No doubt that the Canon 5D Mark ii is an excellent camera – Still, there are some users, regardless of their camera expertise level, who find it a little difficult to tackle common issues concerning this device. We are going to take a look at 3 different EOS 5D Mark ii problems that have caused a bit of a havoc in the user community ever since the device was launched first.

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a.      How to Fix Vignetting in Canon Eos 5D Mark ii?

Vignetting is not a rare problem in cameras these days. When it’s about putting on a high quality display with Canon 5D Mark ii, vignetting seems to be a bit of hurdle in there. To handle this issue, you can either set the camera to auto correct peripheral illumination or do it the manual way.

Speaking of manual, handling vignetting issues in Eos 5D Mark ii would mean that you go through an entire batch of photography. Afterwards, you select the photos that need to be worked on. Edit them one-by-one in the official Canon Digital Photo Professional Software – This program is normally made available with the Canon EOS 5D Mark ii purchase.

In case you are using the Canon 24-70 F/2.8 Lenses, you will see a series of long dark tunnels, high darkness intensity in shadowy areas and so much more. To fix this, auto correct peripheral illumination in 5D Mark ii is the preferred solution. The setting works like magic; all unnecessary dark areas vanished, expect for the ones that are important to the image.

Another great option is to shoot photos in RAW mode in Eos Mark ii. Later you can edit them via the software or through manual darkness and vignetting override modes. Open the RAW photos selection in the DPP (Canon Digital Photo Professional Program) and click the NR/Lens / ALO Tab. You will now select ‘Lens Abberation Correction’ option and adjust the peripheral illumination manually. This will let you edit your photos individually.

PS: To Edit all RAW photos manually in DPP Canon EOS Mark ii, put them in a directory.

b.      How to Avoid Dust on Canon EOS 5D Mark ii?

Dust could be a mighty blow to your Eos 5d Mark ii’s lens performance. There is nothing like a couple of grainy/ shadowy photographs – all because you forgot to clean the dust off of Mark ii’s lens. The main issue is that when Canon released the original version of EOS 5d Mark ii, it kind of “neglected” the lens’s ability to attract dust.

Hence, lens dust in this camera became a major issue. People still say that the original 5D Mark ii was a dust hog. If you have a ‘Firefly Digital Dust Sensor Cleaner’, fixing the 5d Mark ii lens sensor dust won’t be an issue.

Fortunately, the new version of Mark ii comes with a fluorite anti dust coating on its sensor. It allows the sensor to repel dust without causing any further trouble. Nonetheless, I would still recommend having the ‘Firefly Digital Dust Sensor Cleaner’ for not only Canon 5D Mark ii but for your entire camera collection.

c.     Canon EOS Mark ii Rear LCD is Straining my Eyes…

Believe it or not, you’re going to have to see this for yourself – Somehow Canon EOS 5D Mark ii LCD is so sharp that it kind of puts strain on end users’ eyes. People are normally seen complaining about way too much brightness and extra definition – so much so that it affects human eyes in a negative manner.

To “fix” your EOS 5D Mark ii LCD display problem, you can adjust lightning through ‘Auto Light Level Adjuster’ option. What ALLA does is that it changes the light mode on the Mark ii LCD from dark to soft and from soft to intense when you are walking in or out of the room. Same thing happens when you suddenly move from a light environment to a dark environment. The ambient light levels automatically get adjusted to meet your eyes’ visibility proportions.

You will be able to see images under direct sunlight because the LCD of EOS 5D Mark ii will not be making those so-called “reflections” anymore. Same goes for darker places, where the light originating from the LCD is the only source of checking photographs. I think Canon did an excellent job of incorporating this feature, especially in an LCD based camera.

There you go, you have top 3 issues in the Mark ii camera resolved. Before I part ways with you, I’d like you to play with your camera settings. Test out various options and see what works for and what doesn’t. There is nothing like experimenting with the Canon EOS series devices because you never know when you’ll be getting that ‘once in a lifetime’ photo that doesn’t come with any specific preset modes. Experiment, Implement and Evolve!