Canon offers EOS 5D Mark III firmware v1.1.2

Hi everyone, I have lurked on this forum for years but have posted few comments. I own a 1D iV and a 5D iii, My partner now ownes a 5d iii (She sold her Mk iV after using my 5d iii for a week). Previously we both owned a 1D Mk iii and 5d Mk i each. She is a pro photographer, shooting weddings, portraits and wildlife whereas I am an amateur. I started shooting 20 years ago and still own a pair of Nikkormat FTn bodies.

Both of our 5D iiis are in the serial number range that Canon confirm are affected by the 'light leak issue'. Both of us have taken thousands of shots with our 5Ds, and neither of us have experienced exposure issues (Perhaps because we take photos under real world situations, with our lens caps off?)

Frankly I'm only posting this because EVERY SINGLE 5d iii thread I see these days is infected with the "LIGHT LEAK OMG EPIC FAIL!!!!!" brigade, and I'm getting bored with it.

To the whiners, why not actually try hiring the camera for a couple of days?

In my opinion now the Aquiles heel off canon cameras is their sensors; not because they are bad, it is because Nikon/sony/Pentax sensors are way better. I was not expecting big improvement in ISO, specially after seeing those Dpreview samples with horrible amounts of noise reduction on them, but I was expecting a big improvement in DR

If you do nont need the 61 dot AF then there is little reason to upgrade from a 5D mkII. From 5D to 5D mkII it was a big step (double the resolution, better sensor, Live view (which is a must for proper high magnification macro work), Full HD video, etc) From 5D mkII to MkIII the step is not that big (AF, burst, screen, ...) but at what cost? over 50% price increase

However Nikon people have seen a big step forward with D800 over D700, in the same way canon with 5D clasic to 5D mkII. So I understand many D700 owner will want to upgrade but many 5D mkII owner just will stay how they are (like me)

Regards

1.1.2 already. Other cameras end their life with firmwares like 1.0.1 or 1.0.0.b.
And it's only been a month. I guess only the 5D series is designed to have 50 firmwares in its life then.

Personally, I would choose the Cannon 5D MIII over the Nikon D800, as the electronics in both the Cannon lens' and camera's (when matched together) are currently a notch above Nikon. As for the light leak issue, shortly after this was discovered, Cannon produced a fix and subsequent serial numbers were immediately addressed (as would any reputable camera company fix the problem):

"Concerning the EOS 5D Mark III digital SLR camera, when the LCD panel illuminates in extremely dark environments, the displayed exposure value may change.

In extremely dark environments, if the LCD panel illuminates, the displayed exposure value may change.

Affected Product
Canon EOS 5D Mark III Digital SLR Camera
*Products whose sixth digit in the serial number is 1 or 2 are affected.
　　　For example,　“xxxxx1xxxxxx”　or “xxxxx2xxxxxx” ([x] represents any optional number.)"

Web site address:

http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/support/consumer?pageKeyCode=prdAdvDetail&docId=0901e02480538fc7&WT.mc_id=C126149

Let's face it: despite the product improvements, it's hard to get excited about upgrading to this from the 5DMII, particularly in the face of the Nikon D800 with its 36MP, actually better low-light performance (per DxOMark), lower cost, and the widely-better-regarded Nikon lenses. While I don't know what I'd actually do with that many megapixels, I feel more like switching to Nikon than upgrading to the 5DMIII.

Does it fix the light leak issue?

It'll be nice to list the release notes here, rather than just state "a number of small bugs".

The fixes :

1. Supports a new accessory, GPS receiver GP-E2.
2. Fixes a phenomenon where a pink cast may develop over the image when the shutter is completely pressed with the camera’s power turned off (by the auto power off setting).
3. Fixes a phenomenon where the camera operation stops after one shot when shooting in High Dynamic Range (HDR) mode.
4. Fixes a phenomenon where the Shooting Date/Time in the EXIF data of the image shows a later time than the actual shooting time.
5. Fixes the time zone for the Samoa Islands.
6. Corrects errors in the Finnish menu screen. (Products for the Japanese market do not display the Finnish menu.)

Hey dude
What are your credentials? How can you complain or make idiot comments when you don't' event have this camera. Judging by all your comments on this forum you must be one sad person.