5D3: No exposure compensation in manual mode.

[MLS]

I emailed Canon regarding lack of exposure compensation in manual mode on the 5D3.  They sent me the reply below.  Hoping for a firmware update to correct this issue.  If anyone else has an issue with this, please consider letting Canon know your position.  I find this seriously limits the camera's usefulness to me as a bird photographer.  

"Thank you for contacting Canon product support regarding your EOS 5D Mark III. I understand you are interested in exposure compensation when shooting in manual mode. I am happy to assist you.

You are correct that this model does not have exposure compensation in manual mode. This is something that I can submit to our engineers for consideration and may be incorporated in a future firmware release. Please note that decisions to include a particular camera feature are made by our engineers and product designers in Japan, based on a number of factors. Consumer demand, technological limitations, and customer feedback are all taken in to consideration."

[MichaelGClark]

Doesn't Pentax call it TvAv mode? They had it long before Canon did. 

[Waddizzle]

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@MichaelGClark wrote:

Doesn't Pentax call it TvAv mode? They had it long before Canon did. 

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It seems Pentax has a "TAv" mode.  I have no idea how long it has been around.  If I were to name it, then I would call it "Ev" mode, Exposure Priority.  The Auto ISO always gives a 0 Ev exposure, that is until you dial in exposure compensation.

Canon has had Auto ISO in manual shooting modes, but only just recently added exposure compensation when you use it.  The first body that I am aware of to have it its eh 7D Mark II, which is actually several years old.  

[CChapin831]

Adjusting the EC results in the Auto-ISO model choosing a different ISO for the shot.  Not the same as post-processing.

[CChapin831]

Not ridiculous at all.  Maybe you'll like it if you try it; I did. The workflow in my R6 in Manual mode with auto ISO is very natural.  (1) Set aperture and shutter how I want them (2) camera tells me which ISO it chose. This much is the same on the 5D3.  But then on the R6, I can then set EC to nudge the ISO up or down.  On the 5D3, if you want a different ISO you have to set it manually.  That's fine, we're all used to that, but it is faster to use the EC.