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EOS Bodies / Re: 1DX lock up?
« on: August 05, 2012, 09:37:40 PM »
Cool. I'd be interested to hear what you find out.
Lots of luck
Shawn L.
Lots of luck
Shawn L.
May 23, 2013, 08:36:15 PM
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EOS Bodies / Re: 1DX lock up?
« on: August 05, 2012, 04:59:40 PM »
Mark, I am both relieved and sad that someone else has the same issue. FWIW, I sent an email to Canon support this morning about the issue:
Problem Description:
Camera locked up on me (completely unresponsive, no error code, shutter "clicked" as it happened), and I'm not sure how to proceed. I was shooting a hula show, had taken about 700 photos in a 10 to 15 minute window, when the shutter "clicked" and the camera stopped working. The red "writing" light was on, though I'm sure the buffer wasn't full as I was shooting in short bursts (maximum rate was set to 6 frames a second) and *not* holding the shutter release down. Also, when the camera is buffering, it's still responsive (menus work, etc). In this case, it was completely locked and unresponsive. I waited for 10 seconds for the writing light to go away. But it didn't. I then turned the unit off and on. Everything seemed to work, and none of the images were missing or corrupt. I've since run chkdsk on the memory card (Lexar 32 GB 1000X), and there were no issues found. I'm writing to you because I'm not sure how to proceed. I'm not sure if this is some incompatibility between the camera and the card, or an indication of something wrong with the camera given how it just cut out and became unresponsive.
Additional Information:
The memory card is a Lexar 32 GB 1000x (I only use one card in the camera, this one, in slot 1). It's worked flawlessly for me in the past (I've taken a couple thousand photos with it). I've since run chkdsk on it to see if it had any bad "sectors," it did not. Since the incident, I've tested filling up the camera's buffer (using the same card both empty and with the photos from the hula shoot), and it worked as expected: new photos were still taken, but at a reduced rate as images were cleared from the buffer.
Has anything changed:
No. I had successfully used this combination in the past, having taken around 2,000 photos without issue. This was, however, the first time the camera had been on and in use for more then fifteen minutes straight. Not necessarily taking photos the whole time, but never off.
Error code:
No error code. Just completely locked up with the red "writing" light on. None of the buttons did anything, and I couldn't get the menu to come up on the back of the unit. I waited for 10 secs or so for the red light to go away (again, I'm nearly 100% the buffer wasn't full), and it never did. I finally turned the camera off and back on. It came up without issue and worked fine. It's the lack of error code coupled with the "click" the shutter made as it just cut off, becoming completely unresponsive, that has me worried there might be something wrong with the camera.
I'll post here what I hear back.
Shawn L.
Problem Description:
Camera locked up on me (completely unresponsive, no error code, shutter "clicked" as it happened), and I'm not sure how to proceed. I was shooting a hula show, had taken about 700 photos in a 10 to 15 minute window, when the shutter "clicked" and the camera stopped working. The red "writing" light was on, though I'm sure the buffer wasn't full as I was shooting in short bursts (maximum rate was set to 6 frames a second) and *not* holding the shutter release down. Also, when the camera is buffering, it's still responsive (menus work, etc). In this case, it was completely locked and unresponsive. I waited for 10 seconds for the writing light to go away. But it didn't. I then turned the unit off and on. Everything seemed to work, and none of the images were missing or corrupt. I've since run chkdsk on the memory card (Lexar 32 GB 1000X), and there were no issues found. I'm writing to you because I'm not sure how to proceed. I'm not sure if this is some incompatibility between the camera and the card, or an indication of something wrong with the camera given how it just cut out and became unresponsive.
Additional Information:
The memory card is a Lexar 32 GB 1000x (I only use one card in the camera, this one, in slot 1). It's worked flawlessly for me in the past (I've taken a couple thousand photos with it). I've since run chkdsk on it to see if it had any bad "sectors," it did not. Since the incident, I've tested filling up the camera's buffer (using the same card both empty and with the photos from the hula shoot), and it worked as expected: new photos were still taken, but at a reduced rate as images were cleared from the buffer.
Has anything changed:
No. I had successfully used this combination in the past, having taken around 2,000 photos without issue. This was, however, the first time the camera had been on and in use for more then fifteen minutes straight. Not necessarily taking photos the whole time, but never off.
Error code:
No error code. Just completely locked up with the red "writing" light on. None of the buttons did anything, and I couldn't get the menu to come up on the back of the unit. I waited for 10 secs or so for the red light to go away (again, I'm nearly 100% the buffer wasn't full), and it never did. I finally turned the camera off and back on. It came up without issue and worked fine. It's the lack of error code coupled with the "click" the shutter made as it just cut off, becoming completely unresponsive, that has me worried there might be something wrong with the camera.
I'll post here what I hear back.
Shawn L.
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EOS Bodies / Re: 1DX lock up?
« on: August 04, 2012, 11:05:48 PM »Some guys on another forum had problems with a circuit board in a particular batch of 1DX's and actually had to send it back to Canon to have the board replaced. This likely isn't it, but I'm just sharing this so that you are on the lookout in case it happens again, with other cards. Don't be afraid to send it in. Canon will not charge you.
My only fear is getting one with something else wrong. Barring this incident, I love this camera...
Shawn L.
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EOS Bodies / Re: 1DX lock up?
« on: August 04, 2012, 08:51:08 PM »At least you eliminated a possible error. Now decide if you need to have it fixed, or return it and hope the replacement isn't also bad.
