Hot Warning at DVinfo.net

Bob Thompson · July 9th, 2009, 09:27 AM

Today is the first time I have seen the red flashing "Hot" warning in the LCD.

I had been shooting video & stills since before lunch and just before sunset the symbol starting flashing. Fortunately after 15 minutes in the shade it disappeared and I was back to work.

Today we had shade temperatures of over 33C and 80-90% humidity so I suppose the warning was expected, anyway the camera continue to work faultlessly after its brief rest.

Flickr Photo Download: "Hong Kong Wonderland"IMG_9270xw.jpg

Bob

Sami Sanpakkila · July 9th, 2009, 03:16 PM

Thats an amazing photo!! I was there once and saw hundreds of boats. One of the most mysterious sights I've seen.

Raymond Tsang · July 9th, 2009, 11:52 PM

Thanks for sharing. I did not know the mkii came with a heat warning message.

We shot a 15 hour wedding recently and the camera held up ok and didn't feel hot at all (80% video, 20% photo). Were you shooting long sequences?

Nigel Barker · July 10th, 2009, 12:00 AM

The only time we have seen the over-temperature warning is when the camera & operator have both been wilting in direct blazing sunshine. I don't believe that over-heating will be a problem without direct sunlight even in temperatures over 30C/90F.

Wayne Avanson · July 10th, 2009, 03:33 PM

Wow, that's a hell of a shot.

thanks for sharing

Avey

Bob Thompson · July 10th, 2009, 05:46 PM

Thanks all for the comments, unfortunately Nigel our summer temperatures are over 30C day and night with humidity generally between 80-90%.

As a side note I have found that the Canon 17-40 f4.0 lens to suffer from aberasion wide open ( I hope it was only at wide open), it can be see in the lower left of this shot

Flickr Photo Download: "Hong Kong" IMG_9072xw.jpg

Bob

Julian Frost · July 10th, 2009, 10:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bob Thompson

As a side note I have found that the Canon 17-40 f4.0 lens to suffer from aberasion wide open ( I hope it was only at wide open),

Mine does the same. I only noticed it recently because my other camera is a Canon 10D, which has a 1.6x crop, so I never saw the full 17mm wide end. Now withe the 5D mk II, I'm seeing all kinds of flaws with the 17-40mm L f/4. :-(

Julian

July 9th, 2009, 09:27 AM	#1
Bob Thompson Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 340	Hot Warning Today is the first time I have seen the red flashing "Hot" warning in the LCD. I had been shooting video & stills since before lunch and just before sunset the symbol starting flashing. Fortunately after 15 minutes in the shade it disappeared and I was back to work. Today we had shade temperatures of over 33C and 80-90% humidity so I suppose the warning was expected, anyway the camera continue to work faultlessly after its brief rest. Flickr Photo Download: "Hong Kong Wonderland"IMG_9270xw.jpg Bob

July 9th, 2009, 03:16 PM	#2
Sami Sanpakkila Major Player Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Finland Posts: 317	Thats an amazing photo!! I was there once and saw hundreds of boats. One of the most mysterious sights I've seen. __________________ www.samisanpakkila.com www.vimeo.com/samisanpakkila

July 9th, 2009, 11:52 PM	#3
Raymond Tsang Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: san francisco, ca Posts: 90	Thanks for sharing. I did not know the mkii came with a heat warning message. We shot a 15 hour wedding recently and the camera held up ok and didn't feel hot at all (80% video, 20% photo). Were you shooting long sequences?

July 10th, 2009, 12:00 AM	#4
Nigel Barker Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Posts: 3,531	The only time we have seen the over-temperature warning is when the camera & operator have both been wilting in direct blazing sunshine. I don't believe that over-heating will be a problem without direct sunlight even in temperatures over 30C/90F.

July 10th, 2009, 03:33 PM	#5
Wayne Avanson Major Player Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lancashire UK Posts: 496	Wow, that's a hell of a shot. thanks for sharing Avey

July 10th, 2009, 05:46 PM	#6
Bob Thompson Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 340	Thanks all for the comments, unfortunately Nigel our summer temperatures are over 30C day and night with humidity generally between 80-90%. As a side note I have found that the Canon 17-40 f4.0 lens to suffer from aberasion wide open ( I hope it was only at wide open), it can be see in the lower left of this shot Flickr Photo Download: "Hong Kong" IMG_9072xw.jpg Bob