Posts Tagged ‘magic lantern’

Thanks to eagle-eyed planet5D reader Hallur for pointing us to the Magic Lantern forum post – and accompanying video – showing how a Canon 5D Mk III firmware downgrade can be done so that ML will still work. As we posted a couple of weeks ago,…

DP and planet5D reader Chad Bonanno shoots Tempest Freerunning Athlete and 2014 Taurus World Stunt Award Winner Luci Romberg with the now-classic Magic Lantern RAW/Canon 5D Mk III combo – with stunning results. Chalk it up to the skill of the athlete; [adrotate group="6"]cameraman; editor;…

Filmmaker and planet5D reader Alex Beasley manages to coax 24p RAW footage out of a Canon 50D using Magic Lantern. It is not without challenges, but Alex Beasley not only shoots 24p RAW with a camera that isn’t even supposed to HAVE video (the Canon…

Notice we didn’t even mention this 70+ episode web series entitled Oposto do Sexo was shot with Magic Lantern RAW on a Canon 50D? Notice it didn’t matter? So: we get an email from planet5D reader and filmmaker Leandro Correa, [adrotate group="6"]who tells us about…

Doug Urquhart at Upthink produces another brilliant time-lapse short film -- and does it with a 3D printed motion control dolly. Smack! Jaw dropping landscapes; gobsmackingly smooth motion control and exposure across day and night (above AND below the water line); and perfectly timed and…

Plenty of people have been clamoring to have Magic Lantern on their 70Ds. We’re delighted to report that nikfreak of Magic Lantern is on the case.[adrotate group="6"] Good news for Canon 70D owners anxious to get Magic Lantern ported to their cameras: Magic Lantern developer…

planetMitch note: This is great DSLR Video history written by Hugh - I'll have a post on Monday with more details about the planet5D history... Cue up the opening seconds of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band: “It was 20 years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the…

We have posted on Magic Lantern in the past ranging from new releases, features being added and results of shooting in RAW vs the standard h.264 video files. Many posts and discussions are about how to format cards and get Magic Lantern to work on your…

With less than 24 hours left, the apertus° Axiom project smashes through its €100,000 goal with the help of the Magic Lantern community to bring the first free software and open hardware digital cinema camera to market.  You can help! Back on September 17th, we…

We love to feature projects that didn't have a huge budget and the creators used their creativity and sweat to create something cool. This is one of those videos.[adrotate group="6"] Message from Maxx Peter: I'm a young photographer and based in Cheshire, UK, and I've…