stanj wrote: Jeff wrote:
[Inane tangent here, but has the assumed high-res version of the R that has yet to be released ever been referred to as the R5r? Seems to me that, per Canon's naming history, it would be called the R5s. I also find it funny that the 5Ds is routinely referred to as the 5DsR, considering the 'R' is a variant (I know, many/most here seem to have the 'R', for some reason...).]
That's because the "s" has been capitalized by Canon on the 1DS, then lowercased to 1Ds2, 1Ds3, then again capitalized on the 5DSR. I just checked all my EXIF data So people got used to the lowercase s for the years 2006-2015, I guess.
The situation on the 5Ds/5DS (and/or 5DSR/5DsR) is made even more confusing than that, and I'm guessing that someone at Canon didn't think through the branding/logo issues fully when they named the camera series and devised the graphics that go along with it. (The letter "s" is a problem, in that standing alone it often isn't possible to determine whether it is upper or lower case — that is only certain when it is placed in context with other symbols or when both upper and lower case "s" is present.
Take a look at the model identification printed on the front of the version of the camera that does "normal" AA-filtering:
Any reasonable observer looking at that would logically presume that the "s"is lower case, given its smaller size by comparison to the adjacent "R." The completely logical assumption is that this camera is the "5Ds."
But now look at the graphics on the "R" variant of the 5Ds:
The first three characters (ignoring color) are the same: "5Ds." But now the added character is a smaller upper case R! What the heck!?
If you take the 5Ds as the starting point, there is no reason to think that the "s" is anything but lower case. But if you just look at the last two letters of the "R" variant, their relative size suggests that the last two letters could be interpreted as scaled-down upper case letters.
The incongruity is circular.
1. Try not to think too much about this. The underlying logo logic is flawed, and there is not clear answer.
2. Please, Canon, don't do this again! ;-)
Dan,
...who will continue to type"5DsR" while promising to not complain if someone else types "5DSR."
Jul 12, 2020 at 09:37 AM
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So people got used to the lowercase s for the years 2006-2015, I guess.
