Canon R5 and 100-500mm lensThe Canon R5, 100-500mm lens and convertor for my other Canon lenses arrived a bit ahead of schedule so that was great. The equipment was in perfect condition. Importantly, some youtube videos prepped me for the camera so back-button and menu setups were accomplished quickly. The laminated guide was useless for this elders eyes- tiny print and very dense layout. The R5s animal eye auto focus is quite impressive. It performs near-flawlessly in ideal lighting conditions but struggles under flat lighting such as grey overcast skies. Using the rear screen to move the center focus around is great. It can be set up to enable the upper right portion of the screen so that the right thumb can move the spot focus while youre looking through the ... MoreCanon R5 and 100-500mm lensThe Canon R5, 100-500mm lens and convertor for my other Canon lenses arrived a bit ahead of schedule so that was great. The equipment was in perfect condition. Importantly, some youtube videos prepped me for the camera so back-button and menu setups were accomplished quickly. The laminated guide was useless for this elders eyes- tiny print and very dense layout. The R5s animal eye auto focus is quite impressive. It performs near-flawlessly in ideal lighting conditions but struggles under flat lighting such as grey overcast skies. Using the rear screen to move the center focus around is great. It can be set up to enable the upper right portion of the screen so that the right thumb can move the spot focus while youre looking through the viewfinder. What you see in the .

Great camera!I ordered this camera when it was initially released. I can say mostly good things about it. The good part is it just works properly as one would expect, no major gotchas. Yep, thats the standard in 2022. Its not fantastic, and its not exquisite image quality, but its very good across the board. The dynamic range is good, the color is good, the AF is good, the servo tracking AF is decent, the video is great. I have used mine at dozens of weddings for photo and video, not a lot has gone wrong. I tend to use the RF 28-70mm the most. One thing I like about Canon RF is how well it works with older EF lenses, great stuff. The picture I attached of the Two Geese was taken with EF 20-35mm f/2.8 L. The other two are the RF 28-70mm f/2 L. Oddly, the thing I ... MoreGreat camera!I ordered this camera when it was initially released. I can say mostly good things about it. The good part is it just works properly as one would expect, no major gotchas. Yep, thats the standard in 2022. Its not fantastic, and its not exquisite image quality, but its very good across the board. The dynamic range is good, the color is good, the AF is good, the servo tracking AF is decent, the video is great. I have used mine at dozens of weddings for photo and video, not a lot has gone wrong. I tend to use the RF 28-70mm the most. One thing I like about Canon RF is how well it works with older EF lenses, great stuff. The picture I attached of the Two Geese was taken with EF 20-35mm f/2.8 L. The other two are the RF 28-70mm f/2 L. Oddly, the thing I like least is the IBIS. Its great for video handheld and its great if you want to mess around with really long 1 second exposures handheld, but in normal photography Im not 100% sure it is helping a whole lot. The annoying part is that when carrying the camera the IBIS is bonking around like a baby rattle. The odd thing is Canon released the R5C and did not put IBIS in that one when it actually seems great for video. For one thing, the IBIS can hide the rolling shutter that can be seen when shaking, so thats one nice thing about IBIS on the R5. Apparently it is cheaper to add in a whole IBIS mechanism than just sell a global shutter sensor.

1st Canon camera

This is my first Canon camera so the ergonomics were challenging at first. But thanks to David Busch's R5/R6 Guide book, I was able to get going rather quickly. The overall performance is excellent as other reviewers have already pointed out. I have only had three issues albeit minor ones.First, the silent shutter produces severe banding when shot under flickering lights. This was expected but I had hoped it wouldn't be so bad. Changing to the Electronic 1st-curtain mode and turning flicker on cured that. Not totally silent, but much better than the Nikons I was using. The electronic silent shutter works find in normal lighting.The second issue is the battery. I was use to getting 1000's of shots per battery but now I can get no more than 250. Again, this was ... MoreThis is my first Canon camera so the ergonomics were challenging at first. But thanks to David Busch's R5/R6 Guide book, I was able to get going rather quickly. The overall performance is excellent as other reviewers have already pointed out. I have only had three issues albeit minor ones.First, the silent shutter produces severe banding when shot under flickering lights. This was expected but I had hoped it wouldn't be so bad. Changing to the Electronic 1st-curtain mode and turning flicker on cured that. Not totally silent, but much better than the Nikons I was using. The electronic silent shutter works find in normal lighting.The second issue is the battery. I was use to getting 1000's of shots per battery but now I can get no more than 250. Again, this was expected since this is what was advertised. However, buying additional batteries cost money and adds weight to the backpack.Lastly, you MUST have the fastest memory chips to get the bursts to operate without quickly running into buffering issues. These when on sell are about $200 each. With my old chips that had write speeds of 120M/S, I would hit buffering in about 1 second. I got two 300M/S chips and it now goes without buffering. The cost was about $400 on sell.I definitely recommend this camera to anyone looking to make the switch to Canon. Since I have zero experience with other Canon models, I will leave that decision to current Canon users to decide

A mini R3?

