Canon R5 Anticipation for R5 Mark II?

[jcass]

Having been on an upgrade cycle of 7 to 8 years, I confess that I am likely to purchase an R5 Mark II on introduction after having my R5 for a year and half. That'll be two firsts for me: upgrading after only 1 1/2 years, and buying a camera at intro. Of course, this is depending on an actual release and the final specifications of the camera.

I love my R5 and plan to keep it as a second body. There are a couple of features though that just keep tugging me down the road to upgrade:

1. Pre-buffer shooting. I always miss birds launching by a hair and would like to take photos of lightning. In sports, I have a good sense for the moment of the action, this can only help.
2. Auto-focus improvements, especially QPAF and low light AF. The R5 is fantastic, but it does hunt in low light and improvements in the R6 II and R8 AF have been lauded. I admit, this is a weakness of mine and I can use all the help that I can get.
3. Increased resolution/size of viewfinder and display. My eyes just ain't what they used to be. My unicorn is the articulating viewfinder.
4. Multi-function hot shoe. My old flashes suffice, but the incompatibility moving forward is frustrating.
5. Stacked sensor... dynamic range... improved low light image quality. No complaints in my R5, but can you imagine it being better!

I'd like to know what other folks think about the Mark II... should the February announcement actually occur. I think it will. What features do or don't matter to you?

 

[BasilFawlty]

Same on the MP bump. I'm not criticizing the R5's auto-focus. I came from the 7D and I thought its auto-focus was great. But, I can use all the help I can get from the AF system. The feature at the top of my list is pre-buffer shooting (or whatever you want to call it). That and perhaps even better low-light AF and noise performance.

I've read about stacked sensors, but still don't have a fundamental understanding of what they improve. Is it just frame rate? Would like to hear your take considering you have both the RF and the OM-1.

The stacked sensor will greatly reduce the occurrence of rolling shutter, as one might expect when taking high speed shots of fast moving subjects.

 

[Kamoshika]

I think I'm going to this next week. I wonder if the R5II will be announced by then...and will I get to see one.

 

[JCBigler]

If you are goong to downgrade from the R5, you should look at the R6 mkII instead of the R8.

 

[BasilFawlty]

I think I'm going to this next week. I wonder if the R5II will be announced by then...and will I get to see one.

Look forward to your reporting!

 

[RedCobra]

Same on the MP bump. I'm not criticizing the R5's auto-focus. I came from the 7D and I thought its auto-focus was great. But, I can use all the help I can get from the AF system. The feature at the top of my list is pre-buffer shooting (or whatever you want to call it). That and perhaps even better low-light AF and noise performance.

I've read about stacked sensors, but still don't have a fundamental understanding of what they improve. Is it just frame rate? Would like to hear your take considering you have both the RF and the OM-1.

The quicker readout speed makes a faster electronic shutter possible for Stacked BSI CMOS models, plus allows for faster autofocus response for higher burst rates with autofocus. Stacked CMOS chips improve upon the BSI CMOS concept. They place components in a similar arrangement, but the design also stacks the image signal processor and its ultra-fast DRAM memory into the same silicon. This makes readout speeds even faster.

 

[jcass]

The quicker readout speed makes a faster electronic shutter possible for Stacked BSI CMOS models, plus allows for faster autofocus response for higher burst rates with autofocus. Stacked CMOS chips improve upon the BSI CMOS concept. They place components in a similar arrangement, but the design also stacks the image signal processor and its ultra-fast DRAM memory into the same silicon. This makes readout speeds even faster.

Do you think it is a noticeable impact on AF performance? And do you feel there's a high-ISO noise improvement?

 

[Jake Shoots Birds]

Do you think it is a noticeable impact on AF performance? And do you feel there's a high-ISO noise improvement?

As the user of both, if the R5 had the R7's focus system with no other changes it would be a huge improvement (understanding that much of the R7's issues are due largely to processing power and not the system - it performs great in the R3.). I don't care if it increases MP's, I'm happy with the status quo. If they do then I would want to see a significant improvement in sensor readout speed to improve the rolling shutter issues I get a lot with bird-in-flight photography. Would a stacked sensor improve AF and/or high-ISO noise? Answer in general is, "It depends". The question is would Canon release a MkII and not make improvements on both, and my answer is I would certainly hope not.

 

[koenkooi]

I keep wondering whether to sell my R5 and just keep my R8, let alone all the chat re an R5 II ... !!! No pro jobs. No need for a second card slot. IBIS I am not convinced it a must have for me ... and size (small) is a thing for me ... Yes, small is good ladies ! lol ... I love cropping though and theR5 is great for that. The R8 is great though and I want to pick that up more for weight than anything else. I have a good selection of RF lenses.

I did exactly that few weeks before xmas, sold the R5 and kept the R8. Most of what I use the R5 for, dragonflies and macro, isn’t a winter activity.
So far I haven’t regretted it, the R8 is much better for family pictures, the HF anti-flicker works great for my indoor LED lighting.
I did miss the 45MP when I encountered a kingfisher during a walk, but that’s about it. When I go out for a full morning of shooting during spring I’ll miss the larger battery, bigger buffer and CFe, but that’s still a few months away

 

[SO8]

Indications are an R5 ii is likely to be announced in about 6 weeks ....

Canon EOS R5 Mark II Specifications

We are expecting that the Canon EOS R5 Mark II will be announced before the end of April with availability coming a few months later. We don't have a solid date

www.canonrumors.com

The spec seems likely ... MP the same but a general improvement on the existing model which I feel lags behind the R6 ii / R8 in terms of focusing and ease of use.

I was going to sell. I am still loosely thinking about it as I can get an R3 for a silly low price. The thing is, I don't need an R3 and ought to just wait and see what the new R5 ii is like and trade then.

 

[jcass]

Indications are an R5 ii is likely to be announced in about 6 weeks ....

I'm still eagerly awaiting the release and real specs. 45MP is fine for me. Improved AF, low-light performance (less noise, more dynamic range), and pre-buffer mode are my big ticks. The rumored spec's seem to be indicating that those boxes will be checked. Some online folks are complaining that the Mark II will only be an incremental upgrade. I'm still of the mind that the right increments are all I need to make it worthwhile.