So nice to to listen to someone who actually knows what he's talking about and gives good rational for his conclusions.

This video is pure gold for someone looking at the R5 for wildlife. Total honest review from a man who KNOWS his stuff through 1000's of hours of experience.

By far the best R5 review I have seen.

This is a real review not a fan/hater review. Great Camera. But not the perfect one (that doesn't exits). Thanks for sharing this

Thanks Will, a really helpful review. You mention the lag in the EVF start up. I wake it up by half pressing the shutter button as I'm bringing the camera to my eye. That way it's on by the time it gets there and I'm ready to go. After a very short time muscle memory kicks in and it becomes automatic.

Thanks for your input. Its rare to get someone on KZfaq that understands south African conditions. You are a wealth of knowledge and humble.

Here's some quality review! Finally someone who uses the camera for what's intended. Thank you.

Beautiful vlog , @Will Goodlet ! I really appreciate you make this for us, your viewers! :) In Uruguay, we have to ride a lot as well, it's not the same as your country, but many birds, or wildlife animals are very far, we have quite a bit of smaller lakes (whe we don't have this draught) . But those are in private fields, so yeah, distance is a normal situation! I love you that you so down to earth!!! Thank you again.

This is a *great* review of the R5. I'm even more impressed by your genuine engagement with viewers in the comments. Subscribed!

EVF will spool up in time. First, use only the new high capacity batteries. Second, program the shutter button to focus. Now, when your hand reaches for the camera, immediately press the shutter button half down. By the time the camera is at your eye, the EVF is working. After you do this for a day, it becomes second nature. (You can do the same with back button focus)

One of the best reviews about any product online! And very useful tips. Everything you said is after field use and after facing real-time challenges. Thanks for sharing

That was such a great video. A very humble and honest review of the camera with no hype or bs. You have a very nice tone of voice too. Great to see the change of backgrounds and the punctuation of photos and b roll. An excellent overview of the R5 and very interesting to me as I am about to buy this camera. Like you I am also new to mirrorless, the R5 will be my first.

6:50 I am late to the party, but here it is: in DSLR, when you leave a len uncovered, if there's a strong light (heat), it reflects up the mirror and get out through the eyepiece. By the time it is past the eye focal point, the light is already scattered and no more intense. (Imagine heating up with a magnifying glass). However, in mirrorless, because there's no mirror, light & heat entering the len is directly hitting the sensor focused. So, while it rest, if it happen to point towards a sun, it'll literally fry your camera's sensor. Hence the warning notification. All you need to do is cover the lens front with a thin black piece of clothe or simply point it away from bright light/heat.

Thank you for a great review of the R5. I am a canon shooter, of over 10 years, mostly wildlife, 1D MKlV & 5D MKlV, I am amateur, no pressure to generate a living. I am pleased that Canon has finally come to the table with it’s first REAL quality mirrorless. I am going to hold off for some of the bugs to be worked out and the price to drop or for some important incentive reductions. Keep up the great work, I really appreciate this type of honest review.

Wow…thanks a million for the in depth review, really well done ….1 have had the same issue with 400 2.8 and converter of lockup…2 no difference in Raw and Craw… 3 battery destroyer as well looking forward to more..appreciate your hard work…

Hey Will - if you keep the lens cap off, and sunlight hits the lens directly, it'll concentrate the light on the closed shutter blades and burn them. You can tell the camera to keep the shutter open when off if you don't want to cover the lens, but be wary of changing lenses as there is no mirror to protect the sensor.

Here's a review with more details: willgoodlet.com/blog/canon-eos-r5-wildlife-photography

Hey Will, I rarely watch a youtube video all the way through. But I did with yours. All 26 minutes. Thanks for providing a fantastic review of this camera. Not only did I enjoy the review I learned a lot about wildlife photography (I shoot landscapes primarily). I subscribed and look forward to catching up with some of your earlier videos. PS. I am getting the r6. The r5 was just a little above my budget.

I am using compressed raw format and although early days I would agree with you regarding the quality of the image. I am currently shooting exclusively in this format. The other change in my photo technique is getting away from tracking the bird with the autofocus point. Once the eye focus locks on you can of course recompose the image but it is not yet intuitive to me.

About sunlight getting in the lens. When you turn off the camera the plastic cover comes down over the lens and that can become heated and melt if sunlight comes through a lens without a cap. In cameras that do not close plastic in front of the sensor, the sensors have UV protection that keeps them from melting from sunlight for the most part.

