p.22 #6 · Official Canon EOS R5 Mark II Images & Specifications
docusync wrote:
It does support timecode, it's on the page 8 (Assist Shooting) in the video menu (need to switch the camera into the Video mode for it to show up).
Wireless Remote Control BR-E1 worked with the R5 II?
p.22 #8 · Official Canon EOS R5 Mark II Images & Specifications
lsquare wrote:
Wireless Remote Control BR-E1 worked with the R5 II?
Unfortunately I don't have this remote, sorry
As @Sashi mentioned I don't see a reason why it should not work. It works with the R3 and any modern Canon.
p.22 #9 · Official Canon EOS R5 Mark II Images & Specifications
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p.22 #11 · Official Canon EOS R5 Mark II Images & Specifications
Did you complete your purchase? Did it provide some shipping date before 8/20 if so?
nycdarkness wrote:
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p.22 #14 · Official Canon EOS R5 Mark II Images & Specifications
docusync wrote:
I also got mine R5 II today,
Well come on man! There are desperate GAS inflicted folks out here that want to hear some real user insights.
What are your first impressions so far? Any unforeseen concerns? Any nice surprises? How's the AF system compared to R5?
p.22 #15 · Official Canon EOS R5 Mark II Images & Specifications
lighthound wrote:
Well come on man! There are desperate GAS inflicted folks out here that want to hear some real user insights.
What are your first impressions so far? Any unforeseen concerns? Any nice surprises? How's the AF system compared to R5?
I'll take it today for a back to school event but it won't be anything challenging for the AF system. I'll probably ask my kiddo to jump and run a few times
No surprises, but I'm always trying to turn it on by switching the stills/video switch that is now in place of the power switch. The new power switch is a tri-state, and sometimes I switch it to the "locked" position and then wonder why my controls are not working. It's ok, I just need some time to get used to these new switches.
One minor annoyance is the joystick's shape. It's more round, and not flat like the old one. I could push the old one by touching the edge. Now I have to position my thumb more carefully over the center of the joystick.
Everything else is very familiar.
I had to disable the Eye-controlled AF feature because it's slow and not accurate, even after multiple calibrations. I'm not sure if it's really improved like they said compared to the R3. Both my wife and I had it disabled on the R3 for the same reason, but I'm sure it may work for some folks focusing on large subjects.
Overall, it's a nice camera. I reached out to Lifeguard Design to get a protective skin but they currently don't have one. Will report back when I have some pictures
p.22 #16 · Official Canon EOS R5 Mark II Images & Specifications
docusync wrote:
I'll take it today for a back to school event but it won't be anything challenging for the AF system. I'll probably ask my kiddo to jump and run a few times
No surprises, but I'm always trying to turn it on by switching the stills/video switch that is now in place of the power switch. The new power switch is a tri-state, and sometimes I switch it to the "locked" position and then wonder why my controls are not working. It's ok, I just need some time to get used to these new switches.
One minor annoyance is the joystick's shape. It's more round, and not flat like the old one. I could push the old one by touching the edge. Now I have to position my thumb more carefully over the center of the joystick.
Everything else is very familiar.
I had to disable the Eye-controlled AF feature because it's slow and not accurate, even after multiple calibrations. I'm not sure if it's really improved like they said compared to the R3. Both my wife and I had it disabled on the R3 for the same reason, but I'm sure it may work for some folks focusing on large subjects.
Overall, it's a nice camera. I reached out to Lifeguard Design to get a protective skin but they currently don't have one. Will report back when I have some pictures ...Show more →
Well, I guess you could make sure your settings are ready as you walk into the school and maybe grab a pigeon or something flying by some trees or flag pole.
I've never tried the R3 Eye control but being that I wear glasses and peak over the top of them when shooting, I suspect it wouldn't work for me anyhow. It's definitely something I'm interested in trying but without experiencing it, it's hard to say if I'd like it or not for my type of shooting. I suppose it would be nice, while shooting a group of elk or something, to not be forced to recompose or bump the joystick over to get the AEAF onto a different critter.
