![]() ![]() We're aware that it's possible to set up the Lens Control Ring to adjust ISO on lenses that have one. This requires finger dexterity better than legendary guitarist Steve Vai and completely removes the ability to press the shutter release button at the same time. To do this we had to hold down the asterix button on the rear right-hand side of the body and simultaneously scroll the Quick Control dial above it. One small niggle we had during testing was shooting in Av (Aperture value, or aperture-priority) or Tv (Time value, or shutter priority) and trying to adjust exposure compensation to brighten/darken the shot. The body is slim but the grip is deep enough to provide adequate grip when transporting it handheld, even without a neck strap. Command dials and back-button focusing (AF-on) plus metering buttons are all in exactly the right spot. Video stabilization less impressive than more expensive Canon modelsĪfter loading up a battery and a memory card it couldn't feel more intuitive to start snapping shots on the EOS R8.Button placement perfect, with one small niggle.Foolproof working straight out of the box.The button placement on the EOS R8 is near-perfect for us. This is something higher-end Canon models like the Canon EOS R5 don't exhibit. ![]() Underexposing scenes to avoid clipping highlights we boosted shadows in select areas using Adobe Lightroom and were met with disappointingly clipped shadows. Pixel peeping at 100% zoom we could see the limitations of the EOS R8's dynamic range. However, owners should be aware that we noticed that while the images seemed great on the rear screen, once we opened them up on the computer later they were a little less clear than we'd have expected. The rear screen is vivid, colorful and sharp and really helped us compose images, especially at awkward shooting angles where the vari-angle touchscreen really came in handy. Time and again when zooming in to 100% in photo editing software we saw minimal image noise and when it was there it was uniform across the image, with very little color distortion and noise that was easily removable with the help of some Denoise processing. What we would once have grit our teeth over when shooting in the 2000 to 3200 range, the EOS R8 comfortably handles 5000 and above. The standout performance of the Canon EOS R8 for us is its image noise handling when shooting wide-field astrophotography at high ISO sensitivities. Considering it's Canon's entry-level, second-cheapest full-frame mirrorless camera we couldn't been fooled into thinking it comes in at twice its current price ($1499 at time of writing). The Canon EOS R8 is nothing short of astounding in this respect. It's known that full-frame cameras perform better at astrophotography because they are better at handling image noise brought about through the use of high ISO sensitivities.
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