Canon EOS R Hands-on Review

[@juanquispe3494]

Canon should allow the Tinder app on the Canon EOS R, so that the swipe thing on the camera makes sense.

[@mrvk699]

😂 I'll probably but it for that .

[@acmdv]

Don't you mean Grinder? ;)

[@_rhapsodist]

well said!!

[@tallaganda83]

Anthony Da Vall Definitely being a Canon😂

[@joseangelo1330]

Lol ahhaaha

[@crypticwintermoon6284]

I don't get the hate. It still is the best camera of 2013.

[@vonrunner]

Hahaha

[@bigshooter461]

Cryptic Wintermoon LOL!

[@RozelyLindim]

lmfao

[@katsuquiet97]

lolol

[@VolkswagenNut1969]

Cryptic Wintermoon That pretty much says it all! LOL!

[@juanquispe3494]

0:31 Why do I only see his floating head? Is he wearing camouflage again?

[@crlclssic]

The amount of confused looks you are getting in this video is so funny lol

[@KaiManWong]

Confused by the man taking a video of himself taking a photo of something else.

[@tams805]

You'd think people would be used to vloggers now though, especially young people.

[@plasticpaddy5278]

what happened to Tim?

[@rcrdo]

Kai W what did you use to record yourself on the streets in this video?

[@ElectricityTaster]

@@KaiManWong They have never experienced peak Asian.

[@KaiManWong]

Damn, I'm not first comment...too slow.

[@DIMASAable]

Oh no

[@RaymondLo84]

u r cropped haha

[@lunicatgaming2090]

Kai W lol but you got close tho

[@electicron6046]

Close, yet no cigar

[@andrewbristoe1833]

With Aussie time zone violins always last last last post with us and uk being a week behind our time zone

[@sssendas]

Just watched a bunch of your videos and picked up the EOS R! I am long overdue for an upgrade, have been using my t2i for over ten years. Thank you!!!!

[@justin-botha]

fantastic video!! this video did it, I bit the bullet and ordered the EOS R this morning, I have been chatting with the canon live chat guys to make sure all my existing lenses would work and after watching this video im sold!

[@AndrewPowerTower]

I love the confused but curious reactions people in the background have to you vlogging!

[@DrShaym]

Some people say the 1.7x crop isn't a big deal, but you don't get a full frame camera to not use the full frame.

[@wyrmmm]

The crop is only in 4k so you could say you dont get a photography camera to shoot video.

[@DrShaym]

You do if you want to shoot video with a full frame.

[@jimmysyar889]

@@DrShaym The red has a crop in some modes.

[@liciniooliveira-becas3618]

Your introduction says a lot about your great humour. That's very nice when what sets you apart is this nice and controversial ways of expression and not usual boring and linear way of showing on video what a spec sheet tells you. Not the most resourceful source but without a doubt the most entertaining ones.

[@JeremyDean-qk8qd]

I have been watching your videos for a long time. I'm obsessed with photography to be frank and I'm equally obsessed with your accent and the fact that you're of Asian decent, but have an English accent. I hope that doesn't offend you, I mean no harm. Love your videos!

[@HS-fk6hb]

4:56 apparently talking to a camera is an extremely weird thing there, but Kai doesn't give a shit lol

[@nitramwin]

5:01 is pretty great as well.

[@matnasa8292]

Id probably stare him out as well, vlogging is normal i guess, but having a camera recording yourself whilst holding another camera pointing forward i can imagine looks pretty hilarious.

[@hoz40]

Bumped into you in London yesterday and had a bit of a fan girl moment :') The one filming the documentary.

[@KaiManWong]

The flag people? Nice to meet your lot and, erm, see a flag. I reckon that video will be out on Wed!

