This stunning landscape photo was shot with a five-year-old Canon camera, and it just won top prize at major photo contest

• Winners of the International Landscape Photographer of The Year 2025 have been announced
• The stunning winning image by Austrian photographer Lukas Trixl was taken in New Plymouth, North Island, New Zealand
• Lukas' camera of choice was the Canon EOS R5

The winners of the International Landscape Photographer of The Year 2025 contest were announced this week, and there's a familiarity about the cameras used by the winning entrants.

Take the winning photo overall, a prehistoric-looking scene of a snowcapped mountain, which can be found in New Plymouth, North Island, New Zealand, and which was taken by Austrian photographer Lukas Trixl.

Lukas shot the stunning image with the Canon EOS R5 mirrorless camera, which he pairs with either the Canon RF 14-35mm F4 IS USM, Laowa 12mm Zero-D f2.8, Canon EF 70-200mm F2.8 and Canon RF 200-800mm lenses, having upgraded from the Canon Rebel T7 DSLR (known as the EOS 2000D outside the US) years ago.

This news comes in the wake of the Wildlife Photographer of The Year 2025 awards, which were also dominated by the EOS R5 – although the overall winner of that contest used an 11-year-old DSLR, the Nikon D810.

The other major award at ILPOTY 2025 was the overall winning portfolio by J. Fritz Rumpf, who used the Nikon D850 DSLR, Nikon Z7 II mirrorless, and DJI Mavic 3 drone for his wide-ranging selection of landscape photos.

So there's a theme connecting these contest winners – don't write off older pro gear. The EOS R5 is still a great camera, despite being five years old and having been succeeded by the EOS R5 Mark II, and the aforementioned DSLRs are older still.

And there's good news if you have your sights set on such contests but need top-flight gear to help make your vision a reality – you don't need to spend big. For example, the Canon EOS R5 has fallen to record-low prices in the wake of the Black Friday sales, and given that it's now an older model.

Best Canon EOS R5 deals today

Record-low price

Canon EOS R5 (Mark I): was $3,299 now $2,599 at Adorama

The original EOS R5 is available for much less than the newer EOS R5 Mark II, now for a record-low $2,599. Sure, you miss out on the latest computational features and cutting-edge autofocus, but there's a reason this is such a popular camera with pros – it has that great 45MP full-frame sensor, 8K video, and excellent in-body image stabilization. To further sweeten the deal, Adorama includes a lens adaptor, a CFExpress Type B card and a card reader at no extra cost.

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Record-low price

Canon EOS R5 (Mark I): was £3,149.99 now £2,529 at Wex Photo Video

Including £270 cashback, the saving on the the original EOS R5 at Wex is now over £600, bringing it down to a much lower price than the EOS R5 Mark II. Sure, you miss out on the latest computational features and cutting-edge autofocus, but there's a reason this is such a popular camera with pros; it has that great 45MP full-frame sensor, 8K video, and excellent in-body image stabilization.

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Released in July 2020, the Canon EOS R5 remains a popular camera among pros more than five years later – certainly if major 2025 photo contests are anything to go by. Its compact and rugged body, sharp 45MP stills, powerful in-body image stabilization and reliable autofocus are among the many attributes which make it a top camera for pro photographers. The EOS R5 has fallen in price by around 35% since it launched, making it an excellent buy today.

You can get a better look at Lukas Trixl's winning ILPOTY 2025 image, shot with the EOS R5, below,

Not in the US or UK? I've included the best Canon EOS R5 deals for other regions, below.

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