Firmware Updates for Canon EOS-1D Mark III, EOS-1Ds Mark III & EOS-1D Mark IV

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Canon continues to update older professional DSLR bodies. I must say I’m pleasantly surprised they’re still supporting the Mark III bodies.

 

The following fixes have been incorporated in the new firmware

1. Resolves the following phenomenon: when the camera is not attached to a lens, power consumption may be higher than usual, causing premature battery drain.


2. Resolves a phenomenon in which “Err 02” may be displayed when the shutter is released without a lens attached.

Download the firmware

• EOS-1D Mark III v1.3.2


• EOS-1Ds Mark III v1.2.3


• EOS-1D Mark IV v1.1.4

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[privatebydesign]

What a shame they didn't put the RT flash system functionality in there, I doubt it would have hurt new sales but what a boost i would give to customers currently using the 1Ds MkIII, which is still Canon's premier high resolution 1 series.

[RGomezPhotos]

Excellent cameras still. Glad that support is still excellent. Peace of mind.

[Mt Spokane Photography]

I also expect the 3rd party battery warning to pop up, so I'd hold off if you are using third party batteries until someone reports that there are no issues.

[BozillaNZ]

Does this mean they f**ked up the previous update to support 200-400 1.4x? So they released a patch to fix previous firmware update?

[Marsu42]

Excellent cameras still. Glad that support is still excellent. Peace of mind.

It's also the other way around: They are excellent cameras *because* they are still supported!

Unfortunately for us Joe Sixpacks it's not like that - and even for 1d it could be a lot better: think Canon would add rt (and group mode) control to the firmware of the *current* cameras like 7d & 60d or the *last* generation of multi-thousand $$$ 1d? No way, even if it'd probably just take their programmers some days to do it :-(

[expatinasia]

Great to see Canon still working on FW updates for these cameras which are no longer in production.

[xylus]

This isnt any update....just fixing some bugs!

[alexanderferdinand]

+1.

[expatinasia]

This isnt any update....just fixing some bugs!

The difference being? When you consider these cameras are no longer in production, this is an update.

[alexanderferdinand]

Good point, expatinasia.
Always a good feeling that Canon cares for equipment thats not listed any longer.
Although: there was an update a few weeks ago for the 1d4.
After more then a year.
Have they forgotten something?
The fixed issues are new?
Hm.
And yes: I actually had an err02 just a few days ago. Never before. Objectiv attached.
Strange thing.

[BozillaNZ]

They are fixing bugs they introduced by the firmware of previous version, which they introduced solely to sell more of the 200-400 1.4x lenses. I don't see that as care for customers of old products, I see that as due diligence.

Also the updated firmware won't break compatibility with 3rd party batteries.

[tq0cr5i]

 :-[I am always waiting for firmware updates for my 5D2. The 2.1.2 firmware now more than 17 months old. Perhaps this will be the last and final official update for the camera.

[WillThompson]

Does this mean they f**ked up the previous update to support 200-400 1.4x? So they released a patch to fix previous firmware update?

YES!

[danski0224]

It would be nice if they added regular spot AF (like the 7D or 5DIII) to the 1DIV without having to use a lens with a spot AF button on it...