What the R5 Mark II represents is Canon's most capable all-round camera to date and it is easy to see why it has overshadowed even the EOS R1
. Like a thief in the night, the mantle for the most exciting Canon camera of 2024 was stolen by the R5 Mark II, and for very good reason. I got my hands on a full-production model and decided that a road trip was in order.
The dials and controls are all in an excellent layout. I like the new power button position better than the original. Gone are the days of having to customize each particular action photography use case to get the best results.The first thing I wanted to test again was the Eye-Control AF which tracks the movement of your eye and sets the AF point appropriately. When I was shooting basketball and soccer in Phoenix, Arizona with the early R5 Mark II, I found the tracking worked very well and locked onto a player of my choosing without having to use the AF joystick.
Animal eye detect AF is working well as usual and birds have now been combined with the overall animal mode. The R5 mkII will have a little more noise in the shadows if using electronic shutter mode even though the bit depth is the same regardless. Speaking of tools, the R5 Mark II now has a tally lamp and waveforms by which to expose your shot. These are tools we have been asking to see for a while and it’s wonderful that they are included. Unfortunately, the waveform can not be resized or moved in the frame yet, but even having one is a good start.
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