Guess I should've waited just a bit longer before sending mine in, huh?
Figures... I just sent my second body in. So... what's next? Red dots on the box? If this is anything other than firmware it's going to get mighty ugly.
Good news, if really have found a root cause fix, the bad news is I suppose that even 'blue dot' bodies will have to be sent in since I assume from reading that this fix goes beyond the blue dot modifications and 1.1.3.
I suppose the other good news (maybe) is that the release of a 1D3N is not going to be soon, which is good.
Alistair Watson wrote:
This sounds a bit like good news/bad news!
Indeed. I'm glad I have held off up to now. I've desperately wanted a 1D3 for its ISO and focus improvements over my current 20D, but since its mostly just a hobby at this point (I've sold a handful of pictures) making the significant move didn't sit right when I saw some people still regularly complaining about fairly repeatable focus problems.
I honestly think this announcement is going to be double edged for Canon.
Great news that the 1D3 will perform as good (or hopefully better) than its predecessors. Maybe now it can live up to the hype Canon put out almost a year ago.
But how will this sit with Pros and hardcore amateurs who have now been told twice (initially, nothing is wrong - its you and then after the sub mirror fix) that the camera is good to go?
Great... just got mine back last week. I wonder if the techs in Virginia are preemptively adding this new fix to the mix of things they already mysteriously do to each body. Perhaps during the "chant and smudge" ritual they will add some killing of chickens as well.
From what I read on these threads, one would wonder if a bunch of 1D3 voodoo dolls were out in circulation in the hands of devious Nikon supporters!
The 1D3 soap opera continues.....
Edited by Gravitytoy on Feb 03, 2008 at 09:56 AM GMT
I'm going to scream. After putting up with their crap for most of last week and being told on Friday that my problems are perhaps caused by me using the * button wrong these people deserve to be sent to the bottom of the sea.
And guess what... if they have just figured out the "root cause" then the blue dots ain't fixed either. They may be OK but it means that they are not working to their full potential and that's what people paid for.
I called Canon Sweden two weeks ago to finally book my mkIII for the fix. They were supposed to call me back to arrange a pickup and repair but I have heard nothing.
Perhaps they were warned to hold of repairs for the moment? More likely it is just yet another case of poor to non existant customer service that we get in this country from every company
I hope this finally puts to an end all the moaning abouth this fantastic camera
Edited by el_hoppy on Feb 03, 2008 at 05:59 PM GMT
Hrow wrote:
And guess what... if they have just figured out the "root cause" then the blue dots ain't fixed either. They may be OK but it means that they are not working to their full potential and that's what people paid for.
Cool, that means we might get a bigger more useful size memory card when the thing comes back from service! Sorry but I just have to laugh at this 1D3 saga, but still, for those like you Henry who aren't happy with their fixed 1D3 at least some kind of fix is on the horizon.
Still, I am quite pleased with my blue dot 1D3, it has been promoted to primary body for rugby photography, but if Canon can make it even better! Bring it on!
Well I feel sooooooo much better knowing I am going to have to send my camera away again, for an undetermined amount of time and have pulled apart again and supposedly fixed AGAIN! This is total BULL SHXT !!!! CANON REPLACE THIS CAMERA with a N version an crush all of these bodies. I keep having visions of "Carrie", the camera is going to come back from the dead, again and again and again.......
Z
This is so unethical. They knew the fix wasn't working (at least on some bodies) and yet they keep bringing the cameras in to be "fixed".
Think about this for a minute - they sold a camera that didn't work properly - they said there was nothing wrong - they finally acknowledged a problem - they "fixed" it in firmware - that didn't work - they were forced to admit that a firmware fix was not going to work - they did a mechanical fix - when the fix didn't work for someone they told them it was their technique - now they have a new mechanical fix.
Awesome! Great news. The "mirror fix" made a marked improvement in my camera, but I still had frustrations photographing birds against waves, for example...I am glad Canon are serious about getting this camera to perform up to the 1-series reputation.
I look forward to several years of happy use with this excellent tool.
Great now I'll have to send it back in again but was going to do so anyhow because the AF has been sucking a bit in low light gyms........didn't have that problem before the mirror fix. Hopefully it will only be firmware. This has taught me a very valuable lesson on buying.
I agree Hrow!
Countless hours of testing and micro adjusting, different AFsettings my shuitter count is probably adout 10000 counts higher than it needs too be. I came back from an outing yesterday after re calibrating my 400mm f5.6 and now have 357 pictures of Snowy Owls and Coyotes 60ft-200ft from me that are so OOF I feel sick! I think I can salvage about 20 pictures of the Owls. WHAT IS GOING ON
Z
Sorry but I just have to laugh at this 1D3 saga, but still, for those like you Henry who aren't happy with their fixed 1D3 at least some kind of fix is on the horizon. 
