UPDATE – November, 2014: Please check below. ____ Contents: Canon EOS 5D Mark II – Parts Catalog – Parts List & Schematics Download Please support us . Canon EOS 5D Mark II – Parts Catalog This is a Service Manual for Canon EOS 5D Mark II: Parts Catalog – List & Schematics. It is NOT […]
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Modding 5D Mark II – PL Mount (2)
June 16, 2010
Contents: Disassembling & Modding 5D Mark II – Cine Lenses Pictures Comments & Conclusion Carl Zeiss Cine Lenses for Canon List of Carl Zeiss CP.2 Cine Lenses DISASSEMBLING & MODDING 5D MARK II: CINE LENSES Did you ever wonder what a Canon 5D Mark II looks like inside? Probably you did, and you already got […]
Modding 5D Mark II – PL Mount (1)
June 8, 2010
Contents: Disassembling & Modding 5D Mark II – PL Mount Pictures Additional Comments & Part #2 . DISASSEMBLING & MODDING 5D MARK II – PL MOUNT Did you ever wonder what a Canon 5D Mark II looks like inside? This article will show you some impressive images you would probably not ever see unless your […]
List of Lenses Affected – Update 3
May 3, 2010
Content: List of Lenses Affected by Iris Issue – UPDATE 3 Comments – EOS 7D too? Feedback Contact Canon . LIST OF LENSES AFFECTED BY IRIS “JITTER” Due readers requests, we collected all possible feedbacks to make a list of lenses that are affected and not affected by the “IRIS jitter” issue when mounted on […]
Canon aware of IRIS issue?
April 12, 2010
Content: Response given by Canon Comments RESPONSE GIVEN BY CANON Canon has been contacted by many customers in the last two weeks. One member of the Canon community received an answer from Canon Tech support after the report he/she sent regarding the issue/malfunction found in Firmware 2.0.4 (for full details of the problem please read […]
Malfunction in Firmware 2.0.4 UPDATE
April 8, 2010
Contents: Introduction Video Tests Additional Feedback Considerations INTRODUCTION For a full detailed report, please read our previous article. We have been receiving additional reports from other users regarding the malfunction we found on Firmware 2.0.4: the “IRIS jitter” Not all lenses are affected. This phenomenon occurs much more often with Macro lenses, but it is […]
Malfunction in Firmware 2.0.4
April 5, 2010
Contents: Malfunction in 2.0.4 – IRIS issue Video Tests Test Update Additional Reports – UPDATED Considerations Note: please also check the update to this report. MALFUNCTION IN 2.0.4 – IRIS issue Firmware 2.0.4 is really a GREAT update for the Canon EOS 5D Mark II, an extraordinary effort made by Canon engineers. But after some […]
EOS 5D Mark II Firmware 2.0.4 Released
March 19, 2010
Content: EOS 5D Mark II Firmware Update 2.0.4 Released Considerations Support . FIRMWARE 2.0.4 RELEASED Special Thanks to Canon Firmware Team for this great update and for fixing the previous reported problem very fast. Download Firmware 2.0.4 from here: http://web.canon.jp/imaging/eosd/firm-e/eos5dmk2/firmware.html PLEASE: Follow carefully all instructions to update your camera. Do not touch anything during the […]
New Firmware at Tech Service Centers
February 28, 2010
CONFIRMED (this is not a rumor): We got full confirmation that the new firmware for the Canon EOS 5D Mark II is already available at Canon Tech Service centers since 1st or 2nd week of February (depending on each center/country). But they are not allowed to update cameras until March 17th. We will update this […]
24p & 25p Firmware Update Announcement
October 20, 2009
Contents: Official announcement Just in case & release date Additional thoughts A new way of doing business Keep on calling Thanks OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT At least and at last Canon said something! – From CANON Europe: EOS 5D Mark II firmware planned ” (…) ?This scheduled firmware development for the camera is being developed as a […]
CANON: WHAT IS GOING ON? (2)
September 3, 2009
On September 1st, Canon has released EOS 7D. It uses Digic 4 (as 5D Mark II) but 2, and it even includes: 1920 x 1080 (29.97, 25, 23.976 fps) 1280 x 720 (59.94, 50 fps) 640 x 480 (59.94, 50 fps) Canon even fixed the 30.00 fps to the standard 29.97… and also added 720p… […]
What Canon will NOT give…
September 1, 2009
Last Update: September 1, 2009 BRIEF LATEST NEWS: – Check: Canon 7D and WHAT IS GOING ON? – New Magic Lantern 0.1.6 released!! What Canon will NOT give to customers… The Magic Lantern Project: Improvements for Canon EOS 5D Mark II – This Blog was firstly created and intended to spread the Petition to Canon […]
Frustration is Growing – Answer Required
April 26, 2009
Comment by Anonymous, April 26, 2009: Editor’s note: Although this comment may seem harsh or “rude”, it reflects the feeling of THOUSANDS of current customers. So we decided to post it. “ Although I’m hoping for the best, Canon’s silence is curious. Canon is hurting themselves and their customers. CANON can you hear us? One […]
Petition to Canon Inc. – 2
April 17, 2009
UPDATE: June 26, 2009 – The Full Manual Control was achieved in June 2009, but the Petition to Canon is also requesting many other fixes & improvements, that can be done via Firmware Update. So if you are interested on those improvements, please keep on signing, spreading this Blog link and also please check the […]
June 23, 2010
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