5D mk3 Custom modes

HI

I recently got a 5D mk3 and like the C1, 2, AND 3 modes for saving settings. I set C1 to Av mode with a few other settings obviously but I find that if I use this C1 setting in a situation where I want to set my aperture to, f8 when the camera goes to sleep and i wake it up again, the aperture defaults to the largest aperture.

Is there a way to use the custom modes which allows me to keep the aperture where i want it?


Thanks

My 60D does the same thing. I believe all EOS bodies act that way. The easiest solution is to set the "AUTO POWER OFF" function to "OFF". This will stop the camera from powering down and going back to C1 settings when it wakes up.

EDIT:
Or set C1 to f/8.

Thanks Tommy. It seems odd because it doesn't do it in normal Av mode, but there you go.

I had hoped there might be a way round it but I suppose I'll just have to check and change the aperture back to where I want it.

willie45 wrote in post #16162850
I had hoped there might be a way round it but I suppose I'll just have to check and change the aperture back to where I want it.

Well, there is a way round it as Tommy suggested, just turn off the "Auto Power Off" function. That way, the camera won't power down and return the settings to default. I have mine set to never power down and it is absolutely no problem, the battery still gives me a good days shooting and 2,000+ shots on a charge.

What they said. When the camera powers off, it always resets the C settings to the saved values, but the normal modes do not, they keep the last settings used.

There is a setting in the 5D3's menus to preserve your changes to the custom modes when you switch to another mode or shut the camera off. I do not have the camera or manual in front of me, but the option is there -- that is how my 5D3 is configured. My 7D does not have this option -- the changes must be saved manually.

Thanks again for the comments. I realise there is the option of not powering the camera down. I was in lah-lah land while I was writing my post in reply to Tommy. I meant to say I was hoping for a fix in the custom settings but that instead I would have to either check the aperture or power down but for some reason my mind went a bit blank half way through I don't suppose keeping the power on is a big deal either given the battery life of the camera so looks like my preferred option. It doesn't seem ideal to me because after shooting, I'd probably forget all about it, put it in my bag and pick it up next morning with flat batteries

Read page 332 of the 5D3 user manual. It explains how to configure the camera for automatic updating of the custom modes.

willie45 wrote in post #16163273
Thanks again for the comments. I realise there is the option of not powering the camera down. I was in lah-lah land while I was writing my post in reply to Tommy. I meant to say I was hoping for a fix in the custom settings but that instead I would have to either check the aperture or power down but for some reason my mind went a bit blank half way through I don't suppose keeping the power on is a big deal either given the battery life of the camera so looks like my preferred option. It doesn't seem ideal to me because after shooting, I'd probably forget all about it, put it in my bag and pick it up next morning with flat batteries

I avoid the dead-battery-the-next-day issue by setting my auto-power off to its longest setting. On the 60D that is 30 minutes. That keeps it from powering down during a shoot and saves me lots of battery if I forget about it. I NEVER use OFF.

Tommy1957 wrote in post #16163478
I avoid the dead-battery-the-next-day issue by setting my auto-power off to its longest setting. On the 60D that is 30 minutes. That keeps it from powering down during a shoot and saves me lots of battery if I forget about it. I NEVER use OFF.

That solves my problem, Tommy. I should have thought of that. I'm pretty new to the camera and they're a lot more complex than they used to be so a wee bit to learn I'm afraid.

Thanks for your help

Mind if I ask how new you are?

Complex! You betcha. My first SLR was Yashica FX-2, with manual EVERYTHING. My first camera was a Kodak Brownie Hawkeye Flash. I think they quit making them in 1964.

I bought it two weeks ago, Tommy. I'm not really new to Canon but I've been mainly using Nikon for the last 2 years and although I did have and use a 5d Mk 1 for a long time, and I've had a 5dmk 2 around I have never used it for a couple of years or thereabouts .

I have recently sold off my Nikon stuff and now will only use Canon. It's a matter of getting used to the Canon way again but also I'm finding stuff like the AF settings on the mk3 to be a bit of a learning curve. I'm not going to overcomplicate it though. I'm pretty good with the big stuff and little things like the question I've asked I'll pick up along the way. I suppose the other thing is once you start with a new camera you tend to get involved with things you never bother about when you're using one routinely if you know what I mean. I never used the custom settings on the 5Dmk2. I only really used it manually TBH with studio lights and latterly with some flash.


My first really good camera was an Olympus OM-1. I loved it. I still miss the manual focus you could achieve so easily with it. I can't do that with DSLRs dunno if its just my age or what.

I really do like the mk3 though