Canon R5 followup: 5 Flaws & 5 Faves

[@costascosta273]

750 shots off half a battery ain't too bad for a mirrorless!

[@WIDGI]

I totally agree but... at 20 frames per second, that could be little more than half a minute shooting time!

[@smaakjeks]

@@WIDGI lol tru

[@definedphotography]

I got 780 shots and still had ~70% battery left on my R5. But that was starting from a full battery.

[@DominikSobieniak]

Not bad for canon ML =D

[@inirs08]

perhaps continuous AF was on ? That was the 1st thing I turned off in my R6.. keeps the lenses moving in their focus motors and significantly causes battery drain.

[@robertbarr1045]

Tune in again next month when Chelsea switches brands again ;-)

[@curt8806]

That SD card issue should be a reason this camera is replaced with an A1. Wth kind of camera has issues with it’s sd card slot. That’s like the main function.

[@felixlechat1780]

500$ sell our R5 camera

[@fuzzytalz]

Chelsey, I like your solo videos where you're not having to riff off Tony. You have a nice, easygoing vibe.

[@stephengatley8144]

Don't you dare turn my black box into a fashion accessory!

[@artistwithcameras]

No it needs to change. Come on look at Apple.

[@Whiskey185]

Says the body looks to be designed in the 80's and then shows the Leica body that looks to be designed in the 50's.

[@LorenzMichels]

@@Whiskey185 In the 80s Canon asked Colani to redesign the camera. Well, he did. But it never got hold. (google for: Canon Colani)

[@guidlines]

yeah, it's not a handbag.

[@ME2K23]

You surely wouldn't like the camera to have silver, grey or any light reflective color when shooting widlife. May look good but animals will notice and hide away🤔🐦🦉

[@edruttledge342]

I have no problem with my R5 boring black brick camera ... Looks like every other boring black camera - a plus once we can travel again and I am walking through some dodgy neighborhoods.

[@MikePearcePhoto]

I agree - and who needs a fashion accessory that dates. If a manufacturer does go down that marketing track they might be tempted to offer limited edition 'collectibles'... lets not stumble into that rabbit hole.

[@hasithasamarajeewa5453]

I shoot wildlife with supertele primes and people ask me why I’m using a rebel with a 600 prime :)

[@cyberwarfare9118]

The Nikon Z series are, imo, nicer looking cameras that still stay quite nondescript and functional. I feel like ANY camera in a dodgy neighbourhood is a problem, I'd shoot raw files on my phone in that case.

[@barzinlotfabadi]

Are you kidding I love the R5's design; big black piece of tech, no frills, just ergonomics and raw technology. It's just absolute power. You can feel yourself go super Saiyan the moment you pick one up..

[@stevethompson8154]

In the old days black and silver camera bodies were common. All black bodies were the top of the line pro bodies. It was a status symbol. It was desirable. I think the manufactures are still of the same mindset.

[@sebastianmatthews1663]

It's not just manufacturers who think that way, sadly. I gave up using Fuji for pro work because I had a handful of (entirely separate) clients make comments to the effect of not trusting my work if I was using a camera that didn't look 'professional' i.e. a big all-black brick. In one case a client on location literally said "oh... is _that_ your camera? Really?" to my face when I pulled out a silver X-T3 and X100F, continued to sneer for the entire time, and then I later learnt they had hired another photographer (who happens to be my friend, which the client didn't know) to reshoot the same job _before they'd even seen my photos_ and apparently spent several minutes of the reshoot complaining about me and my 'hipster' 'amateur' gear. Yes, that particular client was an asshole and yes the others weren't much better, but still the end result was that the nice-looking, stylish, silver cameras cost me work. Never had that trouble when I shot with Canon or Sony before then. Didn't have that problem when I used the all-black chunky Fuji X-H1. Never had that problem since switching back to Canon.

[@arturocontreras6648]

@@sebastianmatthews1663 Wow! What do you shoot now?

[@StackingTrucker]

@@sebastianmatthews1663 so your friend back stabbed you?

[@chevypowertogo-9070]

Black & Silver //= Two Tone Olympus as Limited Editions More Rare Costing More Example the Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II Advertised as Silver,, IS Actually the Silver & Black and Only 2000 Were Released Worldwide, & Best Looking Camera, Any Of Olympus Models of the So Call Silver always look the nicest Classy looking, :-)

[@ericfallabel9201]

Every time I see "Eye AF", I read it in my head as "Eye As F*ck". That made the "Sticky AF" title card pretty funny

[@michaelandmyers]

Same!

[@DarkPa1adin]

But AF is originally autofocus

[@vivelafrance8400]

@@DarkPa1adin I'm pretty sure he knows that.

[@ChristianThueringer]

Same

[@ossme]

They make the cameras black so they don’t reflect on things we shoot, at least that is my theory.

[@venom5809]

Whenever Chelsea does a video I feel like she's about to break up with me even though we aren't married, dating or have ever met. LOL 😂

[@gewglesux]

I know that feelin..

