Re: Need feedback about using the R5 II electronic shutter and flash please
I have found 1/160 a little troublesome in better lit venues when I'm strobing everything. Particularly if it's spotty in some areas, like sunlight through windows. It's just easier to get ambient ghosting at that shutter speed either due to subject movement or camera shake. It requires a little more care.
HSS does kill strobe output and recycling speed, but it might still be viable if you just need a little boost to 1/250 or 1/400, for example.
On a tangent, I did some testing of HSS with the R5II and R6II. I noticed that shutter speeds around 1/2000 and higher in e-shutter (R5II) and EFCS (both cameras) resulted in subtle banding that became a bit more pronounced the higher the shutter speed. It looked to me like the sensor readout didn't quite mesh with the strobe pulses. Switching to fully mechanical cleared this up.
IMO, the R6III's 33MP is a great 'compromise' resolution for event coverage. It provides more than 24 but isn't excessive like 45 can be for many things I cover. It is nice to have 45 for certain applications and cropping options, but I'm a prolific shooter and it's just crazy how the storage requirements for even simple events has ballooned with the R5II. And I shoot everything in CRAW already. I'd love Canon to add lower resolution FF RAW options, like 33MP, and also 24MP, for all those times 45 is overkill. It would also save some processing time later.
Dec 21, 2025 at 08:04 PM
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