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R5 vs R5C for primarily handheld (!) video

Started 11 months ago | Discussions thread
Ken Ross Senior Member • Posts: 1,215
Re: R5 vs R5C for primarily handheld (!) video

Markr041 wrote:

Ken Ross wrote:

I have the R5 & R5c and have used both. Like you I was initially concerned with the R5c’s lack of IBIS. However I’ve found if you’re using any RF lens with OIS, it’s really no concern. The IBIS actually adds very little stabilization to a lens already equipped with OIS. The bottom line is I’m delighted with the R5c and will be selling my R5.

Above is a video I shot, all handheld, with the R5c & the 100-400 RF lens. Many shots were at 400mm! You can see the stabilization is really quite good.

It is a fact that IBIS does NOT contribute much stabilization for lenses above 100mm, and none likely at 400mm.

The advantage of IBIS is the ability to shoot with non-stabilized lenses below 100mm. Many excellent primes do not have OIS.

Also, IBIS provides more axes of stabilization typically than OIS, and adds axes and stability with lenses that have OIS. But one can do very well handheld with OIS lenses and no IBIS.

Today I tried the non-OIS 50mm RF lens utilizing the electronic IS of the R5c. The stabilization was surprisingly good and I didn’t find the slight zoom to be a significant issue

Of course the caveat is you can’t use it when shooting 8K RAW, but the oversampled 4K60 & 4K30 is so good that it’s easy to live with that limitation when not using an OIS lens. Truth be told, I almost never use the 50mm anyway.

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