Paul Bestwick
pro member
The AF SUCKS !!!!!
Had a photo opportunity on Saturday. Bright & sunny. Took about 100 shots, barely one in focus.
Had a photo opportunity on Saturday. Bright & sunny. Took about 100 shots, barely one in focus.
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MK3 focus latest opinion of my unit.
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Steve Saunders
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Very subtle Paul. I was talking to a guy yesterday who dropped his MkIII and the AF just died, so that's gone back to Canon.
Paul Bestwick
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I saw over at DP Review that the firmware had been taken down....... not so at this stage.
Paul Bestwick
pro member
Well such is my faith in the MK3 that I used it in combo with the 300 F2.8 IS yesterday. Stupid really,
I had just driven 3 1/2 hours to shoot this (unrepeatable) job. Also, I had the 1DS MK2 with me & could have used that for these particular shots.
However, the subjects were still, unlike my failures of Saturday so I took an educated risk.
Here is an image from the shoot.
I had just driven 3 1/2 hours to shoot this (unrepeatable) job. Also, I had the 1DS MK2 with me & could have used that for these particular shots.
However, the subjects were still, unlike my failures of Saturday so I took an educated risk.
Here is an image from the shoot.
Steve Saunders
New member
That's a nice shot Paul.
Ivan Garcia
New member
Nice shot Paul.
But that one looks pretty sharp to me.
Could you post the sequence of out of focus shots?
I had my MKIII for a month and have just over 3000 shots on it; I haven’t found any AF problems on my body so far.
But that one looks pretty sharp to me.
Could you post the sequence of out of focus shots?
I had my MKIII for a month and have just over 3000 shots on it; I haven’t found any AF problems on my body so far.
Nill Toulme
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Nill Toulme
New member
Paul Bestwick
pro member
Thanks Steve, Ivan.
Yea that shot is sharp & that was the point. I took the risk knowing that I would not be shooting any moving subject. I am confident that the MK3 works fine in that situation.
My opinion of the MK3 remains unchanged from day one. Awesome camera..... I love it. Image quality is peerless. AF is a bit of a prob.... big deal, you reckon Canon are gonna leave that one hanging out there. I don't think so.
How is that OOF background huh..... is that 300 2.8 the bomb or what !!!
Nill....... that aint Leon Russell (for a small fee I could do an impersonation..... CONDITIONS APPLY)
Yea that shot is sharp & that was the point. I took the risk knowing that I would not be shooting any moving subject. I am confident that the MK3 works fine in that situation.
My opinion of the MK3 remains unchanged from day one. Awesome camera..... I love it. Image quality is peerless. AF is a bit of a prob.... big deal, you reckon Canon are gonna leave that one hanging out there. I don't think so.
How is that OOF background huh..... is that 300 2.8 the bomb or what !!!
Nill....... that aint Leon Russell (for a small fee I could do an impersonation..... CONDITIONS APPLY)
Ivan Garcia
New member
Yep!! That baby has been on my shopping list for a while now.
I just can’t justify the expense at the moment.
But fear not, I’ll come out with some ludicrous excuse for the purchase some time soon :-D
I just can’t justify the expense at the moment.
But fear not, I’ll come out with some ludicrous excuse for the purchase some time soon :-D