Canon 5D Mkiii AF points in low light...

[Desert Rat]

In low light the AF points are impossible to see....It's an old gripe, but has Canon done anything about this yet? I can\t find any way around it...

 

[Rojibo]

With the illumination turned on?

 

[Desert Rat]

With the illumination turned on?

Yes. The af points don't illuminate until they've focused. In very low light, you can't see the black af point in the viewfinder, so you don't know exactly where you're focusing until it illuminates and flashes red telling you it's focused.....

 

[Rojibo]

I just sort of push the multiway controller in twice, once to swap it back to the centre and then to pop it back to where it was, obviously it lights up. Think it's an option to return the af point to the centre.

 

[terrysphotoz]

Annoys me also, I like shooting low key pics, the af points are not good for that.

 

[dave_bass5]

You could push the AF select button. This lights them all up so you can at least see where they are.
Not ideal though and to answer the OP, no Canon haven't changed anything.

 

[LongLensPhotography]

AF-on button focusing? You could also have them lit up all the time when you anticipate shooting in the darkness