I just upgraded my wife’s camera from the R7 to the R6II and then taught her how the back button eye detection and then the spot auto focus worked, and she was blown away! The smiles were well worth the upgrade! I was a game changer. I no longer have to hear her getting angry and cussing, because her camera wont focus anymore! Thanks for all your help fellas. Cheers!
Very clever, as it makes her less likely to critique your new gear :). Seriously, though, my wife and I just went on a long birding trip to celebrate our 40th anniversary, a relationship sustained in large part by our shared interest in birding and bird photography. Thanks for sharing an uplifting story..
Hi Jan just wanted to jump on and say I bought your Masterclasses and I absolutely LOVE them. I have really only just started but I have learnt some really valuable editing tips already so I am one very happy customer.
I got the R5II recently and love it. I had to get used to the reduced high ISO performance but otherwise this camera is just amazing in pretty much every single way. Thanks for the great video ❤
Great to see you together! Received my R5 mk ii yesterday (upgraded from the R5) and used your setup guide today. So far, so good. Thanks for the excellent help and a wonderful episode today.
Just finished and yes I absolutely did 🙏🏻 Amazing captures from your trip. What do you think about the pre burst. Are there any problems with the focus in this mode like it’s to slow or something and you get images that are not sharp ?
Another excellent video. I was smiling throughout the video as you guys had so many similar experiences like I have with this camera in past one month. More files to scan through, pre capture, high iso in low light, autofocus struggle etc. I hope your camera setup guide is same as it was on day one.
Terrific video! I really enjoyed the in-person interactions. I don't recall you mentioning it in this episode, but the increased sensor readout speed and concomitant reduction in rolling shutter was another factor motivating my purchase of the R5 Mark II. I'll have a better understanding of how much of an upgrade the R5 Mark II is from the R5 when I return from my upcoming trip to the Amazon.
Great and informative as always. Even though I'm not a Canon shooter, the techniques to taking good images are fairly universal. Really enjoy the field stories and experiences!
Hi Jan and Glenn, Thank you for this great Video! 👍 I got my R5 Mark II on August 22, 2024 and I am very satisfied. Later I also got the CF-R20EP battery grip/fan and three additional LP-E6P batteries. Unlike many others, I enjoy photographing and filming mammals the most. Birds and other animals too, but of secondary importance. In my opinion, the noise behavior is no better than the R5. Basically I turned off all assistants like noise reductions. I've (only) two R5 and I saw no real different. But the autofocus on the R5 Mark II was significantly better in low light. But in the twilight after sunset, the R5 Mark II did a good job. R5 Mark II + RF 600mm f/4.0 L IS USM + RF Extender 1.4x Wild boars in front of a bush and the R5 Mark II's autofocus had no problems. The R5 already had problems here. This are the main reasons I bought the R5 Mark II. Better autofocus and better video features and capabilities. I will definitely continue to use one of my two R5s. For me the R5 is still a very good camera. So I don't know yet whether I'll ever buy a second R5 Mark II. Thanks for this nice video and I look forward to seeing more of your videos! 😎 Greetings from Germany Uwe
Awesome vid guys so good to see you together at last! I finally picked up an R5 instead ive been shooting 5D4s for 8 years and pulled the trigger far too late, the R5 has blown me away and I got a really nice used one here in the UK for £1700 which was a complete steal! Il pick an R52 up when they come down in price but so far even the R5 to me is a complete game changer especially with older lenses and tele converters. Lenses and tele combos I would never use before have been unreal! I have a 70-200 F2.8 MKII and a MKII 2x extender but would never use it as I have a 100-400 MKII but ive been in Orlando covering an event but wanted to get into the wetlands and already had 20kg of gear, brought the tele and had an incredible time with it! So flexible and the focus is unbelievable even with an old MKII 2x. Im sure the RF lenses are unreal but still a bit too expensive for me.
Great to see you both together and trust you had an amazing trip. I have received my new Canon R5 mark ii and set it up based on your guide and Jans video. Then a couple of days ago I went out to use the camera for the first time. It is the rutting season in Denmark right now so I photographed some red deer stags. To my frustration, the camera struggled a lot when using the auto eye detection and I often had to use the single point focus on the eye. Hopefully, this is only related to this specific subject. Best Steen
With respect to Glenn's comment about not knowing if you'd upgrade to the mark 2 if you shoot mostly macro at 31:43. The mark 2 supports flash while focus bracketing with user selectable timing between shots. For many macro photographers, this is an important feature.
Really enjoyed the show! As an enthousiast bird photographer, I can really relate to your experiences. Also, I'm really happy you guys got to bird together again, health and costs permitting. Australia is awesome, I visited the west coast 15yrs ago when I was not a birder but merely a nature enthousiast. I learned a lot this session (again). Enjoy your time together, guys!
Great video guys, thanks for the files. Manual focus on video is useful sometimes, especially for those tricky small birds in amongst branches, the peak focus helps a lot too
Fantastic episode, guys. I thoroughly enjoy the way you bounce off each other with the Mickie taking. It's very similar to myself and two bird traveling mates as we are constantly winding each other up!! Keep up the good work it's definitely making me save harder for the R5ii!!!
Whenever there are several birds in the frame, I either use spot focusing or the control stick to focus on the one I want, and then I press 'start/stop whole area AF' in order to lock the AF to my target. After that I can recompose all day long while the focus stays put as long as it still sees the bird. That makes focusing on a specific animal in a group super easy. The function can be set to any button in the customization menu. When my R6mII can do this, the R5mII surely can do it just as well. Hope this is helpful. Have a good one! :)
I love these informative videos from the bird show duo. Thanks for putting this together guys, I've been waiting for these in-depth r5 2 reviews. In addition to my r5, I also shoot with a sony a1 that can do 30 fps. To avoid the excessive photo issue, I keep it set to 20 fps. I still get more photos than I'd like to sort through. Cheers fellers!
Looks like you had a great time together. Always so inspiring to listen to you both even though I'm getting my next picture her in the autumn / winter time around Munich. I'm so excited to get my R5 II. Greatings, Bernd
Great show , loved the countryside ..what a trip you guys had ! Boy you two have come along way from the early days when Jan would ride Glen about his fanny pack !
What an amazing surprise to see you two together! You provide the absolute best show on birds and photography. Thanks for taking us with you and giving us a little digital trip to Down Under. I have the R6 and as I’m mainly a birdwatcher who likes to take above average bird photos I am struggling to justify the cost of the mk2. I am def going to upgrade to the R5 as end of next month I will be in West Papua and I need a better camera than the R6 for those BoPs! The idea of using the mk2 and having to cull thousands and thousands of images on a slightly older Mac is also holding me back. I still need to find the time to start Jans photoshop course in which I enrolled but have not even done one second of haha. So where would I find the time to tackle such heaps of data! I do hope that the R5 is an upgrade over the R6. I should’ve gotten the R5 back than but I couldn’t afford it back than. It’s nice to see how good the old R5 actually was and still is, so I’m confident it will still be an upgrade for me despite skipping the mk2 for now
You can buy one of my R5, they will be BoP proven :D In terms of shooting in the dark and high ISO, the R5 gives you better IQ than the R5 II, but slightly worse AF The R5 behaves quite similar to the original R6 with better ergonomics and more MP.
