I have now briefly tested Danne's latest (July 8-th) experimental build for the EOS-M with the 95 MB/s card. I am happy to tell you that:
1) At 5k anamorphic (1736x2928), 10-bit lossless and 16.688 fps recording is continuous and without corrupt frames! I get about 15 minutes of footage with these settings on a 64 GB card, (vs. about 20 min. at 1736x976@24fps) - not bad at all keeping in mind the lack of aliasing and the tremendous resolution at the full sensor readout! Hands down - this 5k anamorphic mode at 17 fps is revolutionary!
2) Overclocking is automatic and set to 192 MHz. Upon start-up camera is ready for use, no need to do anything. Really nice!
3) These additional 2.4 fps compared to the old 14.288 fps seem to provide a noticeable improvement of the jello effect in critical scenes with fast lateral motion.
4) 0 and 180 deg. shutter (1/16-th and 1/33-th of a sec.) is easily set by the Shutter fine tuning function - very important for smooth footage and perfect for low-light shots at 1/16-th of a sec.
5) Camera operation is very stable and works well with AF and Magic zoom enabled.
Genious work, Danne, congratulations!
Question:
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Is it possible to implement this exact functionality also on the 100D? There are two major reasons why I am asking this:
A. The 100D has still several essential advantages compared to the EOS-M - the optical viefinder which is much better and convenient for taking stills photos, especially at bright light, the EF-mount allowing to use EF lenses without adapters and the much longer battery life in photo mode which makes the 100D a much better choice for stills and video shooting during travel compared to the EOS-M, especially for those who take lots of stills too.
B. For event shooting, the combination of the EOS-M and 100D which both are very light and compact cameras is very convenient. If one of the cameras is equiped with a portrait lens for close-up shots and the other one with a wide-angle lens, this offers great flexibility for quickly changing gear according to the scene without missing valuable moments.
And thanks a lot for your excellent work!