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Hey Matt - my opinion it’s the best value for money canon camera today. Results that approach medium format (at least comparable to the 50mpx models) and it feels just about bulletproof. If you check my other videos with it you’ll see a lot of the 24-70 2.8 ii, 16-35 f4, and 100-400 ii. I have others but those are the main 3

The 100mpx models do! The 50mpx models have 14

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Haha, that’s a BIG lens to haul around though!

Nice choices Mark! You can’t go wrong with that setup. Two of the best cameras. I always think about if it makes sense to part with one but I never can bring myself to do it. Both offer such distinct benefits

All valid points. I haven't given MF film a try yet, but maybe someday. The high cost of film and processing has been a hangup of mine. I slightly disagree with you on the improvement of digital MF. I can definitely see a pretty substantial improvement over even the superb 5DSR images. Whether that's enough of a reason to have another body and set of lenses, well that's something I'm still wrestling with :)

I really wish that Canon had the 65:24 ratio as an option in camera! I did this one in Lightroom and have it as a saved preset aspect ratio.

Great point! And I did... somewhat haha. When I shoot with either Canon body, I tend to stick around f/8 to f/10 depending on the type of DOF needed. While I could shoot below the 5DSR's diffraction limited aperture of ~f/7.1, but then I could potentially need to focus stack to get more pieces of the scene in focus, which adds a lot to the workflow vs. just stopping down to f/9. At that point, any diffraction is barely noticeable, at least in my experience. I have noticed it once stopping down beyond f/11, so I use that as my smallest aperture. If anything, stopping down should've benefitted the R5, which shouldn't be diffraction limited until f/9 or later. Based only on the diffraction and pixel size, the R5 should be sharper, but it isn't (excluding lens impact). I'd say this has more to do with the AA filter than anything. Yes, you are correct that the GFX and it's bigger pixels allow stopping down further. I could do a follow up with wider apertures at some point that could address your points.

@@brianbeattyphotography thanks! it would be interesting to watch, I am sure of that. also, I sincerely believe you could have gotten away with f5.6 on the 5DSr in your first faraway-snowy-mountain shot, if you had placed the center of DOF on the closest trees of that forest. I, as a user of 5DSr, also find that demosaicing with DXO Pureraw 3 gives me better detail than in Lightroom, for some reason. I also denoise the files with their deep prime xd algorithm, which doesn't kill detail at all and lets me raise the shadows without noise showing up. I dunno how they did that, but the detail is neither sharpened nor lost when denoising.

@@sunlbx wow that sounds awesome. I'll have to check those programs out. The DR is one of the only downsides to the 5DSR in my opinion. It's still an excellent camera even by 2024 standards! I definitely never plan to part with mine :)

​@@brianbeattyphotography it's one program, dxo pureraw, the current version is 4. i find that the sharpening in the program is over the top. it is advised to only use it to turn your .cr2 files into denoised .dng files (still raw) for further editing

Thanks Travis! It’s definitely stunning in the winter, though we may have different definitions of “great conditions” hahaha

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Thanks Keith! I really appreciate that. I absolutely love the 45-100. I think it’s probably the perfect focal range for what I usually like to do. Wide but not too wide, and stretches a little further than a typical 24-70mm. Only downside really is the size. It’s not that heavy, just really big. But the range and performance is well worth it

I had the 6d2 too! Back before starting YT. I sold it a few months later though because I never really connected with it. The 5dsr is so much better in so many ways. DR, detail, build quality, etc. For what you describe it would be perfect and way cheaper than the R5. The only things the R5 is better at is autofocus and dynamic range. Detail would be better on the 5dsr. Good news is that it can be found for $1100 or so too, which is crazy good value. Just use a tripod and shutter release to get the most out of those details!

Thank you! When the scene is flat like that yes I could’ve stayed with a wider aperture. It’s a little misleading with all the wind, but I was somewhat protected from the wind behind the embankment of the creek on the other side of where I was standing. F/10 is my go to aperture to make sure even flat surfaces are all sharp in the off chance that there’s some slight variation I can’t quite see when shooting

Thanks Dan! It’s a great spot but yeah definitely a haul to get up there. Let me know next time you make the trip!

that’s a fair point about colors, but I’ve found that the closer a camera is to what I really see at the time, then I end up liking the image more with minimal editing. It’s possible I could get similar colors with the R5 by adjusting the hues of each channel individually, but that’s a ton more work as I end up needing to mask many different areas too to isolate where the colors need changed.

Thanks Paul! Glad you liked them. I hope you’re having a great one as well 👍

Thanks Michael! I’m glad to have come away with quite a few good ones. Much better haul than expected for sure. The panos are all 65:24, or close to 3:1. It’s one of the defaults with the GFX. One of the many reasons I love hearing out with it!

@@brianbeattyphotography nice feature on that camera.

Thanks Ben! I do like to try to keep things varied, so I’m glad you appreciate all the different styles ha! Staying bundled up helped a little, but I was pumped to get back in the car.

Thanks Liam! This was just last week yeah. We’ve had a few warm weeks with lots of sun, so the low lying areas mostly are clear.

Thanks Tim! Glad you liked all of them. Thankfully you didn’t have to deal with the wind in person though! It was a pretty chilly morning

Thanks Graeme! That was definitely one of the more challenging outings in the last few years. Glad you enjoyed the first one! It’s more subtle but I think really captures the icy, predawn feel

Thanks Russ! I really love the ability to set the 65:24 ratio in the GFX. I use both the R5 and 5dsr and my number one wish is that I could do the same on those cameras

Thanks Andrew! I definitely came away with a great set of images I’m quite happy with. The low tripod was a must to keep my camera from going for a swim, and yes it was too low to hang the bag from. I also couldn’t hang the bag when on the ice or it would’ve broken the ice. Glad you enjoyed the group at the end too! I frankly just got tired of managing video work in the wind haha

Thanks Alex! Glad you enjoyed this one!