Having previously watched Jan's video on setting up the R5 II, I went ahead and purchased the R5 MK II settings pdf with the .csd file to try and save some time setting up my R5 and tweaking from there. After loading the .csd and trying it out my heart skipped a beat....then I remembered that Jan is not a fan of hearing the shutter click, so I quickly realized that that option was turned off :) so I immediately sorted that. Another thing I need to change is Jan's assignment of the dials, I prefer the a bit differently. Network settings I also disabled as I don't use these. Haven't been able to get out to the field as yet but I believe I will be happy with this setup.
Great show! I tried doing some BIF shots from a kayak a few times this summer and it was always an adventure on open water, especially if it’s windy. Very difficult!
Excellent work guys. For birds in the bush/tree I am currently setting eye detection = auto, whole area tracking = OFF, limiting AF areas to point focus *with* eye focus and point focus with *no* eye focus, and assigning a button to toggle between these two; this prevents the eye focus from wandering away from the bird. I'm still experimenting with the best button setup for this.
Good video guys! I have shot with the R5 for years and now have the R5II. The focusing system in my experience is far superior. It tracks the eye on birds in flight whether the bird is flying straight at me from the side, etc... You would think that 20 FPS would be plenty but with 30 FPS I am capturing more favorable wing positions. (yes there's a lot of culling!) I am able to get shots now that would have been impossible with the R5 and yes, I am keeping the R5 for landscape photography...
Great show thank you both! I’ve been enjoying the new R5ii, the precapture is the most impressive improvement to me. I also love the electronic sound now 😊👍🏼
That what l love about this camera is l set it to 5 fps then set up a boost button so if bird takes flight the boost button can be pressed going to H+ which l set at 20fps so l don’t end up with hundreds of the same photo.
Thank you guys for a very enjoyable show, great pictures and beautiful filmsections from locations!It is great to hear about your observations and experiences of the new gear. One thing though… isnt it time to elaborate about the subject if one is leaving photography for filming with these cameras? Thousands of pictures in short moment.. that puts me off as a photographer! I like to watch the wildlife in a clear mirror, press the trigger in the right moment 😁 Best regards from Sweden
Such a nice tour of northern AU birds! Size of bird and lack of contrast in low light can be frustrating with R5 focus sticking on the eye/head. Sunrise is when the best action happens here! One day I was capturing tiny dragonflies and had to manual focus, then shift to my C2 programed settings finally seeing the dragonfly and getting the focus right.
I haven't tried the Mark II yet so thanks for all the good info. I had the chance to visit the Atherton Tablelands almost 20 years ago and it was well worth the trouble of getting there from the USA. I do recall it being very dark but the variety of wildlife and the prehistoric flora were amazing. I was shooting with the original Canon 5D so needless to say my low light pictures aren't great. Sad because I don't know when I'll get another chance to photograph a platypus. If I was going to be shooting in those conditions on a regular basis I think I'd probably give up the crop/reach and go with either an R1 or R3 and hope I could get a little closer. I really hate culling but I finally feel like I have a handle on my back catalog, I'm not sure I'm ready for those frame rates plus precapture. I'd likely have it set to a lower FPS.
We were up there a few months ago down at the coast at the Boulders a Platypus swam in a large pool of the river for over half an hour. With people swimming about 20m away. First time seeing one in the wild, and I am 68. They are normally incredibly shy.
@@andrewkeir2282I visited a park that was known to have platypus but I honestly never expected to actually see one. I can't recall the name of the park. Australia is a great country. I've always meant to go back for a return visit.
@@jan_wegenerYes. Maybe Canon can dial the high ISOs and DR in a little better over time in firmware. If not maybe the RAW software will improve. I get it on the MPs. I don’t want to go back to 24 MP
@32:25 Glen ! Couldn't agree more ! I hated that my R5 didn't have an option for sound in ES mode ! Granted, I run my R7's on the quietest setting, and that's fine. But zero sound was a fail.
Two new Ambassadors for tourism Australia Glenn and Jan, if that doesn’t get you excited to come Down Under, more than just unbelievable Bird photography. My favourite part was the boat missions and not too forget the hot springs to cool down Glenn, maybe some AirTags for your batteries mate there can be the odd snake in the grass ready to pounce on your battery. 🥂
Great Show Guys! I have been following Greg for a long time. And I also follow Jan now. Its so great to see you guys team up and present this awesome show. Very unique and full of content! I don't see anyone talking about the fact that I can't open R5II files in Lightroom or photoshop( MacBook Pro). I know Adobe is taking their own time for that but how are you guys doing it and why isn't there a mention of this issue?
Upgraded from a EOS Rebel T7. I was a little disappointed at the low Mega Pixels on my new R6 Mark II. But the camera performs so well. Wasn't sure I was going to keep it, but I'm really liking the fast focus, and other features🙂
What a relief! And exactly what I would have expected from the two of you. There are so many UA-cam "influencers" who have simply refused to acknowledge what you said in your conclusion. "There is no perfect camera." With the others, if anyone dares to point out something less than perfect about a camera, the hosts (and disciples) descend on them with fury. There is nothing wrong with an objective look. I may have missed it, but when you were shooting the R5II in the heat (very much like the South Texas heat where I live) were you using the cooling grip? My R5II overheated at a very strange time when I wouldn't have expected it. But I didn't have the grip yet, so maybe that is a factor. I sent mine back. Not because it wasn't a great camera. It was. But I realized that it wasn't the big step up I was looking for in most areas. The AF being the big exception - but I know my R5 so well that AF is rarely the limiting factor.
@@jan_wegener It did. I'm not making a huge deal out of it. But it's truth, and I think that we can help each other by sharing truth instead of emotional responses.
@@jan_wegener There are three different spots in your video that look like you had the grip on your camera. But I asked because I didn't know if you might have recycled some old footage. If you did have the grip attached, it seems like that might have had an influence on the overheat situation. For my part, I think it has a lot to do with air movement in addition to just ambient temperature. But we also regularly run 80%+ humidity. I don't know what other factors might be different. I have a couple of colleagues who are working pros who have both had their R5II's overheat. I'll see if they want to drop by and add their names to the list. But it's not a question of whether it can shut down. It did shut down.
@@RBusinessSchoolI did have the grip on it, but I managed to get my second body to get to 5 bars in quite cold weather, when it was attached via wifi to my phone and in standby for video. I have no doubt that it can overheat, but it does less than the old one
Thanks for the Camera Canada recommendation, Glenn! I just used the affiliate link to buy the Canon 200-800mm RF lens! Yes - Camera Canada actually had it IN STOCK! I've been waiting for a major retailer to have it in stock (was not willing to "preorder" with no confirmed ship date). I can't wait to get and use that lens, and I'll think of you when I do Glenn! (And Jan too.)
Follow-up for Glenn and Jan: I still haven't received my lens, 11 days later. Apparently the shipment got stuck (lost) in US Customs. I'm being told I have to wait another 10 days until Camera Canada can file a claim with USPS. I offer this follow-up comment to my fellow US viewers as a realistic picture of what can happen when trying to buy camera gear internationally. I know it's not Camera Canada's fault, and maybe I'll still get the lens eventually, but - buyer beware. Camera Canada has been responsive but there's also nothing they can do, as is also the case with Canada Post.
