1DX ISO 12,800 real-life test

[bdunbar79]

Here is no NR and NR 80 in ACR ISO 12,800 cropped quite a bit:

[Viggo]

This is a out of camera jpeg right?

[JR]

quite wonderful.  what shutter speed and aperture did you use?  Just curious to know a sense of the amount of light present...

Recently on a vacation trip I surprised myself taking a few ISO 16,000 shots of my daughter playing.  I included those shots in a printed book I did of the vacation pictures, and you cant tell which ones are the actual 16,000 ISO shots!  Quite nice!

Enjoy!

[bdunbar79]

Nope, not jpeg.  I shot that in RAW with a 24-105 f/4L lens, f/8, 1/100s, ISO 12,800.  I wasn't allowed to use a flash.  I imported as RAW, saved to jpeg.  I then took the RAW and applied 80 NR, saved to jpeg.  The colors look spectactular out of the camera with the 1DX.  I'm very pleased with it so far. 

[Viggo]

Nope, not jpeg.  I shot that in RAW with a 24-105 f/4L lens, f/8, 1/100s, ISO 12,800.  I wasn't allowed to use a flash.  I imported as RAW, saved to jpeg.  I then took the RAW and applied 80 NR, saved to jpeg.  The colors look spectactular out of the camera with the 1DX.  I'm very pleased with it so far.

I just thought so, I saw artifacts I don't see out of lightroom, but I guess it is from the compression..

The colors and quality overall looks pretty good!

[bdunbar79]

No you're right, there are artifacts from the compression, which I hate.

[Invertalon]

ISO 12,800 with the 5D3 and 1Dx is nothing, at all.

I shot ISO 20,000 last week and the images looked fantastic on my 5D3. So awesome to have so much ISO range, so usable.


6M3C7107 by invertalon, on Flickr

[denmaus]

Looks nice, I noticed that the NR image is by about 65% smaller in size.

Nice side effect 

[bdunbar79]

I'm really liking both cameras.  They make my 1Ds3 and 1D4 look bad.  I am keeping a 1DX and 5D3 and selling my 1Ds3 and 1D4.  I just am so ecstatic regarding the color rendition and ISO performance of both cameras.  I'll have to say good job to Canon on both cameras.  Isn't it amazing that ISO 12,800 really is nothing to either camera?  So cool.

[Viggo]

Jsut got hold of a 1dx for 8999 brand new, so I put up my 5d3 and TS 17 for sale, I have until wednesday to make it happen, fingers crossed!

[bdunbar79]

Jsut got hold of a 1dx for 8999 brand new, so I put up my 5d3 and TS 17 for sale, I have until wednesday to make it happen, fingers crossed!

You will not be disappointed one bit!  I promise.  No matter which camera you have, the 5D Mark III or the 1D X, you will not have any negative impacts from either.  There is little wrong and I have had nothing but pure enjoyment with them.  I look at the 1DX as just a super fast/sports version of the 5D Mark III.  And the 5D Mark III is sort of my 1Ds Mark IV.    Briansquibb will never go for that analogy, but congratulations if you make the purchase.  Not to confuse you though, but there is nothing wrong with holding onto your 5D Mark III and TS 17.  That's a great combo too.  I agree though, I would sell those if buying a 1DX because the cost is quite exhaustive.

[tron]

Jsut got hold of a 1dx for 8999 brand new, so I put up my 5d3 and TS 17 for sale, I have until wednesday to make it happen, fingers crossed!

8999 In which currency ?

Don't you feel sorry to part with TS 17 ? 
I bought it 2 months ago and I wouldn't sell it. I believe good lenses are forever (well almost but you get my point)

[canon816]

The OP images look clean... but they have a funny blue cast on my monitor....

[bdunbar79]

The OP images look clean... but they have a funny blue cast on my monitor....

I played with the RAW file after reading your post, appears to be 100% due to color temp.  I'm really bad at telling what looks correct

[bdunbar79]

Does this look better?