[@hoz40]

@@KaiManWong yeah the flag people! They were so surprised how many people recognised you :D

[@billB101]

@Kai You could have stopped in at my place for a cup of tea if I'd known you were in the area ;)

[@CodyTolmen]

Great job on the review man, and thanks for talking about the negatives! So many of the reviews are passing them up completely and it's pretty ridiculous. Canon needs to realize that they are losing a huge chunk of their users and I feel like they don't even get it, that they can keep crippling their cameras to protect the high range. I don't think that works anymore. They need to update the firmware in this thing to unlock everything that it probably can already do and not just rely on "the next body update" to add those things, or the higher tier body, whatever they have planned.

[@LashanR]

Kai's level of not giving a damn what people think in this video surpassed that of Casey Neistat 😂

[@nasilemak868]

Casey who?

[@dylannolan7454]

Get to use one of these at work, it’s awesome.

[@mikeyestrada1674]

i love how ppl look so stupid when they stare at kai in the background

[@reallycoolguys]

You don't think he looks stupid walking around holding two cameras, filming himself?

[@kullumphoto]

I have this camera and love it! I DO NOT use the video function at all. The color science is excellent and it runs pretty well with my ef lenses. I still have my 5dmkii as my backup.

[@cp4512]

Had an EOS R for 3 years now. Love the sharp images it captures and the colours. For photography, rather than video work, it is superb. My old EF lenses and AF work better on the R than on 5D iii.

[@timothyjohnson6143]

I've been waiting for your review on this camera Kai! Great review as always :-)

[@somename8831]

There are a lot of problems with the EOS R but softness is not one of them, strange how so many youtubers tried to push that. You forgot to mention that you can't use the camera while its connected to a power bank or connect it to a power bank at all.. and the usb charger which you also cant use while the camera is on is $190. What is going on Canon, I don't want to buy Sony but even if your image quality is better there are so many drawbacks.

[@somename8831]

Well I am on the fence between selling my Canon stuff to go Sony, I have been looking all over youtube to see this fantastic Sony image quality everyone is talking about. I am trying to find Sony test video that is filmed more like Canon and by canon I mean the more filmlike, soothing image. But so far I haven't found it but it could be because how youtube search algorithm works. Sony can be charged from anything (power bank, regular usb charger and so on) so you never have to worry. If you have a link to amazing Sony footage I am all ears(or eyes).

[@thefailingstudent]

the usb charging thing has been figured out too. you need a real spec usb c charger, like the mac book charger.

[@karafuru7666]

@@somename8831 Yes it's the youtube algorithm. Here is some sample Sony 4k footage with a RX100M5, you can review their older footage as well from up to 3 years ago I recommend you check out the A7RII super 35mode. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZ3aoYaKoNOce8k

[@danielshepherd7306]

7:12 Nice and clear! I'm not surprised that you have a nice clear image, since you are using the massive new native lens. The reviews I've seen where people complain seem to be when using other adapted lenses.

[@Nertez]

Crop in 4k is for one specific reason: it records 1:1 on a chip, because shrinking it down would cause unwanted artifacts/moire.

[@johnbhome2]

I just watched this video full screen. I must compliment you on the quality of this video. It was awesome to view full screen considering it is on KZbin. I also shoot with Canon. I have no interest in learning a different system. I will stick to my tried and true Canon's. While perusing the comments I see some go arounds to a few of the problems you stated. Perhaps they will address your concerns. I see I am starting to ramble on a little bit so I am going to take my leave of the comment section now. Great video Kai!!!!!!!

[@bigshooter461]

Great review, as a Canon shooter myself I can't help feeling like all of their products leave you wanting one of their other cameras to pick up where the one you chose leaves off, because they all leave something on the table untill you are shooting the 1DX MKII or "C"series for video

[@azzazz4549]

The colours on this camera are amazing

[@konstapelwalander]

This camera has so many weird limitations. I want C log. "Oh then you can't use auto ISO". Okay... Can I use 8 fps burst? "Oh yes you can, but you can't use autofocus". No thanks.

