Canon EOS 5D Mark II: banding/pattern noise problem

  Article as posted 4 Jun 2012 (there are 2 updates below):  The images below are downsized photos from my Canon EOS 5D Mark II . But they had a problem! You might have come across this problem which I recently researched. There were  some interesting discussions 2 to 3 years back and even some more recently, including some related to the new Canon EOS 5D Mark III, but I didn’t find anything that seemed to resolve …

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The Scimitar-horned Oryx

  While travelling in Texas between Austin and San Antonio a few years back, I decided to take back roads to see what there was in the area. This area of Texas is somewhat dry with rolling hills and rough terrain. Along the way on Highway 281 there was a housing development which, from the outside, looked somewhat interesting. So I drove past the gates, partly up a hill, and was confronted with a small herd of about …

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