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Canon EOS RP Body With R Mount Adapter Mirrorless Camera
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Canon EOS RP Body With R Mount Adapter Mirrorless Camera
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| Product code | CA49972 |
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| Brand | Canon |
40 reviews for Canon EOS RP Body With R Mount Adapter Mirrorless Camera
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D A Langton –
I have used Canon cameras for many years with a mix of film and digital (both cropped and full-size sensor). I have used a Canon 5D (initial version for many years) and recently purchased a Canon 80D, but I wanted something to do full-frame sensor. After considering the 6D Mk II I opted for the Canon RP and I have been delighted with the results.This is the lower spec of two Canon RF mount cameras which are currently on the market and I think it has been priced competitively, below the R. It does not have image stabiliser built into the camera which the marketplace seems to find a major limitation but in truth it hasn’t bothered me yet since the lenses I am using does have IS. Battery life is a bit ropey with 250 shots indicative, but replacement batteries (from a different brand in fairness) are pretty cheap. The video is also not all that special compared to its competitors but I only want it to record family videos and have a mounted microphone so this is fine. RF lenses are very expensive at the time of writing so I am just using EF lenses mounted on an adapter which makes the camera a bit more bulky.So having been quite critical of a number of aspects of this camera, I have to say I absolutely love it. There’s two reasons for this…- Firstly I wanted something which complements a cropped sensor Canon (in my case 80D) and is not too bulky, but is compatible with all the other kit I have- Secondly I wanted something just “a bit different” – this is not a SLR replacement in the way the 10D was replaced by the 20D, the 20D by the 30D etc… this is just different and it forces you to think differently.For landscapes in particular, the digital display lets you zoom in to see what is in focused and lets you quickly and easily apply some effects on the camera. I only shoot in RAW and have always been sceptical of this, but actually if you are looking to take a photo which will then be printed in black and white it’s great seeing what it will look like (all the colour information is stored there so you can revert).There is also a mode called Fv which combines aperture priority and shutter priority which I think I like but it’s taking me a while to get used to it. In essence it lets you configure the various parameters of the photo (aperture, shutter speed, ISO) and then apply changes to the others… it works really well but takes a bit of practice. I also like the double controls on the top which again need a bit of practice but work well.I’m really enjoying this camera – it’s helped me improve my photography and I feel I am learning something new which is appealing.The viewfinder is also very good (incredible when you think it is digital) but I don’t yet feel so comfortable with this camera for action (eg. motorsport / airshows). I still feel a bit more comfortable with the SLR, but that comes back to the title of my review. I got this camera because it complements the 80D brilliantly. If I was new to photography and had no lenses I would probably opt for a different brand or wait for the next version… however, if you can relate to the reasons I got this camera then I think you will be delighted.
Michael J Burgess –
I started out in digital photography back in 2005 with an Olympus E-500 four thirds camera having used an OM2 35mm camera for many years. I was never a fan of the cropped sensor and yearned for something larger. I moved to Canon digital with an EOD 550D and took the opportunity to invest in L series EF lenses but the yearning for a larger sensor was still there. Eventually the 550D went and I bought a 5D Mk II which gave me full frame in a DSLR and I thought I was set. Recently speaking to a number of pro photographers usng Canon there has been a move to mirrorless and many have bought Sony kit. However, I was reluctant to go down that route given my investment in Canon L lenses. The solution was on the horizon.The EOS RP is the second camera in the Canon mirrorless full frame line up and is aimed more at the enthusiast or prosumer user. I looked at the Canon EOS R but felt some of the controls were a bit fiddly and didnt have the look and feel of the 5D I was used to. The RP is more in line with my previous experiences but more on that later.The review is really a review of three products that come in the box with this kit. The first is the camera body, the second is the EF and EF-S adapter ring and the third is the RF 24-105 IS L lens.I will start with the camera body. This is quite compact and feels much smaller and lighter than my 5D, however this is on no small part down to the lack of having all the technology required to flip the mirror out of the way when taking a shot. Once you figure out the locations of the controls, you find everything falls to hand very easily, I still find myself going for the wheel on the back of the camera and the lack of