At first, it was just rumors that sounded almost too good to be true. A mirrorless Canon R-series camera with IBIS and 8K video? But little by little, the indications that there could be something there increased and ultimately expanded into a veritable leak. Now Canon has officially announced the development of such a camera. And it should be on the market by the middle of the year. There is even one official website for the EOS R5,
Review: At the end of 2013 I sold my last (full frame) DSLR, a Nikon, including lenses and switched to the Micro Four Thirds system and the OM-D E-M1. I explained the reasons for this in detail in the test of the E-M1. One of the most important was the desire for less size and weight of the equipment and to switch to the future-oriented mirrorless technology (DSLM – Digital Single Lens Mirrorless) at an early stage. At that time, Canon and Nikon had no idea of a comparable complete and serious DSLM system. I accepted certain compromises in image quality because the E-M1 has just proven itself so well as a photographic tool. In fact, the two top dogs did not enter this segment with full-frame cameras until 2018 with the Nikon Z and Canon EOS R, which, however, did not fully convince me.
But now I am getting more and more specific thoughts, possibly returning to full format.
First of all: I haven’t decided anything yet, because firstly, the new Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III is in the starting blocks (see performance yesterday), which I would like to test first, and secondly, the new Canon must first prove whether it is worth changing the system. Nevertheless. There is a chance that my multi-year trip to Micro Four Thirds will end soon or be supplemented by full format.
Has been doing its job reliably for six years: Olympus OM-D E-M1.
First of all to the facts. Canon has released the new EOS R5 with 45 MP in a press release. The most important reason why this camera is far more interesting than the previous R and RP is because it will get an IBIS (In Body Image Stabilizer). One of the biggest criticisms of the R / RP is ironed out. And as can be heard from “well-informed circles”, the Canon IBIS should be extremely effective and work even more efficiently in conjunction with IS lenses. Rumor has it of 5 f-stops (only IBIS) or 7-8 f-stops (together with Lens-IS), which Canon would catch up with the best systems of this type (Olympus) available so far. That would be quite a bang!
Other features of the R5 / R6, some of which still stem from the rumor mill:
- 12fps mechanical shutter, 20fps electronic (confirmed)
- Scroll wheel on the back (confirmed)
- Elimination of the little-loved EOS R touch bar (confirmed)
- Larger capacity battery but compatible with EOS 5D Mark IV
- 8K @ 30fps RAW (confirmed)
- 4K @ 120fps
- 4K @ 60fps
- Built-in 5GHz WiFi
- two memory card slots (confirmed)
- automatic transfer of data to image.canon cloud (10 GB free – confirmed)
- Delivery in July 2020
In addition, Canon has confirmed that it is currently developing nine new lenses for the RF mount, which are expected to be launched later this year. The RF 24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM (499 euros, available from the end of April) was specifically announced. The RF 100-500 f / 4.5-7.1L IS USM and a 1.4x and 2.0x extender have also been shown.
Oh, before I forget: Canon also introduced the EOS 850D. An entry-level DSLR with eye AF.
- 24.1 megapixel dual pixel CMOS APS-C sensor
- 4K (contrast AF) 24p / 25p
- Full HD with dual pixel CMOS AF up to 60p
- AF system with 45 fields
- AF with eye detection (and tracking)