To this day, the R5 is the product release I've been most excited about, including things outside of photography. I remember April 2020, at the height of COVID lockdown with nothing else to do, refreshing canonrumors every hour looking for news. I am not typically a covetous person but I wanted one *so bad*.
The R5 will certainly leave a great legacy. It has been a workhorse. I'm sure new stock will be available for some time, and when that runs out, the used market is active. I picked up a second R5 body on the used market a few months back, and I think that my R5s will continue to serve me well for years to come.
A digital camera that was in production for 5 1/2 years and is still competitive today. Pretty amazing machine. It was the first Canon R camera I really enjoyed and trusted.
My it rest in peace. As so many great cameras before it, things move on with technology. 5 years from now when we have a high resolution camera with fast frame rate shooting, large file storage, super high performance EVF's with resolution we've only dreamed of. By then I have little doubt they'll have, incorporated into the processing some AI for noise reduction allowing some insane great high ISO performance levels. we will no longer mourn the passing of previous models
I assumed it was out of production in 2024 and they are just selling old stocks. Why would it remain when the R5 II is so similar and has a higher ASP?
dcisive wrote:
M[a]y it rest in peace. As so many great cameras before it, things move on with technology.
Perhaps so but the Mk II didn't seem to do much more. I'm sure there are specific applications where more is better but so far I can't see it. I was slow into the R system but the both the R5 and R7 have been wonderful leaving me with the feeling that I could never need more. Having had all the numbered 5 series and most of the ## series APS-C it is a relief to feel I don't need to anticipate or want something better. My other long term use camera is the G1X III, a real jewell of a compact that is out of production, has no replacement, and needs none.
p.1 #10 · The R5 has been officially discontinued.
Have you tried using the two (R5 and R5 II) side by side, such as 100-500 on one and 600/4 on another? I find them just enough different in controls and function to be quite annoying.
The R5 has a bit better IQ if you can tolerate that mechanical shutter.
p.1 #13 · The R5 has been officially discontinued.
EB-1 wrote:
I assumed it was out of production in 2024 and they are just selling old stocks. Why would it remain when the R5 II is so similar and has a higher ASP?
EBH
It's still a very good, capable camera (just like the original 5D, 5DS R & 5D4, among other cameras) and you can buy them used on the B/S Forum between $1850 & $2000. Not everybody needs the latest & greatest technology
Jim
p.1 #14 · The R5 has been officially discontinued.
Check your dealer for special Canon deals this time of year, I got a few hundred off the sale price for the R5 when my AD had one in mid-January. I had sold mine a few years ago and missed it .
p.1 #15 · The R5 has been officially discontinued.
EB-1 wrote:
Have you tried using the two (R5 and R5 II) side by side, such as 100-500 on one and 600/4 on another? I find them just enough different in controls and function to be quite annoying.
The R5 has a bit better IQ if you can tolerate that mechanical shutter.
I've gotten used to the R5's controls, or my configuration of them. I can go back and forth between R5 and R7 with little difficulty, but part of my avoidance of upgrading is getting used to new control layouts and configurations. Spent a fair amount of time getting these to my liking.
Also, the R5 has one of the nicest mechanical shutters I've used. R7 not so much.
p.1 #16 · The R5 has been officially discontinued.
MS is not popular with birders nowadays. In general lenses don't like the shutter shock though EFCS in the R5 is not bad for mitigation. The R7 has so many rotten features that whatever they can do in an R7 II I would never use an R7 again. I probably shoud have replaced the R5 with an R5 II, but thought that one of each would fine.
p.1 #17 · The R5 has been officially discontinued.
EB-1 wrote:
Have you tried using the two (R5 and R5 II) side by side, such as 100-500 on one and 600/4 on another? I find them just enough different in controls and function to be quite annoying.
The R5 has a bit better IQ if you can tolerate that mechanical shutter.
EBH
Sorry, I don't agree. Owned both and feel the MkII is a definite upgrade in several areas. Birding for sure. Landscapes...perhaps more a wash. But the focus system is without a doubt brought to the next level. The tweaked EVF (borrowed from the R3) is nice as well. The small button changes are also welcome.
p.1 #18 · The R5 has been officially discontinued.
I'm not sure what you are saying that we don't agree. The R5 II is better for sure, other than being a bit noisier. I wish Canon would eliminate the baked in NR completely and just give us the RAW truth.
My point is that using two slightly different bodies is tough for the muscle memory. I should have gotten a second R5 II.
p.1 #20 · The R5 has been officially discontinued.
EB-1 wrote:
The R5 II is better for sure, other than being a bit noisier...
I'm really not happy with the level of noise shown by my R5'II, at 800 and above. I have yet to test them side by side but so feel like the 5D IV is as good of not better at higher ISOs.
Perhaps so but the Mk II didn't seem to do much more. I'm sure there are specific applications where more is better but so far I can't see it. I was slow into the R system but the both the R5 and R7 have been wonderful leaving me with the feeling that I could never need more. Having had all the numbered 5 series and most of the ## series APS-C it is a relief to feel I don't need to anticipate or want something better. My other long term use camera is the G1X III, a real jewell of a compact that is out of production, has no replacement, and needs none. 
