Fuji next?

I've shot with Canon for years and currently shoot with a 77D. I tried the R5 for 30 minutes back in the summer during Canon's Road Trip event and I loved it. They way it felt in my hands, the look of the photos that I took, and how intuitive the menu system felt.

Dude, your authenticity and humility is refreshing and is perfectly fine for closing out your videos.

I must say, I love the presentation of this video. Within a sea of scripted videos with over enthusiastic creators, you are like a fresh breath of air. Keep doing what you doing man

Thank you for being yourself… speaking from the heart is a beautiful way to express the truth about your experience with these products. Less perfection, More imperfection. Because that’s who we are!

The Viltrox 85/1.8 for RF was fantastic. No issues for my either. Their decision to not allow any other lenses on the RF was one of the biggest reasons I left Canon for Sony.

I love your objectivity. You have been one of my virtual mentors for years. Your presets are awesome I'm sure but I do have my own for the way I shoot. But for those who don't have presets, I'm sure what Manny has are top notch just like his content here.

Love the raw, unscripted videos! You're still very articulate in what you have to say and the amount of thought you've put into the content still comes through! Thank you for sharing these thoughts and for raising these issues with Canon executives when provided the opportunity!

The Pros: You get to shoot lots of hot models.

I think the way you are being raw, being yourself and not following a script to end the video is the best option lol👌

Good job Manny, After watching your video tutorials I picked up a used camera and started firing. Your video tutorials and reviews are amazing. Soon I will be promoted to full time photographer from IT which was long time goal. Keep up good work mate.

Fantastic commentary, Manny. You do bring us insight and inspiration. Please keep it coming in 2023. And I will be there for it. ✌🏾

Thank you Manny for such a detailed video. I pray blessings, peace and prosperity upon both you and your family. Thank you for a great year my friend. Happy New Year!!!

Great video Manny, Canon has always been good, and now they are even better. I've stuck by Canon since the 1970's and I've never been disappointed by or let down by their cameras and lenses. I'm sure that the other cameras by Nikon and Sony are great machines but I've never felt the need to switch. My R5 is a joy to use and my recent trade up from the R to the R7 has been a good decision especially for wildlife. Thanks again for these honest straight from the gut thoughts on the different cameras out there, much appreciated. Best wishes for a great 2023.

I appreciate the honesty in all your videos. Please keep up the good work.

Appreciate you bro, keep bringing us quality content like this!

Thank you Manny! Been waiting for this since the Sony video 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿 Bravo and happy new year.

As one who is uses Canon R5 as a main system and Sony A6600 for walkaround, the thoughts express here are very fair and balanced. Well done.

the wrap up getting better !!

Awesome video, strongly considering Canon so this came at the perfect time! Thanks as always Manny!

I switched from Nikon to Canon once I started shooting more video, best decision. I’ve invested a lot into it. Started with the R6 and then got all the lenses I wanted. Now I have the R5c and R3 😍.

You are so right about many things in this video; but in particular, the image on the rear screen. To audition Canon (I was shooting Lumix) I rented an R6. My first shoot I looked at images on the rear screen and became really excited; looked at the images on the computer and knew I had work to do. With a client in the room, that could make a huge difference. Great video.

Great vids. I had the R5 and R6 and undoubtedly the best non stacked sensor cameras on the market. The reason why I’m back with Sony and NIkon with the A1, A7RV, Z9 is the lenses and the ability to adapt my light Sony GMs to the z9 via the megadap etz21. Also the full HDMI if I’m using the Atamos. The R5 has some fabulous image quality and was hard to get rid of. Mine froze from time to time shooting images and it burned through battery. After about 4 firmware updates, the R5 didn’t freeze much. But at the same time, I was using the z6ii and 7ii for salsa and with the 50 1.2, It wasn’t easy, but I found it astounding. Now selling all my Z lenses for the lighter GM equivalents (except the 400 4.5 z), I’m finding this a perfect duo. Canon has some great ergonomics and I’m finding the Z9 right up there with it except the d pad. Sony is third, but its functional and gets the job done and I like the use of them with their remotes. The I watch ultra is fabulous btw.

Thanks for the perspective. Excellent visuals and audio, so kudos to you. Keep 'em comin'!

