Finnish wearing on my 5D Mark III

[NYCPHOTO]

Hello There,

The finnish on my 5D Mark 3 is wearing away around the bottom left edge of the camera.

It looks like it's 5 years old..not 5 months old.

I have no idea what wore the finnish away.

Anyone else have this issue?

Thanks..Arnie

 

[Mt Spokane Photography]

I have not had a problem, but I did read one complaint about the finish wearing rapidly.

 

[bbasiaga]

Was that posted by this same guy on another forum? He's signed up recently on a few asking the same question. No other first hand experience has popped up yet. Mine is just a few weeks old, but looks fine.

-Brian

 

[tbrand]

Actually, I'm having the exact same problem: I bought at the end of April and the finish on the bottom left is wearing away already.

I don't have it on me right now, but I'll post a pic sometime tomorrow. It was really bugging me too.

 

[ck5dmkiii]

My paint on my battery grip is wearing off on my 5DMK3

According to Canon (sent it in 2 weeks ago) its considered normal wear and tear and is not covered by warranty. Glad I pay $500.00 a year for tha CPS membership

 

[Menace]

Mine has about 15,000 clicks but no major wear and tear yet. Would be interesting to see an image though.

 

[NYCPHOTO]

Here are some pics of the wear..remember...this is a camera i got in May.

 

[CharlieB]

Some folks would call that a badge of honor... not quite as bad a Willie Nelson's guitar....

I've had black Nikons back in the day... much much worse. I remember one Nikkormat FT2 that was... way more brass than black.... I kept that camera with me daily with 35/2.0 on it "just in case"

First wear is always the hardest to stomach. Just keep goin' with the flow.

 

[NYCPHOTO]

yes..when it represents years of hard shooting...but in less the 6 months....??

 

[bbasiaga]

Stinks when you don't have a nice camera to take a nice picture of your...camera...doesn't it? lol.

Looks like that one took a pretty good scratch there. Abrasion damage of some kind. Maybe something in your bag is rubbing against it? Did someone borrow it and send it skidding across the table or something?

-Brian

 

[DB]

What kind of usage has it had? I mean if you've had 50,000 actuations then I'd sat it was just wear n'tear, but if you'e only taken 5,000 shots (approx. 1,000/month) which would be normal (but still high use) then I would have to say there might be either a design flaw or your specific body is somewhat defective. Or alternatively, you're throwing the camera around e.g. into your car/boot without keeping it in a padded case (unlikely though given the cost).

 

[NYCPHOTO]

aprox 4 weddings a month...some months 8...at 1000 shots plus per wedding

It's just I've been using Canon since the orignal F1 and have never seen a body show wear this quickly.

And no..never lent it out...

 

[albron00]

it look like my 8 years old jeans

 

[ijohnsson]

Only the Finnish? What about the Norwegian?

 

[NYCPHOTO]

Feel free to take your word association game to Fred Miranda...there's 4 pages of it based on my typo.

 

[hippoeater]

Is this the only picture you have of the issue? Any pictures of the rest of the body? Just curious what the rest of it looks like.

 

[macrodust]

I also noticed that the paint on my 5DIII is scratched much easier than on my 7D. Especially the edges of the bottom plate (likely when placing the camera on rough surfaces when I don't have a tripod, and tilting and turning it to frame my shot)

I bought mine end of March, but it doesn't look remotely as bad as that pic, but it already looks worse than my much older 7D.

 

[Viggo]

Same here, it wasn't as bad as yours but the worst i've ever experienced with a body. It takes nothing to scratch it. In fact my 1d x is way better but also show marks muchmuch easier than any other. Think only my 5dc showed any wear, and I more than frequently used it as åfootball..

 

[CharlieB]

yes..when it represents years of hard shooting...but in less the 6 months....??

You're doing 4 to 8 weddings a month. Shutter actuations have nothing to do with finish wear. But in six months someplace between 24 and 36 weddings.

Jeeze, I've been there, and weddings are rough on equipment. You're a one man whirlwind, with hopefully an assistant to help carry stuff, arrange shots, and keep an extra eye on security matters. It is a photographic zoo doing most weddings. I hated them at times, but never once regretted coming home with sore back, sore legs, sore feet, soaked in sweat..... and having to sit down and clean equipment of grunge, sweat and grime, and at times icing, and champagne... it is hell on photographers AND their equipment.

You're shooting weddings with the camera. You no doubt have a backup as well. you're making money, as I did. Equipment at that point was, not expendable, but it was depreciated. I got good life out of brand H medium format, but... did manage to go thru a body and a few backs just due to wear.

 

[TommyLee]

yup..
I noticed right away..
I am pretty gentle with my gear.
the 5D3 hung from neck so it touched my jeans just below my belt or the soft leather belt..
I noticed 'paint' worn on the edge between LCD surface and bottom tripod socket surface..
it was 1/8" wide worn thru on the rounded corner..
1. I adjusted the strap so the camera hits my SHIRT now......a little higher..
AND
2. laundry black marker ...subtle cover-up.. for the moment...

BUT
I was waaayyy more heavy on 5D2.. no wear over 3-4 yrs since it was first released...everyday hanging there on walks..

my gear has no marks ..because I think befor 'tossing into a bag of tire-chains..etc

but THIS CURRENT FINISH
this is a notch ...or three.... lower quality finish
yes
I can testify to that.. solid true

sad

so that is the trend I suppose...
toward a schlock pile

I am a fan....but not of this stuff

TOM