1DX sample RAW images

[Shnookums]

New files are up from the same blog...

http://www.davidcheok.com/storage/EOS1dXRAW2.zip

 

[wockawocka]

It's physically impossible... That's how I'm so sure. And canon themselves said. And I've been playing with the 1dx files for 3 hours comparing them to the d4 and 5d3 lol!

We shall see eh Phil?

 

[cps_user]

thanks for uploading!

what does this promise for (base) dynamic range; any clues? Better than, or equals the 5d3?

 

[PhilDrinkwater]

We shall see eh Phil?

Indeed

To be honest I hope you're right but the two ISO6400 shots don't give a lot of hope.. What I think has improved significantly is the quality of the noise. Whereas I wouldn't have gone near ISO12800 with my 5d2, I would seriously consider it with the 1dx. That's a great improvement!

 

[cps_user]

Did some quick testing and viewing and i don't think its much better than 5d3 to be honest. Noise looks quite similar i think, and pulling a iso 250 shot, i don't believe 1dx comes near dynamic range of D4 sensor.

 

[PhilDrinkwater]

and pulling a iso 250 shot, i don't believe 1dx comes near dynamic range of D4 sensor.

Most definitely not. Totally agree. I'm not sure it'll be *that* much better than the 5d3 although I think I see less banding in it, but I'd want to see an ISO100 shot for that.

Overall I'm still pleased with what it does have. I wasn't expecting a massive difference but ISO12800 is, to my eye, more usable. That's good news if it turns out to be the case

 

[JR]

do you need a special program to open the zip file? I downloaded both of them but cannot open either on my Window 7 PC. I have downloaded zip file before with no problem...did I miss something? Let me know...would really like to see them !

 

[nightbreath]

do you need a special program to open the zip file? I downloaded both of them but cannot open either on my Window 7 PC. I have downloaded zip file before with no problem...did I miss something? Let me know...would really like to see them !

I just used my WinRAR for this. I believe you can easily find a trial version in internet.

ISO 12800 shots look great to me. Here's what I've got after adding some NR (full image and 100% crops are below):

 

[nightbreath]

And here's another one at ISO 12800:

 

[JR]

do you need a special program to open the zip file? I downloaded both of them but cannot open either on my Window 7 PC. I have downloaded zip file before with no problem...did I miss something? Let me know...would really like to see them !

I just used my WinRAR for this. I believe you can easily find a trial version in internet.

ISO 12800 shots look great to me. Here's what I've got after adding some NR (full image and 100% crops are below):

Thanks it does look very nice. I will try WinRAR then. I prefer the first pictures as the car piture is less suited in my opinion to assess noise because of such a large portion of the image being all red. The first shot is impressive for sure. Sounds promising!

 

[JR]

I was able to extract the files but unable to open them with LR4.1 or ACR 7.0....I must be missing a step...

 

[PhilDrinkwater]

I was able to extract the files but unable to open them with LR4.1 or ACR 7.0....I must be missing a step...

Hmm.. I don't know what. I'm using LR RC 4.1 and it was absolutely fine...

 

[JR]

Ok sorry My bad I was not using winRAR properly. I was able to download the files now and look at them in LR4.1 just fine thanks. Will try to compare with some of the ISO 12800 shots I have from the mkiii...

 

[nightbreath]

I was able to extract the files but unable to open them with LR4.1 or ACR 7.0....I must be missing a step...

I don't know how I do that, but I can easily open the 1D X and 5D Mark III files in my Lightroom 4.0, it has Camera RAW 7.0 embedded to it.

 

[JR]

...oh and one more thing, in LR4.1, the picture data does show it is taken with an EOS 1DX - not that I had any doubts but I think this is the first time we can actually see some of the RAW file.

 

[JR]

I was able to extract the files but unable to open them with LR4.1 or ACR 7.0....I must be missing a step...

I don't know how I do that, but I can easily open the 1D X and 5D Mark III files in my Lightroom 4.0, it has Camera RAW 7.0 embedded to it.

Yeah I actually think the 1DX was supported in version 4.0. It was the 5DmkIII that was not strangly enought!

 

[nightbreath]

Someone said I saw JPEG instead of RAW when openning 5D Mark III CR2 file. Not sure if is true, but then it'll be some kind of extraction of JPEG out of RAW.

 

[JR]

Someone said I saw JPEG instead of RAW when openning 5D Mark III CR2 file. Not sure if is true, but then it'll be some kind of extraction of JPEG out of RAW.

Depending on which view you use in Lightroom, some of them use a JPG for the preview but if you are in Loupe view and therefore can zoom in and out of the image then you are actually seeing the RAW file. The noise of the high ISO picture taken with the 24mm are actually good. Normally when I shoot high ISO with a 24mm the noise shows up a lot more on my mkii!

 

[JR]

Given those are the first RAW file we are seeing from the 1DX and given so many of the members here were asking for it, I am really surprised this thread is not more popular! I guess everyone is consumed with their 5DmkIII now

 

[Wideopen]

Cant wait for this to come out. Might have to just bite the bullet and pick one up.