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gheller Offline • • • • • Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #1 · In camera sharpness on 1Ds2 I am somewhat underwhelmed with the sharpness of my 1Ds2. Coming from my 5D, I thought I would be blown away with 30% more pixels to play with. Would increasing my in-camera sharpness be better than using USM? BTW, I know all about the stronger AA filter, etc. thanks greg Feb 06, 2012 at 05:30 AM

eskimochaos Offline • • • Upload & Sell: On p.1 #2 · In camera sharpness on 1Ds2 If you shoot RAW those settings do squat unless your RAW converter is DPP. Feb 06, 2012 at 05:35 AM

Gunzorro Offline • • • • Upload & Sell: On p.1 #3 · In camera sharpness on 1Ds2 My 1Ds2 is quite a bit sharper (fine detail) than my 5D. You're doing something differently than I am, or the majority of postings I've read. Can you explain a little further: 0) Are you shooting low ISO, 100 or 200? 1) Are you shooting RAW? 2) What program are you using for post-processing? DPP, or LR3? 3) What sharpening levels are you using? Feb 06, 2012 at 06:06 AM

gheller Offline • • • • • Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #4 · In camera sharpness on 1Ds2 Hi Gunzorro and thanks for the help. To compare apples to apples, I always shot jpeg with my 5D and am doing the same with my 1Ds2. I use Photoshop CS3 For USM, I use 150 / 1.5 / 0 (I tried the suggested 300 / .3 / 0 as I did on my 5D, but it wasn't aggressive enough to get by the stronger AA filter). It is so frustrating not being blown away by all of the hype of the 1Ds2. Perhaps I just had a stellar 5D greg Feb 06, 2012 at 06:32 AM

gheller Offline • • • • • Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #5 · In camera sharpness on 1Ds2 Ok, here is what I am talking about: 5D @ 144%: 1Ds2 @ 144%: Feb 06, 2012 at 06:39 AM

gheller Offline • • • • • Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #6 · In camera sharpness on 1Ds2 Now, as a follow up, I think the 1Ds2 is fine, but I was expecting 30% more resolution to be significant. I actually like the 5D shot better as far as sharpness. Granted the 1Ds2 was at ISO 400, but it should still hold up... no? greg Feb 06, 2012 at 06:43 AM

aborr Offline • • • Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #7 · In camera sharpness on 1Ds2 For JPEG's, the prosumer Canons, like the 5D, do somewhat more agressive in-camera processing (sharpening and noise reduction) on JPEGs than pro cameras, like the 1Ds2. This gives slightly more 'snappy' JPEG files from the 5D at the expense of a small loss of image detail. I guess it's because Canon envisions that pro users who shoot JPEGs, like newspaper sports photogs who need to upload images on a deadline, want more control over the post processing than amateurs, who are more likely to turn over their straight-out-of-the-camera JPEGs to a lab for printing. If you want to compare apples to apples, start with unprocessed raw files. The 1Ds2 is significantly better than the 5D at all ISO's if you start with raws and do the same post processing on the files from both cameras. Feb 06, 2012 at 08:01 AM

gheller Offline • • • • • Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #8 · In camera sharpness on 1Ds2 does anyone know how to boost the sharpness in camera on the 1Ds2? I did a Google search and FM search to no avail. is there any benefit to sharpening in camera vs. in PS? Let's assume I am sticking with jpegs. thx greg Feb 06, 2012 at 08:44 AM

Ian.Dobinson Offline • • • • • • Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #9 · In camera sharpness on 1Ds2 RAW RAW RAW Raw gives you so much more options after the shot. Why shot jpeg only ? That just sticks you with the settings that were used at shutter press. In cam jpegs are fine if you nail everything at the time. Even if you just stuck the raw file thru DPP you could play with different sharpness settings. And then batch proccess to get the jpegs. Why not for a while just set the cam to raw + jpeg and see what if any benefit a raw file will give you. ..? Feb 06, 2012 at 09:18 AM

dhphoto Offline • • • • • Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #10 · In camera sharpness on 1Ds2 gheller wrote: Let's assume I am sticking with jpegs. Then lets assume you don't really want to get the best image quality out of your gear. Sorry if that's harsh but it's only using 3 gears of a 5 gear car. Jpeg is a compromise whichever way you look at it. Shoot RAW and learn some processing techniques and your images will shine Feb 06, 2012 at 09:22 AM

