Hello from Canada

[Old John]

Thank you for allowing me to join your group. My name is John Burns, I am retired and living in Southern Ontario. My first "serious" camera was a 35mm SLR purchased around 1978. It was a Zenith with no battery or electronics and an optically indifferent 50mm lens.
My fist digital camera was a Canon Rebel T3, followed by an 80D and then 90D. Then I went full frame with the EOS R in 2019.
I got hooked on wildlife photography with the 80D, but quickly found that while the EOS R had very good image quality, it was not great for wildlife unless it was asleep. My current camera is an R5, under expensive repair with Canon after 18 months of ownership.

 

[JackC]

Thank you for allowing me to join your group. My name is John Burns, I am retired and living in Southern Ontario. My first "serious" camera was a 35mm SLR purchased around 1978. It was a Zenith with no battery or electronics and an optically indifferent 50mm lens.
My fist digital camera was a Canon Rebel T3, followed by an 80D and then 90D. Then I went full frame with the EOS R in 2019.
I got hooked on wildlife photography with the 80D, but quickly found that while the EOS R had very good image quality, it was not great for wildlife unless it was asleep. My current camera is an R5, under expensive repair with Canon after 18 months of ownership.

Hey John, Welcome. Sorry to hear about the R5 needing repairs. Hope you get it back (and all fixed) soon. Do you still have one of your previous cameras to use until repair is done?

 

[MikeZ]

Hi John, and welcome to the group.

 

[Old John]

Hey John, Welcome. Sorry to hear about the R5 needing repairs. Hope you get it back (and all fixed) soon. Do you still have one of your previous cameras to use until repair is done?

Yes, I still have my EOS R and my 90D, so I am not without. I have to admit that they have proven to be more reliable than the R5.

 

[Old John]

Hi John, and welcome to the group.

Thank you.

 

[Bryan Conner]

Hi John and welcome to the group.

 

[Old John]

Hi John and welcome to the group.

Thank you Brian.

 

[Paul Iddon]

Welcome aboard John.

Paul.

 

[Old John]

Welcome aboard John.

Paul.

Thank you Paul

 

[Tim Mayo]

Welcome John and thank you very much for joining up here and introducing yourself to us. The R5 is a cracking camera. I do wonder what they will add to the rumored R5 Mk II to make it even better.

 

[Emma Simpson]

Hi John, welcome and thank you for joining. I hope Canon manage to sort your camera repairs out soon.

 

[Hali]

Hi John! Welcome to the group! I'm sorry to hear about your problems with the R5. I've had mine for 2 years now and as much as I love the camera I've had some issues with it as well. I hope your problems get fixed soon.

 

[Old John]

Welcome John and thank you very much for joining up here and introducing yourself to us. The R5 is a cracking camera. I do wonder what they will add to the rumored R5 Mk II to make it even better.

Hi Timothy,
Thank you for the welcome. The R5 is indeed a very good feature rich camera for the price. The other brands have nothing like it at this price level. Can I ask where in the UK do you live? I was born in the Uk and did not leave until I retired.

 

[Old John]

Hi John, welcome and thank you for joining. I hope Canon manage to sort your camera repairs out soon.

Hi Emma, thank you for the welcome and Canon did sort my camera out. I do hope that the problem is a "one off" and that I have not bought a "lemon".

 

[Old John]

Hi John! Welcome to the group! I'm sorry to hear about your problems with the R5. I've had mine for 2 years now and as much as I love the camera I've had some issues with it as well. I hope your problems get fixed soon.

Hi Hali, thank you for the welcome. My R5 has been repaired and seems ok but I will not be doing much with it until the Canadian winter abates. I have owned a number of Canon cameras and this is the first that needed a repair. My most reliable were my crop sensor DSLRs, and still going strong.

 

[MikeZ]

Hi John, what was the problem that caused the repair on your R5? Curious about the issue and whether it may be something that others may experience.

