Canon officially announces the Canon EOS R5 Mark II

[Yoms]

About built-in GPS:

On Canon Europe website, it says it's got GPS under the "Interface/Other" item:

Canon EOS R5 Mark II Camera - Specifications

Discover Canon EOS R5 Mark II Full Frame Mirrorless Camera, perfect for hybrid content creators looking to excel in wildlife, portraits and independent filmmaking.

www.canon-europe.com

On Canon USA website on the other hand, under the same "Interface/Other" item (click on "Spec" at the top and then on "expand all"), there's nothing but USB-C:

https://www.usa.canon.com/shop/p/eos-r5-mark-ii

Puzzling...

 

[Yoms]

Camerasize comparison between the R5 and R5 Mark II:

Compare camera dimensions side by side

camerasize.com

The bigger mode wheel with on/off switch, the still/video shooting instead of the on/off switch are welcome changes.
The bigger viewfinder is the noticeable physical change.

 

[neuroanatomist]

About built-in GPS:

Canon HK explicitly states GPS for the R1, but not for the R5II.



There do seem to be discrepancies across different Canon sites. I expect these will work themselves out over the next week or two. At least for the R1, there's plenty of time...

 

[shadowsports]

It’s nice they changed the file types for video. Did they do that? The file formats on the R5 were hard to work with with video unless you had better processors at the time.

The big question is dynamic range.. It leaves me wondering if there will be an r5c mark 2. How can I ask CR this without prompting a response that will break any NDA’s . Could you imagine writing about an r5c mark 2?

I remember hearing there were 3 cameras going to be released? R5mk2 looks pretty cool.

Comparisons between R5c and r5 mk2 in video will be a huge decider for filmmakers.

The primary difference between the two is that the R5 C has Cinema OS and the R52 will have Canon's standard EOS still photo menus with additional bells and whistles. The enhancements offered by the Digic Accelerator AI chip "co-processor".

I believe Canon was claiming approximately 16 stops of DR on the R1 but we all believed real world was likely going to be lower.

Once my R5 C got Netflix certification it topped out at 13 stops of DR. I don't know what the R52 claims at this point.

 

[neuroanatomist]

I believe Canon was claiming approximately 16 stops of DR on the R1 but we all believed real world was likely going to be lower.

Canon never claimed anything. That was part of the rumor that also put the R1 at 30 MP, i.e. false.

 

[artisan1218]

Canon HK explicitly states GPS for the R1, but not for the R5II.

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There do seem to be discrepancies across different Canon sites. I expect these will work themselves out over the next week or two. At least for the R1, there's plenty of time...

I found the "GPS settings" option in R5MKII menu, through a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dK2PS4TYoLA&t=829s

 

[jam05]

Wow. I can't wait to test/try this R5II upscaling and noise reduction. 180mp pics without a tripod. Now I must hold off pulling the trigger on the GFX100ii. This could be a game changer for myself and printing. At least saving myself nearly $4000. Gonna test them side by side

 

[DBounce]

Wow. I can't wait to test/try this R5II upscaling and noise reduction. 180mp pics without a tripod. Now I must hold off pulling the trigger on the GFX100ii. This could be a game changer for myself and printing. At least saving myself nearly $4000. Gonna test them side by side

Upscaling is not going to get you even near the results of a GFX100II. Just keeping it real.

 

[koenkooi]

I found the "GPS settings" option in R5MKII menu, through a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dK2PS4TYoLA&t=829s

That is also present on the R8 to manage both the GP-E2 and the smarthphone app.

 

[Austintatious]

Is there a way to turn off IBis?

 

[artisan1218]

That is also present on the R8 to manage both the GP-E2 and the smarthphone app.

On R8 it's technically called "GPS device settings", noticing the missing keyword "device" on R5MKII's menu.

