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Title: 5D Mark III ML Alpha 3 autoboot question
Post by: imageus on July 28, 2013, 04:59:52 AM

Before I install ML Alpha 3 in my new 5D Mark III I wanted to clear few things out.

I read this note,

NOTES
THIS VERSION OF MAGICLANTERN HAS AUTOBOOT DISABLED
Which means you'll have to re-run the firmware update every time you power off the camera.
It's a safety measure, so don't ask to remove it until the port is stabler

So what happens when I install ML Alpha 3? Would it boot to Canon default menu or I have to run the firmware to use the camera?

Will I have all the default Canon features for Still photo if I install the ML Alpha 3?

Thanks.

Title: Re: 5D Mark III ML Alpha 3 autoboot question
Post by: g3gg0 on July 28, 2013, 11:59:51 AM

You dont install ml. You boot it from the fir.
Ml is btw NEVER installed into flash in any way, it just enables autoboot from card.

"Installing" a fir just causes ml to boot

Title: Re: 5D Mark III ML Alpha 3 autoboot question
Post by: imageus on July 30, 2013, 01:33:49 AM

Thanks for your reply. Sorry for the wrong terminology.

So if I have ML Alpha 3 in the SD card and turn the camera on I will get the normal Canon menu, right? To get the ML to work I will need to rerun the firmware update. Is that correct?

Title: Re: 5D Mark III ML Alpha 3 autoboot question
Post by: ilguercio on July 30, 2013, 03:24:08 AM

ML does not substitute Canon stuff, it just works on TOP of it.
You always have acces to everything Canon has put into the camera right out of the factory.

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