Canon EOS R5 public reaction: 'Can we have a stills camera, please?'

Canon EOS R5 public reaction: 'Can we have a stills camera, please?'
(Image credit: James Artaius / Digital Camera World)

The upcoming Canon EOS R5 is the camera that has been universally praised by the press and pundits alike, but what about the public? What about the photographers at large who are actually supposed to buy the new product?

It appears that consumers aren't nearly so enamored by news emerging of Canon's next full-frame mirrorless camera. Because, in spite of the Canon EOS R5's "cinema industry-standard" video specs, what photographers really want is a new camera for photography

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