Anyone Ordering The R5C?

[shadowsports]

Greetings,

Anyone else considering?  The R5C was not the road I anticipated taking, but I'm tired of waiting and since this body doesn't overheat, I am more confident about it over the standard R5.      

Although I am a stills shooter, the Cinema EOS side of the body is intriguing.  Its so much smaller than a C70.  I'm not serious enough about video that I'd miss Clog2.  The body has 16 14 stops so plenty of DR for my use.  Its also not limited to Super35 or 16 (which isn't so much a limitation), but Canon has really stepped up here.  I don't care about ibis.  All of my lenses except 1 are IS and the body has digital IS built in.  I have purchased a bunch of accessories.  Control Ring Adapter, 2 512GB CF ExpressB, 2 128GB UHSII, 2x Watson batteries (Canon was out of stock), and I've not tried Manfrotto batteries yet.  

Going to try the AngelBird CFExpress cards and ProGrade for the XD Cards.  I've always used SanDisk so going to try something else.  Both are highly rated.

I also contacted EasyCover in the Netherlands and my contact there has said they do not plan to make a skin for the R5C.  Was hoping for this, but am more excited about a new body.  Haven't pulled the trigger quite yet.  I have a quick business trip and wanted to be back for the arrival.  Plan to wait a week.  If nothing glaring is reported, I will finally move to mirrorless.

[wobbleman99]

Hi Rick,

The R5c just arrived and I am charging the battery.  But my first impression of the camera body is that it is small and very light.  The body feels as if it is made of plastic, but that may not be accurate. However, it does have a nice rubbery covering that makes for a good grip.  More to follow over the next few days.
As for shipping delays, a lot of preorders had been filled by B&H and Adorama beginning yesterday.  I suspect that the later delivery dates are related to those who had placed orders after the cutoff, or days after Jan 19th.  But it is definitely the lightest camera that I own, and I have quite a collection.  I'm not sure how that will pan out, since I find that heavier cameras are easier to stabilize.  But since I shoot with a monopod it may not matter, however, after holding the C300 MK III it feels—weight-wise—downright strange.

Regards,

Ron

[shadowsports]

Ron,

In one of the videos I watched one of the reviewers mentioned his having to adjust to the camera's lighter weight when using a gimbal.  This is just more welcome news to me as I will likely use mine with a black rapids strap. Its actually 5gr lighter than my 6D2, so unnoticeable.  I also use a sling style pack which I have found to be both functional and comfortable.  While both make you look like a "crazy camera guy" its usually a good "L" lens that tells people you are serious about taking pictures. 

I'm sure the reason for the shipping delays will come out shortly.  Probably more of a demand than was originally anticipated.  All of the preproduction videos and footage were positive overall in comparison to those who didn't like it.  

The battery is suppose to charge in 90min.  Can't wait to hear about your first shoot.  Enjoy it.

[wobbleman99]

Hi Rick,

I hope to do some test shooting tomorrow, if the weather cooperates.  Not sure how long it actually took to charge the battery since I put it in a Dolgin dual charger and had left it until I'd remembered that it was charging.  The menu system in 'video' mode is almost exactly the same as my C300, and probably the same as your C70. That will make going back and forth a breeze.  But I do think that I will have to install the battery grip for balance, since even with the EF 35mm hanging off of the mount I can already feel it tending to tip forward, and the added weight of the battery grip might act as a counterbalance.  But that only comes into play if handholding.  Once on the monopod, it should make no difference.  If the output matches—or exceeds—that of the C300, I will be a happy camper.  Since the Canon OEM batteries are currently unavailable, I've ordered a Watson equivalent, until the OEM's begin reappearing.  And since all of my current lenses are stabilized EF mounts that I've been using with my C300, I now have the Canon EF-RF adapter with drop-in variable ND filter that should compensate for the in-camera absence of filtration.

I will update you when I have acquired some clips.

Best regards,

Ron 

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[shadowsports]

Thanks Ron. 

"@rs-eos Ricky" is the gentleman with a C70.  I've been waiting in the wings patiently for Canon to release something FF that rivaled a 6D2 or 5D4 with no touchbar or video crop (R), decent battery life (RP), something with more than 20MP (R6) or that doesn't shut off or take an unreasonable amount of time for recovery (R5).  The R3 came pretty close, but again didn't have the resolution I wanted.  However I know it had good detail which is why it was seriously considered.  I'm sure for every reason I had not to buy one of the other body's there are thousands who did and are happy.

Then the R5C was announced.  Thus far, it checks the most boxes for me.  In order of importance, features, function, price.

[wobbleman99]

Hi Rick,

Sorry for the mixup.  I'm still finding my way around the R5c.  The video side was an easy setup, given its similarity to my C300 Mk III, the photo side, on the other hand, will require a dive into the manual, as it is not as intuitive as I had anticipated.  However, the more I handle it with various EF lenses, the more it becomes apparent that the battery grip will be a necessity and, fortunately, I have one sitting in a sealed box.  It reminds me of the time when I had several Sony A7... bodies, and they had all required the battery grip for my hand size.  The Canon EF-RF Variable ND filter adapter is a big plus, and is a good reason to not switch to the RF lenses for the R5c, as that would necessitate a more onerous approach to filtering.

I will write more when I have had the time to actually use the camera. I hope to acquire some test clips this afternoon, weather permitting.

Regards,

Ron

[shadowsports]

Ron,

Agree. The adapter that includes ND is a compelling reason to keep some EF glass on hand.  I went with the control ring as this allows programming of certain functions on EF which is native on RF.  While I will sell my DLSR body, I like many of my EF lenses enough to keep some of them around for a bit.

[wobbleman99]

I shot a few clips at 4k, 29.97 handheld, with a Canon EF 35mm IS lens, and while color was good, my handholding apparently was not ... clips were not all that sharp, and I've used that lens on my C300 MK III with good results.  I will try again tomorrow with my usual monopod setup to prove to myself that the problem is 'me' not the camera.

[shadowsports]

Greetings,

Since you have a shipping unit, what FW did it come with?  Canon rumors said the shipping delay "might" be due to an AF issue in a small number of units.  I don't want to be responsible for spreading fake news.  I have no idea if there was any validity to this.  Not trying to worry anyone.  I'm still buying one.  Thread below.

Canon Australia halting sales of the Canon EOS R5C | Canon Rumors - Your best source for Canon rumor...

[wobbleman99]

It appears that one can only check the firmware in video mode, and that, if I recall, is 1.01  but I'll have to check later, as the battery is in the charger and I only have one battery.  There had been a notation from Canon that the batch with the AF issue had been shipped to Australia, and that the units shipped to the USA had not been involved.  But as an aside, the R5c eats batteries in video mode at 4k.

[shadowsports]

Greetings,

Yes. I knew this was the case.  This was initially one of my biggest gripes about mirrorless.  The EVF on the R and RP actually has some pretty dismal shot counts per battery.  I can still shoot about 1000 shots (1 battery) RAW+JPEG (6240 x 4160) using the viewfinder + some review on the LCD.  Mirrorless is going to be a big change.  I already have 2 watson batteries for the R5C.  After 5 yrs using them, I have no qualms.  They've been reliable.  I'm resigned to carrying 3-4 batteries at all times.  Wonder how long getting the body is going to take now.