Excellent news! (And one of the reasons I’m glad I got off the early-adopter bandwagon…)
Those equipped with the Canon EOS 5D Mark II might’ve noticed a few continuity errors between their shots and real life, such as light from a building window missing its right side. The company has released firmware update 1.0.7 to eradicate this “black dot” phenomenon — which can affect any point light source — as well as fix a problem with vertical banding noise that appears when recording in sRAW1 format. Hit up the read link for patch instructions. You can go now resume your regularly-scheduled Mark II lovefest.
via Canon EOS 5D Mark II firmware update cures ‘black dot’ ailment – Engadget.
From the Canon site that has the firmware:
(http://web.canon.jp/imaging/eosd/firm-e/eos5dmk2/firmware.html)
What has changed in Firmware Version 1.0.7?
It improves and mitigates the following image quality phenomena.
- “Black dot” phenomenon (the right side of point light sources becomes black)
When shooting night scenes, the right side of point light sources (such as lights from building windows) may become black. The phenomenon may become visible if the images are enlarged to 100% or greater on a monitor or if extremely large prints of the images are made. This firmware improves and mitigates this phenomenon.
- Vertical banding noise
If the recording format is set to sRAW1, vertical banding noise may become visible depending on the camera settings, subject, and background. The firmware improves and mitigates this phenomenon.
And, if you’re not yet familiar with the issues that this firmware fixes:
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