{"id":29891,"date":"2015-11-25T06:50:41","date_gmt":"2015-11-25T10:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/?p=29891"},"modified":"2015-11-25T13:49:54","modified_gmt":"2015-11-25T17:49:54","slug":"canon-eos-5ds-r-for-birds-an-overview-ive-never-seen-image-files-like-these","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2015\/11\/25\/canon-eos-5ds-r-for-birds-an-overview-ive-never-seen-image-files-like-these\/","title":{"rendered":"Canon EOS-5DS R for Birds: An Overview.  I&#8217;ve never seen image files like these&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>What&#8217;s Up?<\/h3>\n<p>I am feeling lot better as I type early on the morning of Wednesday November 25, 2015.  I am much less congested but the dry hacking coughing spells that I had off and on yesterday were not fun.  My plan is to get a chest X-ray done today.  <\/p>\n<p>I will be heading out for sunrise in a few and follow that up with a day of rest.  The next IPT group begins on Saturday afternoon.  The first group had a ball despite overall bad luck and relatively poor conditions so far.  There were lots of goodbye hugs at the crane pool last night&#8230;.<\/p>\n<h3>If&#8230;<\/h3>\n<p>If you are inspired to purchase a 5DS R by what you read or see here on the blog over the next few weeks please remember to use my B&#038;H product specific links to purchase yours from B&#038;H.  Many thanks, and happy bird-day tomorrow. <\/p>\n<h3>Enjoy the Blog?<\/h3>\n<p>Do you enjoy reading the blog?  Do you learn something on most visits?  Are you all set as far as gear goes?  If yes to all of those, please consider making a BAA Blog Thank You Donation by clicking <a href=\"https:\/\/store.birdsasart.com\/shop\/category.aspx?catid=39\">here<\/a>.  And if you do need some new gear, please use my affiliate links, most especially, the B&#038;H affiliate logo link just to the right of this text.  Simply click and begin your search and shopping spree :).  Note: web orders only.  Also, there will be no indication that your purchases will be tracked to BAA.  The tracking is invisible.  That&#8217;s why we ask folks to send us their B&#038;H receipts for major purchases via e-mail. Please remember: no phone orders&#8230;.  Many thanks for considering these requests.  a<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outdoorphotogear.com\/search.php?search_query=indurogrand&#038;Search=&#038;rfsn=132487.5cf37.10686\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/refersion_client\/5789\/creatives\/11-17-15-04-34-40_induroREBATEFINAL600wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<h3>Induro $50 Instant Rebate<\/h3>\n<p>The Induro $50 instant rebate will last only until the end of this year. Click on the logo-link above to save $50 on our favorite tripods.  On our recent grueling trip to the Southern Ocean Denise loved her new GIT 304 and I love my new GIT 304L. Both performed flawlessly in the mud, snow and ice. <\/p>\n<h3>Induro GIT 404L Super Sale Correction!<\/h3>\n<p>For a limited time only the Induro GIT 404L is being offered for the ridiculously low price of $470 (including the $50 instant rebate). I apologize for the $370 typo that appeared in yesterday&#8217;s blog.)  The best news is that the $470 price will be offered for at least a few days more. <\/p>\n<p>The Induro GIT 404L is a 4-leg section Grand Series tripod.  It is slightly bigger and one pound heavier than the GIT 304L; it is the perfect tripod for those using big glass who would like a bit more stability.  <\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-content\/gallery\/general\/rosss-goose-vertical-head-neck-5dsr-6r7a0077-bosque-del-apache-nwr-san-antonio-nm_0.jpg\" class='shutterset'><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-center\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-content\/gallery\/general\/rosss-goose-vertical-head-neck-5dsr-6r7a0077-bosque-del-apache-nwr-san-antonio-nm_0.jpg\" alt=\"rosss-goose-vertical-head-neck-5dsr-6r7a0077-bosque-del-apache-nwr-san-antonio-nm_0\" title=\"rosss-goose-vertical-head-neck-5dsr-6r7a0077-bosque-del-apache-nwr-san-antonio-nm_0\" width=525 \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>This image was created on Day 2 of the first 2015 Bosque IPT with the Induro tripod\/Mongoose M3.6-mounted <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/754508-REG\/Canon_5125B002_EF_600mm_f_4L_IS.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CA6004LIFEF2\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCA6004LIFEF2\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EF 600mm f\/4L IS II USM lens<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/732113-USA\/Canon_4409B002_Extender_EF_1_4X_III.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CA14XEF3\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCA14XEF3\" target=\"_blank\">Canon Extender EF 1.4X III<\/a>, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/1119027-REG\/canon_0582c002_eos_5ds_r_dslr.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CAE5DSR\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCAE5DSR\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EOS 5DS R. <\/a>  ISO 400.  Evaluative metering at zero:  1\/2500 sec. at f\/8 in Manual mode.  AWB.  <\/p>\n<p>Center AF point (manual selection)\/AI Servo\/Rear Focus AF on the goose&#8217;s eye and re-compose. