p.5 #1 · Official Canon EOS R5 Mark II Images & Specifications
netexpress wrote:
I think you may want to double check this but it looks to me the last one has only Ethernet and cooling and no battery compartment. I believe B&H may have listed the spec incorrectly which is why it is cheaper.
p.5 #2 · Official Canon EOS R5 Mark II Images & Specifications
netexpress wrote:
I think you may want to double check this but it looks to me the last one has only Ethernet and cooling and no battery compartment. I believe B&H may have listed the spec incorrectly which is why it is cheaper.
So Canon USA actually does back that up:
Allows for 2 LP batteries and provides a multi-speed fan to help keep the camera cool in challenging video production situations.
The one picture we get, you can clearly tell it's missing some buttons on the left side. Maybe that's the difference and where the BH specs are incorrect.
p.5 #3 · Official Canon EOS R5 Mark II Images & Specifications
molson wrote:
All three grips each hold two batteries.
Thanks for confirming. So the Cooling fan CF-R20EP lacks the vertical grop buttons only? Otherwise it's like the BG-R20EP plus a fan without the vertical grip controls?
The one picture we get, you can clearly tell it's missing some buttons on the left side. Maybe that's the difference and where the BH specs are incorrect.
p.5 #5 · Official Canon EOS R5 Mark II Images & Specifications
I have to hit the road so if anyone has links to non biased reviews on the R5 AF I would love to check it out. The AF is the only thing giving me hope that this thing is worth $4300 to me at the moment.
p.5 #6 · Official Canon EOS R5 Mark II Images & Specifications
artsupreme wrote:
Since the Z8 is the R5II's closest competitor, one big win for the Canon is size and weight. I can carry two R5II's and an RF 35.14 for the same weight as just two Z8's without a lens. There's about a 1 pound difference between two R5II's and two Z8's. The R5II is also more compact for those who care.
Don't forget the extra batteries you need for the Z8. In my real world, day-to-day shooting I get almost double the battery life with the R5 compared to the Z8, and the new batteries for the R5II should improve on that (although it's a pain to have to buy a bunch of new batteries).
p.5 #7 · Official Canon EOS R5 Mark II Images & Specifications
molson wrote:
Don't forget the extra batteries you need for the Z8. In my real world, day-to-day shooting I get almost double the battery life with the R5 compared to the Z8, and the new batteries for the R5II should improve on that (although it's a pain to have to buy a bunch of new batteries).
Good point for those of us who haven't used the Z8, that's another win for the R5/R5II. I'm wondering if the new Canon batteries simply have more juice to cover the extra bandwidth/features like precapture, etc. or if the new batteries will actually result in longer battery life? It seems like a feature like precapture would cause quite a bit of battery drain if turned on at all times?
p.5 #8 · Official Canon EOS R5 Mark II Images & Specifications
artsupreme wrote:
I have to hit the road so if anyone has links to non biased reviews on the R5 AF I would love to check it out. The AF is the only thing giving me hope that this thing is worth $4300 to me at the moment.
You know, part of me is happy that I feel no desire to own this camera. My R5 is perfectly fine for my needs.
p.5 #9 · Official Canon EOS R5 Mark II Images & Specifications
artsupreme wrote:
Good point for those of us who haven't used the Z8, that's another win for the R5/R5II. I'm wondering if the new Canon batteries simply have more juice to cover the extra bandwidth/features like precapture, etc. or if the new batteries will actually result in longer battery life? It seems like a feature like precapture would cause quite a bit of battery drain if turned on at all times?
I read somewhere that the mah are the same but the batteries are just capable of supplying more faster, so faster deplete if used harder and same if at slow settings.
p.5 #10 · Official Canon EOS R5 Mark II Images & Specifications
artsupreme wrote:
Good point for those of us who haven't used the Z8, that's another win for the R5/R5II. I'm wondering if the new Canon batteries simply have more juice to cover the extra bandwidth/features like precapture, etc. or if the new batteries will actually result in longer battery life? It seems like a feature like precapture would cause quite a bit of battery drain if turned on at all times?
For sure pre-capture will eat batteries if you keep your finger on the shutter all the time.
I found the Z8 would suck the batteries down at the same rate whether you were shooting or not - you could get thousands of shots per charge if you were blazing away at 20 fps, or you could get about 45 minutes of sitting with the camera on waiting for something to happen and only take one or two hundred shots before the battery died. The R5 (and hopefully the R5 II) manages power consumption much better when the shutter is not firing.
p.5 #11 · Official Canon EOS R5 Mark II Images & Specifications
johnvanr wrote:
You know, part of me is happy that I feel no desire to own this camera. My R5 is perfectly fine for my needs.
