That error message seems incredibly amusing, considering the camera is still on...

Reminds me of the error, "Keyboard not detected. Please press F1 to continue."

andrew81 wrote:
I love my MKII

Batteries, chargers and everything that has to do with the battery is not so good in your MKII.
The MKIII battery/charger is a huge improvement

dvarnav wrote:
The Battery chip (controler) is over and this should be covered by waranty

And may we know how you reached that conclusion?

-- V

That error message sounds like a Jack Nicholson movie line

By this time you must have come to realize that Canon is pulling this stuff just to piss you off.

Ariel Bravy wrote:
That error message seems incredibly amusing, considering the camera is still on...

Reminds me of the error, "Keyboard not detected. Please press F1 to continue."
"Battery contains only enough energy to display this message. Camera will now self-destruct using externally timed and applied chemical process. ©2008 Canonentropy.com"

Harvey Moore

That error message sounds like a Jack Nicholson movie line

Thanks guys, I could always use a laugh in relation to the MkIII...

That is over the top funny! Nice job made me spit out my bite of subway.

twistedlim wrote:
Harvey Moore

That error message sounds like a Jack Nicholson movie line

twistedlim wrote:
Harvey Moore

That error message sounds like a Jack Nicholson movie line

Jeff: fix it, sell it. take the hit and be done with this curse of a camera.

i got my 1d Mk III back from service about two weeks ago. it performed fine- better than before the fix. however, i am ready to move onto greener pastures. i put it into the classifieds and i fully disclosed the details of the camera to the potential buyer.

no longer do i feel like dealing with this camera, whether it works as it's supposed to or not. i'm no professional, so i'm quite fine with my 5d. in the end, i guess i paid a really expensive rental fee to have this camera

Well, on this battery that's been in the camera since the 'error', I've shot a lot in the last two days. The battery info shows 2400 shots at 50%.

Photon wrote:
Is there a custom function that will put messages like that on my MkIII? I'd love to be able to call that up at some weddings!


Create an image in Photoshop and put it on your memory card and then view the image in camera.


I do this for product shots sometimes.

Mike V wrote:
Photon wrote:
Is there a custom function that will put messages like that on my MkIII? I'd love to be able to call that up at some weddings!


Create an image in Photoshop and put it on your memory card and then view the image in camera.


I do this for product shots sometimes.



I'm amazed you took me seriously! Hmm, maybe I really should do it...

dave unwin wrote:
I recommend a counselling session between battery and body to try and reconcile their differences

All the best sorting it out though


That new battery must be male....your female body is complaining about the lack of communication skills. Bodies are from Venus, Battereris are from Mars.

Let's trade. My 30D doesn't give this error.

nathanlake wrote:
dave unwin wrote:
I recommend a counselling session between battery and body to try and reconcile their differences

All the best sorting it out though


That new battery must be male....your female body is complaining about the lack of communication skills. Bodies are from Venus, Battereris are from Mars.


This is getting better and better….

Happy shooting,
Yakim.