I bought the R8 last month and was pleasantly surprised by how light and comfortable the R8 is while providing stellar image quality. The R8 having the same innards as the R6 Mark II makes it a lightweight alternative to the bigger full frame lineup that Canon has. I was concerned that the smaller size might be an issue coming from older Rebel DSLR's, but the grip on the R8 is actually deeper and much more comfortable than my old APS-C DSLR's. I love that I'm able to utilize my older EF glass on this camera as well with the adapter. I've been able to pair this camera with my EF 50mm f/1.8 and my EF 24-105 f/4 L IS USM and it's been a great combination. I will say that having a larger lens such as the 24-105 I have can make it feel a little unbalanced, but the larger grip still feels comfortable in the hand. I recently purchased the RF 35mm prime lens so I'm hoping to try that as my ultimate lightweight setup soon. The video on the R8 was a little concerning for me at first with the lack of IBIS, but with Canon's digital stabilization, I can get usable footage handheld usually with the regular stabilization. Enhanced can help too, but I felt it over corrected sometimes. Using an IS lens in conjunction with the digital stabilization makes the footage very stable, almost gimble-like, so video works out great on this camera. I also like that it has 4K 60FPS un-cropped, as most of my b-roll shots are filmed on this resolution and frame rate. I use the video mode all the time for work and my youtube channel and it works out perfectly for that. The only knock I really have for the R8 is that the battery life is not great. It uses the LP-E17 battery which is too small in my opinion for a mirrorless camera. I would heavily recommend keeping at least one extra battery on you if you plan to shoot for the whole day. After about an hour and a half of photos with my 24-105 outside, I had gone through 50% of the battery. Overall, I love the size and weight of the R8. It has really great image quality, being it borrows the sensor from the R6II, but it keeps the form factor of the RP. In a lot of ways, this camera could be considered the RP Mark II, and that's perfectly fine. I felt that this was a camera I was waiting for and it ticks pretty much every box for me. I definitely would recommend.

Had the camera for a while now and have picked up several lenses along the way including one L lens. Best camera. Ive ever used (minus battery life - more on that in a minute). The ease of use and quality of the images this camera produces has been helping me develop my eye. Love everything about it. Battery life could be better, say a full charge is about 200 images give or take, so if you use if for events, plan to buy a spare battery. For my uses its great I did a 5k for a fundraiser for my kids school and I barely made it through, but it was just good enough.

This is my first Mirrorless camera and I couldn't be happier! I am upgrading from an Canon 5d Mark ii. I must of watched every review for this camera and having it in hand and using it, it has been incredible. Of course coming from the 5d the autofocus has been such a joy to use and the image quality has been wonderful and it is hard to take a bad shot if you have your settings right. I am a hobbyist so the single memory card is fine for me and I purchased 2 extra batteries so I've had no issues with that. The lack of IBIS is also no issue for me as I have my R8 paired with the RF 24-105mm F4 L which has in lens stabilization. Even with it off I haven't had any problem. I love the compact size of the camera as well. I am 6'9 with hands to match so I purchased the EG-E1 grip extension and it is is perfect. I give this camera a 10/10 and if you are on the fence just do it you won't regret it as long as you aren't needing those few things that it is lacking a major issue for you.

This is a superb camera. I use it for everything: serene nature and landscapes on day hikes, taking quick pics on the street while I’m traveling, fast action wildlife photography, even scanning film. I’ve even started doing some video work with it, which I wasn’t originally planning on - capturing 120fps video of hummingbirds visiting our feeder is just delightful. I bought this as an upgrade to my RP, another wonderful camera that I just loved. Where the RP didn’t cut it for me was bird and wildlife photography: its autofocus, high ISO quality, and frame rates were just not up to the task. The R8 shares the same splendid tiny, light, ergonomic frame, and the small changes (moving the on/off switch, dedicated video/stills toggle) I quite like. The autofocus and high frame rate action shooting are everything I hoped they would be, especially with my RF 100-400, or my 800 f/11 for shooting sea life from the shore. My one complaint is the mode dial is too overcrowded. Why are there so many automatic modes? There should only be ONE. I haven’t even figured out the difference between them, and won’t try to since I never use them anyway. Throw them out and give me a third custom mode like every other quality camera has, and you’d have a perfect product. Sure, its battery life could be better, it could be super duper weather sealed, or IBIS would be nice. But I’d much rather walk around with this than the R6. It’s so wonderfully tiny and light, especially with the 28mm pancake lens, I can slip it in any jacket pocket and almost forget it’s there.

This is a great camera for professional use. Both photo and video aspects are fantastic!

Bought this camera for a film project. It's my first "professional" camera (meaning, the first time I spent more than a hundred bucks!). So far, it has performed exceptionally. It is an excellent camera at a great price. I did a ton of research before I bought this camera, about the sort of features and specs I should look for in a camera, and this camera had almost everything I could have asked for. Full frame sensor, 4k UHD, good dynamic range, good bit depth, good chroma sampling. The only thing it doesn't have (that I wanted) was sensor-shift stabilization - it has digital stabilization. The settings menu is a bit overwhelming, but I'm sure I'll get used to it with time and practice. Couldn't be happier. Would definitely recommend to others.