No 1/50 shutter setting? at DVinfo.net

Gerald Baillgergeau · May 29th, 2010, 01:03 AM

Sorry guys but I think I've looked everywhere and I can't seem to find out why my newly acquired 5Dmkii doesn't have 1/50 shutter.. it goes from 1/30, 1/45, 1/60, etc. in either 24p or 30P recording mode ... where's the 1/50 ??? Is this bad? Can someone shed some light on this for me, please?

Brian Drysdale · May 29th, 2010, 01:40 AM

1/50th is a shutter speed that is useful when shooting 25fps in 50 hz countries to prevent flicker from fluorescents and other light sources. Not having this shutter speed It shouldn't be a problem in 60 Hz countries.

At 24 fps, 1/48th is the standard shutter speed and 1/45th is so close as to make no practical difference.

Bob Grant · May 29th, 2010, 06:04 AM

Shutter speed has little to no bearing on flicker. Frame rate is the critical factor. At 25fps then 1/45 is so close to 1/50 the effect on motion blur is so minor as to be irrelevant

Tony Davies-Patrick · May 29th, 2010, 06:15 AM

The 5D Mk2 does have 1/50th...

Brian Drysdale · May 29th, 2010, 07:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Bob Grant

Shutter speed has little to no bearing on flicker. Frame rate is the critical factor. At 25fps then 1/45 is so close to 1/50 the effect on motion blur is so minor as to be irrelevant

You adjust the shutter speed to remove rolling/flickering on computer CTR screens and you shoot at a multiple of 1/60th when shooting 25 fps video in the USA under fluorescents. Also, shutter speed (usually given as the shutter angle) has to be adjusted to remove flicker from HMI lights that don't have a flicker free ballast when shooting at 24 fps in 50 Hz countries.

Gerald Baillgergeau · May 29th, 2010, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Tony Davies-Patrick

The 5D Mk2 does have 1/50th...

My 5dmkii doesn't have 1/50.. is it because the guy I bought it from purchased it in Japan? I've gone thru every parameter and I've seen nothing..

Ike Tamigian · May 29th, 2010, 09:52 AM

Has nothing to do with Japan :)

Got to Custom Function CF I and change "Exposure Level Increments" from 1/2 stop to 1/3 stop and you will have the 1/50 shutter speed.

Gerald Baillgergeau · May 29th, 2010, 09:57 AM

Perfect!! Thanks Ike!

Kieth Arthur · September 6th, 2010, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Ike Tamigian

Has nothing to do with Japan :)

Got to Custom Function CF I and change "Exposure Level Increments" from 1/2 stop to 1/3 stop and you will have the 1/50 shutter speed.

Thank you so much, Ike! Man, I've been trying to figure that one out for four months!!! I just figured I had a flaw in my camera.

Kris Koster · September 10th, 2010, 04:04 PM

...And yet you have to wonder how this happens in the first place. The 'default' is 1/3 stop increments, so how does it get onto 1/2?

Some might say they are returns from customers who tried them out before sending them back to the store. They're not factory reset, just sent back out to unsuspecting customers who think they must have a deranged 5DM2 in their midst.

Either that or they change the setting themselves by mistake!

Kieth Arthur · September 12th, 2010, 01:11 PM

Well, in my case, I had bought a factory refurbished model from Adorama. I suppose that Canon should still have restored all the settings to their original factory defaults. I hear your point about just how thorough Canon's technicians are, even in their 'refurbishing' process.

Kris Koster · September 13th, 2010, 06:42 AM

Kieth -

I bought a 5D2 brand new from a company at a good price, but had to send it back because after one week, the LCD display broke down completely. When they sent me a 'new' one back, I found it to be registered to someone else and the 'owner' had also been set by the first guy who had this (and must have returned it). As the 'sequential' numbering system of the images was up to around 550 or so, the guy who sent it back within the time frame must have had a jolly good play with it.

So yes, I sent it back again. When I buy new, I expect new! I'm not sure if I was right to do this or not and they were likely cursing me!

May 29th, 2010, 01:03 AM	#1
Gerald Baillgergeau Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Santa Monica, Ca Posts: 62	No 1/50 shutter setting? Sorry guys but I think I've looked everywhere and I can't seem to find out why my newly acquired 5Dmkii doesn't have 1/50 shutter.. it goes from 1/30, 1/45, 1/60, etc. in either 24p or 30P recording mode ... where's the 1/50 ??? Is this bad? Can someone shed some light on this for me, please?

May 29th, 2010, 06:15 AM	#4
Tony Davies-Patrick Trustee Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Worldwide Posts: 1,589	The 5D Mk2 does have 1/50th... __________________ www.WILDCARP.com www.NIKON.me.uk

May 29th, 2010, 09:52 AM	#7
Ike Tamigian Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Montreal Canada Posts: 39	Has nothing to do with Japan :) Got to Custom Function CF I and change "Exposure Level Increments" from 1/2 stop to 1/3 stop and you will have the 1/50 shutter speed. __________________ Ike

September 10th, 2010, 04:04 PM	#10
Kris Koster Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Gatwick, UK Posts: 185	...And yet you have to wonder how this happens in the first place. The 'default' is 1/3 stop increments, so how does it get onto 1/2? Some might say they are returns from customers who tried them out before sending them back to the store. They're not factory reset, just sent back out to unsuspecting customers who think they must have a deranged 5DM2 in their midst. Either that or they change the setting themselves by mistake! __________________ http://kriskoster.com

September 13th, 2010, 06:42 AM	#12
Kris Koster Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Gatwick, UK Posts: 185	Kieth - I bought a 5D2 brand new from a company at a good price, but had to send it back because after one week, the LCD display broke down completely. When they sent me a 'new' one back, I found it to be registered to someone else and the 'owner' had also been set by the first guy who had this (and must have returned it). As the 'sequential' numbering system of the images was up to around 550 or so, the guy who sent it back within the time frame must have had a jolly good play with it. So yes, I sent it back again. When I buy new, I expect new! I'm not sure if I was right to do this or not and they were likely cursing me! __________________ http://kriskoster.com

May 29th, 2010, 01:40 AM	#2
Brian Drysdale Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Belfast, UK Posts: 6,149	1/50th is a shutter speed that is useful when shooting 25fps in 50 hz countries to prevent flicker from fluorescents and other light sources. Not having this shutter speed It shouldn't be a problem in 60 Hz countries. At 24 fps, 1/48th is the standard shutter speed and 1/45th is so close as to make no practical difference.

May 29th, 2010, 06:04 AM	#3
Bob Grant Trustee Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 1,570	Shutter speed has little to no bearing on flicker. Frame rate is the critical factor. At 25fps then 1/45 is so close to 1/50 the effect on motion blur is so minor as to be irrelevant

May 29th, 2010, 09:57 AM	#8
Gerald Baillgergeau Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Santa Monica, Ca Posts: 62	Perfect!! Thanks Ike!

September 12th, 2010, 01:11 PM	#11
Kieth Arthur New Boot Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: brooklyn, NY Posts: 10	Well, in my case, I had bought a factory refurbished model from Adorama. I suppose that Canon should still have restored all the settings to their original factory defaults. I hear your point about just how thorough Canon's technicians are, even in their 'refurbishing' process.