I shoot sports, senior pictures, weddings and events. I have had a 1DX II, EOS R in the past and currently own both the R6 and the R6II. I just shot my first basketball game last Friday with my two R6 cameras. Just a quick first thought on the R6 vs the R6II... The R6II has the most amazing autofocus shared from the R3 even surpassing the R6 for sports. I used the R6II with electronic shutter @ 20 frames a sec selection. Both the R6 and the R6II have the 20 frame rate but the II adds the 40 (too much for basketball and a very slow rate - too slow for sports. The quality of the pictures with electronic shutter on the R6II feels equal to the R6 using the mechanical shutter. I was always slightly disappointed in the electronic shutter on the R6 with slightly soft pics. ... MoreI shoot sports, senior pictures, weddings and events. I have had a 1DX II, EOS R in the past and currently own both the R6 and the R6II. I just shot my first basketball game last Friday with my two R6 cameras. Just a quick first thought on the R6 vs the R6II... The R6II has the most amazing autofocus shared from the R3 even surpassing the R6 for sports. I used the R6II with electronic shutter @ 20 frames a sec selection. Both the R6 and the R6II have the 20 frame rate but the II adds the 40 (too much for basketball and a very slow rate - too slow for sports. The quality of the pictures with electronic shutter on the R6II feels equal to the R6 using the mechanical shutter. I was always slightly disappointed in the electronic shutter on the R6 with slightly soft pics. As a test, I shot a good portion of the game with the EF 85mm f1.4 IS shooting at f1.8. The 85mm is a portrait lens right? Who would ever shoot a portrait lens for a fast moving game like basketball? Not only did the R6II nail focus with fast moving players, the pictures it produced were brilliant even with the electronic shutter. Highly recommend this camera!

Amazing Upgrade/Amazing Camera!!!

I have had my previous camera-a Canon EOS 5D Mark III DSLR (actually 2) for over 10 years (released in 2012). Still a great camera-but upgrading to mirrorless was long overdue! Love the feel, controls, and menu of this camera. Bought it for it's Eye-Detect AF system that has complete coverage and it doesn't disappoint! Love the flip-screen and the Bluetooth and 5/2.4 GHz Wi-Fi for wireless transfers and remote camera control from mobile devices to send photos on location.Dislikes:I heard the Micro-HDMI port is hated (Canon went from a Mini-HDMI port on my 5D Mk III to a Micro-HDMI port on my R6 Mark II?!?) Why Canon?!? The is a weak point. The competition has a full-size HDMI port!As far as the Multi-Function Shoe-I wish the Canon AD-E1 Multi-Function Shoe ... MoreI have had my previous camera-a Canon EOS 5D Mark III DSLR (actually 2) for over 10 years (released in 2012). Still a great camera-but upgrading to mirrorless was long overdue! Love the feel, controls, and menu of this camera. Bought it for it's Eye-Detect AF system that has complete coverage and it doesn't disappoint! Love the flip-screen and the Bluetooth and 5/2.4 GHz Wi-Fi for wireless transfers and remote camera control from mobile devices to send photos on location.Dislikes:I heard the Micro-HDMI port is hated (Canon went from a Mini-HDMI port on my 5D Mk III to a Micro-HDMI port on my R6 Mark II?!?) Why Canon?!? The is a weak point. The competition has a full-size HDMI port!As far as the Multi-Function Shoe-I wish the Canon AD-E1 Multi-Function Shoe Adapter was integrated/included to maintain complete weather-sealing too.

