1DMKII, Share your settings...

It seems that the embedded JPEG is recorded with the parameters as set in the camera. The DPP software manual indicates that certain changes like white balance can only be done to the RAW file.
Scott

Here's a WIERD thing....

Even if you shoot JUST RAW... there IS an embedded jpeg!!!!!


Not a seperate file.. but an EMBEDDED jpeg that the latest version of BreezeBrowesr seems to be able to extract exclusively.. and it is HALF RES! (ie: 1500 x whatever)

Go figure?

Strange. But here is my thought. I have shot this thing with RAW+L and I can live with the file sizes for most things I shoot. I have 4.5G of CF, so with a little deletion on the fly I can still blast away like a chain gun. The camera keeps up writing short burst of 20-30 images per burst. So it is quick enough for me.
If the camera creates the jpeg with the settings I set and creates a RAW file too, I get the best of both worlds. For general usage I have a high res jpeg, for great images or images that are good but need some adjusting, I can go to the RAW and convert it with care.

The lightning pictures I posted ( https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=32234 ) in the SHARE group were the first test of this shooting procedure. It was the first "grab, run, & shoot" I have done since I got it. I happened to look outside and see what was unfolding. My camera was on the AC cord, tethered to my laptop with iEEE1394. I was quite proud I could grab it, load the battery, change the settings, format a new card and still get outside to shoot before dark set in.

But, my point is, the shot with the biggest bolt of lightening, was overexposed and blown out on the JPEG, but I had the option of going to the RAW file for a better conversion and to pull out more detail. If I had shot JPEG only, the shot would have been gone forever.

One of the things I like the best about the Mark II is the available options for shooting. It requires a lot more thought and testing than my previous body.

Right now, I am in Adobe RGB, with Sharpness at +3 and contrast at +1.
More testing to come, but this seems to be pretty good for now.

I did set the personal function for noise reduction. I can't tell a difference, or I don't understand what it is doing.

It seems your not alone. Heres a long thread on the topic:
http://www.robgalbrait​h.com …psed&sb=5&o=&fp​art=1&vc=1
Scott

I should clarify, I was talking about PF-21, "quiet operation" and not noise reduction. I have noise reduction turned off.
PF-21 did not seem to do anything.

Hi Pekka,

Do you have any Mk II photos taken that can be shared?

Thanks!

Yes, I'll post some very soon. Also full size ones.

Set a new CF on the MkII recently...

I shoot 70% - 80% of the time in AV,. the rest usually in manual mode.

Well by default,. in AV Mode the finger dial above the shutter is how you adjust the aperture.

However,.. In Manual mode,. this same dial adjusts the Shutter speed,. and t's the rear main dial that adjusts the aperture.

If your like me,. and use AV all the time instead of TV,. then this makes no sense to have to adjust what dial you use for aperture control when switching modes.

With the 1D MkII you can swap these dials functions,. and I did just that!

Now no matter what mode I am in,. the finger dial adjusts the aperture

CyberDyneSystems wrote:
Set a new CF on the MkII recently...

I shoot 70% - 80% of the time in AV,. the rest usually in manual mode.

Well by default,. in AV Mode the finger dial above the shutter is how you adjust the aperture.

However,.. In Manual mode,. this same dial adjusts the Shutter speed,. and t's the rear main dial that adjusts the aperture.

If your like me,. and use AV all the time instead of TV,. then this makes no sense to have to adjust what dial you use for aperture control when switching modes.

With the 1D MkII you can swap these dials functions,. and I did just that!

Now no matter what mode I am in,. the finger dial adjusts the aperture

I like that....Guess what I'm going to try next time I'm out?

It's a shame it is not availble on the 20D and other EOS digitals...

I don't have my 1D with me right now,. so I can't recall the CF number,. I will come back and edit it into the post though.

It may have even been a "Personal Function"? I'll check later tonight,. after I get home,.. after the Patriots win...

A couple of personal I use are as follows:

Pfn 07: set to repeat bracketing continuously in the current drive mode

Pfn 20: set to max of 6 shots in a burst. This in conjunction with Pfn07 lets me shoot off two sets of bracketed sequences.

Otherwise I disable Bulb mode and Centre weighted and partial metering -- I rarely use these but can get them back if I need to by switching off the Pfn.

Pfn 19: Continuous shooting speed set to 3fps and 5fps (sometimes I find 8fps too fast so by having Pfn 19 set to 5fps this effectively gives me 3 options 3fps, 5fps and a 8fps -- to get 8fps I just turn off Pfn19

If you set drive to single, the mirror flaps back when you release the shutterbutton, thus reducing noise significantly. When shooting continuous drive mode, it obviously doesn't work.

Oh. my custom settings are:
01:1; 02:1; 03:1; 04:1 or 3; 05:1; 06:0; 07:0;
08:1; 09:0; 10:2 (0 when ai servo); 11:0; 12:0; 13:1; 14:1 (on D1, still experimenting on D1Mk2);
15:1; 16:1; 17:1 (that way, it shows in the VF if the camera focussus outside the chosen AF field); 18:2; 19:0; 20:0; 00:1
PFn's i'm not sure, since my Mk2 is at Canon, being recalibrated (backfocus), but I guess its something like:
01: disable TV, Bulb
02: disable partial
10: set, then off
14: set then off
15: set then off
19: High=6fps
21: set
24: set
25: Av, jpg large, K white balance, evaluative
??: lock both dials simultaniously: set then off.

Hope this is usefull...

Oh,. I too found 8.5 FPS "too much" for pretty much all appilicatiosn.. in fact I rarely ever use a "burst" and tend to rely on timing.. but I did use the personal functions to throttle back to 5 fps....

And this becomes very helpfull with the addition of the 20D to the stable,.. now I am more prepared for the timing as both cameras run the same 5fps

I wish however that the option could have been to bump up the slow speed burst from 3 to 5,.. jst to leave that 8.5 fps readily accesible.. if only so I can show off

any updaetes on CF that you found useful on the IIN?