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Title: Magic Lantern 2.3 - Canon firmware plugin
Post by: Jack3559 on 13 August 2012, 02:50

Stable release is free to the public from 22:00 tomorrow.

http://www.magiclantern.fm/releasenotes

Title: Re: Magic Lantern 2.3 - Canon firmware plugin
Post by: bobotheclown on 16 August 2012, 17:38

that looks amazing! The focus stacking looks particularly good!

Shame my ancient 20D isn't supported  :sad:

Title: Re: Magic Lantern 2.3 - Canon firmware plugin
Post by: Jack3559 on 16 August 2012, 23:20

It's really good. The intervalometer is brilliant and the bulb timer makes it easier to do astro stuff.

The 160 ISO setting is great too. All of the multiples of 160 are less noisy than their closest lower setting.

Well worth trying.

Title: Re: Magic Lantern 2.3 - Canon firmware plugin
Post by: Diamond Hell on 17 August 2012, 00:29

My 500D is now running on it - went up like a charm.  Now I just have to figure out how to use all the stuff.  The auto HDR sounds interesting.  :cool:

Had to do this first:

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/422214_10152045092455354_1020817823_n.jpg)

Title: Re: Magic Lantern 2.3 - Canon firmware plugin
Post by: Jack3559 on 17 August 2012, 02:37

Yeah, mine needed a firmware update too...

You can actually shoot video in HDR as well which could be pretty useful.

Title: Re: Magic Lantern 2.3 - Canon firmware plugin
Post by: Diamond Hell on 17 August 2012, 08:11

I think there's a lot of learning needs to be done around this!  :grin:

I was hoping it might enable aperture control in video on the 500D.  Nope.

Stuff like the integrated intervalometer is going to be SO handy.

Title: Re: Magic Lantern 2.3 - Canon firmware plugin
Post by: Diamond Hell on 25 August 2012, 15:23

H'mmmmm, lived with this for a little while and had a couple of completely dead battery grips already.

Reading up, it seems like this is an issue, so I may roll back.  There's nothing worse than picking up the camera to find it's dead, especially after I'd started to specifically turn it off after the first incident.

Title: Re: Magic Lantern 2.3 - Canon firmware plugin
Post by: Jack3559 on 25 August 2012, 18:54

I've had that happen a couple of times too.

Oh well, looks like it's time to invest in an intervalometer.

Title: Re: Magic Lantern 2.3 - Canon firmware plugin
Post by: Diamond Hell on 25 August 2012, 23:11

Nearly got my five batteries back charged up now.  :rolleyes:

I can accept a lot of things with something that brings a load of new features to a camera, but a BIG issue like this I'm not prepared to accept.

Title: Re: Magic Lantern 2.3 - Canon firmware plugin
Post by: Jack3559 on 25 August 2012, 23:56

Especially for a "stable" public release.