Been looking at your work for years, and overall, I think you'd be able to take any camera and make amazing results. Thanks for taking the time to share your techniques; My professional work is within CGI modeling and texturing, but as a hobby I take nature photos, so it really helps to have a pro out there that shares their thoughts. I need more depth of field in my work (photogrammetry), so micro four thirds is an obvious choice...if you ever get the chance, I'd love to see you do a session with an OM1 or GH6 and give your thoughts. As far as I am concerned, as long as your work kicks ass, I don't care if the video's are less scripted. Again, thanks for these!

Love this style of video, some times the content and your knowledge is just what the video needs.

As a beginner, thank you so much for the amount of time you put into these videos!

Been a while since I've watched a photography video. Great video to break that streak! Lovely video Manny.

Love it Manny, thanks for doing these videos!

I'm going from a Nikon d5600 to a Canon R10 and i'm super exited for my new camera, love making portret photo's as a hobby and mabye more in the future! Great video again!

I have used my old 24-70 2.8 EF and 70-200 EF adapted on my R5 and I have eye af and it has snappy autofocus. Canon made it a point to make adapted EF lenses work amazingly well on the mirrorless system. It made the transition really easy. But they also need to allow 3rd party lenses that would make canon dominate. The wide angle wobble is gone via firmware. I had it on wide angle lens and now it’s gone after updating my firmware.

Another great video Manny. Sometimes i wish i wasn't so heavily invested into one system lol Cant wait to see the Nikon and Fuji Pro/Con video :D

😂😂😂😂 Loved the ending. Loved the beginning. Loved the whole thing. Thanks for an awesome video. Thanks for keepin’ it real. Stay you, do you. 🙏🏽

Thank you for every one of your videos! I've been following you since day one of my photography-journey, and your videos have helped me a lot :)

Amazing explaining video. Tons of great ideas! Thank you Manny! Cheers

Manny I appreciate these unscripted videos, I met you and Diana at Samys Camera in San Francisco years ago, you were and still are humble, knowledgeable and just an awesome human being, my only regret is I never got a selfie with you, but I still have the images we shot of the models, thanks Manny

Excellent video. I agree completely with the pros. Regarding the cons, I'm not upset in the least with the lack of 3rd party lenses, I prefer native. And if I need, I can adapt EF lenses. I have a Sigma 135 and it works flawlessly with the adapter.

As always, another great video. Keep up the good work. Thank You for your time. I look forward to your next video. I still remain with Nikon. I am a Semi Professional, but I like what I get out of Nikon, and I am to invested to switch systems.

Thank you for this one Manny!! I've had my Canon T4i for almost 10 years and I'm ready to make the jump to one of those mirrorless, almost certainly it's gonna be the R7 because of its price, sensor, SD slots and speed. I really liked hearing your opinion, don't stop being genuine as you are. PS. Would be cool if you could make an impression video about the R7 & R10 for Portrait, Street or Fashion Photography, since they're mostly seen as sports and wildlife cameras.

When it comes to lenses, photographers tend to hold onto those for years and years whereas they'll upgrade the bodies every two to three if they're using them professionally. So Canon not allowing 3rd party lenses feels like a cash grab to me.

The ease of use was the biggest thing for me when choosing a camera. I messed around with a couple of my friends' Sony cameras after having used some Canon/Nikon cameras in passing over the years, and just trying to convince the camera to take a picture at the desired settings was such a chore. The camera just getting out of your way in the process of taking a picture is so important given all the other things to worry about.

Great honest review Manny, well done! 👋👋

We all know our man Manny loves Canon! We get it mate! First love! ;) Much thanks for the opinion blog. Enjoyed it :)

As an aside, Canon says all their mirrorless autofocus systems are AI trained as well. They just never made it a huge bullet point way back when. I believe Fro pointed this out wondering why Sony was making a big deal about it. I can say with my R7, everything I shoot from birds to jet fighters, the autofocus never lets go and I have thousands of tack sharp images to sort through. It's amazing. Compared to my 7Dmk2 it's night and day, and going into the R7 I wasn't expecting that AT ALL. The color science between the two is about the same, IMO. They both have great vibrant colors, maybe a tad too much green, but today anyone using Lightroom can make their own profile and apply it to every photo as it is.

