5D MK 2: Images from Esplanade

[nIveL]

yeah, 100 time better but the price is also double.. :dunno:

be glad its only double the price, not 100 times of it. =)

 

[night86mare]

It all depends on the scene. In the following scene, I was striving for maximum depth of field (so a small aperture) but needed fast shutter speeds 'cos there was a gentle wind blowing the flowers around.

yep, that i have to agree with you, movement is going to be a huge problem sometimes, and you don't want to lose depth of field

nice galleries btw, i like a lot of your landscapes

btw, not sure if you noticed, but the iso100 picture, the reflections of the mountain appear to be brighter than the scene itself, that doesn't make sense intuitively, if you get what i mean.. unless you flipped the picture.. :devil:

 

[metalgear]

Sorry to wake you up from your dreams. But the 5D2 noise at ISO 100 (even worse at ISO 50) is worse than 40D at the same ISO. No kidding. The 5D2 is designed for high ISO, and that's where it really shines. I am not advocating shooting high ISO for landscapes, just to point out a common fallacy.

Anyway, here is a 1 min exposure, ISO 800 landscape shot using the moon as the only light source, taken with the 450D. The stars in the night skies seem almost like white speckled noise against the blue backdrop. But they are really stars. :bsmilie:

interesting comparison there with the 40D vs 5DMkII. Do you know where I can see any side-by-side test pix at 100% crops ?

is it true then that from the 40D to the 5D there is no improvement in dynamic range, just a shift in "useable" dynamic range ?

it also troubles me that Canon would come up with a outdoor landscape camera (weather sealing/full-frame) but cripple its low ISO capabilities.

 

[Button Mushroom]

those specks must be stars lah. If they are hot pixels they will occur evenly throughout they frame..... right? common sense.

:bsmilie:

Nice one.

 

[hannson]

here is a 1 min exposure, ISO 800 landscape shot using the moon as the only light source, taken with the 450D. The stars in the night skies seem almost like white speckled noise against the blue backdrop. But they are really stars. :bsmilie:

OMG :thumbsup:

 

[hannson]

it also troubles me that Canon would come up with a outdoor landscape camera (weather sealing/full-frame) but cripple its low ISO capabilities.

hi metalgear,

i read that the 5dmk2 is not "weather sealing"..

http://www.dpreview.com/previews/canoneos5dmarkII/ "Water resistance: 10 mm rain in 3 minutes"

"weather sealing" should be the 1 series

 

[sequitur]

wah picture thread also can become flame thread.


anyway yeah it's a great cam... heard the weather sealing is non-existent though. so not sure whether the stuff at dpreview is for real.

 

[hazmee]

You guys need one of this:

LOL!!

 

[hannson]

oooh.. yum yum!!!

 

[iMac08]

Can i ask for the Esplanade shoot,was flash used?580 exII?

 

[Kit]

Can i ask for the Esplanade shoot,was flash used?580 exII?

No flash ever made is big enough to light up the entire scene.

 

[PictureFreak]

wah picture thread also can become flame thread.


anyway yeah it's a great cam... heard the weather sealing is non-existent though. so not sure whether the stuff at dpreview is for real.

I think what dpreview meant is that the camera has better water and dust resistance than before, but full weather sealing is still only found on the 1 series bodies. An extract from dpreview:

Canon's description: "The battery compartment, memory card door, LCD and the camera buttons are all fitted with sealing materials (indicated in red). In addition the adoption of high precision split-level alignment of the magnesium-alloy external covers, high precision dial construction and external rubber grip covers (indicated in green), has improved the camera's dust and water resistance."

http://www.dpreview.com/previews/canoneos5dmarkii/page5.asp

 

[metalgear]

I think what dpreview meant is that the camera has better water and dust resistance than before, but full weather sealing is still only found on the 1 series bodies. An extract from dpreview:

Canon's description: "The battery compartment, memory card door, LCD and the camera buttons are all fitted with sealing materials (indicated in red). In addition the adoption of high precision split-level alignment of the magnesium-alloy external covers, high precision dial construction and external rubber grip covers (indicated in green), has improved the camera's dust and water resistance."

http://www.dpreview.com/previews/canoneos5dmarkii/page5.asp

yeah - obviously canon intended it for outdoors use. still again not sure why they kind of crippled the low iso if the noise levels are worse than the 40d than claimed above.

then again, dynamic range has always been the issue with electronic sensors, not noise in high ISOs per se.

 

[PictureFreak]

yeah - obviously canon intended it for outdoors use. still again not sure why they kind of crippled the low iso if the noise levels are worse than the 40d than claimed above.

then again, dynamic range has always been the issue with electronic sensors, not noise in high ISOs per se.

Well i don't think anybody can positively conclude now that the low ISO of the mk 2 is crippled compared to the 40D or not. I have been shooting the 40D for more than 1.5 years. I can honestly say that i have seen a marked improvement in image quality from 40D to MK2. Letz just wait for some more reviews to come up. In the end, if you are happy with what you have, then that is good enough

 

[hannson]

Well i don't think anybody can positively conclude now that the low ISO of the mk 2 is crippled compared to the 40D or not. I have been shooting the 40D for more than 1.5 years. I can honestly say that i have seen a marked improvement in image quality from 40D to MK2. Letz just wait for some more reviews to come up. In the end, if you are happy with what you have, then that is good enough

*nod* good point PictureFreak!

and "crippled" may be an "extreme" word to use..

meanwhile, let's enjoy all the photos the 5dmk2 owners are posting heheehe

 

[PictureFreak]

*nod* good point PictureFreak!

and "crippled" may be an "extreme" word to use..

meanwhile, let's enjoy all the photos the 5dmk2 owners are posting heheehe

Yes, other 5D MK2 owners out there, please post your pictures and videos

 

[PictureFreak]

A preliminary review and comparison between 5D MK2, D3/D700 and Alpha-900

http://www.anandtech.com/digitalcameras/showdoc.aspx?i=3470

 

[chopper]

I think what DjKnits meant was that retangular part of the picture which the water doesn't appear to be smooth like other parts of your picture. I was puzzled by that part too. :dunno: Why did it turn out like that over there?

Look carefully, it ended together with the red streak line, logically, my guess is a boat comes into the pict (or leaving it from that point when the shutter was pressed), and the red streak of light is the red-light on the boat, while the 'rectangular patch' is the refection of the other light from the boat. Take a look at other pict at higher ISO where the boat is frozen, you can see the water right below it shows reflection of the boat, which is different from the other parts of water.

Not the nicest thing to appear in a photo like this, but definitely not the camera's fault.

 

[oeyvind]

looks like this is true from your image sample as well

http://tinyurl.com/6b4lyc

bad bad

 

[PictureFreak]

looks like this is true from your image sample as well

http://tinyurl.com/6b4lyc

bad bad

I just posted my images in a new thread. Seems that a problem does exist and it differs in severity from camera to camera

http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=445080