Canon EOS R5 Full-Frame Mirrorless Digital Camera with Zoom Lens, 45 Megapixels

I've enjoyed taking photos for decades(5), R5 is by far my favorite for a number of reasons but mostly its ability to deep beautiful clarity and colors. Low light photos to bright sunny days wow is all I can say. Not a professional photographer, but this camera has renewed my desire to take more pictures.

The R5 is an amazing deal refurbished. In my opinion it still has the best image quality of any camera in Canon's lineup and worthy of Canon's legendary 5 series badge.

The R5 fixes nearly every gripe I had with previous Canon cameras. It's built exceptionally well, handles intuitively with excellent overall control placement (hurray for three-dial exposure control, the death of the multi-function control bar and the return of the AF joystick!), is hushed in operation, has an excellent (electronic) viewfinder, shoots quickly when needed, colors are romanticized without straying too far from reality, (finally) raw files have enough dynamic range to handle high-contrast lighting situations without resorting to HDR or blending in post and perhaps most welcome of all, debuts Canon's first IBIS system–which was worth the wait, because it works fantastically. It's wonderful to see Canon swing for the fences with this upper mid-tier camera in a way I haven't seen since the EOS 5/A2/A2E. And they essentially hit it out of the park. Complaints are minor: The AF joystick and rear scroll wheel are a stretch for the thumb when shooting; you have to wait for the meter to timeout to engage Auto ISO; and while comprehensive, the vertical grip controls in no way mirror their placement in the standard configuration (I'd rather the grip had been taller/bulkier with consistent control placement). After more than a decade using competing systems, it's great to have a Canon camera suited to my needs again. Well done, Canon!

I have had this camera for a few months now and absolutely love it. The photos are amazing. I shoot manual and auto focus and the results are great. This is a professional grade camera and as such there are a lot of features too numerous to discuss here, but there are plenty of videos out there that go into the details on this great camera. Would highly recommend this camera.

Amazing camera!!!! So sharp so fast! Canon made an incredible camera body that in my opinion for photography is unbeatable! I have been shooting wildlife and focus on whales and dolphins and even when the animals are coming quick out of the water it focuses on them so fast! I love this product

I've only had the camera for a few weeks but it is definitely an upgrade from my Canon 5d Mark III. I should have go mirrorless a lot sooner. The auto focus on this camera is amazing. Even with my 85mm 1.2 if has very sharp focus and its quick I love the flip out screen as I am able to see what I am taking pictures of from different angles. Still getting use to tjhe settings but compared to my 5d Mark III this shines.

ransitioning to the Canon EOS R5 feels like a massive leap forward in raw technical capability, especially when coming from the baseline EOS R. As a high-resolution, high-performance tool, it delivers arguably some of the finest imaging files on the market today. However, living with the camera reveals a few distinct engineering bottlenecks that complicate the user experience. The High Points: Uncompromising Image Quality and Ergonomics First and foremost, the image quality is spectacular. The 45-megapixel sensor paired with Canon's modern RF color science yields files with incredible micro-contrast, clinical sharpness, and ample dynamic range. When pairing the body with native glass like the RF 50mm f/1.8—especially stopped down to its f/4 sweet spot—the resolving power easily satisfies the most demanding pixel-peeping standards. The ergonomics and control layout are equally stellar. Returning to the traditional joystick and robust rear dial interface (moving away from the EOS R's experimental M-Fn bar) makes blind-operating the camera effortless. The deep grip balances wonderfully, even when adapting heftier DSLR lenses like the Tamron 17-35mm via the EF-to-RF adapter. The Bottlenecks: Where the R5 Tests Your Patience Despite its flagship-tier performance, the R5 enforces several sharp technical limitations that remind you of the physical costs of managing high-density data. 1. The Auditory Disappointment: A Muddy Shutter Sound For photographers who view the tactile and acoustic feedback of a camera as core to the experience, the R5's mechanical shutter is a letdown. Where the original EOS R possessed a sharp, crisp, metallic "click" that felt incredibly decisive and mechanical, the R5 sounds distinctly muffled and muddy. This dampening is a direct byproduct of engineering necessity: to protect 45 megapixels of data from the micro-vibrations of a 12fps mechanical shutter mechanism, Canon had to heavily cushion the assembly. While your images stay tack-sharp, your ears sacrifice that satisfying, tactile snap. 2. The Data Avalanche: Overwhelming File Sizes Moving to a 45MP workflow means constantly wrestling with massive file sizes. A standard uncompressed RAW file frequently pushes north of 50MB. If you are shooting long sequences or high-volume bursts, your storage architecture gets pushed to its absolute limits. This creates a downstream ripple effect: importing files, running heavy processing pipelines, or feeding images into local AI/ML models demands substantial computing overhead and extensive hard drive space. It forces you to be incredibly disciplined about what you shoot, turning the camera into a high-maintenance data factory. 3. The Electronic Shutter Artificial Ceiling Perhaps the most frustrating firmware-enforced bottleneck is the strict behavior of the electronic shutter. While the 20fps silent shooting mode is a powerful asset for tracking motion without a sound, it comes with a severe restriction: the shutter speed cannot drop below 1/0.5 seconds. This artificial ceiling is a protective measure against data degradation. Because the R5's sensor takes relatively long to read out the full 45 megapixels row-by-row in electronic mode, prolonged exposures accumulate massive amounts of heat and dark current noise. To prevent your shadows from dissolving into a messy matrix of colorful thermal artifacts, Canon completely locks out long exposures. If you need to shoot architectural long exposures or slow-shutter motion on a tripod, you are abruptly forced to switch back to mechanical or electronic first-curtain modes. Final Verdict The Canon EOS R5 is a phenomenal piece of engineering, but it is not a "carefree" camera. It demands that you accept the physical tax of high-resolution shooting—tolerating a dampened shutter sound, managing a deluge of data, and constantly navigating shutter-mode workarounds to maximize your dynamic range. It is a precision instrument that rewards you with breathtaking images, provided you are willing to play strictly by its rules.

Upgrading from the EOS R ended up being a good decision. The R5's capabilities are much better than the R, in my opinion. The AF is much quicker, ergonomics are better, although, I would have liked the body to be a little beefier, and the eye/face detection is a huge improvement. Dropping the larger files into PS wasn't as worrisome as I thought it would be, as my laptop is handling the edits just fine. I haven't tried out the video yet, but will once I am able to afford a Cfexpress card in the near future. The customization, even though I haven't experienced everything yet, is a little better. There are settings that I wanted that I had to go in and change from default, but that's not a huge deal. Battery life, from what I can tell, isn't as great as the R and only being 15% larger capacity can only go so far on the R5. Hopefully with future firmware updates, the overall bug fixes will happen, along with some temp tweak options as well. I assume longer recording times will be looked at, too. Overall, after using this new body for a couple weeks now, I have been happy with my results. And it's always a good ice breaker with other Canon shooters since it's such a new camera.

This is a fantastic camera with some issues, which seem to be getting addressed. The problem boils down to overheating (pun intended). This makes using some of the more amazing things not practical except for very short videos. The first update has helped alleviate the problem but it is still and issue. Maybe they released it too soon.

Best canon I have ever owned. Same horrible canon CS. Love the new R5's FPS and AF features. The IS is amazing to say the least. I was thinking it would be lighter with the new lenses but that really isn't the case. However the tremendous improvements makes it a mute point. Rather have the advancements over weight loss.