[@GroundhogOZ]

I think most of the limitations are just there to diversify the camera from the next models to be released - only the 4K-crop and the burst rate seems to be a performance issue which would need (at least) a second DIGIC 8 or a possible DIGIC 8+ to be improved on.

[@konstapelwalander]

Ok, you have a point. Though I think that the 4k-crop that we are continuing to see is pointing to the fact that Canon is not ABLE to produce a full frame 4k camera with downsampling from 30+ mpx.

[@GroundhogOZ]

Maybe, but even if they could I'm not sure if they would - there is still the EOS Cinema line Canon doesn't want to canibalize with their stills offerings. Also I think DPAF with Full-Sensor-Readout would be a massive performance issue but they can't really release a new camera without since it is one of their major USPs ...

[@leecason9468]

@@GroundhogOZ the problem is other companies are doing it for cheaper. No reason to buy canon. They don't treat their customers right.

[@GroundhogOZ]

Canon never had the cheapest cameras of any market segment and always limited the cameras below their top offerings in one way or another - if you want the maximum feature-wise for the least money you were always better off buying something else. If you don't like their way of speccing and pricing cameras thats completely understandable but it has been this way for ages and I don't think it is "unfair" to the customer - you could always switch to Sony, Nikon, Fuji, ...

[@georgedamis2495]

Love to see you do a Street shoot with the rf 35mm. That might be the right balance in size and creativity with it’s close focus.

[@jbmaru]

Yep, and the next R will be a smaller model, with that 35mm or a future pancake lens, it should be great for street photography.

[@professionalphotos]

Thank goodness at last a real review. Not like some "other" fan boi reviews from other big names on youtube that don't even make sense. Cheers Kai!

[@davidjohnson4451]

One of the best reviewers out there!

[@stanleyprendergast2133]

This camera is the reason i'm switching to Fujifilm.

[@andrewdoeshair]

I’ve made peace with the 4K crop, it can actually be a useful tool to get more flexibility out of wider lenses, but I am having a tremendously hard time falling in love with this camera (also the EOS RP) because of the added steps involved in accessing basic functions, particularly auto focus methods. On the R you need to fiddle about a menu to change modes, which is annoying. On both cameras there is no registered AF point, something I LOVED and relied on greatly with my 5Diii, so going from a single point to tracking modes requires at the least on the EOS R a separate button to toggle, and at the least on the RP a separate button and THEN a dial click, followed by a half press of the shutter. They won’t, but I wish they would, just add a registered AF point function to a firmware update so this camera can feel like a part of my hand and work quickly without a “check then change” work flow for AF methods. If I’m still complaining, the 5Diii has a ring finger button near the grip that could switch between one shot and servo by holding it, meaning you never had to use a menu to change them, and you never had to check with mode you were in to grab the mode you wanted, it was purely muscle memory and it was instant. Now on the R and RP I’ve got to hit a secondary button to toggle one shot to servo and back. It just makes the whole process feel cumbersome and slow, and it’s been a huge factor in preventing both cameras from feeling like an “extension of my body” if you will. It burns so many mental calories to pay attention to the auto focus with these stupid things. Please Canon, registered AF point 😭

[@francisacevedo4241]

I am new to the DSLR world,just got my first one.I got a Canon T7i with the kit lenses and i bought the 24mm pancake the nifty 50 and the 85mm 1.4.I am very happy with it and i look for your videos for guidance,so BOKEH to you!!😂 Thank you K!!.Oh,can you tell me of a TTL on a budget??,Thanks in advance!!.

[@sambam007]

Lenses bigger than EF? Defeats the point of mirror less.

[@NiklasRooms]

The R has the same focus assistant system than the C200 😅 Found this out by myself and almost no one is mentioning it... But I think that’s amazing! That C Log is only useable in complete manual is strange... But maybe this is because you have to expose so differently?

