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Anyone can check the code and if there is some shady stuff in there or anyone can pick it up and continue development. Open source is the future and you make it sound like a bad thing. I had more problems with adobe lightroom, it was slow and it did not want to import my images from my FUJI X-T10 than with RawTherapee which is free and open source. Frankly I don't need you. Does that mean there's no need for you? Of course not. This is silly logic. Admittedly, not everyone is able to code, however, anyone who is able to code can take over from a project that someone else is no longer supporting.

If there is great demand for an update, this will happen. Yeah, I'll mostly give you that. It is the most powerful and best option out there, at least for me. That said, it's also the slowest when compared to it's nearest competition Capture One, Photo Mechanic.

Since your first point has been addressed and your second is simply arguing with an admittedly poor example I thought I'd talk about point three. In many cases, Open Source software is, not only perfectly reliable and easy to install, but the best option in existence for what it does.

All of these were as easy to install as any other app not in the app store and the only one that has ever done something it was not supposed to was Chrome and that has closed source components. All software is built using open source elements I just checked and Lightroom uses SQLite and is written, at least in part, in Lua. There is a massive difference between open spurce software and open source firmware. Software can be uninstalled.

It doesn't have to replace the Canon firmware to be firmware. It is. It has the potential to brick a camera. It is more than software. Its a firmware augmentation. Not sure why this is something to dislike, but whatever.

It can brick the camera still I don't know if that ever happend But since it does not replace your firmware canon can't know if you ever had another one installed. As much as I love Magic Lantern, this isn't quite true. While the bulk of Magic Lantern runs off of a memory card, the firmware on the camera has to be modified for that software on the card to be recognized by Canon's firmware.

This is what magic lantern refers to as the boot flag and the reason you have to go through the firmware update process to set it up. If you go to Canon they will most likely be able to check for the boot flag. I had an assistant who install that crap on my Canon 5DMII and it never was the same and could never fix it, the screen always blinked and a lot of buttons did not work properly. Much better and no headache work arounds,conversions, time limits etc etc etc.

I own 3 Canon T3i's and they all have the latest Magic Lantern build in them. It is absolutely essential for my cameras. It is a must have for me. I soo totally disagree with this article and it is biased bad journalism as I almost always see on this site in my opinion.

Very poorly done and not very well thought out. I have never ever had a single shot corrupted from it. Just look at my site to see what it can create. I have used it for many many years. Please try to do an exactyl degree shutter angle with a sony or any canon without ML. Magic lantern are for pro users who know what they want and know how they need to configure ML, it need programer skills and great understanding to use it in the right way.

Kraig Adams never mention what body did they used magic lantern on the video they show a 7D , so the 7D is not for ML , there isnt any stable ML version for any duouble processor equipped bodies And all the people who jump in and make comments like Canon is crap, or sony is crap or Vice Versa are just Stupid. All the losers talking Fan boy this and that actually are not even shooting and would rather waste their time fighting in forums about who is actually using the best camera in the world BS.

Makes me sick all these pathetic post on you tube or reviews of this camera or that camera is better.. As long as your getting your message across it does not matter what camera your using. To get a decent post processing for these footages its more like a studio team and render servers etc completly different stuff :.

Toggle wind filter. Live audio monitoring through with headphones. Not available on all models - please check the feature matrix. Kelvin and push-button white balance. Exposure Lock for manual mode. Manually override exposure settings in LiveView.

Quickly switch between two exposure presets. Dynamic range improvements Dual ISO, other features being researched. Focus peaking for quickly checking focus.

Magic Zoom window to fine-tune focus. Cropmark overlays for 16x9 bars or any custom shape. Overlay a ghost image in live view. Help needed. It's much easier to port CHDK on these cameras. When will it be ready? Unfortunately, Magic Lantern ports don't follow a schedule.

There is no plan, and there is no Magic Lantern organization that specifies which port happens next. If there is work being done on a camera, there will be a development thread in the forum. Not only did they give users of Canon DSLR cameras enhanced features and capabilities, but they also give away the product for free.

There is always going to a select few companies and people who were pioneers in our industry, and Magic Lantern is certainly one of those pioneers. Happy birthday Magic lantern and thanks for all you have done and continue to do. You can find more information about Magic Lantern on their website.

Matthew Allard is a multi-award-winning, ACS accredited freelance Director of Photography with 30 years' experience working in more than 50 countries around the world.

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