Tazz93
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There's is a night and day difference
1Dx4me wrote:
those questions are a bit "clumsy" to me! if my 5DsR had eye-AF, i wouldn't be upgrading to flimsy R5, period! i do birding and i think eye-AF is crucial to that and a nice thing to have.
Its difficult to put in to words how much better the R5 is than the 5Ds(r). I can't think of a single aspect the 50 MP camera wins outside of the better resolution count. I do think the 5DS(r) files are a little more rich, but its a paper thin difference.
On the AF side, the AF is more consistent and quicker on the R5. In the past with the 5DS, I would focus on a stationary bird in a puddle or stream of water and the AF would want to leave the stationary bird and focus on the water inexplicably. There are also times with the 5DS and 7D2, that the stationary subject would be inexplicably out of focus while shooting on a tripod at reasonable speeds. One Shot or Servo, it would just miss a stationary subject for a couple of frames before locking back on correctly. I found this on the 1DX as well, just less so. I've yet to see that in the R5. The Eye AF is just frosting on top, and completes AF improvements.
The frame speed is massively better. The functionality of that for nature guys can't be understated. In this category there simply is no competition (speed and resolution), whether your talking about in Canon's Eco System or outside.
But that doesn't mean all of the 5Ds(r) owners should run out and grab an R5. The 5Ds(r) was made for the utmost in the detail reproduction, and I don't think the R5 is Canon's vision for that. So I would say to the landscape shooters or people who prioritize detail over speed, just wait. The high res camera Canon will bring to the table is set to to really dazzle. With nearly 5 years of developing their sensor tech, whether that's the 100 MP, 250 MP or Global shutter tech, its clear to me Canon is not done bringing the innovation.