Randy Wright
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 p.68 #7 · ['NEW Fix' UPDATE!] - MkIII AF still broken | |
Photon wrote:
Randy, I assume you're talking about all the CFn III settings? Setting #3 to 1 from 0, #4 from 1 to 0, #8 from 1 or 2 to 0?
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Hi Photon,
That's correct, sorry I was not more specific! 
I've regularly read FM, DPreview, Potn, Wally's 1d series forum, etc, just trying to learn tips get my early model 1d mark III to work as I think it should have. Hence I immediately got in line for the S/M fix, and was/am still waiting patiently for the supposed up-coming-(as RG reported) root fix...
But after reading the March 5th Canon anouncement stating the the 1d Mark III issue is pretty much fixed-(in street person terms) and that the camera was all it was meant to be, I figured it was time to take my copy down to Irvine, since I too had shots as Jeff, Hrow, Markuson, etc. had-(where the feet of a surfer were in focus-but their head was soft, the left side of a shot was sharp-right side soft+vice-verse, sequences where the first was totally in focus, BUT for some reason the next few would be OOF, even though I was using center focus, sometime with AF expansion/sometimes not and ZoomBrowser would show that focus was spot on)...
Anyways, to make a long story short, after 2 trips to Irvine in the last few weeks, 250 miles and 5 hours later, I picked up my camera/600 lens on Good Friday the 21, shot surfpix on Sat./Sun., was STILL unhappy with the performance while using the 600 +/- 1.4 tc when shooting sequences, decided to turn OFF all tracking CF's after viewing the images on ZB and only have the camera shoot whatever Focus Point I decided to use for the next session with the 600...
CF III-2 Kept at Med Fast -(Slow/Med Slow does not cut it for surfpix, I've found)
CF III-3 CHANGED from 0-(AF priority/Tracking priority) to 1-(AF priority/Drive speed priority)
CF III-4 CHANGED from 1-(Continuous AF track priority) to 0-(Main focus point priority)
CF III-5 Kept at 0-(Focus search ON)
CF III-8 CHANGED from 1or2-(AF expansion with selected pt) to 0-(Disable)
I also use rear focus, after CF IV-2 is enabled...
Viola! STOKED!!!
Shot about 425 surf/beachpix on a gorgeous sunny Monday, and practically every shot was sharp. In fact, I think outta that batch, I probably did not post only about 4-5 action shots to my gallery.
That was the BEST sesh I had ever had with the Mark III, so STOKED!!!
I guess my Mark III still has some kinda TRACKING ISSUE,
so I find that if I have the camera FOCUS at whatever point I use from the Inner 9, I can track better than it can(?)...
Anyways, I am sooo STOKED to get consistant sequences now after 3 trips back to Canon...
BUT I'll STILL try Colin's tip, who knows, maybe the 1d Mark III works best in One Shot mode for action photo's
Randy Wright
LAsurfpix.com
PS-I've read and tried using Canon's Optimizing settings PDF, WildlifeimagesbyLes, etc. to find out what works for me. Hope everyones Mark III is working OK...
PSS-Thanks to Jeff, Hrow, Alistar, simonella_viru, apdieb, momv630, etc. for sharing your Mark III stories,
I've learned alot and know the Mark III's problems are NOT MY FAULT!!!
Edited by Randy Wright on Mar 27, 2008 at 06:39 PM GMT
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