Amazing autofocus and image stabilization

I have been shooting with SLR's since the early 70's so there was a bit of a learning curve making the switch to mirrorless. After a month wiith the camera I can say that I can now capture images that I could never have done with my DSLR's. The auto focus and subject tracking are dead on and worked in low-light and low contrast situations. It found small, gray, city birds on sidewalks at dusk.Image stabilization is a huge improvement, I can now easily hand-hold a 70-200 F2.8 and get excellent results. All of my EF lenses (Canon, and others) mounted with the adaptor had full functionality.One caution: the camera is not yet supported by every editing suite out there, so some of the raw file renderings are strange. The CR3 files are editable but take much more work ... MoreI have been shooting with SLR's since the early 70's so there was a bit of a learning curve making the switch to mirrorless. After a month wiith the camera I can say that I can now capture images that I could never have done with my DSLR's. The auto focus and subject tracking are dead on and worked in low-light and low contrast situations. It found small, gray, city birds on sidewalks at dusk.Image stabilization is a huge improvement, I can now easily hand-hold a 70-200 F2.8 and get excellent results. All of my EF lenses (Canon, and others) mounted with the adaptor had full functionality.One caution: the camera is not yet supported by every editing suite out there, so some of the raw file renderings are strange. The CR3 files are editable but take much more work to achieve color balance than the CR2's from my older cameras. I have been told by two vendors that full support for the R series Canons will be included in their next updates. Also, the Dual Pixel Raw Optimizer included with Canon Digital Photo Professional V. 4 does nothing that I can detect on my monitors.Overall, a great camera that allowed me to capture a few wall-worthy images after only about a week of intense practice.

Buggy, Clunky, Frustrating

I'm a career photographer, have been for close to 40 years. I have shot exclusively with Canon products my entire career. In the past few years I've owned a few Canon mirrorless cameras, and I was very eager to purchase the R6 MK II. However I have to say that this is a $2500 waste of money. There are a few pros, like the drive speed, and low light performance, but the cons outweigh everything else.1) Not compatible with many third party lenses, including Tamron 28-75 F2.8 lenses. Bummer! I have two of these in my kit that are used for sports photography. Had to sell them both, as they won't function.2) Camera randomly locks up, always at the most inopportune times. It locked up on 3/7/23 and the oddity of it was that when it failed, it displayed the live image ... MoreI'm a career photographer, have been for close to 40 years. I have shot exclusively with Canon products my entire career. In the past few years I've owned a few Canon mirrorless cameras, and I was very eager to purchase the R6 MK II. However I have to say that this is a $2500 waste of money. There are a few pros, like the drive speed, and low light performance, but the cons outweigh everything else.1) Not compatible with many third party lenses, including Tamron 28-75 F2.8 lenses. Bummer! I have two of these in my kit that are used for sports photography. Had to sell them both, as they won't function.2) Camera randomly locks up, always at the most inopportune times. It locked up on 3/7/23 and the oddity of it was that when it failed, it displayed the live image that was present in the viewfinder. Not a captured image/photo, but a live image. The unit was unresponsive, nothing worked on the camera. I had to remove the battery and reinstall in order to get the camera back up and running. It has locked up probably 3-4 times in the last month. I'm running the latest firmware v1.1.1, however the lockups happened with the original firmware was well.3) Custom settings do not keep on this camera at all. I will setup the shooting parameters (including 1/125 shutter speed) that I use, save them as C1-C3 and later when I go to use the setting the shutter speed always drops to 1/40th of a second. An no, I don't have the auto update enabled under this setting. This one is a head scratcher for sure.4) Painfully slow startup time. I mean like 4-5 seconds before the camera decides it's ready to shoot. Supposedly this was fixed with the firmware v1.1.1, but I haven't noticed a difference. I read on another thread that if bluetooth was disabled, the camera starts up faster. I have experienced that it sometimes starts up sooner, but not all of the time. It's random. If you swap out a battery, and introduce a new battery, expect a 4-5 second lag time before the camera wakes up. I've never experienced this with any other Canon DSLR or mirrorless camera.My best advice if you are looking to purchase a mirrorless is to go with the Canon RP. This little gem is solid and always ready to go. At under $1000 , you can buy two nice, dependable cameras that won't let you down.

Great full frame Camera.

