Hadrian R

How many shutter actuations do you have? Could be a shutter failure. Are the the lines always the same? If so, then it's definitely sensor related.

1DX cameras - both Mark I & II - get dust on their sensors faster than any other camera models I have owned. If you're the sensitive type either don't buy it, get use to regular cleanings, or do ...

Placed 40^th in the challenge. A butterfly from the butterfly enclosure at the Calgary zoo. It landed momentarily and I was able to get a quick shot off before it flew off again.

Placed 65^th in the challenge. Taken at the Calgary Zoo in the butterfly enclosure with my 70-200. I as lucky to get this as the butterfly did not stay still for long.

Well, things loosen up over time. If you think it's a problem being tight, send the thing in.

I used to have this lens. It mounted tighter on my 5D3 and 1DX than any of my other lenses, but never so tight I thought it was going to damage anything. How old is the lens?

That's always the way it is for everything in life, unfortunately. Oh well. At least this is something that can be fixed. There's more important things in my life to worry about. :)

I wish I had taken a picture of the sensor before I sent the camera into Canon so I could post it up for folks. In my case it looked like a long shimmery line horizontally going across the upper ...

Perhaps you're right -- cleaning swabs are not the best (the tech used Visible dust swabs). Either ways, Canon will still be cleaning my sensors from now on if a puff of air won't take care of the ...

All I know is I have a $1684.80 bill for needing a new sensor after a sensor clean from a Vistek rep who had cleaned previous camera sensors for me before. I have no idea whether the material Canon ...

Even if the stamps are what Canon is indeed using for sensor cleans, I'd still advise not touching the sensor yourself. Who has an extra $1700-2000+ laying around to fund a repair that could be ...

That is not good at all. I would send the camera into Canon immediately accompanied by that photograph. You don't want whatever that is spread through the chamber; not only would it get all over ...

'Sorry to hear about your similar experience. Best of luck getting the camera repaired.

Thanks! The camera did an awesome job of tracking!

I have no idea. All I know is that I have heard from several different people now Canon is advising people not to touch their sensors (which is really no different than usual), and my sensor was ...

Thanks. It sure has been frustrating, as I was really enjoying the camera. I'm also away travelling currently for an extended period of time and I was unable to bring the camera with me because of ...

I doubt it will hurt resale value unless this becomes a widespread problem. As far as I know, Canon has always advised either using air to blow off the sensor, or sending it to them. As far as ...

I just want to issue a warning to those thinking of cleaning the sensor themselves, or having anyone other than Canon do it: DON'T!! In early September I took my 1DX2 to Vistek for their cleaning ...

I hope so, but probably not.

Good job with the manual focus! I hope Tamron sorts out your focus issues soon. I shot some pictures of a great blue heron shortly after receiving my Mark II this summer as well! I used a loaner ...