Getting 5D Mark III this week: Few questions....pls answer!

payal_choksi said:
thanks....but how often? do u suggest to format the card everytime i use it? or after few runs?
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In my case, after I transfer files, if it was full I use in camera format, if it didn't fill it up and just say 10-20 % filled I just transfer the files via eos utility, then also use same utility to delete them.
 
hey ted, can you advice me how i should protect my lens? do i need to put any kind of filter on the lens as protection? in video camera we use to put uv filter to protect the main lens glass from dust or scratches.

what do i need to get to protect my lens glass?
 
If you treat it as you should, no protection is needed. If you're going to hold it wrong, scratch it, etc, then a cheap UV filter will do.
 
1. Should a 5d mark iii vibrate while sensor cleaning?

2. Do i need to format the new cf card in camera before using it or should i just start shooting videos?
 
The sensor is shaking the dust off. I don't know if the camera vibrates, but it might have a little movement. Yes, format the card and away you go.
 
whenever i start my camera i don't get sensor cleaning animation but when i switch off the cam i get sensor cleaning animation. earlier whenever i use to start the camera i use to get sensor cleaning animation but not now. is there a problem?
 
just repeating my question again:

whenever i start my camera i don't get sensor cleaning animation but when i switch off the cam i get sensor cleaning animation which means that sensor is being cleaned. earlier whenever i use to start the camera i use to get sensor cleaning animation but not now. is there a problem?
 
aly324 said:
is internal audio recording working in ML yet?
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Internal audio is still buggy. Thats as far as mkII is concerned, they might have improved on the mkIII but I havent read yet that its already fixed. But yes you can technically record audio, in the mkIII you can set it to record to the SD card while video is on CF, its a separate wav file. But as I said it was buggy last time i heard. It drifts and lose sync. Same with mkII.
 
I haven't setup or used ML as of yet. I shot this footage with my Mk3. The audio was recorded in the camera without using any outside sources like external mics, juicedlink etc... both footage and audio was recorded together on the SD card. There seems to be a little hiss sound but not sure if it is noticeable or not? Anyway here is the footage before and after music - which drowns out the hiss sound. This is just a rough cut and the music is something that I threw in for this test.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivJPDVf8LQY
 
1. For custom white balance, is it necessary that the white source fill the entire screen or should it just fill the center part of the
frame?

2. how to set custom white balance for wide prime? e.g if i need to take a wide shot of a hall/room how do i take custom white
balance? custom white balance on wide prime means to keep the white source close to the lens (in case the white source
has to be filled completely on the scree) which means that the white paper is closer to the camera but the actual light would
be away (i.e center of the room where all lights will be concentrated).

kindly help with these 2 questions

regards
 
Hello, Choksi
I would really consider getting the Canon 50MM f1.4 It is a known fact that Canon 5D III has issues with the 50mm f1.8 getting stuck on the body.
 
New_Zealand said:
I haven't setup or used ML as of yet. I shot this footage with my Mk3. The audio was recorded in the camera without using any outside sources like external mics, juicedlink etc... both footage and audio was recorded together on the SD card. There seems to be a little hiss sound but not sure if it is noticeable or not? Anyway here is the footage before and after music - which drowns out the hiss sound. This is just a rough cut and the music is something that I threw in for this test.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivJPDVf8LQY
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Oh man.. snow in June? I don't think there's enough whiskey in the world to get me through that.
 
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