[@jgooch99]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@judahtownsend2195]

She does kinda have that "I'm about to break your heart but I'll do it in a soothing way" type of voice. 😂

[@gewglesux]

@@judahtownsend2195 It's the ONE Training that their good at.

[@gewglesux]

@@judahtownsend2195 How's it go? "It's not you... it's me"

[@thomasgunn4146]

If you want your cameras in multiple colors, Pentax has you covered 💀

[@matthewhigbee9744]

HACK YOUR CAMERA FOR ALMOST UNLIMITED RUN TIME. If you get a battery charger with USB-C with PD (Power Direct) you can charge and run the camera off the battery brick. You still must have a canon battery in the camera. USB-C can support up to 100 Watts...but has to be set up for it. Look for USB-C with PD, it has additional circuitry that talks to the cameras power management system to see what it needs. You can shoot with it, the cameras power management board will see the incoming power and can do two things with it, but only one at a time. It can charge the internal battery or it can run the camera. If you turn the camera on with a PD power supply, it will run off the incoming USB-C. When the camera is off, it will charge the internal battery. It is not stated in the manual, you have to read the manual and then read all the USB-C/ Thunderbird tech stuff and figure it out. I use this for astro-photograph with the R5 and it works great. I use a phone battery power brick I got a Target for $60.00, less then a second battery cost. Your car USB is probably max 15 Watts so would only trickle charge the camera with the camera off.

[@DECKARD263354BR]

Chelsea with regards to the battery did you turn off the Bluetooth, gps and wifi ? I was experiencing poor battery life on my Z7 and turned off the wireless functions and it made a massive difference!!

[@JimBailey]

Chelsea, I was having the same problem with partially charged batteries dyeing quickly. I turned "ON" Airplane mode. That really helped me out on the battery all around. Thanks for the video.

[@longliveclassicmusic]

Wow. The R5 has an Airplane Mode? Good to know… This comment needs a LOT of attention.

[@alphaxfang]

@@longliveclassicmusic is that a feature? Pretty sure even in sony apsc it came as a default option in the menu...

[@matthewstanton9633]

Apparently without "Airplane" mode turned on the R5 will keep using WiFi even when turned off!!

[@jrakin1]

I always appreciate your honesty. I like hearing complaints and positives from someone who like (loves) their camera. No camera is perfect.

[@superdimensionfoto]

I just got an R5 this week (upgrade from an R) the lens are a fave of mine too. They're also a flaw for me as I could only afford one.

[@R0XyM0h]

what is the one you choose?

[@superdimensionfoto]

The RF 24-70mm f/2.8L

[@R0XyM0h]

@@superdimensionfoto well then you wont be needing anything else for awhile :)

[@slurp3194]

@@superdimensionfoto i love the rf prime lenses they are gold.

[@WIDGI]

Beyond first world problems! It's black, I need to carry a spare battery and it only shoots video continuously for 30 minutes!

[@TazawaTanks]

I prefer all black camera bodies. I would not give a two-toned camera a second look. I know a lot of people like that vintage look that Leica, Fuji, etc have available (even the Canon M6 Mkii). I can’t stand it though.

[@nathandd8541]

With the utmost respect These are the most ridiculous negatives I have ever heard about R5 It was quite clear You tried very hard to increase the number of negative points to 5 I also use R5 More than 7 months I do not want to say that this camera is without problems, but Battery life is better than average I never had a problem with the memory card Autofocus is the best I've ever experienced About the colorful design of the camera I better not talk

[@smaakjeks]

"These are the most ridiculous negatives I have ever heard about R5" Well, then that's a good thing, not a bad thing. "You tried very hard to increase the number of negative points to 5" Yes, she said so herself. "Battery life is better than average" Not actually a refutation of what she said. "I never had a problem with the memory card" And I've never been in a car crash. Yet, I accept that they happen regardless. "Autofocus is the best I've ever experienced" Not actually a refutation of what she said. "About the colorful design of the camera I better not talk" She said aesthetics is a thing people value. One of the flaws she *was* right about, but in the future will be wrong about, is the 30min video limit. That will go away on the next firmware update :D

[@lorenzofortunati]

Battery duration: turn off continuous autofocus tracking when you don't need it

[@Jimbong]

Black is beautiful. I wouldn’t have it any other way. I guess a man’s perspective is different or I guess a woman’s perspective is different :))))

[@LorenzMichels]

Black camera's matter

[@spacelordvking8000]

Writing video in ONE CARD ? Seriously Canon ? Seriously ????? 🤬🤬🤬

[@SolidBrixStudios]

I've had that problem with the SD Cards (Song Tough and Sandisk Extreme Pro Cards) on both the R5 and R6, doesn't happen all the time, but I agree, it fixes once I reformat the card. Some issue there. I also have a C70 Cinema camera that takes SD cards and when I stick it into that camera, I never get an issue with the same cards. So it's definitely a glitch on the R5/R6 software, not actual hardware.

[@JJohnson313]

Same. And I’m using Sony tough cards as well.

