The TRUTH about the Canon R5II Sensor (For Photography)

[@bigdill_3922]

So pretty much you said if you have the original R5 then you're good. I love my R5 and I'm not gonna upgrade just for air vents. The OG is already a great camera.

[@DreamReleases]

Non stscked sensor are extremely outdated

[@DreamReleases]

The sensor tech in the R5 is decades outdated. They should have rolled out these stacked sensors over a decade ago. Rather than milking those old ass basic CMOS sensors

[@wentan8978]

​@@DreamReleasesyou don't need stack sensor unless you shoot wildlife or high speed sports. Stop brainwashed by marketing lol

[@basilbcf]

The R5ii has some cool capabilities. That said for 95% of my Shooting those capabilities don’t even come to play. If I were primarily a sports shooter it might be worth considering, but as a mainly landscape shooter, I am happy with my R5 and have no plans to upgrade in the near future. Now someday when the R5iii comes out that might be a different story. We will see.

[@DIGITALMIND63]

@MannyOrtiz on my Canon R6 II I assigned one of my custom buttons to "Flash firing" So I am able to toggle between ambient light and flash firing mode. I would have to believe the Canon R5 Mark II can do the same.

[@czort123]

I upgraded from Nikon Z8 to R5 Mark II, very happy with the switch

[@bladerealm124]

What do you like better on each camera/system? How do the lenses compare?

[@marqman05]

What compelled you to make the switch?

[@guydesrouilleres183]

Curious about this as well

[@czort123]

@@bladerealm124 The R5 Mark II has really amazing eye autofocus, very reliable. I also wanted a camera with a mechanical shutter because the Z8 had banding issues with HSS (using Godox lights). In terms of lenses, Canon uses USM motors (which are faster), while Nikon uses STM, but the quality between them is quite similar. Optically, both systems have great lenses. E.g. I do like that Nikon offers 1.8 S lenses, but Canon's 1.8 lenses aren't part of their L series. On the other hand, the Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 felt too heavy for me (with the added weight of Z8). Canon version is much smaller and a bit lighter. Other lenses I can't compare because I used this opportunity to change my lenses set. E.g. instead of 24-70 2.8S I bought 24-105L F4, instead 50mm, 35 + 85 primes etc

[@livejames9374]

I just did the opposite! I don’t find any difference in lens af speed. I do think canon has the most consistent eye af, but I shoot more sports and wildlife and Nikons lens lineup can’t be beat for those. Nikon lenses have better optical quality but a usually a bit bigger. You can’t go wrong with either system (unless you use godox apparently)

[@realmichaelcomeau]

Used R5 is the best deal in mirrorless right now. In NYC, people are selling them for less than $1400 which seems nuts

[@ffdfdfdfdfdfdfdf]

still get ripped off with the lenses bro

[@EdvardKALEN]

Cool video! It's nice to see developments in terms of filming and presentation of material. The following questions arose while watching: 1) I thought that noise reduction does not affect RAW. Isn't that right? 2) Regarding on-camera flash and exposure. In the settings you can set the “turn off flash” function on the fn button. Doesn't this help in your case? (I rarely shoot with flash, but this seemed to work on my EOS R, although I could be wrong)

[@ianslingsby3415]

Great practical, honest review.

[@RobertVazquez-t2v]

love the camera work keep it up love your videos

[@Pixels_And_Petrol]

After seeing this. I feel even more like i made the right choice. I scored a used R5 for $1300. Ive been absolutely in love with it. Going from the R to the R5 has been such a leap. This is such a good comparison video.

[@nevvanclarke9225]

The only camera is at the moment and I know you've tried one is the GFX cameras. They are significantly better for image quality because they are medium format. People will argue. They are not true medium format but that's okay. That's a different argument but all of the current cameras that are coming out aimed at speed. None of them are actually working on quality. They're all going the other way which tells me they're kind of hedging their beds a little bit around video quality as well. People want hybrid cameras. Where is I? Don't really care what I watch my video on. I can watch it in 720. I really don't care so long as the conten but there's always gonna be a trade-off with the senses. If you keep upping the speed there has to be a trade-off somewhere and that is image quality from what I've read. I don't think the canon R5 2 is necessarily poor quality. It's just not a leap. What you're getting is a camera that maybe has a few more bells and whistles with auto focus but it certainly not a leap forward but that's been the case with cameras now for five or six years and like I said the only cam to jump ahead in my opinion other two latest GFX cameras from Fuji, but they are slightly difficult to use and pretty expensive.

