got a bit more contrast and bite.

 

[Exploreshootshare]

There was nothing wrong with the EOS R

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Not particularly "wrong", but they were flawed to some points and lagged behind the time. The e-shutter was practically unusable, FPS an absolute joke and the "no-joystick-but-a-touchbar" disaster haunted Canon for a while.

But, I do still miss my R, although I love the R5!

 

[Hector1970]

R5 what a camera it is. Near perfect. Great image quality, fantastic all rounder. It’s still worth while buying. It removed all excuses of blame on the camera. Anything wrong and it’s the photographers fault. I’ve been in no rush to upgrade. 45MP is great to have. For me the best camera Canon ever made (and I’ve had a lot of them).

 

[Exploreshootshare]

The R5 is a (near) perfect for me and I´m now considering adding a second body if chance comes along. The pre-capture feature and ability to assign "people, animal, vehicle" AF to a button are the only two things I miss from the mkii version and they are not nearly enough to tempt me to "upgrade". I'll be with the R5 for a long, long time.

I don´t know the exact difference (other from the spec sheet) between the R6ii/ R6iii and R5 EVF, but I know the difference between the R8´s EVF and the R5´s... boy, it really is night and day. The R8 EVF works for casual and slow photography, but with fast paced kids you really feel or see the difference.

It was really interesting to read about your buyers remorse: when the R6iii came out, I was like: wow, should I trade? But I figure I´d miss the top LCD (using the R8 I can tell you: yes, I do! although the wheel has advantages) and maybe a bit smaller files would be great... but in the end, the R5 is the right camera for me. Period

Hope the service runs a long time.

 

[m4ndr4ke]

Took it long enough

It's not that I was rooting for it to be discontinued, but I expected it to happen within a year after the release of the R5 Mark II. It lasted a little longer.

Solid camera.

I went with the R6, I don't regret my choice, and I don't see myself replacing it anytime soon but, if I imagined, back in the day, that I'd be keeping my R6 for so long, perhaps I would have gone with the R5, for the extra resolution.

I guess, in a way, I didn't expect these two cameras to be as competent as they became. I put it this way because I went through all the firmwares that added new features, so what I bought didn't completely match what I ended-up with, the product was significantly improved over time, it exceeded my expectations.

Again, solid camera/solid cameras.

 

[scyrene]

So this means the R5III is coming soon, right??