aborr Offline • • • Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #11 · In camera sharpness on 1Ds2 gheller wrote: does anyone know how to boost the sharpness in camera on the 1Ds2? I did a Google search and FM search to no avail. Look at the section in the 1Ds2 manual "Setting the Processing Parameters" starting on pg58. The manual's on-line at the Canon web site if you don't have a copy. So far as I know, all the 1D series cameras default to "no in-camera sharpening", but you can set them to do a little or a lot, if you want. is there any benefit to sharpening in camera vs. in PS? The biggest disadvantage to sharpening in camera is that it destroys image detail at the time of capture, which you can never get back in post processing. There's also a small increase in noise as you increase the amount of in-camera sharpening, The only advantage I can think of to doing any sharpening at all in-camera is that it gives you very slightly nicer preview images to look at before you start your post processing. There are lots of advantages to sharpening in photoshop (or in some other program): - more control: more sharpening algorithms are available, and they're more sophisticated - ability to choose sharpening methods and parameters based on the image content - ability to do selective sharpening (e.g. to apply more sharpening to a subject's eyes than to their skin by using masks and layers - ability to undo any sharpening decisions you make during post processing Let's assume I am sticking with jpegs. I'm going to make my case for shooting raw, anyway ... You can lose a lot of image information when the camera takes the 12 bits of data (from the 1Ds2 sensor) and attempts to cram it into an 8-bit JPEG. When you shoot raw, you get all 12 bits of data to play with in post processing which can help you fix exposure errors and allow you to keep highlight and/or shadow detail that the in-camera JPEG engine would have discarded. The middle ground is to set the camera to raw+JPEG. I started that way when I first began using raw files, but eventually ended up switching to "all raw, all the time", when I found that using raw instead of JPEG didn't add much time to my post processing. Al Edited on Feb 06, 2012 at 12:25 PM · View previous versions Feb 06, 2012 at 11:35 AM

alundeb Offline • • • • Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #12 · In camera sharpness on 1Ds2 gheller wrote: Coming from my 5D, I thought I would be blown away with 30% more pixels to play with. There is a way to translate a percentage increase in pixel count into another measure that is more intuitive in how it helps resolution. First, we convert the increase in pixel count into a linear measure, how much increase it is in each direction. sqrt(130/100) = 1.14 Then, we can recalculate that into a ratio of number of pixels. To find the smallest whole number that is approximately correct, I do this: 1 / (1.14 - 1) = 7 The resulting ratio is approximately is (7+1) / 7 = 8/7. This means that if you have a small crop of 8x8 pixels with the higher resolution camera (1Ds2), the same crop would be represented by 7x7 pixels with the lower resolution camera (5D). Now it is easy to understand why you don't see a big difference. As an aside, when new cameras with higher resolution are released, and people see little difference, this is often misinterpreted as we are outresolving the lens, and that a further increase in resolution would be a waste. The truth is more likely that a larger increase in pixel count would actually be necessary if you want a visible improvement. Feb 06, 2012 at 11:53 AM

lwrnclightner Offline • • • Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #13 · In camera sharpness on 1Ds2 dhphoto wrote: gheller wrote: Let's assume I am sticking with jpegs. Then lets assume you don't really want to get the best image quality out of your gear. Sorry if that's harsh but it's only using 3 gears of a 5 gear car. Jpeg is a compromise whichever way you look at it. Shoot RAW and learn some processing techniques and your images will shine I agree 100%. Speaking from personal experience, my images really are more fun since I started shooting raw. It really invigorated my already intense obsession/compulsion for photography. I even shoot sports raw and accept the slower buffer, less files it takes to fill a card etc etc. I was once told that I am using a fraction of my cameras ability when shooting jpeg. Anyway I would say just try shooting raw and experience all that can be done in the conversion stage and then decide if jpg is the way for you. But hey, my wedding partner and photog mentor only shoots raw when he knows I am doing the editing, but he is like the golden child with a camera, he just gets it right in camera, me on the other hand I just hope you are having fun no matter how you shoot. Oh and I don't think your two examples are a fair way to judge the 1dsII sharpness, to many variables that could have influenced the sharpness, lens, shutter speed, iso, settings, motion blur, shaky hands, you get the point. Feb 06, 2012 at 12:42 PM