Manny outros are legendary🤣. Keep up the awesome videos👍

I would love to see a video about this for Nikon! These are the most honest reviews I have seen and I love them

Thanks for speaking up for us on the 3rd Party Lenses! great work as always!

Manny is the best, thanks for this.

Manny, thanks a lot for doing these great summary videos. And no - you don't need to prove anything to anyone - you're absolutely right about that one. I just wanted to add a few comments about Canon lenses. I completely agree that we all started back in DSLR era either with the cheapest Canon glass or some Sigma glass. But what most of us ended up using was Canon L glass because it is just so much superior than anything else ever made for Canon - and that's not just the autofocus but also the colors and most importantly the look you get with masterpieces like Canon EF 35mm F/1.4 or Canon EF 85mm F/1.2 (all their iterations). And the other thing that Canon did which impressed me so much (especially after unsuccessfully adapting Canon EF lenses to Sony A7iii) was how flawlessly EF glass works on RF bodies. And this is my theory why Canon doesn't really need any other lens producer to have access to the RF system - the breadth & the quality of those EF lenses is again unparalleled. And you can get L EF glass for cheap today! Even with the Canon RP you get professionally looking shots if you pair it with EF L glass. And lastly, the "analog" look of that old glass is also something we still can enjoy while having autofocus. Glass like CANON 80-200MM F/2.8 L will undoubtedly provide so much joy if you're after a soft and natural looking portraiture photography. Thanks again for giving Canon the credit it deserves.

Here is a fun story for you, I was thinking about this the other day,. Think Film Camera, Canon Elan 2E the E was for eye control and it worked great back then. I have often wondered why we havent been seeing that feature in the newer cameras, to it is fun to hear they have added it to the flagship. Flagship is out of my budget, but I am happy to hear you talk about it and hear it is working so nicely. Have a blessed week dale

Can't wait for "The Pros and Cons of Using Pentax Cameras" where Manny shares his huge Pentax collection!

A very good video. Being an old school Nikon DSLR shooter, D700, D810 and the D4s. Shot film with Minolta and the Nikon F2. I traded all but two Nikon lenses to go ML with the Canon R5. I kept the old reliable Nikon F mount 24-70 and the 80-200. Both F/2.8 I purchased 3 RF lenses. The 24-105mm and the 70-200 both F/4 and went crazy and purchased the 100-500mm which I enjoy very much for almost everything I shoot as a serious hobbyist. I do some, very little indoor event shooting mainly school functions and some indoor rodeos. I have shot HS Senior pictures which I took outside using my Nikon gear before buying the R5. I enjoy pet photography, dogs mainly and of course travel photography. I would like so much to purchase at least one, L, fast, RF lens, maybe two. However I can purchase and replace my Nikon 85, f/1.4, a very good wide angle zoom and at least 2 more primes for the cost of one or two RF lenses. Tough call for me. I do not do video and the R5 is such a super camera but so too is the D810 and the D4s.

I’m a Nikon d810 shooter, but I’m considering switching to either a Sony A7R V or Canon R5. I might wait for a Nikon Z8, but I’m concerned Nikon will continue to diminish over the long term. Your videos are really informative and are helping me consider all the pro and cons of Sony and Canon. It comes down to the cost of switching or the cost of staying.

I've been using Sony for several years....I purchased a Canon R6 ii and it just blew me away! Ergonomics and auto focus are just awesome! Seriously considering switching to Canon since I shoot a lot of sports.

A perfect video blended with shooting off the hip is a nice mix.

I started photography a year ago with Canon and if I were to start again I'd go Sony for one reason, the third party lens issue. The only reason I've gone from M50 to RP to now R6 is that I just love how Canons operate, I've only really held a Sony before and the ergonomics and usability (menu and button layout) is a lot less desirable compared to Canon. I can't imagine how many beginners or low budget photographers Canon could be missing out on. You're totally right with the R7 and R10, they are entry-level cameras with a lack of entry-level/cheap lenses. I'm still a budget lens consumer, buying third party lenses like the Viltrox 85mm 1.8 and I would 100% upgrade to the L lens in the future. That's the beauty of third party lenses, finding what you like and in turn knowing what you'd purchase at a premium price, they're missing out on future continuous consumers that could still with the brand for life. Canon should care about beginners, all of us were there at one point (still am), all of us gain experience, clients and money over the years, money that can afford L lenses!

