I'm STILL Shooting With The Canon 5dsr In 2023 - Here's Why
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- In this video, I'm sharing why I still use the Canon 5dsR as a professional photographer in 2022. Even though it's old, the Canon 5dsR still has tons of features and options that make it a great choice for commercial photography.
Even though the Canon 5dsR is old, it's still a powerful camera that can capture great photos. In this video, I'll share with you some of the features and options that make the Canon 5dsR a great choice for commercial photography. If you're looking for a powerful camera that can still capture great photos, then the Canon 5dsR is a great choice!
In todays video we are talking about the Canon EOS 5dsr dslr camera and why I am still using it as a pro in 2022.
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I love it! I was very happily using a 5Diii for portraiture and I got the stupid upgrade bug when I decided to start dabbling with making UA-cam videos. Initially I bought a Rebel SL2 for the flippy screen but ultimately didn’t like carrying two cameras- SL2 for UA-cam videos and 5Diii for portraits. So I got into the EOS RP, then EOS R, which both left me wanting because they lacked the tactile feel and snappy response of the 5D series, so I then went on to an R6. Now, thousands of dollars later, I mostly use my iPhone for UA-cam videos and I miss my 5D 😂 mostly because I hate the electronic viewfinder. But basically I wish I’d listen to this kind of advice all along. I guess I had to learn the hard way
I always come back to you when I'm about to do something stupid.
I had a Canon 7D and upgraded to the Canon R6 cuz I needed a faster auto focus system, silent shutter for events and a dual card slot for image/video insurance. 📸👍🏽 Image quality are just about the same, but video the R6 is a MAJOR improvement from the Canon 7D and my clients love the high quality 4K footage from it. So definitely money we’ll spent to help enhance my work flow. 💯 Great video! 👍🏽
Very good points and love your mindset on buying items
Great information video. Computers are exactly the same!
I love your partners jacket!
Is the second body in background fitted with an RZ67 lens? if so, which focal and what adapter? looks like a bellows, guess for tilt. thanks!
I could never afford one. I got the Canon 80D and a lawsuit.😂. I just bought for myself the Canon EOS 90D. I love the resolution of this camera. Why did I get it because I'm a news journalist. No 4k is not required, but a better 1080P better than my 80D is awesome.
i could "almost" run my career on a 5dII .. sshhh ;-)
Damn, we know this already. You won't stop telling us.
People keep asking because real photographers make money off pictures (work) not gear.
The reality is; an electrician who buys a transit van isn’t going to switch to a Volkswagen Transporter of the same size after 3 years and 33,000 miles. It’s a complete waste of cash and he’s not going to be able to charge his customers more for it.
I mainly photograph weddings. Often also in combination with video, for which I use the Canon GX10 (4 K 50p). My two cameras are 5D III (35mm) and 5DSR (85mm), which I operate with flash throughout (except in churches) and use a flash bracket system for this. The cameras are pre-programmed for different scenarios (indoors, outdoors, sports) and even with an aperture of 1.4 (85), e.g. of the wedding ring, I have razor-sharp images (see my homepage). Both cameras are extremely fast, when my "R" is still looking for the right eye, I've already taken a few pictures with the dinosaurs. My R is allowed to work in the photo booth and I will stick with my DSLR's for the long haul. The image quality of the 5DSR is so fantastic and will probably never let me down, even in 2022 at the very front. I'm glad I'm not alone in my opinion 😄
Exactly my experience, and I own an r5. To be honest I dont understand all this hype about eye detect, it is slower and way less precise than doing it with the old recompose. Have benn shooting exclusively milc for about 2 years and never was convinced about the camera, because of the eyepiece sensor and sleep behaviour of the camera, which seems to cause very frustation in the canon comunity forum in other users, it gets in the way for someone who's working on personal projects and wants the photos more than messing with the camera. As soon as I purchased my 1st and only rf lens, and faced again with another combersome "feature", I decided it is enough and time to upgrade my game and cameback to dslrs
I am still using my canon 5D mk3 does everything I need it to don't see any reason to change it was built as a workhorse still going strong.