[@abdulsameer8274]

Please do video Canon R5ii vs Nikon Z8.

[@johnyoung1606]

R5II vs Z6III !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@livejames9374]

@@johnyoung1606$1700 difference there.

[@RogerZoul]

I tested thr two cameras against my usage and i could not find a significant difference in terms of IQ. But for my kind of wildlife shooting, the mark 2 is better in every way. My mark 1 will remain as my backup camera. And yeah, bring on the sports. I saw a video that made me want to go find some to shoot, but i never point my cameras at people. Thanks for the video.

[@kdw75]

The R5 is targeted at quality, not speed like the R3 and R1. Read out speed is nowhere near as important as Dennis range. I will be keeping my R5.

[@DreamReleases]

The THRUTH is that it was about damn time they moved on from those old ass non stacked sensors.

[@barkiple]

Thanks for taking the time to make this comparison. I'd love to see the baseball side-by-sides, too!

[@cristirenault]

Manny what software did you use to open the RAW files? Because if you used LR or CR from Adobe there is a problem because Adobe it is not capable to open R5II RAW files at maximum potential. DxO can do that and course DPP from Canon can.

[@StephanBuchin]

DPP is king.

[@arunashamal]

Canon has way too much dynamic range anyway.. Historically Canon had piss poor dynamic range and that is what made the "Canon look" now it has more dynamic range than you want, therefore the magic is gone and looks like any other camera.

[@musadenes5957]

Finally here before 200 🥳🥳

[@mavfan1]

Your life’s greatest achievement!!!

[@_Eye_Of_Ry]

Even though I. A Sony only guy , I still like seeing reviews of other brand cameras & lenses😎

[@poolpool64]

Canon shill!😂😂

[@saketdhall8915]

That "lets do it" was something, bro turned into jim carry

[@Pharesm]

Looking at Canon's mirrorless lenses, the camera doesn't matter, because the RF lenses suck and there are too few. And who wants to adapt heavy old glass with adapters to a new camera? Really ?

[@derrickdphoto]

Appreciate the honest review. I stuck with the r5 as a portrait photographer, and plenty fast. If you’re a sports photographer I could see the benefits only. The video side of things are nice but most of you aren’t professionals and honestly don’t need it. It’s more of a want vs a need. The $2899 price tag for the R5, right now, is just a hell of a deal, so portrait photographers, stick with the r5 and get a quality lens with the extra money you’re saving.

[@onlysublime]

I have both the r5 and R5ii . Love both of them. But without having someone used it, it's hard to explain the improvements. The af is noticeably improved. Video is so so much better. Not just in image quality but in ux. Editing r5 footage was difficult because it only had h265. But the R5ii has H.264 which is so much easier to edit. And you have greater dynamic range with clog2. The r5 looks amazing but it doesn't really let you adjust it much. But the R5ii video let's you really play with it creatively. I've used the r5 for years and the R5ii was a bit intimidating because it does a lot of things differently . But even for just photography it's a better ux experience . And any drop-off is tiny at best. I run all my images through denoise ai anyway so any perceived increase in noise doesn't mean anything to me.

[@OhhhhhhhBugger]

I only paid $2250 for one NEW recently....

[@onlysublime]

@@OhhhhhhhBugger great deal! you'll love it. I still love my R5.

[@Shaari]

​@@OhhhhhhhBuggerNice! From?

[@JK-of4dr]

Great vid as always. I'll keep my R5, the incremental small improvements don't justify the upgrade price.

[@m11kan]

same here

[@williamgabriel6041]

Subscribed to your channel because you called it the Sears Tower

[@anthonyc1883]

"Sears Tower." Nicely said.

