Canon 5DS or 5DSR? Which did you buy? For those who have made the leap to Canon's 50mp sensor, which version did you purchase, 5DS or 5DSR? Reasons?

Djack41 Loc: Tennessee

For those who have made the leap to Canon's 50mp sensor, which version did you purchase, 5DS or 5DSR? Reasons?

MT Shooter Loc: Montana

I bought a 5DS to put in my rental inventory, but after comparing the image quality to the 5D III I returned it right away. The digital noise in the images at 2400 ISO was totally unacceptable for a full frame camera at any price.

Djack41 Loc: Tennessee

The 5DS is certainly not a good choice for indoor events or sports where high ISO is often the norm.

The 5DS or 5DSR might be a much better choice for portraits, travel, landscape and macro photography. Even with my 5D3, I use a tripod to avoid shooting above 800 ISO.

rodfarnes2015

MT Shooter wrote:

I bought a 5DS to put in my rental inventory, but after comparing the image quality to the 5D III I returned it right away. The digital noise in the images at 2400 ISO was totally unacceptable for a full frame camera at any price.

That is interesting, I'll stick with my 5D mk2 in that case!

johnst1001a Loc: West Chester, Ohio

Do those with the Nikon 810 have the same problem?

SonyBug

No.

rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA

johnst1001a wrote:

Do those with the Nikon 810 have the same problem?

When the 5DS was first announced, I did some back-of-envelope calculations and concluded that the pixel density on that sensor would be in the range we normally associate with APS-C sensors, so these results shouldn't be surprising. In accordance with Moore's Law, sensor technology keeps advancing, but Canon may have jumped a tad too far too fast in this case. Pixel density on the 810 should be less than 70% the density on the 5DS, so using last year's technology, the edge of reasonableness may be between the two.

bwana Loc: Bergen, Alberta, Canada

johnst1001a wrote:

Do those with the Nikon 810 have the same problem?

Neither do those with the Sony A7S or A7R II... Although if you're a DSLR fan the Nikon D810 is a great camera.

bwa

Djack41 Loc: Tennessee

For some applications, Canon has leaped ahead of competitors in the 35mm format. The tremendous detail captured by the 5DS makes it a wonderful studio, portrait and landscape camera. It should produce stunning macro images.

If highest quality images is the goal, shouldn't high ISO be avoided with any camera whenever possible? Indoor events, sports or astrophotography are examples where high ISO may be necessary, areas where the 5DS is not the best choice.

If the 5DS fits the application, enjoy the extremely high resolution and image quality. The detail captured on poster size images displayed at Photoshop World was most impressive.

LFingar Loc: Claverack, NY

Djack41 wrote:

For those who have made the leap to Canon's 50mp sensor, which version did you purchase, 5DS or 5DSR? Reasons?

Neither. To me they both seem to be rather specialized. Probably great for portraits, landscapes, etc. My 6D is already pretty good in those areas with much better high ISO performance it seems. I'm waiting for either the 5DIV or 6DII.

Grammieb1 Loc: New Orleans

Neither. I will stick with my 5Dlll for now. I like action & shooting indoors without a flash. If I did a lot of landscape, fashion or or indoor shooting with artificial lighting, the 5DS or RS would be a good choice. I prefer the 5Dlll over the 810D as well. Everyone has different needs & preferences. It is a subjective decision. Bab

Cdouthitt Loc: Traverse City, MI

Djack41 wrote:

For those who have made the leap to Canon's 50mp sensor, which version did you purchase, 5DS or 5DSR? Reasons?

Here's a unbiased review.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwLZRKfFmUY

wotsmith Loc: Nashville TN

Djack41 wrote:

For those who have made the leap to Canon's 50mp sensor, which version did you purchase, 5DS or 5DSR? Reasons?

I will likely buy the 5DSR; I have one coming as a rental for a trip to Spain. I don't shoot stuff that will likely have moire problems, so would like the extra sharpness. We'll see how I can hand hold, how it works on a "travel tripod" which is pretty light. I will have my 5Dmk3 along as well to compare.

Will let everyone know. Toying with getting the 11 - 24 zoom as well, but I looked at it today and it is pretty big.

Grammieb1 Loc: New Orleans

The new Canon 35/1.4ll looks like a good candidate for these cameras. You might want to consider it as well as the 11-24. Bab

Djack41 Loc: Tennessee

Don't forget the 5DSR can also shoot full-sensor (not cropped) images at 12mp or 28mp. 28mp might be plenty for many of your travel images and not as technique sensitive. A great new feature!

For my travel photography, the new 11-24mm might be too large to carry but I want it!

wotsmith wrote:

I will likely buy the 5DSR; I have one coming as a rental for a trip to Spain. I don't shoot stuff that will likely have moire problems, so would like the extra sharpness. We'll see how I can hand hold, how it works on a "travel tripod" which is pretty light. I will have my 5Dmk3 along as well to compare.

Will let everyone know. Toying with getting the 11 - 24 zoom as well, but I looked at it today and it is pretty big.