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Re: Canon EOS 5D Mark II master thread
Daan B wrote:
Also, I did some comparisons between a 5D and 1Ds3 and noise was about the same.
I didn\'t do that. I used both cameras professionally in very low light since September \'05 and December \'07 respectively, and found that the 1Ds3 is at least a stop better than the 5D, and pretty much on a par with the D700. I also presented quite a few examples on this forum to show that the 1Ds3 can perform at ISO 12800 in a way that my 5D\'s never could. Here\'s an example:
Based on this material, and terabytes more just like it, I can tell you that in very low light and at high iso
a) the 1Ds3 is much better than the 5D
b) the 1Ds3 is as good as the 1D3
c) the 1Ds3 is very very very nearly as good as the D700
d) the 1Ds3 can provide image quality at least as good as any of the 5D2 high iso samples we have been shown so far
On that last point I would say this: I expect my 1Ds3 to do better than the shot below at ISO 12800, and that expectation is based on extended use.
It looks to me as though the 5D2\'s in-built noise reduction processing is not as good as can be done if you shoot raw, and not as good as Nikon\'s. Maybe the production camera will be better optimised, but I\'m not exactly champing at the bit to produce results like the one above.
Sep 18, 2008 at 11:08 AM
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