My guess - That is an awfully big crop - also the plane of focus was actually set at the beginning of the rope - the lamp is on the edge - or even out of the "depth of field" . There is really only one plane of focus - this is a very small file - original only a Jpeg. Contrast was bumped along with sharpening a bit. Due to extreme white boat covers -I was experimenting with - Auto lighting optimizer was set on strong and Highlight tone priority was enabled. Don't know if that would effect noise - never used those options before.?
I seem to have to dial mine back a little bit, too. I haven't done any real formal testing, but it seems to be there. Not a huge deal for me so far though.
Well, what I did notice is that the focus confirmation light is pretty accurate. It comes on just short of the infinity mark and was pretty accurate when I checked it with Live View.
You know, with my 5D, I'm kind of leery of the AF light. I just use it to get in range, when I use it. I'm pretty happy with the way my MF skills are coming now that I am working at it more. I'm getting to be a much better judge of what critically sharp is in the VF.
Just to let everyone in on a little tip I learned..
When I had the 5D I got the manual focusing screen (E_-S), and honestly it sucked. Now that I have the 5DII I use liveview with the z-finder (picked it up for video work), BUT I just today went out and picked up a Eg-S from my local camera shop (as they give me good pricing $25 USD) and it's WAY better the the older screen, I mean WOW, now when I focus the second I press the shutter the dot lights up, as in, the camera is telling me YAY you did it. It's really much nicer.. One might argue it's the same, in which case my last screen was a knock-off, or my new screen is super special.
Anyway, I just wanted to add that to give that little push to those considering the screen.
RickPerry wrote:
You got me wondering - I went back to the files and found a very similar shot which I had the Highlight tone priority disabled. That allows a 100 ASA - there is definitely no/much-less noise. same major crop. I had no idea 200 vs 100 ASA was even detectable. - a little dissapointing!
hi Rick,
I noticed this with my 500D so just thought of asking. I thought it is too many pixels on a tiny sensor. Oh I wish for a 5D with live view. 5Dii is perhaps the answer but too many pixels mean more pc power and perhaps noise.
Prashant, I sold the 5D for the MkII - overall worth it - However - the 5D was really a very refined camera - all those extra pixels in the MkII don't always translate to better photos. I usually shoot ASA 100 - but - as I said - i was experimenting with Tone Prority option. It did minimize the white blow-out - but the noise was up a bit for sure. In the end - this MKII has more than enough features and quality for my needs - I hope that my Photographic Vision catches up to to this Canon/Zeiss combination!
Larry, I find it hard to see what pictures your three posts above are referring to... Shouldn't you be using the "quote" button to make that clearer?
Not being negative, just trying to help.
snowboarder wrote:
What have i done? Triple? Seriously?
OK, you deserve a picture. And it must be taken with the Zeiss 100MP ZE...
So just for you, a little shot taken an hour ago
