Nice camera.

Performance

Price

Every bit as good as expected. I also upgraded to the latest Canon 100-400 zoom, and the 16-35mm zoom with IS, and the image quality of these combos is staggering. My main uses are landscape and wildlife, and although I was getting excellent results from the 5D Mk 2, previous 100-400 and 17-40mm...

Bright LCD; Comfortable Controls; Easy To Use; Great Image Quality; Strong Construction

The Canon 5DS R, the highest-resolution EOS body to date, is an all-around striking camera that captures some seriously impressive, incredibly detailed photographs. The higher resolution sensor does make shooting technique more crucial though, and the video features and ISO range are limited...

Phenomenal resolution and sharpness; Fine Detail Picture Style is like in-camera Unsharp Mask; Excellent print quality; Decent high ISO performance; Improved normalized dynamic range compared to 5D Mark III; Decent burst speed with good buffer depths; Built-in intervalometer & timelapse movie mode

AF speed tested closer to consumer-level DSLRs; Dynamic range lower than competing models from Nikon & Sony; Lack of OLPF means subject to more aliasing artifacts with some subjects; No 60p video frame rate; No headphone jack; Timelapse video is only 1080p

In the early 2000s, Canon's EOS-1Ds series was unchallenged in the high-resolution DSLR stakes, from the original 11.1MP version of 2002 to the 21.1MP Mark III of 2007. But in 2008 Canon lost the crown to the 24.6MP Sony Alpha 900, and has lagged behind ever since.

+ Extraordinary image quality with huge levels of detail; + Highly refined control layout and user interface; + Excellent; extremely accurate autofocus system; + Rugged; professional-level construction

Fixed rear screen is inconvenient for tripod work; Relatively limited ISO range; Huge file sizes

Good and fast service

Fabulous precision in landscapes as well as birds coupled with my 100-400mm lens with 2x extender. Details in the pictures are extraordinary.

With more than double the resolution of its 5D Mark III sibling, the Canon 5DS and 5DS R has set a new record for full-frame DSLRs with their 50.6-megapixel CMOS sensors. The 5DS ($3,699) and 5DS R ($3,899) are built around the same body, controls and most features of the 5D Mark III.

Highest resolution full-frame DSLR; Excellent image quality; Extensive feature set; Optical low pass filter cancellation for sharper images; Weather-sealed body

Potential for moiré under certain conditions; No Wi-Fi; GPS or HDMI out; Lacks headphone jack for audio monitoring

Shutterbug was fortunate enough to secure a loan of a pre-production version of the much-anticipated EOS 5DS R DSLR for testing and we were off and running with it as soon as it arrived.

The 5Ds vs. 5Ds R decision is not an all or nothing one in regards to moiré. It is a more or less decision and the same regarding image sharpness. If you are shooting images of subjects that are likely to induce the moiré pattern and do not have time to work on mitigation in the field (such as when...

It's been a whole three and a half years since Canon announced the 5D Mark III - a camera that was already criticized by many as not quite enough of an upgrade compared to the Mark II when it launched.