[@TK-mj9rd]

Your thumbnail had a model that wasn’t anywhere in the video lol. As always appreciate the comparison

[@justintheowlman]

Perfect marketing lol

[@yosefco]

the conclusion from your vid - the r52 is kind of disapointment. but we see it also in iphone 16.very hard to inovate

[@thelookoflifefilms]

I loved my R5 but the C_Log 2 is a game changer

[@portraitblake]

Exactly this, big difference in dynamic range in video. Photo is a wash

[@EdvardKALEN]

I don’t want to pick on this thesis, but I see it often. Are everyone who writes this really such incredible cameramen, whose work is so in demand and cool, that they can’t shoot without clog 2 and are they will to pay +2000 dollars for it?

[@thelookoflifefilms]

@@EdvardKALEN I guess it depend,, for what I do it makes a big difference

[@thelookoflifefilms]

@@EdvardKALEN and the new HDMI port is a huge upgrade as well

[@thelookoflifefilms]

@@EdvardKALEN and the full size HDMI port is a huge upgrade as well

[@AaronTremblay]

I’ve had the original R5 since just after it came out. I have never had any complaints about the photo side of the camera, the sensor and the images I get out of it are absolutely up to and beyond my expectations. But the video side has always been a letdown. If there’s the tiniest of trade offs on the photo side in order to get all of the things the mark II has on the video side, I am 1000% okay with that and will be upgrading for the video improvements alone!

[@ronaldakins5338]

You are the second content creator who gave a definitive answer on a difficult topic. Your statements in no way influenced my decision to purchase the Canon R5ii. But, I feel a little more informed on the matter. Thank you.

[@Leberkasbepi]

So, its better to wait for the R5 MK III with a global shutter stacked sensor.

[@TedNghiem]

I went for the R5II cause of the video improvements over the R5.

[@guydesrouilleres183]

Same here. That Clog2 is glorious. That and the autofocus is noticeably better. Not that it was bad on the R5 & R3, but it’s surprising that they could improve it as much as they did

[@alivarasteh]

the Nikon z8 way better camera for less money🙂🙃

[@HuFilms]

Nice one Manny, I agree with your points. The R5 is already kinda 'maxxed out' as a stills cam. Like what level of street, portrait, product or even fashion photography would you need to be at to need to upgrade. About 90% of photographers won't necessarily see the benefit. I do a bit of wildlife and I'm into video, so I upgraded. I have mine here now ready to unbox.

[@JMurph2015]

The thing is that actually the R5 wasn't maxed out. It didn't have a BSI sensor, and it had about 2/3 of a stop worse dynamic range than competing cameras. Canon just hides it via baked-in noise reduction. It doesn't really "matter" in terms of everyday use, but to the extent that you care about that "extra something special", it doesn't quite do it.

[@Teslien]

at 9:26 the sensor pattern noise is doubly apparent in the mk2...and you didn't mention the flash sync speed possibilities on the a9iii...this is why I can't trust hype-vertisers

[@kennethlui2268]

You are right about the images from the R5II are a bit crispier. I did some ISO test. They both are very close

[@v_stands_for_value124]

The best compromise is the r3 I think, some say the r5 mk2 sucks at 4k60

[@ThasBR1]

I currently use the R6II and R7, mainly for motorsports and motorcycle racing. I sometimes shoot weddings, some photoshoots, so the R5ii will be my next do-it-all camera.

[@paultolenaar7228]

Just double press the menu button, (or the SET button) to deactivate live view display until you hit the shutter button again. No need to wait 5 seconds or turn of the trigger.

[@chiliverde66]

I photograph roller derby in Denver and like the improvements of the camera going from a 5D Mark IV and R6 Mark II. I did keep the R6M2. But the focusing on the subjects is great. The prefocus capture is also an added plus.

[@NathanPhillipsPhoto]

Just double checked my R5 II to make sure I wasn’t wrong, but I have a button set to turn on and off the exposure simulation. I can see my ambience exposure without turning off the flash trigger and it’s immediate. I don’t have to wait 5 seconds like you mentioned. Using profoto, not sure about other brands.

[@DIGITALMIND63]

I have done the same with the my Canon R6 II with a custom button allowing me to toggle between Flash firing and Ambient light.

