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We’ve Updated Our Canon EOS R Review: RAW Edits in Capture One 12

Chris Gampat
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12/10/2018
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Chris Gampat The Phoblographer Canon EOS R review Capture One 12 portrait edit 50mm, f1.2, ISO 1600, 1-80s, RF50mm F1.2 L USM

The Canon EOS R proves to have very versatile RAW files in Capture One 12.

With the Canon EOS R, we’ve found that the RAW files in Capture One 12 are surprisingly robust and yet even more capable than they are in Lightroom. Personally speaking, I bought the Canon EOS R because of both the lenses and how it renders skin tones. I still stand by this, but I’ve also been pleasantly surprised at how good the image quality output is in general. The colors are fantastic, the high ISO output is more than good enough or both the web and prints, and the dynamic range has proved itself to be very useful.

We did a tutorial video on how to get more from an image when creating a Black and White in Capture One 12. So go ahead and check that out right below!

In Capture One 12, we’re finding that the Canon EOS R is capable when it comes to landscapes too! Capture One has new gradient tools, and we showed this off in our review with the EOS R. When you combine this with the camera’s weather sealing capabilities, which we also demonstrated, then you’ve got yourself a pretty solid mirrorless camera.

For what it’s worth though, this sensor still isn’t as good as that from Sony or the ones designed by Nikon but made by Sony. With that said, you’ll only see this in elaborate lab tests. In more practical situations, you’re going to find that the Canon EOS R performs very on par to that of other cameras. Unless you’re pixel peeping or getting super close and personal with a print, you’re not going to be able to tell what was shot with what camera–sort of.

Where Canon is ahead is with lenses. Put a high end 50mm from each system on their respective cameras and Canon’s 50mm f1.2 RF L USM is going to shine. Be sure to check out the rest of the review.

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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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    Put a beautiful photograph in a nice frame and hang it on the wall, or print it in a book, or even just post it on the web, and no one is going to know or care what camera was used to capture it. With skilled processing and printing it won’t matter if it was taken with the latest and greatest or a fifteen year old 8 megapixel point and shoot. A camera is and always has been a mere tool. Just like woodworking tools capable of creating beautiful cabinetry, without a skilled craftsman, it is worthless. We are constantly drooling over the newest and most advanced; disappointed when our “wishlists” aren’t met. Yet we all already have everything we need to create masterpieces, if indeed we have masterpieces in us to create.

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