I read on dpreview about the new MarkIII firmware release April 30th
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/re...ssage=27730486
New MarkIII firmware April 30!
I read on dpreview about the new MarkIII firmware release April 30th
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/re...ssage=27730486
Last edited by Rene A; 04-29-2008 at 10:11 AM.
Let's see if this is just another rumor. It's going to be interesting if firmware alone will fix the remaining issues or if there has to be another hardware fix as well.
Hi There
Well as part of the thread there is the contents of an email from Canon to one of its UK Pro dealers apparently confirming it.
They mention some new custom functions...... some of which are probably......
CF 6-1 Enable -- Make camera focus like a Nikon D3......
CF 6-2 Enable -- Rob Galbraith mode..... ensure focus on runners vest at 10 FPS in AI Servo.
Cf 6-3 Enable --- Art Morris mode...... Leave everything as is ..coz he can get it to work anyway.
Hope these are taken in the spirit they are intended :p
John
A Happy MKIII user :eek:
Hehe, maybe there should also be a self-fulfilling prophecy mode.Originally Posted by John Harper
Axel I thought there were no more issues with the Mk3 Just people not knowing how to use it !!!!!!!
I find it amazing there is still talk about settings and the camera is almost one year old !!!!
Yes, that really shouldn't be necessary anymore. It would be great to be able to use the 'ring of fire' without worrying to lose focus on birds in flight. Using center point only works well but I tried photographing erratically flying tree swallows the other day. When the BG was busy it was very hard to keep them in focus.
btw good luck with the firmware update I really hope the camera will reach its potential !!!
After 1 year there is no hope Canon ...has strung us along too long for any hope! They wish we forget and every once in a while when the Pros scream loud enough Canon will give them a "Quick Fix" to shut up. I believe that the success rate with the later from the "blue dots" is higher..but even some of them are lemons.
I put my 300 f2.8 & 2x extender on a 5D today & tripod after 5 min change the body to a MarkIII with the same settings as the 5d....5D was the winner MarkIII setup has trouble with the 300& 2x combo I had to manual focus the lens at the beginning it would not find focus when I pushed the button 1/2 down...image quality was also inferior to the 5D...
I could not sell this camera the way it is now..I wish some one would invent a Camera lemon Law...Canon would have to declare Chapter 13 for protection:)
So now I feel better:)
I know one way to solve and correct all of the MKIII issues for the last time......
just need someone to write a EOS-1DMKII N AF emmulator mode for the MKIII. :)
Problem solved !!
Robert
You know, there are 2 mark III's.
Good once & Bad once...:)
Updated to firmware 1.2.3...
I need a translator to translate..JapaneseEnglish to English/English for the features they added... :)
Last edited by Rene A; 04-29-2008 at 08:29 PM.
For all the bad press the Mark III has gotten, I see an awful lot of excellent photos taken with the Mark III posted on BPN. I for one love my Mark III, and I have one of the early ones (511xxx).
Oh no! :)
This one has been talked to death already.
No one is saying the MKIII cannot focus, I have used a few and they can make a great image no doubt.
There also is no doubt the MKIII is the first Canon EOS-1D series camera with an AF system that is a small to large step backwards when compared to the previous camera the MKII N. Worse yet the MKIII's AF system currently is not exactly cutting edge compared to prosumer Nikons :) Canon really needs to retire the MKIII and release a MKIV.
BTW I use both systems and I dont have any emotional or contractual attachments to either.
Robert
I shoot both systems too, a D3, D300 and a Canon 1D3 and 5D. I like the Nikons a lot but I also like my 1D3 as well, finding it very capable. I haven't had any problems with my 1D3 and prefer the APS-H format more than any other. It's easy to take pot shots at the Canon system right now but up until now Canon has done it all and Nikon has done little except for promises working little more than on past reputation and customer loyalty.
I might even consider changing totally to Nikon however they somehow forgot that they needed lenses for the gorgeous bodies. Their lens line is largly vaporware or from the 70's and 80's, over priced and to make it worse, unavailable. So, we have a choice, a really nice camera body with a more advanced focusing system or workhorse camera bodies with a really nice set of lenses all sitting on the shelf with sensible pricing ready for the customer. You could go on and on about Nikon lenses such as lack of VR, vignetting, weak tripod mounts etc. but Nikon owners (me too) know it too well. When the dust settles, I will probably go back to Canon just because of their interest in supplying a complete system with available lenses ready for the photographer. Nikon is good right now but only until Canon leapfrogs them on the next go around. Keep your Canon lenses.:)
The best way may be to take ownership in both systems.:D
Gene
Gene,
I too shoot both systems. I had planned to get the Mark III but held off at first and then continued to hold off as I read the comments on its focus Now, I'll probably sit out the entire III generation of Canon and get a camera when the next advance occurs. I'm shooting a "prosumer" 40D and a Mark IIN. I love both. I'm also shooting D2X and am weighing the D3. The Nikon 200-400 Vr remains a most-favored lens along with the Canon 600 and 400 5.6. When I shoot alongside friends, we all click happily away. I don't hear grumbles from anybody concerning the shortcomings of their high-end equipment, whether it be past generations of Nikon and Canon or the newest D3, D300, Mark III or Ds III. If anybody mentions equipment comparisons at all, it's usually 1. to seek information. 2. requests for information on something somebody is using or 3. it iinvolves good-natured ribbing.
Van
The new firmware works fine.
My MarkIII & lens 300 f2.8 is is on the way back to Irvine as of today..
It takes perfect images when it works..but ever so often it stops focusing. I had to focus manual and at one point it stop focusing altogether. The lens works without problems on my 5D.
Renate
I am wondering if you had CF 3-5 set to 1 instead of 0? That would cause the exact symptom you are having. Don't feel bad, I did it once too:D. Another thing, if you are tracking a bird and lose focus, you may have to hit the focus button again for a reset for lack of better terminology."I put my 300 f2.8 & 2x extender on a 5D today & tripod after 5 min change the body to a MarkIII with the same settings as the 5d....5D was the winner MarkIII setup has trouble with the 300& 2x combo I had to manual focus the lens at the beginning it would not find focus when I pushed the button 1/2 down...image quality was also inferior to the 5D..."
Gene
Last edited by Gene C. Callison; 05-02-2008 at 08:33 PM.
[quote=Gene C. Callison;77120]I am wondering if you had CF 3-5 set to 1 instead of 0? That would cause the exact symptom you are having. Don't feel bad, I did it once too:D. Another thing, if you are tracking a bird and lose focus, you may have to hit the focus button again for a reset for lack of better terminology.
Gene[/quote
Canon Repair is aware of this problem with the MarkIII bodies!
It's not user a user error
CF 3-5 set to 1 instead of 0 ..was et to 0
Renate
Knew that you would have an answer :D Figured it might be a Photoshop action or command sequence :D
I am on my 2nd MkIII, the 1st one went back to Canon several times before they agreed to finally (7 months later) give me another (blue dot) version. This one is at the service center now as it also could not consistently produce a sharp image. It is a shame that when put side by side with my 20D the 20D out shines the MkIII ! I am praying that Canon is able to fix or get me a camera that works.
Before they replaced my last one they gave me a loaner while they were trying to figure out what to do and the images that I shot then were awesome, so the inconsistency is what is so disturbing to me! ( that and spending all of this money on a product that I can't trust).
Can't wait to check it out upon return.
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