Mark II demo shots around the web

Let's gather some links here:

PREPRODUCTION MODEL:

http://homepage.mac.co​m/ipi/mark2/1D2.html

PRODUCTION MODEL:

http://www.dpreview.co​m/temp_img/GR2O0135.JP​G (Phil Askey's Big Ben shot)

http://homepage.mac.co​m/huesmann/FileSharing​8.html or http://public.fotki.co​m …hris/1d_mkii_te​st_photos/ (Canon 85/1.2)

http://dpr.jirman.com/​1d2-org/ (sports)

http://forum.pixource.​com/viewtopic.php?t=76 (kid candid)

PRODUCTION MODEL:

http://web25.bor-is.de/zoom/200404/_108​2845146.jpg
Shot by Reiner Worm (ISO 800, 1/50 2.8 in very difficult lighting)

Sports shots and 8fps sequence:
http://www.f20c.com/al​bum208

ISO 3200 test 1D Mark II vs. 1D (both converted as RAW, must be viewed in AdobeRGB):
http://www.davidbachma​n.com …nditoo_iso_nois​e_test.jpg

and same image with Neat Image processing: http://home.netvigator​.com …_test%5b1%5d_fi​ltered.jpg

Thanks Pekka.....

Feel free to add them here as you encounter new samples.

A few quick ones from a walk on the river yesterday...

http://www.piupdate.co​.uk/pictures/pictures.​htm

All with 1dmkII, 70-200 IS @ 200 . Exif in small camera icons at bottom of big pics

Raw (ACR 2.2) + focalblade (still getting hang of sharpening these big files - sig. different from D60)

druscilla wrote:
A few quick ones from a walk on the river yesterday...

http://www.piupdate.co​.uk/pictures/pictures.​htm

All with 1dmkII, 70-200 IS @ 200 . Exif in small camera icons at bottom of big pics

Raw (ACR 2.2) + focalblade (still getting hang of sharpening these big files - sig. different from D60)

To me it looks like you do not need any special tools to sharpen most of Mark II photos - 100/.3/0 + 100/.3/0 with plain old Unsharp mask works very well.

PS. Do you have any initial comments on Mark II?

druscilla wrote:
A few quick ones from a walk on the river yesterday...

http://www.piupdate.co​.uk/pictures/pictures.​htm

All with 1dmkII, 70-200 IS @ 200 . Exif in small camera icons at bottom of big pics

Raw (ACR 2.2) + focalblade (still getting hang of sharpening these big files - sig. different from D60)

Incredible color and detail in your shots. I can't wait to get mine. Supposed to ship tomorrow from B&H.
One question, I have Focal Blade working fine in PSE2. I can't seem to get it to show up in PS CS. How do I get PS CS to see it as well?
Scott

Aaaaahh,...

The all important Duck Shot! Now I KNOW the MkII is top shelf..

PS. Do you have any initial comments on Mark II?

Unlike the D60, it really uses the entire width of the histogram.
AWB is very hard to fool (outside at least). No WB correction needed on any of the pics I posted.
Canon have clearly tried to produce as artifact free a pic as poss. when using RAW (haven't used jpeg yet), hence output is initially soft, but with the potential to sharpen enormously without artifacts/halos, etc.
1000 asa on 1dmkII seems sig better than 400 on D60.
Battery still reading fully charged after 2 days of shooting and reviewing.
I can see pretty much everything going on inside viewfinder when wearing glasses.
Anyone coming from a D60 will immediately notice that every single pic is in focus, no matter what the ambiant light.
Any downsides ??
1. I noticed a blob of dust on the Richmond pic. Never happened in 2 years with D60.
2. Portrait shutter has a hair trigger (can be adjusted by Canon, though)
3. The overexposure warning flashes a little too slowly when reviewing pics(!!) - easy to miss [Note - after 2 days these are the only possible gripes I have]


The camera is an astonishing piece of engineering.

How do I get PS CS to see it as well

Sorry - it is so long since I installed it so I can't remember - installation should be automatic, though.

The all important Duck Shot! Now I KNOW the MkII is top shelf..

It was either that or a ruler.....

Some Mark II tests: http://imageevent.com/​d30photo/tools

Thanks for posting these, Pekka. I'm on a 56K connection right now, so I've only downloaded one (the "Big Ben" picture), but it looks good. I can see this camera or something like it in my future, though not for a few years.

http://www.steves-digicams.com …views/1d_mk2_sa​mples.html


MikeG

mikeg wrote:
http://www.steves-digicams.com …views/1d_mk2_sa​mples.html


MikeG

Ahhhhhh, I don't think sharpness is an issue. I count 44 beads of sweat on the girls forehead in the volleyball shot and the sand kicked up is frozen in mid air.

I would still like to see a shot like the volleyball one, but at 8FPS, so I can really chew my fingers off waiting for mine to arrive.