utakirchlechner wrote:
Does anyone have bought this camera? I like to get one. Pros and cons? Canon EOS 5DS R 50.6 Megapixel DSLR Camera (Body).
Do you regularly make 24x36" and larger prints? If so, it's the camera for you. If you never print anywhere near that large, then it would likely be a waste of money.
5DS models are a great choice for landscape and scenic shots. Also excellent for architectural photography. They give near medium format digital quality for commercial work (at a considerably lower cost than MF digital).
5DS and 5DS-R are
not an ideal choice for...
1. Low light/high ISO.
2. Sports/action.
3. Wildlife, especially small, fast moving birds and such.
4. Video.
6D, 5DIII, 5DIV, 1DX-series are all better low light/high ISO cameras. 6400 expandable to 12800 is the top selectable ISO for the 5DS models. 5DIV goes up to ISO 102400, three full stops higher.
For most people, crop cameras are often a better choice for sports/action/wildlife/birds. Faster frame rates and more effective "reach" with smaller, lighter, less expensive lenses (for example, compare a 300/4L on a 7DII with a 500/4L on a 5D- or 1DX-series camera).
The best full frame Canon for video currently is the 5DIV (4K). Prior to that, the 5DIII and 5DII are darned good, too (HD).
The 5DIV is the first full frame Canon to have Dual Pixel CMOS autofocus in video and Live View, which is much, much faster and more usable than the previous contrast detection autofocus method. It's viewfinder based AF system is also more advanced... very similar to the very top-of-the-line 1DX Mark II's (lower light capable and more configurable than 5DIII or 5DS models).
5DS and 5DS-R are essentially 5D Mark III with a much bigger sensor installed (and dual image processors to handle the work load). 5D Mark IV is the "latest and greatest" with a lot of incremental upgrades and added features throughout. Both are great cameras, by all means. But the 5DS models are somewhat specialized, while the 5DIV and the 5DIII before it are more "jack of all trades" cameras. Still, for some things crop sensor cameras can be a better choice than full frame.
Compare for yourself:
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Camera-Specifications.aspx?Camera=1074&CameraComp=97950MP RAW files might call for a computer upgrade.... will need plenty of RAM and processor power, as well as lots of hard drive storage space.