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The Canon EOS R5 is fast becoming one of the most anticipated cameras of the past few years, but it's certainly not been in a rush to reveal
Conference focused on its video powers
You can read more about what we thought of that in our feature on the EOS R5's video specs.But how does the EOS R5 fit into the bigger
picture at Canon? And mirrorless cameras in general? We spoke to David Parry, Canon's Product Marketing Specialist, to find out and you can
read his thoughts below.While our interview took place before Canon's most recent announcement about the EOS R5's video powers, it's still
you're wondering whether or not the EOS R5 is the spiritual successor to the ground-breaking EOS 5D Mark III, it's well worth diving into
our chat to find out(Image credit: Future)Is the Canon EOS R5 body based on the EOS R?"What you can see is that it is actually slightly
fatter than the EOS R across the top
bar?"We've got the joystick on here, instead of the Multi-function bar
get on with it at all," he said
kind of level will expect functions similar to what you get on a 5D." he added.So is that why this camera is called the EOS R5?"It's aimed
at that level of the market
This isn't a replacement for the 5D Mark IV or anything like that
But this is a mirrorless 5-series, it's aimed at that segment of the market," he said."Which makes sense because in film days we had the EOS
5, then with digital DSLRs we had the 5D, and now we've got the R5 now
So it's all the same sort of level." he added.(Image credit: Future) "Let's not forget there are a lot of enthusiasts out there who love
products at this level."And more generally away from the specs, who is the Canon EOS R5 aimed at? What type of photographer will buy
it?"This is going to be a well-rounded product in the sense that it's full-frame, it's got a high frame-rate (20fps and 12fps), it's got
amazing video capability with the 8K
So it's going to be an incredibly powerful product," he said."As the name gives away, the type of consumer who's going to buy it is going to
be your 5-series user, it's going to be that sort of level of product
Someone who's using it professionally and someone who's using it semi-professionally as well," he said."But let's not forget there are a lot
of enthusiasts out there who love products at this level," he added
"It's not targeted towards any particular genre of photography, in the same way that the 5 series evolved into that all-rounder type of
With the 5-series you see it in every single kind of photography situation you can imagine," he added.The EOS R5 has impressive video
How does it handle heat issues when shooting 8K video?"We've been doing this for a while now and we've learnt a lot of techniques to
dissipate heat on other products that we have in our lineup
dissipate heat using different materials has been something we've been pretty proud of on other products
lot of technology that we know is now coming together and giving us the ability to really step up these specifications," he said.(Image
credit: Future)The EOS R5 has Animal Eye AF
Does this work in both video and stills?"We can't divulge that at the moment, but what's really exciting about that for us is that it's
With dogs and cats, they've got different breeds, but they do look relatively similar, whereas birds can look completely different, from
house martins right up to ostriches
That's pretty exciting," he added.Is animal autofocus based on the same Deep Learning tech that we first saw on the 1DX Mark III?"We're not
divulging anything about where that tech has come from, but again all the learnings from other cameras we have do go into the next
crash helmets and things like that, which has made a big difference to the 1DX."(Image credit: Future)Does the EOS R5 have full
weather-sealing for wildlife photographers?"We never quote weather-sealing figures, because of the big hole in the front of the camera, but
on this product will be, but we are aware that people do use these in pretty harsh environments, so that would be a consideration for us
I couldn't say what those figures are, but it's pretty robust I have to say," he added.And lastly, the current situation with coronavirus is
obviously difficult for a lot of manufacturers
Is the EOS R5 likely to be delayed?"We're in the same situation as all the other manufacturers in that we're keeping an eye on things and
being able to deal with things like the tsunami and earthquakes
I know this is very, very different, but there's things in place to work on this kind of thing," he added."We can't say whether this is
going to be affected or not, but let's just wait and see what happens over the next few weeks
This is going to be a really exciting camera for us
It's creating quite a stir and we want people to really enjoy this product, so the sooner we can get it out there the better really," he
its design decisions and also gives us a hint of what it might ultimately cost.The Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, for example, arrived for $3,500 /
While we'd love the EOS R5 to cost somewhere in that ballpark, we think it's likely to be a bit more pricey, but that's still a good marker
for how much you'll need to shell out.Also, if Canon's recent Virtual Press Conference is anything to go by, then it appears to be pressing
ahead with the EOS R5 launch as planned, as there was no mention of possible delays
We don't yet have an exact launch date yet, but rumors suggest this will be sometime around July 2020.Until then, photographers will have to
resist the temptation to buy a Sony A7R IV or Nikon Z7, and hope that the rest of the EOS R5's specs are as impressive as what Canon has
We'll bring you more official updates as we get them.yo7PTSmNjkNybfV7LCULiA.jpg?#
