topic Re: soft 5D Mk III in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

soft 5D Mk III

ric27 — Sun, 03 Jan 2016 21:33:51 GMT

I got a Mk II a few months back. Was using a 5D with very good results. I use mostly a 70-210 2.8 & a 24-70 2.8 for product images in studio with strobes. My first impression was everything is really smooth. So much so that it is looking soft. I am looking for images that are full range of tones and punchy. I had it down with the 5D but the MK III is still not quite there yet.

Is the larger sensor going to require more shapening, saturation and contrast?

Ric

Re: soft 5D Mk III

ebiggs1 — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 14:35:58 GMT

"Is the larger sensor going to require more shapening, saturation and contrast?"

The 5D Mk III is better in every aspect to either the 5D or the 5D Mk II. Can you show a sample?

You are shooting RAW and using a psot editor like Lightroom or Photoshop?

Re: soft 5D Mk III

ric27 — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 15:50:37 GMT

Yes I am shooting in raw and us DPP or Photoshop to process. I do agree that the 5d3 is superior. Rather than soft maybe the word is smooth. So smooth that there seems to be a lack of 3 dementionality.

So back to my question, "is the larger sensor going to require more adjustment that a sensor the same size that has less MP "

Ric

Re: soft 5D Mk III

ebiggs1 — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 16:41:17 GMT

"... is the larger sensor going to require more adjustment that a sensor the same size that has less MP"

No. It does not. It should need less. That is what I tried to get across with the it's better comment.

I shoot a 1Ds Mk III with a 20mp FF sensor. It takes the least amount of "help" from post of any camera I ever used.

I had all of the 5D models at one time or other (not the new 5Ds). I can easily say the 5D Mk III is a fantastic camera. What is does, it does very well.

Re: soft 5D Mk III

ric27 — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 16:59:27 GMT

Thanks Ebiggs, that helps. I have been getting good usable images with the MkIII. It is definitely a race horse I will have to learn to handle. My last move was from a 20d to the 5D and that was remarkable. This move is no less than that.

Re: soft 5D Mk III

ebiggs1 — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 17:31:30 GMT

"This move is no less than that."

Yes sir that is true.