5Ds/r Officially announced, sample images posted

[Overread]

It's overkil for most but then this isn't going for your 35mm market - this camera is aiming at the studio photographer who wants to go medium format and can't afford to.
I suspect we'll see more 50mp cameras in the future; but I hope that Canon and the others hold back and let computer tech catch up (ergo we need 10TB harddrives to be as cheap as 2TB ones are now and processes a lot faster) otherwise they'll just mp themselves out of the computer side of things.


The detail is impressive and honestly I'd love a sensor I could crop that much for wildlife!

 

[iolair]

As above; this is a specialised camera for professionals producing billboard style images, or huge and detailed landscape canvases.

I already find 24MP a bit overkill on my K-3 ... not to mention the 30MB raw files it produces. The extra detail/size is only very occasionally useful. Presumably this Canon will produce RAW files over 60MB each.

 

[Scatterbrained]

Guess it's more aimed at the studio with 50MP. I think where Canon has come up short recently would be DR and low light capabilities. With Pentax bringing out a FF soon, it will be interesting to see how they stack up.

At higher ISO (low light) is where Canon is still in the lead. The DR issue has to do with low Iso DR, where Canon is behind Nikon and Sony. At high Iso they still have better DR (with the exception of the new A7s, which has it's own IQ issues).

 

[runnah]

I really wish people would stop prattling on about low light, it's not the be all end all when it comes to cameras.

 

[Scatterbrained]

The video is nothing new. Same as the mkiii.

Yep, quite surprised that it does not have 4K. The R version also sounds quite interesting, with the option to 'remove' the low pass filter...

One thing I see over and over is the "it doesn't even have 4k". Who cares? This clearly isn't targeted towards video shooters, as is proven by the other specs. It also isn't replacing the 5DIII either. It's a new camera aimed at people who would like to move up to MF for studio/landscape/architectural work but can't swing the price tag. They even state this outright in the press release. Granted the DR issue may prove to be a deal killer, but I'm truly interested in seeing the effects of the strengthened color filter array. Better color rendition is always a good thing.

 

[Scatterbrained]

I really wish people would stop prattling on about low light, it's not the be all end all when it comes to cameras.

Agreed, especially when you make your own light.

 

[Overread]

I really wish people would stop prattling on about low light, it's not the be all end all when it comes to cameras.

Thing is cameras are so darn good overall that we really are left with low light being one of the core problem areas where we see the most net potential gain.

That said some, like myself, always want to see more gain in low light because we shoot action. Needing ISO 12800 and still being a touch underexposed to shoot action and you really do want every bit of ISO you can get and ever increase in quality.

 

[runnah]

I really wish people would stop prattling on about low light, it's not the be all end all when it comes to cameras.

Thing is cameras are so darn good overall that we really are left with low light being one of the core problem areas where we see the most net potential gain.

That said some, like myself, always want to see more gain in low light because we shoot action. Needing ISO 12800 and still being a touch underexposed to shoot action and you really do want every bit of ISO you can get and ever increase in quality.

There comes a point where you have to either add light or add stability. Shooting sports in a dark gym is never going to look great, even with an extremely high ISO.

 

[Forkie]

It's overkil for most but then this isn't going for your 35mm market - this camera is aiming at the studio photographer who wants to go medium format and can't afford to.
I suspect we'll see more 50mp cameras in the future; but I hope that Canon and the others hold back and let computer tech catch up (ergo we need 10TB harddrives to be as cheap as 2TB ones are now and processes a lot faster) otherwise they'll just mp themselves out of the computer side of things.


The detail is impressive and honestly I'd love a sensor I could crop that much for wildlife!

Absolutely agree on your comment about space. Since I got the D810, I've filled up my laptop's entire harddrive with just 3 photoshoots worth of RAW images and had to by another external harddrive to store them on. I've done that TWICE now!

 

[photoguy99]

Some day the camera will build a real time hyper accurate 3d model of what it's looking at, with virtual lights added, and photograph that.

Then with the built in Wi-Fi you'll be able to share this on Facebook over the moon based global wireless network

 

[Forkie]

Some day the camera will build a real time hyper accurate 3d model of what it's looking at, with virtual lights added, and photograph that.

Then with the built in Wi-Fi you'll be able to share this on Facebook over the moon based global wireless network

Make this for me NOW!

 

[gsgary]

I really wish people would stop prattling on about low light, it's not the be all end all when it comes to cameras.

It is to Nikon owners thats all they go on about apart from DR, how often do you look at a print in a gallery and say "just look at the DR in that shot" [emoji3]

 

[runnah]

I really wish people would stop prattling on about low light, it's not the be all end all when it comes to cameras.

It is to Nikon owners thats all they go on about apart from DR, how often do you look at a print in a gallery and say "just look at the DR in that shot" [emoji3]

About as often as I get a usable shot at max ISO.

 

[gsgary]

I really wish people would stop prattling on about low light, it's not the be all end all when it comes to cameras.

It is to Nikon owners thats all they go on about apart from DR, how often do you look at a print in a gallery and say "just look at the DR in that shot" [emoji3]

About as often as I get a usable shot at max ISO.

If there is no good light the shot is not worth taking and if your not getting paid to shoot in a dark gym there is no point, the only reason I shot in low light was I was getting paid

 

[Scatterbrained]

It's overkil for most but then this isn't going for your 35mm market - this camera is aiming at the studio photographer who wants to go medium format and can't afford to.
I suspect we'll see more 50mp cameras in the future; but I hope that Canon and the others hold back and let computer tech catch up (ergo we need 10TB harddrives to be as cheap as 2TB ones are now and processes a lot faster) otherwise they'll just mp themselves out of the computer side of things.


The detail is impressive and honestly I'd love a sensor I could crop that much for wildlife!

Absolutely agree on your comment about space. Since I got the D810, I've filled up my laptop's entire harddrive with just 3 photoshoots worth of RAW images and had to by another external harddrive to store them on. I've done that TWICE now!

Why are you putting your image files right on your C drive? Get a good RAID enclosure, stuff it with memory and be done with it.