the joystick is proving an irritation at times. Thats just a matter of getting used to things though. The camera can be used with either the screen on the back (which folds away neatly if you are not using it) or via the viewfinder. A quick dioptre adjustment was needed for my dodgy eyes but the view through the viewfinder is clear and bright if a little odd after being used to the traditional SLR view.Access to the menus requires flipping the screen out and round but there is a welcome addition of touch screen functionality for adjusting settings. Most of the settings are managed here and again this does take some getting used to after becoming familiar with the controls for the 5D. One thing I do notice is the lack of depth of field preview and I am resorting back to more chimping after a shot just to confirm Ive captured what I wanted.The batteries for the camera are LP-E17 and these are common amongst the smaller offerings from Canon, this camera can eat a fully charged battery in a short time so spares are a real must. It is a disappointment that Canon didnt opt for some of the higher capacity batteries from other cameras in the range, its especially annoying that they didnt opt for the same batteries as the 5D as I have quite a few of those already. There is a grip on offer from Canon but this does not offer additional battery capacity, it simply extends the size of the camera for additional grip. A battery grip with extra capacity would be great. It seems it is possible to charge but not power the camera via USB-C but this appears to need the official Canon charger, perhaps something that can wait. A second battery however could not wait as the supplied battery will not last for a full day active shooting.Images are saved as Raw or Compressed Raw and also as a range of JPEG qualities. The Compressed Raw format allows for more images to be saved on a card, but I always carry a few spare cards with me when out with my cameras. A quick update of Lightroom and Photoshop was needed for the new format but then everything was as before.The lens is exactly what you would expect from anything in the L range of lenses. A direct mirror of the 24-105 L EF lens with Image Stabilisation, this gives really crisp results across the zoom range. I took a few shots hand held at low shutter speeds to try out the IS functions and I dont see any blurring. Now, realistically, these days IS should sit in the body rather than the lens and Im sure that Canon will go down this road sometime in the future, but until then, this lens is a good tool to have when you need that shot and dont have the luxury of tome to set up the tripod. One thing that I did notice is that the lens is noticeably heavy in comparison to the body size. This may be simply down to the fact Im used to the 5D and that is a big heavy body compared to the RP. I did feel at times that on the tripod I would be better with the lens mounted on the plate rather than the body. It felt a lot better balanced once I had connected to my EF 70-200 L lens with a tripod collar.What is new on the lens is the control ring. This allows adjustment of other settings while looking through the viewfinder; there are a variety of things you can change, and these depend on the shooting mode selected but I like being able to dial in exposure compensation while looking though the viewfinder. I will confess Im still learning here.Finally, the lens adapter. If you have been shooting with Canon digital kit for a while, you are likely to have made quite an investment in EF or EF-S lenses and moving to a new body format with a different mounting system means you need new lenses or a means of using your existing collection with your new body. This is exactly the issue a number of people have mentioned to me when looking at moving to mirrorless from a traditional DSLR. The other consideration with the EOS R range is the comparatively small number of lenses available for the format. Yes, Samyang have announced some RF mount lenses are on the way, but at the time of this review there are just 5 canon lenses available in this format. The answer is the EF and EF-S to RF mount adapter. Canon make 2 of these, one with the control ring and one without. This kit comes with the standard adapter, so the control ring is not available. EF lenses will mount and produce images over the full sensor. EF-S lenses however only use the central part of the sensor due to them being designed for a 1.6x crop APS-C sensor. This means the images shot with EF-S lenses are only 10MP rather than the full 26MP the sensor is capable of. This would be an inconvenience to many but does allow users with just EF-S lenses to access the platform and to build up later, something I would have appreciated when moving from APS-C to Full Frame.So overall, this is an excellent piece of kit but there are drawbacks to consider. The benefits are the full frame sensor, ability to use existing lenses both EF and EF-S formats and the easy migration for existing Canon users. The drawbacks are very few and I would have to say my only real moan is the poor battery life. Couple the benefits with the excellent L series lens that comes with this kit and the drawbacks of having to carry a few spare batteries soon disappear. A stunning camera and Im rapidly being converted to the mirrorless format.