No eye af = extra work
@@RyanREAX not in my experience
@@back40canoe focus and recomposing is so 2015 lol, during weddings its so much easier to eye af, and edge to edge auto focus points.. no more 8 AF points lol
@@RyanREAX weddings is my business and I don’t focus recompose. I’m not saying that eye AF is bad I’m just saying it won’t save me work.
@@back40canoe so you do center framing or manual focus lol? How do you focus at the edges of the frame when those old dslr cameras have clustered auto focus points more in the center?
Still shooting the original 5D 12 MP and 7D mk2 not spending any more “New” equipment unless they cannot be repaired. Canon is no longer supporting or repairing the original 5D.
The files from the original 5d have an amazing look to them that Canon haven’t had since
G_d bless you!: I’m still using (buying new batt’s for) a 5Dsr (high resolution) and a 5D III (for low light, availeble light) and just retired a 1Ds II (for clinical photography). I’m inundated (as are we all) with SO much INNOVATION!! But I just reviewed my work and have been wondering what do I have to upgrade to?!!? Hearing you, I can just pause and be happy with the full kit of DSLR Lenses. (Gawd I’ve just now rounded out the bag of great glass). I don’t want to expense out the whole gang in R type lenses. I used the 1Ds II with it’s robust toughness to go to the middle east photojournalism. I wish those exposures had more resolution now for cropping and post production tweaks. I would consider another super resolution camera in the near future but I can’t afford TWO SETS OF LENSES so I’ll probably stay DSLR. My video is done on video equipment and isn’t a main thrust for me.
I’ve used 1D’s and 5D’s in different versions throughout almost two decades and they’re brilliant. I’ve used them next to my Hasselblad. When it was time to replace, I moved to Fujifilm (both X and GFX) but that was a bit of a mistake. I’m now on Nikon’s Z system and happy as ever. Durability and quality of lenses are critical factors when selecting a camera for professional use… Great vid, Scott. Very sound advice. It’s the difference between a gadget and a tool…
Interested in why you like the Z series over X / GFX? I never used Z or GFX, but I liked the X series.
@@Being_Joe We’ve had about 6 X and 3 GFX cameras with a total of 14 lenses in our studio over a period of 6 years. We had many reliability issues with both cameras and lenses, up to the point of losing shots. Next to that, the eye-AF is pretty much useless. It erratically jumps from one to the other eye (in certain positions) and it often front-focuses. I’ve read that the X-H2S is supposed to be better, but I haven’t tested that. We do fashion and beauty photography for international magazines and nowadays many require at least 7 or 8,000 pixels on the long end. That rules out the X cameras. Finally, our tech-editors disliked the RAF-files. It’s extra effort to edit correctly and get rid of the greenish skintones and magenta cast in shadows (depending circumstances). With the Z7II and Z9 you can tell that Nikon has a lot of experience with professionally used cameras. Solid, robust, fast and the NEF-files are very easy to edit. On top of that, the Z-lenses are fantastic. Even the moderatly priced 1.8 primes. Having said that, I still have an X-Pro2 with two primes for some personal work…
@@jacobh5817 Good feedback. I feel all cameras made in the past ten years produce good quality depending on what you need. I like the RAF files but I use complicated raw processors to process the files. Even Nikon I find to get the best results you need to use NX Studio. The Z series had so many criticisms early on I was worried for the future of Nikon. I don't do any paid work anymore so I just shoot my own work with a D750, F100, and M3 with the M3 being my most used (I went backwards tech wise).
@@Being_Joe We use Capture One for tethering and post processing combined with PS or Affinity Photo when needed.
@@jacobh5817 I just did oposite and went back to GFX100 from Nikon Z.Found Nikon as poor performer and with the lens selection, quality and output not at what Nikon used to be.Talking about the post processing, the Nikon files were for product photography at border of unusable (vivid colors due to WB shift).