I'm very happy with my R5's too and could easily pass on the R5II's as it seems like a "just good enough" body to consider for an upgrade, which is not worth the $4300 price point at the moment IMO. But I'm shooting a lot of video now at large apertures and I have a feeling the R5II will shine here, hopefully. So I'm hoping the new AF wows me. If not I'll pass and wait to snag them at a lower price.
p.5 #12 · Official Canon EOS R5 Mark II Images & Specifications
artsupreme wrote:
I have to hit the road so if anyone has links to non biased reviews on the R5 AF I would love to check it out. The AF is the only thing giving me hope that this thing is worth $4300 to me at the moment.
I posted my summary link on page 3 - I will summarise even further:
If your are travel, hiking, backpacking photographer. It's still heavier than r8 by 200grams and $4300.
If you are just focussed on landscape on a tripod - it does not much for you.Still 45mpx/aa. They dropped shift high resolution and put in a gimmicky AI upsizing in body. Dynamic range is not known yet but does not matter on a tripod. Black Friday will be good for you with the r5 (not R5ii).[ Z9 and z8 Nikon don't do as well as d850 at low iso's because of stacked sensor. So if you are shooting landscape, you might want to wait for testing.]
If you are a video centric shooter/profeesional, you would prefer it for clog2, 8k60, proxy editing, cooling battery insert, better a/f,full size HDMI port.... But at $4300 plus 5 new batteries (to get functionality) $500 and $400 for a cooling adapter. Is it worth $~6000 - yes to big video people. Dynamic range should be better with clog2.
If you are an action photographer, you would prefer it for adjustable electronic 14bit 30 fps, pre capture, better a/f, (and buffer when you are not at 30fps). I am tempted because I often hit buffer when shooting 20fps and have to wait 4s and pre capture is useful as long as you buy bigger cards and cull. Pre-capture requires $500 of new batteries in addition to $4300 body. Dynamic range is not known. If I don't get it this year I will get if for next year (my bear season is over in September).
p.5 #14 · Official Canon EOS R5 Mark II Images & Specifications
Jman13 wrote:
I would just like to say one thing:
My god are cameras today insanely good. We can argue small improvements here and there, of course, but when you look at what these bodies can do it's truly astounding. The image quality, autofocus, speed, in-body stabilization, buffer depth (especially), video, etc. It's all just light years beyond what was capable 10-15 years ago. Crazy times, to be honest.
Indeed. It's fair to say that 99% of R5II buyers, along with A9iii, Z9, etc will never fully maximize the hardware in their hands.
Your time is better spent shooting and your money is better spent getting to places to shoot.
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p.5 #15 · Official Canon EOS R5 Mark II Images & Specifications
RoamingScott wrote:
Indeed. It's fair to say that 99% of R5II buyers, along with A9iii, Z9, etc will never fully maximize the hardware in their hands.
Your time is better spent shooting and your money is better spent getting to places to shoot.
p.5 #16 · Official Canon EOS R5 Mark II Images & Specifications
lighthound wrote:
At the speeds we're talking about now, the differences are meaningless to probably 99.9% of the users out there. The huge thing you're missing, that DOES mean a lot to ALL users, is the R5II has a vastly superior AF system to the Z8 and even Z9.
That alone, coupled with the fast sensor, is a massive upgrade from the already outstanding R5.
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How do we know R5ii AF is superior to Z8/Z9? I shoot A1 and OM-1ii so have no first hand experience with either R5 or Z8/9 but it seems a bit early to tell, other than Eye AF which may or may not be useful to wildlife photogs for example.
p.5 #18 · Official Canon EOS R5 Mark II Images & Specifications
MarkG2 wrote:
How do we know R5ii AF is superior to Z8/Z9? I shoot A1 and OM-1ii so have no first hand experience with either R5 or Z8/9 but it seems a bit early to tell, other than Eye AF which may or may not be useful to wildlife photogs for example.
Thanks.
Based on the fact that the R3 AF system is superior over the Z8 & Z9 and the R5II AF system is superior to the R3.
Reports are already coming in that the R1 has world leading AF eclipsing anything that's out there on the market. So the little brother wont be far behind it. I just wish they would have given it the same cross-type AF system as the R1.
