p.1 #1 · Chuck Westfall comments on 5D banding issues
Chuck Westfall made the following comments on the Digital Wedding Forum regarding the Canon 5D banding problems. Thought you might find it useful:
Hi, Folks:
All of us here in the Camera Division at Canon USA are getting ready to spend the next 10 days in Florida working hard at the PMA show, so time for web monitoring has been somewhat scarce lately. In any event, as promised, Canon Inc. in Japan has indeed been actively investigating the claims of banding under certain conditions with the EOS 5D since the first reports surfaced shortly after the camera was delivered to the market. Here is what we have been told so far:
"There may be cases where random noise or pattern noise [banding] stands out in images taken at high ISO settings. This is because the noise component is also amplified at high ISO settings. Various measures are taken to reduce noise, but the fact is that it cannot be entirely eliminated technologically. We are continuing to work on reducing noise even further."
"The following shooting techniques can reduce or prevent the occurrence of noise."
* Whenever possible, use low ISO settings (ISO 800 or lower)
* For subjects that do not move, use One-Shot AF mode
"Horizontal line noise may be somewhat more noticeable for the following six lenses when compared to other lenses, but horizontal line noise with these lenses can be reduced by replacing parts."
EF85mm F1.8 USM -- Part No. YG2-0199-000
EF16-35mm F2.8L USM -- Part No. YG2-2011-129
EF17-40mm F4L USM -- Part No. YG2-2081-009
EF20-35mm F3.5-4.5 USM -- Part No. YG2-0268-009
EF24-85mm F3.5-4.5 USM -- Part No. YG2-0299-009
EF28-200mm F3.5-5.6 USM -- Part No. YG9-2059-170 or YG9-2059-179
"Going forward, we will continue to work on even further noise reduction in the development of both cameras and lenses from now on. It would be difficult to completely eliminate noise, but we will continue to make efforts to reduce it."
That is all the information we have at present. If there is anything else, we will pass it along.
Best Regards,
Chuck Westfall
Director/Media & Customer Relationship
Camera Marketing Group/Canon U.S.A., Inc.
Feb 22, 2006 at 06:54 PM
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p.1 #2 · Chuck Westfall comments on 5D banding issues
i wonder if it isn't just a case of lower shielding in the 5D.
i've shot mine in the same conditions and settings as others and have not experienced this problem.
could be the case of interference from our friendly local CB'ers who max out their wattage beyond what they are suppose to.
p.1 #3 · Chuck Westfall comments on 5D banding issues
I haven't had the problem anywhere I've been this winter and I've shot 90% action shots at ISO3200. I did read here of the guy shooting the empire state building and he was getting horrible banding from the RF coming from the antennas on the building. He was also blocks away from the building on an adjacent rooftop.
p.1 #6 · Chuck Westfall comments on 5D banding issues
fourfa wrote:
this is actually quite helpful compared to Nikon's stonewall response to D200 banding.
Yeah, Chuck is getting some negative comments on the DWF forum but I really like Chuck. Its not his fault that issues come up but I appreciate him posting on forums to keep us updated.