Hi again Manny, I have my Sony A9 Cameras mapped for Still/Video to the 1/2/3 on top dial . Using this way gets over the exposure/shutter speed difference between vid/still that you had, before the newer way of switching from still/video of the A74. This is very similar to your setup on the Canon.

2023 I’m doing my first you tube been watching u for years one of the guys who inspire ya boy to stop playing. It hard being in the military but it can be done

Happy holidays to you and your family

great video, thanks for sharing your thoughts

Thanks for that. Did start with the 80D, than changed to 90D and m6 mii and now the R7 and R10 are my A and B cam. Ease of use is the one thing why I haven’t changed. It’s annoying in regards of lenses but I dont need to Color grate a lot and to me they are just very intuitive to use. Hope you and your fam had a merry Christmas, all the best for 2023, cheers from Germany

I made it to the end, good to see Fro in some of your videos! I'm new to your channel I do watch Jared a lot, he speaks highly of you! I enjoyed your video today thank you

I startet with Canon as well. The 5DM3 was a great workhorse camera. But i fell in love with the first Sony a7R and made the switch and never looked back. I got the new alpha7R V now and it‘s awesome .

Thank you! It confirms why I like Canon!😉

The endings are the best :) Have a great day Sir

I watched it all and ended up subscribing 👍

I still use the canon 6D mk1 and I do everything manually, I've learnt how to adjust and adapt to crazy events where the environment is always changing and adjust my camera accordingly. I would love to get a new camera but there's something about performing dance just to get great photos. The autofocus on the 6D can lack sometimes, so I manually focus then let the camera do the rest.

Ending was golden haha. Nice video man :)

I have an R5 and the F2,8 trinity and several other L lenses. The fact they squashed 3rd party lenses really makes me rethink my choices. I did buy a used A7R4 and a few lenses to "try" to see if i wanted an A1 or A7R5 - however I can't get over the CFE A vs B cards. I would easily spend a ton extra to get the same amount of storage.

Love this video man

Hey Manny, I really enjoyed this video. Im a novice/ enthusiast who owns way more gear than is justifiable by my activity. I started shooting maybe 7 years ago on a Canon 80D. I fell in love with photography as a hobby but have never tried to make money. But I want to. My wish is to do it full time. A year ago I moved up to the R5 and now I'm experimenting with video and Davinci resolve. I own the 28/70 F2 L and the 24 - 105 F4 L as well as the 50mm cheapo and the 16mm cheapo as well as some other equipment. (again, not justifiable). I shot a couple of weddings at my church for free. And I take my camera on hikes, vacations and family outings. I have learned a great deal about photography but Im stuck in a rut. There is only so much you can learn from youtube. I mean you can learn a lot, but you cant replace real world experience. Im considering cutting my teeth on real estate photography. Any advice?

Cheers, Manny, banger video, and many thanks for your honest rant. Love your work.

Keep coming with the Canon videos! And show us the magic you get with your 200mm + R5!

I've owned my R5 and R6 since they came out and I've been super happy with both. I'm waiting to see what the R1 brings.

It's nice to hear that you asked Canon Lens Manager in our case. I can't decide on Canon R5 vs Sony A7R5 or A1

Something you did not mention and in my opinion is a plus, is the compatibility with old EF lenses. Is true that by now we don't have Sigma or Tamron RF lenses, but is also true you can buy a sencond hand 24-70 or others EF lenses and is perfectly working with the Canon adapter which is not even expensive. The only thing is missing here in Canon lineup is a Hi Megapixel Stacked sensor sport Camera especially for wildlife photography where we need more megapixel, Like the A1

Great video! Super informative I’m canon all the way and video you did on Sony and now canon has made be wanna just try out Sony especially since you said it works wonders with 3rd party glass.

Great vids man! What backpack u wearing in ur thumbnail?

Well done brotha! Agreed on all of this!