This review was so clear and concise you got yourself a new subscriber 👍🏼

This is the review I’ve been waiting for.

You're wildlife video with your 13 tips was superb. Thank you for taking the time to produce it!

You're definitely giving a true, unbiased opinion about the R5 (and mirrorless in general), which I appreciate immensely. I think most people I know, who have made a mirrorless purchase, tend to try to defend their decision to purchase one. So I'm often left with more arguments in favor of mirrorless, but feeling like it's biased because they wanted to justify their purchase. I, personally, am on the fence about it. And I think it has a lot to do with mirrorless technology still being too new for my tastes. DSLRs have had MANY generations worth of tinkering and engineering to arrive at the near perfect DSLRs we have available today. While mirrorless bodies are still in their early stages, relatively speaking. I believe they will only improve as time goes on. If they can do something about the battery life issue and the lag between frames that you mentioned, I might be more onboard. As of right now, I still find myself hoping that Canon doesn't eventually phase out DSLRs. Because I still prefer it over mirrorless.

I believe that the message to put your lens cap on is because of the danger of damaging your sensor or the curtain in front of it. On our old DSLRs the sunlight hit the mirror and out the viewfinder, now it goes straight to the sensor. I think if you don’t have the sunlight hitting the lens you’ll be fine. If the lens is looking at the inside of the door on you Rover there’s not a problem. Just my thoughts.

I wanted to thank you for producing an honest and practical review of the r5. I mostly do wildlife with landscape coming in second. I was contemplating selling my 1DX and 1D MK4 to pay for the r5 but after your review I think I'll keep one of them, just not sure which one. I have placed an order for the r5 and the adapter for my current lens collection and an extra battery. Thanks again for all the info.

Tanks for your time, this is the FIRST R5 review. As for the "Lens cap" : I think the mechanical shutter is in front of the sensor(selectable?) when shut down, so the lens cap protects only the front lens.

Your thought on dpp is a true review best to go with dpp. Also craw is best. Thanks for those practical tips.

One of the best camera reviews I have ever seen. Thank you, Will.

You’re the best teacher for me sir...

As per Rudy Winston (Canon USA) the animal AF has been optimized for cats, dogs and birds although It may work for other animals. It will likely be tweaked/expanded in future firmware revisions. The DOF preview button can also be configured to engage an alternate AF scenario.

Compressed Raw is perfect for most applications. Considering most of my portrait work is for social media and the web these days, and not for print, C-Raw is more than enough. For those specific situations where you know high resolution is necessary, it's nice to have it the ability to scale up by using full Raw mode.

I am not only impressed with your video, but these comments are awesome too. What a great community you have! I am struggling with the price tag of the R5. I am not a professional photographer (or that great of a novice photographer for that matter) but I am starting to hit the limitations of my 80D. I was thinking 5D until this beauty was introduced. Now I'm just stuck in the decisions. 🙄 Thanks for the wonderful info. New sub.

Great review from an experienced wildlife photographer. Thank you.

Thank you for your interesting and sincere testimony. I have R5 and 5Dmk IV and so far will keep both. I didn’t have any problem of freezing with the R5 so far. I found the RF 70-200 less user friendly than the EF 70-200 besides the weight. The zoom ring is indeed very stiff and its rotating range very long compared to the EF version. Another annoying thing with RF lenses is that canon changed the order of rings between them so you constantly need to adjust to find which ring does what when you swap lenses. Otherwise yes R5 and RF lenses are just another world on so many aspects that they are really worth the investment.

Hi Will. Three years down the line , very informative and very helpful one new subscriber.

Thanks for the excellent clear review Will. I am certainly considering the R5 after seeing this. Cheers Keith

Putting on the lens cap is to avoid user from accidentally damage the shutter when they put the camera on its back, pointing directly into the sun. In DSLR, most of the light will be reflected by the mirror and out through the view finder. In mirroless, if the lens is focusing at infinity, it will focus the sun onto the shutter or sensor, and causing damage.

Very valuable review and instruction

EVF spinup: I recall back in 2003 time frame my friend ventured into digital camera first. When the camera went to sleep, it took a very long time to wake up. Probably more than it is taking the EVF to spin up today. Obviously with time, Canon has addressed that problem. I would suggest try to voice your concerns so that Canon hears them and hope for a firmware update. My body is still back ordered but I'm surprised that touching the shutter as soon as possible that the EVF hasn't spun up by the time you get the camera to your eye. Very nice review -- a real person doing real work and describing what is and isn't working.