All in all went back to Fujifilm, and I do agree on handling RAF files due to their size.
Sound advice, I got tired of carrying two 1Series bodies, lenses and MBP through airports and decided to sell the 1Ds3 and 1Dx and replace them with two 5D4 cameras. I'm sure that mirrorless is a great system but I specialize in Food, Product and Lifestyle images. The cameras spend 90% of their time on a tripod so ML has little to no advantage for what I shoot.
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Such a great message, and glad you're enjoying the 5DSR still! As primarily a landscape photographer/youtuber, I see little need to add a much more expensive camera while the images I get currently from the 5DSR are awesome. I was able to pick one up second had with just 3k shutter actuations a few years ago for $1100. When I get tempted by shinier, newer, bigger/medium format alternatives, I look at the price difference and keep on shooting with what is working! Like you said, no sense parting at a loss and shelling out a ton of cash for a 0.5% improvement.
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I've been running my shop with three d850s two of them used and now with everyone jumping on the z9 band wagon so I've picked up three more 850s for ultimate redundancy and at ridiculous and I mean ridiculous prices.
850 is amazing
EXCELLENT POINT: "I won't make anymore money than I already do..." with buying a huge amount of new kit. I love the view through glass as well, but I think we are in the minority today sadly. Great vid!
Funeral photographer, 😄
Great advise! I moved to mirrorless this year. Rationale was it made my job easier capturing moving subjects - fashion, runway, events. Still don’t like EVFs. Coincidentally the first job I got offered after taking possession was a poetry performance. The client specifically requested camera with silent shutter. My D850 would not have cut it and I would have passed the job. So was meant to be.
This guy is not fooled by the marketing hype of the camera manufacturers. If it ain't broke don't fix it.
5D classic is a bomb. I have three of them.
I love your insights here. While I'm not a Canon shooter, I used to sell cameras and the 5DS/SR were some of the most criminally underrated cameras out there. I absolutely think this is one of Canon's best DSLRs ever made. Personally I'm still using a Nikon D610 for alot of my day to day work - it's not the same as the SR but its about the same principles that you mention. Fantastic video!
Anything over 20MP is a waste of money.................................But I have a 5D Mk I and it a terrific camera.
Photography gear is very similar to my cycling habit, I did have an "equipment phase" but I have ditched it all and now restore beautiful vintage steel pieces of art that I started with back in the early 80's ... no more fear of missing out for me
I think it's a universal cycle. Audio, photography, any hobby even. You first have fun, then seek out features, then chase the features.. and if you're lucky, you'll go back to just having fun and using what you have and what works.
I have Canon R mirrorless and 5DSR but I love 5DSR the RAW shot is better,
I'm still shooting weddings/travel/stock images on a 5d. Not a Mark 2. A first gen 5d 😁. I have just upgraded my lens over the years not a new body. When I need a new camera I'll find a Mark 2 on the 2nd hand market. Loved this video, subscribing was easy decision 😁
I having been using my 5DSR since 2017 and counting, :)
After carrying my 5D III and a full bag of lenses on many long hikes I bought into Fuji's mirrorless system. My Fuji couldn't be more different from my Canon and it certainly produces excellent quality at half the weight. But, I'm planning an Iceland trip and taking my 5D, in fact I've just bought a 16-35 F2.8 to add to my bag for the trip. There is just something about my 5D III that reminds me of my years of film photography and why I fell in love with photography in the first place. The way the 5D feels and the tones it produces (particularly skin tones) are perfect, even if it crushes my spine.
This is about the 5DSR.
I'm so agree with you! With my wife we work in our photo studio with Canon 5dsr and 3 tilt/shift lenses: 4/40 IF TS Superrotator, 2,8/80 TS Superrotator and Macro 4/120 TS Superrotator.
This combo allows us to photograph packshot and photos of curtains and sheers, and our customers are very satisfied! This allows us to offer excellent value for money.
yeah the value for money atm on these bodies is insane.
