Comet Neowise

Cadbury Castle, Somerset, England. 00:56am. 21 July 2020

- DAVID NOTON

David Noton on shooting with the exciting EOS R5 mirrorless beast that's been on every Canon user's mind…

Finally, I have in my hand the EOS R5; Canon’s new all-singing, all-dancing, much hyped top-end mirrorless camera that we’ve known was coming for almost a year. It’s the camera, along with its R6 stablemate and raft of new RF lenses, that puts real flesh on the bones of Canon’s increasingly comprehensive mirrorless EOS R system. I’ve been shooting with one over the last few weeks, tackling a variety of subjects and genres; from landscapes to portraits to animals to astronomy; from barley fields to speeding dogs, birds of prey, frolicking infants, streaking comets, flowers in the garden, windblown sisters and cows in the rain. I've done it all. I reckon I know this camera pretty well now, and how damned impressive it is, too. It’s a camera the tripod and filter manufacturers will hate…