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Canon 5D MKIII official owners/users thread, anything related to the 5D MKIII
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Why?
I don't recall the images coming from my mkIII being any worse after the DXO scores were published. They are still just as great as before.
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I was just alluding to the relatively low score when compared to the D800.
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Yeah, but for me at least the mkIII is everything that I wanted adding to the mkII. Plus all my lenses are Canon fit.
How good the D800 (and it does look like a cracker) wouldn't really seem that relevant.
Usual advice goes I guess (and I'm aiming this at you directly Fotografia) is you haven't bought into a particular system in a big way yet, pick the one that suits you best carefully (neither are cheap). They are both capable of capturing outstanding images and neither would be the limiting factor to the vast majority of us.
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I agree with what you're saying. I'm in the process of getting back into photography seriously after a break of many years.
I have always been a big Canon fan, all of my old kit was Canon, and my heart still leans that way. I'm seriously thinking about the 5D3 but was just a bit disappointed to see how it fared when compared to the D800. Also the price, though I suspect that will gradually come down.
Both cameras will outperform my ability by some way for sure, it's just I don't want to end up with a case of Pixel envy
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morning..ive got the mk 3 but didn't get the disc sent so am waiting on it...
i can't edit in lightroom 4 or iPhoto..it says format won't work for this camera.
I've tried downloading new adobe plug in..doesnt change anything.
question plse.
do I need the disc to install the camera for download to lightroom 4 or iPhoto..or photoshop cs5?
if not ..has anyone got the same problem and how was it over come plse?
the mk 2 works fine...but not the mark 3...any ideas plse?
cheers
mike
ps..what a camera!..soo much better than the 5d 2 imoh.
i can't edit in lightroom 4 or iPhoto..it says format won't work for this camera.
I've tried downloading new adobe plug in..doesnt change anything.
question plse.
do I need the disc to install the camera for download to lightroom 4 or iPhoto..or photoshop cs5?
if not ..has anyone got the same problem and how was it over come plse?
the mk 2 works fine...but not the mark 3...any ideas plse?
cheers
mike
ps..what a camera!..soo much better than the 5d 2 imoh.
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Best option would be the Lightroom 4.1 RC (http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/lightroom4-1/)
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York Minster Chapter House Roof Detail by mark_mullen, on Flickr
A go with the in-camera HDR, really quite good, I dismissed it as a gimmick but this shot saved a lot of messing about in Photomatix.
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Has anyone else noticed more battery drain while the camera is switched off than there was with the mkII?
I suspect that this is related to LCD in the viewfinder being seemingly permanently powered regardless of the On/Off switch position. (Try removing the battery and watch how dark the viewfinder goes!).
I suspect that this is related to LCD in the viewfinder being seemingly permanently powered regardless of the On/Off switch position. (Try removing the battery and watch how dark the viewfinder goes!).
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Great shot Mark. I love the tones of the light on the stonework.
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I'm having an issue with mine now. It won't go into manual or bulb mode. Web I turn it to manual it is in Av and when I turn it to bulb it is in Tv.
Have I knocked a switch or is this a camera in need of fixing?
Have I knocked a switch or is this a camera in need of fixing?
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I have just bought a 5D3, and these are a few of the first pictures I took with the camera - my first venture into the world of full frame digital photography.
Pictures are straight out of the camera, hand held, and explore ISO settings I'd never used before.
Pictures are straight out of the camera, hand held, and explore ISO settings I'd never used before.
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I've got a lot of time for those! Great shots.
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That doesn't sound encouraging. Have you tried all the usual? Full reset, both batteries out for a while etc?
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Thinking its definitely a problem. If I switch from Av to manual it just stays on Av and then when I switch to bulb it goes to Tv. But if I switch to c1 then to bulb it goes to bulb correctly then to manual fine.
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Hmm, if a reset doesn't cure it then I would be inclined to agree, sounds like a knackered switch.
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Hmmm You do know the dial has a lock on it unlike the 5D2 so you have to press the button in the centre? Sounds daft I know but if you forced it then maybe the knob has twisted on the shaft meaning the pointer and the shaft are not aligned.