On 5D4, which has built-in GPS, this option is also called 'GPS settings' but not 'GPS device settings'. Though not confirmed, I'm voting for built-in GPS on R52

 

[usern4cr]

In the tech sheet at this page https://www.usa.canon.com/shop/p/eos-r5-mark-ii I found this information - indicating that the R5II DOES have "cross-type AF" This is important to me... I have read some articles stating the R5II does NOT have cross-type AF... but I hoping it actually does!

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Thanks for posting this, pj1974. But it makes me wonder why the info mentioned in their release does not mention cross type AF for the R5 II? I sure hope that this info mentioned here is correct, but I'd really like to see it confirmed by others doing a real world test of just vertical or horizontal lines to see that it really works the same for both!

EDIT: After reading further posts about this, it seems that the R5 II will not have X-type AF. This is sad to hear, but not surprising. It's also extremely sad to me that it doesn't have GPS. The fact that the R1 seems to be reported to have GPS (and X-type AF) is a great feature for those that get it. It makes we wonder if my desire for (in-body) GPS and X-type AF is enough to make me get the R1 instead of the R5 II? I do enjoy 45MP on my R5, but I do know that 24MP with better (I assume) focus can be just as good (or better) for image quality than just a higher MP sensor. I never thought I'd consider a bigger R1 body as I like the smaller R5 feel, but GPS and x-type AF alone is starting to sway me to the dark side (well, R1 side).

2nd EDIT: After viewing reviews of the R1 & R5 II, I'd rather have the R5 II than the R1 for many reasons (which I needn't get into here). But I still want GPS and it's not in the R5 II. The GP-E2 is discontinued (?!!!) and I don't see a replacement for it. Is Canon going to have a new version that might interface with the digital hotshoe of the R5 II ?

 

[neuroanatomist]

Is there a way to turn off IBis?

With IS lenses, only by using the switch on the barrel of the lens, which turns off both lens and body IS. IBIS cannot be controlled independently. It can be turned off when using lenses without optical image stabilization.

 

[drama]

Man, I've been on this site for over a decade. The logins change, but the relentless d*ck measuring sure doesn't.

R5 II has a stacked, BSI sensor. For certain shooters, that alone is going to be massive. If you're still holding on to a 5D body, and move up, that additional lattitude on top of the standard R system stuff is going to be bananas.

A lot of the people 10-20 years younger than us buying their full frames want to do video as much as photo in pretty much every sector. A combination of less money in each niche and a flood of people with great tools. So I don't blame Canon for stacking the video side. I'll still use dedicated video cameras for bigger projects, but that sensor plus 4K oversampled, or even the odd 8K to push into makes it phenomenal.

I don't care about eye AF, but I appreciate others might. Cool that it's in there.

I rarely if ever need 180 mp images. But I appreciate having 45 to crop with, and an option to uprez without Topaz in a way any client won't be able to tell. Not to mention then cropping into that. I'd like to test that. Sure, if you want to go shoot medium format there's cameras for that. But for everyday use cases and the vanishingly rare need to deliver at over 50 MP, there's now an option for it that is practical, and doesn't mean shooting on a tool that destroys your storage.

And the record limit is...whatever. I've never understood people crying about that. If you need to record over half an hour, why are you using a DSLR / mirrorless and not a camcorder or cinema camera? even doc shooters rarely keep rolling without a break for a half hour.

So yeah - plenty to tempt me. I love my R5 already, and while I'm not sure I'd upgrade this cycle, this announcement looks great. I think this site's dripfeeding of hopes, dreams, lies and hearsay builds a picture in people's head that the next camera is going to be their perfect camera. If you're in the Canon ecosystem, there's now two absolutely rock solid flagships for different uses. I think that's cool personally.

 

[webmeister]

On R8 it's technically called "GPS device settings", noticing the missing keyword "device" on R5MKII's menu.

On 5D4, which has built-in GPS, this option is also called 'GPS settings' but not 'GPS device settings'.