Previously owned canon m50.... I must say a significant difference overall. Shooting wildlife, landscapes, portraits, macro, night photos is a game changer.More shutter speed features along with so many additional options I still need to explore. I love the ability to shoot at night, compared with aps-c sensor, easily noticed so much noise.Mind you, I could not get the correct settings right to eliminate noise but m50 is still a great camera for beginners. In addition, I had to order extra batteries as they didn't last very long, based on my usage.R6 MKII is extremely lightweight, which was my biggest concern. I love traveling light weight and needed something reliable and powerful. For me it was worth the invest plus with using EF-RF adapter, my EF lenses ... MorePreviously owned canon m50.... I must say a significant difference overall. Shooting wildlife, landscapes, portraits, macro, night photos is a game changer.More shutter speed features along with so many additional options I still need to explore. I love the ability to shoot at night, compared with aps-c sensor, easily noticed so much noise.Mind you, I could not get the correct settings right to eliminate noise but m50 is still a great camera for beginners. In addition, I had to order extra batteries as they didn't last very long, based on my usage.R6 MKII is extremely lightweight, which was my biggest concern. I love traveling light weight and needed something reliable and powerful. For me it was worth the invest plus with using EF-RF adapter, my EF lenses work fine.Battery usage is great, as I don't shoot all day. I have shot a few videos and using a small video mic. Buttons arrangement is good, will take adjustments with muscle memory.After a lot of research, I'm glad I upgraded. Price was good too. R3 and R5 were too costly, but focused more on serious sports or professional photographers.For those looking for cemos sensor, don't think it has that, even though it's listed. R6 MKII is great. Look forward to exploring additional features.

My Favorite Body So Far

Incredible camera so far after waiting months. I cannot compare it to the previous R6 (only shot a friend's body for a short session) but I owned, shot, and loved the EOS 6D for close to a decade (among the 40D, 50D, 60D, 70D, 5DMkII, as well). Stopped shooting and sold all my gear, then decided to commit to the mirrorrless RF line with the RP body. Love the RF lenses but the RP body (coming from 6D DLSR) was much too slow (in all terms: camera start up, menu changes, autofocus, etc). The R6 Mk II is blazingly fast - not just shooting speed but also navigating the menus, this is a huge plus for me. Low light shooting continues to improve, which is expected with every model at this point. Excited to use this as my main body. Lenses I use are: RF24-105L, RF50/1.8, ... MoreIncredible camera so far after waiting months. I cannot compare it to the previous R6 (only shot a friend's body for a short session) but I owned, shot, and loved the EOS 6D for close to a decade (among the 40D, 50D, 60D, 70D, 5DMkII, as well). Stopped shooting and sold all my gear, then decided to commit to the mirrorrless RF line with the RP body. Love the RF lenses but the RP body (coming from 6D DLSR) was much too slow (in all terms: camera start up, menu changes, autofocus, etc). The R6 Mk II is blazingly fast - not just shooting speed but also navigating the menus, this is a huge plus for me. Low light shooting continues to improve, which is expected with every model at this point. Excited to use this as my main body. Lenses I use are: RF24-105L, RF50/1.8, RF85/1.2L, RF70-200/4L, all work flawlessly with the R6II so far. Canon has successfully entered the next generation, in Canon fashion.

So far so GREAT

Ordered around Thanksgiving time .. plus mount adapter and grip.. got those quickly, body was backordered of course, but received the body just before Christmas and used a ton during holiday basketball tournaments and hockey.. in good and not so good light. Coming from the 5D MK IV, and previously 7D MK II bodies.. the lack of noise in higher ISO when needed is incredible. Haven't done any video, and likely won't so I can't talk about testing THAT, but loving the photos with my non-R lenses.It took me a few basketball games the first day of holiday tourney to adjust to the different style viewfinder, and to use menus and dials. It's been incredible with WB etc. It seems ISO 2000 is a step brighter than the 5D MK IV also, as I was in one of the darker gyms the ... MoreOrdered around Thanksgiving time .. plus mount adapter and grip.. got those quickly, body was backordered of course, but received the body just before Christmas and used a ton during holiday basketball tournaments and hockey.. in good and not so good light. Coming from the 5D MK IV, and previously 7D MK II bodies.. the lack of noise in higher ISO when needed is incredible. Haven't done any video, and likely won't so I can't talk about testing THAT, but loving the photos with my non-R lenses.It took me a few basketball games the first day of holiday tourney to adjust to the different style viewfinder, and to use menus and dials. It's been incredible with WB etc. It seems ISO 2000 is a step brighter than the 5D MK IV also, as I was in one of the darker gyms the other day and didn't raise the ISO.I'm still an LCD reviewer so I've been looking at my photos that way, and have been happy with battery life with the screen flipped so I can see it. I adjusted quickly to the center point jumping when hitting my face on the LCD by getting close to the viewfinder sensor and not pressing to my face until I could see the viewfinder screen. Also learned quickly to press the joystick to re-center.Build quality seems as good as any of the many Canon bodies I've previously had, or still have.