5d mark II strange black dots?

JohnnyG wrote in post #6830726
In light of all of this, I'm terribly disappointed, as I imagine many are! I've been waiting about 1 1/2 years for this camera and now this???

I guess I'm canceling my order until they get this straightened out! What a disaster!!!

You're right the first time...it's disappointing, but when was the last time you had to install new Microsoft updates? Computerized gadgets are like that.

Buy the camera! I'm waiting for mine by UPS tomorrow night. I would not consider this a disaster, I think that's an over-reaction. A roadbump, a pot hole that will be filled in. And it will, or Canon's public image, I guarantee you, will need a software upgrade.

tvphotog wrote in post #6830962
...I would not consider this a disaster, I think that's an over-reaction. A roadbump, a pot hole that will be filled in. And it will, or Canon's public image, I guarantee you, will need a software upgrade.

I think it's still too early to tell. It could be nothing or it could be serious. Just gonna have to wait.

birdstrike wrote in post #6830859
My 5DII has firmware version 1.0.6.

Since I just checked in here I haven't had time to try and duplicate the problem.

I've got 1.0.6 and I was able to reproduce it last night with white Christmas lights and ISO 6400. Not a big deal to me though as it is so miniscule, difficult to reproduce, only visible to pixel peepers and will most likely get corrected by Canon soon. No sweat for me, this camera is amazing.

rnb2 wrote in post #6830866
You're free to do whatever you want, of course, but this reaction is just the sort of thing that people are talking about. This is not a "disaster" - this is a VERY MINOR, VIRTUALLY UNDETECTABLE image artifact, noticeable only if you know what you are looking for and are viewing at 100% (and sometimes not even then).

Exactly... it is not a "disaster' - to call it that is very much an overreaction.

rnb2 wrote in post #6830866
You're free to do whatever you want, of course, but this reaction is just the sort of thing that people are talking about. This is not a "disaster" - this is a VERY MINOR, VIRTUALLY UNDETECTABLE image artifact, noticeable only if you know what you are looking for and are viewing at 100% (and sometimes not even then).

It's regrettable that it's there, of course, but I trust Canon to fix it in the near future. Unless your primary application is astrophotography, this is, in my opinion, nothing that should delay a purchase. There's simply a vanishingly small set of circumstances where it will effect the image in any noticeable way.

I know people are primed to jump on Canon because of how they handled the 1D3 AF issue, but this is nowhere near as severe an issue, and is turning into a classic "internet echo chamber", where the amount of whailing and gnashing of teeth is out of all proportion to the scale of the problem.

Peoples expectations of stuff working 100% perfect out of the box, are WAY overblown. Sometimes things don't work, so they need to be fixed. No problem, but they automatically think it's the end of the world, because the hype, and expectation of the "perfect thing" leads to anti-climax. It only effects a small percentage of the shots, but people automatically assume it's a major flaw. Society runs on immediate gratification and if that cannot be achieved they feel they are being cheated out of something. Fear mongering. It's the new rage.

Anyone can rule out the lenses - and/or any filters on the lenses? I've seen similar creatures while shooting with my 30D with the 17-55/2.8 IS when there's been huge spot lights shining into the lens.

Just thinking out loud.

JohnnyG wrote in post #6830726
In light of all of this, I'm terribly disappointed, as I imagine many are! I've been waiting about 1 1/2 years for this camera and now this???

I guess I'm canceling my order until they get this straightened out! What a disaster!!!

Disaster? I don't think so. Disappointed? No way! I love this camera and the truth is if I didn't know about the issue from reading about here, I wouldn't notice it. 99.95% (estimate) of my shots will not have it and the .05% or so that do, it still won't be noticeable by anyone except a rare few pixel peepers (i.e. not me or anyone else I know). I suppose I could throw a fit and send it back to B&H, but I so no reason as this thing rocks!

CyberPet wrote in post #6831077
Anyone can rule out the lenses - and/or any filters on the lenses? I've seen similar creatures while shooting with my 30D with the 17-55/2.8 IS when there's been huge spot lights shining into the lens.

Just thinking out loud.

I reproduced it last night with a 24-105 + Hoya Pro-1 UV shooting white Christmas lights.

CyberPet wrote in post #6831077
Anyone can rule out the lenses - and/or any filters on the lenses? I've seen similar creatures while shooting with my 30D with the 17-55/2.8 IS when there's been huge spot lights shining into the lens.

Just thinking out loud.

It's done it with my 24-105 and 70-200 IS.

Agreed with what a lot of people are saying. Using the word "disaster" is being a bit overly dramatic IMO. With that said though, only Canon has the power prevent this from becoming one.

mullkv wrote in post #6817972
I don't seem to have it on my version:

http://www.kevinmullin​s.co.uk/IMG_5131.jpg

This image has a big highlight blown out and I can't see it (doesn't mean its not there, just I can't see it). I can't see it on any of the other shots I've taken too and they have pretty much all been night shots with lights in places.

I'll keep looking though and let me know if you see it in the above snap.

Kevin

Yields

aIpha wrote in post #6831109
Using the word "disaster" is being a bit overly dramatic . . . only Canon has the power prevent this from becoming one.

Exactly right.

TeamSpeed wrote in post #6831132
Yields

Try: http://www.kevinmullin​s.co.uk/IMG.jpg

This is the full jpg from the camera.

Question:

Can anybody get to the 5d mk II reviews on the usa.canon.com website?

I got there this morning, but cannot now.

When I drill down thru the menus to bring up the support page for that camera, and when I click on the Read All Reviews link, I get a popup windows that says "access to restricted url denied."

Anybody else?

CannedHeat wrote in post #6831315
Question:

Can anybody get to the 5d mk II reviews on the usa.canon.com website?

I got there this morning, but cannot now.

When I drill down thru the menus to bring up the support page for that camera, and when I click on the Read All Reviews link, I get a popup windows that says "access to restricted url denied."

Anybody else?

http://www.usa.canon.c​om …elid=17662#Mode​lDetailAct