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The R5’s whole body is magnesium already.
by jolux 6y ago
The R5’s whole body is magnesium already.
- chrisseaton 6y agoIt's clearly coated in something and is not just magnesium.
- jolux 6y agoI own an EOS R which is built similarly. It’s painted but it’s all metal, aside from the rubbery bits which I think are mounted on plastic over the metal. You can feel it get cold in the winter: https://www.photographyblog.com/news/take_a_look_inside_the_canon_eos_r https://www.photographyblog.com/news/take_a_look_inside_the_...
- xxs 6y ago>body is magnesium It's an alloy with aluminum; along with PC GF-30 parts.[0]: [0]: https://www.canon-europe.com/cameras/eos-r5/specifications/ https://www.canon-europe.com/cameras/eos-r5/specifications/
- jolux 6y agoThat’s right, but the vast majority of it is metal.
- xxs 6y agoYeah but the thermal expansion/contraction between plastic and composite (PC+GF) would not be welcome. Flip note: glass fiber reinforced polyamide(nylon) and polycarbonate have similar strength to aluminum. Another issue would be use of adhesive that generally dislike heat even more than the electronics do.
- jolux 6y agoI don’t think the composite parts are structural, but I could be wrong. Either way how come the body doesn’t already dissipate heat? What am I missing? Are the thermal pads not connected to it?