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Mar 23, 2009 09:40 | #1

Hi all...

As the title states, I would like to get opinions on what the problem is with my 1Dmk2... But first let me say that I shot over 40 images before any problems developed... The glass mounted on the body was a 400 5.6L... Look at the examples below....

IMAGE: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v467/airbutchie/Various%20Images/banding01.jpg

IMAGE: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v467/airbutchie/Various%20Images/banding02.jpg

At first I thought that I didn't secure the glass to the body, so I removed the glass and re-locked... I can feel and hear the locking mechanism so I knew it was securly in place... I tooks a few more shots with the results below...

IMAGE: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v467/airbutchie/Various%20Images/banding03.jpg

IMAGE: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v467/airbutchie/Various%20Images/banding04.jpg

Hmmmm... So decided to switch glass and mount my 70-200 2.8L IS to see if anything changes... I took a few shots and this is what I got...

IMAGE: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v467/airbutchie/Various%20Images/banding05.jpg

By process of elimination, I figured it wasn't either of the glass but the body itself... So I put it away for the rest of the afternoon and used my 5D instead... When I got home later in the afternoon, I took out my 1Dmk2 (which still had the 70-200 2.8L IS mounted) and took one shot to see if anything has changed...

IMAGE: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v467/airbutchie/Various%20Images/banding06.jpg

Freakin' eh?! No "banding" whatsoever!!! What the hell?! Now i'm perplexed... Is my shutter assembly starting to falter? Do sensors really get that bad? Is it time to upgrade to a 1Dmk3? Hehhehehhee... Anyhoo... Any information, assistance, and/or guidance on what this "banding" problem could be would be greatly appreciated... Thanks in advance...

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Mar 23, 2009 09:43 | #2

Me thinketh it's the shutter.

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Mar 23, 2009 09:51 | #3

how many actuations?

looks like a worn shutter to me.

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Mar 23, 2009 09:51 | #4

jwcdds wrote in post #7580070

Me thinketh it's the shutter.

I would agree. Check the shutter. It could be failing on you, and these things do happen.

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Mar 23, 2009 09:53 as a reply to @ jwcdds's post | #5

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news...............
It's the shutter starting to fail.
As soon as I saw that the first image was @ 1/2500th/sec. I thought that was the problem and guessed that the last would be at a much slower speed - sure enough, 1/25th/sec., that clinched the diagnosis.

How many actuations?

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Mar 23, 2009 10:19 as a reply to @ PaulB's post | #6

It's the shutter. My shutter was replaced on my 1D MKII about 3 months ago. My photos showed the exact same symtoms. Sent it to Canon and they replaced shutter unit. I think it was $339.

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Mar 23, 2009 11:05 | #7

Thanks everyone for your diagnosis... Shutter count, as of the last picture I posted, using Foxbat's actuation count software (thanks Foxbat) is 51,333... Looks like I'll be visiting CPS in Irvine this week... Again, thanks everyone for your input...

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Mar 23, 2009 11:13 | #8

Wow, that's crazy. If it is the shutter at least it's a relatively low cost fix ($200 or so). Good luck!

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Mar 23, 2009 11:19 | #9

A trip to Irvine should do it some good. It's a failing shutter

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Mar 23, 2009 11:34 | #10

^ Yes sir... My destination sometime this week...

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Mar 23, 2009 21:15 | #11

My shutter went out on me and it was the same thing! Sent it to Canon and it ran me $211. Got it back in under 2 weeks.

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Mar 24, 2009 01:13 | #12

Only 50k that's strange. My shutter is at 230.000 shots and still working. I expect that he will die every day.

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