True words. I've been a working photographer for 12 years. I still have a 550D in my bag lol. I recently upgraded my 5D mk 3 and chose the EOS R. I've quit wedding photography, I don't do sports, I don't need the uber focussing of the R5 or R6. I think it's fair to say we have reached a place where you can get quality images from virtually all cameras. The challenge is how you approach taking and editing photos.
Back in 2012 I shot all my final year Photography degree work with a 450D & 550D.
Why did you decide to quit wedding photography?
this vid will from here on out be my Gear Acquisition Syndrom medicin! tx!
Switching to mirrorless is a lot more than just the lack of a mirror sound, but if you mainly shoot things that aren’t alive in the studio it’s true you don’t need it. If you shoot people, animals, action, etc the speed and sophistication of the AF system and the increase in burst rate you can get along with other tech can make a big difference in how your shoot and how many shots you keep.
I'm a portrait photographer, my clients are not models. I started my business on a Canon 60D, then a Canon 7D, then an EOS R where I've been since 2018 The only difference in my workflow since moving from a DSLR is not focus and recomposing. I absolutely loved my DSLR's and I absolutely love my R. I shoot the same amount of shots of my clients on my R as I did on the DSLR. Burst rate doesn't work for me. My portrait sessions don't rely on speed.
@@gregshawphotography8828 it definitely depends on what you do. Many flashes can’t keep up with the burst speeds modern mirrorless cameras are capable of anyway, for people who shoot in the studio with strobes primarily.
Working with animals outdoors, I’ve found that animal eye autofocus paired with capable tracking and fast bursts gives more frames to choose from with action shots than I could get with my DSLR.
In general, I feel the AF performance, especially eye AF, makes a big difference in working with moving subjects even at a slower pace in a studio by making nailing focus one less thing to think about while working.
I didn’t work much with flagship DSLRS that were intended for fast action but I think the price point of say a 1DX line camera vs what I’m shooting with now, a Sony A7R IIIa, makes incredible performance more accessible for those whose work can benefit. Not to mention the size - top end DSLRs are massive. Personally I much prefer the feel of a small mirrorless like a Sony or Fuji, though I know people with hands bigger than mine tend to like a little more grip.
In any case, there’s definitely a case for not spending excessively on gear when what you’ve got is serving you just fine, but I feel there was an oversimplification of the benefits of mirrorless technology.
@@gregshawphotography8828 He said sports, animals and action…
OMG, The 5DSR is stunning and you can get them new still for £1200 ish. Its like an industry secret. I can’t believe you can still get that 50mp goodness for that money. I use it for Architecture and it just works.
I really like your attitude.
It is an industry secret. I bought 1 when new, another when the price dropped through the floor right after the 5Div came out, and a 5Ds (my others are 5DsR's) just as a brand new backup because I saw it BRAND NEW on sale for $900 last year.
These cameras are fantastic, especially for those the prefer OVF's (honestly working in bright light or even in low light in the studio EVF's are counter productive for me as they CONSTANTLY cause my pupil to adjust dramatically which results in extreme eye fatigue when working all day. Oh, and I just like them better.
I have "fast cameras" and I have slow cameras (medium format) the 5Ds is plenty fast for what I shoot, actually my slow cameras are as well but I typically use my "fast cameras" - the canon's when shooting hand held and my slow cameras mounted on some form of camera support...
Where can a new one be sourced for £1200? Asking as, having scoured the web for seemingly diminishing supplies I bought a nest mint sh one for £1500.
@@kronkite1530 I've not looked today but I think B+H had new in stock this month if I recall. Some of the best deals to be had also seem to be on the US canon refurb site (which seem to be brand new ones w/ warrantee ) Also I see non-US models (gray market) deals on Amazon often but they are sporadic at this point.
