Canon EOS R5 Review: Travel & Landscape Photography (one MAJOR flaw nobody talks about)

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How does a Canon EOS R5 compare to a Sony a7R III or Sony a7R IV when shooting landscapes and travel photography? Tony & Chelsea Northrup review the Canon EOS R5 full-frame mirrorless camera in the real world to help you find out!

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[davestabley]

Chelsea, as a fellow R5 owner, I had a problem with the battery life as well. I would turn the camera off overnight and still find it considerably drained the next day. I turned off the GPS and the Wifi, and that cured the problem for me. Now I turn those on when I shoot and off when I am not shooting. I hope this helps.

[DrJake]

So I made the change from Sony to Canon, after having the A7Rii, A7Riii and A7Riv
I’ve been out with the R5 a few times
If I don’t use video, 1 battery lasts a full day with about 1000 shots

[davidlee]

There are lots of settings which will reduce battery drain. Turn off WiFi and anti-flicker, turn on power saving and eco mode. Turn off viewfinder review and set disp. Performance to smooth may help lagginess. As you say many people praise battery life on R5 and R6 but the way I shoot eats up batteries so I carry several spares. I noticed how slickly you changed lenses. Either turn off IS before power off or wait a few seconds after power off before changing lenses or the IS in your lens may be damaged.

[dtibor]

Celsea has 10K gear in the bag, has no money left for spare batteries.

[Crakmonkey]

These reviewers are switching cameras every year. Today the Canon R5 IS amazing, last time oh my God the Sony was amazing, before that nikon is amazing. Tomorrow oh my God nikon is amazing.

[ryanb]

Main reason I sold the A7III and got the R6 was sensor dust. It was beyond annoying. I barely ever switched lenses and still got dust. Sony needs to fix that huge issue.

Have had the Canon R6 for almost 2 months and love it. Will get the R5 when it comes in stock.

[Bjuzhvcgtrfx]

One thing that doesn't get mentioned very often is that the Sony A7RIV has 26MP in APS-C mode which gives you a 1.5 crop. So if you have a Sony 70-200 with a 2x Teleconverter (as see in the video) you can cover 140mm to 400mm in FF and 210mm to 600mm in APS-C. The R5 has only 17.3MP in APS-C mode.

[nashhall]

I don’t know what is happening with all the sensor dust with your R4. I shoot a lot of seascapes/wave movement & constantly change lenses on location & in over a year of shooting, I’ve only had to clean the sensor once. I don’t find it an issue.

[RockyMaiviaMiami]

Wait I thought we already switched to the R5? Tony better be glad he’s not a camera body 😂

[deechiluiza]

I have been checking several video reviews, including a couple from your channel, and finally I'm convinced, I'm changing my Sony for the Canon R5. Thanks

[HappyHubris]

The R5 is better, but man oh man is an A7RIII with Tamron and Sigma glass WAY more affordable.

[Trigger-xwgq]

You guys are often complaining about dust on your sensors, and I noticed that when Chelsea went to do a lens change (@ 15:10), you had the camera body facing the sky, and if this is how you normally do it, that is why you get dust. You should always keep the body facing down when changing a lens.

[Luigi]

This comment I would like to post is for Tony Northrup. Tony after one of my previous posts on one of your channels I tried the Nikon Z7 for three weeks with the 24-70 lens, I also used the adapter with my other Nikon lenses and found that the focus was lagging and not having dedicated buttons like the Nikon D810 that I am used to was so, so. I finally purchased the Nikon D850 and I am very pleased with functionality of it, focus, handling, sturdiness, files, and the feel altogether. I really don't mind the weight of the camera, I feel it is more robust and can take a lot of action. So, yes the Nikon D850 after few years since it came out is still a very good contender indeed.

[JohnFarrell]

I shoot with an A7R-III and carry that camera backpacking all over the Desert Southwest, we are known for our dust. I blow off my sensor maybe once a month if that. I rarely get sensor dust. I'll use the 16-35 GM, 24-70 GM or my favorite, the 24-105 G, never a problem.

[misreb]

I must say sensor dust is not an issue in Europe. I only uave to use a cleaning blower twice during the last 2 years. On the flip side the f11 lenses are pretty useless here. I barely manages low ISO images with my Sony 600 F6.3. Sunny days are few and far between here in the UK... The size of that Canon 70-200mm is darn good. I am definetly jealous of Canon users having that option

[robgerety]

I grew up in Fairfield so this brought back a lot of memories. I have an R5. I love it. I have a number of RF lenses including the RF 100-500 and an extender. The 100 to 500 is a real joy.

[SteveP_]

If Tony was shooting with the A7R IV to compare with the R5 why was the A7S III used for the video comparison (08:33)? I can't say definitively what the relative battery lives are BUT one of the commonest pieces of advice I've come across with mirrorless cameras is to carry 1 or 2 spare batteries! I had 2 Canon and 2 third party batteries for my 80D which I now carry with my EOS R. With heavy use I tend to go through just over 1 battery per day. I'd certainly rather carry an extra battery or 2 than forever be cleaning the camera sensor or having to remove dust spots in post processing all the time. Interesting to see that 600mm f/11 being so useful for landscapes.

[ToddPangburn]

Tony, you should try this procedure to mitigate sensor dust on your Sonys.
1. With a large microfiber cloth wipe down the base of the lens and the camera body around the lens mount.
2. Wrap one end of the microfiber cloth tight around the base of the lens while allowing the rest of the cloth to drape loosely over the camera body.
3. Unhook the mounted lens and slide it out of the ring of cloth. As you slide the lens out from the cloth cinch down to close the hole in the cloth and fold it over to have the cloth draped over the mount hole.
4. Prep your next lens to be mounted. With the cloth over your mount hole you don’t have to rush here.
5. With your new lens prepped for mounting, gently slide the cloth off the body of the camera and mount the new lens. It is important that you slide the cloth away and not lift it off the surface of the body.

[garrettstevensen]

Out of curiosity, why is the camera held up towards the sky, when changing lens? This helps "funnel" dust onto the sensor by gravity. It specifically says not to do this in the owner's manual. This explains why you are having so much dust on your Sony's.

[aussie]

My D810 battery will last all week and I only need to clean the sensor about every two years 😂