topic Re: Canon 5D Mark 1 and the cold in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

Canon 5D Mark 1 and the cold

Rrocheleau — Sun, 16 Dec 2018 23:32:06 GMT

I have a Canon 5D mark one with a low shutter count but in the cold all shots are black. When first out in the cold it takes a few shots then once it cools down that's when the issue shows up. Seems fine when used inside in the warmth of the house.

Wonder if anyone has had this happen.

thanks in advance

Re: Canon 5D Mark 1 and the cold

cicopo — Mon, 17 Dec 2018 14:13:36 GMT

There are a lot of opinions on what someone thinks is cold. Best to give us a temperature range the problem shows up at. Also just how long does it perform properly before the cold has penetrated into the camera?

Re: Canon 5D Mark 1 and the cold

ebiggs1 — Tue, 18 Dec 2018 15:14:14 GMT

Try a brand new battery. A brand new Canon battery!

Re: Canon 5D Mark 1 and the cold

Rrocheleau — Wed, 19 Dec 2018 00:57:33 GMT

I would say that about 10 mins of cooling at -7 celcius would be where the issue would start.

Thanks

Re: Canon 5D Mark 1 and the cold

ebiggs1 — Thu, 20 Dec 2018 15:11:45 GMT

"Try a brand new battery. A brand new Canon battery!"

Re: Canon 5D Mark 1 and the cold

docusync — Wed, 26 Dec 2018 06:03:12 GMT

None of the 5D series cameras can operate under 0C. The recommended temp range is 0 - 40 according to the manual. You may need some kind of "warmer" probably 🙂

Re: Canon 5D Mark 1 and the cold

ebiggs1 — Wed, 26 Dec 2018 15:42:09 GMT

Nonsense I used my 5D, 5D Mk II and 5D Mk III at well under 0 degrees centigrade. Keep a spare battery in your inside pocket and they are good to go at temps below what I am good to go in!

Re: Canon 5D Mark 1 and the cold

RobertTheFat — Thu, 27 Dec 2018 15:14:56 GMT

@ebiggs1 wrote:
Nonsense I used my 5D, 5D Mk II and 5D Mk III at well under 0 degrees centigrade. Keep a spare battery in your inside pocket and they are good to go at temps below what I am good to go in!

I'm with Ernie. I've used all of my Canon cameras at temperatures well below freezing. Where I live, you can't avoid it. But if I'm wearing a heavy coat, I do try to keep the camera inside the coat when it isn't actually in use.

Re: Canon 5D Mark 1 and the cold

docusync — Thu, 27 Dec 2018 15:48:59 GMT

I used it under 0C myself. It's just not guaranteed that everything will be properly working, especially for long periods of time. For example a while ago on my A99 I had exposure issues. I know only some Olympus MFT cameras are advertised to work at -10C.

Re: Canon 5D Mark 1 and the cold

Rrocheleau — Thu, 27 Dec 2018 15:52:41 GMT

Thanks for the reply ai will try keeping it under my jacket when not in use. If this solution works I will call it solved thanks so much for the reply.
Ron

Re: Canon 5D Mark 1 and the cold

ebiggs1 — Thu, 27 Dec 2018 15:54:18 GMT

I have been on ten day shoots in the Colorado mountains and other cold locations where it didn't get above 0C the entire time. Everything from my F1n to my 1DX has worked flawlessly. Don't worry about it, it will be fine.

Re: Canon 5D Mark 1 and the cold

Rrocheleau — Thu, 27 Dec 2018 15:56:04 GMT

Thanks Colorado must be beautiful I’m from the Ontario, Canada area I call it the flat lands cause we have no mountains! Lol

Re: Canon 5D Mark 1 and the cold

cicopo — Thu, 27 Dec 2018 22:09:11 GMT

Well I'm up here in Ontario too (Ottawa) & the trick as has been mentioned is warm batteries. The camera may not work exactly like it did in summer but it should work under any reasonable winter condition BUT there are procedures most use when bringing camera gear back inside after a day in the cold. You want to let it come up to room temp slowly in an area or camera bag that keeps condensation to as low a level as you can control.