Okay, I can see how the black dot issue might never worry someone; it is a very specific problem that only manifests itself in very few conditions and it is difficult to notice anyways.

But THIS, well, *this* is downright suicide… “They’ve gone PLAID!” (Sorry, couldn’t resist…)

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1032&message=30334285

I really hope this is 1.) A complete collaborative hoax, or 2.) Just a fluke in a small handful of first-batch cameras, or 3.) Something Canon can very easily correct.

I hope it is a QC issue and they’ll fix it right away… Cause this almost takes the cake as the worst digital image artifact in DSLR history…

=Matt=