allen_d. Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 I noticed that when shooting outdoors specifically, there is a lighter band going across the top of the frame of my 1Ds (mark I). This occurs especially under bright sun. With an overcast sky, it's either unnoticeable or not there. In shade or indoors, it's non- existant. Occurs with fill flash and without. Occurs at different ISO's as well as different appertures. It stands out particularly when the frame is underexposed and it almost seems like the lighter band is properly exposed versus the rest of the frame. Anyone familiar with this or can give me a clue??<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennis osipiak Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 My first guess is lens flare due to some smear or fingerprint on the lens. The clue is that it shows in bright light only.Examine the lens for even a slight smear, viewing from the outside, not through the viewfinder. I know all too well because it happened to me on about 15-20 images for me ..my guess is that a bead of sweat on a terribly humid wedding day (we had LOTS in Ct this summer) hit my lens. I didn't pick up on it until I shot an image with a strong backlight. To deal with this on some impt images I went from PS novice to modestly proficient (with lots more to learn) in a short time...lots of long nights,reading and asking questions here. See the before and after images below.Some were more difficult than others. If this isn't the issue maybe others have another idea. Hope this helps Dennis<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennis osipiak Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 PS fix of previous flare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger krueger Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 It's a shutter problem--it's not the amount of light per se that causes it, it's the shutter speed. This issue often only shows up at a few shutter speeds. My 1dsII does it around 1/125, although not nearly as badly. Apparently the shutter is bouncing or hanging up at the end of its travel. Sorry, it's either send it to Canon or learn to live with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allen_d. Posted February 9, 2006 Author Share Posted February 9, 2006 Just thought I'd post a follow up to this for future reference. Sent it in to Canon and for about $200USD, they replaced the shutter and all is well again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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