David Tognazzi wrote:
The two new firmwares are up for the 1D Mark III and 1Ds Mark III. At the link posted earlier in this thread. http://www.canon.com/eos-d/index.html
Edited by David Tognazzi on Apr 29, 2008 at 05:47 PM GMT
Well I was wrong about the joystick and the firmware updating the AF selection #~~ Neat.
This seems good. I must admit the 1DMKIIIs AF selection was leaving me cold, the other methods seem to be still there ~ next perhaps an option to disable the other controls ~~
the AF point joystick looks like a great feature to add. but then i am also very much accustomed to using the two control dials to get to all 19 points already i hardly think about it anymore. now i have to go re-learn this better method.
I just tried it (1Ds 3) in a rather difficult lighting situation using low mm lenses and bad backlighting, where it always would fail before (it would not work with my 1D 3 either) and it seems to work MUCH BETTER with this new firmware.
Also be aware that any AF Microadjustments you may have made have been thrown out the window, so make sure you re-calibrate any lenses you may have set offsets for, because they will be off now with the new F/W, at least that is what I have observed with mine.
mattj949 wrote:
Also be aware that any AF Microadjustments you may have made have been thrown out the window, so make sure you re-calibrate any lenses you may have set offsets for, because they will be off now with the new F/W, at least that is what I have observed with mine.
Can you clarify - my settings seem to have been preserved. Do you mean that you need to set new AF microadjustment settings?
Update: I've just tested all my lenses (on the 1DMkIII), and there was no need for recalibration to settings different from the ones I had prior to the firmware upgrade...
Edited by Spyros D on Apr 30, 2008 at 02:24 PM GMT
Pixel Perfect wrote:
Hey, it's about time the spaniards got some good news; I mean having to put up with fat pasty Brits pouring into their country for so long they've had a rough trot.
Hey - the Spaniards get the quality compared to Australia. They really were the scum! ;-)
Downloaded and installed 1.2.3 a couple of hours ago (why is it such a harrowing experience - I sit there for a few minutes expecting that blue line to grind to a halt?!) and had a play around with my 100-400 attached.
I never had the disastrous AF problems but suddenly the AF seems much more precise and quicker to lock on (the 100-400 was always a bit sluggish in this respect). Have taken 100 or so shots and there is nothing wrong that cannot be attributed to user error. I use centre AF point expanded to the two left and right points and one thing I definitely do notice is that it no longer "hunts" on a static subject in either AI Servo or One Shot.
Might pop down to the marina later to shoot some gulls in flight, but at the moment everything is looking good.
Loving the joystick AF selection. Also trying the ISO/Exposure comp switch. It definately makes adjusting ISO while viewing shutter change simultaneously (Av mode) and immediately. Putting the exposure comp toggle with the ISO button is easy to reach in horizontal, but what about ine the verticle position?
To Clarify: I noticed that I did not need the microadjustments anymore. I only had them in for 2 lenses and neither one needed them anymore after the f/w update. This is on a 1Ds model.
mattj949 wrote:
To Clarify: I noticed that I did not need the microadjustments anymore. I only had them in for 2 lenses and neither one needed them anymore after the f/w update. This is on a 1Ds model.
