The Canon R3 has lower noise at high ISO settings than other Canon cameras I have owned, but it still does not yield a usable image ( IMO ) at 51200 and especially at 102400. The results out of camera at 12800 and 25600 are not too bad but with the help of ON1 NoNoise AI, the images are better.

Take at look for yourself with 12800 pictured on the left and 25600, 51200 and 102400 further down this page. You’ll see the before out of the camera as shot on the Canon R3 and the after version that was rendered via ON1 NoNoise AI.

I have been shooting with the Canon R3 for several weeks now. I feel comfortable shooting at 6400 ISO in low light and would likely make my threshold 12800 for certain situations. Unless you shoot in low light situations like events or weddings, you likely have no need to push your ISO much past 1600.

I am thankful that I discovered ON1 NoNoise AI because it does a nice job of reducing the noise even more. Although there is a noise reduction slider in Lightroom, I believe ON1 NoNoise AI produces a better end result. However, it can be slow to render the results. You may be just fine using the Lightroom option especially if you have a lot of event type images to deliver to your client.

Here’s a time comparison: On my older desktop that cost about $1,000 without the monitor, it took about 4 minutes for ON1 NoNoise AI to work it’s magic on just one image. However, on Caleb’s gaming desktop at the office, it took about 1 minute for the same image. So you’ll want to make sure you have the right computer or it will test your patience.

For most of what I do at high ISO settings, the Lightroom noise reduction option will work just fine for a large batch of event images. However, if I’m only delivering 10 to 20 final edited images that were shot at a high ISO, then ON1 will likely come into play. There is an Adobe plugin for the ON1 NoNoise AI and there is a standalone option as well. I’m glad that we have ON1 in case we need it.

As for the Canon R3, I am thankful that I can now shoot at higher ISO settings than ever before should I have a need to. For me, I’m likely going to need the higher ISO option vs. the 45MP of the Canon R5 which does not do as good of a job at higher ISO settings as the R3.

One day, I’m sure that the best of both worlds will be in a Canon camera that has both low noise and a 45MP+ image. Will that be the Canon R1? We will have to wait and see. But for now, the Canon R3, Lightroom noise reduction and ON1 NoNoise AI will get it done for the majority of shooting that I do. 

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Two Canon R3’s, Canon F1, ProMediaGear Tripod & Monopod

The Canon R3 is 24 megapixels and the Canon R5 is 45 megapixels. So why not go for the more megapixels? Also, if you’re going to have two cameras, why not have an R3 and an R5? Let’s dive in below.

I think it comes down to what works best for you as a photographer based on the clients you shoot for and what your budget will allow: The R3 is $5,999 and the R5 is $3,899 as of this post. The EOS R is $1,599 and the newer R6 is  $2,499. I added the last two because not everyone wants or has the budget for the R5 or R3. I believe it’s important to shoot with what works within your budget. You don’t have to have an R3 or an R5 to get great results. Remember, the camera is a tool. It’s the person behind the camera that uses the tool to create.

Not every photographer needs a 45 megapixel camera. In my case, I’ve been in the 22MP ( 5DMK3 – years ago ) and 30MP ( EOS R ) range for around 10 years. The 22MP to 30MP range has severed me well for my client base allowing me to provide images for tradeshow banners, side of trucks, billboards and large prints. But beyond the megapixels, why the R3 and why two of them?

The R3 has so many amazing features that I love in the 6 weeks or so that I have been shooting with it. The eye tracking autofocus is spot on. The low light is awesome which is typically the case when comparing 24MP to 45MP. I need the low light, less noise feature of the R3 for some of what I shoot. The reason that I have two of them vs. 1 R3 and 1 R5 comes down to having a backup of the same camera that is my primary camera and having two cameras strapped on that function the same. When I got the second R3, I was able to copy the settings to an SD card and the second one setup like the first one.

With the Dual Stacked CMOS sensor of the R3 in a professional camera body and RF Canon professional lenses, the R3 will serve me well for years to come, 

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