7d mk2 seems very soft?

[coreyhkh]

Has anyone else had this problem? I don't no if its just me but the images all seem rather soft to the point where it covers up alot of details.

This is a shame as everything else about the camera is great.

 

[beforeEos Camaras]

any examples?
your flicker site is impressive

 

[Stevet20]

I've only done a couple of brief tests with a couple of lens and mine with the lens I've tested is very sharp to the point theirs very little difference between it and my 5D III. Even with my 100-400 which always seemed soft at 400mm on my 7D seems a lot sharper

Regards

Steve

 

[WillT]

After using the 7D for a few more days do you still think the photos are soft? Thanks

 

[Crapking]

I've shot >1500 images already, with great glass (200, 200-400, 135) and find no issues. My question is will colors be the same once ACR is available? The OOC JPGS under fluorescent lights in gyms is not as natural as the 1Dx, 1dIV or 5d3 RAW FILES

 

[retina]

your flicker site is impressive

+1
great shots!

 

[westr70]

So far I'm not happy with my shots. They all seem soft. I have been messing with my settings though and not having LR is a major drawback. I've never had jpgs out of a camera so I'm not sure if in camera settings are doing something or what with the jpgs.

Detail is missing from bird feathers and while AF is spot on, all of the shots are soft.

 

[westr70]

I don't have the 7Dii but with my 7D and 5Diii I've noticed that the default sharpness settings are lower than I would normally use. I suggest you shoot some RAW files and use DPP to convert to jpg.
If it still looks soft, check your MFA.
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Unfortunately, I can't open the raw files in DPP. Never used it before and the tutorials for it are for a previous version. In any event the raw files are locked.

 

[candc]

your flicker site is impressive

+1
great shots!

+2 excellent work

Canon default in camera JPEG is a bit soft. I normally use auto picture style +1 saturation and +6 sharpening.

 

[westr70]

This is an example of a in camera jpg. The feather detail is simply not there.

 

[quod]

Has anyone else had this problem? I don't no if its just me but the images all seem rather soft to the point where it covers up alot of details.

Yes, I have had the same problem. Your post pretty much sums up my view on the 7D2. Before it was released, I thought the test shots that I saw were a little soft. Once I used it, my views did not change. I like everything about the camera but the image quality. It looks like the 5D3 is going to continue being my go-to camera, including for wildlife.

 

[Mt Spokane Photography]

This is an example of a in camera jpg. The feather detail is simply not there.

I agree that something is not right in that image.

DPP should work fine with raw images, its pretty self explanatory. You can just use it as a raw converter, and export files as tiff into lightroom or photoshop. The raw files are compressed tiff images, with the camera settings added, so there is no loss to send them to Lightroom.

I believe the 7D MK II also has in camera RAW editing, which may avoid some of the over processing done for standard jpegs.

So far, the images I've seen online look pretty comparable to other APS cameras, except that some brands do boost NR, colors, contrast, etc and that appeals to many coming from P&S bodies.

 

[rpt]

Silly question, but did you AFMA the lens? If you did, does shooting at twice the shutter speed you shot the picture earlier that was soft sort the issue? Is it soft when shooting from a stable tripod?

 

[quod]

DPP should work fine with raw images, its pretty self explanatory. You can just use it as a raw converter, and export files as tiff into lightroom or photoshop. The raw files are compressed tiff images, with the camera settings added, so there is no loss to send them to Lightroom.

You can do this with the new version of DPP. All of my 7D2 shots have been RAWs converted to TIFF via DPP.

 

[ecka]

Honestly, what do you expect from an APS-C ???
I'd rather get a used 1D4 for only a bit more $.

 

[Isaac Grant]

I only went out and shot with my 7dii for about an hour along with the Tamron 150-600mm. Thoughts are welcome on the results.

For some reason I am not able to attach images so here are links to a few of the shots I got. They were processed only in DPP.

This close up of a kinglet is about 10 or 15% of the original image.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/120553232@N02/15521074278/

Here is one of the first shots I took with the camera

https://www.flickr.com/photos/120553232@N02/15520959878/in/photostream/

And a junco as well. Light was harsh on this and the whites were a bit washed out. So I lowered the contrast and highlights as well.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/120553232@N02/15087232113/in/photostream/

 

[Botts]

Silly question, but did you AFMA the lens? If you did, does shooting at twice the shutter speed you shot the picture earlier that was soft sort the issue? Is it soft when shooting from a stable tripod?

That would be my guess, the entire bird seems a bit OOF.

Testing with manual focus in 10x live view might be a good way to test if it's body or AF.

 

[rpt]

Silly question, but did you AFMA the lens? If you did, does shooting at twice the shutter speed you shot the picture earlier that was soft sort the issue? Is it soft when shooting from a stable tripod?

That would be my guess, the entire bird seems a bit OOF.

Testing with manual focus in 10x live view might be a good way to test if it's body or AF.

Also if live view on stand focuses better than the normal AF, you need to AFMA.

 

[Canon_Shooter]

Is it a NO NO to directly to light room , should one goto DPP then LIGHTROOM for best noise and COLOR

 

[darth mollusk]

http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/

apparently not if you own a 600 is ii (scroll down to the portrait of the vulture)!