04-08-2025 10:40 AM
Hello friends
Pro wildlife safari in Southern Africa .
Equipment: 2 R3s & R5 mk2
Lenses Rf400mm 2.8 RF600mm Rf70-200 2.8 Z
Experiencing shocking purple banding in available light subjects animals burds all sorts.
dragonflies in flight extreme settings to test for suspected problems with 1 R3 body..
Settings
Speed 1/64000 ISO 102800
Aperture stopped right down south of F22
Why the test to expose / accentuate aggravate expose the problem!!!! ?
only one R3 does it
Both configured identical.
Suspect Problem
04-08-2025 11:01 AM
I'm assuming you only maxed out the shutter speed and ISO to perform such comparison tests. How do the cameras compare though using more appropriate values?
When you conducted the tests, were both R3s powered on at the same time (after being off for say at least an hour, perhaps longer). Where I'm going with this is that perhaps one camera was internally hotter than the other which may account for the differences.
Also, when doing your experiment, did you use the same exact lens (swapped it between R3 bodies)? I don't expect that to cause the banding, but best to keep all variables the same if possible when conducting tests.
04-08-2025 12:12 PM
Har to know without any pictures. Share some raw files.
04-08-2025 12:51 PM
Good evening Ricky from the Kruger NP South Africa.
Firstly thanks for devoting time to help before I send the troublesome ( older of the two) body in for inspection/repairs.
In direct answer to your first question both bodys with the 400 and 600 were powered up simultaneously to yes, nullify perhaps that as you suggest heat is affecting things and began firing away to full buffer.
Alas no matter what I did to provoke the newer of the two (one vs two years ) it excelled band free throughout irrespective whether I swapped lenses.
I will respond now to Peter attaching screenshots from Raw if thats okay.
Thank you sincerely
Stephen (Matjulu67)
04-08-2025 12:54 PM
Good evening Peter from location Kruger NP. South Africa.
Thank you kindly for replying.
I will send screenshots of the problem a little later. Just now I am about to head out on a nocturnal safari
Sincerely Stephen (matjulu67)
04-08-2025 01:22 PM
Peter as requested please see raw screenshots .
On the bird shot note another trait common to all when. in firing off to buffer... the variation in banding intensity.
Thank you sincerely
to close, it made no odds no matter the cards i used..cross ref Rickys help please.
Stephen
04-08-2025 01:27 PM
Hi Ricky
As I promised plesse see raw files 3 of many msny from the troublesome body..As i noted to Peter (Illuminary) note the variation in intensity of the bands whence firing off to buffer
04-08-2025 01:46 PM
Those aren't raw files. At the least they are raw captures from an HDMI device.
04-08-2025 01:55 PM
@matjulu67,
Please use a file sharing service (Google Drive, OneDrive, etc) and provide us with a link so we can evaluate your images. Also, please swap the media card(s) between camera's and see if the behavior follows.
Thanks 😀
~Rick
Bay Area - CA
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04-08-2025 02:02 PM
Gday Rick
Done all the obvious stuff like swapping out cards to both bodies. The probs only with one body the old one around a year ish old
Not going to link through google or any gile service you can see the prob clear as day.
Cheers
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