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2013\/10\/31\/if-this-doesnt-get-the-point-across-nothing-will\/\">here<\/a> to see the latest version of the Rear Focus Tutorial.  Click on the image to see a larger version.  <\/p>\n<h2><strong>Image #1: Ross&#8217;s Goose vertical head and neck portrait  <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"728\" scrolling=\"no\" height=\"90\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/mer54715.datafeedfile.com\/widget\/aff_widget_prdt_generate-2.0.php?aff_num=7226&#038;aff_net=1&#038;size=728x90&#038;mode=m&#038;bucket_num=7620&#038;link_target=y&#038;sid=\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iFrame.<\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Canon EOS-5DS R for Birds: An Overview<\/h3>\n<p>I borrowed a full frame 50.6 megapixel EOS-5DS R from B&#038;H for the Bosque trip and used it for the first time on Monday afternoon.  To say that I was impressed is an understatement.  For those coming from a 5D III or a 7D II there is virtually no learning curve (though there were a few quirky items). AF is surprisingly quick and sure and the AF system is pretty much the same as on the two previously mentioned cameras. Five frames\/second seems a bit clunky as compared to the 1D X but for my style of bird photography where I rarely hold the hammer down the slower frame rate is not much of a hindrance.  And having what amounts to a medium format DSLR for sports and nature photography is hard to comprehend. <\/p>\n<p>I have been using the 5DS R with my 600 ever since I saw the first image files and right now I am planning on buying a 5DS R as soon as I get home&#8230;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-content\/gallery\/general\/rosss-goose-head-crop-vertical-head-neck-5dsr-6r7a0077-bosque-del-apache-nwr-san-antonio-nm_0.jpg\" class='shutterset'><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-center\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-content\/gallery\/general\/rosss-goose-head-crop-vertical-head-neck-5dsr-6r7a0077-bosque-del-apache-nwr-san-antonio-nm_0.jpg\" alt=\"rosss-goose-head-crop-vertical-head-neck-5dsr-6r7a0077-bosque-del-apache-nwr-san-antonio-nm_0\" title=\"rosss-goose-head-crop-vertical-head-neck-5dsr-6r7a0077-bosque-del-apache-nwr-san-antonio-nm_0\" width=475 \/><\/a>  <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>This is a 100% crop of the optimized TIFF for today&#8217;s featured image that was sized to 600 pixels wide and then displayed at 475 pixels wide. Image quality with the 5DS R is really hard to believe. <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h3>I&#8217;ve never seen image files like these&#8230;<\/h3>\n<p>At lunch on Tuesday I shared a head portrait of a young blue morph Snow Goose at 100% with the group; everyone gasped when they saw the fine feather detail and the incredible resolution. Some folks were breathless.  I have never seen images files with detail like a sharply focused 5DS R image file.  I will be sharing lots more 5DS R images with you here in the near future. <\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-content\/gallery\/general\/rosss-goose-in-flight-sign-6r7a0143-bosque-del-apache-nwr-san-antonio-nm.jpg\" class='shutterset'><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-center\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-content\/gallery\/general\/rosss-goose-in-flight-sign-6r7a0143-bosque-del-apache-nwr-san-antonio-nm.jpg\" alt=\"rosss-goose-in-flight-sign-6r7a0143-bosque-del-apache-nwr-san-antonio-nm\" title=\"rosss-goose-in-flight-sign-6r7a0143-bosque-del-apache-nwr-san-antonio-nm\" width=800 \/><\/a>  <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>This image was also created on Day 2 of the first 2015 Bosque IPT with the Induro tripod\/Mongoose M3.6-mounted <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/754508-REG\/Canon_5125B002_EF_600mm_f_4L_IS.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CA6004LIFEF2\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCA6004LIFEF2\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EF 600mm f\/4L IS II USM lens<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/732113-USA\/Canon_4409B002_Extender_EF_1_4X_III.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CA14XEF3\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCA14XEF3\" target=\"_blank\">Canon Extender EF 1.4X III<\/a>, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/1119027-REG\/canon_0582c002_eos_5ds_r_dslr.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CAE5DSR\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCAE5DSR\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EOS 5DS R. <\/a>  ISO 400.  Evaluative metering -1\/3 stop as framed: 1\/2000 sec. at f\/8 in Manual mode.  AWB.  <\/p>\n<p>Center AF point\/AI Servo Expand\/Rear Focus AF was active at the moment of exposure.  The selected AF point was just above the bird&#8217;s eye as originally framed.  This image is a small crop from the original. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2013\/10\/31\/if-this-doesnt-get-the-point-across-nothing-will\/\">here<\/a> to see the latest version of the Rear Focus Tutorial.  Click on the image to see a larger version.  <\/p>\n<h2><strong>Image #1: Ross&#8217;s Goose taking flight  <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"728\" scrolling=\"no\" height=\"90\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/mer54715.datafeedfile.com\/widget\/aff_widget_prdt_generate-2.0.php?aff_num=7226&#038;aff_net=1&#038;size=728x90&#038;mode=m&#038;bucket_num=7620&#038;link_target=y&#038;sid=\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iFrame.<\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h3>5DS R AF<\/h3>\n<p>I was pleasantly surprised by the speed and accuracy of the AF system and AF tracking accuracy.  Lots more to come on this topic. <\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-content\/gallery\/general\/sandhill-crane-leanding-gear-down-6r7a0175-bosque-del-apache-nwr-san-antonio-nm_0.jpg\" class='shutterset'><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-center\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-content\/gallery\/general\/sandhill-crane-leanding-gear-down-6r7a0175-bosque-del-apache-nwr-san-antonio-nm_0.jpg\" alt=\"sandhill-crane-leanding-gear-down-6r7a0175-bosque-del-apache-nwr-san-antonio-nm_0\" title=\"sandhill-crane-leanding-gear-down-6r7a0175-bosque-del-apache-nwr-san-antonio-nm_0\" width=800 \/><\/a>  <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>This image too was also created on Day 2 of the first 2015 Bosque IPT with the Induro tripod\/Mongoose M3.6-mounted <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/754508-REG\/Canon_5125B002_EF_600mm_f_4L_IS.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CA6004LIFEF2\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCA6004LIFEF2\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EF 600mm f\/4L IS II USM lens<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/732113-USA\/Canon_4409B002_Extender_EF_1_4X_III.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CA14XEF3\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCA14XEF3\" target=\"_blank\">Canon Extender EF 1.4X III<\/a>, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/1119027-REG\/canon_0582c002_eos_5ds_r_dslr.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CAE5DSR\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCAE5DSR\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EOS 5DS R. <\/a>  ISO 1600.  Evaluative metering +2\/3 stop as framed: 1\/1600 sec. at f\/5.6 in Manual mode.  Color temperature: K8000.  <\/p>\n<p>Center AF point\/AI Servo Expand\/Shutter Button AF was active at the moment of exposure.  The selected AF point was just below the tip of the bird&#8217;s bill so the assist points were likely instrument in the accurate focus. This image is a small crop from the original from the right and below. Click on the image to see a larger version.  <\/p>\n<h2><strong>Image #3: Sandhill Crane sunset silhouette\/landing gear down. <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"728\" scrolling=\"no\" height=\"90\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/mer54715.datafeedfile.com\/widget\/aff_widget_prdt_generate-2.0.php?aff_num=7226&#038;aff_net=1&#038;size=728x90&#038;mode=m&#038;bucket_num=7620&#038;link_target=y&#038;sid=\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iFrame.<\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h3>High ISO with the 5DS R<\/h3>\n<p>I have not done much with the higher 5DS R ISOs yet.  The lack of background noise in this crane landing silhouette noise is impressive.  After the trip I will get a bunch of 5DS R Raw files to Arash to see what he thinks about the noise. And about the fine feather detail. <\/p>\n<h3>What Do You Think?<\/h3>\n<p>What do you think of the 5DS R images?  Which of the three is your favorite?  Why?<\/p>\n<h3>Mid-Morning Update from the ER<\/h3>\n<p>Two things that I had wanted to mention:<\/p>\n<p>1-Though I never filled the buffer&#8211;I rarely do&#8211;I did notice that when I took two or three images in a row that it took a few seconds to be able to view the histogram via image review. <\/p>\n<p>2-Seeing the JPEGs here cannot give you any idea of the incredible detail that you see when viewing a sharp image at 100% on a Macbook Pro with retina display.  <\/p>\n<h3>Facebook<\/h3>\n<p>Be sure to like and follow BAA on Facebook by clicking on the logo link upper right.  Tanks a stack!     <\/p>\n<h3><strong>Support the BAA Blog. 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Now, they can help us out by using our Amazon Canada affiliate link by starting their searches by clicking <a href=\"http:\/\/amazon.ca\/?_encoding=UTF8&#038;camp=15121&#038;creative=330641&#038;linkCode=ur2&#038;tag=amb07-20\">here<\/a>.   Many thanks to those who have written.  <\/p>\n<h3>Typos<\/h3>\n<p>In all blog posts and Bulletins, feel free to <a href=\"mailto:samandmayasgrandpa@att.net\">e-mail<\/a><\/center> or to leave a comment regarding any typos or errors.  Just be right :).  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What&#8217;s Up? <\/p>\n<p>I am feeling lot better as I type early on the morning of Wednesday November 25, 2015. I am much less congested but the dry hacking coughing spells that I had off and on yesterday were not fun. My plan is to get a chest X-ray done today. <\/p>\n<p>I will be heading [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[590],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-590","odd"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29891","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29891"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29891\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}