Sample Images From the EOS 7D Mark II

[Canon Rumors]

<p>Imaging Resource has posted some still life image tests from the Canon EOS 7D Mark II at various ISOs. You can easily compare results with other APS-C cameras on their web site. Below is a sample from the EOS 7D Mark II against the original EOS 7D at ISO 3200. I bet you can spot the difference.</p>
<div id="attachment_17446" style="width: 504px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/7d7d2compare.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-17446" src="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/7d7d2compare-494x575.jpg" alt="EOS 7D  on right | EOS 7D Mark II on left | Image from Imaging Resource" width="494" height="575" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">EOS 7D on left | EOS 7D Mark II on right| Image from Imaging Resource</p></div>
<p>You can see all the <a href="http://www.imaging-resource.com/news/2014/09/18/canon-7d-mark-ii-first-shots-let-the-image-quality-comparisons-begin" target="_blank">samples over at imaging-resource.com</a>.</p>
<p><strong><strong>Canon EOS 7D Mark II $1799: <a style="color: #900000;" href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1081808-REG/canon_9128b002_eos_7d_mark_ii.html/bi/2466/kbid/3296" target="_blank">B&H Photo</a> | <a style="color: #900000;" href="http://www.adorama.com/ICA7DM2.html?KBID=64393" target="_blank">Adorama</a> | <a style="color: #900000;" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NEWZDRG/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00NEWZDRG&linkCode=as2&tag=canorumo-20&linkId=4IHYPE3ZKJN5VL4X" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a style="color: #900000;" href="http://www.cameracanada.com/enet-cart/product.asp?pid=7dmarkii" target="_blank">Camera Canada</a></strong></strong></p>
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[tron]

Impressive! Are we talking RAW or JPEGS?

 

[Thomas Lieser]

I took a look at the images. This looks like a major jump in quality. I wish I had the money for that beast.

 

[ajfotofilmagem]

This is straight from the camera JPEG. For journalists who need to send pictures immediately, and do not have time to process RAW files, 7D Mark II look like a decent substitute for 1D Mark IV. :

It also serves well for those who have time, but has no patience for RAW.

 

[Sporgon]

And what were those comments about Canon's sensor technology, generations et al.........?

 

[zim]

Looks good and it's a beta camera. Not sure that these tests really mean all that much until proper official RAW software is released from Canon, the 5D3 and 6D releases were the lesson.

Regards

 

[Maximilian]

And what were those comments about Canon's sensor technology, generations et al.........?

Wait for the unprocessed RAWs and wait for those who always have to have something to gripe about.

 

[pierlux]

Wow!!!! I'm using a small, uncalibrated monitor at work, yet I can see a difference (small) even compared to the 70D at high ISO. Is it just me or do you also notice an improvement?

 

[Sportsgal501]

WoW!

November can't get here fast enough, I've been holding on to my Canon 50D always hoping for an action/sports/event camera from Canon without having to go to Nikon. My wish has been answered.

 

[Fr3lncr]

Wow!!!! I'm using a small, uncalibrated monitor at work, yet I can see a difference (small) even compared to the 70D at high ISO. Is it just me or do you also notice an improvement?

I can definitely see an improvement over the original 7D, but I really can't see any improvement over the 70D.

EDIT: Well, I double checked the ISO 25600 and in some parts of the sample I can see the 7D II being better (say the bottle of wine vinegar), in some areas it is the same (say the bottle of pepper oil), and in some areas, the 70D giving a nicer look (shadow noise between the pepper oil and the colouring box). I think I need to see how the samples will look like on dpreview to get a better idea.

 

[martinslade]

WoW!

November can't get here fast enough, I've been holding on to my Canon 50D always hoping for an action/sports/event camera from Canon without having to go to Nikon. My wish has been answered.

Yes, I think this is a valid comparison between 70d and 7d2. IMO looks like about 0.5 stop better at ISO 3200 - 6400:

http://www.imaging-resource.com/PROD...LI06400NR0.HTM

http://www.imaging-resource.com/PROD...LI06400NR0.HTM

http://www.imaging-resource.com/PROD...LI03200NR0.HTM

 

[Thomas Lieser]

WoW!

