Nick5 Goldmember  More info | Feb 27, 2013 22:29 | #1 Today I drove to the New Jersey Canon Repair Center to pick up my first 7D body that had the new Locking Mode Dial installed and to drop off my second 7D to have the same dial installed. Do you know how many times I would carry my cameras over my shoulder, only to end up being in BULB Mode. No more BULB. Canon 5D Mark III (x2), BG-E11 Grips, 7D (x2) BG-E7 Grips, Canon Lenses 16-35 f/4 L IS, 17-40 f/4 L, 24-70 f/4 L IS, 70-200 f/2.8 L IS II, 70-200 f/4 L IS, 70-200 f/4 L IS Version II, 100-400 f/4.5-5.6 L IS Version II, TS-E 24 f/3.5 L II, 100 f/2.8 L Macro IS, 10-22 f3.5-4.5, 17-55 f/2.8 L IS, 85 f/1.8, Canon 1.4 Extender III, 5 Canon 600 EX-RT, 2 Canon ST-E3 Transmitters, Canon PRO-300 Printer
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Mark1 Cream of the Crop  6,725 posts Likes: 7 Joined Feb 2008 Location: Maryland More info | Feb 27, 2013 22:40 | #2 I have been thinking about getting it for my 5D2. I have not bumped it often. But it seems to happen at the exact wrong times. Enough to make me want to swap it out for the locking one.
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Feb 27, 2013 23:01 | #3 Go for it Mark. It's well worth it. Canon 5D Mark III (x2), BG-E11 Grips, 7D (x2) BG-E7 Grips, Canon Lenses 16-35 f/4 L IS, 17-40 f/4 L, 24-70 f/4 L IS, 70-200 f/2.8 L IS II, 70-200 f/4 L IS, 70-200 f/4 L IS Version II, 100-400 f/4.5-5.6 L IS Version II, TS-E 24 f/3.5 L II, 100 f/2.8 L Macro IS, 10-22 f3.5-4.5, 17-55 f/2.8 L IS, 85 f/1.8, Canon 1.4 Extender III, 5 Canon 600 EX-RT, 2 Canon ST-E3 Transmitters, Canon PRO-300 Printer
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sffire Member 149 posts Likes: 2 Joined Jan 2013 Location: Daly City,CA More info | Feb 27, 2013 23:05 | #4 How much does this type of upgrade cost?
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Feb 28, 2013 02:07 | #5 Funny how the dial was panned when it first showed up on the 60D. ~Steve~
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ScottM Goldmember More info | Feb 28, 2013 07:20 | #6 flowrider wrote in post #15660343  Funny how the dial was panned when it first showed up on the 60D. I didn't like the idea when it first was offered, either, but have grown to really like it on my 5D3. One of these days I need to send my 7D in for the upgrade.
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LarryWeinman Goldmember 1,438 posts Likes: 66 Joined Jul 2006 More info | Feb 28, 2013 07:52 | #7 I had mine done about a year ago and consider it money well spent. My Mode dial would shift even if the camera brushed against my body and I don't have a pot belly, or it would shift when I pulled the camera out of the bag, lost allot of pictures that way. 7D Mark II 6D 100mm f 2.8 macro 180mm f 3.5 macro, MP-E-65 300mm f 2.8 500mm f4 Tokina 10-17mm fisheye 10-22mm 17-55mm 24-105mm 70-300mm 70-200 f 2.8 Mk II 100-400mm Mk II 1.4 TCIII 2X TCIII 580EX II 430 EX II MT 24 EX Sigma 150-600
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Feb 28, 2013 08:06 | #8 I've never had any problem with any of my bodies switching modes without my permission, but I still appreciate the locking dial on my 6d. It just adds an extra step when switching modes thats kind of like the camera asking "Are you sure?" Aaron
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MGiddingsPhotography Senior Member  964 posts Likes: 10 Joined Mar 2010 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK More info | Feb 28, 2013 08:09 | #9 Has happened to me a couple of times when the wrong mode was knocked on. Has to be a good thing if it can stop it happening.
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RHChan84 Goldmember  2,320 posts Likes: 24 Joined Apr 2011 Location: Mass More info | Feb 28, 2013 08:37 | #10 |
steve75 Senior Member  535 posts Joined Jan 2007 Location: Clevedon, UK More info | Feb 28, 2013 08:55 | #11 I never had a problem with the mode dial on my 30d, or on my 40d but.... on the 7d i've knocked it into bulb a few times now! Current gear: EOS 7D w/ BG-E7
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tgara Goldmember  2,336 posts Likes: 8 Joined Sep 2007 Location: Connecticut, USA More info | Feb 28, 2013 10:51 | #12 sffire wrote in post #15660040 How much does this type of upgrade cost? According to the email info I requested and received from Canon on this upgrade last week, the cost is $100. I believe my estimate ended up being about $121, including about $7 tax and $14 return shipping. EOS 5D Mark III
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MikeWa Senior Member  More info | Feb 28, 2013 11:23 | #13 When I got my 7D I couldn't see how this could possibly be a problem. I mean, How could you possibly bump the mode dial in such a way as to make it turn to a different setting? almost impossible. Well my 7D is at Irvine and should be back in a few days with the upgrade. Ha ha I figured out how to bump the thing. So I sure am glad this modification is available. Mike...G9; 7D; 7D Mark II; EF-S 10-22mm; EF-S 18-135mm IS STM; EF 28-300mm F3.5-5.6L; EF 70-300mm IS USM; EF 70-200mm F2.8L IS-II; EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS; EXT 1.4-II & 2.0-III; The more I learn the less I know.
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Feb 28, 2013 11:28 | #14 steve75 wrote in post #15660939 I never had a problem with the mode dial on my 30d, or on my 40d but.... on the 7d i've knocked it into bulb a few times now! My exact experience. I had both a 30D and a 40D and never had a problem, but I sent my 7D in as soon as this was announced, because it happened far too often before the upgrade. Digital EOS 90D Canon: EF 50mm f/1.8 II, EF 50mm f/2.5 Compact Macro, Life-Size Converter EF Tamron: SP 17-50mm f/2.8 DiII, 18-400mm f/3.5-6.3 DiII VC HLD, SP 150-600 f/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2, SP 70-200 f/2.8 Di VC USD, 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 DiII VC HLD Sigma: 30mm f/1.4 DC Art Rokinon: 8mm f/3.5 AS IF UMC
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steve75 Senior Member 535 posts Joined Jan 2007 Location: Clevedon, UK More info | Feb 28, 2013 11:34 | #15 tgara wrote in post #15661296 Steve75, here's the Service Advisory for the UK: http://www.canon.co.uk …14-796314&page=1&type=faq Thanks Current gear: EOS 7D w/ BG-E7
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