Hi Fabian. I was watching this after the introduction of the EOS R5 Mark II. Seems like the R5 Mark II addresses some of your concerns about the R5. I recently started taking bird images with an EF 100-400mm F/4.5-5.6L IS II USM with the original R5 (I also have an EF 1.4x III extender). I also find the animal eye tracking really amazing but not perfect. In my case, at least, I think that it may have a lot to do with lack my of experience. I would appreciate any tips on technique especially for bird photography. I hope to one day capture images as good as the ones that you show in your videos. Thanks so much for sharing your expertise.
@@DomsScaleModels The EF 1.4 III extender works relatively well with the EF 100-400mm lens However, you'll lose 1 stop of light. Also, the extender slows the autofocus. All in all, I don't suggest you use the extender unless it's absolutely necessary to gain extra reach. If you are primarily interested is bird photography, you probably should give serious consideration to the EOS R5 Mark II.
Good review. The work around for when ai af locks on to the wrong initial target, is to program one of the r5 buttons to go instnly to centre point focus whilst the button is pushed, whilst in any af mode. This work great for me. Then release that button, and the ai af resumes tracking what ever subject was at the centre point. Works great.
I have spot-af (without tracking) on one button, but with small birds there are some cases where even spot-af won’t find the subject. The only way is then to manually focus roughly on the bird and then engage AF (spot or tracking usually both work from this moment on)
Hi. Nice review. I agree, I moved from the 5D Mark IV and R6... This camera is fantastic especially in combination with the RF 100-500! What beautiful pictures you are showing. Thank you.
Check out FV mode also. Your shutter speed, aperture, exposure compensation, and ISO are all displayed across the bottom of your viewfinder or rear screen. You can adjust any of the four or all of them with only the front dial and rear wheel while you're looking through the viewfinder. The trash button returns each setting to Auto or if you hold it down it returns them all to Auto after adjusting them. It's manual mode but super fast and easy! That's even simpler than having three dials. I'm using it on the R7 and before that the r6. It's actually necessary on the R7 since it only has a front dial and rear wheel.
Good review. I feel mostly the same as you about the camera, however, I really like the 45 MP and would never say I could get by with less. Every little bit helps in getting an image with sufficient detail for the various uses I have for my images. I really think Canon should solve the rolling shutter issues (stacked if necessary) and the "getting caught on the background" issue. Those are the two main things I would want in an R5 mark 2. And yes, I too would like to have two CFe cards (not a 100% requirement) but I'd also rather have, in the R5M2, built-in 512 GB of fast solid state memory. If they did that, then I could get by with just one CFe card. It's time for these camera makers to get to their A game and start putting in features that every cell phone on the market has.
Excellent video Fabian. I agree with pretty much everything you say! However I'm a bit surprised about your comments on the animal eye AF getting stuck on the background and this being a big problem. Have you got double back button focussing setup on your R5? With this, it is very easy to switch to the conventional spot AF and move the spot to the bird, or move the camera with the spot in the centre to force the AF back onto the bird. Then engage animal eye AF again.
@@FabianFoppNaturephotography Yes indeed especially if distant. That's again where the double back button focus is useful. It's very rare that I've found neither work
You are reading my mind. I agree with you totally. I wish they could implement quad AF and global shutter in R5 II. R5 has rolling shutter occasionally. But it is not a deal breaker. I use electronic shutter almost 100%. R7 rolling shutter is worse. I highly recommend the R5. Canon needs to crank out the R1 now.
Thanks. I found this to be still timely, despite the recent introduction of the R5 Mark II. I currently use an R7 with RF 100-500 for birding. But I recently had a frustrating experience with a failed image stabilizer chip, which required a mainboard replacement. As there is only one Canon service depot in Canada, I was essentially without a camera for months. To avoid a repeat before a big birding trip in the Spring, I am looking for a back-up camera, and I am currently debating between a second R7 and an R5. I was therefore wondering whether users of both have a sense of how the two compare in accuracy of their bird eye-tracking autofocus systems?
@@FabianFoppNaturephotography Thanks, Fabian. I'm having a tough time making a decision, in part because I'm very happy with my R7/RF 100-500. But maybe it's time to "step up" to a full-frame sensor :)
@@FabianFoppNaturephotography agree, but it’s not a substitute because of resolution. So there is only one option left - Z9 and new set of lenses. But this kind of jump doesn’t bring sense to discussion if the R5 is still recommended.
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Hi Fabian. I was watching this after the introduction of the EOS R5 Mark II. Seems like the R5 Mark II addresses some of your concerns about the R5. I recently started taking bird images with an EF 100-400mm F/4.5-5.6L IS II USM with the original R5 (I also have an EF 1.4x III extender). I also find the animal eye tracking really amazing but not perfect. In my case, at least, I think that it may have a lot to do with lack my of experience. I would appreciate any tips on technique especially for bird photography. I hope to one day capture images as good as the ones that you show in your videos. Thanks so much for sharing your expertise.
