EOS 5DS R

[Ian_rw]

I'm seriously considering purchasing this camera. Having checked the lens compatibility chart from Canon I'm pleased to see that all of mine are included. My question is, does anybody have experience using this camera hand held and what the results are like? I've also read various comments about maximum useable ISO, any thoughts..

[Tigger]

Re: EOS 5DS R

why don't you wait till the 5DMkIIII comes out, thats supposed to be Aug

[Iron Man]

Re: EOS 5DS R

The 5Dsr was aimed at more specialized photographers - i.e. Studio/Landscape/Architectural, rather than "general" photography. Most people would utilise the use of a tripod for their work, so iso would not a limiting factor to them. If you "need" to push the iso on the camera up high on a regular basis, I doubt the 5Dsr would be the best choice.

[Ian_rw]

Re: EOS 5DS R

Basically, it's the 50.6 mp I#m interested in. I've not seen any rumours that 5d Mk IV will come with that sensor. I like to crop in close and feel that the 5DS R would be good for this.

[Ian_rw]

Re: EOS 5DS R

The 5Dsr was aimed at more specialized photographers - i.e. Studio/Landscape/Architectural, rather than "general" photography. Most people would utilise the use of a tripod for their work, so iso would not a limiting factor to them. If you "need" to push the iso on the camera up high on a regular basis, I doubt the 5Dsr would be the best choice.

My Interests are Urban Architecture, Landscapes and street photography. I currently use my 1DX which is great but I feel that 50.6mp will let me crop much tighter. I hardly ever use a tripod and I try to keep the shutter speed high enough to mitigate camera shake.. Also the 1DX one heavy beast to hump around all day with lenses..

[Tigger]

Re: EOS 5DS R

Basically, it's the 50.6 mp I#m interested in. I've not seen any rumours that 5d Mk IV will come with that sensor. I like to crop in close and feel that the 5DS R would be good for this.

agree the new rumours seem to be 36mp - if so with better ISO handling I know where I would be investing my cash

[Ian_rw]

Re: EOS 5DS R

agree the new rumours seem to be 36mp - if so with better ISO handling I know where I would be investing my cash

I guess there is no real rush, I have a 5DIII along with my 1DX.. I suffer from GAS so I tend to buy in haste and then feel sorry later.. I'll try and hold out to AUG. 36mp would probably work.

[Tigger]

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I guess there is no real rush, I have a 5DIII along with my 1DX.. I suffer from GAS so I tend to buy in haste and then feel sorry later.. I'll try and hold out to AUG. 36mp would probably work.

will "apparently" 36mp but we'll see

[collywobbles]

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A few months ago there were several articles inEOS magazine re: 5D mkIII & 5D S and SR. The findings were that there were hardly any differences up to about 800-1600 ISO but the 5D mk III was better at higher ISOs.
So if you never go above (say) 800 ISO then the 5D S/SR produce a little more detail and indeed as you say would help with heavy cropping.

[DrJon]

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I have no issues using it hand-held, I get a very high hit-rate of sharp images, at least as good as any other camera I have.

Some comments on other areas - it's better than the 5DmkII for DR at all ISOs although at higher ISOs the difference is small, however it doesn't have the shadow banding you get with the 5DmkIII so in reality is more usable.

http://www.photonstophotos.net/Charts/PDR.htm#Canon%20EOS%205D%20Mark%20III,Canon%20EOS%205DS%20R

You of course get a "free" APS sensor camera thrown in, as the 1.6x crop area is basically a 7DmkII resolution-wise. This makes lenses more flexible, as they can serve as longer focal lengths since there are so many MP to crop into.

For the level of detail have a look here (click "Original Size"):

http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/56887347

Or look at the 1:1 crops here (again click on original size, just for the crops):

http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/57507061

BW note you sometimes will get moire (I find it isn't that much of an issue) but the 5Ds has a fairly weak AA filter so suffers too:

http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/57449241

It also improves the resolution of all lenses, take the worst-case 24-105mm image here (f4 and 105mm) and scale it down to 5DmkIII resolution. I really wouldn't worry about the compatibility chart for lenses you already own.

http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/57135843

It has a better AF system than the 5DmkIII (you get the tracking sensor), but shoots a little slower.

Here's a long post I wrote about mine:

http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/57721664

Sorry for all the links, but I can put full-res 50MP images on dpreview plus it saves me writing all the same stuff over again.

As a summary I will say I find it an excellent photographic tool and would recommend it whole-heartedly to anyone not requiring a 1-series body or the shooting speed of the 7DmkII. It's easily the best camera I've ever bought (although the Panasonic GH4 somewhat out-performs it for video shooting).

[jimsphotography]

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The above account is excellent


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[Les McLean]

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I have a 5Ds and I agree with all of Dr Jon's comments.
I think I posted these images previously? anyway, a 100% crop from part of an image showing the fine detail possible with a 50mp sensor (135mm f2 lens)