Canon EOS R & R5 Retrospective: Stills & Video

I've been using a Canon EOS R for 5 years for both stills and video. Furthermore, I just bought an R5 in 2024 instead of waiting for the R5 Mark II. Was that a bad decision? Is there something wrong with me? Well, many things are wrong with me, but thankfully my camera choices are not among them. Or maybe they are, and I just don't know it.

CHAPTERS:
0:00 EOS R with Battery Grip for Stills
1:09 EOS R Five Year Review
1:34 Just Bought an R5 Mark 1 in 2024
2:18 R vs R5 Animal Portraits
4:17 R vs R5 Screen Record While Shooting Stills
5:19 When to Buy a New Camera
6:05 One Reason to buy an R5 Mark 1 in 2024
7:05 Another Reason to buy an R5 Mark 1
7:42 Why I’m Not Waiting for an R5 Mark 2
11:24 Why not Switch Brands?
11:55 EOS R & R5 Resolution & Dynamic Range
12:29 EOS R’s Biggest Flaw for Stills
13:33 R vs R5 for Stills Conclusion
14:12 Two Card Slots, Important? No
16:48 CFexpress Type B
17:18 Video on EOS R Looks Great, yet Suuucks
19:18 R vs R5 Battery Life
19:27 Stabilization Impacts Battery Life
19:52 Video with R, Ninja V, Speed Booster, Gimbal
20:35 Video with R5 is Ridiculously Better
21:28 R vs R5 Conclusion

Video: GoPro, EOS R, R5
Stills: EOS R, R5

[Adogcallednoortje]

I love the order of your videos.
Smart move to get the R5 for professional work. Makes everything more efficient. And time is money when you have your own business.

[paulsebring]

Glad to see a new camera video that didn't end at the Fedex office.

[TheRealTonyCastillo]

R5 is a no brainer if you're shooting weddings and using it for business. Been a hobbyist shooter since 2008. Some film here and there before that. Always bought a new camera then sold the old one soon as I could to offset the cost and not lose too much money, but always did a little. R was my dream camera back in the day but when I decided to go Mirrorless I got the R7 first, then wanted to go FF for wider perspectives and looked at a used R at the camera store and I just couldn't get into the camera after experiencing a newer more modern experience. EVF lag is what did it in for me mainly, but man I have seen some beautiful photos from that R body that still impress me today. I knew it had it's limitations mostly for faster moving things like wildlife and shooting cars but never knew about the wedding reception thing. I like taking portraits and shot my sons wedding recently and that was kind of fun, but anymore i just don't have the patience with dealing with people in general. I like to go out and shoot, enjoy my quiet time and it calms me from the hustle and bustle of life and keeps me sane. And most importantly I have been able to document my kids growing up, school events and just life things in general and I can go and look back in time when I go through my photos. I do like gear and talking about it with others with the same interest. Hope you enjoy your new camera.

[healinggether]

Loving your videos, thanks for these! Btw still using and loving my EOS R for professional photography and talking head video for our YouTube channels to compliment our C200 which I also love

[JB-qroj]

Topic aside, your narration and music choice made this video stand tf out. It feels like something... more

[LTZebra]

Same here. It’s hard to resist those falling R5 prices. Saw a Canon refurbed R5 for $2399. Waited too long, and I missed it.

[MikePGuitars]

The smart money is always in yesterday’s flagship. Cameras, cars, computers.

[RoseyLand]

Thoughtful vid bro - much as gracias 🙏🏾 😊

[shawnlabranche]

Interesting video.... thank you for being so entertaining

[davidroberts]

R5 upgrade is great. The AF is well worth the upgrade.

[DelvesPhotos]

thanks for an informative and entertaining video. One way to supposedly improve the battery life on R5 is to put it into airplane mode, might be worth a go. Did you consider the R6ii when looking at a new body? Would be interested to hear if you did and why you went for the R5 instead. Thanks

[sambkt]

This is great 🎉! Are you gonna change up the format? Or keep the action camera style going?

[iNerdier]

Please consider slightly lowering the music volume, it was loud enough to distract me from what you were saying on this.