Canon Indonesia has added to its EOS 5D range with the launch of two fifty-megapixels cameras such as the 5DS and the 5DS R. Both cameras are high-resolution full frame models, primarily aimed at stills photographers. The only difference between the models is that the “S” has an optical low-pass filter, while the “S R” has a self-cancelling filter which is quite similar to the D800 and D800E models by Nikon. The two cameras will exist alongside the EOD 5D Mark III, acting as dedicated high-resolution cameras primarily intended for studio, landscape and wedding shoots, rather than the all-round capability offered by the existing model. The Mark III still trumps the S and S R in terms of maximum ISO and continuous shooting speed. Slightly unusually for Canon, both models have been announced a long way ahead of their June 2015 availability date, so you should not be surprised if some of these details changed between now and then.
The main key features of Canon EOS 5DS or the SR version are fifty-megapixels CMOS sensor, 5fps continuous shooting, ISO of 100 to 6400 that could extends to 12.800, 61-point AF module with input from 150k pixel metering sensor, Dual Digic 6 processors, 3.0 inches 1.04m dot LCD CF and SD slots, 1080 per 30p video format, M-Raw and S-Raw down-sampled formats, 30MP APS-H crop and 19.6MP APS-C crop modes, and USB 3.0 interface. With most of the big new features on the high-res 5Ds are about ensuring you are able to get the best of extra resolution of the camera. To this end, Canon has reinforced the tripod socket and surrounding area to allow stable engagement with a tripod. It has also used a more controllable, motorized mirror mechanism, like the one in the EOS 7D II, that allows a deceleration step before the mirror hits its upper position, reducing mirror slap.
The third change a revised mirror lock-up mode that allows you to specify an automatic delay between the mirror being raised and the shutter opening to start the exposure. It allows the user to choose the shortest possible delay that has allowed mirror vibration to subside, such as maximizing sharpness while minimizing the loss of responsiveness. Although the S and the SR can both shoot movies with the same choice of frame rates and compression as the 5D III, they do not offer clean HDMI output or headphone sockets. The message is pretty clear, if video is a major concern, these are not the cameras for you. Two other 7D II features to make an appearance in 5D camera for the first time are the built-in intervalometer function that can be used to shoot time lapse sequences. And, as a first for Canon, these can then be combined in-camera to create a 1080 per 24p time-lapse movie. All of this performance comes at a price of roughly about IDR 42.000.000 to IDR 46.788.000 when they go on sale at the end of June 2015. Available only at selected Canon Indonesia retailers.