canon recalls shipment of 5d iii

[Tracy Pinto]

Three posts from three brand new ID's that were created today within a span of under 15 minutes.

Hmmmm..........

Trying to scare the already skittish herd...it is funny no one can detail a problem serious enough that would require a recall.

 

[Mt Spokane Photography]

Yup, they accidentally packed 1D X's into 5D MK III boxes. They don't want a bunch of unhappy customers to file a lawsuit ;D

 

[LetTheRightLensIn]

This isn't some troll post.

That's not a very convincing, you know. It's like saying "I am not lying".

But why would someone make such a silly thing up and go to trouble to make multiple accounts? Come on.

And it's been proven true now anyway.

 

[Viggo]

I'm not sending mine back, I'm sure they put the 1d X af in it, mittens off Canon!!

 

[Jamesy]

Obviously, it's being recalled because the RRS camera plate doesn't fit properly.

Is this a fact? I have ordered one - or are you just kidding?

 

[kidnaper]

Obviously, it's being recalled because the RRS camera plate doesn't fit properly.

Is this a fact? I have ordered one - or are you just kidding?

Check it out, there are fittment issues resulting in marking the body.
http://www.canonrumors.com/forum/index.php?topic=5446.0;topicseen

 

[ocabj]

RRS issued a voluntary recall on their 5DM3 plates.

Got an email from them last night.

 

[Orion]

Admins can see IP sig and know if it is the same person. Usually that's how I get them as a MOD, but there are other tricks via admin panel.

ever heard of dynamic IP ??

and even when he has a static IP he could use a proxy.

Well I have caught the same person using different accounts all with the same IP . . . so I was simply talking about experience. Either way, you need to take care once you see posts like that. . . Besdes, most are not smart enough to fool admins and mods.

anyhoot, I really hope there is no recal . . . even though I wuld not mind it (it is what it is), it would be devastating to Canon. But the reason they have the camera in the field durring the pre-production phase is to avoid such issues. .. . if not, then they should have a postproduction phase so that they can test the final model in the field just as long as they did with the pre-production. Otherwise, it would be hard to contemplate how they could miss such a big issue that would result in a recal.

 

[JR]

Otherwise, it would be hard to contemplate how they could miss such a big issue that would result in a recal.

If some how they were "forced" to release faster then they wanted due to market pressure (like the D800 hitting the shelves) then maybe they cut some of the testing short. Just seem odd they the mkIII hits the market before the 1DX.

I think competitive dynamic has influence some of these dates here...

 

[Orion]

Otherwise, it would be hard to contemplate how they could miss such a big issue that would result in a recal.

If some how they were "forced" to release faster then they wanted due to market pressure (like the D800 hitting the shelves) then maybe they cut some of the testing short. Just seem odd they the mkIII hits the market before the 1DX.

I think competitive dynamic has influence some of these dates here...

I guess that could be a case for that. . . but I just can't see them working on the camera "in house" where the actual engineers and other technicians go through EVERY setting, and then have the camera go out in the field tested by pros, only to have a major fault with the final production camera. Only a freek fluke could possibly cause such a missed problem. . . . I don't think they were forced to release anything, really. We all know that in photogrpahy forusm alone, it does not matter when a camera is released or if it reaches the stores first or second . . . as long as it is a kick arse camera, it will gather attention and the consumers. And it will be all the rage on the fourms and that will trickle down to the stores. 1Dx is a good example of a non rush (Olympics notwithstanding, for now). . . . BUT, I guess you can say that it is also an example of how fast the mkIII was released, compared to 1Dx, making you wonder if it was a BIT prematurely. :-\

 

[wickidwombat]

I wonder where all the "must be user error" posters have run off to now? :

 

[Wideopen]

Yup, they accidentally packed 1D X's into 5D MK III boxes. They don't want a bunch of unhappy customers to file a lawsuit ;D

I would be furious!

 

[epsiloneri]

But why would someone make such a silly thing up and go to trouble to make multiple accounts? Come on.

I don't know.... human nature? The internets are full of them.

And it's been proven true now anyway.

Like in [CR1], you mean?

 

[LetTheRightLensIn]

But why would someone make such a silly thing up and go to trouble to make multiple accounts? Come on.

I don't know.... human nature? The internets are full of them.

And it's been proven true now anyway.

Like in [CR1], you mean?

No I mean call up some of the stores in question and they will tell you just what the posters here do. Maybe the stores are confused, but that is a different matter.

The simplest answer is not that the OP was part of some vast paranoid conspiracy but that the OPs were telling what they legitimately were told by certain dealers.

 

[Hesham]

Got a call from buydig today on my 5d iii shipment. Their stock arrived today but canon has recalled all current stock and instructed them not to shhip until further notice. Somethjngs up. Anyone have ideas? Now hav wont have a camera for the weekend.

my 5D kit replacement is on the way from onecall.com I called them and they did not hear anything about a recall. the kit is still available in-stock on their website!!

 

[D.Sim]

how about now?

http://www.canonrumors.com/2012/04/canon-eos-5d-mark-iii-recall/

That "rumour" doesn't even say anything about a recall, other than it being a possible misunderstanding...

 

[epsiloneri]

No I mean call up some of the stores in question and they will tell you just what the posters here do.

If you have called up a store and personally confirmed that 5D3's are being recalled (or held), I would believe you. But I don't necessarily believe what 3 newly registered posters claim within 10 min of each other, nor a rumour labelled as [CR1].

The simplest answer is not that the OP was part of some vast paranoid conspiracy but that the OPs were telling what they legitimately were told by certain dealers.

You have a pretty low threshold for "Vast paranoid conspiracy" Anyway, I was just saying that "I am not a troll" is not a very convincing argument, surely you must agree with that.

 

[D.Sim]

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I was just saying that "I am not a troll" is not a very convincing argument, surely you must agree with that.

Pretty sure almost everyone would agree with that.

 

[Jamesy]

RRS issued a voluntary recall on their 5DM3 plates.

Got an email from them last night.

Thanks for that - my L-Plate has not shipped yet - it looks like I will get the Rev.A version instead.

 

[samthefish]

I ordered a body from J&R on the 9th, website said it was expected to ship on the 11th. Nothing shipped yet as of the 13th. If I find out anything from them I'll post it.