Canon 5D MKIII official owners/users thread, anything related to the 5D MKIII

I think Canon have doomed us initial owners as all we are going to get are questions if ours are one of the first batch and oh, does yours suffer from the dreaded exposure issue when you take an image with the lens cap on?

Anyone who buys a MKIII or any camera does not do so just to shoot a lens cap. WTF.....?
 
RSMarco said:
I think Canon have doomed us initial owners as all we are going to get are questions if ours are one of the first batch and oh, does yours suffer from the dreaded exposure issue when you take an image with the lens cap on?

Anyone who buys a MKIII or any camera does not do so just to shoot a lens cap. WTF.....?
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I once took 500+ shots of the my lens cap with my mkII. Admittedly by accident, I had put in a bag still switched on in the boot of the car and something managed to roll and activate the shutter.

Maybe I'll upload them to Flickr one day.... ;)
 
Despite the "light problem" I would never hesitate to purchase one of these beautiful cameras if I could afford it, I tend to work with light, light & a tad more light. As far as I've come to kno about it, no ones had any realistic light faults with these new cameras.
 
ChrisJ_SLH said:
I once took 500+ shots of the my lens cap with my mkII. Admittedly by accident, I had put in a bag still switched on in the boot of the car and something managed to roll and activate the shutter.

Maybe I'll upload them to Flickr one day.... ;)
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Lol
 
The thing is, is it a problem?
 
In case this hasn't been posted-
The fix is to return camera to canon service centre after the 10th May
http://www.canon.co.uk/Support/Cons...faqtcmuri=tcm:14-925652&page=1&type=important

I haven't received mine yet, as I'm not in a hurry I've said I want a later serial number not because of the non issue just because when I resell it. Agree if I had already got mine I wouldn't bother to return it till needing a service.
 
DuncanH said:
In case this hasn't been posted-
The fix is to return camera to canon service centre after the 10th May
http://www.canon.co.uk/Support/Cons...faqtcmuri=tcm:14-925652&page=1&type=important

I haven't received mine yet, as I'm not in a hurry I've said I want a later serial number not because of the non issue just because when I resell it. Agree if I had already got mine I wouldn't bother to return it till needing a service.
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Does anyone else detect a slight hint of sarcasm in Canon's response on this?

In particular...

* Some examples of a dark environment are as follows:

1. When the body cap is attached

2. When the lens cap is attached
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ie. Don't take photo's with your lens cap on... :bonk:
 
ChrisJ_SLH said:
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 :cuckoo:. 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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My 5D2 does not behave in the same way.

I don't see the Mk3's problem as much of an issue though, even if you do shoot in a coalmine at midnight. It only affects the meter reading under these extreme conditions, so if you want to use the illuminator, just wait a few seconds for it to go off before you shoot.
 
Yep, sarcasm well deserved. But we must not forget that to specialist lens cap photographers it is a big issue that could effect their livelihood and reputation !!
 
MWHCVT said:
:plusone: no issue here, the only way canon are getting there hands back on mine is if it has to go off for an issue/service :thumbs:

Matt
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:agree::plusone:

OK, fair enough, truth be told these things shouldn’t happen on a piece of kit costing £3k but thats life. NASA shouldn’t put a telescope in space with a defective focusing mirror but they did because it was designed in imperial and machined in metric. The army shouldn’t put troops behind enemy
lines without being able to make contact, but they did because the wrong chips had been installed in radios.

Worst case scenario is that someone will really really need a 5D3 that can be used on the dark side of the moon with the lens cap on and so they will have to send it to Canon first. At least it won’t require millions of dollars and 2 space walks to fix it and nobody will get killed or tortured in an iraq cell whilst they are waiting.

Perspective :cool:
 
Moving on from the light leak stuff has anyone used the 5D3 with a 100-400 and a 2.0 teleconverter?
I have the camera and lens and I'm looking at getting a 2.0TC3 but heard there were some issues at F8

Can anyone confirm or deny?
 
TJJ said:
Moving on from the light leak stuff has anyone used the 5D3 with a 100-400 and a 2.0 teleconverter?
I have the camera and lens and I'm looking at getting a 2.0TC3 but heard there were some issues at F8

Can anyone confirm or deny?
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This will only work in manual focus....

I think only the 1d will reliably af beyond 5.6
 
Little test out 300F4L attached with the:
1.4TC MKII - OK
With the 2xTC MKII - Nope
With the 1.4TC & 2XTC Coupled - Not a hope in hell

70-200 2.8L IS - All 61Pts
With 1.4TC MKII - OK - Not all points
With 2XTC MKII - OK - Not all Points
Coupled.. nope..
 
