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Gorwan
5 years ago •
purchased this product
For the price, an extremely well-balanced and flexible camera that produces extremely sharp and true colour images. I would get it again.
I've had the camera for a few weeks now and after some initial scepticism I'm completely convinced.

Pictures:
At first I thought that the adapter ring would have a negative effect on the quality of the pictures, but: far from it! The sharpness of my lenses is subjectively much better than on the old 5MKII.
The images are, as usual for Canon, very fab and hardly need any post-processing.

The processing:
Since I had rather larger hands and had a lot of trouble operating the mirrorless cameras without my fingers cramping, I was very pleasantly surprised here. The camera feels extremely high-quality and sits very securely and comfortably in the hand. Even my better half (with small hands) could operate it without any problems.
Otherwise, the workmanship is extremely high quality and feels better than the competition.

Operation:
Admittedly: At first I had a hard time with the new layout of the buttons and the lack of a joystick. But after 2-3 hours I didn't want to miss the very good touchscreen and didn't even notice that the joystick was missing.
Almost every button can be freely assigned - a great thing!
I haven't used the touch bar yet.
The quality of the two screens is extremely good and very fluid.

Video:
Since I take 99% of my photos with the camera and don't need a video camera, all the negative points don't bother me at all.

SD card slot:
The constantly raised point that the 2nd card slot is missing is incomprehensible to me. If you absolutely need a redundancy, it is better to transfer the pictures to your mobile phone/laptop synchronously via WiFi. Works perfectly.
I have not experienced a single card failure in over 20 years.
Pro
Processing
Picture quality / sharpness
Price/Performance
Adaptable to all EF lenses
Speed
Both screens
Contra
native lenses are still too expensive (although very good)
Chr73
4 years ago •
purchased this product
Good all-rounder with solid image quality.
I was able to buy the camera from you at a great price and against this background I find the camera outstanding. The firmware update transformed the camera from a frog into a prince. Of course, the continuous shooting speed is still not the fastest when tracking the subject. The dynamic range is good, even though there will probably be better sensors in the future. Nevertheless, the image quality is excellent and the raw images can be developed with less effort than with the competition. The ergonomics are good, but the operating concept leaves some question marks. Thankfully, the camera can be configured very individually. In the end, the camera should be judged by what it delivers, and that is photographs at the very highest level. I enjoy it.
Pro
Processing
Autofocus after firmware update
Solid body with good ergonomics
Good raw files and beautiful image quality
Proven batteries with sufficient power
Adapter is worth its weight in gold
Best Full HD Video
Best EVF I have seen so far
Contra
Still too few buttons for a "pro" or "semipro" body
Continuous shooting speed
Wörn
5 years ago •
purchased this product
Useful with a fantastic flip-and-touch display and very good electronic viewfinder. Fits well in the hand. Good autofocus. Sensitive to LED light with quiet shutter.
After a few weeks with the EOS R, I'm still not completely sold:
1. autofocus: with subject tracking, the autofocus comes to 3 frames/sec. In this day and age, that's unbelievably bad. Therefore unusable for action/sports. On the other hand, the autofocus is very fast and gets a sharp action picture even in one-shot AF (but only one).
You can set the focus point via the touch display, even over the entire image area. This is really great, but you need a free left hand, so it's difficult to shoot with a 70-200mm without a tripod. You can set up the camera to move the focus point with the directional buttons (that's how I did it), but because the sensor now has thousands of focus points, it's much slower than with the 5D III, for example. Initially I had the entire rear display set as a touch area, but there was always the danger that I'd accidentally refocus with my nose. But if you only take the left area, for example, to focus, it is at the bottom in portrait format shots - and not on the left side of the display. Needs getting used to.
2. the touch bar: Where there were important operating elements in the predecessors, there is now a useless touchbar. I tried to assign a useful function to it, but either it says "function cannot be used at the moment" or you use it to adjust the camera unintentionally. I have now deactivated it. But you can assign new functions to all the buttons, so I don't miss the old switches. I also ordered the lens adapter with rotating ring and can use it to adjust the exposure compensation, for example, in a fraction of a second. It's great because this feature ensures that the pictures are always correctly exposed!
3. silent photography: The real reason why I got the camera. At theatre performances or classical concerts, the rattling of the reflex camera mirror is hugely annoying and a silent camera would be a real relief. Unfortunately, most stages today are equipped with LED spotlights. These produce such fast-paced light that most mirrorless record thin strips of light and dark (so-called banding). The pictures of a school performance where I tested the camera are partly unusable (the stripes are only visible when enlarged). Banding can be avoided by using the mechanical shutter. But it is much louder than the 5D III in silent mode.
Pro
Very fast autofocus with thousands of focus points. Also works well in twilight
Individualisability
Bright and responsive viewfinder
Fold-out (!), bright touch display that really deserves its name
No adaptation problems with Canon/Sigma/Tamron glass detected so far.
Camera is quite light and feels very good in the hand. It is fun to handle
Long battery life, you can continue to use the old 1D/5D batteries
Contra
Quiet (electronic) shutter unusable with LED light
Touchbar unusable

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For the price, an extremely well-balanced and flexible camera that produces extremely sharp and true colour images. I would get it again.

Good all-rounder with solid image quality.

Useful with a fantastic flip-and-touch display and very good electronic viewfinder. Fits well in the hand. Good autofocus. Sensitive to LED light with quiet shutter.