Teardown: Canon EOS 5Ds

[Valvebounce]

Hi scyrene.
I agree, I think one of the most important improvements is the input output connections being on a highly reinforced daughter board connected to the main board by cable not directly soldered. Also it looked to be beautifully designed and assembled, nicely modular construction easy to gain access to the areas that have the worst reputations for failure, the bits where users interact like the input output pane and the CF Card slot.
Most of us that read Rogers blog know his feelings on "weather sealing," but this body seemed to be very sparcely equipped with seals.

Cheers, Graham.

The thing that struck me is the subtle improvements inside, that nobody talks about, but which seem considered responses to deficiencies in previous models (the arrangement of circuit boards, the stronger tripod mount etc). They didn't need to do that, they won't sell more because of it, but they want to make each camera better than the ones that went before. Making products that break less easily and which are easier to repair - hardly the attitude of a cynical company that just wants to make more money imho.

 

[douglaurent]

Instead of improving the secret inside of the camera (which seems to be okay with the marketing department as it doesnt hurt their strange strategies), Canon should have improved video quality or dynamic range. It both feels a bit like as if it's 2008, which is a bad sign for a camera when this should be a flagship until the year 2018 and competitors adding new great specs each year to their products.

After using the 5DsR for a while, it really is a 5D3 with some minor improvements and most of all a fantastic way to be able to do more extreme crops (which gives more creative freedom). Many other simple-to-implement features of are missing (like focus peaking, which also would be helpful for manual photography like with Zeiss lenses and not only video).

 

[meywd]

Instead of improving the secret inside of the camera (which seems to be okay with the marketing department as it doesnt hurt their strange strategies), Canon should have improved video quality or dynamic range. It both feels a bit like as if it's 2008, which is a bad sign for a camera when this should be a flagship until the year 2018 and competitors adding new great specs each year to their products.

After using the 5DsR for a while, it really is a 5D3 with some minor improvements and most of all a fantastic way to be able to do more extreme crops (which gives more creative freedom). Many other simple-to-implement features of are missing (like focus peaking, which also would be helpful for manual photography like with Zeiss lenses and not only video).

Its not a flagship camera, that will be the 1D X II, and I think the 5D IV will be better as well, people wanted a high MP 5D and that's what Canon made, reduced noise, enhanced the body design, and improved whats already a great camera, at least in the stills area, and I am sure that's because the 5D IV will handle video.

 

[douglaurent]

Instead of improving the secret inside of the camera (which seems to be okay with the marketing department as it doesnt hurt their strange strategies), Canon should have improved video quality or dynamic range. It both feels a bit like as if it's 2008, which is a bad sign for a camera when this should be a flagship until the year 2018 and competitors adding new great specs each year to their products.

After using the 5DsR for a while, it really is a 5D3 with some minor improvements and most of all a fantastic way to be able to do more extreme crops (which gives more creative freedom). Many other simple-to-implement features of are missing (like focus peaking, which also would be helpful for manual photography like with Zeiss lenses and not only video).

Its not a flagship camera, that will be the 1D X II, and I think the 5D IV will be better as well, people wanted a high MP 5D and that's what Canon made, reduced noise, enhanced the body design, and improved whats already a great camera, at least in the stills area, and I am sure that's because the 5D IV will handle video.

1DX is a speed flagship, but 5Ds is the resolution flagship. The 5Ds through resolution has - unlike the 5D3 - a significant photo advantage over the 1DX, and a price that comes close to traditional flagship levels as well. Right now it is very strange that if i go out and want to do highest quality video and photo at the same time, i need a 1D for video (C version), and a 5D for photo (sR version) - which was supposed to be the other way around years ago.

 

[meywd]

Instead of improving the secret inside of the camera (which seems to be okay with the marketing department as it doesnt hurt their strange strategies), Canon should have improved video quality or dynamic range. It both feels a bit like as if it's 2008, which is a bad sign for a camera when this should be a flagship until the year 2018 and competitors adding new great specs each year to their products.

After using the 5DsR for a while, it really is a 5D3 with some minor improvements and most of all a fantastic way to be able to do more extreme crops (which gives more creative freedom). Many other simple-to-implement features of are missing (like focus peaking, which also would be helpful for manual photography like with Zeiss lenses and not only video).

Its not a flagship camera, that will be the 1D X II, and I think the 5D IV will be better as well, people wanted a high MP 5D and that's what Canon made, reduced noise, enhanced the body design, and improved whats already a great camera, at least in the stills area, and I am sure that's because the 5D IV will handle video.

1DX is a speed flagship, but 5Ds is the resolution flagship. The 5Ds through resolution has - unlike the 5D3 - a significant photo advantage over the 1DX, and a price that comes close to traditional flagship levels as well. Right now it is very strange that if i go out and want to do highest quality video and photo at the same time, i need a 1D for video (C version), and a 5D for photo (sR version) - which was supposed to be the other way around years ago.

I guess highest quality is relative.