How’d you find it with the 100-400II and 1.4x? Exact rig I’m thinking of running if I do purchase an R5 soon
@@DomsScaleModels The EF 1.4 III extender works relatively well with the EF 100-400mm lens However, you'll lose 1 stop of light. Also, the extender slows the autofocus. All in all, I don't suggest you use the extender unless it's absolutely necessary to gain extra reach. If you are primarily interested is bird photography, you probably should give serious consideration to the EOS R5 Mark II.
Good review. The work around for when ai af locks on to the wrong initial target, is to program one of the r5 buttons to go instnly to centre point focus whilst the button is pushed, whilst in any af mode. This work great for me. Then release that button, and the ai af resumes tracking what ever subject was at the centre point. Works great.
I have spot-af (without tracking) on one button, but with small birds there are some cases where even spot-af won’t find the subject. The only way is then to manually focus roughly on the bird and then engage AF (spot or tracking usually both work from this moment on)
Hi. Nice review. I agree, I moved from the 5D Mark IV and R6... This camera is fantastic especially in combination with the RF 100-500!
What beautiful pictures you are showing. Thank you.
Thanks a lot
Check out FV mode also. Your shutter speed, aperture, exposure compensation, and ISO are all displayed across the bottom of your viewfinder or rear screen. You can adjust any of the four or all of them with only the front dial and rear wheel while you're looking through the viewfinder. The trash button returns each setting to Auto or if you hold it down it returns them all to Auto after adjusting them. It's manual mode but super fast and easy! That's even simpler than having three dials. I'm using it on the R7 and before that the r6. It's actually necessary on the R7 since it only has a front dial and rear wheel.
Thanks! I did try the Fv mode, but didn’t really like it. But maybe I should give it a second chance 😊
Great video Fabian, and a lot of the points (upsides/downsides) are certainly mirrored (excuse pun!) across all brands of mirrorless cameras
Thanks 😊
I love my R5 & R6.. there are issues, sure.. many things I'd like fixed or added in a successor.. but it really is a dream camera
Thanks! Sure, overall I‘m very happy
I think the improvements you would like will all be in the R1 if and when we ever see it
Good review 👍🏻
Thanks! Yes, let’s hope so 😊
Good review. I feel mostly the same as you about the camera, however, I really like the 45 MP and would never say I could get by with less. Every little bit helps in getting an image with sufficient detail for the various uses I have for my images. I really think Canon should solve the rolling shutter issues (stacked if necessary) and the "getting caught on the background" issue. Those are the two main things I would want in an R5 mark 2. And yes, I too would like to have two CFe cards (not a 100% requirement) but I'd also rather have, in the R5M2, built-in 512 GB of fast solid state memory. If they did that, then I could get by with just one CFe card. It's time for these camera makers to get to their A game and start putting in features that every cell phone on the market has.
Thanks for sharing your points, I agree with you.
I totally agree with your review! The only thing I would add is better battery life, like they’ve done on the R6 II
Thanks! Were you able to test the R6 II?
Excellent video Fabian. I agree with pretty much everything you say! However I'm a bit surprised about your comments on the animal eye AF getting stuck on the background and this being a big problem. Have you got double back button focussing setup on your R5? With this, it is very easy to switch to the conventional spot AF and move the spot to the bird, or move the camera with the spot in the centre to force the AF back onto the bird. Then engage animal eye AF again.
Thanks! Yes, in some rare cases (small bird, very oof) even the spot-af is not finding the subject
@@FabianFoppNaturephotography Yes indeed especially if distant. That's again where the double back button focus is useful. It's very rare that I've found neither work
Lucky you! That’s when I usually use manual focus to bring it in the right area
You are reading my mind. I agree with you totally. I wish they could implement quad AF and global shutter in R5 II. R5 has rolling shutter occasionally. But it is not a deal breaker. I use electronic shutter almost 100%. R7 rolling shutter is worse. I highly recommend the R5. Canon needs to crank out the R1 now.
Thanks!
Thanks. I found this to be still timely, despite the recent introduction of the R5 Mark II. I currently use an R7 with RF 100-500 for birding. But I recently had a frustrating experience with a failed image stabilizer chip, which required a mainboard replacement. As there is only one Canon service depot in Canada, I was essentially without a camera for months. To avoid a repeat before a big birding trip in the Spring, I am looking for a back-up camera, and I am currently debating between a second R7 and an R5. I was therefore wondering whether users of both have a sense of how the two compare in accuracy of their bird eye-tracking autofocus systems?
The R5 has better AF than the R7
@@FabianFoppNaturephotography Thanks, Fabian. I'm having a tough time making a decision, in part because I'm very happy with my R7/RF 100-500. But maybe it's time to "step up" to a full-frame sensor :)
What does it mean - still recommendation? There is no R1 yet. So no options are available
Well, there are people that jumped to the R3
@@FabianFoppNaturephotography agree, but it’s not a substitute because of resolution. So there is only one option left - Z9 and new set of lenses. But this kind of jump doesn’t bring sense to discussion if the R5 is still recommended.