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#101
Camera-specific Development / Re: Canon 700D / T5i
November 03, 2014, 05:45:07 PM
Quote from: a.malinkin on October 29, 2014, 07:57:54 PM
Hi
On my 700D the focus while taking videos is too slow, sometimes it misses a lot, so it has to wait for about 4 seconds, but sometimes it's fine. Is there an option in ML to change the algorithm of autofocus function or its reaction while taking videos?
(In Canon 100D this problem seems solved better and I can still change the camera, but I prefer 700D)
Tnank you

I don't think so, and even if there was, that wouldn't help, given that the 700D in video mode can only focus by contrast detection which is slow and inaccurate by nature (software cant change that).  If you need good video AF, either the 70D or mirrorless is really the only way to go because they use phase detection.  Your best bet with the 700D is to just manually pull focus  ;D
#102
Archived porting threads / Re: Canon 70D
November 03, 2014, 05:35:16 PM
Just thinking... the 7D2's LCD screen wont be a touchscreen right?  That kind of gimps the whole video autofocus thing.  The camera can't read your mind, and often times, if there's not a face to focus on, the focus will go somewhere other than where you want it to go.  Half of the reason the 70D's autofocus is such a joy to use is the ability to simply touch where you want the focus to go.  It's so easy to rack focus between 2 or more subjects in a shot.  I'm sure there will be a way to select focus points that aren't faces with the 7D2, but I doubt it could be anywhere near as just tapping.  The 7D2 should really have touchscreen to make best use of the dual pixel AF.

Here I was thinking that eventually, down the road, I'd upgrade from a 70D to a 7D2 and finally have all the features I need in an APS-C dslr (dual pixel AF, 1080p60, most likely 1080p30 raw, and the ability to use my Canon STM glass) but I really don't think I can give up touch-to-focus.

I wonder if Canon will ever make a prosumer-level DSLR with both touch-focus and a CF slot...

Quote from: GARoss on November 03, 2014, 03:35:17 PM
If your need for video is 50% or more of the time, you should purchase a GH4 or other TRUE video cameras. In my opinion, the GH4 is more like an 75-80% awesome video camera that takes decent stills but cannot match the 70d in photo sharpness & overall quality.

If you occasionally shoot video, but mostly photo, the 70d is perfect because even a novice can get decent results & the correct focus without too much effort. ML will improve the 70d but I doubt if 1080 will be achieved. Read the ML 60d thread. Expect similar but better results than what ML obtained with the 60d.

I do ~75% video and ~25% stills.  You're probably right about the GH4.  I don't know why I'm so loyal to Canon, they don't do much to deserve my loyalty.  I guess it's partly because of the money I have invested in Canon glass and my familiarity with Canon equipment.  When studying video production in college, we had mostly Canon and Sony gear.  I always went with the Canon video cameras and DSLRs, so now that's just what I'm comfortable working with.

IMO the 70D's AF still bests any mirrorless DSLR's AF system right now.  For shots where my focus distance is mostly static, I'll still manually focus, but for rack focuses and tracking while both the camera and subject are moving around, dual pixel AF and touchscreen is just unbeatable.
#103
QuoteFeatures copied from another Canon camera (crop mode recording, clean HDMI out...)
Copying Canon code or functionality may carry legal risk for us. We do respect the Canon company and love their products and we are strict about staying on the right side of the law.

So, having software that unlocks the ability to take full advantage of what the hardware in the camera you own is truly capable of, is considered by Canon to be a "feature?"

So much for even the slightest hope of the 70D shooting 1080p RAW...
#104
Archived porting threads / Re: Canon 70D
November 02, 2014, 10:24:25 PM
Is there any hope for clean HDMI 4:2:2 output on the 70D?  If Canon can enable it for the 5DIII in an official FW update, I get the feeling they could also do that or the 70D if they wanted to, but they most likely wont if only to help justify the 5DIII's price tag.  Just reviewing some footage I shot this morning and holy shit, the compression makes my eyes bleed.  Crazy how my 700D can shoot better looking video than my 70D because of ML, when I paid $550 for the 700D and $1K for the 70D.  Anyway, if ML can enable clean HDMI out, I will totally be getting an Atomos Ninja to pair it up with.

Nevermind, just saw this in the "don't request" section...  whomp.

No 1080p RAW for 70D.  A camera with so many awesome features, but doomed to yucky compression for eternity.
#105
Quote from: dmilligan on November 01, 2014, 03:25:43 PM
No, it's not

So it is a hardware limitation then.  Thank you, that's all I was interested in.
#106
Quotehttp://www.magiclantern.fm/forum/index.php?topic=5472.0;topicseen

Thanks, but I'm not interested in raw 720p60. I'm interested in compressed 1080p60, and whether or not that's even a possibility on the 5D3.
#107
QuoteDigitalVeil,

I'm not an expert but your posting here does not have anything to do with ML.
Sell your 5DIII and buy another 7DII  - problem solved! Woohoo!

Yes, I actually was asking about ML.  I guess I should re-phrase and simplify:

The 5DIII's CF slot allows write speeds fast enough to support recording raw 1080p30.  ML lets you take advantage of this by giving you the option to record raw 1080p30 instead of compressed h264, as long as your card is fast enough.  ML also gives you full control over frame rate and bit rate.  Because of this, wouldn't ML enable the 5DIII to theoretically be able to shoot 1080p60 in the default h264 compression with a bit rate around 90MB/s?

Also, the 5DIII isn't mine to sell.  It's collectively owned by a small crew/studio that I work with sometimes, and I'm trying to convince them to try ML on the camera.  1080p60 is something we'd love to have, even if compressed. I'll eventually get my own 7DII after putting aside enough cash for one, but I'd still rather shoot 60fps on a full frame than cropped frame!
#109
Archived porting threads / Re: Canon 70D
October 31, 2014, 06:58:17 PM
Wait...

Quote70D has flip screen and touch screen , requires VAF filter, that is us $ 350 more, let see what the real test show with Moire on the 7D II, Also the 7D, seems to have better noise performance, but
let see, what the  real tests show about the 7D  in real life.

You really think the 7D2 wont need a VAF filter if a 70D does?  The cameras are really not that far apart... from what I've read, the Moire problem is still there with the 7D2.  Either way, if the 70D "requires" a VAF filter, I'm assuming the 7D2 will also "require" one.

Anyway, I'm a proud new owner of a 70D, and I absolutely love it so far.  I ended up discovering Magic Lantern after ordering the camera, but at least I also have a 700D to use it on.  Very excited to see a 70D port is being worked on!  Bummer that the dev's work will be shelved until December, but at least it's in progress, and I can't wait to start using it on this 70D, especially if it enables clean HDMI 422 out.  :D
#110
Hi folks, this is my first post on these boards =)

I've only recently discovered Magic Lantern, and I'm still educating myself on all the things it can do.  I have yet to actually put it on a camera, but I'll be trying it out on my 700D over the weekend.  I have access to a 5D3 that I use when working with a particular crew, and with the 7D2 sporting 1080p60, I started wondering...

Because of the bandwidth of a CF, the 5D3 can shoot raw 1080p30, but from my understanding it can't handle any frame rate much higher than 30 when shooting raw.  But how about compressed footage?  Is it possible that the 5D3 could handle compressed h264 1080p60 at nearly the same bitrate as raw 1080p30?  Or is the Digic 5+ a bottleneck here?

Sorry if this has already been discussed in this thread, I did a fair bit of browsing to see if this was brought up but didn't find anything.