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Yeah most likely! The 5dsr really is awesome.

Very good points, and the tech definitely is a little over my head! I had them all set the same WB, so I thought they would be more similar. All I know is the R5 took way more color editing to match what the other two did SOOC

Thanks Scott - appreciate it! Hope you had a great thanksgiving. Looking forward to what you end up to next!

awesome, it is a great camera! Enjoy!

Glad it helped! I would say that most FF cameras made in the last 5-10 years will be 85-90% as good as the GFX. After all, light, conditions, and composition will be way more important. If the extensive canon lens system is really important then stick with it!

Fair point. With the extender that gets to 220mm. And there’s primes that get longer if that’s your thing. It’s why I still have a FF system though, for those more extreme 12-15mm and 200-400mm ranges. When people say this though, what is the % of your images that is really in that 160-400mm range? If it’s under 10% then MF is a huge value

@@brianbeattyphotography It depends on where you photograph. If you do a trip across eastern Washington State, a long lens is going to be your main lens the entire trip. I use lenses longer than 200mm all the time, even in the forest to isolate details. If you need a long lens for 10% of a trip, you still need to pack that FF along the MF, why bother packing two systems? The modern 45MP FF cameras or the 5DsR have more than enough resolution - the added flexibility and versatility puts them ahead of MF in my opinion. Even Mr. Meyerowitz himself recently said in an interview, that he can't see a difference in the prints made from a Leica SL2 and his large format work. It's diminishing returns to go to MF for 99.999% of people. I am certainly not that 0.001% :)

@@thedarkslide Yep understood and agree. MF is definitely a luxury, and mostly when you know a particular scene or trip will fall into the coverage range. In your example, I would only pack the FF system.

Fuji makes a 500mm prime for Gfx. Many Canon lenses cover the full sensor as well. The 100-400L covers it nicely...

Hey Steve - I almost went to that Fuji event! Unfortunately had family visiting so I couldn’t. Sharpness and print size aside, I think the larger sensors deliver much better colors too. ESP that 50mp sensor, wow. And I’ve got a cool video coming up soonish testing the print size question!

Thanks Brian! Yeah, that Fujifilm GFX event at Mike’s Camera was interesting for sure. It certainly piqued my continued interest in medium format! Regards, Steve

Thank you!

Great points!

Haha, did you even watch the video?

Completely agree

Nice, enjoy! It’s such a great value

Thanks! Good question, I used to know the name. I remember it was along the highway back to LA, right off to the right. I’ll see if I can find it for ya. It’s hard to have a bad trip to the hills!

That’s awesome! Thanks John. Enjoy the trip and I’m sure you’ll enjoy it 👍

Nice! Good luck finding a 50s, they’re definitely incredible

Yeah I’ve heard that. Will see what can be done

Thanks Thomas!

Thanks Brian! Appreciate it. And using the 100-400 on the GFX isn't really ideal long term, but it sure beats the big expense of the 250mm and 500mm lenses. Maybe someday I'll make a change

@@brianbeattyphotography It a world of G.A.S., it's a refreshing example of thrift and practicality. Good for you!

Haha, I appreciate that. More than you realize 👍

Thanks Brian! I've seen that owl a handful of times whenever I go to this spot. I think he stood there and watched us for about an hour.

Thanks Jude! It's definitely an interesting experience having River join along. One more thing to keep track of when the light gets good!

Thanks Andrew! I’ve given some thought to printing some of these. Maybe soon!

Thanks Andrew! Thankfully a number of different compositions ended up working well. Those were my favorites as well. Hope you’ve been doing well and you get out again soon!

Thanks Stig! Appreciate it 👍. Getting into TH-cam I never understood how much work just the video side of things was!

@@brianbeattyphotography Me neither 👍😲

Thanks Ben! Appreciate it. Fall is coming up soon so stay tuned 👍

Thanks Michael! It was a nice surprise getting great light after a pretty rainy week.

@@brianbeattyphotography I wish we had that light all the time, but it's nice when we do!

@@ScottymanPhoto for sure! It’s because it’s not common that we appreciate it

Thanks Scott, and glad you followed along! I’m using a sunway foto l bracket. It hasn’t moved since I put it on and doesn’t block any of the ports 👍

Haha! It helps that it was 4:45am and I’m not a huge morning person. Definitely got quite the show! I pulled up as it was unfolding so thankfully I only had to hike about 100 feet haha

I typically just visually check and then compare to the distance monitor at the very bottom. I really like the scale that shows a little blue bar over the in focus range. But typically I do a visual inspection because I can see how much leaves are moving, etc. that way I know if I need to up the shutter speed

Thanks Alex! Yeah that last photo came together a bit unexpectedly. I had a bit of free time this week that I don't usually have, so I was able to get out sooner than I'd expected! How has the weather been out west?

@@brianbeattyphotography It's been warm and same for a while. But a bit of cooling is arriving today and tomorrow, maybe even a small chance of showers overnight.

nice. hopefully you get some storms to get some nice dramatic images!

thanks Alex! glad you liked that one as well

Thank you!

