I bought a new camera

Tuesday 30 November 2021, 22:44 by Elja Trum | 4,482 views | 0 comments

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After nine years of enjoying my trusted Canon EOS 5D mark III, I have finally bought a new camera. It is the Canon EOS R5. Why did I choose this camera?

Unboxing
For years, I have been saying that my next camera would be a mirrorless camera. I have held almost every camera released in recent years, and it has been clear to me for a long time that mirrorless cameras have become better than DSLRs.

At first, this was only true for certain types of photography, but by now I do not think there is really any good reason to buy a DSLR anymore. Whatever you photograph.

The great advantage of a mirrorless camera is that you can see directly through the electronic viewfinder what the photo you are about to take will look like. Very useful while taking photos.

The Canon EOS R5 immediately appealed to me when it was announced, but its hefty price tag did hold me back. Now I have finally taken the plunge.

Why the Canon EOS R5?

So why did I choose this camera and not another model? In any case, the R5 is of course a logical successor to a 5D DSLR. It is at the same level, naturally with a number of useful upgrades.

Megapixels
Compared with the Canon 5D mark III, the number of megapixels is of course a major improvement. The R5 has more than twice as many pixels. A significant upgrade.

I am a big fan of more megapixels myself, on a large sensor, because I find them very useful when editing. You can work on details much more. In practice, for prints and such, the 22 megapixels I had were often simply more than enough, though.

Eye autofocus
As a portrait photographer, I am very enthusiastic about eye autofocus. You find this on most mirrorless cameras these days, and on the Canon R5 it is also incredibly fast and excellent.

You only have to point your camera at your model and it immediately focuses on the model's eye. That makes portrait photography very easy.

To get the most out of it, there are a number of useful settings you can use on the R5. More on that in a later article.

In-body image stabilisation
Another very nice improvement: this Canon finally has in-body image stabilisation. Something that has been standard on Sony cameras, for example, for years. This means you can still take handheld photos at slower shutter speeds without immediately having to worry about motion blur.

Of course, you still need to keep an eye on your shutter speed, but it gives you that extra bit of room which can make the difference between a sharp and a blurry photo.

Flip-out screen
It may seem like a small detail, but it is incredibly useful. Finally, the 5-series also has a flip-out screen. A feature that has been on Canon's entry-level cameras for years.

Thanks to the rotating and tilting screen, you can easily take photos from an unusual perspective. For example, from a very low or very high viewpoint. It simply makes taking photos much easier.

As far as I am concerned, those are the main advantages of the Canon EOS R5 over my old Canon EOS 5D mark III. Enough improvements to call it a great upgrade that should keep me going for years again.

Thanks to the EF-to-RF adapter, I can continue using all my existing EF lenses with this camera without any problems. There is not even any loss of quality, because the adapter contains nothing more than a bridging space for the incoming light. There is no glass in it or anything.

Right, time to schedule some photo shoots!

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