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11/04/2004 06:19:53 PM · #1 |
If you have the bandwidth and want to see something pretty amazing, download the sample image on this page. It is an 11.5MB direct-from-camera JPEG taken with Canon's new 1Ds Mark II.
After it downloads, look at the detail present in the image around her nose. You can see individual hairs! The pores of the skin are also readily apparent. This was taken with the 85mm/1.8 lens (not even an L lens; $320 from B&H) and the detail from this portrait shot results in macro-like detail. Wow. I'm just blown away! There is no noise or moiré to speak of either!
Message edited by author 2004-11-04 18:21:12. |
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11/04/2004 06:22:23 PM · #2 |
It's a great image, love her expression! But I have to tell ya, digital cams (even the cheapy little ones) are notorious for picking up those little details - like hairs, enlarged pores, all sorts of gross stuff that film graciously ignores.
The old olympus 2mp that I used last year did the same thing - captured every hair and imperfection. It was, to say the least, kinda gross. Esp. when looking at self-portraits.
Anyway, that's a great shot of her :-) |
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11/04/2004 06:24:02 PM · #3 |
Yeah, pretty amazing, 11.5MB JPG file!!! You`ll need those new 8GB CF cards for that camera, lol. Michael Reichman od Luminous Landscape is going to publish a review of the 1Ds on his site next week. He spent a week in Spain shooting with it, should be interesting.
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11/04/2004 06:24:09 PM · #4 |
| P.S. i'm disgusted with just how AMAZINGLY clear that image is at full size. |
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11/04/2004 06:28:17 PM · #5 |
Wow! You're absolutely right. this is fantastic quality! Just as I was getting accustomed to how much I needed to save to get the 1D (not 's'!) mark II, now you show me this!!!?
(But, yes, ..it may be peach fuzz, but her nose definitely needs a shave.)
Message edited by author 2004-11-04 18:28:39. |
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11/04/2004 06:29:42 PM · #6 |
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11/04/2004 06:34:39 PM · #7 |
Simply stunning! What a machine. If money was no object, I'd be sooo there. Full frame, what a joy that would be, to have wide angle again!
I can't for the life of me though understand why the very cool white balance. Makes her look like a ghost. I warmed it up just a touch and it looks much better to me.
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11/04/2004 06:50:20 PM · #8 |
Very cool camera, and what a furry little nose! :)
Hey Eddy, could you loan me about $7,999.95 any time soon?
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11/04/2004 07:01:31 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by micknewton:
Very cool camera, and what a furry little nose! :)
Hey Eddy, could you loan me about $7,999.95 any time soon? |
LOL! $8000 bucks... DAYUM! I'd either be selling a LOT of prints or something before I even speak 1Ds name; My husband would have a heart attack at the mere thought! |
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11/04/2004 07:38:41 PM · #10 |
| wow,, the one that really impresses me is the cathedral.. that is really astounding! now I know why I have it on my B&H wishlist... wowowwowowow |
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11/04/2004 11:12:38 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by JC_Homola:
wow,, the one that really impresses me is the cathedral.. that is really astounding! now I know why I have it on my B&H wishlist... wowowwowowow |
LOL JC, the cathedral is on your wishlist... or the 15mm fish? Go with the fish, it's a bit cheaper!
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11/05/2004 12:12:46 AM · #12 |
holy crap! thats pretty sharp! how much is that cam? must be some serious dollars?
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11/05/2004 12:28:55 AM · #13 |
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11/05/2004 01:15:56 AM · #14 |
Notice that the noise is very film-like. There's no banding patterning in it. What a camera...
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11/05/2004 01:39:05 AM · #15 |
The images are true incredible $8,000 to win any blue ribbon of your choosing. Anyone want to buy my car?
Message edited by author 2004-11-05 01:40:10. |
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11/05/2004 02:03:28 AM · #16 |
16.7 megapixel full-frame CMOS, 4992 x 3328 pixel images, and tons of other goodies too.
It's the BADASSist!
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11/06/2004 03:57:28 AM · #17 |
WOW ..
jimmy, what is banding patterning ? |
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11/06/2004 12:26:08 PM · #18 |
Originally posted by rami:
WOW ..
jimmy, what is banding patterning ? |
rami,
Banding is non-random fixe-pattern noise that on Canon DSLRs tends to appear as faint horizontal bands. There is some faint banding in the ISO 3200 image, but it is not too bad. Here's a 50% crop (1280x1280 resized to 640x640) of an area of the ISO32oo shot. You should be able to see faint bands.
I don't know if any fixed-pattern noise reduction was done to those images...
Message edited by author 2004-11-06 12:27:55.
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11/06/2004 01:18:10 PM · #19 |
When I looked again I saw that there was some, but it's so much better than the previous cameras (I admittedly haven't looked at the 1D Mk II images closely). I would think that it would be less noticeable in prints, too.
Originally posted by kirbic:
rami,
Banding is non-random fixe-pattern noise that on Canon DSLRs tends to appear as faint horizontal bands. There is some faint banding in the ISO 3200 image, but it is not too bad. Here's a 50% crop (1280x1280 resized to 640x640) of an area of the ISO32oo shot. You should be able to see faint bands.
I don't know if any fixed-pattern noise reduction was done to those images... |
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