The EOS R5 II is the successor to Canon’s popular and highly capable enthusiast/pro mirrorless R5 model. It continues with the same pixel count as the existing camera but just about everything else has changed.
The R5 II can trace its lineage back to the EOS 5D series. While the 5D Mark II was a landmark for video capture, the series has also always been significant for stills shooters, as it was Canon’s first full-frame digital camera outside the pro-focused 1 series.
We’re going to look through the major changes and what difference they’ll make for photographers. We’ll look at video features and updates in a separate article.
Our DPREVIEW Tribute:
After nearly 25 years of operation, DPReview closed on 10 April 2023. This difficult decision was part of the annual operating plan review that parent company, Amazon, shared earlier this year.
Over the course of 25 years, DP Review built up a reputation as being one of the most informative places to go for information about that new camera or lens you’re after. DP Review began as an independent reviews site based in the UK in 1998, the brainchild of Philip and Joanna Askey, but it was eventually purchased by Amazon in 2007 and relocated over to Seattle in the USA in 2010.
Cheers DPReview – thanks for the great work and content that guided photographers, videographers and techno junkies the world over!