Canon 7D Mark II at ISO 12,800 – Photo Credit: ©Matt Granger via MattGranger.com
Photographer Matt Granger got some hands on time with the Canon 7D Mark II at Photokina and ran through the ISO range for some casual ISO comparisons.
I’ve got to say that I’m very impressed with what I see from the 7D Mark II thus far. ISO 12,800 looks great for an APS-C sensor.
These samples remind me of the jump we saw from the 5D Mark II to the 5D Mark III. I’m not saying the 7D Mark II looks as good as the 5D Mark III images. Rather, the jump in image quality from the 7D to the 7D Mark II looks to be quite the jump . . . and, maybe we’ve got an APS-C camera that can hold its own against the last generation of full frame cameras. I can’t wait to get ahold of one of these things now.
You can see the rest of Matt’s image samples (and see larger sizes) here on his website. He also has a short hands-on video on that page covering some of the improvements.
Wow good job Canon!!
The samples look impressive but in my experience high ISO images appear far noisier if they are actually shot in low light as opposed to these, normal light but just at higher ISO.
This. Exactly this.
To shoot super-high ISO in daylight doesn’t truly reflect the capabilities of the system (note I didn’t say sensor) – would love to see some LudicrousISO (tm – kidding) images taken with a single candle or other very weak light source to truly show what the camera can do.
The 7D Mk II is fundamentally not about low light photography per se – it’s a sport and wildlife camera, where the main priority is ISO performance that’s good enough to provide the right balance of image quality and fast shutter speeds.
In that context, these examples are EXTREMELY useful.
Well said.