[@smaakjeks]

Weird. By the time I can afford an R5, maybe the issue will have been fixed XD

[@31mon381]

R6. Identical problem! Using Lexar Professional 128GB V60 ii U3 1667x 250MB/s. I’ve formatted and re-formatted in-camera; makes no difference. Like to think Canon are going to provide a fix, very soon.

[@rh6625]

Same problem. I am using Lexar Pro 128gb 300MB/s V90 II 2000x that have never been used in any other camera but the R5.

[@altonmarsh]

Been talking to Canon for a week and they insist they don’t know why freeze-ups occur. For what it's worth I use Sony Tough cards and have 2,000 actuations on my R5 in the last eight months.

[@artmaltman]

Nikons Z look beautiful to me. All black is cool just no gold please.

[@cristibaluta]

If you don't have anything bad to tell about the camera you don't have to invent ridiculous stuffs like half battery lasting 'only' 700 shots and design not being cool.

[@JenniferKlinger]

Love that format. I felt like we sat together and have a chat. Also you looked very beautiful. Nice hair and make up.

[@gabewrsewell]

thank you, i felt pretty today

[@bird271828]

The only negative feature of the R5 is its price.

[@huexley]

Laugh in Sony a1

[@cheekymonkey3154]

God girl, your hair is fa-bu-lous!

[@Angelo_Paduraru]

I use the SanDisk 128gb 300Mb/s and never a Problem

[@kennethlui2268]

The look of the camera? I use my camera and don't look at it. Battery life quirk is a bit stretch. Even though your battery can last long, the best practice is to carry extras. Find me a serious photographer who only carries one battery. Nice video though.

[@hasithasamarajeewa5453]

@Chelsea, I feel the battery life issues are from poor software/OS implementations. I’m coming from a 5dm4 and use super-tele primes for wildlife and BIF, so my observations are relative to my 5dm4. I’ve seen some of these mentioned on online forums, but not a whole lot. I feel the IS(and IBIS) software implementation is poor. The camera is continuously running both body and lens stabilization, when I’m not ready or waiting to take pictures...and even when I put the camera down. This is probably using up a lot of battery. They should have implemented something similar to DSLRs. On the 5dm4, IS only comes on when I’m metering, and IS stops a couple of seconds after metering stops. Also, when I’m walking around with the gear, most of the time, the power-saving timers don’t seem to work. Maybe the evf sensors is getting triggered....I haven’t been able to nail down the cause yet. Soooo......I’m walking around, for a couple of hours in woodlands looking for birds, with the screens and IS+IBIS running the whole time (plus the IS rattle....uggghh). It doesn’t make sense. I had to dedicate the light bulb button to “display off” to put the camera to sleep, and remember to press it when I’m done shooting. Also also, they should’ve implemented an option in “screen/viewfinder display” to mimic a DSLR. Meaning an option, “evf for shooting only and screen for image review only”. And if you turn off image review time, the screen would be always be off, until I press the playback button. This is how I have the 5dm4 setup, which saves a ton of battery because the back screen is off, almost all of the time (I don’t use Q menus). The software/OS/UI implementation is, in some cases, so different from my DSLR, which I’m guessing is geared towards “videographicists”. On memory cards, look into the boot/wake time variation from card to card. Some cards take longer to boot/wake. Since you are using both card slots, maybe disparities in the boot/wake times are causing the crashes. Maybe try a bunch of cards individually, write down the boot/wake times, then use the two cards with the largest time difference, and see if you can recreate the problems. I have a suspicion it has something to do with the times. Overall, the r5 is an epic camera, mostly due to the AF and 20fps. Would’ve needed a lot of luck on my 5dm4 to match shots from the r5. Having said that, I prefer my 5dm4 for the ergonomics, feel, OS, and general usability over the r5. 5dm4 body with an r5 sensor......one can only dream.

[@craigcarlson4022]

Chelsea, come on, 750 shots off a half-charged battery...what’s the issue? As for the 30 minute video limit, i thought that was due to the still in existence EU’s tax for video spec’d cams. And, it doesn’t look cool?

[@chrisw.braunschweiger]

That's right. In the EU they have to pay 4,1 or 3,3 % tax for video cameras (Postion 8525 80 91 Videokameraaufnahmegeräte). But with the video limit the camera is considered as a digital camera and tax free.

[@trevor9934]

I had to smile about your 2nd quirk: the Autofocus. I was shooting gannets and the camera animal eye autofocus decided to lock onto the anal regions of a bird. I kept resetting the focus point, but like a moth to the flame, it went back to the back. I had to speak to the camera severely! It adds a whole new meaning to the concept of shooting the moon... Quirk #3: I use a battery grip and I prefer that for the ergonomics as well as the battery life. Doing some fine tuning of the display settings makes a bit of a difference. Quirk #5: I am happy with black, it makes the camera to look the same as any other camera - ok for some, not so much for others. As I shoot across a bunch of subjects, I have configurations assigned to C1-3 on the dial. C1 is for animals, C2 is people, C3 is landscape.

