Pro Moviemaker Sept/Oct 2020 - Newsletter

CANONEOS R5

the EOS R5 has IBIS. This works in conjunction with IS lenses, if you have them, to give a very steady image. It doesn’t replace a gimbal, but makes handheld shots usable. If you use the camera on a tripod, it’s best to turn the IBIS off, as occasionally the image will jump a little and ruin the shot. Compared to the older EOS R, the new R5 has a new body design again which has a more professional feel, control layout and build quality. There’s still no exposure mode dial, but a Mode button at the centre of a rotating collar. Push this and make your changes via the front or rear input dial. These set different stills modes, so to get to the movie settings you push the Info button while the Mode button is active. It’s a bit fiddly, really. The innovative M-Fn multifunction bar of the EOS R has been dropped, and instead are the

ABOVE Canon’s latest f/2.8 pro lenses are just amazing, like the ’holy trinity’ of 15-35mm stabilised zoom, 70-200mm and 24-70mm

more traditional Canon joystick and rotary control dials, which are better. The EVF is excellent, as is the articulating monitor. Shame there are no professional video monitoring tools like waveforms or false colour. That’s where the EOS R5 shows its real colours. Yes, it has that awesome 8K and 4K/120p video spec, but it’s also designed as an incredibly good stills camera with stunning 45-megapixel resolution. It’s a camera that is not compromised in terms of its stills, as it is capable of shooting the highest-quality images suitable for magazines and billboards all over the world. If you demand the very highest quality for stills and video, the EOS R5 delivers.

“The R5 is also designed as an incredibly good stills camera”

THE VERDICT Canon’s first move into full-frame mirrorless was the EOS R, whichwas a good camera, and in some ways was overshadowed by the stunning lenses available like the RF 50mm f/1.2 L, 28- 70mm f/2 L and 85mm f/1.2L DS. Now, the lens range has grown to a proper professional set, including the latest 15-35mm f/2.8L and 70-200mm f/2.8L, whichwe tested on the R5 alongwith the 24-70mm f/2.8L lens with image stabilisation. This is a serious range of high-end lenses, and the EOS R5 is a seriously good camera that canmake full use of them. And there’s an EF lens adapter to use your legacy Canon glass while you build up your RF collection. That it can record 4K/120p full- frame in 4:2:2 10-bit All-I internally in Canon Log is a stunning achievement

HOW IT RATES Features: 9 It has 8K Raw and All-I, 4K up to 120p, 10-bit 4:2:2, Dual Pixel AF and IBIS Performance: 9 8K and 4KHQ footage is insanely good, but you can’t ignore the time restrictions Handling: 9 More pro-style controls improves the user experience significantly Value for money: 8 It’s themost expensive flagship full-frame camera and lenses are pricey, too OVERALL RATING: 9/10 It’s the king in terms of detailed, high resolution and 8K Raw Pros: Video AF, 8K Raw, 4K/120p slomo Cons: That overheating problem, no 240fps HD

that actually ismore impressive than the headline 8K andmore useful for the majority of filmmakers. If you understand the recording time limitations of the R5 and canwork them into your workflow, then it is a stunning machine capable of the very highest quality video footage bar none. And shooting the finest quality stills froma frankly awesome set of lensesmakes it doubly attractive to some. If youwere on the fence about the Canon EOS R series and RF lenses, then you don’t need to wait any longer. It’s a serious system that is going to develop and last for a long time.

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