Are you going to test out that cool new feature tomorrow where you log an image of say your kiddo so that it always finds him/her and locks onto them? I would think your back to school event would be a great application for such a thing.
I'm very curious to see if this feature could be used on critters such as elk, where the R5 struggles to find their eyeball in low light. I know it's mainly for people but it'd be interesting to see if it would half-ass work on critters.
p.22 #17 · Official Canon EOS R5 Mark II Images & Specifications
lighthound wrote:
Well, I guess you could make sure your settings are ready as you walk into the school and maybe grab a pigeon or something flying by some trees or flag pole.
I've never tried the R3 Eye control but being that I wear glasses and peak over the top of them when shooting, I suspect it wouldn't work for me anyhow. It's definitely something I'm interested in trying but without experiencing it, it's hard to say if I'd like it or not for my type of shooting. I suppose it would be nice, while shooting a group of elk or something, to not be forced to recompose or bump the joystick over to get the AEAF onto a different critter.
Are you going to test out that cool new feature tomorrow where you log an image of say your kiddo so that it always finds him/her and locks onto them? I would think your back to school event would be a great application for such a thing.
I'm very curious to see if this feature could be used on critters such as elk, where the R5 struggles to find their eyeball in low light. I know it's mainly for people but it'd be interesting to see if it would half-ass work on critters. ...Show more →
I think I saw it somewhere that Canon promised the new Eye AF control should work better with glasses and I think you'd be fine by focusing on an elk. Not sure about birds though.
Anyways, I asked each kid to run towards me, and at 30 fps every single frame was in critical focus, at f/1.2.
The lens is the RF 85/1.2DS which is definitely not the fastest lens on the market. Also 85mm doesn't offer much working distance like a supertele, so the kids approached quickly. I normally perform this test on all my cameras. I never was able to get even half of the frames in acceptable focus with the original R5. The A1 was much better, and the A9III was almost perfect but it could lose critical focus during a rapid approach, when the person is close. I could never imagine that a 100% success rate is possible, and now I'm scared to think what the R1 can do.
I'm likely going to swap the R5II for an R1 whenever it becomes available, and will keep the A9III for action portraiture with strobes.
Now after Canon made such mind blowing cameras they seriously need to release the "promised" 200-500. Yeah, I know nobody promised anything, but still...
P.S. Another neat new feature is the ISO "shortcut". It allows you to have a few "favorite" ISOs (like the second gain ISO) one line above the full ISO list for a quick access/selection.
p.22 #19 · Official Canon EOS R5 Mark II Images & Specifications
Are the buttons used for back button focusing any better than on the R5? The R5 is much worse than even my 6Dii for BBF and has caused me to miss some shots.
p.22 #20 · Official Canon EOS R5 Mark II Images & Specifications
docusync wrote:
I think I saw it somewhere that Canon promised the new Eye AF control should work better with glasses and I think you'd be fine by focusing on an elk. Not sure about birds though.
Anyways, I asked each kid to run towards me, and at 30 fps every single frame was in critical focus, at f/1.2.
The lens is the RF 85/1.2DS which is definitely not the fastest lens on the market. Also 85mm doesn't offer much working distance like a supertele, so the kids approached quickly. I normally perform this test on all my cameras. I never was able to get even half of the frames in acceptable focus with the original R5. The A1 was much better, and the A9III was almost perfect but it could lose critical focus during a rapid approach, when the person is close. I could never imagine that a 100% success rate is possible, and now I'm scared to think what the R1 can do.
I'm likely going to swap the R5II for an R1 whenever it becomes available, and will keep the A9III for action portraiture with strobes.
Now after Canon made such mind blowing cameras they seriously need to release the "promised" 200-500. Yeah, I know nobody promised anything, but still...
P.S. Another neat new feature is the ISO "shortcut". It allows you to have a few "favorite" ISOs (like the second gain ISO) one line above the full ISO list for a quick access/selection....Show more →
Things are sounding very nice so far! The ISO thing is a nice hidden extra for sure.