[@REZrblde]

Ok idc about the EOS R i cant wait for that BM Pocket CinemaCam 4K review

[@djcyberia]

Best part of this video for me was... The Ricoh GR. Magical camera for sure.

[@octap79]

The only thing Canon had accomplished by limiting video capabilities is letting loyal canon customers be introduced to different brands for their video needs, and NOT saving their "C" line-up. End of story

[@SuperLisandro86]

That "facepalm" at the end of the video is pure gold XD

[@alcoholicmonkey1980]

Still the best in bloody game! Love ya Kai!

[@LCdrDerrick]

I've bought an old Minolta f4.5/70-210 on Ebay for my A7rII (which is quite old but still better than the newest Canon) which is only 91mm long and weighs only 334g. The f1.7/50mm Rokkor is even smaller! Remember the good old x700 days, when FF photography was reasonable small and light? And yes, IBIS is a must have for these old pocket money lenses.

[@stuCameraman1]

nice review as always, i personally ditched canon years ago because of the high video compression and line skipping they never bothered to change for years and still nudging the price up!!! unless the consumer was willing to splash out 4-6k on the 1DX or 1DC....i was NOT. I did notice 4k 10bit with 422 colour external recording ? they have done it? im going to pass out! also @3min 36sec im surprised that woman never got a toff screaming at her for sitting on that vintage car and scratching the paint with her zip.

[@GaIvatr0n]

Thank you Kai. Always a vibe.

[@nourelrefaiphotography]

The photo of the 3 posing girls is really good!

[@ropersix]

For stills, the 5D IV works pretty well in mirrorless mode (aka Live View), and I don't see how this adds all that much more than the flippy screen.

[@dancetweety10]

You don't have to switch it to video. You just press record and it will start filming in the last mode you used. A good booster to get the EF lenses to EF-S would help :)

[@chuck90504]

DanceTweety Looney Tune as a somewhat advanced video user, you want the ability to switch to different types quick and efficiently, most often 1080 120 vs 4K 30.

[@keithrjoseph9528]

Recently borrowed an ES R and as a stills camera it is an impressive system if you can live without IBIS. Weird how this camera quirks start to make sense the more you use it.

[@angelisone]

This is a nice camera for beginners & amateurs stepping out of the Rebel.

[@bikecommuter24]

Flippy Screen and DPAF LOL my 200D has those. All joking aside, I have been considering a full frame for a bit, EOS R is on my short list along with the Sony lineup I got a few Canon lenses, so IF I end with the EOS R it will be the adapter, the one that has built filters is of interest to me. The fact that is uses the LP-6N battery of which I have several already and don't have to spend (more) money on is also a factor. I get called Canon fanboy, well yeah the two cameras in my bag are Canon but I'm not really a brand snob I like Sony too, they really do have the mirrorless thing down ( Ahem, Dual SD card slots hello?) I did use Nikon for many years. Here is my take on it, as a tester and reviewer you have tell of its faults, features and whatever else that is your job, I figure a lot people like me who still have DSLR's which still work very well, probably will not get any RF lenses we already have what lenses we need, we will get a mirrorless with adapter(s) and go on about our business of taking pictures.That is how I see me it doing it, Your experience may vary. Adapters and Mirrorless cameras nothing new here look how many a6xxx series users are using Metabones adapters and their Canon lenses and seem happy about it. I think people should stop wasting time on the negative well youtube reviewers excepted and enjoy this time of change good or bad, I think the EOS R is just the beginning of new things to come, I got excited when the 7D came out and somehow I ended up with a Nikon D7000 I know but I wore that out and got a 7Dmkii my current favorite camera, I also know technology makes it look old even my Sony a6000 will "out perform" it in most scenarios except battery life LOL but thats the great thing look at all the choices we have, Like you said the EOS R is one of the cameras you can just pick up and go to work, my 7Dmkii is like that for me. Enjoy your videos as always. Cheers.