@@robertboyer5926 Ah, that probably explains it as I am in the UK. Thanks…
2:40 I gotta stop ya right there, you are right, you are are absolutely right, HOWEVER, I've seen a trend amongst people who don't understand how a business should run, and this includes people running businesses, they think that when they buy a new piece of equipment that they need to suddenly up their prices to reflect the cost of that equipment. As you pointed out this is absolutely not how a business should be run. its beliefs like this that make even the most mundane services cost a fortune. ok I gotta finish the video now.
Great advice. Photography for a living is about treating it as a business. No need to ramp up the fixed costs. The 5DSR is btw maybe the most underrated Canon camera ever. (I did go mirrorless myself but it proved too early)
I bought the 5DSR a year ago when canon offered its ridiculous fire sale on them. Wasn’t actually looking for a new DSLR as my 6D was just fine, but at that price I thought it well worth the upgrade to 50mpx. The interesting thing is that it is actually my newest camera by model year. I shoot this and a Leica M9M that was introduced in 2012 and am happy with both as they serve completely different purposes. Oh, I sold the 6D shortly thereafter too.
I just bought a mint condition 5Dsr based on your recommendation Scott. I’m very happy with the savings I’ve made. Thanks again.
I’ve been a canon lover forever and have been searching for a camera specifically just for photography & printing, and on paper I just can’t see why I wouldn’t get the 5DSR? I mean the megapixels are insane and for such a cheap camera?
I still use 7D for journalist work... And i think its awesome... I know people who still use MkII and MkIII 5D
Looking for a set of two lenses for my cannon 5 D that will cover the entire range and are inexpensive. I need AF lenses and I do not want to keep changing lenses
I remember my first SLR camera a Zenith and i bought a Minolta 7000, with autofocus, i miss the days when a camera was just a camera. You need a degree to understand half the features on new cameras. I have a 5ds and 5d mkiv and very happy with them as i don't create videos.
7 year old camera... I used my Nikon F2 for 9 years. I bought my main camera that I still use every day in 2008. The Canon 5D MkII. It's never about the camera...
Hi thank you very much I will follow what you have said, thank you again.
My current approach to almost all tech purchases including cameras is that IF I need some feature(s) that my current camera doesn't have, I'll look first at used cameras one generation behind the latest and greatest. Why? Well, when the latest and greatest comes out, the price for the preceding model drops, especially on the used market where all of the people dump them so they can get the latest and greatest.
Subscribed, great video and words of wisdom. So many people don't need more than 24mp because they don't even print. Then, when they do print, is it even bigger than 30" x 40"? Billboard size prints can be less than 5mp simply because of the average viewing distance is greater than 50ft, at least...what do you need 40mp for if you don't print bigger than A3? Sure cropping is nice but, personally, I rather just use the proper lens and get it right in camera without the need to crop in post afterwards.
Nikon D850 and even the less expensive Z5 has te automatic Focus Stacking Feature
Thank you for the video.
I’m purely a hobbyist photographer shooting landscapes, street photos and wildlife. Bodies are 5D, 5DII, 5DIII, 7D and 1DIV. Have been contemplating a 5DSR for some time.
Could you kindly advise me whether 5DSR would be helpful for any of the genre I shoot!
BTW, I’m also not in favor of buying a gear unless it’s really needed. Bought all the gears over the last 10 years from the used market. So, they didn’t cost me much. However, I do use quality native lenses bought over the last 15 years.
Thanks again.
Hear hear Scott. As a fun side-hobby I’m part of the Facebook Six Megapixel club, I’ve recently submitted some macro test shots taken with a Fuji S1 Pro (from 2000), it’s a 3 megapixel camera, the quality is outstanding when viewed on the web ( and on various hand held devices), because most of the web delivers at 72DPI. For paid work I use slightly more modern Nikon/Fuji DSLRS, I don’t need anything else as I shoot for print, and most pictures are laid out at A5, A6 or smaller. Some newspapers only require images at 200 DPI. Yes I could pixel peep on a big screen and get all worried about a 500% zoom that is a bit blurry, but I know it is invisible when the client runs off thousands of copies in the print works, and next week it will probably be wrapping fish and chips.
