For most people, July 2020 is a tough time to remember. That's because it was the middle of COVID lockdown – that bizarre haze of days, weeks and months that all blur into one another. But I remember it very clearly, because this was when I got my Canon EOS R5 – one of only two cameras I've preordered to receive at launch.
Not everyone was so lucky. Due to COVID shutting the planet down, there were enormous production and shipping delays to just about everything. So while the R5 technically launched on July 09 2025, it would be months before most customers would get their hands on their cameras.