Great to see you two both in the same room! I've had the R5 MK II since the day after release. Definitely taking 2 to 3 times as many pictures in a given day than the original R5. I took the new camera to Cape Cod this week and it did very well on a whale watch. With the boat moving at full speed I was actually able to get sharp shots of some shearwaters somewhat far away. I did notice that with single-point AF the eye detection sometimes wants to jump to a different subject. Have you had any video IBIS issues with the 200-800? Sometimes it makes this weird rotational jerky motion. It also happened to me with the 600 f/4 EF MK II lens. The old camera allowed you to edit the videos in camera, whereas this seems to be missing in the new one. The old camera sometimes jerked side to side with that lens at the beginning of a video, and it was easy to trim that out in camera. I broke the memory card door on the Mark II as it bumped up against a metal pole, somewhat of a freak accident. The new camera is now with Canon for repair, and I asked them to check if video IBIS is really working properly. I am now using the original R5 and it did well photographing a rare Little Gull during a ridiculously high tide right up against the shore yesterday in New Hampshire. It was with hundreds of other gulls, and with single-point AF and back-button eye detection, it usually stuck onto the Little Gull. As you were talking about frenzied photos with finches, the same thing happened with these hundreds of gulls feeding and trying not to get wiped out by the gigantic waves. Turns out I got some nice flight shots that didn't even register with me as they happened! Jan, I noticed you are using a 1TB Wyse CFExpress 4.0 card. I tried other brands' 1TB and 512GB 4.0 cards and found it could take up to three seconds to fully wake the camera from sleep, which causes missed shots. I went back to my Sony 256GB 2.0 card and the MKII wakes up in about 1 second or so. I know someone with the ProGrade 512GB 4.0 card, and he says it wakes the camera up in one second.
It depends on the cards and how many images are on the cards as well. The 1TB card seems to be a bit slower than the 512 and 2 TB I use as well. The prograde ones I use wake up fast unless there’s a lot of images on them
Thank you for this interesting and informative video. Sounds that the new Canon is a step in the right direction for wildlife shooters. Thank you Jan also for his fantastic new Lightroom Masterclass. Best wishes Roland
Jan, my husband and I just spent some time on the Atherton Tableland for the first time in many years. We were trying to photograph Victoria’s Riflebird. We ended up finding one to photograph, but it was very high in a tree and a long way away. i was blown away by the Riflebird photographic opportunity Glenn and yourself enjoyed. We are happy to pay for an opportunity like this one you had. We will be returning to the Atherton Tableland again, in a much shorter time frame than previously. However, as we live on the Sunshine Coast it is a special but long journey north. Can you please share the details of where you managed to get your closer encounter with the Riflebird? We would be so very appreciative.
Not interested in the R5 II, but I always watch your vids for the interesting birds, the back story of your shots, and the perspectives on editing. Thanks.
Hey Jan, I hope you can join to one of the Glen’s Workshops in Colombia. You won’t be dissapointed, Colombia has a lots of bird photographers and as you might know, a lot of species.
Thanks for a great video! R1 or the R5 mark II? Im leaning at R5 mark II since I have the R5 and the R3 and even though I love the feeling of the later and the fact that the battery is better on the R3 I believe that the R5 offers more and I belive that Canon have to come out with a R1 with a global shutter and better resolution then I will go for that one.
Reprogramming the DOF button to use as a speed booster does work, but it does require the use of a third finger (pinky) to hold down the DOF button if you are using back button focusing at the same time. It is a little awkward, but doable. I found it to be too awkward, so instead added the continuous focus speed menu option to “my menu” with the “my menu” screen prioritized to display right away. To avoid having to reach over to the other side of the camera to activate the menu I programmed the set button to also activate the menu. Any functions that I need to get to right away are also added to the “my menu” screen which is displayed right away by pushing the set button. If you still want to program a button as a speed booster without using 3 fingers, you can do it if you have lenses that have function buttons on them like the Rf 200-800 or 600 f/4. They usually come preprogrammed as AF on/off buttons, but can be reprogrammed to be “boost” buttons by assigning the “switch ES continuous shooting modes” function to them. Once you select your desired boost speed / frame rate, it will remain at that setting . The lens function buttons are activated by holding them down, once you let go, you return back to your slower speed. When you aren’t using a lens that has function buttons, you can revert to using the prioritized “my menu” method
I traded my R5 in for the R5 Mkii and have absolutely no regrets except the non availability of spare batteries. As I was travelling overseas, in frustration I purchased 2 power packs that recharge the batteries on the go - just plug into the camera with a c cable - cheaper than spare batteries. Works . This info maybe useful for others also waiting for spare batteries to become available
I’m upgrading from a R6II to the R5II. My photo friend who already has his R5II took an image using Canon RF 100-500mm f4.5-7.1L IS USM Lens, with subject at about 150M distant (500ft). I took the same shot with my R6II, using the same 100-500mm lens and identical settings. Comparing the two images we proved that the R5II gives noticeably better focus and sharpness than R6II
Thanks for all the time, thought and effort you put into your highly informative and entertaining videos, Jan. Like all of us who pre ordered and now have the R5II, I'm very disappointed that we are unable to get spare batteries yet. I read in the comments below that you got around the battery problem in the field by using a power pack. Would it be possible to tell us which one(s) to get that won't fry the camera, please.
Jan, I just recently read a great write up on Canon Europe explaining the different stabilizer modes and mode 3 may have solved your issue? Here’s an excerpt Mode 3 is especially useful for sports photography where you are likely to be moving between subjects quickly. In IS Mode 1 this can create a bump or jump within the viewfinder as the IS races to keep up with the lens movements. Instead, by not activating until the shutter button is fully pressed, it saves the system trying to compensate for random, rapid lens motion and compensates only at the point you are taking an image.
Really awesome video, thank you. Two questions if you don’t mind, the first is will you be updating the set up guide as you discover more? Second question where did Glenn get his lens hood?
Fun video to see you both together in real life! Did you have any issues with "freezing/locking up" with the R5ii? Will you be offering a photo tour of Australia in the future? I got my phone call from Camera Canada that my R5ii was in but no extra batteries available so I decided to wait for the next shipment of R5ii and wait for the extra battery.
Thanks for a fun video. I watched another video featuring a professional photographer using the R5II at the Olympics. He said that he shot about 10,000 images each day for two weeks. He better be a good culler.
Hi Chaps. Great show I really look forward to. I have been playing with the eyeball tracking and trying to work out whether it is helpful and in which situation. Have you found it helpful choosing a subject? What is your own experience?
I’m always looking forward to your shows, and this was a great one again! As a norwegian I can relate to Glenns experience with the hot conditions. While you lack batteries but have an abundance of bodies, I’ve had batteries and a grip sitting on my desk for three weeks, but still no body. And, the supplier wanted feedback on my experience with my new equipment 🤣. Hopefully it will show up soon… I currently shoot R5 and R3, so the big question is what to do when the R5 mkII shows up. Which one will have to go? Or both, and go for an R1? Or some other solution? Difficult questions to ponder the rest of our autumn before this winters big birdtrip…
As always guys great job and super selection of birds and seeing you working together. Jan, so now you have used this and the A9 111 and asking as a bird photographer which is best? especially for Af recognition, Regards.
i keep my sound level on low but like the feedback. also, when i'm shooting with someone with totally silent shutter, i have to ask them if we can move on (not sure if they shot anything).
