Buy 5D Mark III now or wait till Canon respond
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ramon123 said:
If you can get 5D III NOW at authoirzed dealer, I think you should go for it. I have no issues with "light leak" as reported.
Here are some shots I took, selling my flash on Ebay, I use JPEG with M size. straight out from camera.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/180864229426?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
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If you take a lot of photos with the lens cap on you should wait to the fix. If you shoot with the lens cap off, buy it now and enjoy. I see the change in metering on my 2 bodies, but only with the cap on. I can't do anything to get the metering to change when the cap is off. I've tried indoors out, full sun and long exposure indoor dark photos. The light leak is a non-issue.
There are many other issues that actually affect photos with this body. I consider this list of minor issues far more important then the alleged light leak.
The Auto ISO does not work if the flash is on.
The focus point should light up before focus lock.
Some images do not receive the correct time stamp.
The card read setting changes by itself if the camera detects a card has been removed.
There are many other issues that actually affect photos with this body. I consider this list of minor issues far more important then the alleged light leak.
The Auto ISO does not work if the flash is on.
The focus point should light up before focus lock.
Some images do not receive the correct time stamp.
The card read setting changes by itself if the camera detects a card has been removed.
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ramon123 said:
Why on earth invest in a product facing a possible recall at the present time?
I admit I am one of those who can't stand to have a flawed piece of gear (no matter how minor
), this scenario is just another good reason to always follow the practice of waiting until the early production bugs have been worked out before buying any product ... especially at this price point.
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ramon123 said:
If you want it and have any interesting shoots in the next 3-6 weeks I think I'd just get it now. The thing is, now with the suspension of shipments and recall of the last shipment that had been on it's way out, it's suddenly hard to find in most places.
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That's an interesting way to put it. I have seven weddings scheduled in the next six weeks. I simply can't do my job with a good set of camera's. My 5D3's are a huge improvement over what I was shooting with. I'd make the same purchase again in a minute. The "Light Leak" joke does not affect me and if that is all they are going to do to the camera, I would not send it in for such a recall.
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I wouldn't at all let the top LCD backlight "problem" influence my decision for the simple reason that the camera, even with the "problem," performs flawlessly within and beyond its specified limits.
Anybody with a 5DIII can trivially confirm this. Put the camera in manual mode and set the exposure to EV 1 (one second at f/1.4 at ISO 100, if I remember right) and find something dark in a dark corner of a dark room where the meter bug is centered. Turn the backlight on and off, and the meter won't budge. EV 1 is the specified minimum light level that the meter is designed to work in, so when you see that the meter doesn't budge, you know your camera is working exactly as designed.
Lengthen the exposure by a stop, find an even darker corner of the room, and the backlight still isn't going to change the reading. You're now working in half the minimum amount of light the meter is designed for, and it still works fine.
Yet another stop darker, at EV -1, which is absurdly dark for photographic meters and not a situation where anybody with a clue would ever even bother with a meter, you might get the backlight to change the indicated exposure by a third of a stop -- but that's irrelevant, because the meter is already way beyond spec and into silly useless range. You need to get all the way down past EV -4 before the backlight changes the measured exposure by a stop, and that's waaaaay into ludicrous territory.
So, buy the camera or not if it's a tool worth the value to you or a toy worth the pleasure you anticipate it will bring. but, for the sake of all that's unholy, don't give even a moment's thought to this tempest in a teacup.
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b&
Anybody with a 5DIII can trivially confirm this. Put the camera in manual mode and set the exposure to EV 1 (one second at f/1.4 at ISO 100, if I remember right) and find something dark in a dark corner of a dark room where the meter bug is centered. Turn the backlight on and off, and the meter won't budge. EV 1 is the specified minimum light level that the meter is designed to work in, so when you see that the meter doesn't budge, you know your camera is working exactly as designed.
Lengthen the exposure by a stop, find an even darker corner of the room, and the backlight still isn't going to change the reading. You're now working in half the minimum amount of light the meter is designed for, and it still works fine.
Yet another stop darker, at EV -1, which is absurdly dark for photographic meters and not a situation where anybody with a clue would ever even bother with a meter, you might get the backlight to change the indicated exposure by a third of a stop -- but that's irrelevant, because the meter is already way beyond spec and into silly useless range. You need to get all the way down past EV -4 before the backlight changes the measured exposure by a stop, and that's waaaaay into ludicrous territory.
So, buy the camera or not if it's a tool worth the value to you or a toy worth the pleasure you anticipate it will bring. but, for the sake of all that's unholy, don't give even a moment's thought to this tempest in a teacup.
Cheers,
b&
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Chris Geiger said:
+1...I would buy this camera all over AGAIN.
I just bought 16-35mm II for next week trip to Joshua Tree National Park. Can't wait to test out this lens.
Joshua Tree National Park Site: http://www.nps.gov/jotr/index.htm
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I own one, if I didn't I would buy either way.
1. If its a firmware fix it's quick an easy.
2. There are three open issues, more may pop up, the issues have caused me any direct issues.
http://usa.canon.com/cusa/consumer/products/cameras/slr_cameras/eos_5d_mark_iii?pageKeyCode=43
3. If its hardware related and they need to do hold future shipments and do a recall you would get your camera back relatively fast, vs. waiting for new cameras to arrive a stores.
1. If its a firmware fix it's quick an easy.
2. There are three open issues, more may pop up, the issues have caused me any direct issues.
http://usa.canon.com/cusa/consumer/products/cameras/slr_cameras/eos_5d_mark_iii?pageKeyCode=43
3. If its hardware related and they need to do hold future shipments and do a recall you would get your camera back relatively fast, vs. waiting for new cameras to arrive a stores.
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