Best review so far, thank you. Great to see it in action with the 400 too

The keep the lens cap on message when turning off the camera is common to all EOS R_ series of cameras. The new RF Lenses have this feature where upon switching the camera off, the aperture blades in the lens close down automatically but this doesn’t occur with EF Lenses leading to more light going down the lens barrel compared to a similar EF Lens equivalent

Hi Will. I don’t know whether, being a hobbyist, I’m in a position to offer any ideas. However, for myself I have settled to stick to DSLRs, come what may. I’m nowhere near your level as a photographer however, I use Canon 1D Mark IV + Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM + Canon Extender EF 2x III. This combo produces a focal length of 780mm of full-frame equivalent. Despite all these; if I need more reach and cropping; I use my new 90D which really rocks. For flight shots; my old friend 7D + EF 400mm f/5.6L combo is the way to go. All these bodies have plenty of shutter life remaining. So, I don’t really care whether Canon produces any more DSLRs or not. I know this won’t help you anyway but, mentioned it just to reiterate that DSLR is not dead despite massive efforts by manufacturers and promoters to kill it.

Hi Will, its your video that convinced me it was time to leave my old 1DX mk1 / 7D2 behind. It was like id jumped from an old hatchback car to a ferrari! Its just amazing. Yep, takes an old DSLR shooter a while to get used to. The ISO performance is at least as good as my 1DX which given the pixels is amazing. Ive set the camera up where i can jump from animal eye to spot and also crop mode and it works a treat. Agree with the autofocus. It can be amazing but also isn't perfect in certain situations. So far mine hasn't frozen but there's lots of internet chatter that some have had the same problem. My only gripe wasn't the camera but I've had a few faulty LPE6NH batteries. Brand new but wont charge. So yes, your review is bang on and your pics amazing.

Will its the first time I've seen your videos thank you for all the detailed information on the R5 because I am thinking of buying one and also I liked how clear every word spoken and believe when I say there are a lot tutorials that are garbage.

English not my native language, but Your speech so amazing and clearly understanding! Thanks for conclusion and perfect review 🙏

Will sir, YOUR THE MAN!! Thank you, Im SOLD on getting this and upgrading from my 90d

So glad to see a very thorough objective review. Kinda sick of all haters & fanboys.

Thanks for this review. I'll stick to my 5D4 - you've saved me GBP4,300!

Terrific review and very similar to my findings after using the R5 for three weeks.

Awesome video mate great detail. Thanks very much.

If you tap the shutter button as you lift the camera to your eye it will wake up the camera and the evf will be active no time lag

excellent video and a good honest review of R5

Thank you!!! Great Review!!! Some real world issues without of the hype:)))

Also using dual back button focus on my R5 and it's great! Agree with what you say in this review.

I just picked up the RF800 lens yesterday. Wow! I think you’ll love it. Pretty good review of the R5, I would say. Far from perfect, but upgrading from a 6D2, there is nothing I would rather shoot using the 6D2.

Hi Will, you are not alone with the freeze issue, lots of others including me. Same happened to me two mornings in a row, first with 300mmf2.8 mkii and then with the RF70 200mm f2.8, screen/evf freeze 20 seconds, soft clunk like camera power up. I download the latest firmware 1.1.1 yesterday, no bug fix mentioned, but no longer an issue so far ....

great thorough field review Will, appreciate it

I have had no issues with EVF. It may be the setting. I use two back button focus to assist the camera on where I need to hit. Loving my R5.

Thanks for being honest about your experience using the camera. I am a bird and wildlife photographer who also takes most of my photos from inside the car. I have the 7D Mark ii and have never used mirrorless so I think I will just keep what I have until something affordable comes along. I may get the Canon R6 and use for landscape images. I can't image not being able to see through the viewfinder instantly.

I shot 90D, and it also has compressed raw. I tested it many times and I just couldn’t see any difference between compressed and uncompressed.

Hi Will It’s a pity that you have so much investment in Canon gear. I switched from Nikon to Olympus (Em1 mk2) which is a great mirrorless micro 4/3 system. anyway, one great feature for bird photographers is “pro capture” which fills the buffer with 14 shots when you half press the shutter or use back button. Then when you fully press the button it takes the photo as normal. That way if you are a bit slow to press the shutter button you have 14 previous shots in the bag. Burst mode is impressive even using Raw. Olympus Pro lenses are pin sharp and weather sealed. The latest EM1 has Ai to assist with focus. Bonus is the weight and space saving - I now use a messenger bag instead of a rucksack. Also EVF boot up is instant and battery life also good. I have never looked back and sold all my Nikon gear.

