Why I Chose the Canon R5II over the R1!

Canon R5II for wildlife? I explain why I preordered the R5II over the R1 and look at the 4 most important R5II features for wildlife. Did you preorder the camera? What do you think? Cheers, Duade
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Chapters
00:00 Canon R5II
00:51 Four Key Features
02:36 Autofocus
03:19 FPS/Buffer
06:30 Precapture
08:57 New Features
14:12 Missing Features
15:10 Price
17:05 Canon R1
20:07 Canon R3II?
09:49 Little Corellas
20:45 Conclusion
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[vofrmsc]

So far the best and most honest and most useful review of Canon R5 II on YouTube.

[shawn]

As someone who does a lot of sport professionally I’ve found your video much more informative than all the other videos on this camera. Thank you!

[rogerdc]

This man does speak based on his experience, and how great that is! no teleprompter, because he has what to say! That's why I love your videos.

[Kellysher]

I know that you’re mostly a Canon shooter. I shoot R5 with the RF 100-500. I love this lens for its flexibility and weight. . I’ve been reluctant to buy more Canon lenses so that I’m not in too deep. What I’d like to see is the R5 ii comparison 100-500 kit to the Z8 100-600. I’m basically trying to figure out where to spend my money. Stay Canon or go Nikon! I’m frustrated by Canons lens selection for wildlife. Finances are limited, so I’m waiting on upgrading. I either stay with Canon R5, go to R5 ii, or jump ship to Nikon. I know many are focused on just the R5ii right now, but that means there will be a lot of R5’s for sale too. Maybe a good time to compare the 3 kits mentioned for those of us thinking stay Canon or go Nikon?

[ericvaughan]

So I purchased a Canon R6 Mark II to replace my R7. It is hands down my favorite camera I have ever used for shooting wildlife. Flexibility of autofocus system and how well it tracks and nails focus is nothing short of amazing. This new R5 II is basically a R6 II with electronic mode dial, screen on top and 45 BSI sensor with more than twice as fast read out speed as R6II or R5. Then add one of the most sophisticated autofocus systems available with 30 fps Raw. So what is not to love on this camera? Finally pre-burst implemented properly, thank you Canon. That new action sport mode is very interesting, why couldn't you add birds and wildlife also? Load images just like you can people if you want to target certain species. 14 bit Raw on all photo's is also very welcome. Bigger brighter EVF, improved in-body IS and also some pretty great Video specs as well. My dream camera so I pre ordered mine about one minute after it was available for purchase.

[photoquent]

Finally! A review of the R5 MKII for stills photographers, all to date have concentrated on video. For my photography I don’t think it is worth upgrading from the R5, unless of course I get into wildlife photography. The one feature that may have pushed me over the line would have been realtime exposure zebras for stills and this is the first review to even mention them, so it’s disappointing that they are not there, perhaps a firmware update may bring them in.

[danylohawks]

A local camera shop had an event with reps from Canon, Nikon, and Sony so I was able to pick their brain on some of the features of the R5ii. I was impressed enough to get one on pre-order! It was a no-brainier upgrade for my trusty R6. Unfortunately It won't be here in time for my next trip, but that's the way of things. I asked the Canon rep about the batteries and he said no still-shooting features will be sacrificed by using the LP-E6NH batteries of the current R5/R6/R6ii, however in video mode there will be some limitations. If that's true or not only time will tell, but I understand it to mean that we should have all the FPS, Autofocus, and pre-capture features while using the older batteries, albeit likely with poorer battery life. So they still hold some use.

Great video as always, Duade!

[dominiqueschenck]

Simply put: one of the best, if not the best review of the specs for the R5m2 available on YouTube, and partially for the R1. The tone is very balanced and fair for each product and brand. Well done!

[MurphyGreg]

Have to agree with so many other comments. Duade, your reviews of cameras and lenses are the most practical, useful, and understandable for real world use. Hope you are feeling well. Looking forward to your experience and the images from your new kit. Cheers from Nova Scotia, Canada 🇨🇦 🙌

[jimmyscott]

Love the editing on the photo at 19:20. Wow!!!

Love my R5 but think i'll be upgrading as well. Wish they'd changed the SD card out. It literally serves no benefit keeping it instead of having two CFE cards.

