Canon EOS R5 Mark II Owners Unite: Discuss and Post Photos!

[West Coast Birder]

Early adopters - let's see what you've got!

Here's the official Canon announcement:

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Link to the User Guide.

 

[West Coast Birder]

Here is the R5 Mark II page on the Canon USA site:

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

Full technical specs here:

 

[West Coast Birder]

Some application-specific videos from Canon for the R5 Mark II:

Portraits:

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Weddings:

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[West Coast Birder]

Wildlife and Birds in Flight:

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[West Coast Birder]

And for the video shooters:

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[Levina de Ruijter]

Early adopters - let's see what you've got!

That’ll be difficult, Sam, as the camera isn’t shipping yet…

 

[West Coast Birder]

The pre-capture feature sounds amazing for bird photography! I always like the Pangolin reviews.

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[West Coast Birder]

That’ll be difficult, Sam, as the camera isn’t shipping yet…

Well, we can always share opinions before the cameras actually show up for us hoi polloi!

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

Well, we can always share opinions before the cameras actually show up for us hoi polloi!

What? People having an opinion before the camera is in their hands?! Never!

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

The pre-capture feature sounds amazing for bird photography!

It’s on the R7 and R6m2 as well.

 

[West Coast Birder]

Interesting. I’ve never used it. Not sure if it works with BBF - probably not?

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

Interesting. I’ve never used it. Not sure if it works with BBF - probably not?

I think it does, Sam. But @Jeff USN Photog 72-76 would know for sure. He uses it quite a bit and I think he's on full BBF.

 

[gossamer88]

I've seen a few YouTube videos but the one that stood out to me was FroKnows mention of the Action Priority:

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[C Scott IV]

It’s on the R7 and R6m2 as well.

On those cameras you had to use DPP to extract the image from the pre-capture file. From the reviews I've seen, the R5 II saves the RAW images like any other image. That's a big improvement. No need for DPP.

 

[West Coast Birder]

On those cameras you had to use DPP to extract the image from the pre-capture file. From the reviews I've seen, the R5 II saves the RAW images like any other image. That's a big improvement. No need for DPP.

Yes, that’s what the Pangolin guys were saying. Having 15 RAW files they precede the shutter press is going to give a lot more keepers. Great feature.

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

On those cameras you had to use DPP to extract the image from the pre-capture file. From the reviews I've seen, the R5 II saves the RAW images like any other image. That's a big improvement. No need for DPP.

You can also extract the images in camera on the R6m2 and the R7.

The big downside of the pre-shooting mode on those 2 cameras is the buffer. It needs to clear completely before you can do anything else. You can’t even access the menu during that time, and it takes a while. That is a huge pain in the butt. If recording the pre-shooting images is done individually and there’s no more waiting until the buffer clears, that would be a big improvement.

 

[gossamer88]

Interesting detail about the new P battery:

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From B&H:
"The Canon LPE6NH battery pack is compatible with the Canon EOS R5 Mark II Mirrorless camera, but there are limitations. With that battery you cannot record 8k video, network capabilities do not work, no high fps video is available, multi function shoe accessories do not work, and only slower drive speeds are available. For full compatibility the new Canon LP-E6P Lithium-Ion Battery must be used.Answered by Daniel C Staff Jul 17, 2024"

 

[SevenD2]

It’s on the R7 and R6m2 as well.

Jan Wagener claims pre capture will only work with the new battery only.

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

Jan Wagener claims pre capture will only work with the new battery only.

So it wouldn’t work with my LP-E6NH batteries, purchased for the R6/R6m2? That’s bad.

 

[Cap'n Fishy]

Here's a UK-based preview...

R5 II