Firmware: EOS 5D Mark III Version 1.3.3
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I'm concerned about what Canon are doing in the background with this f/w "upgrade", what they aren't saying. Alarms for me include the fact that it's something you can't unroll, once this is in, that's it. No going back.
I also read somewhere that they are taking a hard line with third party batteries - has anyone spotted anything weird with using them after this update has been applied? I have six batteries and three of them are (good quality) third party units from Calumet and Hahnel. I don't want them mucking around with what battery I choose to put in my camera.
I also read somewhere that they are taking a hard line with third party batteries - has anyone spotted anything weird with using them after this update has been applied? I have six batteries and three of them are (good quality) third party units from Calumet and Hahnel. I don't want them mucking around with what battery I choose to put in my camera.
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infared said:
Does the firmware totally replace the previous firmware or is this 19mb just an update? That's a lot of data
I never realized these firmware files were so big.
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AcutancePhotography said:
Just checked my old FW-files here for the 7D and the 50D: The zip-files are a bit over 18MB and 11MB respectively. So, 19MB doesn't sound too much for a 5D.
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Just checked with the new firmware installed on my 5D III.parkylondon said:
I have 3rd-party batteries and they work fine. I get the same message that I always got... "! Cannot Communicate with this battery. Use this battery?" . ...to which I reply OK and the battery then operates the camera perfectly but I do not get read out of the charge on the battery..that is the only downside but that is the way my 3rd-party batteries have always operated with my camera.
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Mitch.Conner said:
Yep...gotcha.
parkylondon said:
Not true, it reportedly works just fine if you downgrade through connecting your camera to your computer and using EOS Utility. See this post on the ML forum (where they first discovered the new FW) for more details. But it is suspicious that they block the "normal" way.
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I WANT A 70D UPDATE!!! They need to add some features AND it would probably help the Magic Lantern developers.
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llocq said:
+1 to this. No idea why Canon won't let us make that decision. Sell more flashes maybe? I have one Canon flash (600EXRT) and three YongNuo 460's... I'll never buy another canon flash. The second market ones are so good.
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parkylondon said:
I think that will be it, sadly.....which is...
...I want to use my third party external flashes without a stupid Speedlight on my camera for that..I know there are some ways around it but...it sucks..+1 on the YongNuo's, just ordered one, will be in my hand in 15 days!!! can't wait ;D
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neuroanatomist said:
That's not it...First of page 194 is about flash sync. speed in AV mode which is not what I'm talking about..page 195 though is about Flash Function Settings but it's accessible only with a Speedlight attached...even with the ST-E3 attached you only get a first curtain sync and a high speed sync....it HAS to be a Speedlight...
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llocq said:
I'm a bit confused. Initially, you stated that 2nd curtain sync can't be set on the camera itself, only on the Speedlite. But clearly that's not true, as 2nd curtain can be set in the 5DIII menus for an attached Speedlite. Now, I assume you're talking about 2nd curtain sync for remotely triggered off-camera flashes. It's true that isn't possible with the Canon wireless systems (neither optical nor RT). Note that even with a 600EX-RT in the hotshoe with 2nd curtain enabled, any slave flashes won't fire on the 2nd curtain. But you initially stated 'bring it back to the body'...when was that ever possible? It hasn't been recently, the 580/ST-E2 can't do it, either.
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I wonder why the upgrade for the 1Dx includes .....
"5.Fixes a phenomenon in which the electronic level indicator does not work correctly."
and the upgrade for the 5Diii does not??!!
The level on my 5Diii is not even close to being accurate and never has been (+- 5 degrees)
"5.Fixes a phenomenon in which the electronic level indicator does not work correctly."
and the upgrade for the 5Diii does not??!!
The level on my 5Diii is not even close to being accurate and never has been (+- 5 degrees)
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