Canon EOS 5D Mark III Experiencing "Light Leak" Issue
Just after the beastly Canon EOS 5D Mark III (3) was announced, consumers have been reporting that the Mark III’s top-mounted LCD display would leak light into the camera’s body, reach the Auto Exposure sensor, and affect auto-exposure settings. Canon has indeed confirmed that there is a problem with the hardware. Once a solution is found, more information will be posted on its Website, Canon went on to say. The multi-billion Dollar company said in their own words:
In extremely dark environments, if the LCD panel illuminates, the displayed exposure value may change as a result of the AE sensor’s detection of light from the LCD panel.
At the moment, there is no word on how wide-spread the problem is.
PetaPixel also reports that some folks have experienced the phenomenon when ambient light beams down on the panel as well.
The $3,500 Canon EOS Mark III (3) is a 22.3 megapixel machine equipped with a full-frame CMOS sensor, a max ISO of 102,400 and the ability to record up to 29 minutes and 59 seconds consecutively. Signs point to this being a pretty significant hardware oversight. If that’s the case, Canon sure has a PR nightmare on its hands.
Do you have a Mark III experiencing this problem? Please explain by leaving a comment down below.
[Via TechnoBuffalo, Engadget, PetaPixel]
Kieran Smith Apr 15, 2012 at 9:13 AM in Cameras, Canon, DSLR, Problem tagged "5d mark 3", "5d mark III", "canon eos 5d mk III", "canon eos mark 3", "canon eos", "kieran smith", camera, canon, dslr, kieransmithtech