After a friend borrowed my EOS1Ds II the write speed of images seems to have slowed significantly.
Previously a review image would be displayed almost immediately I had brought the camera down from my eye after taking a shot, now it takes 3-4 seconds. This happens with both CF & SD cards using a variety of cards (mainly Sandisk Extreme III & IV).
I’ve tried reformatting the cards in the camera and in a PC, reloading the camera’s firmware (1.1.6), but it is still running slow.
I’ve never come across anything like this before, plus there’s the previously mentioned issue of the EXIF shutter count data leaping forward I still haven’t resolved.

The only thing my friend has done to the camera is load his personal settings from a CF card and use his own data cards.
I’m trying to get in touch to find if the camera is running the same firmware version, could that be a problem ?

Can anyone help with this ? I’m at my wits end trying to work out what’s gone wrong here.

Thanks in advance.

Paul

Years ago one of the Canon firmware updates slowed down the shoot to preview time on the 1dsII to stop the corruption of some images on some cameras.

Maybe you had the older firmware and your friend updated it.

Remember no good deed ever goes unpunished.

JR

No, it was at 1.1.6 went it left here.

Since your original settings are gone now anyway, can you nuke the camera to return it to factory settings? I don't remember a setting for review speed, but if you can restore it to factory settings, perhaps it will resume its earlier behaviour...

As far as I'm aware there's no option to return to factory defaults in one hit.

I thought removing the flat "hearing aid" battery in the main battery compartment overnight forced a reset?

Paul

Were both settings shooting in full RAW size?

Make sure all noise reduction settings are turned OFF

Yes, all the shots I'ce tried have been at 100ISO, Full RAW, no noise correction.

I'll try pulling the date/time battery when I can get a screwdriver tough and small enough for the job. My smallest screwdriver just bent when trying to get the locking screw out, it's VERY tight.

Isn't there a "Reset" function in the Custom functions? Towards the end of the menu? I've never seen a camera without that option... at any rate I'd definitely reinstall the firmware, it sounds like that has been corrupted somehow. Not sure if it will let you re-install the same version or not, or there's any workaround if it doesn't.

Dumb question, but did it act slow for him too? And where did his settings come from?

No complete reset option at all, just an option to reset the personal functions(the ones set via connection to computer).


Not a dumb question and one I'll get the answer to tomorrow, I'll also find out what firmware his normal camera uses.
His settings come from his work 1DsII, he borrowed mine for a private job.

For anyone interested this is now resolved.

Worthy of note if anyone else suffers this;
Removing the small ‘back up’ battery ONLY looses the time and date data. It does not instigate a full reset procedure. Everything else stays the same.
If there’s a full reset from scratch option on the 1DsII Canon are keeping it to themselves, (other than the restore default menu options mentioned in the manual).

The camera whose settings got loaded onto my camera was running the same firmware version, but was used with Lexar cards as opposed to my Sandisk cards. It seems the other camera has had problems with card writing in the past, which may or not be connected to this.

After calling Canon’s UK service agents Fixation, a very helpful team, the card writing was returned to normal after using ‘clear all custom functions’ and ‘clear all personal functions’ menu options.
Curious given that there is nothing in those settings that controls card writing and I’d reloaded the firmware and reloaded my own custom settings too. I guess these settings may do a lot more than just clear a few menu items based on my experience.

I still haven’t got the bottom of why the EXIF data is still showing the incorrect number in the shutter count, but I’m still researching that one.

Thanks everyone for your help.

Paul

I've never had anything like this on my 1DsII. I suspect you simply had some kind of file corruption in camera's settings and the reset put that right. Glad it's sorted though.

Thanks SO MUCH for posting the resolution of this... very helpful, and interesting, indeed.