C300: Black hole sun issue with C300m2??

I have not shot at the sun with my C300 Mark II, nor do I intend to unless the scene calls for it. From what I understand, it shortens the lifespan of the sensor. I was tempted just now to go out and shoot the sun to experiment, but I will wait and see if this is a real problem.
 
I shoot into the sun's direction often with my c100. Is it proven that it reduces the sensors life?
 
Focusing an image of the sun on any sensor can overheat the local area and damage those photosites. Not as bad if you are focused close, but infinity is BAD news for anything static. Many a GoPro has been killed by doing a timelapse with the sun in it!

While the above video is slightly extreme, it's not out of the realm of possible in a shot. Reflections off of chrome could do this, panning across the sun, etc.
 
I think the real problem is ya'll aren't adding enough lighting to your scenes. Clearly you are overexposing the sun because your subject (whether that be people, buildings, landscapes, etc.) are not closely enough as bright as the sun in relation to the dynamic range of the camera. What you really need are a bunch of HMIs to balance out the brightness. A whole bunch of HMIs.
 
I have done lot of timelapses with the Sun big in the frame with my original C300. Never seen any issue. Have shot a bright light source with C300 Mark II once and didn't see any black sun. Look forward to some samples showing the problem. Also while shooting do you see the black dot in the LCD?
 
Eric Coughlin said:
I think the real problem is ya'll aren't adding enough lighting to your scenes. Clearly you are overexposing the sun because your subject (whether that be people, buildings, landscapes, etc.) are not closely enough as bright as the sun in relation to the dynamic range of the camera. What you really need are a bunch of HMIs to balance out the brightness. A whole bunch of HMIs.
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Is this a bit? Because...I hope it's a bit.
 
I think you have to push the exposure pretty high to get it to show up. That's probably why it hasn't been seen before.
 
Much Ado about nothing.......some guy in Russia shooting things incorrectly.....having a really bright object in a mostly dark shot is not a way to shoot things. The C300 MK II does not have a black sun issue (like BM's cameras had) period......so, don't waist your time on this...moving on.

Jim Martin
EVSonline.com
 
Jim Martin said:
Much Ado about nothing.......some guy in Russia shooting things incorrectly.....having a really bright object in a mostly dark shot is not a way to shoot things. The C300 MK II does not have a black sun issue (like BM's cameras had) period......so, don't waist your time on this...moving on.

Jim Martin
EVSonline.com
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Nonsense. It's a real problem. I've had the Mark II since day 1, got 247 hours on it and I've seen the black dot on several occasions. It's annoying to say the least. I definitely want a firmware fix.
 
indiawilds said:
I have done lot of timelapses with the Sun big in the frame with my original C300. Never seen any issue. Have shot a bright light source with C300 Mark II once and didn't see any black sun. Look forward to some samples showing the problem. Also while shooting do you see the black dot in the LCD?
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Yes, you see it clearly in the LCD.
 
Graham King said:
Nonsense. It's a real problem. I've had the Mark II since day 1, got 247 hours on it and I've seen the black dot on several occasions. It's annoying to say the least. I definitely want a firmware fix.
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OK, details then....lens, fstop, ISO, what NDs, which white balance, time of day, etc.....I'm not questioning your capabilities, but there is too many statements/claims being put out on blogs by various people with no backup or details. If there is a real problem, then show it and I promise you Canon will see it and do something about it (they read all the blogs).

Jim Martin
EVSonline.com
 
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