highdesertmesa wrote:
Your first explanation is over my head a bit. Why does everyone who moved to the 5DsR swear they need higher shutter speeds to keep from seeing motion blur in their images?
Because they are confused. ;-)
Re: 5DsR vs GFX, I guess my mileage does vary I really feel like Canon will knock it out of the park with the Mk II version. For most 5DsR users, this might be a great reason to avoid the move to a larger sensor system.
This relates to my observation that everyone should stop and be patient before making any major switches or upgrades based on the appearance of some new thing. When company A brings out a new thing, it usually isn't long before company B does, too. And company B's new thing often temporarily outdoes company A's thing... until the next company A new thing arrives! Over time, they all generally move forward at similar rates.
Part of the GFX experience to me admittedly is pixel peeping. I hate that term, though. It's like "chimping" and is most often used in a derogatory context. I find viewing the GFX files at 1:1 and even 2:1 to be a cathartic experience and is part of why I enjoy shooting it so much.
Pixel peeping is often a worthwhile endeavor, and we can learn interesting things from it. I just learned something interesting about sharpening methodology from a friend this week, and pixel peeping confirms the effectiveness of his ideas.
However, for me the proof is in the print.
As a separate topic, I wish there were a better term to apply than "miniMF" – mini seems like a slight, particularly in light of the "full" in "full-frame". I wish we could have 6x7, 645, and then ___ some other number-oriented name.
"3344" or something could work, I suppose, but in the meantime "miniMF" is really useful and straight forward: These really are smaller than MF sensors that are not FF. (You could actually regard the "mini" as an advantage — excellent image quality that exceeds that of MF film, but in a smaller package.)
I really feel like Canon will knock it out of the park with the Mk II version. For most 5DsR users, this might be a great reason to avoid the move to a larger sensor system.