Yesterday, I installed ML 2.3 on my T3i and am still trying to get my bearings with it. Two questions, please:
1. I thought about sticking with 2.3 to learn how to use it and get familiar with it (I mostly shoot pics and knowing myself, this can take me months) but when I learned about Dual ISO, that got me interested and wanted to know: Does the most recent nighly extend this capability to the 600D? I know some features work on some cameras and some don't. If a fellow 600D user would chime in, I'd appreciate it.
2. I noticed in the thread announcing Dual ISO that it says to use it by choosing an ISO in the Canon menu, and another in the ML menu; does this mean that right now (with 2.3) if I select ISO 163 in ML, but switch over to the Canon menu, which says 200, will the shot be at 200 ISO (because I switched over from the ML menu?)
3. I use LR4 and don't think I can merge HDR files in it, what software would you guys recommend for this? I have a really old version of Photoshop (6) and at this time, I can't spend too much money on hobby software, is there anything freeware out there that I can download?
Thanks again, and sorry for the n00b questions!
1. Don't use 2.3, they are old and outdated and buggy. Nightlies: http://builds.magiclantern.fm/
2. When shooting RAW (which you would be / have to for dual ISO) it's best to select the natural round numbers 100, 200, 400, 800, etc. they create less noise. Where as shooting jpeg it's better to shoot 160, 320, 640, as it creates less noise.
3. There's a free tool for converting dual ISO into a usable DNG somewhere in the forums here.
Thanks! I installed the latest nightly and it was super smooth.