Exactly :/
I've shot a couple of thousand photos with this combo without any issues. This was, however, the most photos I have shot at one time (around 700 in about 15 minutes). I wonder how many others have pushed this combination (1DX with 32 GB 1000x Lexar). All of the other times I've used them together, it has been at a much slower pace.
I just tested, filling the camera's buffer, and things behaved as they have in the past with the 1D MIV (pictures could be taken as the buffer emptied)...
So, one time glitch, or something that might be tricky to reproduce...
Shawn L.
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EOS Bodies / Re: 1DX lock up?
« on: August 04, 2012, 05:32:20 PM »
Ran chkdsk /R /F from command prompt, and it found no errors. I also ran "error checking" (right click on drive, properties, tools, "error checking"). It, too, found no issues.
Hmm...
Shawn L.
Hmm...
Shawn L.
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EOS Bodies / Re: 1DX lock up?
« on: August 04, 2012, 04:48:12 PM »
Thank you, Mt. Spokane. I'll give that a try
Shawn L.
Shawn L.
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EOS Bodies / 1DX lock up?
« on: August 04, 2012, 03:54:41 PM »
I think I already know the answer to this, but I wanted to see if anyone else has had their 1DX lock up. I was in the middle of shooting a hula festival and the shutter just went dead. The red "writing" light was on, so I waited about 10 secs, and it never went off. (I wasn't shooting continuously, and I have a Lexar 1000x card, which has *always* kept up.) None of the other buttons on the camera did anything and the LCD on the back was blank.
Eventually, I turned the camera off and back on. Things seemed fine (no images lost on the card, for instance).
Anyhow, I suspect the camera might have a defect and I should return it.
Thoughts?
Shawn L.
Eventually, I turned the camera off and back on. Things seemed fine (no images lost on the card, for instance).
Anyhow, I suspect the camera might have a defect and I should return it.
Thoughts?
Shawn L.
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EOS Bodies / Re: 1DX or 1D4
« on: August 01, 2012, 02:00:50 PM »If I may ask,how do the images of the 1D MKIV and 1DX compare to each other up to ISO 6400?Are the images of the !DX so much better than that of the 1D MKIV?
If you go here: http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Canon-EOS-1D-X-Digital-SLR-Camera-Review.aspx and scroll a bit down the page, you'll see a couple of images that allow you to compare the noise of different cameras at different ISO settings. For instance, at 6,400, there appears to be more color noise in the 1D MKIV than the 1DX.
I hope this helps.
Shawn L.
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EOS Bodies / Re: 1DX and DxO Optics Pro compatibility
« on: July 25, 2012, 02:01:53 PM »
Thanks, JR.
Regarding #3, what "Camera Calibration" are you using in LightRoom? Haven't played too much with it for the 1DX, but for my old T1I, I found some of the presets better for certain types of images than for others. I often ended up with "Camera Faithful," but sometimes "Landscape" got the color balance more to my liking.
Your mileage may, of course, vary =)
Shawn L.
Regarding #3, what "Camera Calibration" are you using in LightRoom? Haven't played too much with it for the 1DX, but for my old T1I, I found some of the presets better for certain types of images than for others. I often ended up with "Camera Faithful," but sometimes "Landscape" got the color balance more to my liking.
Your mileage may, of course, vary =)
Shawn L.
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EOS Bodies / Re: 1DX and DxO Optics Pro compatibility
« on: July 25, 2012, 12:06:32 PM »Ah ok thanks Neuro. AFter playing with DxO 7.5 a bit, it seem better then Lightroom to process RAW. I wanted to try it for the 1DX because Lightroom certainly does not seem to be well optimized for the 1DX RAW files yet. On many occasion I can get better result
Out of curiosity, what issues are you seeing processing 1DX files in LightRoom (or what do you see better in DxO)?
Shawn L.
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EOS Bodies / Re: B&H 1DX Order Fulfillment Tracking
« on: July 11, 2012, 12:37:53 PM »
Excellent. Thanks to you both.
Shawn L.
Shawn L.
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EOS Bodies / Re: B&H 1DX Order Fulfillment Tracking
« on: July 11, 2012, 10:54:20 AM »
Bughunter, what's the highest number (and/or time, if you know it) that's shipped? I ordered on 3/14, but am still listed as "On backorder"
Thanks.
Shawn L.
Thanks.
Shawn L.
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EOS Bodies / Re: B&H 1DX Order Fulfillment Tracking
« on: July 06, 2012, 06:17:00 PM »
This is a little scary. On 6/22/12, I got an email from B&H saying the item had ordered on 3/14/12 was still backordered.
Based on the notes in this thread, I logged into my account to try to check the status of my order. The only thing I see, however, are "completed/shipped" orders. I don't see my pending one.
Hopefully, I'm just missing something 8|
Thanks.
Shawn L.
Based on the notes in this thread, I logged into my account to try to check the status of my order. The only thing I see, however, are "completed/shipped" orders. I don't see my pending one.
Hopefully, I'm just missing something 8|
Thanks.
Shawn L.
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EOS Bodies / Re: 1D X arriving at smaller dealers?
« on: July 06, 2012, 12:33:39 PM »
Just phoned a local shop (Keeble & Shuchat), and they said they've not received any, yet.
Shawn L.
Shawn L.
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Animal Kingdom / Re: Birds with attitude
« on: June 26, 2012, 11:17:05 AM »
This is a bit soft (due to user error/inexperience), but it has a bit of attitude (T1I, EF 28-135, ISO 200, 105 mm, f/5.6, 1/125 sec)