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Finman06 wrote:
Hi all, I'm going to purchase one of these, either the 5Ds or the 5Dsr. My question is about the moire. How much of a problem is this in the 5dsr? I've read where one user had a hard time creating it. I shoot anything from fashion to nature and yes birds. Will it be a big problem with feathers or just occasional?? After dropping nearly $4K, I would like the most detail available for my needs. I've done a lot of research and looked at every image I can find from both of these cameras but can't find any moire in feathers yet in the 5Dsr. I'm ready to pull the trigger on one of these. Any thoughts? Thanks,...Show more →
The camera is so new that it is difficult to draw conclusions specific to the 5Ds and 5Ds R themselves.
I have a 5Ds R but I suspect that the final difference in resolution between the two 50MP sensor systems is going to be very, very minor, especially after taking photographs through post-processing workflows optimized for each camera — likely including slightly different approaches to sharpening. One bottom line is that both are capable of producing very high resolution photographs. Unless you are truly pushing the outer boundaries of resolution in very large prints, from photographs made with a great deal of care, and then post-processed in sophisticated ways... the difference it likely immaterial.
We can make some projections based on what we know from other cameras that either use or do not use AA filtering. For most photographers in most scenarios, the lack of AA filtering is unlikely to create a problem and the appearance of aliasing artifacts (such as moire) is extremely rare. One of my previous cameras is an AA-filter-free camera, and it is simply not an issue for me.
It also is not a binary, in which you will get aliasing artifacts without AA filtering and you won't if you have it. I have encountered aliasing issues with cameras that do have AA filtering, including the 5DII. Fortunately, there are post-processing filtering techniques that will handle almost all instances of the issue. (Before deciding to get the "R" model, I tested this using some test charts that had been shot with the 5Ds R and which showed clear aliasing artifacts.)
If I were in your shoes and doubts remained, I would just go ahead and get the 5Ds. It will be great when it comes to resolution.
Dan
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