What would you like to see improved on the 5d Mk3?

cfnz wrote in post #12562304
I don't seem to have that problem. Do you really need Canon to come up with a solution?

Canon used to use a lock button on the mode wheel.

My old Elan has one. However, there were a lot of ham-fisted people who would somehow forget about the button and twist the wheel hard enough to break it. The biggest point to watch for when buying a used Elan was to make sure the lock button wasn't broken--that was the very common fault of used Elans.

If it's not there, it can't be broken. If it is there, some people will break it.

400dabuser wrote in post #12562269
I keep knocking into another mode though

Yeah the lock button would not be too bad. I usually switch modes by accident when putting the camera in the bag. :/

400dabuser wrote in post #12561889
That button on the mode wheel that the 60D has

You can have the modification done to your mode dial if you have a 7D or 5D II. I had mine modified and it's definitely worth it. I've missed many shots because my camera got accidently bumped into bulb or a custom setting while hanging from my black rapid. Now, however, I never have to worry about it being in the wrong mode! I love it and I think all the Canon cameras should have it. It's not very difficult to push the button down and turn the knob. It won't slow you down any, so the only downside is getting used to a new system.

Vermin87 wrote in post #12564965
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I've missed many shots because my camera got accidentally bumped into bulb or a custom setting while hanging from my black rapid.

What in the world do you guys do with your cameras that this dial gets "accidentally bumped" into the wrong position? It has never happened to me and, given the position (and stiffness) of that dial, I can't even conceive of how it gets "accidentally bumped" into the wrong position unless you are swinging the camera around by the dial!!

hairy_moth wrote in post #12565076
What in the world do you guys do with your cameras that this dial gets "accidentally bumped" into the wrong position? It has never happened to me and, given the position (and stiffness) of that dial, I can't even conceive of how it gets "accidentally bumped" into the wrong position unless you are swinging the camera around by the dial!!

Well other brands have locking dials. And Canon has recently added a locking dial and even offered to modify certain existing models to have a locking dial for $100 so it must be something desired.

On the 1-series, you need to hold down 2 buttons at the same time in order to change the camera mode. They've been like that for a long time.

hairy_moth wrote in post #12565076
What in the world do you guys do with your cameras that this dial gets "accidentally bumped" into the wrong position? It has never happened to me and, given the position (and stiffness) of that dial, I can't even conceive of how it gets "accidentally bumped" into the wrong position unless you are swinging the camera around by the dial!!

On my old 30D the mode dial was much more stiffer, it would not move so easily. The 5Dii mode dial moves much easier. Like sliding the camera in the bag can accidentally move the dial, does not take too much to move it. :/

hairy_moth wrote in post #12565076
What in the world do you guys do with your cameras that this dial gets "accidentally bumped" into the wrong position? It has never happened to me and, given the position (and stiffness) of that dial, I can't even conceive of how it gets "accidentally bumped" into the wrong position unless you are swinging the camera around by the dial!!

My camera hangs off my black rapid strap right around my right upper thigh. When I'm walking around at a wedding, the camera sways a little and the knob is rubbing up against my leg constantly. It's very easy for it to get switched to a different mode.

LOL.. I believe it is a real issues.. enough people are mentioning it. Maybe it's worse on the 5D than the 7D.

I just tried to rub my camera against my thigh to see if I could turn the dial.. I could, but I had to really try.

Definitely the AF. And wouldn't mind speedlite controls like the D700

It's time to get rid of the mirror.
Press the shutter release half way:
Open the shutter, focus using the image sensor, measure the light using the image sensor, close the shutter. Based on the light measurement the camera processor calculates 3 suitable sequential exposures. For example: 1/100, 1/333 and 1/1000.
Press the shutter release all the way:
The camera executes the 3 calculated sequential exposures 1/100, 1/333 and 1/1000.
By menu selection the camera can now save the three exposures separately or the processor can produce and save an optimized in-camera HDR image.
Maybe you should combine this with an electronic view finder, or better yet, an eyepiece view finder.

bengtenyman wrote in post #13013258
It's time to get rid of the mirror.
Press the shutter release half way:
Open the shutter, focus using the image sensor, measure the light using the image sensor, close the shutter. Based on the light measurement the camera processor calculates 3 suitable sequential exposures. For example: 1/100, 1/333 and 1/1000.
Press the shutter release all the way:
The camera executes the 3 calculated sequential exposures 1/100, 1/333 and 1/1000.
By menu selection the camera can now save the three exposures separately or the processor can produce and save an optimized in-camera HDR image.
Maybe you should combine this with an electronic view finder, or better yet, an eyepiece view finder.

Why?

You do realize getting rid of the mirror would necessitate the addition of an electronic viewfinder, correct? Either that or it is no longer an SLR and will have issues with parallax.

bengtenyman wrote in post #13013258
It's time to get rid of the mirror.
Press the shutter release half way:
Open the shutter, focus using the image sensor, measure the light using the image sensor, close the shutter. Based on the light measurement the camera processor calculates 3 suitable sequential exposures. For example: 1/100, 1/333 and 1/1000.
Press the shutter release all the way:
The camera executes the 3 calculated sequential exposures 1/100, 1/333 and 1/1000.
By menu selection the camera can now save the three exposures separately or the processor can produce and save an optimized in-camera HDR image.
Maybe you should combine this with an electronic view finder, or better yet, an eyepiece view finder.

Be less than one hundred bucks. Only way I'd be able to afford it.

How would this work at 3+ frames per second with predictive focus without at least a partial mirror?

RDKirk wrote in post #13017718
How would this work at 3+ frames per second with predictive focus without at least a partial mirror?

very very fast image processing. I don't think we are there yet.