Great show. My results with the R5 Mark II are pretty much the same as yours. I note that, for bird photography, the shutter speeds used are on the low side. The pre-capture is awesome and it works well for insects such as butterflies and dragonflies. My order for the camera was completed within 10 minutes of the open window and I got it in the first wave, including the 2 extra batteries I ordered. No mention of eye control. Does anyone think that someone, somewhere will figure out how to use it in real life wild situations? I did not sell my R5 and intend to use it as a backup and for low light situations. A perfect combo, I think.
I use it sometimes, can work well in a group of birds, but it sometimes just becomes really inaccurate and needs to be calibrated a lot, so it's not something I use a lot
Thanks for the detailed real world use of the R5II. A few weeks ago I decided not to upgrade for the reasons mentioned near the end of your video. I don't photograph birds very often (I do enjoy it) and shoot mostly stills. That brings up an interesting question. Are all your shots prior to you using the R5II not very good or defective? I believe they look stunning, so for us hobbyists like me this a lot of money to spend for an upgrade to get better autofocus and maybe some improved video features.
With this new cameras it's all about the in the field experience. The "old" R5 files are totally fine and sometimes even better, but this camera allows us more of an edge when shooting action in particular and there's no more of these annoying image wobbles and not much overheating and a much better remote connection for instance. So for someone like me that's a huge upgrade, but one that not necessarily shows in the actual images
Once again an excellent video and some fantastic photography. Thank you! I've been shooting with my R5 M2 since release day and I agree with what you have to say. Not at your level, but I have put quite a few thousand pictures through the camera. The lowlight performance has given me the most worry and I was anxiously waiting for DxO Pure Raw. I wish you could have tested out Pure Raw before releasing this, but it only came out a few days ago. I was using Adobe Enhance and Topaz (by converting to DNG) on some images but in my opinion DxO is doing a superior job. Also, I use Capture One instead of Lightroom but was using it before Capture One came out with support and then continued using Enhance and Topaz until the DxO release. IMHO, the color from Adobe looks good, but without Enhance high ISO files have significantly more noise than from Capture One. I believe when the R5 came out it took a while for Adobe to optimize the processing and I suspect this will improve for the R5 II as well. I'm also hoping that some of the annoying limitations for the R5 II will be addressed with a firmware update. Fingers crossed! Finally, I had my 3rd battery appear yesterday, I hope you already got yours or will soon. Looking forward to your opinions on Pure Raw vs the competition for the R5 II files and a fresh comparison with files from the R5 after noise reduction.
Yes Pure Raw seem to be better at removing the noise for sure, but there’s still not that much more detail in the problem areas. I’ll make a video about it soon
@@jan_wegener That's great. I've also been shooting Electronic First Curtain and uncompressed Raw at high ISOs when I don't need high frame rate (I set up a separate C setting for this). It seems a little better to me. I would definitely be very interested in your take on this!
Great video (as always). Just got a second battery (relaxing just a bit) in Victoria BC (Canada). A few things I have noticed with my new R5 Mkii - 1) the battery information shown for the older batteries just shows the icon with but not the % part, also "info" is greyed out - so you can only register the new "P" batteries. 2) for pre-capture if I hold down the button the available frame count goes from 94 down to 80 - regardless of the fps I have set - 5, 20 and 30 fps - so not 1/2 a second - tested with 3 shots in 5fps and got 17 images! It is strange because I could swear I tested this when I first got the camera and was getting 1/2 second. Maybe I have accidentally changed something that affects this? 3) that hotshoe cover isn't as bad as some report. I saw another video where they showed a way that (mostly) works for me - you only need to hold down the button to move a millemetre (push from camera front) then remove finger from button and hold from the sides when pushing the rest of the way off.
Another question (I do not understand the workings othe AF and tracking systems) if you have your focus area on spot (locked) how do you track a bird in flight and keep it in focus, if the eye is perhaps obscured?
I shoot a lot of pics from a boat and it does offer some unique opportunities. I am still on the fence about upgrading my R5's... I think I will wait until batteries are readily available and they have had the 1st firmware update under their belt to clean up the minor bugs. Now that DXO is upgraded to manage the files do you think the high ISO images are better ?
A little bit better, but dxo also cannot add missing detail. High iso and being forced to underexpose or with very dark birds will remain a challenge, but it’s not something you’d necessarily do a lot
I just upgraded my wife’s camera from the R7 to the R6II and then taught her how the back button eye detection and then the spot auto focus worked, and she was blown away! The smiles were well worth the upgrade! I was a game changer. I no longer have to hear her getting angry and cussing, because her camera wont focus anymore! Thanks for all your help fellas. Cheers!
ha! That's great!
Very clever, as it makes her less likely to critique your new gear :). Seriously, though, my wife and I just went on a long birding trip to celebrate our 40th anniversary, a relationship sustained in large part by our shared interest in birding and bird photography. Thanks for sharing an uplifting story..
@@wellingtoncrescent2480 we just celebrated our 42. Cheers!
DXO just added the r5 mkii and results are great.
@@brookscurran DXO pure raw
My god i can’t believe my eyes ! Two superstars in the same room together! Best day ever ! 🎉
Glad you enjoyed it 😀
You're not only two most amazing photographers and masters of your cameras, you're just as awesome show masters!!!!!! Great show in every way.
@@heidiwegener7614 100%
Hi Jan just wanted to jump on and say I bought your Masterclasses and I absolutely LOVE them. I have really only just started but I have learnt some really valuable editing tips already so I am one very happy customer.
Wonderful!
I got the R5II recently and love it. I had to get used to the reduced high ISO performance but otherwise this camera is just amazing in pretty much every single way. Thanks for the great video ❤
Great to see you together! Received my R5 mk ii yesterday (upgraded from the R5) and used your setup guide today. So far, so good. Thanks for the excellent help and a wonderful episode today.
Great to hear!
So good to see you both together and taking some great photos. Thanks for putting together such a great show.
Our pleasure!
43 minutes that I have been waiting for 💪🏻
Great to see u both together. 🙏🏻
Hope you enjoyed it!
Just finished and yes I absolutely did 🙏🏻 Amazing captures from your trip. What do you think about the pre burst. Are there any problems with the focus in this mode like it’s to slow or something and you get images that are not sharp ?
@@foreverphoto_jr It's good, but it doesn't seem to excel at birds taking off
@@jan_wegener ok thanks for the information, hopefully it’s just an firmware update to make it work better.
Another excellent video. I was smiling throughout the video as you guys had so many similar experiences like I have with this camera in past one month. More files to scan through, pre capture, high iso in low light, autofocus struggle etc. I hope your camera setup guide is same as it was on day one.
Thanks for sharing! certainly an interesting camera
Great show having you photographing together. Those little finches are just so adorable. Thank you for the tips, as always.
Glad you enjoyed it!
A great summation of the new R5 Mk 2. Can't believe how much ground you covered while creating this video. Very well done.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Finally, you guys together ! Ready to see all those pictures from that trip .❤
Did you hear how many they took????😅
Just a few more (50k 😂) to sort through
Terrific video! I really enjoyed the in-person interactions. I don't recall you mentioning it in this episode, but the increased sensor readout speed and concomitant reduction in rolling shutter was another factor motivating my purchase of the R5 Mark II. I'll have a better understanding of how much of an upgrade the R5 Mark II is from the R5 when I return from my upcoming trip to the Amazon.
