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Magic lantern for Cannon t3i

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crswlson
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http://magiclantern.wikia.com/wiki/600D ive heard of it for t2i but never bothered getting it for my t3i. Is it worth it? if anyone has some good tutorials on how to use fetures of magic lantern a link would be apreciated. ive heard of it for t2i but never bothered getting it for my t3i. Is it worth it? if anyone has some good tutorials on how to use of magic lantern a link would be apreciated.
Oct 22 2012 10:15AM
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gravel
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worth it for sure. i have it on my t3i
Oct 22 2012 10:16AM
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Skaliwagify
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It is absolutely worth it to install considering that there is no real danger of bricking your camera anymore and because it takes like 10 minutes to do it.

If you want tutorials for Magic Lantern or anything to do with video or photo just search on Youtube, you can literally find a guide to about anything (Firmware, software, techniques,gear).

My favorite tools are:
Zebras for exposure
Focus peaking for critical focus
Audio levels
AGC disable
Audio monitoring
Custom white balance
Better ISOs for cleaner footage
Simple Timelapse tool
Oct 22 2012 10:56AM
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steezyshit
Posts: 785 - Karma: 1,342
Of course its worth it ! I justed installed it yesterday and I can't wait to film real stuff with it !
Oct 22 2012 2:10PM
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cwillygood
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i just installed it! i know how to use my t2i well, but this stuff is crazy, soo many new options

what do you guys who use it alot use the most on it?
Oct 22 2012 3:59PM
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SSteezle
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audio monitoring, AGC disable, kelvin white balance, native ISOs, and being able to see how much time you have left recording is huge for me. Zebras can be helpful, but sometimes perfect exposure isn't really the best look imo
Oct 22 2012 4:09PM
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Mag
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What's the advantages of native iso? And is that multiples of 160? And what's the huge advantage of disable agc?
Oct 22 2012 5:52PM
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cwillygood
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sweet, is it still easy to record with a external mic? looks like alot of learning is in store seeing that i have no clue what zebras are
Oct 22 2012 5:52PM
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eheath
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.....


wut
Oct 22 2012 5:55PM
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SSteezle
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It all depends on what you're going for. I've been watching Lost lately, and the majority of the shots are very underexposed, but the set the mood perfectly. There's also times when overexposed shots work really well imo
Oct 22 2012 6:02PM
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eheath
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Yes, but thats not exactly how they are shot. Shooting underexposed or overexposed is a terrible technique, its quite easy to make you shot under/over exposed in post and then you don't lose detail by shooting your scene like an idiot.
Oct 22 2012 6:09PM
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SSteezle
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it's actually really hard to make a shot over exposed in post. it's a lot easier to take away light than put it in during post
Oct 22 2012 6:13PM
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eheath
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....

ok
Oct 22 2012 6:16PM
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WillStart
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actually i've always heard to shoot under if anything. if your blacks are a little low it's not too hard to pull detail out of them, but if your whites are clipping even just a little bit, you're fucked.
Oct 22 2012 6:24PM
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WillStart
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not that you SHOULD shoot underexposed, of course. this is just for dealing with really bright areas in your image
Oct 22 2012 6:26PM
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SSteezle
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it really depends on the setting you're in. I agree with you about the whites, but try shooting underexposed in a studio and see how it goes
Oct 22 2012 6:44PM
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eheath
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Why the fuck would you shoot underexposed in a controlled light setting?
Oct 22 2012 6:49PM
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SSteezle
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so you agree with me. good, let's move on
Oct 22 2012 6:54PM
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eheath
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Will was talking about a situation where you had very bright highlighs, aka not a controlled lighting situation. God damnit I hate you.
Oct 22 2012 7:24PM
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RockNRollNghtClb
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woah bud take that language back to the other forums, we dont want you ruining M&A
Oct 22 2012 7:29PM
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eheath
Posts: 61648 - Karma: 123,476
fuck you i hate you even more at least sour sometimes knows what hes talking about, youre just an idiot
Oct 22 2012 8:38PM
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ChocolateMilk.
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Can i join in on the hate?
Oct 22 2012 9:07PM
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WillStart
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evan pretty much said it for me, but yes i'm talking about uncontrolled lighting, i.e. shooting outdoors. obviously if you were shooting in a studio and your highlights were so bright that you had to underexpose everything else (unless that's the desired look), you would just change the lighting.
Oct 23 2012 3:16AM
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