[@DjLexCavana]

Thanks for the straight to the point video! I waited for the Mark II...much rounded all around. Want to try bird / wild life photography so the faster speeds had me sold! By the way, can anyone recommend lenses EF or AF for bird photography?

[@WildHorseProductions]

There's photographers out there selling the original R5 for $2,000 ~ 2,200 . Compared to the $4,500 including tax that you'll need to fork out for the R5ii it makes the original a huge bargain.

[@selo8050]

DPREVIEW has an agenda about CANON. Since, many years ago, conon stopped giving them free Cameras they decided to support other brands and have been swinging news about how bad Canon is. Similar story with the Tony&Chelsea Northrop channel.

[@loldart]

The best feature of the EOS R5 ii is the impact it did to the EOS R5 used market. Retail EOS R5 ii is 5900 CAD + tax Used EOS R5 is 2500 CAD. Likely grab a USED R5 if I was switching systems.

[@WrxRacer2T]

Love your Golf R, I have a 20th Anniversary in Blue! Thanks for the great, straight forward evaluation. I have the R5II and love it. Pre-shoot and focus preset/return are awesome for wildlife. I'm kind of surprised more reviewers aren't talking about the in-camera focus preset/return.

[@dmjohn65]

Hi Manny, nice video. I wonder is upgrading from a Canon 5DMk4 to an R5Mk2 a 'no-brainer' or go for the R5 and save some cash??

[@b2unoo7]

Seems to me mkii has sharper cleaner images with better tones and better blacks. I dunno, it looks like so from video. I do have ne r5mkii, im satisfied, but already had 2 fails, 1 one timelapse, it just blocked and i could not turn it off until i took battery out. And same day i had it overheated within 10min on 4k 25p, clog2. Quite dissapointed with that 2 fails, but overall, i love the camera but not trusting it anymore! Hope some update will make it flawless.

[@nagual2335]

Love it. Looks like there’s a negative correlation between AF speed and image quality. The more shit on the sensor the bigger the sacrifice 👀

[@BW_Maher]

24x36mm CMOS sensors are rapidly approaching their theoretical peak in IQ. Future gains will be in other areas such as readout speed or camara features such as AF or auto white balance. If you need better IQ you'll need either migrate to a camera system with larger sensors or wait for something better than CMOS to come along.

[@prestonosborne2806]

Great video, looking to switch from Sony….my passion has switched into more wildlife and landscape would you save the money and get the OG and put extra towards glass or just pull trigger on Mark II??

[@dlpasco]

Sorry making these videos are tough to do, but you did an awesome job and I love hearing your findings and your thoughts. Thank you, Manny.

[@photographerjonathan]

I have been thinking about getting a new camera even though my a7r lll does everything I need from it. and it's still in like new condition. and I like that it's small. but you screwed my head up with the Hasselblad X2D. and 90 lens. but I'm not sure if I want to go for it. partially because it's allot of money to get into the system. just with the camera and one lens. and more money if you really invest into the system. recently I looked back some images I shot with my Canon 5Dlll. and they really have nice colors. and I still have all the glass. its so hard to pick a system nowadays. they are all good. and I don't really want to be system hopping around. I thought by now not far from 2025 I would have a clear idea of what system to go with. but I'm still not sure. so I will keep using my A7r lll and maybe play around with my 5Dlll again until I figure things out. the X2D has been out for almost three years. my luck they would come out with a new one that focuses better right after I buy it. I am also curious to what Sony's new A1 ll will be like. so for now I think I am going to wait a little longer. even though I want to get a new camera even though I don't need one.. because I've gone since 2017 with the. A7r lll. and I just feel like the joy of something new. but whatever I buy I want to be able to stick with the system. and Sony still has the 3rd party glass advantage. and allot of there name glass is smaller and lighter than Canon and Nikons. but then you had to throw the X2D into the mix. you asked for comments. so you got one.

[@charlesjames9783]

The new cameras seem to have solutions in search of a problem. I shoot birds and events. The birds are more of a challenge but I don’t think the camera is limiting me. Trying to get a 4”bird at 800 mm is a challenge period. The R5 is a good tradeoff for both. The eye autofocus has been very good. I’ll need to wait for the next upgrade to move.

