As part of our upcoming review, we’ve completed studio testing on the EOS R8. Not surprisingly, it looks a lot like the EOS R6 II, with which it shares a sensor, but its dependence of electronic first curtain shutter seems to means there’s a tiny noise penalty at the very highest high ISOs.
Studio test scene
Our test scene is designed to simulate a variety of textures, colors and detail types you’ll encounter in the real world. It also has two illumination modes to see the effect of different lighting conditions.
The EOS R8 sits somewhere between the entry-level models such as Nikon’s Z5 and Sony’s rather long-in-the-tooth a7 II, and the mid-level bodies such as the Nikon Z6 II and Panasonic Lumix DC S5 II. It’s the only one in this company to lack in-body image stabilization, but its use of the R6 II sensor means it can offer a higher video spec than any of its peers.
We’ll look at details such as dynamic range as part of our full review in the coming weeks, but we didn’t want to withhold these results as we ramp our testing studio back up.
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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!