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Build quality of R5 - what is your take? Locked

Started Nov 7, 2021 | Polls thread
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Peter Kwok
Peter Kwok Senior Member • Posts: 2,635
Re: Build quality of R5 - what is your take?

Having owned the 5D3, 5DS, the original R and now the R5, I found the R5 slightly more sturdy than the 5D3, about the same level as the 5DS with its solid tripod mount.  It has none of the squeezable plastic feel of the R.

Compared to the 5D series DSLR, I only worry about its flip out screen.  One clumsy bump may knock it off.

As far as sound goes, what I don't like is the rattle of the IBIS. We can only hope that Canon did their job right and it is durable.  The simple click sound of the shutter surprised me.  I was expecting the "professional" thud  of a heavy camera.

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