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p.3 #1 · 1Ds3 and cold weather - odd experience

Tapeman wrote:
Living in Minnesota one shoots in the cold. I've not had any problems with my 1D2.
Just remember not to put your tongue on the camera.

Or your nose - I've had the very tip of my nose freeze to the 5D

Feb 20, 2008 at 07:00 PM

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p.3 #2 · 1Ds3 and cold weather - odd experience

k1n3t1k wrote:
Went outside this morning to take some pictures when it was in the -30F range. Luckily, there was next to no wind, so it wasn't too bad for the 10 or so minutes I was out there.

My 1D-Mark III performed flawlessly in that time.

~Travis

Thanks Travis. Dang -30F is pretty cold. Good thing it wasn't windy! John also has a 1D3 but I don't think he was using it that day he got the odd 1ds3 results.

CHeers!

Feb 20, 2008 at 07:02 PM

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p.3 #3 · 1Ds3 and cold weather - odd experience

This is probably a one-off problem, and kudo's to Canon for doing the right thing by replacing the Camera. I have an early 1Ds3 and it has been to -30C a bunch of times with no problems.

Mar 28, 2008 at 08:27 AM

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p.3 #4 · 1Ds3 and cold weather - odd experience

A friend of mine has the 1Dsm3 and recently used it in -29 celcius weather. He said he had no issues with battery or camera function.

Is this issue recurrent(reproducible) or an intermittent thing?

Edited on Mar 28, 2008 at 09:48 AM

Mar 28, 2008 at 09:47 AM

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p.3 #5 · 1Ds3 and cold weather - odd experience

could be anything from a defective battery to a defective solder on a circuit board causing the OP's problems. Not really surprising that there are occasional glitches like this given the increasing complexity of camera bodies.

Was a second battery tried? Was the battery warmed (by hand or body) before trying again? That would at least help rule out a battery issue.

It'll be interesting to see canon's response. They could shrug and say it was operating outside recommended temperature ranges and is therefore not their problem. Or they could actually try to fix it (although how they'd replicate it is anyone's guess).

Mar 28, 2008 at 12:24 PM

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p.3 #6 · 1Ds3 and cold weather - odd experience

are you SURE he doesnt have it set up to bracket white balance rather than expousure?

Mar 28, 2008 at 05:55 PM

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p.3 #7 · 1Ds3 and cold weather - odd experience

Andrew Gough wrote:
This is probably a one-off problem, and kudo's to Canon for doing the right thing by replacing the Camera. I have an early 1Ds3 and it has been to -30C a bunch of times with no problems.

You're conflating two cameras. A different forum member is getting a replacement 1Ds3 for front-focus issues.

Mar 28, 2008 at 08:15 PM

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