Extending the 5D Mark 2 for videography
June 22nd, 2009
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The Canon 5D MkII (5DM2) was only the second digital SLR to offer video, after Nikon’s D90, and the first to offer serious features like the vital external microphone socket. Since then a firmware update has given it the ability to set the exposure manually when shooting, hugely boosting the creative possibilities.
But if Canon can change the firmware, why not anyone else? Well, because it’ll invalidate your warranty, that’s why, but if that doesn’t put you off the open platform Magic Lantern Firmware have been busy adding extra features like on-screen audio meters, on-screen crop marks for 16:9, cinemascope, and 4:3.
Only for the brave at the moment, but it’s a good bet that Canon are keeping their eye on developments here too.