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Canon - EOS 5DS DSLR Camera (Body Only) - Black
Average customer rating
4.4
(16 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 16 reviews
5 Stars
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86%of customers recommend this product.
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Customer Reviews for Canon - EOS 5DS DSLR Camera (Body Only) - Black
Customer Rating
5
The Very Best
on November 25, 2019
Posted by: Retsurf
from San Diego
Excellent photo resolution, color, and quality. With the 50 MPs, photo prints can be enlarged with incredible sharpness and detail.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Love this camera
on February 24, 2016
Posted by: DG48
from San Jose, CA, United States
I upgraded from a 5D. this camera has better color rendition and sharpness. I can set the camera on TV, ISO 6400, shutter speed 1/8000 and stop a hummingbird wings. The detail is amazing. I shoot primarily landscape and wildlife. I am ok with the iso. I really like the megapixels. For my type of photograpy, this camera in perfect.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Amazing
on January 24, 2016
Posted by: Tom S
from Winter Garden, FL, United States
The 5DS is a great addition to Canon camera ensemble. It is not my only Canon. I also have a 1DX, a 7DII, and an M3. Each one has its place, and an application in my photographic world. The resolution is amazing. I owned a Sony A7RII for a few months and ultimately found that I could not live with its inaccurate autofocusing, its decentered lenses, and its abysmal menu system. The quality of the 5DS images are better than the Sony A7RII images. All aspects of this camera are very intuitive, and the overall Canon system is unmatched. Bravo Canon!!
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Customer Rating
5
Exceptional Camera
on September 18, 2019
Posted by: RMA
from Westfield, NJ
I've been eyeing this camera ever since it came out in 2015. It has gotten more affordable in recent months so I splurged and I've been very pleased with its performance. I do quite a bit of copy artworks in a studio environment. The 50.6 mp enables me to capture details in the artworks like never before without further resizing. I am also into birding photography and am excited that with the generous cropping allowed, I am able to capture images of birds with such sharpness, detail and clarity. I am sold.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
4
More than a one trick pony
on September 29, 2016
Posted by: Mike J
from Pasadena, CA, United States
When I first purchased this camera I was under the impression that it was a "niche" camera. Honestly, that how I used it in the way for a while, limiting its use to landscaping. I later started shooting birds and then realized how capable it really was. It has multiple advantages based on the sensor's insane resolution. The first was the ability to crop, and the second was the amount of sheer detail available. I found this camera worked like two cameras in one, a crop and FF camera in one. The only downfall was its low frame rate when in a burst. Color and overall tones are great, but it wasn't until recently that Adobe created a color profile that looks good. For the most accurate color a custom profile would be useful but I found DPP did well too.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Outstanding Camera
on June 19, 2015
Posted by: Sparky
from Virginia
First I am not a professional photographer. I ordered this camera on the day it was released. I had been looking for a replacement for my 5D Mark II and decided to wait until this camera came out. So I’ve been researching this and the 5D Mark III for quite some time. In the end, although maybe not the best reason, I went with the 5DS because it was to get a latest state-of-the-art camera and not one that was three years old (5D Mark III). I really don’t need 50 megapixels but then again I didn’t think I needed 21 megapixels with the Mark II and now that is my standard setting. I was hoping to gain the advantage of some of the best features of Canon’s top-of-the-line EOS cameras.
So far the camera has not disappointed me. There is been no noticeable bugs but I haven’t had the time to put it through all of its paces. I have not been able to capture picture resolutions that take my breath away but then again I have not followed all of Canon’s recommendations to achieve maximum crispness and don’t have the best lenses. What has impressed me is the accuracy of the light meter, tone, and color. It has been outstanding with out-of-the-box settings. This may be the first camera I may risk taking JPEG’s instead of raw images and tweaking in Lightroom. The autofocus is working well but I am still learning all of its powerful features.
The controls are familiar to me and the numerous menu settings are well organized. It does take some hunting to find what I am looking for but ultimately the descriptions make sense. The LCD monitor provides an excellent representation of the final image.
The Live View feature works much better than what was available with the Mark II. You don’t lose the image when you focus. I envision myself taking advantage of that feature much more than I did with the Mark II.
I haven’t even tried video recording. That’s not what I got the camera for.
I would definitely recommend this camera to an experienced photographer. It’s pricey, but is flexible and takes excellent pictures.
