It's been a while, but this episode has now reached its conclusion so thought I'd post an update.....
The camera went back for a second repair. Whilst it was away Wex very kindly loaned me a used 5D3 for the duration (y)
My camera came back after about 2 weeks and seemingly had quite a lot...
An update...
There is good news and bad news.......
The good news is that Wex and Canon did a fantastic job in getting the camera in for service and back to me in just 8 days - really very impressive indeed.
The bad news is that Canon didn't actually fix the problem at all :rage:
On a...
I've spoken to Wex, where the camera was bought from. They're going to speak to Canon. I've suggested they ask what the tolerance is before telling them what I believe the mis-alignment is. I wonder if they even have a specified tolerance.
I agree that it is likely the focus screen, which...
Hi Niko,
Using my test shot of the piece of paper I loaded it into PhotoShop and had to rotate the image by 0.3 degrees to make the straight edge level across the photo.
I have just done another test, as I had forgotten I could enable a grid in the viewfinder... The grid is also mis-aligned by...
Hi,
I got my Canon 5D3 in February, but have only just discovered what I consider to possibly be an issue.....
The focus points grid does not appear to be perfectly aligned.
I only noticed this because last week I was on holiday at the seaside, and taking photos of the sea I was using the...
It would be interesting to know if you cancel your order and get a refund if they refund you the full amount, ie £50 extra than already paid, as they did with the cancelled 60D orders. If so i'd be tempted to order an out of stock D90 too :D
Cheers,
John
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