Official 1dx Mark III owners unite! Post photos and discuss.

Freeze ups??

Whats going on here ??

I have read this a few times

By my count, we have 4 1DXIII owners with some sort of lock ups happening. That's 4 out of a very small number with the camera in hand,. a high percentage indeed.

umphotography wrote in post #19024626
Freeze ups??

Whats going on here ??

I have read this a few times

No biggie, just needs a firmware update.

Whatever the issues, Canon will want to resolve them quickly as they get closer to the Olympics. So expect some firmware "upgrade" to improve or enhance a feature in the body before too long. Fingers crossed.

robamy wrote in post #19024611
I am back from the short Florida trip. Weather was not good for almost the entire trip. The winds where very strong, had an Osprey boat tour cancelled due to the wind. Overall we made the best of it. The 1dx Mark III performed very well on the trip. I did have two freeze ups, quick pull of the battery and good to go again. The biggest improvements I have noticed is how well the 2x on the 600mm tracks now. The 400mm DO also is much faster with the 2x on it over the 1dx Mark II by a lot. I did not use that lens much but when I did it performed very well. The AF hands down is improved over the the 1dx Mark III. Here are a couple many more to come.

840mm handheld

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2iDc​aWv Male Snail Kite by A & R Photography, on Flickr

1200mm handheld

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2iDc​adM Florida Scrub Jay by A & R Photography, on Flickr

840mm Handheld

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2iDe​2aj Osprey by A & R Photography, on Flickr

Superb!; especially the last one.

xhosa12 wrote in post #19024850
Superb!; especially the last one.

Thank you

A little faster subject

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2iDn​TUp

robamy wrote in post #19024890
A little faster subject

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2iDn​TUp Tree Swallow by A & R Photography, on Flickr

One of my favorite shots that you have posted to date. Wow !!!! excellent capture

robamy wrote in post #19024890
A little faster subject

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2iDn​TUp Tree Swallow by A & R Photography, on Flickr

Welp.... that shot is gonna cost me about six grand....

John Sheehy wrote in post #19024617
That sounds like the behavior has not changed in reporting, then.

I have often wished that manufacturers gave an option to manually chose a number of stops down from wide-open, instead of the f-ratios. That would be more intuitive when swapping TCs in and out, IMO. I have often wondered how many times someone gave a bad report on TC use because their lens is sharpest a stop down from open, and when they swapped in the TC, the lens opened up all the way to its aberrations, due to a maintained f-ratio.

Tres Bien !

Another scare video re issues with the Mkiii
https://www.youtube.co​m …ZdyOkyzWZjJfMV5​R4d_nLjFV8

Red Dog wrote in post #19025154
Another scare video re issues with the Mkiii
https://www.youtube.co​m …ZdyOkyzWZjJfMV5​R4d_nLjFV8

So .... any of you guys who have been using the MkIII notice any "oil spray" on your images as described in this video?

Alan

1D oil splatter is a well known issue. Top left corner (of the image) affected the most.

"we find a fault" is simply an ignorant claim. Stay tuned for his next video where he discovers smoking damages your lungs.

WyzMan wrote in post #19025181
So .... any of you guys who have been using the MkIII notice any "oil spray" on your images as described in this video?

Alan

I have seen spots in all my 1dx cameras including this one. I have put around 20k on it. Dust or oil? No big deal just do a wet clean and you're good. That video is a bit over dramatic. I have seen spots on every brand of camera that changes lenses, DSLR or mirrorless. I see it more of an issue for video if you did not clean it, spots are tough to remove in videos, but it can happen to all of them. I am a CPS member so Canon will clean it but it is easier and faster to just do it myself.