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skitron:

--- Quote from: VirtualRain on May 04, 2012, 12:06:23 AM ---I didn't even come close to maxing out the shadow slider...

Bottom line, there is WAAAY more dynamic range in these RAW's than I ever thought possible.
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I suppose coming from a sound background and working with mixing boards makes me exceedingly comfortable messing with sliders, in fact my biggest discomfort is *not* moving sliders...

All to say that most of the softs out there are going to be capable of rendering very good results if you learn to use them properly. And the supposed "5D3 shadow problem" simply is a non-issue. Heck I get great results with my 5D2 and even with my 50D.

Which brings me back to the utter goofiness of the Fred Miranda blog on this subject. Granted he was also working with a preview version of LR that is now known to be problematic, but the entire premise to make a comparison based on *default* slider settings is pure goofiness and of absolutely no value to anyone. Plus as we've seen it is extremely misleading until folks dig in and find the truth.

And this is not to diminish the stellar performance of the D800, but to put things into perspective.

VirtualRain:

--- Quote from: rushmore77 on May 04, 2012, 12:05:48 PM ---
Hello VirtualRain,
I just wanted to make sure before I get too excited. So please correct me if I am wrong,

So in terms of dealing with dark areas, Lightroom is bad for CR2 files right ?
and we should use DPP or Aperture instead. Correct ?

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As skitron says above... the fact is that all of the RAW converters used in this thread (including LR) are able to get amazing detail out of the darkest shadows revealing an awesome dynamic range on the 5D3 and debunking bullsh1t that says otherwise.

Use the RAW editor you know best.

The title of this thread should be changed to "Unable to get good DR out of your 5D3?... learn how to use your RAW editor!" :D

kjetilh:
Dear all,

I'm new to this forum, and I am also fairly new to the art of photography. I do appologize if I haven't yet picked up on the "social rules" governing the forum--I've tried to read up a bit in advance so that I'd be somewhat prepared. I will learn the code, just please be a bit patient with me to start with.

Anyways, even though my skillset is no match for this crowd I still want to try to hang around to learn from you guys. I'm the proud (and happy ;)) owner of a 5DM3, and I'm trying to wrap my head around the chatter on the raw processors out there. I've understood (as this thread points out) that one can get a long way in shadow recovery with quite a few of the processors out there. What I'm wondering is if you guys have made any new discoveries regarding the softness of the pictures produced by the new Adobe 2012 raw engine (LR 4.1 RC)? I've seen some example images from a similar thread showing that LR produces sharper images from the 5DM2 compared to 5DM3, but when using DPP (Canon software) the sharpness from 5DM3 is stellar.

I would do comparisons myself, but I wanted to check with the crowd's experience first.

Cheers!

edawg:
The new DPP fixed the softness issues. If you don't already have version 3.11.26, just go here to download: http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/professional/products/professional_cameras/digital_slr_cameras/eos_5d_mark_iii#DriversAndSoftware

The images seem plenty sharp in the other raw converters, and the new DPP is sharp as well.

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