Side by Side Images Canon S5 and S2

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

08/07/2007 03:25:38 PM · #1

OK all,

I've posted 18 shots (9 each) taken by the S2 and the S5 within seconds of each other. This is not about my skill ( or lack thereof ) as a photographer, it is to allow people to view sample images from both. Simply go to my webshots site at //community.webshots.com/user/johngaltny and visit the Side by Side album.

Settings were matched on both cameras at the highest resolution, ISO 100, no exposure compensation, no color filters and matched metering sites within the frame. The only post process was to cut them to 7" on the long side and 96 ppi. No cropping, no sharpening, no levels, no nothing.

Hope this is some use to someone.

strangeghost

Canon EOS-7D

08/07/2007 03:34:42 PM · #2

And you can even make your link clickable - for the motivation impaired...

dahved

Canon EOS-50D

Tamron AF 18-270mm F/3,5-6,3 Di II VC LD Aspherical [IF] macro for Canon

08/07/2007 04:36:23 PM · #3

BTW, John's name in his sig is a link to the same place.

swankFoto

Fujifilm X-E1

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

08/07/2007 04:45:55 PM · #4

Who is John Galt?

Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon

08/07/2007 05:23:09 PM · #5

As Dahved points out, my sig is clickable.

RSwank -- Congratulations -- you know the proper response.

levyj413

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

08/07/2007 07:54:48 PM · #6

Thanks, John.

Did you change the zoom settings, though? In pics 1 and 3, the S2 seems noticeably wider, while in pic 6, the S5 seems so.

Is that really a difference between the cameras? If so, I think something's mislabeled.

Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon

08/07/2007 08:20:12 PM · #7

Levy,

Except at full wide/zoom I can't promise that the zoom is exact because the S series doesn't have an indicator of zoom. HOWEVER, if you go back to the gallery, I've put three more at the end with the zoom settings in the caption at wide, 50% and 12X Zoom. Please let me know if you think that helps.

levyj413

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

08/07/2007 08:41:14 PM · #8

Thanks again. That does help.

It looks like the S5 is more contrasty. I wonder whether that's really the processing or the default setting vs. a changed setting. I know you said that the aperture, shutter, and ISO were identical. Are any of the shots taken with the custom processing settings?

08/08/2007 02:30:17 PM · #9

Levy,

I ran thru the EXIF just to be sure and the settings are all P mode/100 ISO with no other filters. I think it could be the Digic III processor in the S5 rather than the Digic II in the S2.

In any event, I took a lot with the S5 in various settings plus a polarizer over the weekend and I really like the camera a lot. Of course, I also like the S2. Maybe next year I'll grow up and get a DSLR. Then again, maybe not.

Thanks for your interest.

rex

Canon PowerShot SD780

08/08/2007 02:40:13 PM · #10

Originally posted by dahved:

BTW, John's name in his sig is a link to the same place.

Sometimes you guys forget that some of us have the signature feature turned off.