Dear Magic Lantern Developers
I would be very grateful indeed if you could help me with something.
I am going to be visiting the USA this August in order to see the total solar eclipse and I have done a lot of research into which camera to get in order to photograph the eclipse. I am actually very much wanting to be able to take the sort of eclipse photos that Miloslav Druckmüller has taken which require shots at a wide variety of shutter speeds. However, I do not want to be changing the settings on the camera during the two minutes of totality. I therefore very much need a camera which meets the following four criteria:
At least 20MP resolution
At least 500mm focal range (35mm equiv)
Must have manual focus
At least 9EV of AEB range
I have found out that several Canon EOS cameras (together with appropriate lenses) meet these criteria but they are are very expensive. I am very reluctant to spend this much money and I am also concerned about the weight and bulkiness of the EOS cameras and lenses. I want to travel to the USA without putting anything into the hold of the airplane. This might be difficult with EOS cameras and lenses plus a tripod and other things I will be taking. I have discovered that five models of the Canon PowerShot range meet the first three criteria but they all have rubbish AEB. This is why I am hoping that Magic Lantern might step in to the rescue. The five PowerShot models are as follows:
SX710
SX620
SX540
SX720
G3X
I think that the best of the above five models is the G3X because it has the biggest sensor.
I would be very grateful indeed if you could release a version of Magic Lantern for at least one of the above five models, preferably at least three months before the eclipse so that I have plenty of time to practice with it.
Thank you very much indeed.
Kind regards
Tim
I would be very grateful indeed if you could help me with something.
I am going to be visiting the USA this August in order to see the total solar eclipse and I have done a lot of research into which camera to get in order to photograph the eclipse. I am actually very much wanting to be able to take the sort of eclipse photos that Miloslav Druckmüller has taken which require shots at a wide variety of shutter speeds. However, I do not want to be changing the settings on the camera during the two minutes of totality. I therefore very much need a camera which meets the following four criteria:
At least 20MP resolution
At least 500mm focal range (35mm equiv)
Must have manual focus
At least 9EV of AEB range
I have found out that several Canon EOS cameras (together with appropriate lenses) meet these criteria but they are are very expensive. I am very reluctant to spend this much money and I am also concerned about the weight and bulkiness of the EOS cameras and lenses. I want to travel to the USA without putting anything into the hold of the airplane. This might be difficult with EOS cameras and lenses plus a tripod and other things I will be taking. I have discovered that five models of the Canon PowerShot range meet the first three criteria but they all have rubbish AEB. This is why I am hoping that Magic Lantern might step in to the rescue. The five PowerShot models are as follows:
SX710
SX620
SX540
SX720
G3X
I think that the best of the above five models is the G3X because it has the biggest sensor.
I would be very grateful indeed if you could release a version of Magic Lantern for at least one of the above five models, preferably at least three months before the eclipse so that I have plenty of time to practice with it.
Thank you very much indeed.
Kind regards
Tim