r/CanonR5

I’m shooting canon R5s and using canon 600exii rt flashes — all of the sudden they will NOT stay synced for more than a few minutes. Ive tried scanning for channels and changing multiple times, changing the ID # & channel, scanning again near band or Dj equipment - I’m at a loss. Google is not much help — turning them off and on again will sometimes work but 5-10m later they are red lit again & unsynced. It’s very frustrating when shooting for work and missing critical shots because the light suddenly changes mid moment :/ is canon nerfing these to push buying the ones they just put out that are $1200 each?! I’d really rather not after just upgrading my camera bodies and lenses last year. Does firmware get updated in these? any advice welcome, I’m at a loss here.

Firmware Version 1.3.0 incorporates the following enhancements and fixes:

1.Adds [American Football] in [Action Priority] to optimize human subject detection for individuals wearing helmets and shoulder pads. *For an overview and instructions on using [Action Priority], please refer to the Instruction Manual or the AF Settings Guide.

2.Improves tracking and detection performance for [Register people priority] in challenging conditions-including profile views, blurred or partially obscured faces, small subjects in the frame, and children-even when the feature is set to [Off]. *Performing a firmware update will delete registered data stored in the camera. If necessary, save the data in advance using [Save/load registered data on card], and reload it after the firmware update. For details, please refer to the Instruction Manual.

3.Adds the ability to set [AF for close-up demos] during movie recording in [Movie manual exp.], [Movie auto exposure], and other Creative Zone modes to allow for its use in combination with exposure and AF area settings.

4.Adds [Wi-Fi freq. band] to [Communication Settings], allowing the user to select the 5 GHz or 2.4 GHz band when transferring from Bluetooth to Wi-Fi.

5.Adds [No. of connections] to [FTP transfer settings], allowing the user to select the number of transfer threads for [FTP transfer].

6.Adds the ability to store up to four [Color temp] values in [White balance setting] and to assign [Switch color temperature] to [Customize buttons for shooting].

7.Adds the ability to set [False Color Settings] to [On] when [HDR/C.Log View Assist] is selected.

8.Adds the ability to assign [Pre-continuous Shooting] to [Customize buttons for shooting].

9.Adds the ability to transfer AF-related settings between cameras of the same model by adding [Save to card] and [Load from card] to [Register/recall AF-related settings].

10.Adds the ability to display the electronic level during movie recording.

11.Adds the option for grid display during movie recording.

12.Adds the ability to display playback screens and menu screens when outputting to two screens via [HDMI Display During Connection].

13.Adds the ability to switch the group settings of a receiver camera from the sender camera when using the EOS Multi Remote app.

14.Adds support for DPRAW shooting.

15.Adds support for the Software Development Assistance Kit (EDSDK/CCAPI).

16.Fixes an issue that may cause Err49 to be displayed repeatedly during communication with an SFTP server.

17.Fixes an issue that may impact the camera's shooting ability if the auto power-off function is activated during interval timer shooting.

18.Fixes an issue that may cause the camera to restart when the shutter button is pressed while deleting images.

19.Fixes an issue that may cause the camera to not be recognized when connected to a smartphone via USB.

20.Improves other system stability

I’m upgrading from a 6D to the R5. I was wondering if anyone has experience using the original EF24-105 f4 L on the R5.

I’m torn between getting the R5 with the RF 24-105 f4 or just grabbing an adapter and then also getting a RF 70-200 f4. I shoot a fair bit of sports commercial work, so I’m thinking this might work best, I just want to check if the EF 24-105 can still hold up with more general use until I’m able to upgrade that as well.

Any help much appreciated!

hey so I'm new to using the r5 and i need help. This might be a stupid question but how do I take regular photos without the background being blurred out? like normal default photos in phones.

i only have 1 lens which is the RF85mm F2 Macro IS STM