EOS R3

Moved from a 5D IV to the R3 and loves it, especially the IR back-button focus sensor they won't give up.

“I went from the 5D IV to the R3 and I’m loving it.”

Studio portrait shooter used the R3 for the first time intending to replace an R5; it felt massive and the AF only a bit snappier, so they did not see enough difference to justify the price.

“I honestly didn’t see enough of a difference to justify the price difference from buying a 2nd r5”

Uses the R3 for portraits and finds its subject and eye tracking a big advantage over a 5DS R in cutting out-of-focus shots, and 30fps helps with action, though cropping 50MP files is missed.

“I've used the R3 for portraits and works fine, the subject tracking + eyes a huge advantage over the 5dsr to reduce OOF shots.”

Uses the R3 as their main camera for photo and video; praises the huge battery, super fast AF and fps, the big comfortable body, the large viewfinder and many custom buttons, and says it has survived rough use.

“huge ass battery. 2 batteries keep me shooting all day.”

Has used the R3 on street, zoo and event shoots; says the autofocus is out of this world, loves the customisable back-button options and thumb sensor, and calls it an amazing deal at the discounted price.

“with the current discount, the R3 is an amazing camera deal.”

Coming from a 6D, finds the R3's autofocus basically magic and the multi-mode back-button setup works great, but had to buy a different strap since the gripped body weighs on the shoulder all day.

“The autofocus is basically magic.”

Bought a used R3 and shoots sports with it alongside an R6; still setting it up and notes it has a huge number of customisation options.

“I recently bought a used R3 with less than 10k exposures. It looks brand new.”

R3 owner dialled in custom button settings they really like and finds the sliding thumb sensor great for moving the focus point when eye-controlled AF isn't following precisely.

“that thumb switch that senses your finger sliding across it is so great, too!”

R3 owner says the 24MP resolution has not held them back: they hardly ever crop and even make large poster prints from its files.

“I have an r3 and hardly ever crop. I even do large poster prints”

Wedding shooter using the R3 and R5 II finds the R3's lower resolution makes cropping harder, its eye-tracking not sticky enough, and the 30fps stacked sensor overkill for their needs.

“the R3 having superior sensor has quite significantly lower resolution, which makes it harder to crop in post”

Owns both the R3 and R5 plus big telephotos; says the R3 drives pro lenses better and faster and the R5 is noisy from ISO 3200, which matters for indoor sports.

“the R3 is a pro camera that will drive pro lenses better, faster.”

R3 owner sums it up enthusiastically as a beast of a camera while encouraging another buyer.

“I have the r3 and it’s a beasssst of a camera.”

Switched from a Sony A1 to two new R3s; says the full-grip bodies and faster sensor are incredible and they never really needed 50MP since clients never ask for bigger files.

“The full grip bodies and faster sensor are incredible.”

Bought a refurbished R3 and reports being very happy with it so far.

“I just got a refurb r3 as well and have been very happy.”

Videographer switched from ten years of Lumix to the R3 in 2024 and loves it, praising its sharp video with great dynamic range that rivals Sony and Lumix.

“Outstanding overall video image quality. Sharp, great dynamic range to rival Sony and Lumix any day”

Notes their R3 gets warm to the touch after an hour or so, especially with heavy rear-screen use.

“my R3 gets warm to the touch after an hour or so, especially when using the rear screen for a while.”

Bought a used R3 and replaced its faulty shutter; compared with their A7 IV it's far more comfortable, the 6K video is insanely sharp, the EVF gorgeous and photos as sharp as the 33MP Sony.

“The 6k video is INSANE, matches very well with my C70, it's SO sharp”

New R3 owner finds the autofocus disappointing out of the box and wonders whether they should have stayed with their 6D.

“I just got an R3 and the autofocus is dumb. Makes me wonder if I should have just stayed with my 6D.”

Had a problem with their R3 that was fixed by a service visit with a new hotshoe and full reset; it now works like any other R3.

“i had service, new hotshoe and i let them full resest camera”

Videographer has used the R3 and loves it, finding something special about its sensor and that the big body feels great in hand.

“I’ve used the R3 before and love it! Something special about that sensor even if it’s just CLOG3.”

Sports shooter has had the R3 for years; after hiring an R1 decided the R3 is enough and preferred its sensor readout speed over the R5 II.

“for me the R3 is enough and I’ll save the cash.”

Traded the R3 for an R5 Mark II only because of its size; it remains their favourite camera ever.

“The R3 remains my favorite camera ever with no real drawbacks besides it's size.”

Loves their R3 and its battery life in very cold conditions, though it feels like overkill for landscapes.

“I love my R3 but I feel so similar to your comment about feeling silly shooting landscapes and architecture with it.”

Has put over 1.75 million shots through their R3, only replacing a broken mic port; an absolute workhorse and the best camera they've owned.

“I have over 1,750,000 shots through my original R3 and have only replaced the mic port”

Owns the R3 and finds its low-light performance pretty amazing.

“I have an R3 and it's pretty amazing”

Replaced their 1D X Mark II with the R3 and calls it a good trade.

“R3 is what I replaced my 1dxii with. It's a good trade for you.”

Used an R3 recently and was most impressed by its almost endless buffer.

“the biggest difference for my needs was the almost endless, enigizer bunny buffer.”

Bought an R3 for its features and amazing ergonomics after the R5 and R6 grips felt too small.

“I ended up buying an R3 for both features and the amazing ergonomic shape.”

Calls their new R3 pretty incredible, but about 2,500 shots into a mountain-bike race it stopped reading the card; they recovered most images.

“Just got this R3 last week and shot a mountain bike race yesterday. The camera is pretty incredible. However, like 2500 shots in, the camera stopped reading the card. Luckily”

Rented the R3 and found it too light and small, with ergonomics worse than 1D and 5D bodies and poor balance with big lenses.

“i have rented and r3 and an r5 and they were too light and too small and the ergonomics were not great compared to 1d series and 5d series. Also i dont feel like they”