Canon 5DS R *and* 5DS Expected Tomorrow, and Which Lenses for 50 Megapixels

2015-06-15 • SEND FEEDBACK |
Related: apochromatic, Canon, Canon 5DS, Canon 5DS R, Canon DSLR, Zeiss, Zeiss Otus

Get Canon 5DS and Canon 5DS R and Zeiss Otus and Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar at B&H Photo.

50-megapixel Canon 5DS R

See earlier notes from today.

I lucked out and it looks like I’ll be getting both the Canon 5DS and 5DS R, so among other things, I can compare the two (5DS has an anti-aliasing filter, 5DS R does not).

Which lenses for 50 megapixels?

These are the lenses that I recommend for the best odds of actually recording 50 megapixels of detail and/or the best chances of approaching the best possible in that focal length range (takes into account sharpness-damaging behaviors like focus shift and field curvature as well as absolute performance:

• Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon and Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4 APO-Planar and Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar.
• Sigma 24mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art, Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art, Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art.
• Canon 11-24mm f/4L IS and Zeiss 15mm f/2.8 Distagon.
• Canon 200m f/2L IS, Canon 300mm f/2.8L II, Sigma 120-30mm.

Even so, few of these lenses will be free of various weaknesses.