A7Rii crushes Canon 5Dsr in stills

[Gregormannschaft]

What is the point of the Sony beating the Canon for dynamic range if they both look shit when you dig that far down? Nobody does that in the real world. It is showing some technical aspect of the sensor and nothing more.

Also the dynamic range of the A7R II only seems to extend that far in the green channel. May as well be black and white. Where's the colour information gone?

Did you end up picking one up? Any initial impressions? The tide seems to have gone from huge optimism, to rampant hype, dousing of said hype, to overheating-gate.

[timparkin]

What is the point of the Sony beating the Canon for dynamic range if they both look shit when you dig that far down? Nobody does that in the real world. It is showing some technical aspect of the sensor and nothing more.

Also the dynamic range of the A7R II only seems to extend that far in the green channel. May as well be black and white. Where's the colour information gone?

have you see the examples at typical taking exposures? There is still a visible difference. And I'm not sure where you're coming from with the green channel clipping? All cameras block up the green channel last; are you saying the canon looks better in the shadows for colour?

 

 Everyone will pick there own deepest shadow recovery - and it will depend on the subject. 

But is this anything new? I mean the D800 can do pretty much the same thing vs Canons and that thing has been out for years.

But which one has better DR, the D800 or the A7Rii?

D810 can get better shadows than the A7Rii (as will the A7R) but it needs lots of playing to fix deep shadow magenta casts. A7RII is very good at high ISO dynamic range and also is more neutral colour in the deep shadows (hence a quick boost of exposure will look better on the A7RII but spend some time in Photoshop and the A7R D810 can look better