Comments on: [News] Canon Investigation of Light Leak Over

By: John Knowles

John Knowles — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 07:08:00 +0000

Neither company has produced a camera that’s going to get the masses to switch systems. If you’ve invested £10,000-£30,000 on lenses are you really going to jump ship because of what is essentially a non issue (under 99.999% of shooting circumstances). The Nikon D800 is an amazing camera but there’s no way the majority of canon shooters are going to sell all their kit and move to Nikon. The same goes for Canon.

I have to stay though Canon need to be VERY careful they are currently pushing the video on their bodies too much and really p*ssing off their core photographer base. The need to redeem themselves by bringing out a new body that doesn’t focus so much on video.

By: John Knowles

John Knowles — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 07:01:00 +0000

Companies do this all the time to make a product look more successful. Prime example the Xbox360 and PS3 release: Sony made sure there was enough stock so they wouldn’t sell out where as Microsoft released limited stock, the media reported that the PS3 was a flop and not selling because stores had piles of them but the Xbox was a massive success because it was hard to get one. Apple do exactly the same thing and I would expect Nikon and Canon are following suit.

By: Nismode

Nismode — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:49:00 +0000

Shooting in a club environment as I do frequently, wouldn’t be affected by this phenomenon.

By: lwmcanada

lwmcanada — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:16:00 +0000

Because they’re always sold out is a bad thing? Doesn’t this make the D800 even more popular? I’m confused by your logic that because they can’t ship enough, they don’t have to worry about it. AND I’m a canon owner. Lol

By: Albert D Boban

Albert D Boban — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:11:00 +0000

I will not send it for service. I will keep this camera and I will always be telling this story years after years.

By: Rachos Ley

Rachos Ley — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:01:00 +0000

This is unacceptable, how can be possible that a US $ 3000 product it´s already bad out of the box ? who is going to pay the time and effort to send your ¨brand new Camera” to be fix, OMG !! this has to stop, we costumers can´t accept a scam like this, they should send you a new perfect version of the model plus pay you for the time that your not going to be able to work or on their marketing put Canon 5D Mark III whith a light like hahaha. I live in Chile, the Camera price here is 50 % more, the time to send it from here to USA will be one month. On next model, there are going to tell you to put a pice of duck tape to fix a new problem ? I´m a Canon man thinking on Nikon now. Sorry for my english.

By: Michael Garber

Michael Garber — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 07:01:00 +0000

There is a demonstrable change in exposure when the light is on, and you only use the light when you’re checking the exposure because its too dark to see the top LCD. So almost any time you use the top LCD light, it is as Canon calls it, an ”
extremely dark environment”. They act like shooting in the dark is still something rare, but that is probably the #1 reason why most people are buying this ultra-low light capable camera. Of course you can compensate in a controlled situation, but what about when you are in a complex lighting situation at night? Or in a club? Or passing between light and dark frequently and constantly checking your exposure?

I think Canon’s callous attitude toward this problem is going to leave a bad taste in people’s mouths. Rarely does Canon release a product that has only a single flaw that needs fixing, so we’ll see how they handle the next one. At least for me, my enthusiasm to upgrade has been diminished.

By: Tim Yang

Tim Yang — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 05:55:00 +0000

This is why I’m waiting for the later models. Probably in late 2012, They’ll have this fixed by then…and $3500 will be well worth the money. Unless I win it from fstoppers, then i’ll have one for my self

By: Randy Richards

Randy Richards — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:50:00 +0000

Ohhh how true this is! Lol

By: Ron R.

Ron R. — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:48:00 +0000

I have to agree with
Rafal Jurczak - gotta have’rs are always guinea pigs !!