Excessive wear could be international in scope. Perhaps it should be reported to the capital - Helslinki.

NYC Shooter wrote:
Actually I posted here and on Canon Rumors...not all over the photo forums.

Thought I could actually get some feedback.

Thanks for the help.

Take those as humor posts...

EB-1 wrote:
Perhaps a few photos would help. Most likely something is rubbing excessively such as a strap or bag.

EBH

artsupreme wrote:
Can you post some photos of it?

+1, would you show us what you are talking about? some images might help

I think he meant "Finnish wearing off my 5D III" . I guess you've taken 150,000 images of Finnish.

Finnish wearing out on the camera? Hmm... that definitely shouldn't happen, and I suggest you contact customer service.

We Finns are usually very hard to wear out.

If your finnish is totally wearing out, get a new one. We are more than five millions now!

mpmendenhall wrote:
The finnish is wearing off? I haiti when that happens. I czecked my 5D classic, and it's still good togo after all these years. Perhaps you should take a pole? There's norway that a sudan, widespread drop in quality would go un-noticed.

EDIT: sorry for any typos; I was russian to respond.

Legend His camera is probably much lighter now with the Finnish no longer attached to the bottom!

I'm Korean but I'm okay with the Finnish. But if the paint is wearing off the left side of your camera after 5 months, you're obviously wearing it on the right side and rubbing it against something abrasive. Maybe studs on your leather jacket or jeans? Oddly, my camera wore a hole in several of my t-shirts. The camera was fine, but then it is a 5D2 and has a superior Finnish to a 5D3...

My box did not have any Finnish in it, is that a special kit from Canon?

Wow...this thread has sure made me laugh.....the problem is not funny but the humor of our members has me rolling with laughter.....Hope u get your finish problem solved....my gut is sore from laughing

See cameras these days? No sisu!

In the good old days more than a few hobbyist photographers secretly induced a bit of brassing on their cameras, the better to look like Winogrand.

The times they are a-changin’.

mpmendenhall wrote: The finnish is wearing off? I haiti when that happens. I czecked my 5D classic, and it's still good togo after all these years. Perhaps you should take a pole? There's norway that a sudan, widespread drop in quality would go un-noticed.

EDIT: sorry for any typos; I was russian to respond.

Great post!

A worn camera is a loved camera because it is being used. Some fabrics are actually very abrasive. Scouring pads are made out of nylon.

Shelf queens look fabulous but are lonely divas.

I don't worry if my cameras and lenses showing wear and tear. I buy them to use them, not to hold them for resale. (Even so I'm a packrat about boxes, and I do sell equipment when I move on.)

NYC Shooter wrote: Thought I could actually get some feedback.

You are getting feedback: fret not, it's not important.

S Dilworth wrote:
See cameras these days? No sisu!


Very true! Cameras aren't like they used to be, and there is definitely a profound lack of sisu.

This truck here (found while going through my archives) is still alive and kicking, which goes to show how far you can go with enough Sisu.


Sisu Diesel by JaakkoHeikkila, on Flickr

And for everyone not familiar with the Finnish term referred to, Sisu can be freely translated as "Guts". Sisu is also the brand-name of a Finnish truck.

Jaakko

NYC Shooter wrote:
Actually I posted here and on Canon Rumors...not all over the photo forums.

Thought I could actually get some feedback.

Thanks for the help.

Since you haven't done it yet, I'll ask again.
Can you post some photos of the wear?

mpmendenhall wrote:
The finnish is wearing off? I haiti when that happens. I czecked my 5D classic, and it's still good togo after all these years. Perhaps you should take a pole? There's norway that a sudan, widespread drop in quality would go un-noticed.

EDIT: sorry for any typos; I was russian to respond.

Nice! I hear Stephen Hawking "speaking" that last sentence in my head.

mpmendenhall wrote:
The finnish is wearing off? I haiti when that happens. I czecked my 5D classic, and it's still good togo after all these years. Perhaps you should take a pole? There's norway that a sudan, widespread drop in quality would go un-noticed.

EDIT: sorry for any typos; I was russian to respond.

Very witty post. One of the few times I wish this forum has a LIKE button.

Chris Tylko wrote:

at least no one can say there's no sense of humor on this board

I can,
"there's no sense of humor on this board"
(except I'd spell it humour),
and I'd be very, very wrong!

mpmendenhall wrote:
The finnish is wearing off? I haiti when that happens. I czecked my 5D classic, and it's still good togo after all these years. Perhaps you should take a pole? There's norway that a sudan, widespread drop in quality would go un-noticed.

EDIT: sorry for any typos; I was russian to respond.

Post of the century.

the wear shows you are out using your camera. that is good

mpmendenhall wrote:
The finnish is wearing off? I haiti when that happens. I czecked my 5D classic, and it's still good togo after all these years. Perhaps you should take a pole? There's norway that a sudan, widespread drop in quality would go un-noticed.

EDIT: sorry for any typos; I was russian to respond.

Iranian to this thread and your post. And I really have to thai to understand it.