A few Canon EOS R5 Mark II specifications [CR2]

[john1970]

The R5 Mk2 is sounding like an amazing camera. I am definitely going to get one of them.

 

[Del Paso]

But isn't Canon (you know what) ?

 

[EOS 4 Life]

30 fps mechanical will shake your fillings loose

Yeah, I do not believe that one.
Maybe the R1.

 

[EOS 4 Life]

I really, really hope that it isn't limited to 30 minutes of video shooting

It won't be.
Only the R100 is.
That is only because it uses ancient firmware.

 

[KT]

Yeah, I do not believe that one.
Maybe the R1.

The R1 will have no mechanical shutter.

 

[EOS 4 Life]

The R1 will have no mechanical shutter.

If it can do 30 FPS then why not?

 

[Emyr Evans]

30 fps mechanical will shake your fillings loose

The biggest feature for me is support for flash when using ES, it would make a big difference for my macro shots and focus stacks.

Probably typo for 'electrical'?

 

[PeterH]

I’ll keep my RF lenses for the time being but I’ve migrated to 60mp Leica

 

[pzyber]

It might do 30fps in EFCS mode, but like you, I'm sceptical about that. On my R5 I only turned on EFCS when using flash, pretty much everything else was done using ES. I expect to stay below 1000 shutter actuations on the R5II for the first few years of using it

Haha, you are basically doing the opposite of me. I use mechanical almost all the time, in some situations EFCS. I don't like the 12-bit files you get by using ES so I never use it. Maybe the R5II will improve on that.

 

[kafala]

I like the video/photo model switch on the R6 II so that's great that the R5 II will have it. My next wish is for them to have the same top dial with c1, c2, and c3 like the R6 II instead of the screen. I think it will have a screen though since the R5 had a screen.

 

[AlanF]

I like the video/photo model switch on the R6 II so that's great that the R5 II will have it. My next wish is for them to have the same top dial with c1, c2, and c3 like the R6 II instead of the screen. I think it will have a screen though since the R5 had a screen.

I much prefer the electronic mode control, it's far faster to flick through modes C1-C3 using a dedicated assigned button, and you see which mode you are in through the viewfinder as you do it, though I know which mode I end up in from the number of presses.

 

[EricN]

Is this still an upgrade, or rather a new camera?
Anyway, for me, the news of the decade!
Exactly what I've been looking for.

Eye thought you would be happy with this announcement!
Edit: not an announcement, list of rumored elements.

 

[Del Paso]

I’ll keep my RF lenses for the time being but I’ve migrated to 60mp Leica

I too thought of the SL, SL 2/3, having used Leicaflexes SL , SL2, SL Mot., R 4 s2, R5, R6 II, R7 and still using M digitals. Yet, Leica SL's lens choice is still too limiting, and the SL's AF has no chance against EOS or similar.
I'd miss too many lenses, like TS, telezooms etc...
Leica stands for lenses, so I'd not even think of mounting inferior 3rd. party lenses on an SL. My second most often used lens is the EF 100-400 II, replacing it with a Sigma-Leica 100-400? No chance!
And no, despite what you sometimes read in the internet, adapting EF lenses only works in some rare cases, while you lose OIS, vital for longer focals.
But I have to agree, the SL 3 is a very fine camera. And the genuine Leica lenses...stunning.

 

[Del Paso]

Some German Websites (AC Foto for instance) informed me that non-binding R1 preordering is now possible.
This was formerly not possible before the cameras got officially announced.

 

[deorum]

a practical pre-burst is very usefull.
I would also like to see true 14bit RAW files with e-shutter.
Everything else is welcomed

 

[koenkooi]

Haha, you are basically doing the opposite of me. I use mechanical almost all the time, in some situations EFCS. I don't like the 12-bit files you get by using ES so I never use it. Maybe the R5II will improve on that.

I’m usually over ISO1600, the number of bits isn’t the limiting factor there. Photonstophotos can produce a nice plot that shows the point where ISO induced DR loss is more than 2 stops.
That being said, I would very much appreciate full bitdepth in ES modes for the R5II.

 

[neuroanatomist]

Haha, you are basically doing the opposite of me. I use mechanical almost all the time, in some situations EFCS. I don't like the 12-bit files you get by using ES so I never use it. Maybe the R5II will improve on that.

If it has a stacked sensor, then probably. The R3 outputs 14-bit RAWs with electronic shutter. I use only ES on my R3, on my R8 I use only mechanical (EFCS).

 

[Hector1970]

I'm sure it will be a great camera. The R5 is so good I won't be rushing in to replace it. Hopefully eye-tracking will be good. Focus tracking for me was one of the few things that could be better. Pre-burst would also be useful. I can't wait to see the price. It's likely to eye-watering. If someone is thinking of going mirrorless really look at the second hand R5 market once this comes out. It still impresses me. I did a few indoor shoots last weekend , ISO had to be high but the images were great (I should really praise the photographer but the camera matters). EF lens work great with it.

 

[navastronia]

If these specs are true, I'll probably buy 2 of these when my R6s die. I hope, in like . . . 3-5 years.

 

[amorse]

One of my favorite things about the RRS L-bracket for the R3 is that it's the modular style, where the upright portion can be removed with a hex key that stores in the bracket (though TBH, I preferred the 1D X style where the hex key was in the base rather than the upright part). I usually leave the upright portion off unless I know I'll be shooting in portrait orientation from a tripod (e.g. panoramas).

Yeah I've seen some of those designs as well, or another one which creates a pretty notable gap in the upright portion from the camera body so you can flip the screen out a little bit. I just really appreciate the simplicity of having the bracket stick close to the body and be static while not taking up a lot of extra space. I think a dual hinge screen structure, for me, would be the best solution, though I don't know how durable they have proven over the years. With that said, I'll take what I can get!