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Customer Rating
5
Exceptional Camera
on July 17, 2015
Posted by: Frank
from Texas
I've had the 5DS about three weeks now and continue to be very impressed with the results. First, upgrading from the 5D Mark 3, I found the learning curve very short. The controls and menus are very similar and easy to navigate, The focusing, exposure and color rendition are all excellent.
Most of all I'm very impressed with the image quality. I've shot mostly in large JPEG mode. I don't feel RAW shooting is necessary with this camera unless you are planning to make really huge enlargements.
Images can be cropped extensively and still yield very good results. I took one photo of a restored railroad caboose in the late afternoon from about 100'. I was using the older model Canon 24-70 / 2.8L at 35mm, handheld at 1/125 sec, f7.1, ISO 400. The photo of the caboose came out quite well, but just to explore the camera's capability I cropped the image to an extreme degree just to show one set of wheels. Even under those conditions you can actually read most of the lettering on the wheel trucks.
I also shot some photos from a bouncing speedboat towing some kids in tubes at high speed about 60' behind the boat. Using the Canon 100-400 / f4-5.6L at ISO 800 I got some really sharp images. Admittedly not all were good, but enough were that I was very happy with the results under those conditions.
My only negative comment would be with respect to shooting in low light, While I've gotten some good results up to ISO 3200, the 5DS doesn't have as good high speed capability as the 5D Mark 3, but I can live with that most of the time. Overall, I'm very happy with the camera and continue to be amazed at the quality images it produces.
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Customer Rating
3
It could be a perfect DSLR, but it's disappointing
on November 21, 2018
Posted by: Alex B
from Narnia
I've been a Canon user for the past decade, I've switched a lot of bodies and finally I've sold my back-up 6D (because of its rubbish AF system) which I bought almost 5 years ago and only kept the 5Ds which I bought 3 years ago. After using it for 3 years as my main camera for advertising, fashion and event photography, with only L glass (16-35 f4L IS, 24-70 f2.8L II and a 70-200 f2.8L IS), I've a few pros and cons.
Although it was launched in 2015, it still is the highest megapixel count full-frame camera on the market. It is absolutely amazing to have such a high megapixel count, it really helps a lot if you work in the advertising industry. It has a huge potential to crop or for huge prints. After using my 6D for almost 2 years I decided to buy the 5Ds and after that the 6D's 20 megapixels looked like a joke. The 5Ds began to open the door to endless possibilities.
It has great build quality, it feels really solid in hand and it's comfortable to hold (I've big hands). I also dropped it once on concrete about a year ago and besides a small scuff, there was noting else, it works perfectly fine. I haven't tested it much in rain, but I'm confident to shoot with it in bad conditions.
The AF system is decent (not so good, not so bad). It struggles in low light and sometimes it also struggles in harsh daylight when I'm trying to focus continuously on a model's face. The 6D is much better in low light due to its -3EV central AF point. Some cheaper modern mirrorless systems do a far better job in keeping continuos AF.
Video recording is a huge disappointment. It only records 1080/30p maximum, although it could've had at least 1080/60p... Also the headphone jack has been removed, although it was on the 5D mark 3 which the 5Ds is based (why Canon?). It could've had a lot of potential to shoot video, but Canon decided to cripple its functions because it would have affected the sales of its more expensive cameras. It would love to shoot photo & video with the same camera, but I can't.
Dynamic range is also a joke when you compare it with a Nikon/Sony camera. ISO performance is decent enough, I usually shoot with 6400 max at events and the results are usable.
One drawback to the 50mpx sensor is the file size. One raw file is about 60-70MB. I usually go through a whole 64GB CF card in a full day of shoot. You need a powerful workstation to process those files and a lot of storage. Also if you plan to shoot small raw files (12mpx) to save up some space, that's highly inefficient, beucase the file size is about 30MB (goes up to 35MB in some cases), which is also A LOT (1/2 size for only 1/4 of the resolution). One full raw file from my 6D (20mpx) was about 30MB too, and there isn't much improvement in raw quality (dynamic range and color bit) on the 5Ds, compared to the 6D. I honestly don't understand why 12mpx raw files are so big.
One final dissatisfaction is that the 5Ds hasn't had any major firmware updates in the last 3 years. My camera works absolutely the same since I got it. Fuji cameras get a lot of firmware updates for example, which highly enhance the potential of the camera. When I purchased the 5Ds, I was really hoping that I could get a firmware update that could at least boost my video fps recording to 1080/60fps.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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