ida tortolero –
I was delighted to be offered the chance to review the Canon EOS RP mirrorless camera. I have been using Nikon for over 14 years and was just thinking about making the jump to mirrorless. I had a very brief affair with a Canon film camera in 2006 but that didn’t last, thankfully, my experience with RP is totally different.Unboxing the camera is a well-organised experience and the first thing you notice is that you get a lovely little EOS RP camera body and a huge RF 24-105 lens. The lens really is large, fully extended it is almost as long as a 70-200 F4 and it’s wider than my 70-200 2.8 (Nikon). It’s an interesting combination as the 24-105 F4 is definitely a prosumer – if not entirely pro-level lens.The EOS RP was actually quite easy to set up, I am stunned by the ease of Canon’s menu systems. It all made logical sense and I was able to tailor the camera, with zero experience and no looking at the manual, to my own choosing quickly (such as getting rid of the focus confirmation beep, switching off auto preview, changing the focus settings etc). It quickly formatted a new 128GB Sandisk Extreme Pro card and off we went.The electronic viewfinder is good. It’s not as good as the Nikon Z6/Z7 but it’s better than the Panasonic GX8 that we also have I love the fact you can control the whole camera from the viewfinder, you can peruse menus change settings etc. It makes working with the camera so easy and does make up for the lack of top LED display on the camera body. The screen on the back is a tilting and flipping affair (great for vloggers rather than selfie enthusiasts given the weight of the lens) and seems to be pretty good. It didn’t wow me though.When it comes to taking photos, the EOS RP and 24-105 RF lens combo is inspired. The focusing is so fast it’s almost unreal. It’s also very very accurate. Eye AF is a fascinating technology I haven’t used before but I wish my D600 or D800 had something similar. Colour fidelity of the images is good, and I’ll begrudgingly admit it’s better than my Nikon D600, though the RAW images from the Canon definitely take more editing time than those from the Nikon. Conversely, the JPEG’s out of this camera look really really good. With the exception of over-aggressive noise reduction at higher ISO. On that note, ISO performance is very good. I’d say it was very useable up to 6400, however, 12,800 and above are only for extreme situations. Thankfully due to the great Image Stabilisation in the 24-105 I don’t think you’ll need those high ISOs a lot of the time. Colours look good out of the camera too, a sunny day in London heralded some images that really popped. Although the AF is very good it has quite a low frame burst rate – just 5 frames per second at best did feel a little slow though it’s more than adequate for most. I’m not sure you’d want to use this for sports or nature photography though…So I do really like how the camera works. It feels good in the hand too, the grip is nice though could be longer (I’ve ordered the EG-E1 grip to see if that improves things. Equally the lens handles well too – though it is very fat making it harder to grip for those with smaller hands.As much as I really do like the camera I almost dropped the 5 stars to 4 for a few reasons but the main one is the abysmal battery life. I really did only get just over 250 during a day’s shooting. 250. From a full frame mirrorless camera. It just seems crazy. I get 800+ shots out of a single battery on my D600. I’ve already bought a second battery, I’d buy a battery grip but disappointingly Canon isn’t offering one for this camera. I don’t do much video, but that’s the other issue. 4K recording has a stupid crop applied meaning you lose 50% of the recording area. Thankfully they didn’t cripple 1080P HD but it’s still disappointing that they decided to limit video so much. I don’t use video much so I’m probably not the person to review that aspect, but it does look good and the IS in the lens made it shake free.The lens is a monster, and in all honesty, feels too big for the small and light camera. However, despite this it’s a great lens for this camera. The range is perfect for 90% of people and the solid F4 aperture is enough for most. The optics are excellent, Canon don’t seem to use the same naming strategy as Nikon talking about ED glass, Aspherical glass Nano crystal coatings etc. but in all honesty, this lens is much better in terms of performance than Nikon’s equivalent of the 24-120 F4 VR. Edge to edge sharpness above 30mm is spot on, and there’s very little ghosting or CA etc. I also love the control ring. Yes it took me the best part of an hour to find the custom setting in the menu to activate it, but it was great to add exposure compensation on the third lens ring. I really hope Nikon learns from this as it’s an excellent idea.So yes, in short, I do recommend this mirrorless camera, it’s probably best suited to someone stepping up from a basic APS-C DSLR or bridge camera. It is not perfect, I assume advanced shooters will be a little let down by the poor battery life, lack of battery grip and vertical shutter release as well as the limiting video choices. But as a camera, it is very good. AF is fast, body feel is good, the lens is solid. It’s one hell of a step up from other Canon’s I’ve used in the past. And as a Nikon shooter, I’m now thinking I might not buy a Z6 after-all and just use this as my mirrorless system, I just wish they did a smaller but still high quality lens, as looking at the current RF lenses and roadmap nothing really appeals – which is a shame, but it’s not like Nikon’s choices are much better.***Note on the imagesThese were taken in London, straight out of the camera and with no editing except for downsizing.***
Martha Reid –
Nice camera a good start from canon it just a big shame it does not have in body stabilisation this would have made it a definitely worth buy but I would say read all the reviews try and get hands on and make sure , it does make very nice phots and the video is not too bad
OriginalGriff –
Forget the reviews that say this camera is under specified. It is a joy to use and takes great photos. It is a bargain at this price.
