John Gerlach Loc: Island Park, Idaho

Since November I have exclusively used the Canon R5 to shoot mostly wildlife and landscapes, but some macro too. Once I return to Idaho, I will be doing a lot more macro with this camera. What do I think of the R5? Well....all of my DSLR cameras and most lenses for those cameras are now for sale. I have four of the RF lenses - 15-35, 24-105, 70-200, and 100-500mm. I will wait for the RF 600 to arrive and then decide to switch that one out or not. The Canon R5 offers me far more tools to enhance the way I shoot than the 1DX Mark III and 5D Mark IV and both of the cameras were wonderful. I cannot imagine give up eye focus control, touch and drag for moving the active AF point around, electronic shutter when I need to shoot super fast or have silent shooting to avoid scaring nervous subjects. Plus the live histogram in the viewfinder, focus peaking with manual focus, and so much more. For me, there is no comparison. The mirrorless R5 wins by a landslide....and I can only wonder what the new R1 perhaps offers. Eye focus isn't perfect, but it is a huge advantage. Any improvement will be awesome to me beyond words. It is so much easier to start the eye focus on the eye by pointing the square at the eye, then recomposing the subject and the camera automatically changes the focus to stay on the eye for you. Of course, there are times when I might want to use bill focus, but no talk about that yet! All of these were shot during that cold snap in February in south Texas at the Laguna Seca Ranch where I teach my workshops.

Crested caracara at the Laguna Seca Wildlife Photo Ranch

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Crested caracara

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Female Northern cardinal in south Texas?

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green jay

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pyrrhuloxia

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female northern cardinal

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male northern cardinal

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pyrrhuloxia

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jdtonkinson Loc: Red Wing, MN

Fantastic set-- vivid colors and very sharp

NMGal Loc: NE NM

Wonderful captures.

SnappyHappy Loc: Chapin, SC “The Capitol of Lake Murray”

Wow! Awesome set John...wish I hadn’t opened your downloads, until I did I had totally justified not upgrading again at my age...damn John!

John Gerlach Loc: Island Park, Idaho

Sorry about that, but the R5 helps you a lot. Next time I post, I will put a warning on it!

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

If they bring out a crop sensor (a REAL replacement for my 7DII) aimed at action etc. I will be very tempted to trade sell and move over.

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

Very nice nice series of Southern Texas birds. The second Pyrrhuloxia is a real prize.

joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

Exceptionally beautiful shots done with excellence

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

I can see why you are pleased with that camera.

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Another excellent set, John, thanks for sharing.

J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio

Always an amazing set John

Red Sky At Night

Excellent!!

nimbushopper Loc: Tampa, FL

Outstanding work John!

Ourspolair

The female Cardinal and the cactus is a work of art, IMO. Thanks for sharing the images and your views on the R5.
I totally agree w.r.t. the latest series of mirrorless. The A7c has upped my game significantly for all the same reasons, plus the ability to use heritage lenses from different manufacturers thanks to the focus magnifiers and focusing aids available with an evf.
I shan't be ditching my older apsc Nikon DSLR, I will be using it for close-up and for distant subjects, but the shooting experience is so very different with the more modern equipment.
Enjoy!

ecobin Loc: Paoli, PA

All are outstanding shots John.