That video talks about both the R1 and the R5II, so the menu is probably from the R1. Here is a video from the R5II that briefly shows "GPS device settings", indicating no built-in GPS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZK47sOg1iE&t=456s

So I've got to stick to my 6DII a while longer, until Canon manages to include GPS in a body without a built-in grip.

 

[KT]

In the tech sheet at this page https://www.usa.canon.com/shop/p/eos-r5-mark-ii I found this information - indicating that the R5II DOES have "cross-type AF" This is important to me... I have read some articles stating the R5II does NOT have cross-type AF... but I hoping it actually does!

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No it doesn't have cross-type AF, only the R1 has such a feature.

It's listed in error under the R5 II, just mindless cut & paste work ethic. Other Canon sites in Japan and Europe got it right.

 

[artisan1218]

That video talks about both the R1 and the R5II, so the menu is probably from the R1. Here is a video from the R5II that briefly shows "GPS device settings", indicating no built-in GPS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZK47sOg1iE&t=456s

So I've got to stick to my 6DII a while longer, until Canon manages to include GPS in a body without a built-in grip.

damn you're probly right , missing built-in GPS is really a pain in the ass for ppl who like to shoot outdoors

 

[Yoms]

I found the "GPS settings" option in R5MKII menu, through a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dK2PS4TYoLA&t=829s

He's browsing the R1 menu on that video at that specific time. You can see it just 2-3sec before where the camera name is "EOSR1_E6423D" at 13:44.

 

[cinejunkie]

Man, I've been on this site for over a decade. The logins change, but the relentless d*ck measuring sure doesn't.

R5 II has a stacked, BSI sensor. For certain shooters, that alone is going to be massive. If you're still holding on to a 5D body, and move up, that additional lattitude on top of the standard R system stuff is going to be bananas.

A lot of the people 10-20 years younger than us buying their full frames want to do video as much as photo in pretty much every sector. A combination of less money in each niche and a flood of people with great tools. So I don't blame Canon for stacking the video side. I'll still use dedicated video cameras for bigger projects, but that sensor plus 4K oversampled, or even the odd 8K to push into makes it phenomenal.

I don't care about eye AF, but I appreciate others might. Cool that it's in there.

I rarely if ever need 180 mp images. But I appreciate having 45 to crop with, and an option to uprez without Topaz in a way any client won't be able to tell. Not to mention then cropping into that. I'd like to test that. Sure, if you want to go shoot medium format there's cameras for that. But for everyday use cases and the vanishingly rare need to deliver at over 50 MP, there's now an option for it that is practical, and doesn't mean shooting on a tool that destroys your storage.

And the record limit is...whatever. I've never understood people crying about that. If you need to record over half an hour, why are you using a DSLR / mirrorless and not a camcorder or cinema camera? even doc shooters rarely keep rolling without a break for a half hour.

So yeah - plenty to tempt me. I love my R5 already, and while I'm not sure I'd upgrade this cycle, this announcement looks great. I think this site's dripfeeding of hopes, dreams, lies and hearsay builds a picture in people's head that the next camera is going to be their perfect camera. If you're in the Canon ecosystem, there's now two absolutely rock solid flagships for different uses. I think that's cool personally.

20 year videographer here. I’ve used countless DSLRs and mirrorless over the years as B cams and I need them to run well over 30 minutes. The need is very real. Sony cameras also overheat and Canon gets a bad rap and double standard which Sony fanboys ignore…but it’s a huge deal this camera still needs extra peripherals just to work.

I currently run a C300 mk3 plus a C70 and occasionally a R5C for doc and corporate work.

The R5 Mark II is an underwhelming video camera when compared to others in the space even Canon’s own C line. I’d rather buy another C300m3 for 6900 bucks over this which would be $5k by the time I get the cooling grip plus new amperage batteries just to make all the new video features actually work.

 

[SpecInspector]

How many 1/8" stereo mic jacks? R5ii specs say records four tracks so there should be two stereo jacks. Canon didn't cripple it with just one jack, did they? That TASCAM CA-XLR2d-C abomination gets terrible reviews.