Thanks, Peter. Could the sharpening be accentuating the noise that's already in the RAW file? I don't believe I had cranked up the sharpening in ACR that high. If you look at the pale colored brush in the lower right, you will notice it is very noisy...
Here is a link to the RAW image I shot to troubleshoot the softness and noise issue: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ntQgG3pnYoYhkCl3-73kmi_hFeg5uiz4/view?usp=sharing The pertinent info are: Takumar S-M-C 28mm f/3.5, shot at f/8, 1/100 sec, ISO 800,...
I will upload a RAW file from the same shoot when I get to my camera tomorrow. That might be the best way to analyze it and see where the problem lies. Seems like this one and the original post are rare cases of soft and grainy images from the 5D Mk ...
Yes, the last 4 digits of the ser# is correct. Camera firmware 2.1.2 I shot 2 or 3 at the same time at different exposure values, to test for this exact problem, and I probably remembered the wrong shutter and ISO setting for this particular exposure...
John, I did actually send the previous owner a message to send me one of the RAW images taken with this camera before the sale, so I know what the benchmark is, as he says this is an unknown problem to him. He hasn't responded yet, but I am sure he ...