 

[Tim Mayo]

Hi Timothy,
Thank you for the welcome. The R5 is indeed a very good feature rich camera for the price. The other brands have nothing like it at this price level. Can I ask where in the UK do you live? I was born in the Uk and did not leave until I retired.

I live in Shropshire now very close to Ludlow. I was living in Malvern before moving and before that spent 10 years in Germany. My hometown is Kidderminster so I'm still close to family which is nice.

 

[Old John]

Hi John, what was the problem that caused the repair on your R5? Curious about the issue and whether it may be something that others may experience.

Hi MikeZ
The problem started around November last year. The camera would lock up while shooting a burst in AF servo and no data would be written to the card. The problem was intermittent but started to increase in frequency, and I noticed an error warning on the LCD screen. The error warning was error code 70. I contacted Canon and went through all their recommended routines but to no avail. The net result was I had to return the camera to Canon for repair at my expense because it was out of warranty by about 5 months. The repair bill, with taxes, was $908.00 CAD. I hope that others do not have this problem.

 

[Old John]

I live in Shropshire now very close to Ludlow. I was living in Malvern before moving and before that spent 10 years in Germany. My hometown is Kidderminster so I'm still close to family which is nice.

From what I can remember that was a pretty part of the country. My hometown was Liverpool but I escaped in my late twenties after joining the RN. I ended up living in Plymouth Devon for the rest of my days in the UK before moving to Canada on my retirement.

 

[MikeZ]

Thanks for the info, John, and sorry to hear about the details and the cost of repair.

 

[Tim Mayo]

From what I can remember that was a pretty part of the country. My hometown was Liverpool but I escaped in my late twenties after joining the RN. I ended up living in Plymouth Devon for the rest of my days in the UK before moving to Canada on my retirement.

Yes it is lovely here. Lots of hills and walks which are my cup of tea. I bet Canada is a fantastic place to live! Do you think you'll come back to the UK at some point?

 

[Old John]

Yes it is lovely here. Lots of hills and walks which are my cup of tea. I bet Canada is a fantastic place to live! Do you think you'll come back to the UK at some point?

No Tim, I will not be returning to the UK, even for a visit.

 

[Bear]

Thank you for allowing me to join your group. My name is John Burns, I am retired and living in Southern Ontario. My first "serious" camera was a 35mm SLR purchased around 1978. It was a Zenith with no battery or electronics and an optically indifferent 50mm lens.
My fist digital camera was a Canon Rebel T3, followed by an 80D and then 90D. Then I went full frame with the EOS R in 2019.
I got hooked on wildlife photography with the 80D, but quickly found that while the EOS R had very good image quality, it was not great for wildlife unless it was asleep. My current camera is an R5, under expensive repair with Canon after 18 months of ownership.

Welcome aboard and also sorry to hear about your R5. Had my R5 for 14-months and now worried.

 

[Old John]

Welcome aboard and also sorry to hear about your R5. Had my R5 for 14-months and now worried.

Hi,

My R5 problem should be viewed in context with my overall Canon experience. I have owned 6 Canon cameras over the past 12 years, (GAS perhaps), and this is the first time that I have had a problem. I am only aware of one other person having had a similar fault with an R5, and he was in Australia. There is not a flurry of reports on the net complaining about R5 reliability, and there would be if the camera was flawed. I was simply unfortunate this time, is does happen. Enjoy your camera as I hope to continue to enjoy mine.

 

[Bear]

Hi,

My R5 problem should be viewed in context with my overall Canon experience. I have owned 6 Canon cameras over the past 12 years, (GAS perhaps), and this is the first time that I have had a problem. I am only aware of one other person having had a similar fault with an R5, and he was in Australia. There is not a flurry of reports on the net complaining about R5 reliability, and there would be if the camera was flawed. I was simply unfortunate this time, is does happen. Enjoy your camera as I hope to continue to enjoy mine.

Thanks “Young” John (Igot you beat by a couple of years). Signed: Old Bear.

 

[out of focus]

Welcome to you, John.

It's interesting to read about your camera history, going back to your old 35mm.
Sorry to hear that your relatively new R5 is in need of repair.