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Hi guys,

I also have a 550D but never really got on with the Silent Pictures on that camera (hard to get anything usable and the noise was too much) ... is it a lot easier on the 5D MKII and now get better results with a 5D MKII? ...

I want to replace my trusty 550D now and it's time to upgarde ... I used ML on the 550D for a lot of other stuff which is great btw ...

I have recently just got hold of a nice Canon 5D MKII and just need to ask a (simple?) question ...

The question is:
I require, for the 5D MKII, the FRSP function that can take JPGs & RAW photos for either Timelapse in Daytime and night time Astro work and also for Focus Stacking ... I'm so confused at what builds have what functions/options ...

I do not need MLV or RAW video capabilities (yet) just the options for taking Photos only ...

Will the old 2.3 Stable edition be enough or has FRSP advanced that much that I would need to go for a nighlty build? ... if so what edition (old or new) would give me these capabilities? ...

Thanks,

cheers,
Gem

[Silent Picture Full Res]

I must've missed the text about 0.8 sec ...  ... thanks A1ex ...

Didn't think about noise reduction ... will check ... thanks Levas ...

bhursey:
Yes I read about the issues regarding exposure hence why I thought it may of contributed to the crashing ... unfortunately I wasn't taking notes when I done the last Silent Picture Full Res session ... I will on the next one, being as I need to now have a retry with the suggestions above i.e. noise reduction and faster shuter speeds ... 

Gem

[Arwen]

Question  for 550D users who have successfully taken more than 3 Full Res photos in Silent Mode ...

Arwen can you take more than 3 photos in Full Res mode? .... and does your 550D crash or freeze? ...

I still cannot take more than 3 photos with my 550D (in Full Res Silent Mode) before the camera frezzes/crashes ... (black/blank screen) ...

Do I have to set any other options to make this NOT freeze or crash ... would the Shutter speed not set at 8000, or the fstop set to f22 have any effect on this? ...

I'm not using any other feature in Magic Lantern, just Silent Picture ... but I am wondering if other features need to be switched on to get this working right? ...

I have tried the Magic Lantern Nightly 2014 Sep26 550D 1.09 [Full Res Release] and the Stable Release: v2.3 Release Date: July 23, 2012 ... I'm also using manual focusing as I'm trying to use Silent Picture Full Res for Focus Stacking (MacroPhotography) ...

Simple Mode works ok for my Focus Stacking but I have a lot (hell of a  lot) of image noise in my photos ... this may be due to the speed and fstop discussed above? ...

Gem

Fantastic A1ex ... been watchin' on the side foaming at the mouth ... Timelapse and Focus Stacking are my bag and this is HUGE for us ...

Is it possible to capture Full Resolution Silent Pictures in Jpeg format?

I agree with this comment as well because although it's handy for Timelapses to have the colour range it's sometimes handy for Focus Stacking to get a decent result, in a small amount of time, using JPGs ... once we get a decent image it would be great to do it again but with the option of DNGs dynamic range ... the work flow at the moment is quite time consuming using DNGs, so JPGs would really speed up write time therefore reducing the focus stacking session considerably ... that would be awesome ...

Thanks for this feature though A1ex ...

I'm gutted I cannot take more than 3 photos at the moment without it crashing/freezing on Full Res ... am I doing something wrong? ...


Gem