Great and informative as always. Even though I'm not a Canon shooter, the techniques to taking good images are fairly universal. Really enjoy the field stories and experiences!
Great to hear :)
Hi Jan and Glenn,
Thank you for this great Video! 👍
I got my R5 Mark II on August 22, 2024 and I am very satisfied. Later I also got the CF-R20EP battery grip/fan and three additional LP-E6P batteries.
Unlike many others, I enjoy photographing and filming mammals the most. Birds and other animals too, but of secondary importance.
In my opinion, the noise behavior is no better than the R5. Basically I turned off all assistants like noise reductions.
I've (only) two R5 and I saw no real different.
But the autofocus on the R5 Mark II was significantly better in low light. But in the twilight after sunset, the R5 Mark II did a good job.
R5 Mark II + RF 600mm f/4.0 L IS USM + RF Extender 1.4x
Wild boars in front of a bush and the R5 Mark II's autofocus had no problems. The R5 already had problems here.
This are the main reasons I bought the R5 Mark II. Better autofocus and better video features and capabilities.
I will definitely continue to use one of my two R5s.
For me the R5 is still a very good camera. So I don't know yet whether I'll ever buy a second R5 Mark II.
Thanks for this nice video and I look forward to seeing more of your videos! 😎
Greetings from Germany
Uwe
Awesome vid guys so good to see you together at last! I finally picked up an R5 instead ive been shooting 5D4s for 8 years and pulled the trigger far too late, the R5 has blown me away and I got a really nice used one here in the UK for £1700 which was a complete steal! Il pick an R52 up when they come down in price but so far even the R5 to me is a complete game changer especially with older lenses and tele converters. Lenses and tele combos I would never use before have been unreal! I have a 70-200 F2.8 MKII and a MKII 2x extender but would never use it as I have a 100-400 MKII but ive been in Orlando covering an event but wanted to get into the wetlands and already had 20kg of gear, brought the tele and had an incredible time with it! So flexible and the focus is unbelievable even with an old MKII 2x. Im sure the RF lenses are unreal but still a bit too expensive for me.
Yes, 5D to R5 is a monumental jump up
Great to see you both together and trust you had an amazing trip. I have received my new Canon R5 mark ii and set it up based on your guide and Jans video. Then a couple of days ago I went out to use the camera for the first time. It is the rutting season in Denmark right now so I photographed some red deer stags. To my frustration, the camera struggled a lot when using the auto eye detection and I often had to use the single point focus on the eye. Hopefully, this is only related to this specific subject.
Best Steen
Always a good day when you upload! The nuthatch was truly a worthy shot to get featured, I personally know the photographer and he's a great guy!
With respect to Glenn's comment about not knowing if you'd upgrade to the mark 2 if you shoot mostly macro at 31:43. The mark 2 supports flash while focus bracketing with user selectable timing between shots. For many macro photographers, this is an important feature.
ah, good point!
Upgraded to R5ii and yes it’s hyperactive!
Trying your settings..thank you!
Nice to see you guys together, well done.
Really enjoyed the show! As an enthousiast bird photographer, I can really relate to your experiences. Also, I'm really happy you guys got to bird together again, health and costs permitting. Australia is awesome, I visited the west coast 15yrs ago when I was not a birder but merely a nature enthousiast. I learned a lot this session (again). Enjoy your time together, guys!
Great video guys, thanks for the files. Manual focus on video is useful sometimes, especially for those tricky small birds in amongst branches, the peak focus helps a lot too
Fantastic episode, guys. I thoroughly enjoy the way you bounce off each other with the Mickie taking. It's very similar to myself and two bird traveling mates as we are constantly winding each other up!! Keep up the good work it's definitely making me save harder for the R5ii!!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Whenever there are several birds in the frame, I either use spot focusing or the control stick to focus on the one I want, and then I press 'start/stop whole area AF' in order to lock the AF to my target. After that I can recompose all day long while the focus stays put as long as it still sees the bird. That makes focusing on a specific animal in a group super easy. The function can be set to any button in the customization menu. When my R6mII can do this, the R5mII surely can do it just as well. Hope this is helpful. Have a good one! :)
Yes that’s probably the best way to do it
Wow some really cool birds! You guys are truly blessed.
R5II is outstanding for bird photography. Period.
I love these informative videos from the bird show duo. Thanks for putting this together guys, I've been waiting for these in-depth r5 2 reviews. In addition to my r5, I also shoot with a sony a1 that can do 30 fps. To avoid the excessive photo issue, I keep it set to 20 fps. I still get more photos than I'd like to sort through. Cheers fellers!
Fantastic video guys. You made me feel like I was visiting the NT all over again! It was a pleasure to meet you both at Fogg Dam too! Great work! 😎
The sample images clean up quite nicely.
I like your solid and entertaining analysis as well as your photographic results !
Looks like you had a great time together. Always so inspiring to listen to you both even though I'm getting my next picture her in the autumn / winter time around Munich. I'm so excited to get my R5 II. Greatings, Bernd
Great show , loved the countryside ..what a trip you guys had ! Boy you two have come along way from the early days when Jan would ride Glen about his fanny pack !
Brilliant show! Really inspiring me to go out and find those stunning images. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks!
Thank you!
I have R5 and R5Ii. Great cameras.
What an amazing surprise to see you two together! You provide the absolute best show on birds and photography. Thanks for taking us with you and giving us a little digital trip to Down Under.
I have the R6 and as I’m mainly a birdwatcher who likes to take above average bird photos I am struggling to justify the cost of the mk2. I am def going to upgrade to the R5 as end of next month I will be in West Papua and I need a better camera than the R6 for those BoPs! The idea of using the mk2 and having to cull thousands and thousands of images on a slightly older Mac is also holding me back.
I still need to find the time to start Jans photoshop course in which I enrolled but have not even done one second of haha. So where would I find the time to
tackle such heaps of data!
I do hope that the R5 is an upgrade over the R6. I should’ve gotten the R5 back than but I couldn’t afford it back than. It’s nice to see how good the old R5 actually was and still is, so I’m confident it will still be an upgrade for me despite skipping the mk2 for now
You can buy one of my R5, they will be BoP proven :D In terms of shooting in the dark and high ISO, the R5 gives you better IQ than the R5 II, but slightly worse AF
The R5 behaves quite similar to the original R6 with better ergonomics and more MP.
been missing you guys !
great you had an adventure together !
thanks for sharing 🙏
Our pleasure!
Great video guys. Very enjoyable and good to see you both together. Thanks for sharing further review of the R5mkII.
Glad you enjoyed it
I think you both work well together presenting. Thanks for the tips and suggestions.
Our pleasure!
Having previously watched Jan's video on setting up the R5 II, I went ahead and purchased the R5 MK II settings pdf with the .csd file to try and save some time setting up my R5 and tweaking from there. After loading the .csd and trying it out my heart skipped a beat....then I remembered that Jan is not a fan of hearing the shutter click, so I quickly realized that that option was turned off :) so I immediately sorted that. Another thing I need to change is Jan's assignment of the dials, I prefer the a bit differently. Network settings I also disabled as I don't use these. Haven't been able to get out to the field as yet but I believe I will be happy with this setup.
