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dannyjeffers wrote:
I'm beyond thrilled to see that the R5 II appears to be a return to form for Canon color and tonal rendering.
From what I have seen so far from the R5 II it is better than the original R5, yes. The color balance and WB algorithms seem better calibrated with less color casts. I never owned the R5 but did indeed use the R6 for a few years and overall I liked the colors but there was always a heavy magenta tint - which I believe was there due to the many reports of a green cast from the original R sensor.
With the new R5 II it seems Canon found a good balance. Having that said it is a common mistake to pre-celebrate. What we are seeing is something different from the previous model for sure but that doesn't necenssarily mean that the old school Canon look is back. Each new 5D body had a different color signature (even in DPP) and from what I have seen so far from the R5 II is not really like the 5D3. But it is probably the best in the R-lineup so far in terms of color balance. Overall there has been this weird color signature lately. Magenta skin, purple blues, weak greens and light blue cast in highlights. And a lot of that has probably been exaggerated by Canons lens coating which is generally less warm than the likes from Tamron and Sigma for example.
Now, this can be profiled of course and a lot of the look from any camera is up to the RAW converter/demosaicing process and the profiles and toncurves used BUT make no mistake. The DNA of the RAW file comes from lens coatings->sensor design (CFA dye layers, spectral response, IR/UV filtering) -> and Digic generation. So two identical RAW files from the same scene with two totally different cameras can look different even though they are used in the same software with the same profile.
So to summarize :-) YES the R5 II seem to have the right basis for great Canon colors we once upon a time were spoiled with. Let's hope Adobe agrees and make good profiles accordingly. Rumour has it that they are working with Canon on some kind of DPP plugin for Lightroom so that the true camera profiles will be used.
That would be something...
Edit: One more thing. I have noticed that Canon is still keeping the door shut to the deep shadows in some models which gives dark and desaturated shadows and a very "crushed" look compared to earlier models. Opening those shadows (either in post or with a custom profile) makes a difference. Sure, right off the bat the JPEGS might look ready to go if you nail the exposure and don't mind bright midtones and aggressive black points but it also means more work in post if you have other plans.
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