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I put up a poll (but plz discuss here) to get a survey: http://www.magiclantern.fm/forum/index.php?topic=2902

And my 2 cents in this thread, too: For me it doesn't matter if possible, impossible or hard to do, neither if it's legal, illegal or half-legal. Directly torpedoing Canon's high-end business model is something different from beefing up low- to midrange cameras with features Canon is too lazy to implement.

I am convinced Magic Lantern is helping Canon, even if they are too conservative to acknowledge it. Directly obsoleting the 1dc is something else and might change their opinion from neutral to hostile and will hurt the manufacturer. Imho if someone or a company can afford the $6500 1dx, there's no need to help them save money. Ths ml business model should not be "give us half the $$$ difference 1dx/1dc and we'll unlock it".

So how are you going to feel if Canon releases a 5DC that  is twice the price of the mark iii and records 2k but it has the same exact hardware? Then I guess going by your logic ML should not touch it since if one can afford a mark iii they can afford a 5dc

guys i didnt mean to start anything about just buying canon .. i was referring to color .. etc consistency

never said they were .. i remember reading a blog post by Shane Hurlbut and he was saying that you should not mix

probably gonna pick up some rokinon / samyang .. i could buy 3 - 4 for the price of an 85 L

yea actually now that i think about it .. i was looking at the rokinon/samyang 14 / 35 / 85 ... is it ok to mix these with L lenses

I currently have a 24 1.4L II, 50mm 1.2 and 70-200mm 2.8 II

was looking at other lenses to purchase .. was thinking a 35 and a 85? i really like the zeiss 35 and 85 but
i remember reading that it is best to keep the same glass ? any truth to this ?

awesome .. any idea when alpha II will be available ?

a1ex .. have you begun exploring for increasing bit rates or clean hdmi out ?

1dx

plus shipping from AUS .. BH photo here has it for 12,999

was talking bout 1dx .. not 1dc

well if i pull the trigger on one .. i will definitely do it if he needs it

There are 1DCs out there but I doubt the people that have them will dump the firmware .. since it people like Shane Hurlbut .. Still motion ...etc

ML is written from scratch, so it can be considered an interoperable product. We had to break some technological measures and perform reverse engineering to achieve the interoperability.

So I believe what we do with ML qualifies as "fair use", but porting firmwares from one camera to another does not. But I don't have any background in law stuff.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-circumvention#Circumvention_of_Access_Controls

Well even if you cant port the firmware over .. enabling ML on the 1dx to shoot 4k or do clean hdmi out or 1080p 60p should be the same legally as enabling clean HDMI out on any of the canon cameras or 1080p 60p .. etc hypothetically speaking of course

Well we will see. It seems that the EOSHD article about them being the same camera is making it's rounds on forums with people saying go ML go! lol. So you might start to see a bunch of donations incoming.

Well, anyway we are lacking a 1Dc and 1Dx firmware dumps. Until then, who cares.

I am on the fence about getting a 1dx .. have been for awhile .. might pull the trigger and if so i could do the dump on the 1dx provided you
tell me how .. 1dc on the other hand .. im sure once people get their hands on them they might do it as well

not if you are just putting ML on this like the other cameras .. if that was true you would have been sued already i would think

the fact that you guys finally found a way around dual digic with the 7d .. perhaps the same process can be used on the 1dx ?

As long as we don't provide the firmware files but just a patch we should be fine.
IANAL but the Psystar lawsuit was due to Psystar selling PCs with OSX installed. We are not selling nor re-distribuiting anything.
The OSX86 project is still going strong (and ML is more like OSX86 than Psystar)

I agree .. you should not have legal problems .. you are just putting ML on this just like any other camera

Well people still doing Hackintosh's .. there are forums all around with guides etc .. Psystar was selling them .. so how could it be illegal if a feature gets enabled ? It's not like you would be buying 1Dx's and hacking the firmware then selling them as 1DC's for profit

no problem.

Well according to Andrew @ EOSHD .. he says he spoke to a Canon Europe person who told them there is no difference .. just firmware .. and of course a headphone jack. He asked him if there would be a paid firmware upgrade and the guy said no chance because the 1DC is taxed as a video camera and the 1DX is a stills.

I would buy a 1DX in a heartbeat if there was a chance. I was actually considering selling my mark III anyways for it.

Well according to EOSHD .. Andrew has confirmed by Canon that the only difference between these two cameras is firmware ..
hardware is identical. Any chance of getting the firmware off a 1DC and flashing onto a 1DX ? I am not talking about throwing
ML on there ... just seeing if it would be possible to port a 1dc firmware onto a 1dx .. seems the hardware and everything is the same.

http://www.eoshd.com/content/9044/exclusive-canon-confirm-1d-c-4k-dslr-is-same-hardware-as-the-1d-x

any idea when you might add the intervalometer ? I wanna start shooting timelapse and it would nice not to have to
buy one

yes definitely would be interested in testing that out

just installed it .. seems to be working fine .. will test it out later on today

can't wait