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O/T : Just an observation...funny thing about MKIII units..
Mike Huffstatler, Photographer, Assistant
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Rancho Cucamonga | Ca | United States | Posted: 6:12 PM on 01.26.10 |
->> Sorry to be a bit off topic here, but does anyone else find it a bit humorous while looking at all the MKIII for sale ads? Just what 2 months ago give or take this was everyone's favorite thing to complain about. My MKIII can't focus, it can't be relied on, I have to switch to Nikon, I hate Canon...whatever the malady of the day.
So tell me this...why is every ad for a MKIII highlighting "never had a problem", "great camera", "hate to sell", "never had an issue but sent it to Canon anyway", "owned and operated by a little old lady from Pasadena, no problems"
Maybe I'm the only one who sees this. Just kind of funny to me I suppose, and I do realize that there are lots of good copies out there...despite my never seeing one. sorry to take up space here with meaningless thoughts.
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Damon Tarver, Photographer
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San Jose | CA | USA | Posted: 6:18 PM on 01.26.10 |
| ->> I swear I thought the same thing! I would love to pick one up, but I just can't trust it.... |
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Nicholas Pellico, Assistant, Photographer
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Santa Clarita | CA | United States | Posted: 7:06 PM on 01.26.10 |
| ->> Does an Apple really do that much more for a high school student than a PC? No, but they'll pay $2K more for it. I ended up with a 7D for this reason. I know it's the 1 series (and I was coming from the original 1D) but it just seemed hard to pay roughly the same amount of money for "superior 1-series technology" that didn't work. |
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Scott Schupbach, Photographer
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Fenton | MI | U.S.A. | Posted: 7:11 PM on 01.26.10 |
| ->> I hear yuh! I so much would like to pick one of these up, but after the first two, I keep talking myself out of it. |
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Nick Morris, Photographer
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San Marcos | CA | United States | Posted: 7:37 PM on 01.26.10 |
| ->> Mine SUCKS and I'll be more than happy to sell it to you. Did I mention mine SUCKS!! |
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Josh Lehrer, Photographer, Assistant
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Fairfield | NJ | USA | Posted: 8:17 PM on 01.26.10 |
| ->> I must admit I have been thinking the same thing myself! Canon should take back every single Mark III and give the owner a $2000 credit. That's the only fair solution. |
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Mike Huffstatler, Photographer, Assistant
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Rancho Cucamonga | Ca | United States | Posted: 8:29 PM on 01.26.10 |
->> Nick, now that is some honest advertising! Since it's a broken unit that clearly sucks I'm sure the pricing will accurately reflect that. :)
(and a note to all...speaking of "sucks", sorry for the typo's and missing punctuation in my original post.) |
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Alex Menendez, Photographer
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Orlando | FL | USA | Posted: 8:36 PM on 01.26.10 |
| ->> I'm with you Josh!! |
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Jim Comeau, Photo Editor, Photographer
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Los Angeles | CA | USA | Posted: 8:42 PM on 01.26.10 |
| ->> Silent majority. |
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Michael Ip, Photographer
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New York | NY | USA | Posted: 8:45 PM on 01.26.10 |
| ->> My mkIII is perfect, except when I use it. |
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Scott Schupbach, Photographer
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Fenton | MI | U.S.A. | Posted: 9:26 PM on 01.26.10 |
->> I was looking at one for sale on the FM board, the seller was saying what a great camera it was and no focus issues.I looked at his profile and noticed he listed his Canon gear.At the bottom he listed: Nikon: none for now (but if the MK lV doesn't pan out!!!)
Didn't make me feel very comfortable with his description. |
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Steven E. Frischling, Photographer
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->> For what its worth...never had a problem with my DCS520s when I had them :0)
(If you don't know what a DCS520 is...Google it before you mark this as Huh?) |
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Michael Fischer, Photographer
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Spencer | Ia | USA | Posted: 11:41 PM on 01.26.10 |
->> Michael, sorta like a guy I knew that used to repair cameras.
When asked about a warranty, the reply was "10 years or the first roll of film, whichever came first..."
Nick, have you ever considered therapy so you can share how you really feel?
Michael |
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Todd Kirkland, Photographer
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Dallas (Atlanta) | GA | USA | Posted: 11:27 AM on 01.27.10 |
| ->> I had this exact conversation back in December. Its funny how ALL the MKIII's for sale NEVER had any problems. |
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Stew Milne, Photographer
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Providence | RI | USA | Posted: 11:28 AM on 01.27.10 |
| ->> Steven, I still have a beauty of a 520 if you want it. |
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Walt Middleton, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Columbus | OH | USA | Posted: 11:35 AM on 01.27.10 |
->> Yeah I love how so many were ready to jump the band wagon and produce the hate for Canon...
While I've never realy voiced my concerns one way or the other... I've had three MK III bodies... never had a problem with them, Still have no problem with them...
Not getting rid of them either...
That being said... I'll be getting a couple of MK IV bodies as soon as they are more readly available...
But, I'll still keep at least two of the MK III bodies... |
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Walt Middleton, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Columbus | OH | USA | Posted: 11:38 AM on 01.27.10 |
->> Oh... and I've got an outstanding Minolta S/T 101 body that produces stunning Digital images...
(after you process the film, then scan it on a high rez neg. scanner)
Any takers? |
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Joseph Zimmerman, Photographer
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Howard | Pa | USA | Posted: 2:38 PM on 01.27.10 |
| ->> I've actually been looking at the MKIIIs for a while now as I have been thinking about picking one up. Every time one was listed the first thing I did was check the forums for any posts with complaints from the owners. Surprisingly none of the ones I looked at had owners who've complained. I'm no longer looking though. I have to come up with 10 grand to repair my roof. :-( |
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John Germ, Photographer
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Wadsworth | Oh | USA | Posted: 2:45 PM on 01.27.10 |
| ->> Yes, I've been using my mkIII very happily for years. In reality if you're buying from any respectable sports photographer they should have galleries of photos from games to share with you. No need to take their word for how well it does per se. Even though I'm happy, it would be nice to have even better 6400 performance (since I shoot a lot of HS) and even though I didn't have the focus issues it seems like the mkIV is even better. So who wouldn't want that? But that doesn't mean I'll upgrade. It's still $2700-3000 to upgrade and I'm doing less work than I used to so the shutter isn't getting pounded. |
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Steve Saunders, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Dublin | IE | Ireland | Posted: 8:29 AM on 02.04.10 |
->> I used my two MKIII's almost daily for the two years since they came out. Can't say I really had a major problem. Sure, some shots from a burst of say a dozen at 10fps might be a bif off-focus but as I'd come from Nikon (D2X, D200 etc) and the AF on them was about the same. I was very happy with 7 keepers out of 10 when all I really needed was 1. Of course if the off-focus shot was one I would have preferred to keep then I would be annoyed.
For the last week I've been shooting with a MKIV and a MKIII and the only difference I see (apart from better high-ISO from MKIV) is a couple of extra keepers from a burst. For me personally the 1DIII was not the disaster I was expecting and the upside is that they can be bought cheaply even in camera shops, The shop I frequent has a shelf (a very long one) full of traded MKIIIs at less than half retail price. Of course none of them had an AF problem either. ;) |
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Kevin Krows, Photographer
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Forsyth | IL | USA | Posted: 9:49 AM on 02.04.10 |
->> John -- it's true that you can see all shots that turned out. Not sure you'll see the ones that didn't.
I'm on my third set of Mark III's BTW and am looking forward to better days ahead with the Mark IV. |
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