The Impossible Brief: Canon Australia Shows off the EOS 5Ds R

[Canon Rumors]

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<p>Low light performance, billboard-ready ultra-high resolution and super crisp images: impossible?  Not with our brand new 50.6 megapixel full frame DSLR cameras: the Canon EOS 5Ds and 5DsR.</p>
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[Sporgon]

Ah-ha, now I know what it's for !

But do we have to speak with an Austraaali'n accent to get the best out of it ? I guess eml will find out

 

[memoriaphoto]

Eeeehhm....I admit that I do want this camera, but that "commercial" DID NOT convince me.

 

[candyman]

Eeeehhm....I admit that I do want this camera, but that "commercial" DID NOT convince me.

Well we tend to judge on quality based on evidence. There was no 100% crop detail to see on what were the results especially after sundown. :

 

[Sporgon]

I'm just wondering if English Heritage would like some pictures of a pretty, scantily clad maiden suspended in ropes in front of one of their castles ? Hmmm, sounds quite kinky, I'm beginning to warm to the idea. Maybe I should try it at home first.........

 

[extremeinstability]

I guess I missed the show off part.

 

[Ivar]

-> Low light performance, billboard-ready ultra-high resolution and super crisp images: impossible?

Was possible earlier and is possible now, not mentioning even better solution: the Pentax 645z.
Crazily high ISO, bigger sensor collects more light, do we need to mention a high DR?
Yeah, more expensive too but in the context of this video that would be a very minor budget item - look at the team and props. The 645z could have earned the money back with this one shoot.

All in all, not convincing at all.

 

[Jeff]

Wow! that was absolutely horrible! now we know what Canon thinks of photographers :-[ :

 

[TWI by Dustin Abbott]

I'm afraid I'm with you all. I love Canon, and I'm sure the camera will be pretty great, but I saw nothing WOW there at all, and frankly, the whole piece was...well...campy.

 

[unfocused]

It's a commercial people. It's meant to entertain and spark interest. It does that just fine.

 

[Joey]

Eeeehhm....I admit that I do want this camera, but that "commercial" DID NOT convince me.

+1

 

[bf]

It seems DR and digital performance (buffers) are still behind the NIKON D810. too early to pick a winner yet!

 

[PhotographyFirst]

Wow! That was really painful to watch. Are those guys just actors or are they really working pros? If working pros, they really sold their souls for a buck. That was just disgusting.

Canon seems to be onto something though. Marketing matters more than the product you offer. They obviously dumped a ton of money into this marketing campaign. They do have the best marketing in the industry overall though.

Anyone see that video of Chuck Westfall? He had the total look of a guy who's corporate overlord was just bending him over and telling him to like it.

 

[justsomedude]

Eeeehhm....I admit that I do want this camera, but that "commercial" DID NOT convince me.

It was super cheese, but I don't think it was aimed at photographers... it was aimed at people with too much money who *wish* they were photographers. Specifically, wishing they were photographers photographing models.

"Give us your money, and you TOO can photography hot models in luxurious settings for billboard campaigns!"

 

[Eldar]

Eeeehhm....I admit that I do want this camera, but that "commercial" DID NOT convince me.

It was super cheese, but I don't think it was aimed at photographers...

you mean like most people here who do nothing but complain and don´t even show a single piece of their work?

That was your second post. You are quite an authority on what people do and don´t do I suppose? Let´s see your work. I have posted hundreds of images, I have seen none of yours!

 

[jeffa4444]

I know many pros that work with manufacturers its been happening since time immortal its not selling your soul those pros still have to remain at the top of their game and its tough making a living out of Photography.

Thousands of commercials are made every year some by academy award winning cinematographers some of which originated from stills. God rest his soul I once knew Terrance Donovan he worked with Olympus as did David Bailey, John Swannell (whos wife Marianne Lah was one of the famous Pretty Polly models) no one would claim they sold out.

 

[RLPhoto]

This was..... painful to the eyes to watch. XP

 

[PhotographyFirst]

I have to ask, honestly. Do fashion pros really rent a huge crane and hire 10 people to take a photo that requires photoshop anyway? This could have been done for a couple hundred bucks by two people in a studio for a better result. They have to photoshop out the cables anyway and the sunset wasn't very impressive either.

Seems like they just hired some studly Aussie actors to play photographer for a couple days and make the consumer think this is how photography is really done.

How much has Canon spent on advertising to convince people their sensors are the best, which being money that could have been spent on making better sensors?

 

[rcarca]

For goodness sake - just enjoy! It is utterly harmless and no animals were hurt in the making of this movie.

It is ADVERTISING!!!

 

[Pookie]

Funny... reality, the choice is easy... Phase One or the Pentax 645z. Thoroughly underwhelming addition to Canon's lineup for my uses. Really just sealed the deal for the Pentax 645z addition to my kit.