5d mark 2 movie problem
 

i just got my 5d mark 2 and have this problem. anyone knows what the problem is?

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Santo

Does the problem only occur indoors?

If so it could be caused by the 30p frame rate/shutter speed not matching the 50hz lighting. I've not seen the problem personally but from the descriptions I've heard this could be what is happening.

If the problem also occurs outside, ignore everything I've said!!!

i haven't got a chance to try it outdoors because the focusing screen just fell off.

I couldn't believed my eyes.. I was changing to another lens and the focusing screen just fell off.

I have changed lenses all the time and never experienced this. This must be a factory fault.

I'm guessing that the focusing screen is not properly intact which caused the video wave problem.

Will claim warranty...

Santo

Too high shutter speed.

hi peter, how high is too high?

I was shooting in a dimly lid room (my room) I guess I can't have the shutter speed too fast even if i wanted to, right?

Hi Sausanto, You can still use the camera without the focus screen as you will be in live view. Set the shutter to 1/50 and try the inside test again. Then in the same shot pan to a window with daylight.

That looks like flickering from tungsten or fluorescent lights that you get when you have the wrong shutter speed. In countries with 50Hz mains electricity (pretty much the whole world apart from North America) then you should use 1/50 second shutter speed indoors to avoid this.

Why not try popping it back in? Maybe you were just clumsy like me when I tried an EF-S lens not to use but just to check that the fitting was the same as an EF. I knocked the screen out. I clipped it back in & it has worked fine ever since.

how do you pop it back in?? I'm worried that I might break it even more

is that focusing screen is only for the live view??

o my gosh..

you guys are totally right..

i popped the focusing screen back in..

changed the shutter speed to 50.. and it works as expected..

thank you so much.. saved me all the time in the world..

thank you thank you thank you!!!

Santo