At this time, it is a permanent change to your cameraĢ.

If you install Magic Lantern on your 5D3, you will set a firmware bootflag on the camera, that is NOT removable. ML is still very alpha for the Canon 5D3.ġ. I put a different card in and had to rely on H.264 for the day. I only had one instance where ML wouldn't boot and the camera hung up, but it was related to the memory card. I use the nightly builds and I always test a build for 2-3 days before taking it out on a paid shoot. It is possible to have issues with some of the builds, but nothing that will break the camera. ML is easy to use, it's simple, but there are a lot of features that give you plenty of room to play around or use as tools.Ģ) The Canon OS is always running, but you can have a clean boot without ML by holding 'SET' while starting the camera.ģ) if you want to pay for it or search, there are a lot of tutorials out there.Ĥ) I have not heard of anyone destroying or bricking their camera as a result of ML, but you can search on Google to see for yourself. A simple Google search will show you a lot of tutorials, or you can go to and buy the 5D Mark III ML RAW guide which will show you how to install and use ML. Since this is a new software update I’d recommend you proceed with caution, however, these are exciting results for both stills and video shooters!ġ) It is not difficult to install Magic Lantern if you can follow the instructions. According to the 6d should add another 2/3 stop (once the code is adapted for it) making good ol’ Canon the superior sensor for low light high contrast shooting. since it builds upon Canon‘s advantage vs. This means that for example on 5d3, iso 800 with ML has more dynamic range than iso 100 with Canon :-> … and at high iso you’re getting 7% more dr which is nothing to sneeze at, esp. “Tests have been done by ‘Marsu42’ of CanonRumors, which show numbers of up to 15 stops of DR when using this feature combined with the ‘dual_iso’ module that Magic Lantern already includes in their nightly builds.” Lately this has included pushing what we can get out of the sensor.

Magic Lantern has long been a fan favourite to “unleash” the features of Canon cameras we wish they had.

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