Couple of questions for R5 owners!

[jyanscole74]

Hi gang, I recently received my R5 and am working out the kinks of moving from my 7Dii. Just had a couple of questions I was hoping the community could help me with!

1. Is it possible for the camera to out resolve the lens that are on it? I’m using a very old EF 24-105L on mine and it seems like the pictures are just incredibly soft, even with a Fast shutter speed and small aperture, with a tripod.

2. Does anyone know if there’s a reputable screen protector on the market for the R5? The screen is beautiful but I’m always afraid of damaging it.

3)Does anyone have experience with using a 1.4x iii or 2x iii with any EF lenses? Any issue with auto focus slowing? I have a EF 100-400 mk2 I don’t want to drop another three grand on the 100-500 but I do miss the reach of the crop sensor haha.

Thank you in advance!!!

[kvbarkley]

"but I do miss the reach of the crop sensor haha."

Then crop. That is where your extra "reach" comes from.

[MikeSowsun]

The R5 in 1.6 crop mode will have about 17mp vs 20mp for the 7D Mk II.  In my experience, using a 1.4x II on my 5D Mk III and 70-200 II, the images are just a little sharper than the cropping the 5D Mk III images. 

It would be interesting to see someone compare the R5 and 1.4x, with the just the R5 1.6 crop mode.  

[Waddizzle]

1. Anything is possible, including operator error.  Judging from your vague details, I suspect operator error.
2. The best protection for the flip screen is to turn it around and close it.  A protector prevents you from doing that.
3. The R5 is designed to autofocus with the RF f/11 primes, but with a reduction in available active AF points to a large area zone in the center of the viewfinder.  This is a vast improvement over the 7D Mark II single Af point at f/8.