Hi Will, Love the channel. I saw the answer to one of your issues in another wildlife photographers video. Yes, the R5 will take all old version batteries, but it will not perform the same with the older batteries as with the new ones. This is true for mechanical shutter lag. It is not a problem with the newer batteries while kept charged well. You will also have the bigger lag with the new batteries if allowed to get low in charge (I don't know the exact charge level). So, it looks like battery grip with four of the newest batteries will allow you to use mechanical on your typical day.

Definitely a real world 🌎 review from a real wild life photographer. I was looking at that camera 📸 to purchase next but now I’ll just wait for the r1

Will, Thanks for discussion of the EV spool up. That would seriously frustrate me. I need to act quick to capture birds and mammals when I come upon them. For now I will keep my 5D4 and 90D. I am wondering if Canon has an R7 up their sleeve for quick action bird photography?

Thumbs up fist, then start commenting:-) I've been waiting so much to hear your experiences with the R5.

Such a good review! Nice video Will!

Hi Will, thanks for being an ambassador for SA both on wildlife and bird photography.

Hey will, i have the R5 aswell and i can confirm your experience with the Animal EYE AF and i also have set up the Camera with dual backbutton focus! Funny that Wildlife-photographers around the World think in the same way and come to the same solutions to a problem! You didnt mention it, do you have the function active so that the Eye AF starts with the closest Focuspoint in the EVF you have selected? I noticed that it will improve your "hitrate" with the Eye AF because you can choose where to place it with your joystick (like with DSLR's) and if you press the eye AF backbutton it will pick it up right away! I'm shooting with a sigma EF 150-600 Sports and can tell you there is no real diffrence between native canon EF and third party lenses at all (i have 70-200 2.8 -with tc- and 24-70 2.8 as well). There are firmware updates for the R5, did you update your camera? Did it solve your Problem with the 400 mm 2.8? I'm very intrested in that because i am about to buy an EF 400 2.8 II ! Thanks for the helpful review! One of the best reviews out there! Greetings from Germany and all the best!

Will, There is a list of all EF lenses that support 12 frames per second on pages 895 and 896 of the PDF user manual you can get from the Canon sites. Nothing about image stabilisation though. Is this what you’re looking for?

That lag of the back screen switching to EVF can be solved by setting the switching to manual and just have to EVF always on. But then you need to manually switch to back screen. And it drains battery. I love OVF.

Lens Cap - I'm speculating here, but if I had to guess this is because the way the shutter curtain remains down when you power off the camera (to protect it from dust apparently). If you have a lens on, and harsh enough light focuses through it with the shutter down, then it can warp or damage the fins. Again, speculation, but I feel confident that is it. C-RAW - I love C-RAW. I got the 90D at it's launch, and after a lot of research found that people just couldn't find a difference between RAW and C-RAW unless pushing to extremes. Extremes people are not going to do in any practical sense, like 5 stop recovery, and still have any kind of usable image either way. With C-RAW, I was able to nearly tripple the buffer on my 90D with Prograde V90 UHS-II cards, going from about 22 RAW to 60 C-RAW! Not even the mighty 7DmkII can get a burst that long. Now if only they made a 7DmkIII with C-RAW and that monstrous 32mp sensor... EVF vs OVF - I agree with your point on this. I am also new to mirrorless, just got an R6 (R5 is on order). What a great tip BTW on keeping the EVF spooled! Otherwise though, the OVF still seems the fastest way to get right at it. Some argue the whole "exposure preview" thing. I don't have time for that in action shooting. I already need my camera ready to shoot, so preview is kinda useless for action. I already know the shutter speed I want, which dictates the aperture (likely as wide as allowed or just F8), and ISO is whatever it needs to be. Preview is cool for landscapes, or those low key shots where you can take your time, like when an animal is resting. Otherwise, I still mostly like the OVF, but that animal AF is something worth having too... 7DmkIII - Just wanted to throw this in there, that I really wanted a 7DmkIII. Looks like instead we will end up with an R version, which if it hits on on the key specs can be great, but I do have to wonder what a DSLR model would have looked like. I'm thinking the 32mp sensor (which has great DR, and super crisp photos), 14-16 FPS, CFX + UHS-II, a HUGE buffer, C-RAW, an updated AF system (probably the same as the 1DXmkIII, if not a chopped version), lots of custom modes, 4K video (both binned for full sensor with a 6K downsampled crop mode), and a solid built, weather sealed body. That would have been the greatest APS-C DSLR of all time. But we never got it. :( Even at 2800 USD, it would have sold very well. Sigh...

