EOS 7D Mark II: More High ISO Samples

[Canon Rumors]

<p>Fotoblogia.pl has posted some sample images from the upcoming Canon EOS 7D Mark II. The images at ISO 3200 look pretty awesome to me, especially for APS-C. There’s not a lot of great imagery out there from the EOS 7D Mark II yet, so we should see even better results when the real world stuff comes out.</p>
<p>The initial reception to this camera based on specs was pretty tepid, which I didn’t understand. However, as the sample images and hands-on accounts have come out, there seems to be a pretty big shift to genuine excitement for the camera. I personally can’t wait to shoot some hockey with this camera come November.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/fotoblogia/sets/72157647629974871" target="_blank">View Sample Images</a></p>
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[jvhigbee]

After reading the focus info and seeing these images, I am finally going to allow myself to get a little bit excited also. It seems like I have waited such a long time, having sold one 7D and ended up buying another and finally buying the 6D in order to get acceptable IQ and dependable focus accuracy, I've been afraid to hope.

 

[vlim]

I'm impressed too by the results, at 3200 iso images look really clean ! and at 6400 it doesn't look bad too, i can't wait to have it...

 

[Canon1]

These images have been floating around for almost 2 weeks now. Add them to the pile of worthless jpgs that do very little to reveal what the actual IQ of this camera is at high ISO. We won't be able to come to any substantive conclusions without RAW files.

 

[Sportsgal501]

Why are they trickling out pictures? Pretty sure I saw the trampoline shots last week, just put them out there.

 

[East Wind Photography]

I have been excited with the specs since before the announcement. IQ is fine with me. Pixel peepers have their reasons for doing so but it's a huge upgrade over the 7D and the extra 1DX type features just send this over the top. Hope they start shipping them ahead of schedule so I can go out and start gloating while those that didn't pre-order get jealous for not doing so.

 

[Craig Burrows MBE]

While it is good to see "more images" they have been posted elsewhere already. However until the production model and software are released we will not know any more.

On paper this camera has the specs and I am cautiously excited. That said I took some excellent shots on my 7D today and know the MKII will be a vast improvement. Hope we have an exact release date soon.

My pre-order is from www.camerworld.co.uk

 

[Rick]

I'm impressed too by the results, at 3200 iso images look really clean ! and at 6400 it doesn't look bad too, i can't wait to have it...

ISO 3200 was very good - almost felt like I was viewing an ISO 200 photo, but 1/3 stop later, there's lots of noise IMO.

 

[risc32]

I would say it was tepid due to the small MP increase and canon not making any claims about things like DR. It just looks like a 70d sensor rehash, and maybe it is.
BUT, that thing it does with indoor shooting, WOW! i have taken tens of thousands of indoor sporting event photos and if this new feature works like they claim, WOW. really if i still did that stuff i would sell my other bodies and get a set of these mk2's straight away. i see no reason to believe that these won't be the best in the world for that purpose, no matter the cost.

 

[mdmphoto]

Wow. I've been able to curb my enthusiasm by suspecting a dramatic low-light iq difference between the 7D II and my 6D (which has supplanted my 7D I as the walk-around body). These, - and other, sample shots I've seen so far are coaxing me away from my suspicions and I'm beginning to contemplate how long I'll have to be how good in order to convince the wife that I NEED this camera in my arsenal.
Obviously, with current technology a FF sensor will always out-perform a crop - however, then the 7DII would be a 1D-? or at least a 5D-something. While I may eventually behave myself into a 5D-(Newest), I'd kill myself before I was able to behave enough for a 1D-(Anything).
The thing is, I sorely miss 7D-level AF. With the 6D, while I very rarely wander past 3200 ISO, the resultant low-light images are always satisfactory prior to ppc- as long as the subjects are mostly stationary. I cannot say the same for my daylight BiF and other opportunistic, mostly wildlife shots. To successfully capture BiF or other fast movement with my 6D AF requires an extraordinary amount of planning, intuition, and luck. Of course, a full-frame 7D II would be a 1D-(Something). It seems that my Spring kit will (hopefully) consist of either a 6D and a 7D II, barring the announcement of some unforeseen horrific flaw in the 7D II, or a 5D-(Newest) after selling off everything else for whatever I can get...

 

[Pompo]

download this image at its largest original file (it's taken @ 6400 ISO),https://www.flickr.com/photos/fotoblogia/15255455365/in/set-72157647629974871when viewed at 33% in Photoshop it already starts to show high noise, at 50% is bad I KNOW is a crop camera and it as an improvement over the 7D, but after so many years?

 

[Woody]

The initial reception to this camera based on specs was pretty tepid, which I didn’t understand.

Dynamic range...

 

[dpackman]

You want to shoot some hockey with this? Must be a sturdier build than ever.

 

[candc]

I think there is a lot to be excited about with this camera. The IQ looks to be as good or better than any other aps-c camera to date its super fast and it seems to have the best AF system ever? Unless I am missing something then this camera looks to be able to do just what it is meant to do in a very high performance way?

 

[Dylan777]

I'm impressed too by the results, at 3200 iso images look really clean ! and at 6400 it doesn't look bad too, i can't wait to have it...

ISO 3200 was very good - almost felt like I was viewing an ISO 200 photo, but 1/3 stop later, there's lots of noise IMO.

With current 7D II specs, I think clean 3200ISO is very attractive for crop body. Anything higher & cleaner than 3200 could be a risk for FF world.

 

[Lee Jay]

You want to shoot some hockey with this? Must be a sturdier build than ever.

I think what he meant was using it for warmups. Game time with full contact is best left to 1 series bodies.

 

[dufflover]

The initial reception to this camera based on specs was pretty tepid, which I didn’t understand.

Dynamic range...

I would've guessed because not everyone is deliberately playing dumb and pretending the 70D didn't exist for a while and the IQ is equivalent to that.

 

[whothafunk]

until i see indoor action (sport) images in poorly lit gymnasiums, i will not call 7DII to be an improvement in High ISO department over the 70D. daily high ISO shots don't show nothing, neither do well lit structures at night.

 

[lol]

I'm excited over the 7D mk2, just not over image quality from the sensor. The AF is what has practically sold it to me already.

As far as jpeg outputs are concerned, I don't see any radical difference in noise at higher ISO than what we have already. We still get the high ISO mush and, in these examples, chroma noise that hasn't been processed out.

 

[AJ]

What about low iso. My 7D is noisy at 100 iso. Any improvement?