I\'m not disagreeing with anything written above, but I\'ll put a slightly different spin on it.
1) I\'ve had to have sensors remapped to remove hot pixels on dozens of 5DIIs (and replaced on a couple) after people shot lengthy video clips with them despite all the warnings not to.
2) The heat sink in the 1Dc is there for a reason. Hot-rodding a 1Dx probably would cause similar issues.
3) Canon SLRs keep an internal record of firmware modifications -- you can\'t clear them but they can read at the factory.
4) If a lens or camera has been opened, the warranty is voided. Canon will still repair it (some competitors won\'t) but they charge a significant extra for a \'tampered\' product. That\'s not just punitive - it\'s a lot harder to fix something that has been messed with.
5) They haven\'t ever said anything or made any threats about all the previous firmware mods, even on the above cameras (many of which have had Magic Lantern, etc.)
They\'ve probably decided, in addition to all the stuff written above, that they don\'t want a bunch of people pissed off when they send their 1Dx in finding out the warranty is void and the charge is $2,000 to fix it (a PCB and sensor replacement with a tampering charge would be about that).
Not that I don\'t totally agree there\'s a lot of money in it for them, too.
I\'m not disagreeing with anything written above, but I\'ll put a slightly different spin on it.
1) I\'ve had to have sensors remapped to remove hot pixels on dozens of 5DIIs (and replaced on a couple) after people shot lengthy video clips with them despite all the warnings not to.
2) The heat sink in the 1Dc is there for a reason. Hot-rodding a 1Dx probably would cause similar issues.
3) Canon SLRs keep an internal record of firmware modifications you can\'t clear but they can read at the factory.
4) If a lens or camera has been opened, the warranty is voided. Canon will still repair it (some competitors won\'t) but they charge a significant extra for a \'tampered\' product. That\'s not just punitive - it\'s a lot harder to fix something that has been messed with.
5) They haven\'t ever said anything or made any threats about all the previous firmware mods, even on the above cameras (many of which have had Magic Lantern, etc.)
They\'ve probably decided, in addition to all the stuff written above, that they don\'t want a bunch of people pissed off when they send their 1Dx in finding out the warranty is void and the charge is $2,000 to fix it (a PCB and sensor replacement with a tampering charge would be about that).
Not that I don\'t totally agree there\'s a lot of money in it for them, too.
I\'m not disagreeing with anything written above, but I\'ll put a slightly different spin on it.
1) I\'ve had to have sensors remapped to remove hot pixels on dozens of 5DIIs (and replaced on a couple) after people shot lengthy video clips with them despite all the warnings not to.
2) The heat sink in the 1Dc is there for a reason. Hot-rodding a 1Dx probably would cause similar issues.
3) Canon SLRs keep an internal record of firmware modifications you can\'t clear but they can read at the factory.
4) If a lens or camera has been opened, the warranty is voided. Canon will still repair it (some competitors won\'t) but they charge a significant extra for a \'tampered\' product.
5) They haven\'t ever said anything or made any threats about all the previous firmware mods, even on the above cameras (many of which have had Magic Lantern, etc.)
They\'ve probably decided, in addition to all the stuff written above, that they don\'t want a bunch of people pissed off when they send their 1Dx in finding out the warranty is void and the charge is $2,000 to fix it (a PCB and sensor replacement with a tampering charge would be about that).
Not that I don\'t totally agree there\'s a lot of money in it for them, too.
I\'m not disagreeing with anything written above, but I\'ll put a slightly different spin on it.
1) I\'ve had to have sensors remapped to remove hot pixels on dozens of 5DIIs (and replaced on a couple) after people shot lengthy video clips with them despite all the warnings not to.
2) The heat sink in the 1Dc is there for a reason. Hot-rodding a 1Dx probably would cause similar issues.
3) Canon SLRs keep an internal record of firmware modifications you can\'t clear but they can read at the factory.
4) If a lens or camera has been opened, the warranty is voided. Canon will still repair it (some competitors won\'t) but they charge a significant extra for a \'tampered\' product.
They\'ve probably decided, in addition to all the stuff written above, that they don\'t want a bunch of people pissed off when they send their 1Dx in finding out the warranty is void and the charge is $2,000 to fix it (a PCB and sensor replacement with a tampering charge would be about that).
Jan 09, 2013 at 07:46 AM
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