I enjoyed it immensely, but probably a bit less then you when the described happened. Sorry. I'm here to point out the sick & twisted stuff.. .:) and that the videos are awesome. :)
Got myself a 5Ds r earlier this year, a beast of a camera, can be a pig to use in low light, heavy too, however when you get it right boy it is an amazing camera, will never regret getting mine, for lower light work got a 6D and run them together, great with Canon lenses and the 5Ds R is perfect with the Sigma 17-35mm lens.
That's exactly right. When used in optical conditions it still produces some of the best images I've seen, but it isn't really particularly versatile at the margins.
When upgrading from the D800 the cameras I considered were the Pentax 645Z, the Canon 5DSr, the Sony a7r II and the Nikon D800e. Ultimately I chose the a7r ii because of the outstanding video capability and flexible lens mount. The Canon was ruled out because the narrower dynamic range and the underwhelming video capability. If I weren't doing video it would have been a much stronger candidate for me.
Hi Dustin, After shooting with the 5dsr for a while Have you seen or had any Moiré issues with the camera.......thank u for yet another informative video review
I have a question. Im sure anyone who has purchased a Canon EOS 5DSr. Inside the Viewfinder I have noticed the metering is not very bright. The meter itself that is green inside the view finder. Especially in Bright sunlight. Is there anyway this can be corrected in the menu to make it more brighter so it can be seen? Thank you ahead of time.
i am looking foreward to your review, i am wandering, like you mentioned, how slow/fast it works in lightroom, because i am considdering buying a high megapixel camera
Dustin, I would highly recommend the Sigma 24-105 lens as the default lens for the camera - there is just something about the weight, balance and IS that works for very consistent low SS photos. I stopped using almost all my Canon lenses with that camera because handheld shutter speeds are too high to get consistent tack sharp images - in fact I sold the 50L, the 85L and the 135L all because they are impossible to use at normal SS (and get the added pixels sharp). You and I have been discussing the new Tamron 45 / 85 lenses - as you know I now own them both. If you do a comparison at 85mm against the 70-200 F2.8 IS II at 85mm you will see that you can use lower SS on the 70-200 - reason is the balance is better and the added weight of the big white lens better dampens everything - and that is when I found that simply adding the battery grip immediately makes that Tamron lens able to consistently use lower SS - and the reason is that Tamron lens isn't heavy - and why I think the Sigma being heavier works. The other fantastic lens on the camera is the 100-400L II - that IS is incredible and again the balance works for the camera. The only lenses I use with the 5DSR are the following (Canon 35F2 IS, Tamron 45 & 85 VC, Sigma 24-105 OS, Canon 70-200 F4 and F2.8 IS, 100-400L II). I needed 1/640th for the 85L II and 1/1000 with the 135L to get a 90% hit rate for being tack sharp - and thus I sold them.
Wow - those shutter speeds are incredibly high. That's a nice kit of recommended lenses for the 5DsR. I'm focusing mostly on the Tamron 45/85VC and 100-400LII for the review. All stabilized, all very sharp...plus calibrating a lot of lenses is time consuming.
I was confused why you said more megapixels causes motion blur, and so I did some research and according to this guy: www.gdanmitchell.com/2011/05/03/myth-diffraction-and-motion-blur-worsen-with-more-megapixels It doesn't. He says it's a myth. I didn't totally follow everything he was saying, but the gist of it was that it's not more blurred, but rather the large size of the image means the absolute size of the blurred portion is larger than it would be on a smaller image, and so when you zoom in, it appears that there's more blur, but it's actually no worse than a smaller-megapixel image, if you consider the relative size of the blur to the whole image. Makes sense to me, but I have no idea if that's true or not because I don't have any first hand experience with any super-high res cameras.
I think you may be putting words in my mouth. I said that high resolution bodies are "more punishing" of motion blur - which is true at least in part for the reason you detailed. I didn't say that it causes motion blur. Reducing the file size helps reduce the apparent motion blur even with the 5DsR.
I am so happy with my 5DSR!
Me 2! I was finally able to have an alternative to my 70D :)
It seems to me that those who like the 5Ds R REALLY like it.
THANKS DUSTIN FOR HONEST REVIEW. I AM GOING TO BUY THE 5DR TODAY.
Enjoy!
3:57 "I had my wife grab it.. and I asked her how it felt" OH COME ON! :) Greets from Croatia! :)
Yeah, I thought when editing that section that my turn of phrase was a little awkward.
I enjoyed it immensely, but probably a bit less then you when the described happened. Sorry. I'm here to point out the sick & twisted stuff.. .:) and that the videos are awesome. :)
I got the DSR last year. Coupled with a Sigma 20mm And it makes a great Landscape and still life set up. Fantastic camera. I also have the Mark iii
Nice. It can produce some stunning images.
Amazing Review Justin, I enjoy watching all of your videos.
thank you!
Hi Dustin, you said "high-pass" Filter several times. But its actually a *low pass* filter thats in the 5DS.
You're right. Oops! I'll add a correction note!
I have the 5ds love it so far now I want the sigma 1.4 art omg cannot wait bro.