November can't get here fast enough, I've been holding on to my Canon 50D always hoping for an action/sports/event camera from Canon without having to go to Nikon. My wish has been answered.

me too

 

[dstppy]

We'll have to wait and see what happens with DxO testing and elsewhere to see if there is any banding evident but it is a pity that Canon didn't put the same effort into improving IQ between the 5D2 and 5D3.

I'm curious if you owned either. I noticed marked improvement, but that was in my own, personal, real-world photography . . .

 

[pierlux]

Wow!!!! I'm using a small, uncalibrated monitor at work, yet I can see a difference (small) even compared to the 70D at high ISO. Is it just me or do you also notice an improvement?

I can definitely see an improvement over the original 7D, but I really can't see any improvement over the 70D.

EDIT: Well, I double checked the ISO 25600 and in some parts of the sample I can see the 7D II being better (say the bottle of wine vinegar), in some areas it is the same (say the bottle of pepper oil), and in some areas, the 70D giving a nicer look (shadow noise between the pepper oil and the colouring box). I think I need to see how the samples will look like on dpreview to get a better idea.

The difference is actually very small, I think we have to wait for some downloadable raws to make a valid comparison.

I'll have hard times deciding whether to drop double the money for a 7D2 or go for the 70D and save something to invest in a longer lens which I have to purchase anyway. The new Siggy 120-600 is approx 2x the price of the Tamron, but then there's also the other unicorn from Canon that's probably about to be announced hopefully sooner than later at this point... The "Year of the Lens" must not pass without the 100-400 replacement being announced, nevertheless, as neuro pointed out, that one lens didn't benefit from the recent price drop, probably meaning it's still selling very well... How hard a decision for me!

Well, I think I'll manage to hold back GAS and wait a few months to take advantage from the price settlement, not a bad idea to capitalize my limited budget. Meanwhile, I'll have fun reading reviews, comparisons, comments etc.

Cheers!

 

[SPKoko]

And what were those comments about Canon's sensor technology, generations et al.........?

Wait for the unprocessed RAWs and wait for those who always have to have something to gripe about.

Hello. I'm a long time peeper, first time poster! I have registered just to say that the RAW files are available here:

http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/canon-7d-mark-ii/canon-7d-mark-iiA7.HTM

I am interested in your opinion about the difference in QA among the 7D, the 70D and the 7D2. In my opinion, the 70D has a slightly advantage vs the old 7D (perhaps because of the softer AA filter), but I do not see a noticeable improvement among the 70D and the 7D2, but probably my inexperienced eyes are not trained enough to see the difference

 

[mackguyver]

I'm stunned. The 7DII matches or nearly matches the 5DIII even at ISO 12,800! Wow. It's still no match for the 1D X at higher ISOs, but I can't believe they have pulled this out of an APS-C chip. It looks like I might have to get into the pre-order line after all.

EDIT - I must have used the Comparometer(TM) incorrectly. The performance still looks quite good, though, and a big improvement over the 7D.

 

[Sunnystate]

Oh Lord, once again we rave about jpeg noise reduction algorithms...

 

[Don Haines]

Oh Lord, once again we rave about jpeg noise reduction algorithms...

and none of the sample pictures have squirrels You can't go nuts without the squirrels coming out......

 

[I_Miss_Minolta]

Oh Lord, once again we rave about jpeg noise reduction algorithms...

How else are you supposed to compare images on a WEB page?

YOU can download the raw images.

 

[AccipiterQ]

The longer this goes without RAWs being available the more incredulous I become. For the point & shoot crowd that's just looking for a crop (for some reason), I'm sure this'll be great. For sports/wildlife/action people I think we need to reserve judgment until we see an actual RAW posted that we can play around with. Or better yet two: one from the 7D, one from the 7Dii of the same shot, like what you have here.