Why doesn’t my Canon 5D Mark III show lens correction data for some lenses?
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On a Canon 5D Mark III, some EF lenses appear in the Lens Aberration Correction menu, but others do not. For example, an EF 85mm f/1.2L II may show correction data while an EF 35mm f/2 IS or EF 50mm f/1.8 II may not. If other Canon bodies seem to offer peripheral illumination correction for those lenses, why would the 5D Mark III not list them, even with current firmware?
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The lens corrections aren't part of the firmware itself (i.e. a particular firmware doesn't mean you have a particular lens correction). They are profiles that can be stored in the camera, and you need to register them with the camera if they aren't in the default set.
Canon DSLRs that support lens corrections (Peripheral Illumination and/or Chromatic Aberration) only have space for a certain number of correction profiles. As far as I'm aware all Canon DSLRs that support lens corrections have space for up to 40 lens profiles, but ship with a default selection of about 25 lens profiles.
Note that most Canon DSLR models since about 2008 support in-camera Peripheral Illumination correction (DiG!C 4 or later), while in-camera Chromatic Aberration correction was introduced in models starting around 2012 (DiG!C 5 and up).
I guess these are the profiles Canon deem to be the most likely to be used. The 5D Mark III's default set are most (if not all) of their current L-series lenses (without extenders). This is why the 85mm f/1.2L II is included, but not the 35mm f/2 IS (non-L), and even the older 85mm f/1.2 (version I, no longer available) is not included by default.
In order to add/remove lens profiles, you need to
- connect the camera to your computer via USB
- install & run the Canon EOS Utility,
- select 'Camera Settings/Remote Shooting' mode
- choose 'Lens Aberration Correction' from the lens shooting menu
Here's a more detailed set of instructions from Canon's Support website.
From there you will get an interface to check or uncheck lenses for the camera to remember. Any valid combinations with the 1.4x and 2x extenders are also shown (as separate profiles to the base lens).
It's a relatively simple adjustment, but requires the Canon software and some foresight if you're going to borrow or test out a lens/body/extender.
If you forget to do this in advance, then hopefully you shot RAW photos. You can then use Canon's Lens Aberration correction to apply correction for peripheral illumination, chromatic aberration, color blur, and distortion from within their Digital Photo Professional software after the fact (to RAW files only). For RAW files made using one of 39 lenses with currently available DLO profiles you can use the more comprehensive Digital Lens Optimizer.
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Because the lens correction data is not simply tied to camera firmware. Canon stores lens correction profiles separately in the camera, and the body can hold only a limited number of them. Cameras often ship with a default set of lens profiles loaded, but not every supported lens will already be registered.
So if a lens does not appear in the 5D Mark III’s Lens Aberration Correction menu, it usually means that lens’s profile has not been loaded into the camera yet—not that the camera is incapable of correcting it.
Canon bodies that support these features can typically store only a finite number of profiles, so different cameras may have different default sets installed. That explains why another Canon body might show peripheral illumination correction for a lens that your 5D Mark III does not currently list.
In short: update firmware if needed, but also use Canon’s software/workflow to register additional lens correction data to the camera. Peripheral illumination correction has been supported on many Canon DSLRs for years, while chromatic aberration correction was added on later models, so available correction types can also vary by body.
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