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UPDATED: Canon EOS 5D Mark II firmware to arrive week of March 17

Posted on 25. Feb, 2010 by planetMitch.

canonrumors just reported they have heard the Canon EOS 5D Mark II firmware will be released the week of March 17th.
UPDATE: CR has added updates about features in the release… please read that over there.
UPDATE 2: Canonrumors has confirmed what is included in the firmware update! In a new blog post this evening, they have [...]

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Canon EOS 5D Mark II Manual Exposure Control Firmware!

Posted on 26. May, 2009 by planetMitch.

Canon finally announces firmware update to manually control exposure while filming with the Canon 5D Mark II!
Just a day after the second 5D2 hack was announced for Audio Metering
Update: read about the new hack for ‘zebra striping’

From DPReview:
“LONDON, UK, 27th May 2009: Canon announced today it will release a firmware update for the [...]

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Confirmation of firmware patches coming?

Posted on 28. Apr, 2009 by planetMitch.

As we pointed out in the post a few minutes ago about the Ghost Whisperer on CBS, there was an interview done with Tim Smith from Canon at the NAB conference last week. In the video, Tim makes several interesting points.
Have a tip, a video, or a Canon 5D2 product to announce? Give us a [...]

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Hacking

Posted on 11. Feb, 2009 by planetMitch.

I posted a note the other day about someone figuring out the encryption keys to the 5D2 firmware. Looks like they’ve hooked up on the canonhack.com site (read end of comments).And yes, we’re still trying to find those elusive batteries! Everyone is looking for them and I’m trying to find some. Please keep watching this [...]

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Petition to fix the 5D mk ii

Posted on 05. Feb, 2009 by planetMitch.

This evening, i ran into this post on canonrumors about people asking Canon to “fix” some of the movie mode options. Check it out. There’s also a thread on DVInfo about this issueBuy a 5D mk ii! (note the BUY link at the top – updated regularly)Adorama has both kits and bodies in stock! Be [...]

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