Chris Y said:
Little test out 300F4L attached with the:
1.4TC MKII - OK
With the 2xTC MKII - Nope
With the 1.4TC & 2XTC Coupled - Not a hope in hell

70-200 2.8L IS - All 61Pts
With 1.4TC MKII - OK - Not all points
With 2XTC MKII - OK - Not all Points
Coupled.. nope..
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Thanks Chris.

Would you know what the MkIII TC offers over the MkII version in this scenario?
 
If you happen to be travelling in the area, with a little haggling a 5D3 body (a along with a 16gb sandisk extreme sd card, card reader and a fitted Canon screen protector) can be had from an official Canon shop for less than £2000 in Kuala Lumpur.
 
whyone said:
If you happen to be travelling in the area, with a little haggling a 5D3 body (a along with a 16gb sandisk extreme sd card, card reader and a fitted Canon screen protector) can be had from an official Canon shop for less than £2000 in Kuala Lumpur.
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Bargain, bit of a trek though :)
 
I hear ya, desperate to get my hands on one once i get home next week :)
 
Dexy101 said:
I hear ya, desperate to get my hands on one once i get home next week :)
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Trust me it will be worth the wait but I understand your desperation :( I was ready to go and ransack DHL Birmingham when it showed on there tracking system as being held pending payment and all because someone read the paperwork incorrectly :annoyed:
 
MWHCVT said:
Trust me it will be worth the wait but I understand your desperation :( I was ready to go and ransack DHL Birmingham when it showed on there tracking system as being held pending payment and all because someone read the paperwork incorrectly :annoyed:
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Ouch, nightmare. I should be ordering a week monday, its a long way off yet and ive been without my 5D mk2 for a few months now so im in a hurry :lol:
 
Any news on the bg-11 I miss having grip?
 
CScottMcQueen said:
Any news on the bg-11 I miss having grip?
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Nope, I'm on the mailing list to be notified as soon as DR have them in stock :thumbs: I too am missing my grip :shrug:
 
The details of the BG-E11 release date are to be found here:

http://cweb.canon.jp/camera/eos/accessary/detail/5261b001.html

OK, for those of you who are a little rusty on your schoolboy/girl Japanese, Canon are saying Late May for a revised release date :shake:

How can Canon develop a £3k camera but take so long to produce what will essentially be a reshaped 5D2 grip :shrug:

Mark
 
MWHCVT said:
So is Kerso's stuff being from the states and like Kerso, DigitalRev also offer warranty support :thumbs:

Matt
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I'm really desperate to order a 5D III but something is holding me back from ordering an import. Am I worrying unnecessarily?

Does anyone know roughly when UK suppliers will be receiving stock?
 
Draven said:
I'm really desperate to order a 5D III but something is holding me back from ordering an import. Am I worrying unnecessarily?
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I only have experience of Kerso personally, but I would say that you have nothing to worry about with him.

Draven said:
Does anyone know roughly when UK suppliers will be receiving stock?
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Give one of the bigger ones a call, they should have some idea. I guess there will be back-orders to fill though.
 
Draven said:
I'm really desperate to order a 5D III but something is holding me back from ordering an import. Am I worrying unnecessarily?

Does anyone know roughly when UK suppliers will be receiving stock?
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Well I was more than happy with the service of DigitalRev, the important thing when ordering from overseas suppliers would be to pick a reputable company :thumbs:

Matt
 
Draven said:
I'm really desperate to order a 5D III but something is holding me back from ordering an import. Am I worrying unnecessarily?

Does anyone know roughly when UK suppliers will be receiving stock?
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Do yourself a favour and get it from Ian Kerso http://www.flashcamera.co.uk/canon-eos-5d-mark-iii-digital-camera-body-only/ He imports direct from the states, Canon will accept them in UK for any warranty repair and you will save yourself a load of cash.

He sends them to you from his place in Scotland and they arrive within 24 to 48 hrs. I have bought almost all my kit from ian and we are talking about an awful lot of kit. :gag:

Mark
 
Draven said:
I'm really desperate to order a 5D III but something is holding me back from ordering an import. Am I worrying unnecessarily?

Does anyone know roughly when UK suppliers will be receiving stock?
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The UK suppliers do not have any stock?

If that is so once UK suppliers get their full quota and pre orders are completed we will see some competitive discounting from them.
 
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