[@lukasbibacom]

Hi Chelsea, I have two main problems 1. weather sealing is not perfect around the viewfinder - I got foggy/humidity in my viewfinder after the light rain or rain with snow. People from Canon told me I'm not first with this problem - there should be the problem with the sealing around the eyecup 2. Eyecup is fixed - I can't use my old raincovers

[@edgarmelero7079]

This is interesting cause I’ve never had that issue with the memory cards. It might be because you swap the card between different camera brand bodies

[@jaimeduncan6167]

IT could be her camera, I have not read anything about that, but I can't believe Chelsea will mention it without researching and learning that it's something that is "real"

[@venom5809]

Even if that is true it shouldn't happen. They are switching cameras between different camera brand bodies all the time for years now.

[@cooloox]

This used to happen commonly on point 'n' shoot cameras. If you took a card out of one camera and put it in another, without formatting first. I think the issue then was something to do with how different cameras indexed their images. The second camera knew there were files (images) on the card, but didn't know how to address/access them. I had a camera whose handbook actually said SD cards must be formatted if containing images from a different camera.

[@Lucy-dk5cz]

Correct. I believe it was SanDisk on A TWiP episode that discussed this and said swapping memory cards without formatting is not advised

[@chevypowertogo-9070]

@@jaimeduncan6167 LOL .. Our most favorite Valued Chelsea is beginning to get a little THICK.. :( We Fans Need to hook her Up with with Marie Osmond's Nutrisystem :-) xoxoxo

[@windjammerzz]

Some of those problems are what I would call deal breakers . They need to fix them ASAP. Those are some major problems you mentioned. I’m glad you talked about them. Wow!!!😳

[@davidhutchison8349]

For a c.$3,500 camera these 'lock up' issues are beyond "deal breakers". I'm about to shell out over 10k on new gear, the R5 was in my sights, but why have a camera that *may* lock-up in (straightforward) use???

[@WingoverVideos]

Never has a single issue after 50,000+ shots on my R5 either on memory card nor Auto Focus - super amazing camera

[@smaakjeks]

What brand memory card do you use?

[@WingoverVideos]

@@smaakjeks Sandisk CFe Pro 256Gb and SONY SD Tough Pro 128Gb

[@mikejackson9585]

There is an option to write to both cards in video that no one on KZbin seems to find. However, it is limited. It forces 8k RAW on the CFe slot and 4K 30 on the SD slot. But yes, it would be better if you were able to select more options.

[@jankarlsson5358]

I like the design. ...🤔strange that you almost talk about Leica as an"modern" camera.... thats an really old look and people dont get more fingers today so not much to complain about.😉

[@johnjuby6184]

Me again. Re: focus tracking. Go to AF menu 3 and select Case 2. Then, set the sliders on the bottom of that screen to Tracking sensitivity all the way left and Accel/decel all the way to the right. Also make sure you have selected Servo AF. I have tried many variants of this on my R7 and this one seems to be most sticky. I'm hoping these will work as well on my new R5.

[@fabrizio-6172]

Hello I am being to buy the R5 within ext days, are you happy?

[@johnjuby6184]

Good luck. You will love the R5.

[@garyF765]

I use SanDisk Extreme Pro 300mb/s 128gb SD cards. I always format not erase images after importing them to my PC. After 3000 shot not issues. Agree on using back buttons to toggle off eye af for wildlife that is in trees or difficult backgrounds. The Old Sigma 150-600 C does not focus well and after 800 shots with different settings on 23 were keepers. Love the focus and detail images from the rf 24-70 2.8.

[@MTD369]

I have been shooting with the R5 since November and haven't had hte freezing issue. I'm using prograde SD cards, so maybe im lucky or those ones dont cause the problem.

[@imagegod]

I DO appreciate the visually pleasing...however, when I'm taking pictures, I want to be as unobtrusive as possible. I literally want to disappear into the woodwork...along with my camera. Just one man's POV. Thanks for your insights!

[@popcornparam]

Flaw no 6. Don't buy the R5 without the adaptor. They are planning to reduce the production of the ef - rf ring so that they can sell more rf lenses. So here in india the mount adaptor is no longer Available so PPL are selling the adaptor on eBay for 5 times the price.

[@terrydanks]

If they do that, sales of the third party adapters will take off. My JJC adapter works fine.

[@popcornparam]

@@terrydanks na bro it's just not as good as the real one

[@terrydanks]

@@popcornparam Actually, it's better! It has an integral, removable foot! Better on my very front heavy Sigma 14mm f/1.8. I have both adapters. Don't knock the JJC unless you've tried it. Oh, and did I mention that, unlike the Canon, you can actually buy a JJC!

[@StunnafulPhotography]

Your 5th issue can be solved by purchasing some skins for the Canon R5 or most new mirrorless bodies (and some DSLR). There are a few companies out there that sell them. I'd seen a few advertisements on Instagram.

[@JonJakubcin]

The memory risks and mismatched card types are the #1 flaw in design for me. Chelsea is being too kind in saying quirks instead of saying problems.

[@curt8806]

Yeah that is weird. Why isn’t she mad about that SD card problem?!