I also use 5DSR from 2015, the only reason I would upgrade would be a new AF and higher ISO. That's it, no need to change anything else.
I am not a prof. photogapher - but I do know how a product works (like 4 p MKT in development ect).
Interestingly are most YT videos wrong:
The featurelist is featured upwords and downwards ... but for whom? A pro? A Pro does not need a YT to explain how a cam works.
An amature? Nope: An amature will not spend 2-3 grand for a body + 500- 2500€ for a single lens.
If you think about is it is really funny.
see dp review or any other channel, most are worse.
And IF these channels would be something different than a costfree MKT for manufactures, one would see DIFFERENT brands in a video. If not - it´s MKT.
In former times I did exatly that - just from the manufactures POV and in a slidly different product.
I am still using a D300 as a photojournalist, just cause i enjoy, and enjoy the warmth on the files. No other camera makes me enjoy shoot more, and have the controls i need. I used to have a D3 as well, but i sell it because its too big.
I run two 5DSR bodies, two 5d Mk III, and 4 5D MK IV bodies. In fact, for my purposes, the MK III and MK IV are more than I need. In fact, I just bought a brand new 5D MK IV body before Canon stops producing them. Why? All said and done, they are, for my purposes, more suitable than my R5c. That, and I'm not fond of mirrorless for my work.
This is a great video. I was a pro for 15 years and I used the 5Ds. When I moved to teaching at the end of my career I had students who had more expensive kit than I ever owned of would buy. You are right the Canon DSLRs last a lifetime.
Because it’s good enough 😎
And actually there isn’t a newer model that would make a difference for the type of work that you do, a top end MF 100+ MP maybe but we are not n diminished returns territory.
Very much so!
I shoot weddings part time with a pair of 5DS’s and assorted L lenses and will continue to do so. Sure, I’m a dinosaur but the images from these cameras ROCK. I do not like EVF’s and I think Canon and the others are strong arming people into mirrorless who prefer steadfast SLR cameras with OVFs. Canon has the infrastructure to keep putting out limited DSLR’s for the pro market at least and should do so. It’s all about $$$$ and all the “latest greatest” they want to sell.
The last decade has been boring times for still photographers.
I bought a canon 5d mk3 Some 10 years ago.
The mk4 came out. Pretty much the same camera But with a touch screen.
The ONLY ting i dont like is that og doesn't have a fold out screen. They fixed that in the 7d mk2, but never in the 5d.
And the eye-detect auto focus or what ever they Call it, Where the AF focuses on the subjects eye, i would like to have that.
So I dont see myself upgrading any time soon. I dont Even like to Call og an upgrade. It is charging produkt line.
I recently bought this and the grip it came with at a local photo shop for 999$ CAD with a 7% discount cause they couldn't tell me what's the shutter countjt on it. I ended up buying it and took it home. I used Tornado Shutter count and it's ready 8k shutter count. I think I made a preety good deal. I have L glasses but never had a pro body. I was mainly used a M50 with a speedbooster
So true. When you have a good workhorse that's reliable, good quality, and does everything you need, then why "upgrade"? And that applies to every type of tools in life, from cast iron skillets to mobilephones.
Unfortunately Canon, in contrast to Nikon, which respects more the professionals who have the Nikon D850, has not presented any new firmware. He could very comfortably. She generally doesn't take care of her models. We have invested a lot of money to buy them. By force he made a new firmware for the 1dx mark iii. Could also be for the canon 5dsR. At least for digital noise and focus. Too bad. We feel cheated.
I love this video. You’re honest to the point, and you’ve convinced me to buy one of these ancient beasts. I want to do landscape photography and I’ve been looking for a system on a budget or a while. I currently have my eye on a 5dsr😂
It is a wrong name for the video, IMHO. The proper one is:
Why I still use the only Canon camera, especially designed for pro studio work - 5dsr as a pro photographer in 2022
We need a video on how to understand British blogers. This may not be clear to someone who is not familiar with the British culture of modesty!
