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Shoots birds, wildlife and macro with the R5 Mark II and RF 100-500 always on the electronic shutter for higher fps, and hasn't seen rolling shutter.
“I use an R5ii with the RF 100-500, but the workflow is pretty similar. I’m also into bird/wildlife/macro photography, so here’s my two cents:”
Chose the R5 Mark II and finds its animal, people, racing and face-lock focus modes get many shots in focus; eye-control AF takes some training. The menu is intimidating at first.
“The focus modes for animals, people, racing and face lock get me a ton of pics in focus. I'm not sure if the R6III has the eye control AF, which”
Bought the R5 Mark II for hybrid work: incredible for stills but lacking for video, with poor 60fps and no fix from Canon for fan-grip users.
“For stills photography it’s an incredible camera. If you bought it, like I did, for hybrid work. The camera is seriously lacking in some video departments, and canon it self release a number of cameras that cannibalize the R5ii.”
Great for photos but disappointing for video, so they bought a Blackmagic for video and use the R5 Mark II only for stills.
“It’s been great for photos but I’ve been let down with the videos. I ended up buying a BlackMagic for video and only use the R5ii for photos.”