Enjoy!
Great show! I tried doing some BIF shots from a kayak a few times this summer and it was always an adventure on open water, especially if it’s windy. Very difficult!
Excellent work guys. For birds in the bush/tree I am currently setting eye detection = auto, whole area tracking = OFF, limiting AF areas to point focus *with* eye focus and point focus with *no* eye focus, and assigning a button to toggle between these two; this prevents the eye focus from wandering away from the bird. I'm still experimenting with the best button setup for this.
Thanks for sharing
Good video guys! I have shot with the R5 for years and now have the R5II. The focusing system in my experience is far superior. It tracks the eye on birds in flight whether the bird is flying straight at me from the side, etc... You would think that 20 FPS would be plenty but with 30 FPS I am capturing more favorable wing positions. (yes there's a lot of culling!) I am able to get shots now that would have been impossible with the R5 and yes, I am keeping the R5 for landscape photography...
Thanks for sharing
Great show thank you both! I’ve been enjoying the new R5ii, the precapture is the most impressive improvement to me. I also love the electronic sound now 😊👍🏼
Great to hear!
That what l love about this camera is l set it to 5 fps then set up a boost button so if bird takes flight the boost button can be pressed going to H+ which l set at 20fps so l don’t end up with hundreds of the same photo.
Thank you guys for a very enjoyable show, great pictures and beautiful filmsections from locations!It is great to hear about your observations and experiences of the new gear. One thing though… isnt it time to elaborate about the subject if one is leaving photography for filming with these cameras? Thousands of pictures in short moment.. that puts me off as a photographer! I like to watch the wildlife in a clear mirror, press the trigger in the right moment 😁
Best regards from Sweden
You can set the camera to single frame 😄
@@jan_wegener 😮😁👍
What shall we call frame-rates of 24p/sec and higher (including pre-capture)? In Hollywood theyve called it …. for a long time😄
Thanks for another great video, guys. :)
Such a nice tour of northern AU birds! Size of bird and lack of contrast in low light can be frustrating with R5 focus sticking on the eye/head. Sunrise is when the best action happens here! One day I was capturing tiny dragonflies and had to manual focus, then shift to my C2 programed settings finally seeing the dragonfly and getting the focus right.
I haven't tried the Mark II yet so thanks for all the good info. I had the chance to visit the Atherton Tablelands almost 20 years ago and it was well worth the trouble of getting there from the USA. I do recall it being very dark but the variety of wildlife and the prehistoric flora were amazing. I was shooting with the original Canon 5D so needless to say my low light pictures aren't great. Sad because I don't know when I'll get another chance to photograph a platypus. If I was going to be shooting in those conditions on a regular basis I think I'd probably give up the crop/reach and go with either an R1 or R3 and hope I could get a little closer.
I really hate culling but I finally feel like I have a handle on my back catalog, I'm not sure I'm ready for those frame rates plus precapture. I'd likely have it set to a lower FPS.
We were up there a few months ago down at the coast at the Boulders a Platypus swam in a large pool of the river for over half an hour. With people swimming about 20m away. First time seeing one in the wild, and I am 68. They are normally incredibly shy.
@@andrewkeir2282I visited a park that was known to have platypus but I honestly never expected to actually see one. I can't recall the name of the park. Australia is a great country. I've always meant to go back for a return visit.
It’s a difficult trade off for birds atm. MP vs dynamic range
@@jan_wegenerYes. Maybe Canon can dial the high ISOs and DR in a little better over time in firmware. If not maybe the RAW software will improve. I get it on the MPs. I don’t want to go back to 24 MP
Loved this concept guys!
@32:25 Glen ! Couldn't agree more ! I hated that my R5 didn't have an option for sound in ES mode ! Granted, I run my R7's on the quietest setting, and that's fine. But zero sound was a fail.
Can I have a moment of silence please 😂
@@jan_wegener 😄 lol
Two new Ambassadors for tourism Australia Glenn and Jan, if that doesn’t get you excited to come Down Under, more than just unbelievable Bird photography. My favourite part was the boat missions and not too forget the hot springs to cool down Glenn, maybe some AirTags for your batteries mate there can be the odd snake in the grass ready to pounce on your battery. 🥂
Great Show Guys!
I have been following Greg for a long time. And I also follow Jan now. Its so great to see you guys team up and present this awesome show. Very unique and full of content!
I don't see anyone talking about the fact that I can't open R5II files in Lightroom or photoshop( MacBook Pro). I know Adobe is taking their own time for that but how are you guys doing it and why isn't there a mention of this issue?
Wonderful video. Just a word to help I have the fan grip and wow what a game changer no issues at all in the heat at 100 plus degrees.
Thanks for sharing!
Great video, thanks for sharing. I’m in love with it. Now I gotta go back and cull through my 10,000 images I took yesterday.
Haha! Enjoy
Upgraded from a EOS Rebel T7. I was a little disappointed at the low Mega Pixels on my new R6 Mark II. But the camera performs so well. Wasn't sure I was going to keep it, but I'm really liking the fast focus, and other features🙂
What a relief! And exactly what I would have expected from the two of you. There are so many UA-cam "influencers" who have simply refused to acknowledge what you said in your conclusion. "There is no perfect camera." With the others, if anyone dares to point out something less than perfect about a camera, the hosts (and disciples) descend on them with fury. There is nothing wrong with an objective look.
I may have missed it, but when you were shooting the R5II in the heat (very much like the South Texas heat where I live) were you using the cooling grip? My R5II overheated at a very strange time when I wouldn't have expected it. But I didn't have the grip yet, so maybe that is a factor.
I sent mine back. Not because it wasn't a great camera. It was. But I realized that it wasn't the big step up I was looking for in most areas. The AF being the big exception - but I know my R5 so well that AF is rarely the limiting factor.
Did yours actually shut down without the grip?
@@jan_wegener It did. I'm not making a huge deal out of it. But it's truth, and I think that we can help each other by sharing truth instead of emotional responses.
@@RBusinessSchoolinteresting. I have not managed to get it past 5 bars, but I am sure it can still shut down
@@jan_wegener There are three different spots in your video that look like you had the grip on your camera. But I asked because I didn't know if you might have recycled some old footage. If you did have the grip attached, it seems like that might have had an influence on the overheat situation. For my part, I think it has a lot to do with air movement in addition to just ambient temperature. But we also regularly run 80%+ humidity. I don't know what other factors might be different. I have a couple of colleagues who are working pros who have both had their R5II's overheat. I'll see if they want to drop by and add their names to the list.
But it's not a question of whether it can shut down. It did shut down.
@@RBusinessSchoolI did have the grip on it, but I managed to get my second body to get to 5 bars in quite cold weather, when it was attached via wifi to my phone and in standby for video. I have no doubt that it can overheat, but it does less than the old one
Thanks for the Camera Canada recommendation, Glenn! I just used the affiliate link to buy the Canon 200-800mm RF lens! Yes - Camera Canada actually had it IN STOCK! I've been waiting for a major retailer to have it in stock (was not willing to "preorder" with no confirmed ship date). I can't wait to get and use that lens, and I'll think of you when I do Glenn! (And Jan too.)
