Canon 5D Mark II Manual Control Petition

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To: CANON Inc. - Mr. Masaya Maeda

CANON Inc.
Mr. Masaya Maeda
Director and Chief Executive of Image Communication Products Operations.

Dear Mr. Maeda,

Since you are currently the head of the entire camera division, covering both DSC and EOS DSLR system, we decided to write this petition to Canon Inc. and also directly to your person.

We are Canon customers and users all over the world (enthusiasts, amateurs and professionals) who would like to place a public petition to Canon regarding the EOS 5D Mark II.

With all due respect for not having the background or understanding of the firmware, we however, feel this is an economical change for Canon to implement in a camera body already in production via a firmware upgrade, and would significantly enhance it's capabilities and also competitiveness in the short term and long term.

We the undersigned feel that the lack of manual control while recording video - specifically aperture control is missing from the current 5D Mark II. Without this, the goal and general intent of the Canon 5D Mark II misses it's mark of providing control over DOF while recording video. Even though Canon revised it's whitepaper to identify the confusion, we feel that this doesn't go far enough to address the root issue.

We also feel this would send a strong message to the market on a whole, to whom many question Canon's commitment and seriousness to upgrading camera capabilities after they are released, outside of necessary corrective fixes.

We the undersigned are waiting for Canon to introduce manual control to video recording prior to purchasing the Canon 5D Mark II.

194 Signatures

  • David Rilstone
    • Comments
    • Manual aperture control in video mode would greatly enhance my creative abilities in film making. Please make it so!!
  • A V NEILL
    • Comments
    • Soon!
  • Nicholas Neubronner
  • Kalle Widgren
  • Alex Woo
  • Bob Tullis
  • George Binns
    • Comments
    • EventGENIE Ltd
  • Albrecht Gerlach
    • Comments
    • В
  • Joe McCabe
  • John Anderson
  • angel
  • Zhigang Fu
  • Julian Frost
  • Dylan Couper
    • Comments
    • All I ask is to add for live view/movie mode: manual shutter, manual aperture, manual ISO control.... and I will love Canon forever.
  • Don Horne
  • Matthew Roddy
    • Comments
    • Currently own Nikon lenses, need 24p, full manual control A/V
  • Larry Baum
  • Brandon Thomas
  • Stu Maschwitz
    • Comments
    • And 24p. But you knew that already.
  • Max Oden
  • Tyler Ginter
    • Comments
    • 24P
  • Mitch
  • Brian Artka
    • Comments
    • please make the this camera a real video camera.
  • Deke Kincaid
  • Tom Andrews
  • p anderson
    • Comments
    • haven't bought one for these reasons
  • Nash Borges
  • Daniel Browning
    • Comments
    • В
  • Ted Curtis
  • Marc Fairorth
    • Comments
    • HDRI.Net
  • jason Wingrove
    • Comments
    • Bring the firmware update and you will rule the world and pip red at the post
  • Jon Fairhurst
    • Comments
    • At a minimum, when I press EF Lock, it should hold the settings until I exit Live View.
  • Aron
  • Peer Landa
    • Comments
    • I'm getting Nikon lenses because this is ridiculous
  • Ivan
  • Mark Prince
  • Brian Edgecomb
    • Comments
    • Please Canon! 24 fps is a must.
  • tilen sep
  • Eric Juteau
  • John Spray
  • Bo Wannerberg
  • Matt Battershell
  • Bryan Jefferies
  • Thierry Frisch
  • Arttu Rasku
  • Spencer J. Fisher
    • Comments
    • Professonal Photographer who would like to use the 5D for value added video of interior space. I would love to have control of DOF.
  • Andrиs Posada
  • Stone Chen
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  • Thomas Alders
  • thomas eloli
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    • В