Thanks for your thoughts. At about 5:05, the flip screen thing, that's very controversial. R5, R6, R6II, R3 are not intended to be vlogging cameras and the target customers are people being 99% behind that cameras and not in front of it. For vlogging use a GoPro or a dedicated vlogging camera. I'm mainly a wildlife photographer, shooting low, a vari-angle screen such as the Fuji X-T2, -T3, -T5, -H1, -H2, GFX-100S, Nikon Z9 have it would be much more convenient, screen always in lens axis, at both shooting positions, landscape and portrait and not interfering with the left arm and/or left wrist, always prone to break off. To me, that flip screen is always a pain in the but, a design flaw on enthusiasts/pro bodies for vlogging hype. I never ever record a second vlogging with my R3 and R6II. I wished they spent them a vari-angle screen like on the Fuji's.

Very nice video ... Have not seen any of your previous videos, but liked your unscripted approach. Quick question, what is the small screen you have in the hot shoe (check 9:55 in your video as to what I am referring to)?

Excellent review. In my view, if you have an inventory of Canon, Nikon, Sony or other quality lenses, switching camera brands is pretty costly and the incremental improvement between good brands in the short run, changes as each leap frogs the other.

Nice breakdown Manny. Bolsters my decision to choose the R5 over a year ago and to continue to fork over big chunks of cash for RF lenses every now and then.

Manuel Ortiz, good content my man! Keep training those endings 👌

I love Canon. I find the colors are better for Black and Brown skin. I also like the menu layout as you mentioned. You can customize the the buttons for how you work. They also have killer glass. My old lenses can adapt to R cameras and work great. TY for your content.

As many of us photographers we all know, most modern camera these days are good enough and crisp enough and superb enough image quality. The end point really now is usability and ergonomics. It seems to fall on to "how easy to [fill in blanks]" now. And Im glad we are getting to a point that image quality is now just second nature and its more now falls on composition and style of the image. Which separate us from each other :)

you can also map your c3 on the r5 to the record button to have settings saved so you can pre save settings into for what you plan on shooting photo and video for and just hit the record button and it will swap to it from photo.

I use an EOS R, looking to upgrade soon to an R5 (mk 2 if the rumors are true) or an R3 and I STILL use my Sigma 70-200 f2.8 Sport, and I love this lens and the look it gives. I really would love some more Sigma glass designed for RF there is something about the look that I love and I do love my RF glass don't get me wrong. But great video as always, keep up the great work!

Great video man thanks alot 🎉

The first Cons.. totally agreed!

So, Manny...the reason why the back screen on the R3 just seems to look so good is that it's actually 4.15-million dots, as opposed to 2.1-million dot. The R3 is the closest any camera I have ever owned has come to being totally perfect. With just some software enhancements from the R6 Mark II like false color support and perhaps some more options with drive speed frame rates, it would only stand to enhance what makes the camera so good. It is certainly ergonomic perfection for a full-body camera.

More of these vids this way ..audio is great Good job

Canon built my pro business and after 11 years I'm still using their cameras. These new mirrorless options are stunning to use.

Regarding 8:52 and a color science between Canon DSLRs and mirrorless, I have definitely noticed a difference, and not for the better. The color straight out of the 5D Mark II was awesome to me and much better than the R5. Omar Gonzalez talks about this on his channel and compares digital sensors to film stocks. He said the overly magenta image out of the R5 was a dealbreaker for him. I'm not quite there b/c of the amazing RF lenses, but I definitely prefer the color out of the 5d Mark II and III to the R5.

21:47 i use the original Eos R and what i do to switch between photo and video quickly is to use the custom video profile 3 and set it up the way i like it so that if i am shooting video and just press the record button it starts shooting video instantly with the custom video profile 3 settings and when the recording stops it jumps back to the photo settings i was using. seamless.

Thanks for voicing your opinion about the 3rd party restrictions with the R mount. I appreciate that. I can't afford the new L lenses, so I'm buying EF mount Sigma. They're good, but I know the Sigma and and Tamron offerings for Sony and Nikon are better.

Keep ad-libbing, Manny. You're smart and authentic.

Thanks for sharing, really love your content. Can you also talk about the R10? Merry Christmas 🥂

On the R5, if you hit the red record button, it automatically goes into video mode C3. so all you need to do is put your favorite video settings on custom mode 3, and that red record button goes right to it in one click.

Great video brother