Canon - EOS R10 Mirrorless Camera with RF-S 18-45 f/4.5-6.3 IS STM Lens Content Creator Kit - Black

Camera bought in February 2023. I was actually contemplating the move to mirrorless for some time then (from trusty old 50D supplementing 5Dm2) and was evaluating whether I should get The R7 (which several people were discouraging me against) or R10. Eventually I settled for R10 reasoning it would be pretty much a stop-gap before I decide it is wirth to get a mirrorless FF camera. Boy, I was in for a surprise! Despite its price, the camera doesn't feel cheap in any way. Sure, it may not have weather sealing, nickel-alloy body, two card slots and a battery, that can be treated seriously, but what it offers is worth every penny. And it offers A LOT. For starters 12 fps burst rate with UHS-II compatible card slot when used wisely will let you forget there's actually buffer limit. And image quality is more than decent - maybe not perfect, but for the price you get a proven sensor, latest imaging processor and very fine focusing and subject tracking. In fact fine enough to ditch my DSLRs and use the camera for almost a full year. With RF 18-150 lens it weights barely over 1 kg. It has wireless connectivity out of the box and works excellent with remote control software. Also it can operate and charge from an USB power bank - and that alone makes that tiny battery far less of a burden to the point you actually stop caring. I also got it with EF mount ring which made the transition even smoother. Needless to say, it works perfect with every EF/EF-S lens I had. What I don't like: - RF-S lenses move vignetting to almost an artistic level. Sure, you can fix it in postprocessing - especially when you're shooting RAW mainly, but that requires lens definitions/references and they're NOT perfect as of yet (even Canon's own DPP software can get illumination correction VERY wrong); - the flash is a nice addition, but what R10 has is bare minimum and, as with many new Canon cameras, third-party lamps are pretty much hit-or-miss; - the camera is in general very responsive, but it does have a noticeable shutter lag and digital shutter is usable for static shots mostly - sensor readout is just too slow.

I bought the R10 with 18-150mm lens kit a month ago. The camera has a lot of nice features and in some circumstances takes amazing pictures. It does not do well in contrasty light, however. Highlights get washed out and shadows are really dark. Lightened the shadows in Photoshop just turns them gray. very grainy & reveals no details. But that is not the worst thing the R10 does. Now comes the ugly. When I use my Tokina 10-17mm fisheye partial frame sensor digital lens with the Canon adapter at 10mm it shows horrible chromatic aberration all across the frame at both wide & small apertures. This same lens exhibits no CA on my Canon 70D at 10mm or with my Canon 35mm camera at 15mm (the lens fills a full frame sensor at 15mm). I am attaching pictures to demonstrate this condition. I will try to include blow ups of the edge of the frame also. I have only seen this condition with my fisheye lens. It does not seem to happen with even my super wide Canon 10-22mm DSLR lens. The only way I found to use my Tokina zoom fisheye lens without this happening on the R10 is to use it with a Metabones Speedbooster with the lens zoomed to 14.5mm, instead of the regular Canon adapter. Then the images are the same coverage & look very similar to those that come out of my 20MP Canon 70D DSLR. This is obviously not caused by the lens or it would happen with my 70D at the same zoom setting. It does not. The R10 sensor is doing something weird. Incidentally, the Metabones produces amazing pictures with the R10 using full frame DSLR lenses of any make, including off brand Canon mount lenses sold for partial frame sensor DSLRs. Many of them fill a full frame sensor. It works perfectly with all my Canon EF, Sigma, Tamron & Tokina lenses with EF mount, including my Tokina zoom fisheye.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I'm coming from a Nikon DSLR but had been curious about the mirrorless. I am not a professional, but enjoy photography and have taken several photography classes. First thing I noticed is that the body of this is significantly lighter weight than my Nikon and feels good in my hand. I knew that my Nikon lenses would obviously not be compatible, but what I hadn't counted on was the difficulty I would have learning the Canon menus and options after having been so familiar with the Nikon. Also, overcoming the muscle memory from the dial/button/everything placement from my Nikon to the Canon was and is frustrating. This is no fault or shortcoming of the camera, just my experience. If you want really nice pics, as with any camera, you need other lenses than what comes with this. I would assume it would be a relatively easy transition to this mirrorless Canon for anyone who is already in the Canon world. I'm eager to continue learning and using this camera to get some of the same stellar pics I am able to get with my Nikon.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This camera is great. It is easy to attach the lens and taking pictures is quick once you get focus. I love the fact that you can add a mic if you want and can use it for both pictures and videos. Just don't forget your SD card are you won't be able to take any pictures.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This camera is lightweight and easy to use has a lot of different settings still going through them all. Love the mirror-less capabilities, less chance of stuff breaking. Downside is prior models lenses do not fit as of now so would have to buy all new lenses or hope for some kind of compatible adapter. Easy to use app to auto transfer photos to phone and take remote pictures with the camera.