5DMkIII - live view in manual mode

[ereka]

5DMkIII

In manual mode, live view only seems to work when the shutter release is pressed half way and then only for a few seconds before the live view image disappears from the LCD screen again.

It works fine in other shooting modes e.g. Av

Is this a fault or a design feature?

If a design feature - can anyone explain why it's set up this way?

Is there a work around (other than pressing the shutter release half way)?

[Waterdonkey]

Try to enable :Live View Shoot (4th page of the red camera icon in Menu)

When I set it to enable it allows me to see live view screen in manual.  Disable seems to lock out everything but the C123 Modes. 

Hope this is some help.

[ereka]

Try to enable :Live View Shoot (4th page of the red camera icon in Menu)

When I set it to enable it allows me to see live view screen in manual.  Disable seems to lock out everything but the C123 Modes. 

Hope this is some help.

Thanks, I just checked and live view shoot is already enabled but still no image showing on the LCD when live view set in manual shooting mode!

[Ewinter]

Can I ask what lens you're using? I know the 5diii doesn't like some 3rd party lenses in live view

[ereka]

Can I ask what lens you're using? I know the 5diii doesn't like some 3rd party lenses in live view

I only have Canon lenses. The lens I've been trying to use with live view in manual shooting mode is the 100mm f/2.8 macro (the original non-IS one, not the new IS version).

[fugu82]

This is not a design problem at all; I happened to have used this exact setup last night [5D3, 100mm macro, Manual, Live View], and it worked perfectly. If Live View shooting is enabled, the problem must be elsewhere.