I have mine and it's with a 5D mark iii. But when I fire it only focuses. Doesn't fire even on delay it just focuses when it shoots How do i fix this?
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Try pressing and holding to ensure that you're getting both the focus and the shutter.
575515
put your camera in single shot mode,then half press for focus and then fully depress to take the shot,note the shutter boss will only take up to 2 fps when set on continuous shooting,both led's should turn red when releasing the shutter.
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Mine has an issue for some reason . My camera gives out an error and then i have to reboot the camera.. I only used it couple of times maybe I am not using it right
100425
No, only when you want to focus, then that is normal. The there is a delay before the next shot but one can skip that if you want. Best camera we've had, great close-up shots.
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I have a Canon, and didn't have a problem. Maybe try googling your problem, someone probably has a solution already out there.
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Aloha Andrew, Don't know to what extent you mean 'USE', but I tried it on my friends 5D mrk i and it works perfect in ETTL and manual, I also tried the ST-E3 on camera (5D mrk i) and fired the 600ex rt off camera and that worked too. I think when Canon says it's built for the 1DX and 5D mrk iii, I believe they're talking about it's ability to work in conjunction with the camera's newer 61 point focusing systems. Hope that helps!
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I am also VERY frustrated with this. Many of my pictures are coming out blurry despite holding the button half way down to focus before firing. The manual is mute on the subject. I just called Canon and they were basically no help---just said to make sure the flash was up when firing inside. I have the SD card in that it came with. Any other ideas??Thanks!!!!!!
825683
There was an update released a while back for the focusing problem. It has been resolved. BTW: Get the MKIII's full frame.
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WOW - I have struggled with this and I believe I found at least a temporary answer. I changed the EXR mode from AUTO to D-Range priority. It now focuses as I would expect and hunting is at a minimum. Even in taking photos. I suspect somehow the AUTO mode is overloading the system logic. I would love to hear if this helps others.
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I had the same problem trying to use the camera in auto mode. It popped up, i think every time i turned the camera on in the auto mode, but it wouldn't fire, even in a completely dark room. Yes, the flash was set to auto. It seemed to work fine in other modes. Every camera i've run across fires the flash automatically when used in auto so i figured there was something wrong with the one i recieved.
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Hi There does not appear to be any lag. Hit the shutter button and you have it. By the way, I am a professional photographer and I owned the original RX100. Did not like it as I felt the lens and/or sensor was simply not sharp enough for my needs. I sold it after 3 months. The Mark 3 is fabulous and Sony has fixed the problems PLUS added an EVF. This camera lens/sensor combo is really sharp and I am delighted with it. It is my "carry around" always camera. Good luck and well wishes! - Phil Johannes
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Check your shutter speed... Most likely it's set on 1/15th which would allow for camera or subject motion. If you're talking about an actual lag from pressing the shutter button then that may be a defect (or may be focus hunting - try pre focusing)
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I had a similar problem. Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't. You must have your camera set in Timer mode for it to work. Point at the front of the camera where the sensor is. Kind of worthless to be honest.... Luckily it didn't cost much. Probably should have returned it. I bought one for myself & my son. Never of us use it... Timer on my camera works better.
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I, too, am having shutter problems. I have had my D50 camera since 2005 and have close to 18K shutter releases. Now, it completely sticks, gives me an "ERR" message and then I have to click again to release it, but it will not take a picture. I have loved my camera since the moment I got it. Now I need to ship it to Nikon and wait for the estimate. $300 to repair it??? is it worth it?
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The delay is not due to the shutter. The problem with this camera is it's S L O W auto focus. I'd the camera has the subject in focus it fires immediately when the shutter release is pushed. If you are trying to photograph a moving subject the forget about ever getting the shot with this camera. This camera is excellent for landscapes or anything that doesn't require fast autofocus.
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I have a Nikon D700, had the same problem. The focus plane is too close. The only way I got mine to work is in combination with an Orion Shorty 2x Barlow. This forces a 2x multiplier when you may not want it, but it does focus with it attached along with the Universal camera mount. I am currently investigating just how much extension is added by using the Barlow and will be looking for an extension tube without magnification.
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My EOS-1Ds Mark III arrived about two weeks ago around the first of Dec. Certainly there are no focus problems on any lens I've tried, and I have 8 or 10. In fact, one can "tweak" the focus for each lens. I've not seen the need for this rather technical step, however, and should I, then I'll do it professionally with correct charts, lighting and so on. It can be redone, though, so any errors can be corrected.
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Are you shooting manual or automatic? I shoot mainly manual when I use this using pretty standard settings. ISO 200 f/14 and 1/200th second.I don't know what your max sync rate is but that may be the issue.
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Has anyone received an official response from Canon on this issue? Specifically, the nature of the issue (hardware/software). I have the same problem. Autofocus outside of the widest zoom setting does not function. The camera lights up focus targets and beeps, but the focus is clearly wrong. The camera is NOT in macro mode.