JameS
ORIGINAL: Not happy that Canons flagship product has issues. Frequent lock ups, only solved by removing the battery. I have the EOS 1 Ds, EOS 1Ds Mk III, but this camera is the only one I have issues with. A call to Canons Service acted like I was the first to call about this issue. you can google a large amount of unresolved complaints. Canon first claimed it was my CF cards. I told them that Id use multiple CF cards with no issues in other cameras. They then they said send your camera back for repairs. Unsatisfactory and unsatisfied. UPDATED: Amazon.com replaced this camera within one day. How fantastic and unexpected customer service is that? The new camera came with the latest firmware version (I had to update the original purchase myself). It works as advertised. I raised the stars to four, may get five in the future if it does not start experiencing lock-up issues like previous camera. The features of the camera are wonderful. The low-light capability along with picture quality (when using auto-ISO) is amazing. I still like to control the ISO, but when you are under pressure to get fleeting-moment pictures under changing light conditions; the camera is hard to beat. I have too much investing in Canon glass to switch brands, in addition to learning new menus, etc... Bottom line, this is a great improvement over my EOS 1Ds Mk III in photo quality and especially FPS speed. It also shoots video. Not thrilled that it only used CF cards; whereas the other 1 Ds used both. Canons new flagship 1 D x Mk II uses CFast and CF--go figure. Happy again.