Thanks Brian! I’m leaning that way myself with the tighter crop. Hopefully the winds have subsided a little for you! 50+ is no joke and pretty challenging to deal with

Thanks Chad! I really was too. I kept checking after to make sure I at least got one or two versions of the image sharp and took at least 5-6 each time just to make sure. Thankfully the wind was fairly gusty, so I could try to time it a little

Thanks bud! I’m looking forward to seeing what you come back with. The conditions are pretty perfect there right now. The ice is melting during the day but refreezing at night so there’s all of these intricate patterns. Enjoy! Hopefully you get a much more pleasant morning haha

@@brianbeattyphotography haha I don’t know… high winds are pretty much par for the course this time of year. Did you get any backcountry permits for the summer?

Ha true. It wouldn’t be fun if it was easy! I didn’t this year since we have a little one. Unfortunately not planning to do extended trips just yet. Did you?

@@brianbeattyphotography haha very true. I got really lucky this year and was able to get 4 different permits. They went extremely quick but still prefer the new system over the lottery.

Nice! I’m jealous. Maybe next year I’ll get one and plan a longer outing. Be sure to video it!

Thanks Jose! I kept going back and forth between those two for the reasons you outlined. Agreed that the mountains steal the show! I probably should’ve isolated them even more. Glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks Dave! I’m glad you enjoyed that one 👍

Could not agree more! Only thing is that the 5DSR is still ahead of the R5 for me. If I take the time to properly expose, keep ISO at 100, and use a tripod, it's still the better option.

@@brianbeattyphotography Gotta love the older gear still providing tremendous value.

Thanks! Glad you like it. I actually tried a focus stack but with the slight wind it became a processing impossibility with all the movement. PA can definitely be a challenge but that’s what makes it so fun 👍

Thanks Mark! Yeah I had a feeling it was going to be a good morning based on the weather patterns and other sunrises all week. Glad it worked out

Thanks for the productive comment, Mike! As I mentioned when this video started (one of my first ever, BTW), I recognized that the sound wasn't the best and that I'd be focusing on improvements next time. But hey, at least I didn't mess up spelling anywhere!

Thanks Gayle! Glad you liked this one. It was a great day hiking for sure and I'm glad the feeling was communicated well

Haha! Thanks Patricia. The best thing about this spot is that the best compositions are really just ~15 seconds from the parking lot, so I was pretty confident I'd get there in time. That said, I was surprised at how late I was. I thought for sure I'd be in the dark for 20 minutes or so. There was definitely no time wasted!

@@brianbeattyphotography That's so nice you were that close!

Thanks Gayle! I'm a huge fan of his, so I take it as a huge compliment.

I can definitely add the 5Ds to the mix! Would be cool to have another data point. I disagree with you on the OG 50s point though. Yes it came out at the same time but the 50s ii has the same sensor 👍

@@brianbeattyphotography I thought the 50s II had a better processor? Or does that not matter for this context?

Oh there’s definitely an impact in terms of burst, processing time, probably the film sims, EVF, IBIS, all of which the processor supports that makes it a huge improvement with a better user experience. I was looking just at the color/image though which should be the same since it’s just a RAW read of the sensor. You’ve got me curious now though about the 5Ds!

Thanks Richard! Appreciate you man. Glad you liked the photos, and I do seriously hope you get that 5dsr out this weekend 👍

@@brianbeattyphotography You’ve certainly inspired me to get out with it. Keep doing your thing, one of my favourite landscapers! Always nice and chilled with great images! All the best Rich 👍

Thanks, glad you found it insightful! If you can find an A7R4 someone will loan to me I’ll do it

Thank you!

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Thanks Thomas! Glad you liked that one. Agreed, the horizontal view cut off a bit too much of those high clouds

Thank you Kelli! Glad you enjoyed it

Thanks! Took some good inspiration from your recent work 👍

Thank you! Even though it’s a bit older, I do still love the 5dsr!

It was definitely a great one! Winter sunrises are the best 👍

Thanks David! Glad you liked it. For this one I was just focused on sharing the experience more than anything, but I definitely plan to stick with the usual narrating and settings on most future videos. I didn’t see CU on it, so it must be gone!

Thanks Angelo! Glad it translated through the video for you 👍

Thanks Brian! That kind of intense glow and reflected light is my favorite to work with during sunrise. I can only image how awesome it must be if you ever get conditions like this in AK!

Thanks Alex! Glad you enjoyed it

haha! Thanks Gayle, that's a new one... I haven't heard my channel as binge-worthy yet. Appreciate it! Thanks for tuning in

Yes she is a very sweet pup and great companion. Also very wiggly at times, so I have to be in the right mindset for her to tag along! And also have to be somewhere I know is pretty remote/safe so she can wander around without 100% supervision. She'll be making some more appearances soon!

Ha! Yeah when it's that colorful and short-lived, it's easy for me to be a bit distracted and try to get too much at once. Thankfully for this one I didn't have time to react since it was like that when I pulled in. And I'm planning on making a video specifically to address that question

@@brianbeattyphotography Well the images turned out great and you didn't seem at all rushed. Well done, my friend!