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Canon will address 5D Mark II’s “Black Dot” Issues soon
SlashGear — ... interview with Westfall, also confirmed Canon is prepping to address the 5D mark II’s black dots debacle that’ve been widely spread on numerous community forums. No further details were disclosed but it would be a positive announcement. Well, if they’ve learned anything from Mark III; it’s wiser to break silence on founded technical difficulties, another case of lack-of-response could be the last straw that breaks the camel’s back. [photo credit : Stephan Hoerold] ...

Canon acknowledges, doesn't fix black dot and band problems on 5D Mark II
Engadget — ... where bright point light sources (like streetlights at a distance) result in a grouping of dark pixels immediately to their right, as seen above. The second issue is ugly vertical banding, apparently appearing only in sRAW1 mode. Canon has no advice on the first problem, but says you can avoid the other one simply by not shooting in sRAW1. Surely millions of photogs are wondering why they didn't think of that. [Via Digital Photography Review, image courtesy of Stephan Hörold] Filed under: Digital Cameras Canon acknowledges, doesn't fix black ...