[@tbgtom]

I rented the R5 two weeks ago. I'm an R user currently. The R5 was pretty slick, I'm going to order it in a week or two.

[@JoshuaMcTackett]

Chelsea, I have the R6. Another work around for that sticky AF is that you can click the joystick in and it'll make it look at picking something closer to the centre frame. If you have an eye near the middle when you do this it's pretty good at resetting and locking onto what you want. I do also use your Centrepoint AF button trick which is helpful as well

[@clintwoosley9512]

Agree. The center point trick with a second back button focus button she showed a few weeks ago is money!

[@briancreekphotography]

I get the pretty complaint, but do you think that Canon cameras function well ergonomically? I find them to be more comfortable in hand than other brands I've used.

[@norlin76]

Slap a skin on your camera, lot of companies out there that make them, just search canon r5 skin :)

[@Leo-jd2ny]

I will never go back to Canon

[@Eikenhorst]

About the beautiful cameras. Well, both designs mentioned are retro designs going back to more than 20 years ago. Also, although both the Fuji and Leika (and Nikon ZF) are arguably beautiful, they are also all terrible in terms of ergonomics. I need to use my camera, not look at it, so most importantly is how it fits in the hand and works, looks come second. So far no camera has managed to combine great looks with great usability.

[@shawngibbons8603]

Your number 5 con is such a non issue. Fuji’s silver split finish is so Canon AE1 1983-ish. If that’s one of your 5 Cons, I’d recommend buying a Fuji as a fashion accessory and sling that over your arm if that’s what your looking for. That just made you hard to be taken serious if you’re more concerned about coordinating with an outfit. Definitely off putting.

[@paulinefollett3099]

Welcome to 2021...it's all about style and fashion. But secretly I don't mind the black box.

[@Walts-Travel]

Question so you just need to always have a spare card formatted so when it locks up your good and get smaller cards since you have to format them? Save some money on the bigger cards. I'm getting ready to upgrade and this made my jaw drop.

[@joelhernandez2469]

I have an R5 and R6, haven't had an sd failure. Just format cards before using them. And don't switch memory cards from body to body. If you do, format it :)

[@jzphoto]

Why do you need more then 30 minutes of video? If you are using 4K 120fps or 8K, you will run out of storage first :-D and this is not a video oriented camera, but stills camera. Design of camera? Who cares :) you can add a stickers :-D So you listed only 3 negatives :) which is perfect. I love my R5, I am surprised what it can do, amazing piece of technology.

[@davehornunlimitedphotograp5138]

I wonder if the SD card issue has to do with them being initially formatted for another brand camera? I’ve been using my older SD cards that I used on older Canon cameras- careful to format within the R5 before use - with no issues so far.

[@imahaingtia]

Isn’t it Canon’s job to figure this out and fix it? I’ve had an R5 for 3 days and it has already frozen half a dozen times, more actually. Purchased refurbished from Canon USA. When it turns off by itself or I turn it off, I can’t get it to start again without doing the card-battery removal-replacement dance, and even that doesn’t always work. It refused to turn on until after 2 today. Bizarre. New in-camera rechargeable Canon batteries and new SanDisk card. Also won’t power on with the supplied power cord when it is locked up. I don’t shoot video with my cameras, just photos. I’m spending way too much time coddling this R5 and its power issues. So frustrating and disappointing. I like the size (compared to Leica SL2 and Canon 5DIV. I want to love it, but with these problems that nobody seems to know how to fix permanently, keeping it doesn’t make a lot of sense.

[@blisteringbooks2428]

I don't understand the card problem, I have never formatted a card. One thing I do appreciate, when I started I was using digital, 1998, I was using a 256Mb PCMCIA card, something like 4"x2", I am glad they increased capacity.

[@tomacquilano1304]

Maybe add this to your flaw list! I bought the R5 yesterday. Got it set up and tried it out today on some sea gulls. Main issue is the start up lag time of the electronic viewfinder. What I mean is when you quickly raise the camera to shoot something, there is such a delay in the viewfinder coming to life that you miss the shot. So, let's say you're shooting sports and moving to another spot or just not much happening in front of you. Then you see something about to come into play. You quickly raise the camera to your eye and all you see is black for a split second until it lights up. But in that split second, you missed the shot. In shooting my 1DX or any DSLR, this is never a problem. Very frustrating. It doesn't look like you can keep the viewfinder on either. Not that I would want to because of battery drain. Now what? I also noticed the issue right away with the eye focus and set up two back buttons. Great video! Thank You! BTW, you are so adorable!

