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1DIII AF issue, may not be an issue at all.

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Distribution seems to have stopped. Although they haven't announced that, nearly everyone has come to that conclusion.

I know it was just a forum message, but someone has reported their friend in Japan tried to buy one and the camera shop owner said the 1Dmk3 stock had been recalled there. I know.... third & forth hand information even if it's true, but everything else we're hearing indicates distribution has stopped.

Canon would not have stopped distribution and/or recalled units just based on Rob's report. Obviously they checked and have found something too.

We should know what's going on before too much longer. I hope it's what most of us are expecting.
 
who is a Japanese PJ, owing 1D MKII-N, 1D told me yesterday the 1D MKIII was out of stock about everywhere in Japan.

Many people in Japan are also complaining about some "AF issues"(I repeat what I was told, I don't mean the issues are real or not).

Jon.
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'You are not Ansel Adams.'
 
brianric said:
For the type od shooting I do, a 66% success ratio (18 out of 27)
is not satisfactory, especially on a $4,500 camera. If I need more
than 3 FPS from my 5D, I'll switch to my 30D. I would expect 80% or
higher from a 1D3. Heck, I had a 75% success ratio at my recent
Relay for Life with people walking towards me from 12 AM to 5:30 AM
with a 5D and 85L Mk II at f/1.2. In daylight I had 100% suceess
ration with my 24-70L. If the D3 can't do better, I'll stick with
what I have.
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...You're right. For photographing walking people, there's no need at all for a mkIII.
 
Reading a lot of threads about the MKIII, seeing pictures, I am not blown away, as one would expected by the new technology, especially focus accuracy.

It looks like for speed and acuuracy the 1DMKIIn and all the current lenses was about it then....No problem here...

Logic tells me that the new MKIII might not be the problem, but rather all the current lenses, or everyone that has not come out with it.

If the camera is to fast for the lenses USM motors, it looks like a bit of a disaster to me.., ...We all know mechanical things must be lubricated in some way and we all know what happens to lubrication over time as well as erotion of mechanical parts.
While the MKIIn might not bring this to the fore, the MKIII probably will.

Just a theory.........

So what now................about the lenses ?

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Canon Knowledge Bank:A sure read !
http://www.cps.canon-europe.com/kb/index.jsp
The Canon 1DMK IIIn Japan site
http://web.canon.jp/Imaging/eos1dm3/html/sitemap.html
 
I do know what it means, that was my attempt at some sarcastic humor aimed at desifinado. His little comment about rich amateurs moved me to post a wise @ss rebutal.

Hey David, I haven't forgotten about our possible trip to the Astros, I'll have a better opportunity late July / August.

Danny
 
True, but photographing bicycle riders at 10 mph is a different story. I'm more interested in 6400 ISO, but I'll wait until the 1D3 focusing issues are resolved, or wait for the 1Ds3 or 5D2 to come out before I make a decision to buy. I'm getting by with my 5D and 30D.
Tim in upstate NY said:
brianric wrote:

...You're right. For photographing walking people, there's no need
at all for a mkIII.
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A 5D at 5 fps is a lot cheaper.
Ben_Egbert said:
If I understand this correctly, it is designed to get the shot, and
OOF to some extent is ok. I assume this means that a PJ may be
happy with a money shot of some important event that is good enough
to print.
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Heaven forbid that a wealthy amateur wants a camera that will actually focus.
Desifinado said:
before Canon dumbs it down to satisfy all the wealthy amateurs who
are now its most powerful market segment, and want a PJ camera
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brianric said:
A 5D at 5 fps is a lot cheaper.
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Right, 5FPS is fast enough, even 3 is enough. But a 5D does not have enough pixel density, for that matter neither does the new Mk3. Only the XTi meets my desire for pixel density.
brianric said:
Ben_Egbert said:
If I understand this correctly, it is designed to get the shot, and
OOF to some extent is ok. I assume this means that a PJ may be
happy with a money shot of some important event that is good enough
to print.
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Ben
 
brianric said:
brianric said:
Ben_Egbert said:
If I understand this correctly, it is designed to get the shot, and
OOF to some extent is ok. I assume this means that a PJ may be
happy with a money shot of some important event that is good enough
to print.
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Ok, just got rid of my 20D because it could not AF to save its life. At least not with a 500f4 and AI servo. The XTi is my new bird camera, infinitly better than the 20D. It will af and has the best pixel density in the Canon line.

Still, I would like even better AF, my 5D beats the XTi for AI servo, but poor pixel density.

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Ben
 
brianric said:
Desifinado said:
before Canon dumbs it down to satisfy all the wealthy amateurs who
are now its most powerful market segment, and want a PJ camera
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Hey the more amature you are, the more help you need.

I suspect the mk3 is too much camera for me. It probably requires lightning fast reflexes, and the ability to walk and chew gum at the same time. That lets this amature out.

One thing for sure, I have no need for a PJ camera, I want a bird camera, and it seems clear to me those are very different specs.

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Ben
 
There may be more than a grain of truth in that 10fps is just a little too quick for even the most up-to-date L lenses - you can of course set the fps lower if you wish to overcome this "problem".

My film (whatever that was......) 1nRS gets round the AF at 10fps problem in RS mode by tracking focus until you release the shutter when the AF is locked at that focus distance throughout the burst.

However there are probably many other reasons for getting a Mk3 than just the 10fps.
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Paul
 
a new camera that makes their existing line-up of lenses look bad; no way in heck are they going to something like that.

It looks like there is an m3 AF problem, both static and dynamic objects can be OOF some percentage of the time. Seems to me the problem is "basic AF", something Canon engineering missed, and hopefully they will come up with a correction fairly soon.

I'm sure there are quite a few folks holding off on purchases (temporarily), and I think this may be the best possible short term solution for many. However, as soon as things are "good to go" from Canon the camera will be in very high demand. Why, because the in-focus pictures are REALLY good (i.e. great IQ) and high ISO noise performance is excellent. I've pretty much accepted that it will be six to nine months before I'll be stepping into m3 waters and I'm okay with that because my current Canon gear delivers outstanding AF performance ALL the time.

Regards,

Joe Kurkjian, Pbase Supporter

http://www.pbase.com/jkurkjia/original



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Anthony said:
Please take a moment to watch the video that describes AF.
The guy CLEARLY says that the camera will prioritize the AF in the
first photo in a sequence, then put its attention to "getting the
picture"...not necessarilly in focus.

http://cpn.canon-europe.com/content/masterclass.do
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That's great, but my 1D3 won't even focus on static subjects.

It is extremely inconsistent, will keep re-adjusting focus EVERY TIME I press the shutter button, even on rock-solid tripod support...unmoved between shots.

In contrast, my 5D doesn't re-adjust focus at all. It focuses once and stays put as it should. With the 1D3, I can actually feel the focus motor moving each time...and the result is badly missed focus.

There are serious problems...at least with mine. I'm actually considering leaving it HOME for my Africa trip...which I bought it specifically for!! :( What a bummer.

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A few Markuson Images...
Look-see at:
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