
Sad day. So in the middle of a recent photoshoot, my Canon 5D went black...literately. I was looking through the viewfinder and all i saw was black. I checked the lens, seemed fine, but when I took the lens off, I found that the internal mirror came off! WTF! Luckily i had my old camera as a backup body and I was able to finish the shoot, but that was horrifying to see. Well it turns out this is a common situation for Canon 5Ds. I guess the adhesive that holds the mirror onto the camera is weak and deteriorates over time. Canon said they will fix this problem at no cost, so my camera is going into the shop tomorrow. I hope all goes well. Keep your fingers crossed for me. Thanks Alex for the link. Please post if this has happened to you too and how Canon handled it. Here's the official statement from Canon:
http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=PgComSmModDisplayAct&fcategoryid=139&modelid=11933&keycode=2112&id=55659
Hope all goes well !!!
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