[@rgbdigitalphoto]

sigma 28-105 f2.8 review ❤❤

[@paulfresh]

i love how you acknowledge on how beautiful the r5 sensor is... produces such great images !

[@cameraprepper7938]

Yes, the penalty for all suckers of speed and video futures are less dynamic range and more noise, specially at ISO 400

[@NelsonChaban]

Thank you for this review. After watching this I've deciceed to stick with the original R5.

[@JojoJoget]

Man why would you use AWB in a studio?

[@nunomafonseca]

Is the bigger viewfinder a major difference? I own an R6, and i wish i had a bigger and higher resolution viewfinder. So i think that would be a good upgrade for me.

[@panopsata3038]

Nobody really underexposes by 3 stop so I think that the dynamic range blabbing is pretty irrelevant. Yes it may be a little noisier but even for pixel peepers like me it's pretty laughable.

[@merashad]

I rather you do picture versus picture videos. Then I can see what your point of view is as you are displaying the images on the screen. You will eventually get better at them.

[@bashirbadru5735]

My biggest problem with the R5 is heating up in just 5 minutes of shooting slow mo videos, then I wait for 5 minutes while its in a freezer

[@johnjr47]

Awesome info video !!!!!

[@AliBubba.]

seems like the r5ii is sharper, but not enough to justify an upgrade from the R5 for me....the only significant difference I see is that the R5 has some crazy colors in the shadows when u bump it up... mark ii seems to control color better overall, but again, nothing that would make me want to upgrade.

[@skyscraperfan]

It is so frustrating if you are willing to spend thousands of dollars on a new camera with better dynamic range and lower noise than your old one and you learn that there is no option from Canon, because they focus on speed and video.

[@normanbrown495]

Th specs sound good but not enough for me to upgrade.. I currently shoot with an original r5 , R6 mkII and a 1Dx III, if i add anything it would be an R3. That would be the most logical choice...

[@rodrigodeantonibrito]

Do you see any difference in colors between r6 mkii and r5?

[@normanbrown495]

@rodrigodeantonibrito nothing significant. Honestly, between the two I can't tell the difference without looking at the shooting info. Truth be told, I still favor my 1Dx mkIII over the mirrorless in most aspects other than video.

[@mrg6424]

SMH. Canon is a dying breed, no longer the innovators!

[@contrastcinema9042]

Nice video waiting on the sports comparison at wrigley

[@OhhhhhhhBugger]

I can see a difference in the shadows between these two. Not worth the "upgrade".

[@elliotresnick5433]

At this stage, if you didn’t own any Canon or Sony “ glass, which system and camera body would you choose?

[@livejames9374]

Pentax

[@anthonyk27]

Great video. Photography stories matter, and your stories are appreciated.

[@tomvani9997]

Tell us about the Golf R. And give us a photo shoot with it!

[@marlinwoodruff2292]

No, please keep doing them. Honest open to the point from a portrait photog

[@Fostit]

3:09 that's craaaaazy good looking portrait, I will totally try it out or if you could share a tutorial for it I'd be grateful brother!

[@riotrob]

eye control is still just as annoying to use. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@VafaPhotography]

"alllllllllrightyyyy thennnn!!!"

[@juanmaasecas]

Original R5 also does 1/250s flash sync in EFCS

[@dingamandinga7114]

Nice to see you as your photoshoot model

[@jaychristianson]

I love that apartment sofa!!!!

[@jaychristianson]

Nikon z6iii same effect

[@ghlocal1]

As a wildlife photographer the R5 II is a solid upgrade! And I agree, the image quality seems to be more crisp

[@lilnape2604]

Same resolution. Same lens. More crisp. Most be some more software enhancement happening.

