Canon - EOS R3 Mirrorless Camera (Body Only) - Black

Wonderful tool. excellent auto focus, excellent dynamic range. The ability to move the AF point through out the entire frame vs DSLR, wonderful. Ability to shoot at slower shutter hand held. IBIS. Very low noise at higher ISO. Ability to view histogram live in view finder +. Price discounted recently

After having a mix of APS-C sensor bodies and full frames, it was time to take the leap. The R3 doesn't disappoint. Bigger batteries, bigger sensor (than an APS-C), bigger photos. If you want to elevate your photography and have great low light photos, the R3 is the camera for you. Go from being ordinary to extra-ordinary!

I am absolutely overjoyed to have purchased the R3 and excited for the images and video I will be able to capture. Before getting the R3 I had been shooting an R6. I watched several videos on the R3 prior to purchase and thought I had a pretty good idea of what to expect. When I actually got it in my hands and began to set it up, I was amazed to discover the true capabilities of the R3 and the labyrinth of customizable options. I truly enjoy shooting the R3 and it is an absolute game-changer. During set-up I maximize options by leaving and using dedicated buttons as set, and not taking up an additional button to serve those functions. I am still tweaking the settings and finding more ways to make the most of this great camera.

I use an R5 for portrait work (replaced my 5DM4), wanted a 2nd body specifically for recreational photography. Previously I had a 7DM2 with the EF-S 17-55 F2.8, EF 70-200 F2.8 L IS USM II, and EF 100-400 L IS USM II. I was hoping to recreate my recreational photography kit based on the R7, but, the R7 was not to the R5, as the 7DM2 was to the 5DM4 imo (specifications wise, it might have been - ergonomically, it did not seem so.) So I sold the R7 and bought an R3 - combined with the RF L series glass, the R3 checks all the boxes for features and meets all expectations for performance, and since I am used to using my R5 with the WFT-R10A attached, the R3 really does feel similar to the R5 ergonomically.

The touch and feel of this camera are sublime. It really represents a tremendous amount of thoughtfulness and refinement. The grip and rubber texture feel like nothing else. It's fast. SO FAST. Eye control works and it works very well for me. The video looks gorgeous. The controls are so customizable that it really takes a while to simply choose how to set the camera up to my taste. I could use more megapixels for sure but for the bulk of my shooting it is more than enough, and for the rest I use my R5. It is a 5, 6, or 7 star camera except for one flaw. It freezes. I'm not the only person to report it either, but it basically becomes inoperable (controls stop working, you can't release shutter). I have to turn it off-and-on for it to come back to life. The main reason I boast about Canon and stick with Canon is because of reliability. That makes it so I rarely have to interface with Canon's customer service which I'm mostly reluctant to do. I dread having to send this camera in for repair or replacement. So that's why it's 4 stars. It freezes, and reliability is the main reason I use Canon, because of the incredible level of accountability my clients require of me. Thank god the R5 is in the kit as well so I have a backup.

This is will be difficult to understand, unless you are a NFL shooter. In trying to photograph receivers in a game, it will be great if the eye spot is continuously focusing even when button is half depressed as you don't punch the shutter. Now it requires you to half press to focus, not possible in the time you find the targeted receiver. In shooting two games now with two R3's, I'm missing all the receiver shots. The ball is already in the receiver hands instead of inches from the fingertips. However for other purposes, this is working great. I hope a firmware will give the user this option just as we have between servo and one shot for the regular focusing system, allow it for eye control as well as a sensitivity increase. I know it will require more battery drain, but we carry extra batteries.

Phenomenal autofocus, good ergonomics that are very familiar for 1DX users, great quality images, and outrageous speed. You have to be judicious in how fast you shoot or you will waste time culling photos. The camera requires you to spend some time learning how it works - you won't get the benefits without working at it. I feel like I'm moving from a Mazda Miata to a mid-engine Corvette. It's worth it, but it's not as easy as the transition from a 1DX to a 1DX-II.

All in all a great camera. Areas of improvement would include…Two CFE type B cards would have been preferred. I feel like there could have been a better balance of FPS and Megapixels. Most sports photographers don't request more than 20 FPS. We also have to crop a lot, so having somewhere between 30-34 Megapixels would have been more useful than 30 FPS. Being able to use the RATE button for any custom function would also be useful. Shocked at the minimal improvement of high ISO performance over the Mark III.

Excellent Camera; I just wish it had a few more megapixels (i.e., 30 total) and even faster sensor read-out speed.

As a freelance member of the press, I cover a wide variety of events, including several pro auto races each year, so I need a top-of-the-line, best-of-the-best, professional mirrorless camera with fast, reliable autofocus for shooting auto racing. The Canon R3's car autofocus mode is excellent for car racing, keeping focus on the subject even when I am panning with the car and something briefly comes between me and the car. Additionally the Canon R3 fits in the hands comfortably, and is even easy to hold one-handed. When I need to shoot in quiet places, the Canon R3 is quiet, too. it has enough megapixels for my needs, while enabling high speed bursts without eating up too much space on my memory cards or later, on my office hard drives. The Canon R3's tilt screen makes it easy to shoot over people's heads, like during race winners' podium ceremonies. Battery life is long, and the batteries are easy to swap. The default video mode allows me to shoot video at the press of a single button — there is no need to switch the Canon R3 to video mode. It is not perfect, however. I wish it could use the same high speed, high capacity memory cards in both card slots, so that I could save RAW images on the backup drive at speeds as fast as the other drive's. Instead, I have to backup to JPEGs to maintain high shooting speeds. Also, there are not enough of a variety of RF lenses available yet, For photojournalism, I need a dust-sealed, weather-resistant, tough L-Series lens that can zoom from quite wide to long telephoto, and that zooms smoothly and effortlessly for when I shoot video. 28-300mm is what I used to use, and would like to shoot with again — but RF, so that I will not need adapt an old lens. Since I wear eyeglasses, when I shoot video I cannot easily see the video recording icon. As a result, I often discover too late that am not recording video when I think that I am. There needs to be a more easily seen recording indicator — perhaps a red border around the entire viewfinder, or perhaps a faint red diagonal line across the viewfinder. Overall I really like the Canon R3 and I highly recommend it.