I’m still shooting with Nikon d810 and d500 cameras. I have no plans to sell them to buy mirrorless camera’s, although I wish my cameras were quieter for my weddings and corporate events.
The best camera is the one between your ears.
Great vid. Love my 5ds! Love it so much just recently bought another one. One of canons best til this day. And it's a beast!
I'm still shooting with a Canon Elan 7e and a Canon XTi. I've given up on upgrading because it always downgrades my wallet.
Great video, I appreciate and respect your outlook on being thrifty, especially in our fast food, “I want it now and I want it my way,” world where it seems like everyone wants the latest and greatest no matter the cost. I purchased a used 5d mark ii a couple years ago and I really enjoy it.
Professionals usually work within a particular genre, portrait, sport, fashion, advertising. A camera may be brilliant at one thing and mediocre at others, but if that thing is what you do, you have the perfect tool. Photojournalism requires a camera that will take habitual abuse, beyond any other metric. Whether it has 6 megapixels or 60, is less important than a chassis and shell that will take big hits and keep firing, and won't die in a shower of rain. Only in recent times have mirrorless cameras offered the structural integrity of the best DSLRs, while having a few tricks of their own.
Um shooting with my t6! I’m trying to amount money to buy an canon r and that will be it until 2030! I’m thinking about to spend 8 years with my canon r when I get it!
I know guys who have American made, Custom Shop Fenders and couldn't identify a C chord.
Nice video!
I once took a picture of some electrical switchgear with a Canon 550D with the 17-85 cheap zoom lens.
Has it printed at 40 x 60 cm and put it on the wall.
When I tell people that it is so incredibly sharp because I rented a Hasselblad body with a prime lens, they all see the fantastic quality.
When I tell them it came from a 550D with the 17-85 mm zoom, all they see how fuzzy it is and all the aberrations.
It was taken with F8 from a tripod in RAW and carefully "developed".
Even with this modest equipment, the end result is astonishingly good compared with my Asahi Pentax Spotmatic II.
My 5Ds remains my primary stills camera. 8 years later it stands toe-to-toe with anything out there in 35mm full frame format in terms of image quality. The high ISO complaints were never valid, it's excellent to 3200 and very good at 6400 and 12800. The DR complaints were somewhat valid in that other cameras had more base ISO DR. But it has good base ISO DR and with today's RAW processors you can easily get 14ev out of it via noise reduction (it measures 12.4ev, out of camera, at DxO). It's robust and reliable with a great AF system. It just works, delivering incredible detail in large prints. I complimented it with an R6 for those times when I might want insane shooting speed or extreme low light performance (i.e. stacked astro; 4k under a full moon). But I still often grab the 5Ds for sports as the AF system is more than up to the task and while 5 fps might sound slow, it's more than enough for most situations. It's a brilliant camera even in 2023.
At the end of the day, the success of any business is rated by how much disposable income you have left to spend as you please at the end. If you are constantly spending money on kit (which the client cannot tell the difference between) then the disposable income figure is less.
about mirrorless, also when you are classical music photographer 😂😂 is a blessing the silent mode
You said in a video that you wanted to do some think different is so, what camera would you choose as you've said 5dsr for food, if you picked say street or landscape. Be interesting to see your veiw on which camera and lense and why.
I print very large so the 50MP sensor and no AA filter is still undefeated, almost a decade later.
I still shoot film is it wrong to do so. It does wat i want it to do mostly. I am using fujichrome sensia 100 e6.
Dont really use digital only for holidays or making snaps
Total commonsense and well done for saying it. :) It reminds me of an old carpenter I knew, I once asked him why he was making joints by hand when there were electic tools and jigs available, his reply was simple; "I make money by using tools not by buying them."
I have a 5DsR and a 5Ds, and a 5d MkIII as my backup. Love the 5Ds! have been tempted to upgrade and then I look at the images I get and just stick with what works. So glad you have the sense not to be tempted by the newest tech, the whole point is the result you get!
