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Magic Lantern Firmware

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finchski
Posts: 470 - Karma: 621
is it worth it to get for my t2i? dose it do any harm anything or can it? what are the pros and cons
Jul 22 2011 12:36AM
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S.C
Posts: 3068 - Karma: 2,285
it is really useful, easy to install if you follow the videos, and pretty damn safe. plus its on the sd card so you can take it off whenever. check out the site for more info. do it if you shoot lots of video!
Jul 22 2011 12:38AM
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finchski
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thanks ya i basically only shoot video
Jul 22 2011 12:40AM
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Brentizzle
Posts: 1584 - Karma: 1,871
my buddy just did it to his t2i and he loves it. I wish there was something like this for my 7D.
Jul 22 2011 12:42AM
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blatt
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Definitely do it. Turns your $600 camera into a beast.
Jul 22 2011 2:46AM
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the.cheat
Posts: 2859 - Karma: 171
my t2i just broke, i had ml on it. but don't let me scare you away, im pretty sure it was a physical problem with the memory card slot, as diagnosed by a developer of ml. i just sent it in under warranty, hopefully they don't notice my ml on the camera. in any case, get it, its great.
Jul 22 2011 3:53PM
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WillStart
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it's not as dangerous as people make it out to be. quite hard to actually do damage during the installation process. as others have said, it's based on the memory card, not the camera. so you can have it on one card but not another so you only have ML when you want it. plus, if you install it, then remove it, and your camera breaks after that, it's still covered since it doesn't change the camera. but if your camera gets messed up while operating ML or while installing it, then idk.


that said, i love ML and have it on all my cards. the white balance feature and mic level feature are my favorites.


i used this video to install it:


Jul 22 2011 4:04PM
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scott-skis
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i would recommend it for sure! it has so many useful features. there is a possibility that you could brick the camera, there was a thread on this earlier. but in my opinion it's worth it.
Jul 22 2011 5:51PM
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CrotchKiller
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i cant get the new build to work for my camera. i dowload it from here http://groups.google.com/group/ml-devel/browse_thread/thread/307f971972bf3e7a
and unzip all the files onto my memory card and nothing happens. the older build works just fine but the new doesnt
Jul 23 2011 12:30PM
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blatt
Posts: 5584 - Karma: 3,097
means your messing up somewhere along the whole upload process. Can't just slap magiclantern.fir on your card.
Jul 23 2011 2:01PM
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the.cheat
Posts: 2859 - Karma: 171
its not bricked.
Jul 24 2011 12:55AM
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