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Informal High ISO RAW File Image Comparison: Canon 5D Mk II vs Sony A99 vs Sony RX-1

Chris Gampat
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01/26/2013
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Chris Gampat The Phoblographer Canon 5d mk II Sony A99 and RX1 comparison post (1 of 1)ISO 200

Chris Gampat The Phoblographer Canon 5d mk II Sony A99 and RX1 comparison post (1 of 1)ISO 200

Back in September, Sony flew myself and other journalists out to test their latest products out in real world settings. A while back, I gave everyone a very informal image comparison between the Sony A99, 5D Mk II, and RX-1. The problem was though that back then the RX-1’s raw files weren’t supported in Adobe Lightroom 4. And now, they are.

Here is that test redone for your viewing pleasure.

 

Gear Used

For this test we used the Canon 5D Mk II paired with the 35mm f1.4 USM L, Sony A99 with the 24-70mm f2.8, and the RX1.

Be also sure to check out our Sony A99 review and our Extended first impressions of the Sony RX1.

Technique for the Test

All three images were shot in RAW and approximately shot the same scene. Careful measures were taken to ensure that the same exposure was set for each photo.

In our original test, we also saw that the Canon 5D Mk II’s white balance was quite off. In this test, we are showing the original white balance and a closely color corrected version.

All images were sized down to 2MB files at 72 PPI to simulate the effects of where most of our images go: the web. All color correction and resizing was done in Adobe Lightroom 4.

Files

Canon 5D Mk II at ISO 6400 1/1000th f2.8 uncolor corrected
Canon 5D Mk II at ISO 6400 1/1000th f2.8 uncolor corrected
Canon 5D Mk II ISO 6400 1/1000 f2.8 color corrected
Canon 5D Mk II ISO 6400 1/1000 f2.8 color corrected
Sony A99 ISO 6400 1/1000th f2.8
Sony A99 ISO 6400 1/1000th f2.8
Sony RX-1 ISO 6400 1/1000 f2.8
Sony RX-1 ISO 6400 1/1000 f2.8

Inferences

– The Canon 5D Mk II still can hold its own quite well.

– Color correcting obviously introduced more noise into the Canon file. But Sony’s white balancing is better if you’re looking at upgrading.

– The RX-1 looks to be the cleanest file of the three.

– The A99’s file seems to be the most detailed.

What do you think? Let us know in the comments below.

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Chris Gampat

Chris Gampat is the Editor in Chief, Founder, and Publisher of the Phoblographer. He provides oversight to all of the daily tasks, including editorial, administrative, and advertising work. Chris's editorial work includes not only editing and scheduling articles but also writing them himself. He's the author of various product guides, educational pieces, product reviews, and interviews with photographers. He's fascinated by how photographers create, considering the fact that he's legally blind./ HIGHLIGHTS: Chris used to work in Men's lifestyle and tech. He's a veteran technology writer, editor, and reviewer with more than 15 years experience. He's also a Photographer that has had his share of bylines and viral projects like "Secret Order of the Slice." PAST BYLINES: Gear Patrol, PC Mag, Geek.com, Digital Photo Pro, Resource Magazine, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, IGN, PDN, and others. EXPERIENCE: Chris Gampat began working in tech and art journalism both in 2008. He started at PCMag, Magnum Photos, and Geek.com. He founded the Phoblographer in 2009 after working at places like PDN and Photography Bay. He left his day job as the Social Media Content Developer at B&H Photo in the early 2010s. Since then, he's evolved as a publisher using AI ethically, coming up with ethical ways to bring in affiliate income, and preaching the word of diversity in the photo industry. His background and work has spread to non-profits like American Photographic Arts where he's done work to get photographers various benefits. His skills are in SEO, app development, content planning, ethics management, photography, Wordpress, and other things. EDUCATION: Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from Adelphi University with a degree in Communications in Journalism in 2009. Since then, he's learned and adapted to various things in the fields of social media, SEO, app development, e-commerce development, HTML, etc. FAVORITE SUBJECT TO PHOTOGRAPH: Chris enjoys creating conceptual work that makes people stare at his photos. But he doesn't get to do much of this because of the high demand of photography content. / BEST PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: Don't do it in post-production when you can do it in-camera.
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