Dawid Loubser
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I would sincerely like the guy, who has lost patience with Canon because of dirty sensors, come stand in my shoes. I have just about had it.
After the long saga, described on this extended thread, Canon replaced my 1D Mk II N with a new one. I opened it last night, charged the battery, and just went to do some simple test shooting this morning. Low and behold, I get severe banding at higher ISO, here are two examples (scaled down a bit): (these were shot just after sunrise, purely to test camera operation).
This is with 28-300L, IS on, in AI Servo. This, of course, worked perfectly on my previous 1D Mk II N, and on the 5D they loaned me in the meantime. I didn't even bother to test scenarios (i.e. with IS/Servo off) as the camera is going straight back. But I am truly concerned about Canon's quality control - do they not test their cameras, not even their 1-series, before shipping? I've never had this kind of trouble with a 350D or a 5D. My 1D experience is supposed to be far better, right? If the *third* camera is also a dud, I consider insisting on a refund, and then just waiting it out until the Mk3 becomes available (and shooting film until then).
After the long saga, described on this extended thread, Canon replaced my 1D Mk II N with a new one. I opened it last night, charged the battery, and just went to do some simple test shooting this morning. Low and behold, I get severe banding at higher ISO, here are two examples (scaled down a bit): (these were shot just after sunrise, purely to test camera operation).
This is with 28-300L, IS on, in AI Servo. This, of course, worked perfectly on my previous 1D Mk II N, and on the 5D they loaned me in the meantime. I didn't even bother to test scenarios (i.e. with IS/Servo off) as the camera is going straight back. But I am truly concerned about Canon's quality control - do they not test their cameras, not even their 1-series, before shipping? I've never had this kind of trouble with a 350D or a 5D. My 1D experience is supposed to be far better, right? If the *third* camera is also a dud, I consider insisting on a refund, and then just waiting it out until the Mk3 becomes available (and shooting film until then).

