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in a Canon camera. And it has been
worth waiting for, with a
maximum of 8 stops of stabilization
depending on the lens mounted.
While you get the top stability
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glass, the IBIS also works with EF
lenses, EF-S lenses, as well as
‘dumb’ lenses with no electrical
contacts – that means vintage
lenses, cinema lenses, lenses
adapted from other camera
systems... essentially any lens.Build & features
The R5 has the chassis and form
factor of the Canon EOS R, but thecontrols and inputs of the EOS 5D
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from the EOS R, your hands will
feel right at home – it’s almost
imperceptibly thicker, by 3.6mm,
but is slightly heftier by about 70g.
That extra weight is very well
distributed, though, and the extra
mass makes it feel better matched
and balanced for some of the
gargantuan RF-mount lenses.
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from a 5D, your thumbs will feel
right at home with the familiar rear
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compass-like D-pad inputs on the
EOS R), as well as the joystick
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AF-ON button. Thankfully, Canon
retained the fully articulating
touchscreen from the EOS R- which is especially useful for
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comes to taking photos at both low
and high angles in both portrait
and landscape orientation.
The body features the same
weather-sealing as the 5D line,
though obviously being a smaller
and slimmer mirrorless camera it
isn’t as boxy or bomb-proof. It’ll
still shake off rain, dirt and dust no
problem, but it’s not going to take
the same knocks and drops that the
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Its 45 megapixels
sees the R5
capture near-
medium format
levels of detail
in big imagesThe Canon EOS R5
is about 3mm
thicker than the
EOS R, but weighs
about 70g moreIf you’re
migrating from a 5D,
your thumbs will feel
right at home with
the controls