British landscape photographer, and Canon Explorer, David Noton, was the first landscape photographer to use the upcoming 50.6 Megapixel Canon 5Ds. Canon chose the beautiful Cape Peninsula in the Western Cape to put the new camera through its paces.
You can read more about the new Canon 5Ds and 5Ds R in our previous blog article here.
Canon EOS 5Ds Features
- 50.6 Megapixel Full Frame CMOS Sensor
- 5 fps continuous shooting
- Dual DIGIC 6 Processors
- 61-point AF with up to 41 cross-type AF points
- 150,000-pixel RGB+IR, 252 zone metering sensor for improved precision
- Zone, Spot and AF Point Expansion focusing modes
- ISO 100-6400 with expansion to 12800, 50
- 30 fps 1080p video
- Magnesium alloy body, shutter durability rated up to 150,000 cycles, dust and weather resistance
- 3.2" (81.1mm) Clear View II LCD monitor (approximately 1,040,000 dots)
- Flicker Mode adjusts shutter release timing to avoid flickering light issues
- Dual Memory Card Slots supporting one CF (UDMA Mode 7) and one SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-I) memory card
- Improved custom controls with built-in Intervalometer and bulb timer • HDR shooting in-camera
- Upgraded Transparent LCD viewfinder with 100% coverage
- Dual-Axis Electronic Level with dedicated viewfinder display
- EOS Integrated Cleaning System (EICS)