[@JePeVePe]

Freeze SD card yeah... had it once. I shoot with CFExpress cards only now. AF, yeah same here. I was enthousiastic about it since it respons just as fast as my 1D-XmkII. but... I shoot windsurfers, and... I can't trust the full automatic AF, tracks 'anything moving' so ... you could end up following a 'wave' instead of the surfer. Single point AF works, almost the same as 1D but... EVF. So... the moment you don't look through the viewfinder, the camera 'stops' , goes blanc, and ... the moment you look again, it's out of focus, and takes a time to find anything, that's the biggest annoyance I have with the R5. With a DSLR you can ALWAYS see the scene.. with mirrorless, tha camera needs to focus first. I missed some shot with that. Wished the focus would 'lock' on the last setting, since now it sometimes 'hunts' (I shoot with a big 500mm lens). Ow, and with video this is even more irritating, since... the focus is slow then , really slow... weirdly the AF-ON button is faster then the focus button. Sometimes the focus will hunt and is 'completely lost'... but that was also the case with the 1D so.... I shot in rainy stormy conditions, and funny enough, it dealed with it bit better then my 1D... especially the EVF eyepiece is strangly keeping cleaner then the 1D (which has a 'deeper hole', which is very hard to clean in rainy conditions). I still hate the menu stuff, still have troubles finding stuff. Why isn't there a 'switch' button for photo video? Now you have to push a button, then Info (logical duh) and then select a movie setting... why? Also weird... to change the AF setting, you have to 'click the Fn button', why doesn't the 'wheel' work here? Can't understand what the logic is behind that... THe image quality is great though, 45MP is awesome, people really see the difference, and I loooove the fact you can crop that much. I still didn't need 8K, the 4K HQ is more then enough, and, with CFExpress cards not had any overheating... and for longer sessions, for interviews, I would use my Atomos Ninja V. Still... I really looking forward for a R1 for sports, since I have the feeling that the AF will 'byte' me a bit... I learned to work with it, but .... it's not 'tack' on the subject everytime for me (which was the case with the 1D-XmkII). I will not switch to Sony ... don't see any reason why. Cost only money and ... I don't gain much with it.

[@orsoncart9441]

I have used Nikon and Canon cameras for over 40 yrs. The Canons I had failed in some way at some point. The Nikons never failed any of them. I have dropped Nikon cameras and picked them up and they still work. I do sports photography were everything is Nikon or Canon. I Have seen many failures in the press room of Canon lenses, lose mount, focus issues and flash issues. I. cannot recal any with Nikon. If I were asked is Canon better than Nikon?, the only true answer I could give is the Nikon is far more likely to be reliable. The card problem mentioned above is shocking a person just cannot work like that.

[@mdturnerinoz]

Not had any of the problems with my R5 you mentioned. And camera color? Er, um, black absorbs all light so you don't have to worry about unwanted reflected like with a ... Leica! Hmmmm .... Regarding autofocus problems: the DP Review guys did a video on that. And you're not a doctor or a lawyer, so how can you afford a Leica? ;0)))

[@michaelreif-americanimpres862]

Nice R5 followup. I sold all my Canon equp. (mostly EF stuff) and going with Sony for now until Canon comes out with th 2 bodies I need. I can't afford 2 $4000 bodies. With Sony, hate the problems I am having with lot of missed photos from missed quick lock on focus. Not sure if Canon has same problem. Is a problem with birds. Loved your bird shot as it was starting to fly.

[@DuragVince-]

$3900 for a camera body that’s only perfect for stills is no bueno. You can find cheaper bodies that are also just as good for stills. If I’m paying this much then this camera better be perfect for everything. Same goes for the A1. That’s why going with Nikon is a no-brainer, ESPECIALLY for the glass. 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@Molaleni]

When the autofocus gets sticky I like that I can keep my eye on the EVF and then use my thumb to fine-tune the focus spot

[@jocelynguevremont1116]

I had the issue a few times with the R5 freezing on me when i used the SD card. In my case taking the battery out to restart the camera was sufficient without having to reformat. Another issue that i have found is the camera slowing down and not tracking AF as well if the battery are at less than 50% power going from around 12 frames per second to about 5 or 6 frames per second.

[@wiseguyknowsall]

This should be pinned . Thank you for pointing it out.

[@photoeducationbydaniel]

Been a year with the Canon and my dislikes 1) (The major one) The colors of the Raw files in LR and PS being the worst Ive had between all of my camera and I own Leica, Sony and Nikon, just so much work to get them looking "normal" 2) Ef glass can be a little out when using eye-af

[@epiren]

I know Tony & Chelsea are a package deal... But I would honestly subscribe to an all Chelsea channel. Ever since Tony and I had that dust up over the meaning of ISO, I just don't see him in the same way. 🙂

[@Lofote]

No, the EU tax thingy on the 30min is NOT yet gone, but nearly. Sony just pays already that extra tax, whereas Canon still does not for their still-oriented cameras, Panasonic already did that even earlier. Here is the tax: Starting July 1st, 2016: 4,1 % Starting July 1st, 2017: 3,3 % Starting July 1st, 2018: 2,5 % Starting July 1st, 2019: 1,6 % Starting July 1st, 2020: 0,8 % Starting July 1st, 2021: 0,0 % The tax for 29:59 limited cameras was always 0,0%. So Canon currently gets 0,8% more profit than Sony.

[@alyssiasummers8660]

The 50mm 1.2 is huge compared to the 1.4! We have had the R5 for a few weeks now and I love it! We just got the adapter ordered so we can use the 50mm I'm hoping the image quality is still good!