Follow-up for Glenn and Jan: I still haven't received my lens, 11 days later. Apparently the shipment got stuck (lost) in US Customs. I'm being told I have to wait another 10 days until Camera Canada can file a claim with USPS.
I offer this follow-up comment to my fellow US viewers as a realistic picture of what can happen when trying to buy camera gear internationally. I know it's not Camera Canada's fault, and maybe I'll still get the lens eventually, but - buyer beware. Camera Canada has been responsive but there's also nothing they can do, as is also the case with Canada Post.
Great to see you two both in the same room! I've had the R5 MK II since the day after release. Definitely taking 2 to 3 times as many pictures in a given day than the original R5. I took the new camera to Cape Cod this week and it did very well on a whale watch. With the boat moving at full speed I was actually able to get sharp shots of some shearwaters somewhat far away. I did notice that with single-point AF the eye detection sometimes wants to jump to a different subject. Have you had any video IBIS issues with the 200-800? Sometimes it makes this weird rotational jerky motion. It also happened to me with the 600 f/4 EF MK II lens. The old camera allowed you to edit the videos in camera, whereas this seems to be missing in the new one. The old camera sometimes jerked side to side with that lens at the beginning of a video, and it was easy to trim that out in camera. I broke the memory card door on the Mark II as it bumped up against a metal pole, somewhat of a freak accident. The new camera is now with Canon for repair, and I asked them to check if video IBIS is really working properly.
I am now using the original R5 and it did well photographing a rare Little Gull during a ridiculously high tide right up against the shore yesterday in New Hampshire. It was with hundreds of other gulls, and with single-point AF and back-button eye detection, it usually stuck onto the Little Gull. As you were talking about frenzied photos with finches, the same thing happened with these hundreds of gulls feeding and trying not to get wiped out by the gigantic waves. Turns out I got some nice flight shots that didn't even register with me as they happened!
Jan, I noticed you are using a 1TB Wyse CFExpress 4.0 card. I tried other brands' 1TB and 512GB 4.0 cards and found it could take up to three seconds to fully wake the camera from sleep, which causes missed shots. I went back to my Sony 256GB 2.0 card and the MKII wakes up in about 1 second or so. I know someone with the ProGrade 512GB 4.0 card, and he says it wakes the camera up in one second.
It depends on the cards and how many images are on the cards as well. The 1TB card seems to be a bit slower than the 512 and 2 TB I use as well. The prograde ones I use wake up fast unless there’s a lot of images on them
I changed my Canon EOS R and RP and R7 to my Canon EOS R6 MII and R5 MII and i am so soooo happy!!! This was the right way!!!
Thank you for this interesting and informative video. Sounds that the new Canon is a step in the right direction for wildlife shooters. Thank you Jan also for his fantastic new Lightroom Masterclass. Best wishes Roland
Glad you liked the video and classes 😀
Jan, my husband and I just spent some time on the Atherton Tableland for the first time in many years. We were trying to photograph Victoria’s Riflebird. We ended up finding one to photograph, but it was very high in a tree and a long way away. i was blown away by the Riflebird photographic opportunity Glenn and yourself enjoyed. We are happy to pay for an opportunity like this one you had. We will be returning to the Atherton Tableland again, in a much shorter time frame than previously. However, as we live on the Sunshine Coast it is a special but long journey north. Can you please share the details of where you managed to get your closer encounter with the Riflebird? We would be so very appreciative.
Crater lakes cottages
Sincere thanks Jan. . 😊
Not interested in the R5 II, but I always watch your vids for the interesting birds, the back story of your shots, and the perspectives on editing. Thanks.
Excellent thanks for taking the time and effort
Our pleasure!
Adorable presentation!
Hey Jan, I hope you can join to one of the Glen’s Workshops in Colombia. You won’t be dissapointed, Colombia has a lots of bird photographers and as you might know, a lot of species.
You can keep both eyes open while looking the viewfinder. Like looking through a scope.
i love double-back button auto-focus and use it on my R6 II.
Thanks for a great video! R1 or the R5 mark II? Im leaning at R5 mark II since I have the R5 and the R3 and even though I love the feeling of the later and the fact that the battery is better on the R3 I believe that the R5 offers more and I belive that Canon have to come out with a R1 with a global shutter and better resolution then I will go for that one.
Reprogramming the DOF button to use as a speed booster does work, but it does require the use of a third finger (pinky) to hold down the DOF button if you are using back button focusing at the same time. It is a little awkward, but doable. I found it to be too awkward, so instead added the continuous focus speed menu option to “my menu” with the “my menu” screen prioritized to display right away. To avoid having to reach over to the other side of the camera to activate the menu I programmed the set button to also activate the menu. Any functions that I need to get to right away are also added to the “my menu” screen which is displayed right away by pushing the set button. If you still want to program a button as a speed booster without using 3 fingers, you can do it if you have lenses that have function buttons on them like the Rf 200-800 or 600 f/4. They usually come preprogrammed as AF on/off buttons, but can be reprogrammed to be “boost” buttons by assigning the “switch ES continuous shooting modes” function to them. Once you select your desired boost speed / frame rate, it will remain at that setting . The lens function buttons are activated by holding them down, once you let go, you return back to your slower speed. When you aren’t using a lens that has function buttons, you can revert to using the prioritized “my menu” method
Yes, I am going the my menu way, too
I traded my R5 in for the R5 Mkii and have absolutely no regrets except the non availability of spare batteries. As I was travelling overseas, in frustration I purchased 2 power packs that recharge the batteries on the go - just plug into the camera with a c cable - cheaper than spare batteries. Works . This info maybe useful for others also waiting for spare batteries to become available
Yes I did that too!
IME, the "non availability" of the LPE6P batteries is a non issue. I got them from Walmart (yuck) of all places.
What lenses are those? They look huge!
600 f/4 primes
@@jan_wegener Cool. Tx.
I’m upgrading from a R6II to the R5II. My photo friend who already has his R5II took an image using Canon RF 100-500mm f4.5-7.1L IS USM Lens, with subject at about 150M distant (500ft). I took the same shot with my R6II, using the same 100-500mm lens and identical settings. Comparing the two images we proved that the R5II gives noticeably better focus and sharpness than R6II
Thanks for all the time, thought and effort you put into your highly informative and entertaining videos, Jan. Like all of us who pre ordered and now have the R5II, I'm very disappointed that we are unable to get spare batteries yet. I read in the comments below that you got around the battery problem in the field by using a power pack. Would it be possible to tell us which one(s) to get that won't fry the camera, please.
It was a random one of my mate. I charged it through the camera.
That shot of Jan at the hot tub is epic. 😂
Jan, I just recently read a great write up on Canon Europe explaining the different stabilizer modes and mode 3 may have solved your issue? Here’s an excerpt
Mode 3 is especially useful for sports photography where you are likely to be moving between subjects quickly. In IS Mode 1 this can create a bump or jump within the viewfinder as the IS races to keep up with the lens movements. Instead, by not activating until the shutter button is fully pressed, it saves the system trying to compensate for random, rapid lens motion and compensates only at the point you are taking an image.
It may help, but it’s actually really hard to handhold long lenses with TCs and the IS not stabilising.
Always a trade off
Really awesome video, thank you. Two questions if you don’t mind, the first is will you be updating the set up guide as you discover more? Second question where did Glenn get his lens hood?
If there's any meaningful changes we will make and update.
