I’ve written a short article on mushy misconceptions.
Also, there is a link for a Canon 5DMKII RAW file and an exported DPP JPEG file .
Feel free to download the images and make judgements for yourself. Heck, process and post your own results and conclusions!
I selected an image I felt was typical of what a landscape shooter, like myself, would photograph. Yes it it's not perfect, but IMHO typical of good quality.
I applied sharpening that is appropriate for printing on my Epson 9880, so the jpeg file may be a hair sharp for screens.
I find Canon's colors, like Nikons, to exemplary and quite "non-mushy".
I use to find Nikons reds a bit too yellow as well as the greens. But, I found adjusting my workflow and RAW processor, and of recent, the camera calibration file in ACR, the results to be A-ok. The culprit was me. :0

Here is the picture I'm referencing (just a visual reference):
http://mattanderson.zenfolio.com/p15207892/h3d71784d#h3d71784d
Here is the Link the Article and RAW/JPEG file .ZIP download:
http://blog.widen.com/blog/industrial-retouch-and-color

I look forward to seeing/hearing your own opinions (and I'm not a fan boy, I shoot Nikon, Canon, Hasselblad, and as of recent Sinar)

Kind Regards,
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