gheller Offline • • • • • Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #14 · In camera sharpness on 1Ds2 Thanks to all for the incredible advice and info. I absolutely realize that shooting RAW is the way to go to maximize the camera's ability. That being said, 75% of my business is simple family portraits and I doubt they will ever be printing anything larger than an 8x10. My issue is that, when comparing apples to apples, the 5D files seemed to be sharper (with no noticeable artifact). I am starting to experiment with RAW, but would have loved to keep the same workflow and have an increase in sharpness. The renovations on my studio are just about done, so I will be able to really compare the 1Ds2 files to the 5D using exactly the same settings. Aloha from Hawaii! greg Feb 06, 2012 at 05:00 PM

dfresh Offline • • • • Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #15 · In camera sharpness on 1Ds2 gheller wrote:That being said, 75% of my business is simple family portraits and I doubt they will ever be printing anything larger than an 8x10. If that is true, why are you bothering to compare them at 100+% view on a computer? The differences you are seeing would most likely never be perceptible at those print sizes... Feb 06, 2012 at 05:45 PM

SloPhoto Offline • • • Upload & Sell: On p.1 #16 · In camera sharpness on 1Ds2 The 1ds mkII in camera jpg engine is not so great. Take a few shots in raw and compare there before you jump to any conclusions. Feb 06, 2012 at 05:53 PM

parsons Offline • • • • • Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #17 · In camera sharpness on 1Ds2 also dont forget, that its the 1 series, different from the other models, in your case `5`. canons pro lines have low defaults, as you have the pro camera you should know what your doing with pp, and with that they expect 1 series pro users to shoot raw. simon Feb 06, 2012 at 07:43 PM

misternikko Offline • • • Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #18 · In camera sharpness on 1Ds2 shooting RAW changed everything for me. you are really at a loss shooting that 1Ds2 in jpg....u should just give it to me Feb 06, 2012 at 09:14 PM

fixedgearmike Offline • • Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #19 · In camera sharpness on 1Ds2 Hello, I'd like a porsche please. It's quicker than my BMW 3 series, right? Even though it's 8 years old? Excellent, I'll take it. <2 weeks later> Damn, it's no quicker *and* there are no back doors. no, I'm only driving it round the parking lot in 2nd gear at less than 2,000 rpm. but it should be quicker! (just some late evening ramblings from me, hope you dont mind Seriously, take it to the autobahn / switch it to raw and open it up! ) Feb 06, 2012 at 10:41 PM

Gunzorro Offline • • • • Upload & Sell: On p.1 #20 · In camera sharpness on 1Ds2 Greg -- I normally shoot RAW, but this last week I played with 1Ds2 and two 1D2's in JPG to adjust WB and compare image qualiities. I set my cameras to "5" or maximum sharpness in all these cameras (although it doesn't translate using LR, but does for DPP when shooting RAW). In the main menu, first tab, go to Parameters > Set-up to find the settings for Sharpness and Contrast. I found the 1Ds2 to be overly-agressive, right on the edge of too much sharpening and CA (using the same lens on each body) -- it was haloing many straight edges and glowing on hot edges. The 1D2's were less influenced. I don't know why, since they all use Digic 2 processor. You can adjust your sharpness, but I wouldn't go too low. Try 3 or 4, even 5 for comparison purposes. I add one unit of contrast usually too, so that may affect the edges a little more. Your Color Matrix can also have a big influence. I use the most saturated, 3H (it's not that saturated, if you've seen my images). But you might check, and dial it down to Standard, or if that was what you used, then Portrait for a softer contrast and color balance. The 1Ds2 is different than the 5D, and you will benefit by testing the various settings to see what they do. I know at sounds old-school, but it's true. I'm amazed how many possible variations there are in even the 5D, let alone the 1D-series! RAW is good, but you should be able to shoot your type of picture with JPG and be pretty happy. And as was said, the jump from 12.7MP to 16.7MP isn't that high of a percentage of image area. It is a useful improvement along with an overall pro package, but not like doubling resolution would be to 25MP. Hope all the advice from the members is helping you get a handle on how to get teh shots you want. Feb 06, 2012 at 11:16 PM

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