[@Janet_Airlines802]

I want to start doing portraits and possibly weddings. I really wanted to get this. I don’t do hardly any video. I think I’m buying the 5D iv

[@PhilZero]

I was an avid canon fanboy and switched to Sony. When the eos R came out, I found myself actually rooting for Canon and kind of hoped that this would put them back in the races. But nope.

[@jeffreymliss]

An honest review. Most who review this camera go ga ga for it. I'm glad you pointed out some of the shortcomings.

[@TheBigBlueMarble]

The problem with M-Fn touch bar is simple. By not providing any tactile feedback it breaks one of the simple rules of ergonomics. A rule that Canon has done a very good job of adhering to until now. If you are going to use a "button" without looking, there must be some auditory or tactile feedback.

[@billpickle2875]

Black magic pocket 4k review coming soon?

[@PassportToPimlico]

A camera at a cost that you could have it for video and have another camera solely for still photography.

[@SalahBenaissa]

your reviews made my videos better

[@alexmatthew375]

Oh, well now I'm more interested in a review of the camera you flashed at the 6:11 mark.

[@danielshepherd7306]

2:13 I thought you were a little soft, then realised the video camera has picked up on the background, which is crystal clear.

[@johnft8746]

Thx for this fair review. I do have mine since a bit more than a week (os since day 1 of shipment). It’s a great FullFrame travel camera! Awesome! Why nobody discusses the awesomeness of using iPhone/iPad ore computer as instant storage media allowing you to instantly put your work on social media and have images backed up on another media.... For me makes this feature the EOS R one step up with the single card slot...

[@billkaroly]

Do you still have this camera? I'd like to see you do an update video with the new firmware.

[@tomaszgawrys1625]

more videos like this... great job dude

[@Noksus]

Good video as always. Thanks Kai!

[@RJ-hi5pw]

I remember Gordon from his CameraLabs reviews back in the day. Wonder if he's still doing reviews

[@abdulqadirajam3746]

Hey Kai Love the channel Thanks dude

[@timmark4190]

Great review. Your vlogging camera was back focussing all the time

[@tonyjames5444]

Impressed you walked around London with an expensive camera whilst filming, brave guy:)

[@billB101]

I live in London, you go to any tourist destination and there's expensive camera gear everywhere. Sure you wouldn't do that in certain parts of London, but you could say that about any city to be honest.

[@Schlaktad]

Londonistan

[@wanderer10k]

Pussy. People don't get mugged anymore. You clearly aren't from London.

[@RobBob555]

@@wanderer10k umm.. yeah.. ok then ..

[@wanderer10k]

@@RobBob555 He's walking through the extremely busy tourist area of Notting Hill....but I guess you knew that already. Still scared though eh?

[@thisispissinmeoff]

Keep doing what you do Kai! Always make me laugh

[@seacow2001]

Yes! waiting for this forever!

[@ThompterSHunson]

I know that I'll not succeed to get it in my hands on the foreseeable future (of at least seven years) but I'm all up for a review of it from Kai! 😁💥💖

[@obertscloud]

so did you end up liking it, I think it is a big step up from their first mirrorless models, maybe the next version will be it, but I think as a portable camera this will be a great choice, because the thousands of AF points, the way to use touch screen to swipe from one focus position to the other, the 4k, this could be my 70D replacement.. or backup, or travel cam

[@JonnyBlueChair]

I'm really looking forward to seeing how the Lumix S1 and S1r do in comparison.

[@Chickenthandoori]

Just make a short video on using ef s lens ( crop lens) on eos R for video and photo. Many people are still keeping those lenses and expecting some one would help in making proper discision in the mirrorless age..

[@theGiantAngryRobot]

Invested in the Canon lens system but I'm reluctant to buy anymore of their products. It really feels like features are missing not due to technical limitations but rather fear of pro gear sales cannibalization.

[@webbiker100]

i am missing a real conclusion at the end Kai , otherwise great review i own the R with the RF 24-105 and i am loving it , but i only do stills.