Yaz –
Now this is some camera, and so light in weight compared to my Canon 5D II. I used a 2.8, 70 to 200mm lens to try out the camera. Perfect results (technically) The artistic bit was suspect! I next tried a 35mm prime lens with the same perfect results, both were trialled using the P setting and autofocus. I was very impressed with the focusing, it was fast and spot on and I really pushed the subjects; good contrasting pictures, and some in poor light both results were brilliant.This seems the way to go and I am now thinking of ditching the 5D and buying the R.
Dazman –
Ive only just got this camera – the first full frame camera I have owned – and my first impressions are very positive. Ive updated from a canon 80D, and found the RP reasonably intuitive to use and get very good results. It is very light and easy to handle.The supplied adapter accepts Canon EF and EFS lenses, but not necessarily 3rd. party lenses. I have. Sigma 150-600mm that fits, but another Sigma lens – 18-250mm., that vignettes on all but the longest settings.My iPad Pro does not recognise raw files from this camera, though I am told new cameras are being added regularly.It doesnt come with a manual, just a very basic set up guide, but you will need to download one.There doesnt seem to be a dedicated depth of field preview button.There is no internal flash, but a there is a hot shoe for adding one.If, like me, you clean the sensor yourself, it will be much easier on this camera – it is very accessible.The 24-105 lens is much better than the kit lenses normally supplied. It comes with a hood. If you need filters it is 77mm.Im not really interested in video, though I have heard its not rated highly on that score.The battery is LP17 and, by all accounts, doesnt last long.All basic information, but it might help you. All in all it seems a very good buy.
Steffanie Byers –
This camera is great but only if you just want it to shoot stills or you are prepared to buy new full frame lenses. Marketed as the next step from APS-C cameras, this is somewhat misleading. When compared to the significantly cheaper M50 you lose 24fps and 100fps options. Whilst you do get lovely full frame 1080p video with dual pixel autofocus, 4K video has very poor focus and is cropped. If you use your EF-S lenses (which you would likely already have if you are upgrading to your first full frame camera) then you lose more options. I returned it because of the ludicrously crippled video features. What a W ay to steal defeat from the jaws of victory Canon! Disappointed…
Mary Bastidas –
I have had this camera for two days, and am very pleased with it. I got the body+adapter package, because I already had an EF 24-105 zoom lens. I have mostly taken test shots, apart from trawling through the menus setting up the camera the way I like it. I did take one shot of a clump of daffodils which I thought was technically excellent. (see photo) I have had a look at the video feature. This works, but although there is an electronic in-body stabilization feature, it needs to be supplemented by in-lens stabilization, for example in the EF 24-105 zoom lens.Handling is good. There is a well-defined area for the thumb to go in the shooting position. I found the AF ON button was too close to this and I kept pressing it accidentally. So I disabled it. EF lenses have an AF/MF switch on the barrel anyway. This morning I took a photo of the chancel at church. The communion rail is in focus, the other items are not (which you’d expect with an f/1.8 aperture). The carvings in the communion rail are sharp and detailed. I took this with flash, you have to use an external speedlite. As you can see, it worked well. I happened to have a speedlite already too.6/3/2019 Here are two new photos, an avenue of trees in Peter Pan Park, and the Bonus Arena, both in Hull. I hope you can see they show pretty good image quality.
Sarah Harper –
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