About the staccato effect when panning: have you got "automatic review" set to (say) 2 seconds? (That was the default on my Canon R. I don't know about the R5). If so, set it to zero seconds. The short freeze should go away.

Will, I was one of the first waves to get my R5 back in July and have been a bit disappointed with color, but after seeing your video, it never occurred to me that it could be how poorly Adobe is handling the files! Have you seen any difference with this latest update? I still shoot the MkIV for my every day real estate work and don't get an opportunity to shoot the R5 enough.

Great review Will. I use Nikon z6 and I've trained myself is to the instant I spot a subject I half press the shutter button to bring the camera to life, this means by the time I get the camera to my eye it's ready to go, I've found it makes a real difference. Wish you luck getting your R5 sorted, as a Nikon user I can't offer any advice unfortunately. Re the size of your files, Nikon offers lossless image RAW compression, there is zero difference between the lossless and the full non compressed, but it saves massive memory usage and buffer clearing I imagine it may be very similar with your Canon.

Thankyou Will.Great informative video relating to the Canon R5

Extremely helpful and thorough video. Thanks for taking the time to make it, Will. Cheers.

Super great video Will! The other fellow who has this kind of thorough, helpful and thoughtful reviews is Ron Bielefeld. You're both splendid. I learned a lot here about my 7D Mk 2! I have new respect for it. And I agree with a later vid of yours "Is there a place for dSLRs in this current wildlife scene?". I would like to know what you think of the R6 (Mk 2) if you ever get the chance to borrow one.

The sensor is closed or covered but sunlight can melt the screen cover. You critiques are serious and make me reconsider my order. Animal AF is a major reason I’m considering this camera.

Fab video Will. Really happy that you’re able to get out again and you can enjoy your new camera. Sounds like it’s really working for you!

If you will watch Ken Rockwell’s review on the R5 he will explain why the lens cap must be on the camera after shooting. Yes it will damage the camera. Also he will explain about the cards and why you can only use certain ones.

Re the spool up issue. I shoot birds with a R6. I use the battery grip with two batteries on board. I leave camera on-switch on all or most of the time when birds are around. The two batteries gives me the power I need without the worry of discharged batteries and the constant on setting has me ready to go. It does go to sleep but seems to always be up-and-at-em when I puch the shutter release. Maybe I am not quick enough to match your situation. I never shoot video, so I am not as demanding as you. Thanks for the videos. Lens cap issue - I turn the camera off much of the time when not shooting with the camera. Turning the camera off means a physical shutter covers the sensor. So then I merely turn the camera on; the shutter opens up to expose the sensor. SURELY that's faster than pulling that cover off the lens as you are doing. Great coincidence - I use two back buttons for AF. One for eye focus. One for spot focus.

Hi Will, I use raw files. I paid for a 45 mp and I love it. Thanks for your helpfull videos !

This message to put a lens cap on you already have in the EOS R. The main reason for it is the lens will be focused to infinity, the aperture opens fully when switching the camera off and the shutter closes to protect the sensor from dust. If you now put the lens directly in sun light you may damage your shutter. The shutter is more sensitive to heat as for example the sensor. As long as you don't put your lens into direct sunlight or any other high intensive light sources like lasers etc you should be fine without a lens cap. On my EOS R I never had an issue. Hope this answer makes sense.

An excellent review Will. Very practical, no nonsense info. In this age of rapidly evolving technology there appears to be far too many 'photographers' who are obsessed by equipment, even moreso than ever was with film. The issues you raise regarding mirrorless are the very things that have concerned me about possibly changing to the new system. Having had to wade through many bullshit corporate reviews by sycophantic you tubers who just spout off every technical innovation as if it is the only thing you need to take great images, it is extremely refreshing to watch someone who tells it like it is. Personally I will patiently carry on with my dslr bodies until manufacturers iron out the quirks.

Hi, just found your channel and what a fantastic real-world review that isn't based on the video blogging and your comments are very valuable. Thanks Will, I've subscribed.

The lens cap suggestion is about the lens pointing to the sun. As long as you ensure you don't do that you won't be focusing the sun on the shutter and thus shouldn't be a problem. The other thing you might want to keep in mind. If you are shooting from a vehicle, and are constantly on a tripod maybe you can use a battery pack (has to be PD, I would suggest one that matches the battery grip if you want that to charge up while the camera is asleep) to keep the camera powered at all times. Of course keep in mind that the USB-C port is directly soldered onto the board. So if you do use it to power the camera be sure to have connected with the cable protector. Might not even be an option for you. (I do think you need LP-E6N or LP-E6NH in the camera for this though). Last but not least. If you get in the habit of half pressing the shutter button while bringing the camera up to your eye the EVF would already be on by the time you get it to your eye. It is fairly quick, takes some getting used to, but it is second nature to me now. I also noticed that this is a bigger issue with the back LCD in closed orientation. The EVF goes to sleep rather quickly.