@@sugarologydo you prefer 5ds to 5dsr?
if so, why?
@@sunlbx I use both almost equally. I tend to take the 5Ds out for landscape, and use the 5Dsr in my studio. No particular reason other than i keep each set up for those things (the 5Ds lives in my camera bag with my landscape and macro lenses). I dont really see a huge difference in the raw files from each. But I also don't photograph things that would have a big moire problem.
@@sunlbx (I changed my youtube handle, this is the same peson as Sugarology)
@@livvylatham9584 the reason I'm asking is that I shoot street photo and landscapes on 5DSr, and I've seen moire a few times in YEARS. What I do notice, however, is that 5DSr gives out more acutance at the edges which helps the edges survive the in-camera denoise algorithms better. Thanks to that, iso 3200 jpegs on 5DSr are as usable as 5DS at 1600. The less acute edges of 5DS give in more easily to this rather crude in-camera denoise algorithm, and 5DSr takes higher ISO before small detail is really mushy. The in-camera sharpening on 5DS can't compensate for that, because the detail is lost to the NR before sharpening is applied.
that way madness lies... brilliant.
I'd rather buy a new lens, or maybe an old lens with something special that I need, than a camera body.
I have absolutlely the same opinion... 5drs is an amazing camera!
>>Why I still use the Canon 5dsr as a pro photographer in 2022
Are you pro? Really?
DSLRs are far from dead - in fact, sales of DSLRs in USA are up 132% (1Q22) while mirrorless cameras sales have dropped 57%. And there are tens of millions of DSLRs still clicking away throughout the world.
There are pros and cons.
Professionals and Conmen!
I think I found my home, I'm using a Sony a7s (mark 1) and I really like it, neat menu system without to much settings, straight forward. I really like the picture and 1080p is what you only need for youtube.
Maybe I add an atomos later to record 4k if I want some more crop functionality.
Thank you for this video, got me thinking!
if so tight why teathertools cable ? RF glass is so much better also focus direct on the sensor no lens calibrations as dslr splits the light to a focus chip.
More people need your mindset. Thanks for sharing hope it keeps others in check.
I agree with your sentiments, I have been a Photographer for three decades . I purchased solid 1D series bodies, using them until the wheels fall off. Only at that point I upgrade to a new system . I can’t justified buying the newest and greatest camera body just because it is the new pretty girl !
Can you suggest a zoom lens for my cannon 5 d mark 1 without over spending
This is something I wrestle with, I am shooting with my 5D MKIII and it is getting kind of tired, starting to get some spots in the lens and so on.
The New R5 looks so appealing, but at the same time just upgrading to a new lens and sticking with the 5D is appealing as well. Although the downside being I cannot shoot 4k on it
I was gifted the 5DSR as my first professional camera and I'm struggling with predicting exposure. How would switching to a mirrorless camera that shows the EXACT finish photo, not better?
It still can't see flash, and there is a spot meter in pretty much every dslr to work out your exposure.
Yeah, but that Sony is doing too much. I do need all that A.I help
Agree completely! I'm currently using D850s as my camera and I don't see myself switching for quite awhile. I agree on EVFs as well, they make me feel like I'm watching a video of myself taking a photo. All the display options can get really distracting as well, I want to focus on composition not a firehose of data.
850 is amazing
Amen
I have been shooting with a 5DS for over a year for wildlife work and I can keep a lot of detail after I crop vs my 5D Mark III
As always...direct to the point...honest feedback on tech....we can really see the difference ...your focus is on work / photography...not gimmick...thanks!
At last. Some sense. I'm still using 3 x Nikon D810's.
Thanks Scott. Love ya work. I'm 15 years in the commercial photography business. I love my daily ... a 1DS MK iii, my 5D MK ii backup was just mothballed for a 5DS-R (I've only put 5 shots on it) ... spankers from the US for AUD $2400 landed (Thanks for your tip). Bargain. Like you, nothing to upgrade to that beats what I have. Keep up the vids ... love hearing your thoughts.