It's a pretty amazing camera...used correctly!
Got myself a 5Ds r earlier this year, a beast of a camera, can be a pig to use in low light, heavy too, however when you get it right boy it is an amazing camera, will never regret getting mine, for lower light work got a 6D and run them together, great with Canon lenses and the 5Ds R is perfect with the Sigma 17-35mm lens.
That's exactly right. When used in optical conditions it still produces some of the best images I've seen, but it isn't really particularly versatile at the margins.
When upgrading from the D800 the cameras I considered were the Pentax 645Z, the Canon 5DSr, the Sony a7r II and the Nikon D800e. Ultimately I chose the a7r ii because of the outstanding video capability and flexible lens mount.
The Canon was ruled out because the narrower dynamic range and the underwhelming video capability. If I weren't doing video it would have been a much stronger candidate for me.
The A7rII is definitely a strong performer in the video department, if not perhaps the overall ergonomics.
Dustin any possibility of you reviewing the 1DX Mark II anytime soon ? Excellent video and very detailed as usual !
I'm not sure. I have to see if my suppliers are willing to send me such an expensive item that will definitely depreciate from my using it.
Oh didn't think it was such trouble. Hope ypu keep us updated , great channel !
The 7D mark 2 has a thumb stick and a nifty lever next to it for selecting focus points. None the less, great video ! :)
I don't think that I said otherwise. I said 6D, 70D/80D lack the thumb stick.
+Dustin Abbott My apologies. 70D and 7D sound very similar. My bad.
You're right in that 70D and 7D don't sound much different. Kind of like 80D and A.D.D. :)
Hi Dustin, After shooting with the 5dsr for a while Have you seen or had any Moiré issues with the camera.......thank u for yet another informative video review
I've seen a little moire in shirt patterns, but nothing anything significant. I consider moire a bigger problem for video capture than stills.
Thank u for you're reply Dustin The info you give is very useful & very much Appreciated by me ........Have a great day !
I have a question. Im sure anyone who has purchased a Canon EOS 5DSr.
Inside the Viewfinder I have noticed the metering is not very bright.
The meter itself that is green inside the view finder. Especially in
Bright sunlight. Is there anyway this can be corrected in the menu to
make it more brighter so it can be seen? Thank you ahead of time.
hi Kenny, it's been too long since I've reviewed the camera for me to be able to answer that.
Nice review. Do you shoot your reviews with a Sony? Looks like it from the colors.
That's actually from a 80D, which is quite a nice video rig.
i am looking foreward to your review, i am wandering, like you mentioned, how slow/fast it works in lightroom, because i am considdering buying a high megapixel camera
I'll definitely be reporting on that.
Dustin, I would highly recommend the Sigma 24-105 lens as the default lens for the camera - there is just something about the weight, balance and IS that works for very consistent low SS photos. I stopped using almost all my Canon lenses with that camera because handheld shutter speeds are too high to get consistent tack sharp images - in fact I sold the 50L, the 85L and the 135L all because they are impossible to use at normal SS (and get the added pixels sharp). You and I have been discussing the new Tamron 45 / 85 lenses - as you know I now own them both. If you do a comparison at 85mm against the 70-200 F2.8 IS II at 85mm you will see that you can use lower SS on the 70-200 - reason is the balance is better and the added weight of the big white lens better dampens everything - and that is when I found that simply adding the battery grip immediately makes that Tamron lens able to consistently use lower SS - and the reason is that Tamron lens isn't heavy - and why I think the Sigma being heavier works. The other fantastic lens on the camera is the 100-400L II - that IS is incredible and again the balance works for the camera. The only lenses I use with the 5DSR are the following (Canon 35F2 IS, Tamron 45 & 85 VC, Sigma 24-105 OS, Canon 70-200 F4 and F2.8 IS, 100-400L II). I needed 1/640th for the 85L II and 1/1000 with the 135L to get a 90% hit rate for being tack sharp - and thus I sold them.
Wow - those shutter speeds are incredibly high. That's a nice kit of recommended lenses for the 5DsR. I'm focusing mostly on the Tamron 45/85VC and 100-400LII for the review. All stabilized, all very sharp...plus calibrating a lot of lenses is time consuming.
I was confused why you said more megapixels causes motion blur, and so I did some research and according to this guy: www.gdanmitchell.com/2011/05/03/myth-diffraction-and-motion-blur-worsen-with-more-megapixels
It doesn't. He says it's a myth. I didn't totally follow everything he was saying, but the gist of it was that it's not more blurred, but rather the large size of the image means the absolute size of the blurred portion is larger than it would be on a smaller image, and so when you zoom in, it appears that there's more blur, but it's actually no worse than a smaller-megapixel image, if you consider the relative size of the blur to the whole image. Makes sense to me, but I have no idea if that's true or not because I don't have any first hand experience with any super-high res cameras.
I think you may be putting words in my mouth. I said that high resolution bodies are "more punishing" of motion blur - which is true at least in part for the reason you detailed. I didn't say that it causes motion blur. Reducing the file size helps reduce the apparent motion blur even with the 5DsR.
moray? what does that mean?
Moire.