The Canon EOS R5 Has Officially Been Discontinued

[David - Sydney]

Canon USA may have discontinued the R5 but Canon Japan's websites don't show it as discontinued
https://personal.canon.jp/product/camera/eos
https://personal.canon.jp/product/camera/eos/old-products
Similarly still available from Canon Australia
https://www.canon.com.au/cameras/eos-r5

Frankly, I think that the R5 (discounted) still provides good market segmentation from the R5ii which has also had good discounts recently.
There are enough features so that they can hit different price points for users.
Of course, Canon didn't ask for my opinion
Mine is 5.5 years old and still going strong. There are a few things that I wish it had but migrating to R5ii hasn't been a priority due to price difference for both body and underwater housing.
Current new prices are under AUD4k for the R5 (USD2550) and under AUD5k (3200) for the R5ii (discount + cash back).... with 5 year warranty

 

[m4ndr4ke]

I love the new M-Fn menu and its 2 levels.

I like the idea, I don't like the controls. Requiring two dials to operate such a simple design without at least trying to match the previous arrangement is diabolical to me
It would be nice if it could be operated with the joystick, in four directions, like the menu.

I love the power switch on the right side, especially when including a "lock" position.

I prefer the power switch on the left, but I know I could use it on the right, I would easily deal with that. However, it's not on the right, currently, it's at the top and aimed at the front. The thumb can't get there, the index finger needs to bend, it's just not a good design, in my opinion.

Same issue for the lock switch, specifically because it's aimed at the front. For instance, the RP has the lock switch in the same place, but aimed at the right, which is great, since the thumb can easily reach it. You can lock and unlock without having to adjust the right hand entirely.

And hate the video-stills switch on the left, had to disable mine with 3M's strongest duct-tape.

Can't argue with that

Mine is 6.5 years old

No it's not
These cameras were released in mid 2020.

 

[ShowMeTheEagles]

The R5 was my first Canon. I bought it about a month after I bought the Nikon Z7 II, which was supposedly an upgrade of my Z6. It wasn't.

I think fate was guiding me because I found my R5 a few months after release when they were still hard to find. It was love at first click. I immediately dumped the Z7 II, and a year later sold my beloved D500 and all my Nikon gear. Never looked back. R5 is a tremendous camera that will sit proudly in Canon's Hall of Fame. I've moved on to the R5 II but the R5 will always have a spot in my heart.

 

[Del Paso]

I like the idea, I don't like the controls. Requiring two dials to operate such a simple design without at least trying to match the previous arrangement is diabolical to me
It would be nice if it could be operated with the joystick, in four directions, like the menu.


I prefer the power switch on the left, but I know I could use it on the right, I would easily deal with that. However, it's not on the right, currently, it's at the top and aimed at the front. The thumb can't get there, the index finger needs to bend, it's just not a good design, in my opinion.

Same issue for the lock switch, specifically because it's aimed at the front. For instance, the RP has the lock switch in the same place, but aimed at the right, which is great, since the thumb can easily reach it. You can lock and unlock without having to adjust the right hand entirely.


Can't argue with that



No it's not
These cameras were released in mid 2020.

Why some prefer this and others prefer that may depend to a large extent on the size of one's hands. My son refers to mine as of gorilla's standard size...
And what also matters, is which camera you grew used to. Nevertheless, after many years with 5D III, 5D IV and R, I'd hate to turn back to main switches on the left. And the switch being "aimed at the front" is just perfect for me!
But I fully understand why you prefer the exact opposite!

 

[snapshot]

Aside from it being a gimped form of the 5D Mark IV.

not sure that is fair. 5d4 does some things better, but my daughter really likes the R because of the exposure simulation

 

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the R5 is a good camera, and and as long it will work well and not be "too behind the technology" I will keep it. I would rather spend my non existing cash on some good RF lenses.

 

[OldDudePhotog]

The thing I am most sad about is no more firmware updates.

 

[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.

Also, just to add to this: The R6ii's AF works way better in lower light. The R5 struggles with it's AF tracking at higher iso values in comparision. But the fact that the R5's eye detection is like switchable mode makes the AF experiance / behaviour much easier to control than on the R6ii. The R6ii's eye detection is pretty much always on in every AF mode and where there's a subject that confuses the Eye detection (butterflies for example) it can be a wrestle to bypass.
The colour space on the R5 is very vibrant, the R6ii is much more neutral and chooses a while balance that is superior (IMHO) and needs less post processing.
The R5 seems to much through batteries at an alarming rate compared to the R6ii. This is becuase the R5's AF is permanantly engaged, where as the R6ii's AF only engages once the shutter is half pressed.
I tend to put my fsat / bright glass on my R5 (primes) and my darker glass (zooms) on my R6ii and they make a really powerful comb in my camera bag.
I like my R5 a lot, the higher resolution is overkill fro a lot of my general events photography but it's a camera that I really enjoy using. In fact I'm very happy with both of my camera bodies at the moment. I think if I was to upgrade my R5 at some point, it would be for a R5ii not a R6iii.
I think some new glass is calling me this year, not my cameras.

 

[Del Paso]

not sure that is fair. 5d4 does some things better, but my daughter really likes the R because of the exposure simulation

The R and 5 DIV are the most reliable cameras I've ever been using. The trouble I had when using them simultaneously, is that I sometimes forgot that the 5 DIV doesn't show the exposure in the OVF, unlike the R's EVF. And I just forgot to adjust the exposition on the 5 D, resulting in white or black pictures...

 

[GMCPhotographics]

I love my R5. It has been my work horse and even I have the R5ii now, I still shoot with both of them.
I might have to let go my like new 5Div one day but it's the last of the 5D generation.

I've not yet made the jump from a R5 to a R5ii. Do you find much difference between the files from either camera? Sharpness, IQ, noise, DR, colour space?

 

[Brown]

not sure that is fair. 5d4 does some things better, but my daughter really likes the R because of the exposure simulation

Sure, but was there really any reason to reduce it to a single card slot?