Canon EOS R5 Mark II

6 May 2026 · Firmware Rumour

Canon's two flagship bodies are about to get a firmware update, and if you're mid-job-season, that's worth knowing before you hit 'update' without reading the notes first. The R1 in particular is still a relatively young camera with room to grow, so a v1.3.0 drop could mean meaningful feature additions rather than just bug cleanup. Hold tight for the feature list before updating mid-contract, but put it on your radar now.

6 May 2026 · Camera Comparison

If you shoot wildlife or landscape and you're sitting on a Canon or Nikon ecosystem decision, this is the comparison worth reading. Not because the result will surprise you, but because it was tested in actual field conditions by photographers who live in these systems daily, not by someone swapping between bodies in a studio. The R5 II brings a stacked sensor and 30fps raw to the nature game. The Z8 matches it on resolution and speed, and Nikon shooters know the ergonomics well. The real question this answers isn't which has better specs. It's which one holds up when you're wet, cold, and chasing light in the Lake District. That's the version of the answer that's worth your time.

8 May 2026 · Camera Comparison

If you're sitting on an R5 and wondering whether the Mark II upgrade is worth the spend, this is the test that actually matters. Tigers in India aren't a controlled studio environment — they're fast, unpredictable, and don't repeat. That's exactly the kind of real-world pressure that separates genuine autofocus improvements from marketing claims. The R5 Mark II costs serious money, and a side-by-side field report from someone who's used both on the same shoot is worth ten spec comparisons.

8 May 2026 · Camera Deal

The R5 II is a legitimate flagship. If you've been sitting on the fence, a price drop with extras bundled is the nudge, not the reason. The camera earned its reputation before this sale existed.

9 May 2026 · Firmware News

Canon is quietly pushing firmware v1.3.0 for the R5 Mark II, but the rollout is erratic enough that the file keeps vanishing from official pages before photographers can grab it. If you're shooting with this body, hold off on hunting the official Canon site and wait for a clean release. A firmware that plays hide and seek before it's even announced is one you don't want to install mid-job season.

14 May 2026 · Firmware News

If you shoot sport or events on an R5 II or R1, pull this update before your next job. The Register People Priority fix is the one that actually matters for working photographers: it now handles profile views, obscured faces, small subjects, and kids in frame. Those are exactly the conditions that killed confidence in the feature at launch. The American football addition is niche if you're not shooting gridiron, but the underlying helmet-and-shoulder-pad detection improvement tells you Canon is tightening subject recognition across the board. Custom button assignment for pre-burst is a small thing that removes a real friction point mid-shoot. Quietly useful across the board.

15 May 2026 · Firmware News

Nine Canon bodies getting firmware at once is unusual enough to pay attention to. The R1 and R5 II headline the update with improved subject tracking for fast-moving sport, but the real story is the breadth. If you're on Canon, there's a reasonable chance your body is on the list — and firmware that sharpens tracking on flagship bodies tends to filter through to how those cameras behave across all fast-moving subjects, not just American football. Check before your next event or sport shoot, not after.

16 May 2026 · Camera Review

If you were quietly hoping the a7R VI would let you dodge the a1 II price tag and still shoot sport at 30fps, this field test kills that plan. The headline specs match. The real-world experience doesn't. The culprit is the sensor stack: the a1 II has dedicated DRAM built into the sensor back, which is why its readout is genuinely rapid. The a7R VI's second processing layer serves its dynamic range story, not its speed story. That difference shows up exactly where it hurts: pre-capture viewfinder lag and AF that's fractionally behind when it matters most. The a7R VI is still a serious camera for hybrid shooters who occasionally fire at action. But if sport is your primary brief, the sensor architecture tells you where each body actually sits. The a7R VI competes with the Z8 and R5 II on resolution and speed. It doesn't threaten the a1 II on the pitch.

14 June 2026 · Firmware News

Canon EOS R5 Mark II firmware 1.31 is out now. Separately, Carl Zeiss Otus SLR lenses are being listed as discontinued in some international markets, Tamron has posted a notice about delayed firmware for the 35-150mm F/2-2.8 Di III VXD, and Wahei Optical has a new Peace 35mm f/1.4 E41 Steel Rim in silver chrome for Leica M-mount.

26 June 2026 · Camera Review

The Leica SL3-P is a 44.9MP full-frame mirrorless at $6,690 body-only, slotting between the 60MP SL3 and 24MP SL3-S. It shoots up to 40fps and records 8K 30p video. Amateur Photographer flags the best autofocus Leica has produced yet, solid build, but rolling shutter on the electronic shutter and no live view during continuous shooting. At that price it's up against the Nikon Z8 and Canon EOS R5 II, and nearly double the Panasonic Lumix S1R II, which shares the same sensor.

1 July 2026 · Photographer Opinion

Canon-produced video with Jimmy Chin talking gear maintenance on location at Rendezvous Peak, built around the EOS R5 Mark II. Brand ambassador content, not an independent review.

20 July 2026 · Camera Rumour

Per Canon Rumors, a stacked sensor is headed to Canon's APS-C mirrorless line. Canon currently reserves stacked sensors for the EOS R1 and EOS R5 Mark II; the EOS R6 V, EOS R6 Mark III, and Cinema EOS C50 all use standard FSI sensors. No model name, specs, or release window have been confirmed.

14 Aug 2026 · Project News

Noah Wetzel spent nine months planning a single frame: a wingsuit athlete crossing the face of the sun during 84 seconds of totality in Spain. He shot from close to a mile out on a Canon EOS R5 II with a 600mm lens and remotely triggered flashes, with the full logistics breakdown now up on PetaPixel.