Okay so I'm sure we're all totally amazed at what the 50D can do, especially since it never came with video for starters!
However, there are still a few realistic ways I think it could be better.
Since I'm not technically capable of programming Magic Lantern in any which way, I thought I'd put together a wish list for futre 50D video features, as follows...
1. A hard upper limit to exposure time, of 1/fps when raw video mode is turned on. i.e. it will not let you shift the exposure time beyond 1/24th of a second if you are shooting 24fps.
2. Tying into the above, exposure time indicated in degrees, 180, 275, etc.
3. Clarification on real exposure time, when fps override is turned on. For example, if you set the camera to 1/250th of a second when at 30fps, and then set fps override to 24fps... Is it still 1/250th? Or is it 1/250th * (30/24) ? If it's the latter, then updating exposure time to match FPS would be handy. (And make sure the 360 degree exposure time matches fps override, instead of 30fps still)
4. Perhaps far fetched, but there was mention that there could possibly be other native video modes apart from 30fps?
Perhaps would help with the above scenario if there was a native 24fps setting floating around somewhere in the camera already.
5. Sticky DOF automatically working when you hit the record button. As it's quite cumbersome to use electronic lenses at the moment.
6. Not 50D specific, but I find it a real pain to autofocus in video mode, and usually only do it at the start of a shot. So what I tend to do, (if not manually focus0 is turn liveview off, autofocus the camera the 'normal' way, (as this works very quickly) and then switch it back to liveview and go from there. Would it be possible to automate this sequence? Live view off > autofocus > focus confirmation > liveview on? Assuming anyone else would find that handy of course. If that could be automated to a half shutter press or something, it would be freaken sweet.
So just a few thoughts, anyone else got any other (realistic) suggestions?