[@zoel86]

as a nikon fanboy i'm going to keep watching your videos in the future

[@Dopeseasonfilms]

You was walking mad close to that wall lol I thought you was gone crash the camera 😂😂

[@mdezee1]

Just here for his crazy personality and comments

[@ZaberAnsaryOfficial]

The Softness in video comes from Activating Normal EIS or the Enhanced IS. Without any of those activated you get the widest and sharpest footage this camera can deliver.

[@seacow2001]

Funny how other "professional reviewers" can't figure that out and put out soft videos and then bashing the camera...

[@seacow2001]

@MLWATKK from what I have seen on my Eos r, activating enhance degrade a bit of quality and enhance plus further degrades quality. It also cropped in a little. I think it may be more beneficial to add EIS in post rather than in camera. But this I cannot test as I have no software or hardware that can do this.

[@curtflirt2]

thanks for this info.

[@curtflirt2]

Can I ask what made you get this Camera?

[@ZaberAnsaryOfficial]

@MLWATKK You can watch Matti Haapoja's review. He explained the softness and crop during Digital IS very well. I guess Canon's not very capable Processor is the culprit here.

[@TEMTECKPHOTOGRAPHY]

Sticking with my 80D.

[@SatanSupimpa]

01:00 A strapless camera being swinged right next to a brick wall. This gives me DigitalRev TV flashbacks.

[@mikewhiles4635]

Best bit? Gorgeous Gordon of course! Kai are you aware he's back with Dough??? Bring on the Gordon 😎😎😎

[@wmsantiagophotography]

Can you do to the Canon EosR what you did to the Pentax K1, or wait for the worst weather on the beach and do lens changes to see how durable the sensor is.

[@coolbannanas1790]

love it Kai as per usual.

[@spongicated]

Should’ve included a link to that shirt too, kai

[@michaelbobarev]

Exactly! New body and old story! :)

[@henryzhang9915]

If you want small lenses + IS + great video, Panasonic Lumix is great for you.

[@GuitarExpert96]

This video made me realize I should wait for the next one. I'll keep shooting with my 80D and if I get the itch to jump to full frame I'll probably go Sony.

[@MrShazaamable]

Hows it going did you go sony

[@mowikamera]

Thanks for review !!!

[@hamishdavidson3368]

Good review Kai. Seems they have left holes in the software with this one. Do you think Canon will give us some firmware fixes? Or is this it? Or maybe the EOS RX will be released after A7S3 and LUMIX Sr-1?

[@andivax]

Thank you, Kaiman. Outdoor performance is not good IMHO. And size of the lens... I will stick with 6500.

[@ericmegaup403]

Damn it! Kai has improved his photographic skills.

[@ReKonEyZ]

Great vid, I’m loving mine so far

[@blackriverrampscom]

Did the backround people always do this or is it just in this video they are very VERY curious what's going on?

[@jroar123]

So I’m not sure where you stand on this new EOS-R camera? I mean will it support your weight and how do you balance on the thing?

[@beavertown2006]

Very good review.

[@DeepakChauhan-zt5kv]

Hey. What about "no joy (stick)", my biggest grumble for the R. Makes it tougher to shoot moving people.

[@NiklasRooms]

After shooting for 3 hours with this camera I really really like it! It won’t replace my 5D IV... BUT Canon did lots of things right! The viewfinder for example... It makes fun to shoot! When they release a pro version of it next year I will buy it ^^

[@itsepocx]

Great Review! Didnt know that c-log doesnt work with auto-Iso and only M Mode.. i guess this camera is only for hardcore filmmakers or still only shooters. Absoloutely nothing in between.

[@blackentrepreneur244]

Nice review Kai.

[@janihonkala2238]

Those colours what R makes... ❤ thats perfect!

[@st0n3ymontana]

How about doing a review of this body using the adapter and trying out some older EF lenes?