After years of waiting, Canon announced its newly updated full frame sensor the 5D Mark III on March 2, 2012. Photo Proxy and all her Canon-loving friends gazed longingly at the reviews and the price tag. It became next on our list for new must-have equipment. Well, good thing we didn’t fork over the cash quite so soon. Canon confirmed today that the body does have a design flaw after a month of rumors hitting the net about a light leak.
“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. The phenomenon [...] has been confirmed when using the Canon EOS 5D Mark III Digital SLR Camera. Canon is now examining the countermeasures and once the countermeasures are decided, we will post the information on our Web site.”
For the complete statement, click here.
It turns out the problem isn’t limited to dark environment situations either. No indeed. Direct light (say IDK, sunlight?) hitting the top LCD screen can affect exposure readings as well. Can a firmware update fix the problem? Looks doubtful. Curious to see what Canon will do next.
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