Thanks Scott! It definitely was the first morning here that felt slightly like fall

I could not agree more! Thank you 👍

Thank you! Glad you liked it

Haha! River girl is not a morning pup, at all. She was snoozing away!

thanks Brian! It was one of those rare foggy CO mornings. Too bad we don't get them more often! But I guess that's what makes them special. And thanks, that's my favorite one so far in 2024. Just happened to come across it by luck.

Thanks Kenny! I’m glad it felt immersive and you enjoyed it. Definitely the “feel” I go for! I’m always looking for crowd-free adventures so stay tuned for the next one 👍

Thanks Michael! That last one I go back and forth on. It was what I was looking for though so I can’t complain! Hope you get some good time on the trail soon

@@brianbeattyphotography Thank you, Brian! Take care, buddy!

Thanks Hunter! Did you get to explore a lot of local spots?

We quickly saw Rocky Mountain National Park and Arches National Park in Utah. Unfortunately we were on a tight schedule.

Two awesome places though!

@@brianbeattyphotography yes indeed!

Thanks Philip, glad you enjoyed it! Yes summer is my most difficult month by far as well. Good luck going down the aspect ratio rabbit hole - it’ll change how you see photography completely!

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed them

Thanks Patrick! Glad you enjoyed it

Thanks bud! It feels good to get back after it. It’s tough with little ones to find the same time! Hope you’re doing well and get back out soon, looking forward to what you come up with

Thanks bud, appreciate it! Yea we pretty much probably have the same conditions, though maybe a few degrees warmer here. The fog is so rare, so any time it happens I always head out. It was the perfect motivation to get back!

@@brianbeattyphotography Yes! Sometimes you need something special to encourage you out. So happy it did!

Dude I know! When I saw the forecast low hitting the dew point on a rare humid week, I already had my bag packed the night before just in case. We get maybe what, 2 of these days a year? Glad you liked that one too!

Thanks Jeffrey! It was such a welcome relief to put on a rain jacket and not be baked alive for once. Appreciate your comments, I wasn't sure how the first batch of photos would go after an extended break. The fog here is so surreal. It's extremely rare too so I was grateful I could get out and see it!

@@brianbeattyphotography I bet! My last trip a couple of weeks ago it was hot, high humidity - all the hiking felt more like a rainforest than the Midwest! Still a great time though!

@@JeffreyTadlockPhotography haha! I grew up on the east coast so I am very familiar with the hot and humid days. It can definitely be a challenge on top of the challenges of summer photography. At least we only have a few more weeks until fall though!

@@brianbeattyphotography Oh yeah! I always forget you were from back this way! I was actually in Pennsylvania at Ohiopyle State Park!

I just was out filming yesterday! Thanks for checking in, I’ll be back soon 👍

Thanks Jan! Yes the RRS and carbon tripod combo is exceptional

@@brianbeattyphotography 100% agree :)

Haha no way!

Thank you! Yes I considered the diffraction impact a while after completing this one. I’ll probably do another one at f/6-f/7 for all of them to see if there’s a difference. Sharpness and detail aside, there’s no comparison when it comes to the colors, so I doubt that’ll change. Keep using that 5dsr! One of the best cameras still IMO

Then also comparing an exclusive prime like say the Milvus 2/135 or the 1.4/85 to a zoom lens might not be exactly fair either, although I heard that the GFX lenses have very good optical quality - and your results show that quite clearly. The 5DsR does not have much color depth compared to the GFX, but the rumors say that the R5 mark 2 should have 16 stops of DR, which to me implies using 16-bit colors... which could help things a bit, although the rules of physics still apply... a smaller sensor is still a smaller sensor, and its prerequisites will probably still be inferior to that crop MF sensor of the GFX. :)

@@mk0x55 Good points. I've considered putting my 35mm 1.4L II on all three cameras (I have the adapter for GFX) just to purely compare sensor performance, but that feels a bit pedantic and I'd never actually use that particular lens when shooting a scene. So, I have decided to stick with the remarkable GF zooms compared to the best EF zoom I have (24-70 ii). Interesting thought about the R5-2, will be curious to see what they end up doing.

@@brianbeattyphotography Very true, and I also think there is the issue of lens-sensor-match. A lens fitting perfectly an older Canon body (the EF mount ones) might not fit the GFX very well with regards to what angle the light hits the sensor at its different positions... all that potentially affecting the signal-to-noise ratio... Not to mention the vignetting of a full-frame lens on a medium format sensor - having a choice, nobody sensible would probably pick that match for anything beyond pure experimentation. That all makes it essentially impossible to make a completely fair comparison, and that fairness in itself probably has no value anyway, considering the camera systems are just tools to help us realize our photographic visions and bring forth some aesthetic value. Your test put the best comparable lenses fitting each system (perhaps except the RF-version), and the results speak for themselves. Then of course if someone wants to max the resolution potential of say the 5DsR system at the price of sacrificing some portability, versatility and other aspects, one might get a bit closer to the resolution coming from the GFX, but it will cost in different terms (like needing to haul 4-5 different lenses instead of 2 on a trip, do all the shifting in the field, etc.) - most photographers would probably not want to go that route. Another funny aspect to mention is that at best, I view my pictures at 4K, so all that micro-resolution really only helps me if I need to crop something hard enough to come close to 100% zoom on the actual image pixels.

@@mk0x55 yep 100%, could not agree more