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 p.35 #4 · •Poll v3.1: MkIII have AF issues? | |
mill4570 wrote:
Jeff,
From your post, can I believe you, as a moderator of a forum, are totally objective about the Mark III? I'm not sure anyone who feels he is holding a $4500 door stop or paper weight can be objective. People who have never used the camera much less owned it for any period of time, have chimmed in on every forum on the internet with their "unbiased" opinion of the MK III.
The bottom line is simply this; people having huge problems with the MK III have only internet forums and chat rooms to vent their frustration. Canon has been silent so far and this is very aggrevating to many. People who can get some use from their MK III can afford to wait for Canon to do something. Trying to find someone totally objective about the MK III.......I doubt it.
Please understand, I am not attacking you but only asking the question "are you truly objective about the MK III?"
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Hi Richard, no offense taken. I am a bit puzzled as to why my quote in your last post is related to my objectivity in regard to the MkIII? Also, what does being a moderator have to do with being (unable to be?) objective about the MkIII? Not sure I understand it, but I can address your basic question.
Can anyone who owns the MkIII be truly objective? I have never, ever said that the MkIII is a $4500 paper weight for anyone but those who absolutely stake their livelihoods on using AI Servo shooting people sports using longer glass. I'm not sure how familiar you are with my longstanding and ongoing input here in the forums in regard to the MkIII (I've owned it since 6/1/07). My opinion is indeed 'biased', as is anyone's who owns a MkIII. Furthermore, the inconsistency of the beast makes any limited experience with the camera no better than anecdotal; some people don't discover the issue for a month or more after owning the camera, for whatever reason(s).
That being said, I have been very up front about several things. The first and most salient issue is that the AI Servo issues are far outweighed (for the average photographer) by the camera's fantastic image quality and handling characteristics. The files truly are second-to-none, disregarding resolution, which, I might add, is adequate for probably 90%+ of the photographers on these boards. IMO, that is a fact, and that fact makes the MkIII one of the finest 'high-end' all-around cameras that currently exist. But, for professional sports photographers shooting people, the camera could be an absolute nightmare.
The second thing I've never wavered on (once my camera manifested the AF issue) is the fact that the camera does indeed have an AF problem, and that I remain convinced that Canon will find a way to fix it, and not by introduction of an "n" version, as so many are postulating. There are too many professionals out there who rely on their equipment who need this camera to work; Canon won't abandon the rest of us.
I don't know that one could consider me any more objective than the next MkIII owner, but I haven't 'tested' any AF issues since 8/23/07, and I'm now simply using the camera - for everything. I've been submitting more 'typical' results to the 'MkIII Successes' image thread, just so people can see that the camera works, in general. I haven't abandoned it for sports in favor of my backup 30D, and my results are currently no worse, given the C.Fn settings that I've now settled on (for kids soccer). The camera performs fantastically for 90% of what I shoot, and yes, I can wait for Canon to determine what to do about it.
Am I part of the problem for not 'standing up' by sending my body in to Irvine only to be sent back in the same condition? Perhaps, but at the moment I can't be without it midway through fall soccer season. Once I can be without it for a week or so, I may entertain that notion. However many service center personnel are indeed telling people not to send them in yet, and I think that speaks volumes. I just wish that someone in Japan would say something formal to someone, because all of the internet rhetoric in regard to the 'real problem with the MkIII' is getting old. We need some facts, it's been more than 3 months.
Respectfully,
Jeff
FM.com Moderator
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