Judging by some appearances, I might have an opposite problem with my 1DX. It seems like Canon used excessive lubricant on moving parts of my camera, thus I've had for me unprecedented contamination splatter on the sensor as well as the viewfinder lens. The sensor I have maintained clean by doing numerous cleanings myself, but the VF lens I can not clean, and so far Canon have resisted doing it as a free-of-charge warranty item. I may have to push the Canon higher-ups again to get it done.
(Sadly, in my years of experience with them, Canon Canada have been displaying the mentality of a Trabant motorcar dealer, yet their products prices are Mercedes like. )
I have been experiencing focusing symptoms similar to the first item, and was ascribing it to my 400 ISII, which has been to CPS twice already. I played with the the settings on the 1DX and thought the system behaved better, but could have been fooled by the uncertainties in this possibly intermittent phenomena. I have alluded to this before, especially with respect to BIF attempts. I haven't noticed the malady described in the second item - yet, although this could be masked by the occurrence of the first.
I'll check the serial number when I get home. Funny that one can hope that his camera is a bit defective but fixable, isn't it?
arbitrage wrote:
With that many numbers (1-7) I would think it highly likely that this is going to contain all current 1DXs out there. The "A" mark will probably only come into affect for all of the ones that get repaired and the number #8 batch is likely fairly new or not even started yet.
So far, checking 3 different forums, I've yet to see a report of someone not in the 1-7 range.
I also saw two reports of people who just bought one in the last 1-2 weeks and they have a #6 in that spot.
Mine is extremely new (less than a week) and has a 6.
Just because you don't have a problem yet, don't feel too happy - this sounds like it's a problem that causes undue wear, and the symptoms appear as parts wear. All that means is that your camera hasn't worn far enough for the symptoms to be noticeable.
I'd get any body in the range in for the recall as soon as possible.
I don't have a 1D X, but I had a 1D III, and they did a surprisingly quick job on that recall - I put it in one week and got it back less than a week later. Might not sound impressive until I mention that Christmas was in between
Ugh.. set up a repair ticket for it, got a UPS label, and now I HAVE to use the camera next weekend, can't be without it. So I'll have to cancel it for now.
I guess this would be a good time for me to also - finally - send in my 300/2.8 II for the FW update and lens hood fix/replacement. Deal with both and do without both at the same time.
I must admit, I'm a bit annoyed that I need to schedule another visit for the camera for this advisory after I just picked it up yesterday afternoon...
Dropped mine off today, it is the sixth # from the left.
Preventive maintenance, even if you're not having problems yet.
They said they were informed about it just today also.
Stoffer wrote:
Hmmm, regarding the sixth digit of the serial number - do you count from left or right?
If I go from left to right, I have a "1", but if I check from right to left I have a "0".
Sorry for the maybe stupid question. I have one of the early models.
Good question but I think they mean L to R like reading since I think when they talked about batch numbers for certain other things they'd say second or third digit and those times they clearly meant counting from the left.
But maybe they felt like switching things up this time, variety is the spice of life someone read there.
So yeah that is potentially vague. Taken as a number you might be inclined to go R to L but since these something have weird things like leading zeroes it's more like a word sort of and reading so L to R.
tfoltz wrote:
Dropped mine off today, it is the sixth # from the left.
Preventive maintenance, even if you're not having problems yet.
They said they were informed about it just today also.
-Tim
Please update the thread when you receive your camera back. Curious about approximate turn-around time.
This is great news! I've been going crazy trying to see the viewfinder and thought my close vision was deteriorating, as everything seems to do with age. I've been experiencing some inexplicable AF issues, too.
So nice to know I'm not crazy. Or going blind. Yet.
Mine is batch #5 in the sixth digit location. No "A" or black mark in the battery chamber. I called Canon Service and they expedited my camera to Irvine (CPS) and I hope to get it back before a scheduled shoot next week. My only concern is it being returned with too much lube and I end up with oil on the sensor...
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