Hi,
My take on this is that I have a Sony A7rII on order. Why I chose this over a Canon 5Ds?
- I am an old Minolta/Sony user with a lot of lenses
- I am also a firm beliver in "mirrorless" being the future. Mirrorless cameras are far more flexible than SLRs.
- I love live view
What I am shooting now is Sony SLT 99, a 24 MP camera in SLR size with EVF and a Hasselblad 555ELD with a P45+ back. Just to say, some frequent posters on this threads say I fail to make best of that equipment, using bad tools and may generally be incompetent. On the other hand, I have also posted quite a few raw images that inspired some other posters on this forums and over at GetDPI to buy into the Hasselblad system. Hasselblad lenses are all primes and I have been trough eight of them, while Sony lenses are mostly upper end zooms.
Those images are here:
http://echophoto.dnsalias.net/ekr/Articles/Shoots/BernardSamples/Just to say, I strongly feel that you need raw images to compare systems.
What I have seen comparing these systems is that I can make the files pretty similar. There is a resolution advantage of the P45+ that is pretty clear. On the other hand I would say that I see (absolutely) no difference in A2 size prints (something like 16" x 23"). Going up to A1 the difference is starting to be obvious. Using a 5X loupe on the A2 prints I can also observe differences. Eyesight obviously may matter.
Sony sensors have very low dark noise, and I certainly feel that there is a significant dark noise advantage to the Sony Alpha 99, but both systems are capable of very good images.
Now, the 5Ds has twice the MP of the Sony Alpha 99, so I would guess that it can match 39-60 MP backs if used with excellent lenses.
MF backs can be used with a wide variety of systems but so can the A7rII. The Canon 5Ds has also a shallow bayonet, so it can take Leica R and Nikon mount lenses.
A well known weakness of all Canons is the relatively high noise in the darks.
My take from all that is for one that I would think the Canon 5Ds is probably quite competitive with low end MFD.
As I said, my choice is the Sony Alpha 7rII, with at least one Canon T&S lens. But I will hang on to my P45+, too. I like shooting with that "Blad".
Best regards
Erik
Any thoughts about whether I should ditch my P45 in favor of the new Canon 50MP camera? The 39MP Phase is a beautiful file, but I end up using the camera mostly in my studio as it's somewhat of a hassle to use on location. And I'm a Canon shooter otherwise.
Any feedback from you pro's out there would be appreciated.
Thanks
DH