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Tested on 5D mkII, mkIII and 7D.

The cards was tested to be compatible with magic lantern and canon firmware unlike the 1050x.

Benchmarks show similar results as 32 or 64 gig 1000x. The cameras seem to be the limiting factor.

Pity... was hoping for better performance on the 5D3.  Did you happen to test the card write speed outside of magic lantern using something like CrystalDiskMark?

[1920 x 1080, 29.97 fps]

5D2: no

5D3: here the latest one with some write performance gain
getting continuous 1920x1280 at 23.976 fps with CF only

Here are my test results using your latest compared to Alex's latest.  I ran each test 7 times and then removed the 2 outlier results...

  Buffer fill method: 0
  CF-only buffers:    3
  Memory hack:      On
  Small hacks:        On

1920 x 1080, 29.97 fps
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  g3gg0   a1ex   g3gg0 
    CF        CF     w/Span   
   634     1417     3002     frames
   754     1446     3594
   633     1622     2563   
   663     1638     3006   
   781     1635     2603   

1920 x 672, 48.00 fps
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  g3gg0   a1ex   g3gg0 
    CF        CF     w/Span   
   391      751       550   
   442      751       642
   392      755       634   
   389      680       682   
   439      745       684

For 29.97 fps and spanning enabled, I got double the frames of Alex's latest. Nice .  But without spanning, I got double the frames using Alex's.
For 48.00 fps, Alex's latest always performed significantly better.

brilliant ! very crisp and clear imagery. Did you by any chance use Beauty Box for the skin ? 

I actually did need to soften the skin but only for one shot which needed a little extra tlc. 

Wow mate!

This is the clearest video coming off the 5DM3 I have ever seen.

Thanks. When shooting now, it does feel a bit like a foggy lens filter has been removed from the front of the camera.   

Great Image. Need to get my MK III running raw again I've been lazy.

tnks... Go for it!

Great image! Excellent work! I envy you and your 5D3

Thank you... It's a great camera.

Crisp! Brilliant work man

Thanks

Here's a TV commercial I shot for Pride In Purity International, a non-profit organization near Las Vegas, Nevada. All footage was shot using Magic Lantern Raw on the 5D Mark III. I had performed quite a number of tests prior to this job, so I felt comfortable enough with the stability to give it a go on a real production. 

More details about the shoot and gear used can be found at the Vimeo link... http://vimeo.com/71749184

[raw_rec V2 (CF card only)]

g3gg0... I'm getting different results then the last couple of tests posted here.  For me it's slower for some reason.  Here are my results on 5D3 using your lastest raw_rec (with spanning support). Once the card was warmed up, I ran it 5 times for each test.

1920x1080 33 fps
Komputerbay 64gb 1000X CF
Sandisk Extreme 16gb

raw_rec V2 (CF card only)
177
173
210
157
173
Avg frames: 178

raw_rec V2 (w/Card Spanning to sd)
235
278
239
276
247
Avg frames: 255

Using most recent V1 raw_rec (commit 707c75f)
381
345
430
426
Avg frames: 383

I updated my original test to use the optimized version of RawToDNG (raw2dng_shadow050.exe).  Aliasing is noticeably reduced now. Thanks Alex.

Ok... here's the new comparison using shadow100, shadow50, and shadow25.  I enabled the download link on Vimeo for those wanting a more accurate representation of the footage. 

Shadow 50 has my vote as a set it and forget it default. 

Shadow 100 is too noisy... Shadow 25 has too much aliasing for me to use the footage... Shadow 50 has minor aliasing but much less noise than Shadow 100.  On the other hand... Shadow 100 combined with a light pass of de-noising in post would work as well.

Vimeo link... https://vimeo.com/70574082

@MA Visuals: can you repeat your test with these 3 raw2dng's? Just post-process the same video with them.

Rendering now... will upload the results shortly.

For those wanting to see a test of the Dual ISO feature in use, I put together a video comparing normal raw video and video shot using the new Dual ISO feature.  More details and testing methods used can be found at the Vimeo link... http://vimeo.com/70459941.

Good stuff

Tnks 

Natures Creatures is really amazing, that parakeet had some serious moves going on,lol

Thanks for sharing such a cool video!

Thank you.  That or the parakeet needs therapy. 

These videos make me so jealous of the 5d of yours. If I had the money the first thing I'd do is buy a 5d iii. That video is so sharp I could shave with it.

I think the lens in this case helped a lot... Canon 100mm L Macro.  It's a super sharp lens.

Nature''s Creatures is friggin awesome man, great shots!

Thanks 

"Nature's Creatures" was shot using ML Raw. Includes macro shots further zoomed using 5x Crop mode.
Watch it on Vimeo for more details... https://vimeo.com/68326201

Here's my video "Freedom", shot completely using ML Raw, often making use of the 5x Crop mode.
Watch it on Vimeo for more details... https://vimeo.com/67266765

Nice video - freedom

Thank you. 

Maybe DARPA can...

Good idea... will send a feature request. 

Hope it works though! 

Me too!

Next time, was thinking of trying mk11174's recommending 15 fps and 15 shutter.  Goal is for the most usable film footage, even if some post work is involved.  I'm not actually sure that's even possible given the rolling shutter CMOS sensor. Any other suggestions to help minimize rolling shutter effects as well as improve overall quality of lightning capture would be most welcome.

hey cool, now just the lightning bolt itself is mising

Next time! 

Posted a quick test using the new ML Bolt module.  Not perfect conditions or camera settings, but I have to say that it worked admirably!
http://www.magiclantern.fm/forum/index.php?topic=6308.0

See Vimeo link for more details... https://vimeo.com/67976426