[@stupendously_creative]

Thanks for that review man

[@phanniepacks5360]

Golf R is so tough man

[@marcosuozzi]

Very very honest review 👍👏 Thank you Manny 🤗

[@Todder-R5]

Great information thanks

[@ROMANPHOTOGRAPYSTUDIOS]

Thank you 😊

[@heynow2880]

Thanks Manny

[@esdrasbatistasl]

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[@TeddyCavachon]

If one understands how to use flash in portraiture dynamic range really isn’t and issue. For example if one sets aperture for DOF and the starts with centered fill, raising power until detail is seen in black clothing or a black towel draped on a stand the overlaps key flash off axis to create highlights over the “neutral” fill until white clothing / towel target is 1/3 stop under clipping the contrast of the scene at subject distance will EXACTLY match the dynamic range of the camera sensor no matter what it is. I’ve been shooting like that with flash for over 50 years, starting in 1972 with film and since 2000 with digital camera, the first a 2.1 MP Kodak DC290 with a pair of Vivitar flashes in a Key over Centered Fill configuration. This year I opted to buy two R6mlII bodies, one when released for $2499 and the second when Canon dropped the price to $1999 before announcing the R5mkII specs because 24MP is more than enough resolution for the way I display my non-professional work. i just don’t have the need for 45MP and don’t want the overhead of storing files that big. The cost of the climb to 45MP isn’t worth difference in the view. 😊

[@robertbland5131]

I guess you are blind if you do not see the difference. The R5 Mark two do not look better…

[@Pixels_And_Petrol]

I honestly agree. When he was in the studio, the R5 looked better in my opinion.

[@johnyoung1606]

I wonder if the cleaning chemicals have affected Your eye-sight .......

[@Pixels_And_Petrol]

@@johnyoung1606 Definitely something from being a tech but regardless I can still see how much I prefer the R5 when he had them side by side. Subjectively I think the R5 looked better.

[@johnyoung1606]

@@Pixels_And_Petrol The internet makes us all think we can say what we want.... We sometimes speak without thinking that it may be rude :( No disrespect meant, fellow commenter.... Best of all to you :) (My father owned a carpet cleaning biz in the 70's and I was working with and for him thru highschool )(hated the chemicals) HONEST LABOR !!! (bought My Nikon F n first car,,from that job) :)

[@robertbland5131]

@@johnyoung1606 that’s why I can see way better than you because it takes out any Disinfecting which I’m pretty sure you got some cataracts in your eyes. Maybe I need to spray some in your eyes so you can see better. I’m definitely seeing better than you are..👍😂

[@davidshawe8982]

Really helpful objective video thank you. Facts and common sense without sensationalism.

[@MichaelLaing71]

Looking at Photons to Photos, which is generally seen as one of hte most reliable ways of comparing dynamic range of a cameras, the R5 in most ways either very similar or slightly better than the R5. The big difference is at around ISO 400, where the R5 has over a stop, but that disappears very quickly. A lot is down to read out speed. Nikon used to be very good at dynamic range, but has compromised with the slightly with the Z9/Z8 and more considerably with the Z6mkIII. Canon sensors until the R5, R3, had been considerably behind Sony semiconductor sensors for many years in terms of dynamic range and it is good to see that they have caught up and now similar or exceed Nikon in terms of dynamic range, and I say this as a Nikon shooter. In reality, in the studio environment, unless you are doing something pretty wacky, or completely cocked up your lighting, then dynamic range shouldn't make much of a difference. Where it can make a difference is shooting events, documentary photography or wedding, where you will often want to recover over or under exposed areas of the image.

[@ScottJWaldron]

Nice job on the video!

[@KoenKooi]

The R5II finally gives me flash when using the electronic sensor, which greatly improves my macro focus stacks. The HF anti flicker feature greatly improves indoor pictures with LED lighting, so overall the R5II is a big improvement for my use case compared to the R5.

[@sahilmaurya4989]

I have been shooting on Canon 5div. I Shoot mainly fashion and products. Now started to get into videos. Should i go for R5 or R5ii?

[@prosunsport1]

In 4 years we question whether the new model is slightly worse , WOW what happened to technology. It shows the R5 was ahead of it time.We will have to wait another 4 years to see real photographic quality improvements and dynamic range improvements.

[@frankfeng2701]

That's why Sony still hasn't updated a1 yet because of its better sensor performance at 50MP.

[@bladerealm124]

Nikon Z8 + 85mm f1.2 S vs R5II + RF 85mm f1.2, what's better?