Canon x Transformers! This Canon EOS R5 turns into Optimus Prime

Canon Optimus Prime R5
(Image credit: Takara Tomy)

The Canon EOS R5 can do many things. It can shoot 45MP stills, 8K video, detect eyes, faces and heads on humans and animals… but one thing it can't do is turn into a mighty robot in disguise. 

Well, it can now! A new collaboration between Canon and Takara Tomy, the toy company behind the mighty Transformers franchise, has resulted in a Canon EOS R5 that can transform into one of two iconic Transformers Generation 1 characters. 

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James Artaius
Editor

James has 22 years experience as a journalist, serving as editor of Digital Camera World for 6 of them. He started working in the photography industry in 2014, product testing and shooting ad campaigns for Olympus, as well as clients like Aston Martin Racing, Elinchrom and L'Oréal. An Olympus / OM System, Canon and Hasselblad shooter, he has a wealth of knowledge on cameras of all makes – and he loves instant cameras, too.