7D MkII RAW sample images

[pwp]

DP Review has updated the 7D MkII samples gallery after they got hold of an early build of ACR 8.7.
Check it out here:
http://www.dpreview.com/articles/7693022340/raw-conversions-added-to-canon-eos-7d-mark-ii-real-world-samples-beta

-pw

 

[drjlo]

Is it just me? But those samples don't look like anything overtly impressive that my ancient T2i couldn't take when shot RAW and converted myself :-[

 

[bdunbar79]

I coulda used a little more cowbell, in the RAW files.

 

[candc]

Maybe the fellows over at DPR don't look at the files they are converting. Maybe acr is just that bad. Maybe they just want to see if anybody is awake? Those are the worst raw conversions I have seen in a long time

 

[Davebo]

Is it just me? But those samples don't look like anything overtly impressive that my ancient T2i couldn't take when shot RAW and converted myself :-[

+1

 

[jrista]

Maybe the fellows over at DPR don't look at the files they are converting. Maybe acr is just that bad. Maybe they just want to see if anybody is awake? Those are the worst raw conversions I have seen in a long time

Hmm. Looks about as "good" as the 5D III, just without the banding. :\ Blotchy, scratchy, lacking in color fidelity.

 

[BozillaNZ]

It's the same 11-bit DR sensor, nothing to see here, move along.

 

[Woody]

It's the same 11-bit DR sensor, nothing to see here, move along.

I bet you are right.

But those images honestly do NOT show any limitation imposed by a sensor with 11 stops DR at base ISO.

 

[Woody]

Blotchy, scratchy, lacking in color fidelity.

Not sure how one can tell color fidelity from those images. After all, there is WB adjustments in RAW conversion etc.

Blotchy, scratchy... Are we sure Nikon D7100 APS-C sensor won't show the same limitations at high ISO in a side-by-side comparison?

 

[ritholtz]

DPR pulled down highlights and pushed up shadows. When I do same with DPP for my t3i, it adds a color cast.

 

[privatebydesign]

Blotchy, scratchy, lacking in color fidelity.

Not sure how one can tell color fidelity from those images. After all, there is WB adjustments in RAW conversion etc.

Blotchy, scratchy... Are we sure Nikon D7100 APS-C sensor won't show the same limitations at high ISO in a side-by-side comparison?

+ A lot.

'Colour fidelity' is an anachronism and entirely meaningless in the digital camera age. If you don't like the colours, change them, if you want accurate then profile your camera it takes a few seconds, if you want to shoot jpegs then use the incredible custom capabilities freely available in your Picture Styles Editor App that came free with your camera or can be downloaded for free from Canon. It did have much more meaning in the days of film and 'atmospheric' lens coatings, but not now.

 

[jrista]

Blotchy, scratchy, lacking in color fidelity.

Not sure how one can tell color fidelity from those images. After all, there is WB adjustments in RAW conversion etc.

Blotchy, scratchy... Are we sure Nikon D7100 APS-C sensor won't show the same limitations at high ISO in a side-by-side comparison?

Look at the shaded side of the pushed bar. Poor color rendition, it's got that red-weighted color blotching and mottling, and the noise levels are very high. And those are downsampled as well. For a downsampled image, that's not very good.

 

[candc]

I thought the jpeg looked really good and was expecting the raw to be better but its horrible.maybe the 70d or d7100 are not any better but I was hoping to see some noticeble improvement in IQ (especially shadow noise). I reckon it will do well for what I will use it for which is wildlife in good light but I will have to refrain from shooting dimly lit bars unless I want everything to look like its covered in purple shag carpet.

 

[coreyhkh]

I really cant believe people bitch about this, those samples look great and who in the right mind actually pushes the stuff that much.

 

[candc]

I really cant believe people bitch about this, those samples look great and who in the right mind actually pushes the stuff that much.

well the jpeg on the left looks good, the raw file on the right looks like what i would do if i was trying to show how bad the shadow noise can be.

for now i will chalk it up to poor raw processing but it doesn't look good.

 

[Woody]

Look at the shaded side of the pushed bar. Poor color rendition, it's got that red-weighted color blotching and mottling, and the noise levels are very high. And those are downsampled as well. For a downsampled image, that's not very good.

All that is at ISO 3200. Are we sure the D7100 or A6000 won't show similar issues at ISO 3200?

 

[dash2k8]

Anybody remember that this is done with an "early" build of ACR? Until the product actually hits the market and Adobe releases a final, it's too harsh to say this is the official result. If the JPEG looks good, it would make sense that the RAW will be much better. Let's wait for an official release before declaring this RAW dead.

 

[jrista]

Look at the shaded side of the pushed bar. Poor color rendition, it's got that red-weighted color blotching and mottling, and the noise levels are very high. And those are downsampled as well. For a downsampled image, that's not very good.

All that is at ISO 3200. Are we sure the D7100 or A6000 won't show similar issues at ISO 3200?

Well, we'll find out how they all compare within about a month, I guess.

 

[coreyhkh]

30sec noise fix in photoshop....

 

[pwp]

Pushing those sample images out may have been a bit of a mistake by DPR. They don't really tell us anything.

I'll be sitting tight waiting for some properly shot and properly processed 7DII RAW files processed with a shipping version of LR or ACR before making judgements. The 7DII is firmly on my shopping list.

-pw