[@michaels5166]

The more important things are battery life,AF,and basic functions working MOST of the time.I mean,we are in 2021,and we are STILL dealing with recording limits,Cards not working properly,and being the EasyBake Oven???Really???I do not care about them making cameras in colors,because they are not shoes/sweaters..Canon,stop crippling your cameras,so they can match those RF lenses..

[@standhd]

Memory card problems...,my Sony A7iii....Slot 1 will only read UHS ii cards now. Before, it would read both 1 and 2 cards....UGH....I love technology, but when it FAILS......I guess I should call myself lucky, because the whole slot could have failed; and like you, when I put an UHS i card in slot 1, it pops up a screen that says “reinsert card.....blah blah blah”....it won’t allow the camera to work at all.

[@johnjuby6184]

I just purchased an R5. Re: SD card problems. I was able to format from within the R5, and I did a low level format. I noticed somewhere in the cajillions of instructions that you should only format from within the camera, nowhere else. Maybe this helps, Chelsea.

[@LorDDemoniC]

Chelsea people used 2 focus modes like day 2 , you needed how many months to figure it out ? :) battery? carry more ... ez ... video ? This is PHOTO Camera stop it with this video please ... Design ? Wtf man ... Paint it if you want ... please chelsea get another channel , at least Tony makes really smart content ...

[@davidlarosa5374]

The r5 and r6 both have back focus button in a bad place. Right where your thumb rests. Pressing it by accident will kill your auto focus. Took me months to figure this problem out!!!!

[@lancmac]

Start with SDXC card... Do a COMPLETE format on a Windows 10 computer... Install in camera without a CF card installed and format the SDXC card again... Then insert the CF and that will likely cure the NIKON Software error..,,,,, Boring is cheaper and it attracts less attention when shooting street scenes..

[@RogerZoul]

1) I have 256 GB cards in both slots and they only get formatted and written to in my R5. Hence, I have not had the SD card issue since I got my R5 back in August 2020. 2) Girl, you can’t rely on eye AF for everything! So use the custom features built into the R5 to quickly change the AF method. Either use an initial AF point to goose the eye AF or just switch the AF selection to something else. Your setup sounds very basic. I use my DOF button to cycle AF methods (spot, single, zone, etc ) and I have 3 AF buttons going! Get busy, girl! 3) Battery life? Ok, you just use your R5 different than I, as my batt life is great. First, I never leave the house without a full charge because that is just bad form. I am more Pro than a Pro! :) I do both video and stills on my but I use the grip, but I never get less than at least 6000 shots before both my batts get to 50%! So we live in totally different R5 worlds. I do agree with the artificial 30-minute recording limit. 4) I like the boring black look. I don’t want a flashy looking camera as it draws attention to my gear with expensive assed lenses. And insurance rates for camera gear goes up a lot yearly for me.

[@dubbleA100]

Wait HOLD UP!!!! u took 750 shots on half battery on a Mirror less camera!!!! And you're complaining!!!!! 😳😳😳😳

[@benjaminmesa1089]

So far, running a low speed card on this camera, I have ironically not had the memory card issues others have. I am beginning to think that it's a latency issue or something. Either way, Canon needs to get their shit together and make it work because for FOUR THOUSAND FUCKING DOLLARS it had better just work, and not give me any shit. I feel like I am just paying the premium for the video features, which I will not really use at all...

[@michalkolcun8140]

Woman complaining about design of a tech product, what a klische 😃 but I understand you... Look at the RED cameras, they are something else... Or the R5C is also a beautiful one, R3 got a little texture on it and it is dope

[@jimmyt2637]

Tony & Chelsea, I'm a big fan. However, you are a pro and you went on a shoot with a half-full battery, with no backup battery, yet you took 750 pics and you are disappointed with the Canon R5 battery life?? I totally agree that it is CLEARLY the camera's fault!? Since I am in the market for the R5 I found the video educational. I also hope that firmware updates will solve some of the problems that you discovered. Thanks for another great video.

[@StephenShankland]

We've had several firmware updates since you recorded this video. Still having the problem with the SD card freezing up the camera?

[@jre617]

750 shots is a lot, I think. It'd easily last a day for me. The card formatting and focusing complaint are serious problems though. I have a similar focus issue with Sony. If in continuous and say shooting a subject through a tree, if a breeze moves the leaves, the camera will change focus to the tree. Hate this. Body aesthetics: you're basically only suggesting a retro alternative (silver top and dials). Otherwise what, a pink body? But all cameras violate a basic design premise, that is, two completely dissimilar shapes stuck together: a rectangular box and a tube. But I don't think anybody would accept a unified single shape for an ILC.

[@MarianMoisii]

Sony A7IV it's more worsts that canon R5 ,SONY A7IV has very bad colour banding in long exposure which in my opinion it's unacceptable in 2022.

