I called Canon today. Always great support

They sent me a link that allowed me to upload the three images I've included here and the tech on the phone said, he'd never seen the white flash of light but felt like it was probably a reflection.

Canon has three levels of maintenance. You have a minor, standard, and major at $139, $349 and $539. There's no guarantee until they actually open up the camera but he felt that a Shutter replacement would be in the standard repair category.

I asked about having the autofocus system for the 5D Mark 4 installed while they're working the camera buuut.... that's not going to happen.....

Thanks for everyones input!

J

I called Canon today. Always great support

They sent me a link that allowed me to upload the three images I've included here and the tech on the phone said, he'd never seen the white flash of light but felt like it was probably a reflection.

Canon has three levels of maintenance. You have a minor, standard, and major at $139, $349 and $539. There's no guarantee until they actually open up the camera but he felt that a Shutter replacement would be in the standard repair category.

I asked about having the autofocus system for the 5D Mark 4 installed while they're working the camera buuut.... that's not going to happen.....

Thanks for everyones input!

J

I own the Canon 6D I keep up with an accurate Click Count by maintaining a continuous Folder Numbering System. Even though I reformat my cards, I create new folders to stay in sequence. Under this system, I know I have over 162,000 clicks on my camera.

So, I am not totally surprised that I am having a shutter issue, but I'm wondering if anyone has seen this before??

When shooting extreme HIGH ISO and natural light, I get the light band in the middle of the image.

When shooting low ISO and with strobes, I do not get the band. I suspect the band of light is there, but it may be so minute, it can't be detected.

The dark band always shows up, but again, without any consistency.

Ideas, speculation or 1st hand knowledge would be appreciated. If you have first hand knowledge, how is this issue described when calling into Canon and what cost may I be facing?


Thanks!

J

This thought arose after reading a post on a user checking the LCD screen in bright light. Someone mentioned Chimping and I am just curious how many of you Chimp or not Chimp. Is there some sort of unwritten stigma attached to chimping that would flag you as a deplorable and not worthy of being recognized as a serious photographer or is it a useless endeavor that is just a waste of time ? Personally I like to Chimp and look at my capture; I make adjustments and move on. I fully understand the concept of " Getting it right the first time " and fully endorse that as it makes you a better photographer. Just curious as to WHY or WHY NOT you personally choose either approach. Maybe we can get a few humorous pages out of this.... Bob

All shot 0n Canon 77D camera in RAW & Converted to JPEG. The Pentax camera & lens are in excellent condition & looks to be rarely used. The lens has no haze, fungus or yellowing & very little dust.
Most of you see what I see on the photos; very little difference between the two lenses. My Canon lens does have AF which is a great advantage for my 82 year old eyes. (How the hell they got so old in so short a time is a mystery to me) Think I may put the Pentax camera & lens up for sale later after I play with them a bit.

Recently, in our news stories there was an article with a photo from a video, of an eagle swooping on the photographer mr Biro, forgot his first name.
It was on the net & viral viewed.
The pic in the paper was not very good, so I googled the Bruce story. I'm surprised if it hasn't been viewed in US & other countries.
The still pic is, I assume, taken as a snapshot from the video, since it was a split second image, early in the video clip.
It is an amazing pic. I've sucked it off the net to share it here. Hope I'm not stepping on toes.
Google "Bruce the Bald Eagle" to see it.

I own the Canon EF 70-300 f/4-5.6 USM IS. It's served me well for the past 10 years. The focal length is very useful, the image quality is excellent for a consumer grade lens, the auto focus is pretty fast, the image stabilization works well and it's easy to carry around. But it's an old design, makes a lot of noise and has always felt cheaply made. Plus it's kind of ugly. I'm considering an upgrade to the version II that came out a few years ago. Advantages would be lightening fast silent auto focus, improved IS and a modern sleek design. It can be had right now for $450 ($500 if you include the plastic lens hood with the Canon logo on it..Grrr)

My question is have any of you done the same? Do you regret it or was it worth the upgrade?

I am going to purchase a 3-stop Hard Reverse ND Grad filter & A 6 Stop ND Filter!
I plan to use these for Sunrises & sunsets! Clouds?
What would I use to make clouds pop? 3 stop or 6 stop ND Grad Filter!
I am not interested on a brand because I already have a recommendation form a Photographer named Art Wolf!

By the way the brand name is X4 from Breakthrough Photography!

Is there a web sight that would help in determining what filters to use with a variety of landscape scenes!

Thank You,
Alex