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Any of you guys with a new mk3 moved over from a 1dmk4 ? i'm fancying moving from the 7d to either of these but the 1dmk4 is looking good
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Sooooo. What is the fix for the light leek issue? Is it a recall?
I am guessing all new manufacturered bodies now (may be a xxxxx3xxxxxxx) in the serial will not suffer this problem?
I am guessing all new manufacturered bodies now (may be a xxxxx3xxxxxxx) in the serial will not suffer this problem?
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Anecdotally the 'fix' is a modified light shield around the LCD display (this came from another forum where somebody had supposedly spoke to a service center and been told this). So there may be no truth in this at all.
One very important thing to clarify though is that if you buy a early mkIII you will NOT "suffer from this problem" as it really makes no difference at all to metered exposure over the specified meter range of EV1 to EV30. It is only in near complete darkness, or with the lens/body cap on, that you will see any change to the metered exposure.
I have yet to see a single image posted by anybody which has been ruined by this "issue".
In fact as you have a mkII, have you done the test? The mkII is reported to suffer from the same issue. (I sold mine before I had a chance to check).
I certainly won't be sending my mkIII just for this, I'll wait until it needs a service of something.
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After a recommendation I've bought the Martin Fields screen protector, haven't applied it yet though.
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Confused with this.
Are you suggesting that if i buy one now it WILL suffer from this problem?
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No smiley so I am assuming you missed his point Ray. :shrug:
All 5D3's built and sold prior to now have been built without the extra shielding under the LED panel so they will exhibit the symptoms documented. However, short of wanting to shoot down a coal mine at midnight with the lights off your unlikely to ever know there is in issue.
The only thing I find hard to understand is how anyone could possibly have setup a test to find this issue in the first place. :bang:
If you want a 5D3 then go and get one is my advice. If and when it ever has to go to Canon for service or repair, you can always get them to do the minor mod at that time.
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I fully agree Chris
I have the 5D3 and the 5D2 and I really can't even be bothered to setup the extreme conditions required just to confirm it actually happens on either :shrug:Mark
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No, what I'm saying is that is may have the "issue" (possibly older stock without mod if one does actually exist), but you wont suffer from anything as it isn't a problem in practical terms.
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Well, over night and a fresh battery seems to have solved the problem. I don't know what was causing it, but it was the first time I'd let the battery go down to almost nothing, maybe it was just that? Or maybe a little moisture?
Whatever it was seems to have fixed itself
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I am concerned as during weddingd reception, like last Saturday, the room was lit by 2 lamps (with lampshades). It was dark and I do keep an eye on number of shots left on the card so I need that light. I hate to miss shots because I have to wait a few seconds. If there is definitely a fixed version out then I'd rather wait a touch longer for that.
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Well, over night and a fresh battery seems to have solved the problem. I don't know what was causing it, but it was the first time I'd let the battery go down to almost nothing, maybe it was just that? Or maybe a little moisture?
Whatever it was seems to have fixed itself
Put it down to early firmware bugs! Glad you are back up and running again
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You said the magic words... "the room was lit".
Any light coming through the lens will swamp the minuscule amount from the LCD backlight and so there won't be a problem.
If you can wait that is fine, though don't let this none issue put you off if you want one now.
I was following the story over on the DPReview, POTN and Canon Rumours forums. Almost all the people making a big deal of it didn't even own the camera, some were even complaining about light leaking through the viewfinder
. Anyone who was rational and actually had a mkIII didn't see it as a problem at all.Many have confirmed that the mkII behaves in the exact same way so if you haven't had an issue with that and the way you shoot then you wont with the mkIII.
I suspect that Canon are only doing the voluntary recall as a public relations exercise as so many people have blown it out of all proportion.
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I've shot almost in the dark with mine and seen no issue the only way I can even replicate it is with the lens cap on. Or in a pitch black room. If there is enough light at 1.4 and IS0 25600 to get the subject then you won't see the issue. It literally has to be pitch black