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DP Review: Canon EOS 5DS / 5DS R In-Depth Review.

Move the little square on the image to any shadow area. That’s why I’m switching from Canon to Nikon. The Canons would be a great studio camera, and likely very good for HDR work. But that shadow noise, and noise in general, is the showstopper for me. Canon doesn’t seem to be improving fast enough against their competition. I’ve done prints at 11x17, 13x19 from my Canon 5DS/R rental. The shadow noise is visible in those sizes of prints, more obvious in the larger prints. Perhaps only a pixel-peeper would notice, but we all put our noses in prints these days. If you have a broad area of shadow, it’s awful.

Note, DP Review seems to carry water for Canon. They’ve rushed through the above review, but still haven’t done their in-depth review of the D810, out for much longer. I’m finding the Nikon a significantly more capable tool for a professional shooter. The available controls and adjustability are just incredible. My Canons feel like toys in comparison.

12/17/15 • 10:44 PM • ConsumptionDesignPhotography • (7) Comments

Comments:

can’t understand why canon is so dead in the water at the pro level, do they have something waiting in the wings to wow the pros? i hope so! they still seem to have better lenses!

Posted by Roland Tanglao on 12/18/15 at 02:03 AM

not that i’m a pro grin but hey if the pros aren’t happy will the hobbyists also be unhappy?

Posted by Roland Tanglao on 12/18/15 at 02:04 AM

Many of the pros I’ve talked to have gone Nikon recently. Canon’s top-line pro DSLR, they ducked the resolution back down to 18 megapixels. Pros feel Canon is just NOT LISTENING. The overemphasis on video is also another sore point. Split off a video/stills line, and keep a pure stills DSLR line going.

Canon has better lenses. There’s no question. Mostly in the wider apertures (F/1.2, etc.). With Photoshop, that’s somewhat less of an issue (one can make a duplicate layer, blur the hell out of it, erase through the higher-aperture layer). Nikon also has lens compatibility going back to the 1970’s, earlier if you want to get an old lens converted. There’s a great deal of great glass to be had for relative bargains, compared to the new pricing levels of $1k and higher.

Hobbyists will purchase whatever’s receiving the hype at the moment. Canon’s Rebels have been somewhat quiet, as have Nikon’s entry level experiments. Fuji, I’d say, though pricey, is winning the hobbyist “enthusiast” market. Every pro I know has a Fuji in a bag, along with their DSLR.

Posted by Garret P Vreeland on 12/18/15 at 04:00 PM

One thing about glass as a buying choice - all of the great photographs we celebrate, were shot on glass we wouldn’t even consider giving to one of our kids today.

One of Galen Rowell’s best and most famous Himalayas shots was done on a Series E (read: cheap) Nikon zoom.

Posted by Garret P Vreeland on 12/18/15 at 04:23 PM

The ‘vision’ is always more important than the gear.

Ever seen DigitalRev TV on Youtube? Go to one of their toy-camera photographer challenges. I get such a kick out of those episodes.

Posted by Garret P Vreeland on 12/18/15 at 04:24 PM

i don’t like digitalrev dude, too faux asian british or something grin he’s fun for 10 minutes that’s about it! but i am special that way grin

anyhow yeah i have an X100T and i love it! and i had an Fuji XE2 which i loved (and sold to buy the X100T).

I have a soft spot for Canon since I shot my first 50,000 “real” digital camera shots with a Canon 20D but it seems like they’ve gone downhill since the Canon 5D Mark II. (I still have a 5D Mark I for sentimental reasons!)

Posted by Roland Tanglao on 12/20/15 at 04:26 AM

Oh, I agree. His snarky persona is overdone, and I can only bear it in small doses. Sandra hears his voice when I’m watching a video and yells, “TURN THAT OFF or WEAR HEADPHONES.”

I’ve said for a while now, the 5D Mark II was the last prosumer sensor of any quality (for its time). My 20D was beautiful and buttery - in fact, I still have it. Once a camera worms its way into your heart, it’s difficult to part with.

Posted by Garret P Vreeland on 12/20/15 at 04:04 PM

 

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