My Canon 5D III went down today :((

[nitelife2]

Looks like the shutter broke to me.

+1

How would that cause the image to step out of line in random bands ?

Looks like corruption in the card/reading/transfer somewhere to me.

If the files would be corrupt you would have some color/pixel distortions where theses bands end/begin.

 

[Mt Spokane Photography]

I took over 100 photos yesterday. This is what I get straight out from my camera(JPEG) – over 60% of photos are like this or worst. I haven’t review raw yet.

You guys have any idea?

I’m 15mins away from Canon Service Center in Irvine, CA. My 5D III still under 1yr warranty.

I went home for lunch and transfered all photos to my home PC. Everything seems to be normal now.

Must be something wrong with PC at work or during transferring to PC at work

Thanks everyone for the helps.
Dylan

Glad its ok. Card readers can do strange things to images.

 

[Dylan777]

As a 5D3 owner, I'm so relieved at the outcome! I love a story with a happy ending!

Yeap...I have two. 5D III is quite awesome camera.

 

[Click]

Glad to hear that your 5D3 is OK

 

[Dylan777]

Glad to hear that your 5D3 is OK

Thanks Click,

I was worry a bit in the morning

 

[Krob78]

Glad she's up and running Dylan! That was a bit worrisome! :-X

 

[AudioGlenn]

Glad to hear that your 5D3 is OK

+1 I was worried there for a second

 

[candyman]

I am always worried when reading posts that report a problem with the 5D MK III. So, I am reliefed that the problem was not with your camera. Glad for you that it is ok.

 

[Rocker]

Canons are built like a tank. I can hardly believe that a shutter can be damaged so fast. My is over 100 000 actuations and everything is fine.
If it ws shutter you could see blurred black burs, not such dfinite lines.

 

[Dylan777]

Glad she's up and running Dylan! That was a bit worrisome! :-X

Thanks Krob78

 

[J.R.]

Good to know that everything is OK.

Happy shooting!

 

[Dylan777]

Good to know that everything is OK.

Happy shooting!

Thanks JR .......how is everything? Buy anything new lately?

My RX100 II arrived yesterday ;D

 

[J.R.]

Good to know that everything is OK.

Happy shooting!

Thanks JR .......how is everything? Buy anything new lately?

My RX100 II arrived yesterday ;D

Returned the 17mm TSE. The lens was excellent but I couldn't justify the price tag for what I shoot ... maybe later.

The 85mm f/1.2L is next on my shopping list

 

[Dylan777]

Good to know that everything is OK.

Happy shooting!

Thanks JR .......how is everything? Buy anything new lately?

My RX100 II arrived yesterday ;D

Returned the 17mm TSE. The lens was excellent but I couldn't justify the price tag for what I shoot ... maybe later.

The 85mm f/1.2L is next on my shopping list

Don't get me wrong, I like the 135L sharpness and AF speed. However, there is something about 85L II - sharpness and bokeh. I ended up return my 135L and settle with 85L II.

To me, 70-200 f2.8 IS II seems to be a better choice over 135L - except the weight.

 

[J.R.]

Good to know that everything is OK.

Happy shooting!

Thanks JR .......how is everything? Buy anything new lately?

My RX100 II arrived yesterday ;D

Returned the 17mm TSE. The lens was excellent but I couldn't justify the price tag for what I shoot ... maybe later.

The 85mm f/1.2L is next on my shopping list

Don't get me wrong, I like the 135L sharpness and AF speed. However, there is something about 85L II - sharpness and bokeh. I ended up return my 135L and settle with 85L II.

To me, 70-200 f2.8 IS II seems to be a better choice over 135L - except the weight.

I'm practically married to my 135L, the bokeh with telephoto compression is excellent IMHO. I don't think I'll be getting the 70-200 once I get the 85L. I'll wait for a new 200mm f/2.8 L IS prime even if the wait is long.

 

[Dylan777]

Good to know that everything is OK.

Happy shooting!

Thanks JR .......how is everything? Buy anything new lately?

My RX100 II arrived yesterday ;D

Returned the 17mm TSE. The lens was excellent but I couldn't justify the price tag for what I shoot ... maybe later.

The 85mm f/1.2L is next on my shopping list

Don't get me wrong, I like the 135L sharpness and AF speed. However, there is something about 85L II - sharpness and bokeh. I ended up return my 135L and settle with 85L II.

To me, 70-200 f2.8 IS II seems to be a better choice over 135L - except the weight.

I'm practically married to my 135L, the bokeh with telephoto compression is excellent IMHO. I don't think I'll be getting the 70-200 once I get the 85L. I'll wait for a new 200mm f/2.8 L IS prime even if the wait is long.

Even better ;D

 

[Etienne]

Try a different card

I'm shooting with 32GB Lexar Pro 1000x CF. I do have another card at home, I can give it a try at lunch today.

Do you think I have a bad Lexar CF???

It's not the camera.
I had a similar thing happen with that Lexar card and a bad CF card reader on my PC.
Use Sandisc recovery tool to get the images back, and then reformat the card in the camera.

 

[suburbia]

Any image file corruption is always going to be down to an error during data transfer. I had a load of RAW files corrupted in the same way when moving data to a new RAID array via a cheap RAID controller.