Canon EOS 5D Mark II samples gallery

[ricleo]

samples gallery is out now, take a look at the last few shots that show the high iso performance of the 5D mark II. ISO 6400 is stunning, even in shadow areas that are dark, hardly any noise can be seen, this is the same for iso 12,800. Amazing!

wow...just clicked on iso 1600, looks like iso 100 on any other DSLR

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0809/08...kiigallery.asp

[Russ]

The noise level is incredibly low at the image level.
6400 like 1600 on a 40D.
Very usable.

[nams]

Wow! take a look at e last few pix; esp iso 1600-6400. I am convinced. 5D2 here i come.

[sprewell]

impressive indeed. just about the right time for canon to strike back

[leechk]

Very good perform at high ISO

http://www.prophotonut.com/2008/09/2...-iso-pictures/

AT ISO6400

[doodah]

I am VERY VERY impressed.

Much much much better than the 50D I tested today.

Totally AWESOME. All the way to ISO 25600.

The 5D2 certainly makes the D3/D700 cameras look so primitive. With nearly double the resolution and even cleaner high ISO performance... this is nothing short of shocking.

[KHC]

Quite a quick reference of 5D mk11 ISO performance.
Can't wait it available at sg........
May X'mas present for wedding snapper......

[heheapa]

Clearly low noise but the sharpness suck.
It seems strong AA filter or NR for the photos. I expect more detail and sharpness at high ISO
The lenses may reach limit for this monster. The photo comes from 70-200LF4 and 16-35L are not that great.

Shall wait for the raw file from the production unit. Hope it will be better

[doodah]

Originally Posted by heheapa Clearly low noise but the sharpness suck. It seems strong AA filter or NR for the photos. I expect more detail and sharpness at high ISO The lenses may reach limit for this monster. The photo comes from 70-200LF4 and 16-35L are not that great. Shall wait for the raw file from the production unit. Hope it will be better

Look at the shutter speeds and the focal lengths used in a number of the shots... you will think an experienced photographer will know better than to try shooting at shutter speeds slower than 1/f without IS...

But yes, having tested the 50D today, I have to admit that Standard NR option is now about the same as that on the D3/D700. Personally, I will stick to Low NR option which removes chroma noise (up to maybe ISO 3200) without applying excessive luminance noise removal.

I am confident however that the AA filters on these cameras are rather light... the same as those in the 450D & 1000D. One needs to go RAW to appreciate the high pixel sharpness of these modern Canon sensors.

The 70-200 f/4L lens is VERY sharp but the old 16-35 f/2.8 Mk1 is more dubious. Keep in mind the 5D2 has the SAME pixel density as the 20D, so whatever lens that appears sharp in the 20D should be just as good on the 5D2 (apart from the thinner DOF on FF).

[Ah Pao]

Very impressed with the ISO 1600-3200 performance. Comparable to the ISO 400 shots of my 40D. That's the power of low-density sensors! The dream tool for the events/wedding photographer.

[Apogee89]

Looks very good to me.

Subject to some positive reviews, I'll get one.

[nightwolf75]

merging all 5Dmk2 sample galleries together.

pls do not open another thread talking abt the same thing. kindly consolidate all pic quality discussion here.

[Gunbucker]

Originally Posted by leechk Very good perform at high ISO http://www.prophotonut.com/2008/09/2...-iso-pictures/ AT ISO6400

I wonder the amount of in-camera NR applied. If minimal, the noise performance is indeed impressive. In fact, I'd say the ISO6400 shots are rather similar to the grain of ASA800 film shots I've seen. This of course is assuming the shots are JPEGs straight out of the camera and not mucked around with photoshop.

[kencfk]

Damn, mind blowing photos!
Beautiful model too....haha.

[Headshotzx]

http://blog.vincentlaforet.com/2008/...-our-industry/

Quote: "the images you are seeing on this blog - are frame grabs off of the video - those frame grabs were downsized from 1920 pixels wide to 700 pixels wide to fit the page width of this blog - and absolutely NOTHING was done to them either in Aperture/Photoshop or any other software"

Wow..

Zexun

EDIT: Mods, if you classify this as another one of those sample galleries, merge them as you please =)

[nightwolf75]

Originally Posted by Headshotzx EDIT: Mods, if you classify this as another one of those sample galleries, merge them as you please =)

threads merged.

and i do not particularly like ur insinuation abt our efforts to consolidate all discussion in one thread abt the 5Dmk2 picture quality to make it easier for reading. i hope i am reading your intentions wrongly.

[victorlee10]

Wow, talk about progress... i would buy one if I have the money

[subwirl]

But the high iso pics are outdoors well lit places leh..i wanna see night shots...hehe