Fun video to see you both together in real life! Did you have any issues with "freezing/locking up" with the R5ii? Will you be offering a photo tour of Australia in the future? I got my phone call from Camera Canada that my R5ii was in but no extra batteries available so I decided to wait for the next shipment of R5ii and wait for the extra battery.
Yes, it’s probably freezes once per day
Epic trip. Love the video.
Thanks for a fun video. I watched another video featuring a professional photographer using the R5II at the Olympics. He said that he shot about 10,000 images each day for two weeks. He better be a good culler.
Yes, I have been doing something similar for over two months now :D
How would you compare the auto focus between the R3 and R5 ii for wildlife?
similar with a bit of an edge win the R5 II maybe in certain situations when identifying smaller subjects
Hi Chaps. Great show I really look forward to. I have been playing with the eyeball tracking and trying to work out whether it is helpful and in which situation. Have you found it helpful choosing a subject? What is your own experience?
I used it more at the beginning, but it tends to be a bit unreliable. It should be good with a group of birds
I’m always looking forward to your shows, and this was a great one again! As a norwegian I can relate to Glenns experience with the hot conditions. While you lack batteries but have an abundance of bodies, I’ve had batteries and a grip sitting on my desk for three weeks, but still no body. And, the supplier wanted feedback on my experience with my new equipment 🤣. Hopefully it will show up soon… I currently shoot R5 and R3, so the big question is what to do when the R5 mkII shows up. Which one will have to go? Or both, and go for an R1? Or some other solution? Difficult questions to ponder the rest of our autumn before this winters big birdtrip…
Yes, I am in the same boat. 2 R5,2R5 II and one R3 atm.
Definitely needs some reshuffling
Excellent video again. ❤ I bought your paper instructions when it first came out, so after your excursions are you going to update the instructions?
If there's anything significant we will send it out for sure
I don't regret switching from the R5 1 for a second. Precapture has allowed me to take bird photos that I have never taken before.
I won't be doing extreme shooting like this, so I'll stick to my R5. Thank for the great observations.
As always guys great job and super selection of birds and seeing you working together. Jan, so now you have used this and the A9 111 and asking as a bird photographer which is best? especially for Af recognition, Regards.
The A9 IIi seemed to be worse for perched birds, but better for fast action, especially take offs
i keep my sound level on low but like the feedback. also, when i'm shooting with someone with totally silent shutter, i have to ask them if we can move on (not sure if they shot anything).
Upgrade from a 5dMii, oh the auto focus. Great to have so much additional speed. a 12 year leap
Great show. My results with the R5 Mark II are pretty much the same as yours. I note that, for bird photography, the shutter speeds used are on the low side. The pre-capture is awesome and it works well for insects such as butterflies and dragonflies. My order for the camera was completed within 10 minutes of the open window and I got it in the first wave, including the 2 extra batteries I ordered. No mention of eye control. Does anyone think that someone, somewhere will figure out how to use it in real life wild situations? I did not sell my R5 and intend to use it as a backup and for low light situations. A perfect combo, I think.
I use it sometimes, can work well in a group of birds, but it sometimes just becomes really inaccurate and needs to be calibrated a lot, so it's not something I use a lot
the double eyed - fig parrot really good look, like barbet.
Yes, beautiful birds!
Thanks for the detailed real world use of the R5II. A few weeks ago I decided not to upgrade for the reasons mentioned near the end of your video. I don't photograph birds very often (I do enjoy it) and shoot mostly stills. That brings up an interesting question. Are all your shots prior to you using the R5II not very good or defective? I believe they look stunning, so for us hobbyists like me this a lot of money to spend for an upgrade to get better autofocus and maybe some improved video features.
With this new cameras it's all about the in the field experience. The "old" R5 files are totally fine and sometimes even better, but this camera allows us more of an edge when shooting action in particular and there's no more of these annoying image wobbles and not much overheating and a much better remote connection for instance. So for someone like me that's a huge upgrade, but one that not necessarily shows in the actual images
@@jan_wegener Understand. Thanks! What you describe is what I call "keeper ratio", those worth of saving or publishing.
Once again an excellent video and some fantastic photography. Thank you! I've been shooting with my R5 M2 since release day and I agree with what you have to say. Not at your level, but I have put quite a few thousand pictures through the camera. The lowlight performance has given me the most worry and I was anxiously waiting for DxO Pure Raw. I wish you could have tested out Pure Raw before releasing this, but it only came out a few days ago. I was using Adobe Enhance and Topaz (by converting to DNG) on some images but in my opinion DxO is doing a superior job. Also, I use Capture One instead of Lightroom but was using it before Capture One came out with support and then continued using Enhance and Topaz until the DxO release. IMHO, the color from Adobe looks good, but without Enhance high ISO files have significantly more noise than from Capture One. I believe when the R5 came out it took a while for Adobe to optimize the processing and I suspect this will improve for the R5 II as well. I'm also hoping that some of the annoying limitations for the R5 II will be addressed with a firmware update. Fingers crossed! Finally, I had my 3rd battery appear yesterday, I hope you already got yours or will soon. Looking forward to your opinions on Pure Raw vs the competition for the R5 II files and a fresh comparison with files from the R5 after noise reduction.
Yes Pure Raw seem to be better at removing the noise for sure, but there’s still not that much more detail in the problem areas. I’ll make a video about it soon
@@jan_wegener That's great. I've also been shooting Electronic First Curtain and uncompressed Raw at high ISOs when I don't need high frame rate (I set up a separate C setting for this). It seems a little better to me. I would definitely be very interested in your take on this!
Great video (as always). Just got a second battery (relaxing just a bit) in Victoria BC (Canada). A few things I have noticed with my new R5 Mkii - 1) the battery information shown for the older batteries just shows the icon with but not the % part, also "info" is greyed out - so you can only register the new "P" batteries. 2) for pre-capture if I hold down the button the available frame count goes from 94 down to 80 - regardless of the fps I have set - 5, 20 and 30 fps - so not 1/2 a second - tested with 3 shots in 5fps and got 17 images! It is strange because I could swear I tested this when I first got the camera and was getting 1/2 second. Maybe I have accidentally changed something that affects this? 3) that hotshoe cover isn't as bad as some report. I saw another video where they showed a way that (mostly) works for me - you only need to hold down the button to move a millemetre (push from camera front) then remove finger from button and hold from the sides when pushing the rest of the way off.
pre capture is always shooting always giving you 15 extra images I believe.
I’d really like to see a comparison between the R6mkII and the R5mkII - same subjects photographed with both cameras.
Great great video 💙💙💙💙💙
Thank you 🤗
Another question (I do not understand the workings othe AF and tracking systems) if you have your focus area on spot (locked) how do you track a bird in flight and keep it in focus, if the eye is perhaps obscured?
You can’t really. Have to use a different mode
I shoot a lot of pics from a boat and it does offer some unique opportunities. I am still on the fence about upgrading my R5's... I think I will wait until batteries are readily available and they have had the 1st firmware update under their belt to clean up the minor bugs. Now that DXO is upgraded to manage the files do you think the high ISO images are better ?
A little bit better, but dxo also cannot add missing detail. High iso and being forced to underexpose or with very dark birds will remain a challenge, but it’s not something you’d necessarily do a lot
Hi Jan and Glenn!