[@MyplayLists4Y2Y]

An algebraic equation: Chelsea = beautiful + intelligent + talented = Tony is one lucky dude ; )

[@dorianociardo9211]

I have R5 and R6 since October 2020 and I slaughtered them to test them. Ceremonies, glamorous shots and sports. I must say that in terms of cards I have never had problems, both Cfexpress and SD with brands like Lexar and Manfrotto. Any canon in the last 20 years has never given me problems reading the cards and formatting them in the room, without going to remove and put back in another room. Do we know how to use the menus? AF is great and with the life of the new LP-E6NH battery I got up to 3450 shots per burst on two occasions. I believe your battery still needs to have full charge cycles to work well, otherwise you have to change it.

[@PatrickGarrettPhotos]

Battery issues? Well 750 images on a 1/2 battery... is about the same as my 5Dsr. I also use the battery grip... I'm a big male and it just feels better with the grip AND you get twice as many photos. I guess if you shot a lot at 20 fps you'll get to 700 in just a couple of minutes of actual shooting but not an issue for me. My one gripe is that some features are disabled (e.g., 20 fps and usb charging) when using an older E6 battery (not an E6n or E6nh). Like the 30 minute video limit, it's just an arbitrary restriction.

[@jonweinraub]

I have prograde for both SD and CFExpress type b and not once have I experienced the lockups. But I have experience the autofocus locking on something I don’t want so it is frustrating I hope a firmware fixes. I’m not doing a feature length film so the 30min doesn’t bother me per se but can you elaborate what you meant Chelsea? About the 30 min being a law??? As for aesthetics sure what Leica does is cool but I think the look of the R5 is great. But more than that I like the look of the L lenses. I love love LOVE ❤️ the red band on the L series. I really don’t get why Nikkor dropped the gold band on the Z mounts. And it might be petty but it was a consideration going to Canon. So I’m very very happy with my R5 purchase. But had I waited since I wasn’t in immediate need I might have bought the R5c edition. If only for the ability in shooting longer without heat being an issue especially it being summer soon don’t want those hot 30° plus days affecting it too. And I can’t say I’ve even shot once yet but I like the option there and it being larger the idea using CPS or something to mod it is close to nil. Oh well. It’s still a nearly perfect camera and I just wish it came with GPS like the DSLR older sibling has. There is no reason and I’d rather not use my mobile I forget do use nor take up hot shoe with an accessory.

[@duncanwallace7760]

If I didn't like my Nikons so much, this would be my next choice.

[@deechiluiza9526]

I agree, camera look is Important!!! I love pretty cameras. If only Olympus made a full frame like the Silver M5 Mark III...., or Canon/Sony a camera with that look :-)

[@alanm.6096]

I hope Canon looks over the observations. Some good points made. I do disagree with the ‘beautiful camera’ idea: when you have a very expensive body, the last thing you want is that subtle message ‘please steal me’ (especially in Europe). Keep it black and blah so the seasoned thieves don’t focus on you. In fact, one pro travel photographer recommended putting the model number on the bottom plate and not on the face of the body. Getting rid of the Canon strap with the model on it is a very good first step too.

[@grafissimo]

As I read all the answers - CAN YOU confirm that Sandisk SD has no issues with the Canon R5 - or are there people out there who experienced problems with Sandisk SD Cards also ? ( I was just about to buy a R5 - but this issue would be changing my opinion ....

[@ĐộcCôNhiếp]

Using the camera for 8 months and going out shooting wildlife with 1/2 battery charged 🤔 still got over 700+ images lol. Which zoo did you go to 😂

[@douglasbradshaw9553]

Chelsea ... you got 730 shots on a half battery. Think about it 730 shots. Pretty up the camera... Ah man... It has Canon written on it, That's enough.

[@djenebasidibe468]

That all cameras are so overly designed for right-handed people only is a flaw for me. I mean, c'mmon, 10% of the population are left-handed and so must be 10% of all photographers then. So why not create cameras that have their buttons a liiiiittle more equally distributed. The 7dmarkii was a little better on that on the cost of not having a flip screen. But I guess there should be a way to have both. Because flip screens can also come super handy trying to take a picture real quick which not much time lost from a weird angle or tight space. It's just that all those camera manufacturers just don't care about left-handed people. Which honestly is kinda bad. They should be more inclusive.

[@reneejines7407]

I'm retiring soon and I'd love to upgrade from a Canon 80D. I am just a hobbyist and shoot mostly birds and nature. I often have to crop my pictures because I don't get very close. My question is do I go for the canon r5 for the megapixels? I never shoot video so would a r6 be more practical? I want this to be my nice investment so I can enjoy my retirement. Photography is a sort of therapy for me and I love getting out into nature to appreciate the beauty of it. What would you choose if you were in my position?

[@beavis43]

I would rather have a $3900 camera be plain black and look roughly the same as an entry level DSLR body from 25 feet away. LOL! 😂

[@RoadRallyLife]

Only issues for me are insanely high file sizes for video, borderline terrible battery life - more so for photos than video, a fully charged battery is dead in 3 hours of use, that's like Sony A7RII levels of capacity. Also, needs Clog2.