[tonygreenmike]

14:13 its high time cameras come with built in memory like a built in hard disk. Hasselblad did it already.

[charlesfisher]

I can't wait for your video when you get your camera. Keep up the great videos and stay healthy!

[Keith]

Hi Duade, love your videos! Can you go into more detail on what exactly a stacked sensor is and how it helps with the rolling shutter? I'd love for you to do a video on this, you have great visuals of the internal components. Thanks for what you do!

[gradyxr]

My understanding is the R5ii has passive cooling via vents which don’t compromise moisture intrusion, not a fan. But one or more battery grip options you can purchase provide active cooling via a fan.

[roland-heine]

Thank you Duade for your interesting video. As a Nikon Z9 shooter my wishes for a nearly perfect wildlife setup was a camera with 45-50 MB, all specs of a Sony A9III, the body of a Canon R3 and all Nikon lenses. Stay healthy and good luck Roland

[rickturnquist]

Great video as always. Appreciate how you are objective and point out the misses as well. I’ve preordered the R5m2 and can’t wait to try it out!

[sdhweb]

I just upgraded to the R5 from 5D IV and I got the R5 at at campaign price for 4155 AUD here in Norway (Europe). You can by the R5 II here in Norway for 8175 AUD so nearly DOUBLE the price! Since this is not how I earn my living, and I don't shoot that much, I can't justify going for the R5 II, even though I've taken my time to jump to mirrorless. So far the R5 is great!

[wolfgangjaekel]

As always very informative and comprehensive. Thank you, Duade.
I would like to add a few comments, though: It's evident that Canon primarily focuses on sports shooters and journalists with the new releases. So I agree, that the R1 is not aimed at nature photographers at all and the 24 MP are a big disappointment for me, too. That said, they have also added special Ai- supported AF-tracking modes to the R5 II, exclusively tailored for sports, e.g for basketball, football and volleyball - inherited from the R1. From the specs, I haven't seen anything comparable for wildlife or bird shooters or any other statements of AF-upgrades for nature photographers, though. So it really remains to be seen if the claimed AF improvements for team sports in fact translate in a progress for nature photogs, too, making the R5II's AF significantly superior over the R 5 for wildlife and bird shooters in practice. Until that is confirmed in unbiased tests, I personally would be reserved with a general statement of a much better AF over the R5 for those tasks, at least.

3 and a half years ago, I had bought the R5 + Bg-10 grip plus an additional battery for 4300 €. That price included a small discount from my dealer, though. The naked R5 II body is 4800 € here in Germany. If you add a grip and a second battery, you pay 5500 €, at least. That's 1200 € more compared to the original R5 set. Of course, I know about the inflation in the past 3 to 4 years (btw, salaries have nearly stagnated in most Europan countries, though). Nevertheless, that increase of 1200 € isn't just play money for many. Additonally, the used market for photo equipment has become ridiculous. The R5 has been a high end tool for many users, but is obviously almost worthless and a bargain overnight in people's eyes. They dump the R5+ Bg-10 for around 2000 € here. Consequently, if I sell the R5 for that price and upgrade to the R5 II + grip, the difference is 3500 € . 😞😵

Of course, raw- precapture, reduced rolling shutter and flexible frame rates definetely are improvements over the R5. I never had issues with rolling shutter with my R5, though, but admittedly I have been using mechanical first curtain most of the time - for critical motifs, at least. I'm shooting 80-90% stills So the R5II's additional video modes aren't that important to me at the moment - given what's already available in the R5. Maybe the Eye-focus proves to be a step up, too. I don't use that in my R3, though.

To sum things up, the R5 II certainly is improved over the R5. But for my style and photographic tasks most of the changes are incremental. At the very least, they're definitely not worth a €3200 premium upgrade from the R5 as pointed out above.YMMV. Threfore, I will keep that "old-fashioned" R5 that has served me extremely well in the past 3, 5 years. Maybe I will consider an upgrade later if the price of the R5II comes down considerably.

Cheers
Wolfgang

[zaxtheman]

Nice to see you excited over the R5ii, each to their own bro :)

[pauloprocha]

Your channel is one of the best about photography. Greetings from Portugal.