EOS R5 and R6 Viewfinder blackout

[StoicalEtcher]

Messing around learning and tweaking the AF on the Canon R5. I cannot get over how far it’s come from the R. For BIF it’s every bit as good if not better then the 1DXIII. View attachment 191783

Canon EOS R5 with 600III+1.4 extender and EF to RF mount.
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That's a really great shot Joe - love the panning too. More shots like this are what Canon need to persuade any doubts about the R5 - at leas as a stills tool.
Well done.

 

[R1-7D]

The R5 is an absolute monster. The bird AF / bird eye AF never looses the subject even in continuous+. Had herons and egrets flying by at 600mm and it didn't miss eye focus on any shot. Blackout was non-existent enough to easily keep the subject in the frame.

I'm just a hobbyist, but this camera feels like cheating.

Great shot! Was that with the mechanical shutter or electronic shutter?

 

[Mt Spokane Photography]

@ Pug,

PLEASE tell me how you managed to set the M-Fn button to toggle the display screen on & off. I can't see a way to do customize the M-Fn button except the choose the selectable features that are visible...

There is a screen off option that can be assigned to a button, but I don't know for sure what it does since I don't have a camera yet. Can you try it and report back as to what it actually does?

Its the last item

 

[Mt Spokane Photography]

I could see that the maximize screen brightness might be handy outdoors as well.