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Originally Posted by LEAKYSEALS951
ohhh...please do tell me more about this magical hack. I had never heard of such a thing. My first google search produced a free download for the firmware. Scary... does this work, and by 24 raw pics a second do you actually mean 24 raw pics instead of the 5-6 or so ( I can't remember right off hand)that I think it does now?
The upgrade sounds scary, but intriguing, kind of like when the astronauts upgraded the hubble space telescope. Please advise.
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The RAW-bit is mostly tuned for video. It will deliver 1920 x 1280 14-bit RAW frames to a file at varying frame rates (depending on resolution and camera model. 5Dmk3 is good for 24fps at full-HD).It will NOT deliver 24 full 24Mp frames (that would be gigabytes of data per second).
It's basically a firmware hack on the top of existing Canon firmware. It also works for some other Canon models but resolutions are lower due to less CPU in cheaper cameras. The hack is reversible and you cannot brick the camera. There are tons of other thingies in Magic Lantern though you might find useful for ordinary photography though...intervalometer, focus stackning etc.
You can download it from here:
Magic Lantern | Home
How it works:
RAW pics are scaled (not cropped) from full-frame sensor down to 1920 x 1080 and saved as 12-bit RAW files. This bypasses everything incuding de-bayering and dead-pixel removal (which means you'll need to do this externally, on computer).
Quality is excellent and there is a ton of headroom for grading but it consumes 90 MB / sec and you'll need to de-bayer the fotage, so it's not justified for "wedding photographers". But theoretically, you get a pro-grade movie camera for 3000 bucks. Something that would cost 5000$ a day to rent ten years ago. But trick is that there are even cheaper/easier solutions available now. Technology is not a issue any more...you can have 2004-Spielberg-grade camera for no money so it's all up to talent now
