Well after the entire 1d3 issue with the focusing and such, Im sure Canon wants to put that WAAAAY behind them, however, reports of the new 50D aren't looking so good.
While its an interesting read for sure, it sounds almost exactly like what the "DBS" (dead battery syndrome) was with Nikon, which apparently plagued a number of models. The err99 problem in 50ds is linked to the batteries, so I'm guessing its basically the same thing.
i haven't read the whole stuff there, but aren't there always a few models that exhibit a slight malfunction? Those early adopters are mainly people who can be seen on these forums a lot too, so these errors look excessive, i bet most of the 50D owners are plenty happy.
If not: sheesh that would really suck, back to manufacturing copiers i'd say...
So far the report is from one service tech that could be spouting nonsense. Lets wait for some real word on what's up and see if anyone ever test out the difference.
Don't believe what you read on the internet or see on Fox News.
Hmm, reminds me of the 1DIII problems. People would post, then half of them would say "No problems here", or "you're doing it wrong", or similar but turned out bad. Glad I made the switch back to Nikon!
Steve Perry wrote:
Hmm, reminds me of the 1DIII problems. People would post, then half of them would say "No problems here", or "you're doing it wrong", or similar but turned out bad. Glad I made the switch back to Nikon!
Steve
True, but with nikon cameras you'll always get: My D-whatever tends to overexpose, buy at least 1 stop. Then you'll see several testshots of empty cokebottles or mailboxes.
Ben, do we really need this type of thread here I shoot both disciplines but come over here (Nikon Forum) to get away from this crap...
or so I thought.
Doesn't seem to me that this is any worse than the dead battery syndrome on the D300's (and D200's and D80's and apparently even D700's - and the D80 and D200 versions only JUST NOW got fixed! D700 isn't fixed yet.)
chemprof wrote:
Doesn't seem to me that this is any worse than the dead battery syndrome on the D300's (and D200's and D80's and apparently even D700's - and the D80 and D200 versions only JUST NOW got fixed! D700 isn't fixed yet.)
Gerald
Sorry, don't mean to go OT BUT - Do you any more info on this? One time in Yellowstone a couple weeks ago my D300 had a full battery but then would flash that it was dead. Turn it off and on it's good again till I pressed the shutter. Popping out the battery fixed it, but I didn't know it was an known bug.
trenchmonkey wrote:
Ben, do we really need this type of thread here I shoot both disciplines but come over here (Nikon Forum) to get away from this crap...
or so I thought.
just thought I'd spread the EOSfun, lololol.
I normally dont post this type of crap, but thought it was fairly interesting, so I had to.
Steve Perry wrote:
Hmm, reminds me of the 1DIII problems. People would post, then half of them would say "No problems here", or "you're doing it wrong", or similar but turned out bad. Glad I made the switch back to Nikon!
Steve
We're glad you went back to Nikon too. It keeps the Canon blood pure.
Steve Perry wrote:
Hmm, reminds me of the 1DIII problems. People would post, then half of them would say "No problems here", or "you're doing it wrong", or similar but turned out bad. Glad I made the switch back to Nikon!
Steve
I stood up for Canon on a bunch of other forums and my Mark III was doing fine. That was until a couple weeks ago when the Mark III decided to just stop autofocusing for me all together. Off to Canon for repair and then it is off to the auction block.
I shot Nikon from 2001 to 2006 and now I am back to Nikon and cannot believe all that I have been missing out on. When I switched to Canon, it was because they had the edge on the SLR market with full frame sensors, faster glass and whatnot while Nikon stuck to the same ol' 6-10mp bodies with poor ISO.
Now, I think Nikon trumps canon in every department except faster glass. I would rather loose a stop of light and have sharp images than have that extra play and have oof ones any day!
Steve Perry wrote:
Sorry, don't mean to go OT BUT - Do you any more info on this? One time in Yellowstone a couple weeks ago my D300 had a full battery but then would flash that it was dead. Turn it off and on it's good again till I pressed the shutter. Popping out the battery fixed it, but I didn't know it was an known bug.
Steve
Yes, that's the problem. I've had it a few times with my D200, but not my D300 (go figure). The latest firmware updates are supposed to fix this (check the Nikon site).
shutter2speak wrote:
I stood up for Canon on a bunch of other forums and my Mark III was doing fine. That was until a couple weeks ago when the Mark III decided to just stop autofocusing for me all together. Off to Canon for repair and then it is off to the auction block.
I am not defending Canon but that situation can happen to you with a Nikon camera or with any other camera for that matter. That's the reason they have a professional service center. If you switch system (including all lenses) each time your camera fails you, it could be really expensive but whatever floats your boat .
trenchmonkey wrote:
Ben, do we really need this type of thread here I shoot both disciplines but come over here (Nikon Forum) to get away from this crap...
or so I thought.
Same here, Will, and I am enjoying both, I may add .
Man, I'm sure every camera has its little quirks that need to get worked out.
Actually, there is something called the "bathtub distribution" that refers to the defect rate of any product over time. It's because the defect rate is relatively high initially (like 2-5% or even higher) as the "teething problems" are worked out. The defect rate then stabilizes at something reasonable throughout the lifetime of the product and then shoots up again as the product enters its end-of-life.
So no need to gloat over Canon's bathtub distribution. This is why I'm glad I'm always behind the tech curve
BTW Josh, do post up some pictures taken with your Nikon gear sometime. Just be sure to tell us the tech details of each shot
I shoot both disciplines but come over here (Nikon Forum) to get away from this crap...
