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Re: Magic Lantern Is Back

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Post by names_r_hard »

dylan604 wrote: post #94
names_r_hard wrote: post #29

Thanks to all who are sharing their appreciation for this niche but cool project. I'm the current lead dev, so please ask questions. Got a Canon DSLR or mirrorless and like a bit of software reverse engineering? Consider joining in; it's quite an approachable hardware target. No code obfuscation, just classic reversing. You can pick up a well supported cam for a little less than $100. Cams range from ARMv5te up to AA…

I still shoot a 5Dmkii solely due to the ML firmware. It's primarily a timelapse camera at this point. The ETTR functionality is one of my absolute favorites. The biggest drawback I have is trying to shoot with an interval less than 5 seconds. The ML software gets confused and shoots irregular interval shots. Anything over 5 seconds, and it's great. No external timers necessary for the majority of my shooting. I do s…

Strange, it certainly can do sub 5s on some bodies. But I don't have a 5d2 to test with.

Could this be a conflict with long exposures? Conceivably AF, too. The intervalometer will attempt to trigger capture every 5s wall time. If the combined time to AF seek, expose, and finish saving to card (etc) is >5s, you will skip a shot.

When the time comes, compare the price of a used 5d3 vs a shutter replacement on the 5d2, maybe you'll get a "free" upgrade :) Thanks for the kind words!

Re: Magic Lantern Is Back

#102

Post by names_r_hard »

CarVac wrote: post #86
names_r_hard wrote: post #29

Thanks to all who are sharing their appreciation for this niche but cool project. I'm the current lead dev, so please ask questions. Got a Canon DSLR or mirrorless and like a bit of software reverse engineering? Consider joining in; it's quite an approachable hardware target. No code obfuscation, just classic reversing. You can pick up a well supported cam for a little less than $100. Cams range from ARMv5te up to AA…

I would love to add it to my 1Ds3. I recall reading that once upon a time Canon wrote ML devs a strongly worded letter telling them not to touch a 1D, but a camera that old is long obsolete. (I literally only want a raw histogram) (I also have a 1Dx2 but that's probably a harder port)

Canon have never had any contact with ML project for any reason, to the best of my knowledge. The decision to stay away from 1D series was made by ML team, I would say out of an abundance of caution to try not to annoy them.

Re: Magic Lantern Is Back

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Post by pavel_lishin »

I should give this a shot. I used to use CHDK so I could use my old crappy Canon into something that would take good time-lapse videos by snapping a photo every X seconds; I miss doing that, though now it's harder because I live in the 'burbs, and there's no particularly spots for that nearby, and anywhere that is a good spot likely doesn't have a power outlet for me to use. I wonder how long I could power my camera from a portable charger?

Re: Magic Lantern Is Back

#104

Post by dylan604 »

names_r_hard wrote: post #101
dylan604 wrote: post #94

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I still shoot a 5Dmkii solely due to the ML firmware. It's primarily a timelapse camera at this point. The ETTR functionality is one of my absolute favorites. The biggest drawback I have is trying to shoot with an interval less than 5 seconds. The ML software gets confused and shoots irregular interval shots. Anything over 5 seconds, and it's great. No external timers necessary for the majority of my shooting. I do s…

Strange, it certainly can do sub 5s on some bodies. But I don't have a 5d2 to test with. Could this be a conflict with long exposures? Conceivably AF, too. The intervalometer will attempt to trigger capture every 5s wall time. If the combined time to AF seek, expose, and finish saving to card (etc) is >5s, you will skip a shot. When the time comes, compare the price of a used 5d3 vs a shutter replacement on the 5d2,…

> Could this be a conflict with long exposures?

I've done lots of 1/2 second exposures with 3s interval, and it shoots some at much shorter interval than 3 and some 3+??? At one point, the docs said 5s was a barrier. Maybe it was the 5dmkii specifically. All of my cards are rated higher than the 5D can write (but makes DIT much faster) so I doubt it is write speed interfering. What makes me think it is not the camera is that using a cheap external timer works without skipping a beat.

Re: Magic Lantern Is Back

#105

Post by dokimus »

raffael_de wrote: post #89

What would be something you can achieve using ML that you couldn't do with the stock firmware and postprocessing?

The big one for me was always focus peaking when using vintage lenses or doing IR photography. The extended White Balance settings were nice to have for IR, as well.

Re: Magic Lantern Is Back

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Post by nobleach »

For a look at some of the amazing output from an "ancient" EOS, you can look at Magic Lantern's Discord. It's rather shocking how far this little camera could be pushed. It is definitely a fun hobby project to fool around with these things. After awhile I stopped having the time and moved over to Sony APS-C with vintage lenses. I was able to maintain some of the aesthetic without getting frustrated by stuttering video. Still it's really a cool project.
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