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Canon - Refurbished Excellent - EOS R5 Mirrorless Camera (Body Only) - Black
Average customer rating
4.3
(140 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 140 reviews
5 Stars
94
4 Stars
15
3 Stars
16
2 Stars
3
1 Star
12
82%of customers recommend this product.
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103 out of
126)
Customer Reviews for Canon - Refurbished Excellent - EOS R5 Mirrorless Camera (Body Only) - Black
Posted by: Tham
from VA
Verified Purchase:Yes
My refurbished products have always been first class quality!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Superb auto focus
on November 13, 2023
Posted by: Tomvette
from DFW
I’ve owned my R5 and it’s been great so far. The best assets of this camera is the superb focusing system. I do a reasonable amount of bird photography and the system does a great job of focusing on the eye. The camera has good grain control at high iso. I use the camera with EF glass ( 70-200 2.8 iii, 24-70 2.8 II, etc.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Review of my R5 and a comparison to my R5ii
on July 1, 2025
Posted by: TomCam2
from DFW
I've owned the R5 for about 3 years. The camera is and has been excellent and reliable. I recommend it for wedding, portrait photography and some wildlife photography.
A few months ago I purchased an R5ii and find the pre-capture and improved sensor allows the camera to lock on and track fast moving action far better than my R5. I'm sharing a technical comparison below of the R5 and R5ii sensor dynamic range with various ISO settings. Both cameras are stellar. The R5ii is in a different league than the R5 for fast action sports and fast moving wildlife and the C LOG 2 is an awesome addition for video on the R5ii. Both my R5 and R5ii have been very reliable.
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I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Great Camera
on July 19, 2023
Posted by: CharlieB
from Oregon
I've owned the R5 since it was introduced, fantastic Image quality and Autofocus. There was a little bit of a learning curve but no more than with other camera brands I have used. It has done everything I expect, and allowed me to get shots I would have missed in the past.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Solid R Series Camera
on December 24, 2023
Posted by: Luke12
from Houston
Excellent camera and really nice upgrade to 6D. In body stabilization particularly for unstabilized lenses, upgrade to autofocus and additional resolution are all welcome and significant differences. View finder is bright and clear and additional information displayed, a level, manual focus guide and other data make it a pleasure to use. If one can pick one up on sale it’s a good value.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Posted by: Emcognito
from TN
Verified Purchase:Yes
Beautiful pictures with little to no editing even necessary!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Posted by: L Conrad
from Buffalo Ny
Verified Purchase:Yes
Coming from FILM days and DSLRs, R5 imaging and camera capabilities are superior. Learning to use the full gamut is worth the effort ! Digital manual takes patience. All the other Canon support bridges some gaps....THANKS
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Customer Rating
3
Love/Hate
on January 7, 2025
Posted by: miclac
from Denver, CO
This is the best and most expensive camera I have ever owned. Great overall and never had any issues except for the sensor giving out after only 13 months with light usage. I'm an enthusiast who takes care of my equipment so there was no reason why the sensor would give out after that amount of time. Perhaps I've been lucky in the past but I've Canons throughout and not a single one has had this severe an issue. Of course it wasn't covered by warranty. With the amount of money I've sunk into this camera, I don't see getting something else unless another major repair is needed. I really do like the R5 but I'm always anxious that it's going to give out at the least optimal time.
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