Canon 5D Mark II appearance?

[Elizabeth30]

Why is that photos taken with the Canon 5D Mark II have a soft kind of creamy appearance? And I'm not talking about after processing. A lot of photos I've seen SOOC have this appearance.... why is that? Are their other cameras that have a similar effect?

Also for anyone who cares, maybe you could explain the differences to me on what this camera can do that I CAN'T do on my camera (Rebel T2i).

 

[greybeard]

I'd be into that kind of a look. I have not noticed this but, a lot of folks don't post what they are using and I wish they would. Probably something with the preset WB etc on the 5D that your eye is particularly sensitive to.

 

[swampmonkey]

Canon 5D Mark II vs T2i

 

[IgsEMT]

Why is that photos taken with the Canon 5D Mark II have a soft kind of creamy appearance? And I'm not talking about after processing. A lot of photos I've seen SOOC have this appearance.... why is that? Are their other cameras that have a similar effect?

Also for anyone who cares, maybe you could explain the differences to me on what this camera can do that I CAN'T do on my camera (Rebel T2i).

Can you show an example of what you mean?

 

[o hey tyler]

Yea, I am not entirely sure what you mean. I have a 5D, 5D2, and T1i, I could set them all up with equivalent FoV's and take photos of the same scene on a tripod. I've never noticed a soft and creamy look to the photos I took with a 5D2.

I made this image here with a fairly pedestrian zoom lens. Seems to be sharp enough, and not have a so called 'creamyness'

Here is an image I shot the other day with an expensive prime lens on the 5D2. [exif intact]

The second one may appear creamier because I used a relatively large aperture with a long focal length... But the subject in the photo is sharp.

 

[Tony S]

I'm also betting that the creamy result is from the lens and not the camera body. Many folks who get the 5DII have also spent money on better quality, faster lenses.

 

[KmH]

That could be. User error is another possibility.

 

[Elizabeth30]

Probably is the lens. I tend to like the creamy softness that these photos have though.

 

[Vtec44]

Link to sample photos would be helpful. I shoot with a 5DM2 photographer and I don't see anything special about his pictures compare to mine. We both shoot 24-70 f2.8 and 70-200 f2.8, but mine are Nikon.

 

[RebeccaAPhotography]

Tyler I'm digging the "shelf portrait" lol.