Your review of the R5 is so good, thanks, thanks and thanks. I'm photographing birds and considering the R5 mainly because I'm getting old (62) and my eyesight is not as keen as before.

The lens cap thing is to protect the sensor if you have light streaming through the lens while sat in a table for example. Just go into the settings and you can set the shutter to drop and protect the sensor when the camera turns off.

Will Thank you! Every sentence spoken by a guy really using this cameras in wildlife shooting! Your comments are so familiar to me using the EOS R beside the 1DX II, just the R5 seems to be so much better beside some of the general mirrorless flaws. Basically those flaws do exist as well when shooting in life view @the DSLR. But the AF covering the whole frame is a game changer you never want to miss in many scenes. I am on the way investing in a R5 and this looks promising. The DSLR will stay. Will - Do invest in a 1DX II, it is a biest, thousands of shots with a single battery, there is quite a difference to Mark I. For those printing money: There is the Mark III :-) - Do not worry about the lens caps message. It is easy never holding a 400mm straight into the sun, but it is critical placing the camera i.e. onto a desk with 16mm and having the bright sun within the frame/shutter/sensor for an undefined time.

The Canon 100-400mm Mkii and Canon 1.4 extender on the R6 are magic, on the 7D2 the extender was practically a waste of time. Great video thank you Will 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Excellent review. Very helpful to know about using compressed RAW. I must remember that tip for when my R5 eventually arrives.

Canon recommends keeping a lens cap on when the camera is off to prevent the closed shutter from being damaged from the sun hitting the black shutter. Not sure who would leave their camera facing the sun but there you go.

Hey Will, as always thanks for yet another excellent video. I too have been toying with the idea of making the move to mirrorless, or at least adding the R5 to my arsenal of options for wildlife photography. At present my main body is a 1Dx Mk ii and a 7D Mkii as the second body and while I'm really happy with the combo I can't help but wonder if it's worth the added expense. So for the moment I'm still undecided but will wait and see how you like it after you've had it for a little longer. Once again thanks for sharing your insights, happy shooting and stay safe..... JC

I've had the same concern, on a sony mirrorless body. The camera doesn't warn you but the manual does. In a way it's pretty obvious that as long as the lens is mounted on, the sensor stays exposed to focused light and that can be bad in the long run, especially if the lens is hit by the sun... But I don't think there is any chance of damage for many years and the warning is more to protect themselves from warranty for burnt sensors when people just think they can drop their camera on a table or leave it unattended on a tripod and it just happens the sun align to the lens well enough to create a potential damage. My take on this is "don't leave the camera with lens mounted alone without a lens cap, things could go wrong". So I started to put a cap on the lens when I'm not using the camera at all but in the field, I won't be stupidly pointing the lens to the sun or a bright reflection for long and I think you don't have to care about that. At least I hope!

a good honest and useful review

I never use a lens cap and have never had an issue with the R5. I also use the LPE6NH batteries and get roughly 1500+ images from two batteries easily with chimping. (are you shooting in airplane mode shutting off all unnecessary functions?) It just takes some getting used to with the EVF tracking BIF - and use the NH batteries you will have a better experience. (There is a massive difference in IQ between the 7D2 and the R5. Not sure why you would think they are even close!)

Top stuff buddy, great review and food for thought big time.... 👌😉👍

At last someone who can give a real world review and relate the operation of a device in practical terms. I have a 7D II and I love it but your coverage of the good and not so good capabilities of the R5 have aroused my curiosity. I’m not ready for a change yet but I will be keeping an eye out for updates on this one. Great review Will.

Thank you Will, excellent review. Your hands on day to day wildlife photo experience shines through. Very clear the way you related how you worked in the past and what you would expect the Camera R5 todo as a mirrorless body. Very very useful to know hints prior to a Safari Trip. Like others said, one of the rare reviewers who actually is knowing what he talks about and including the subtle differences in the dynamic Wild Life where you sometimes need to capture the moments in realtime. Liked how this stretches the Eye AF AI , startuptimes , batterylifetime in your workenvironment... . :-)