How Did Magic Lantern Achieve What They Did? (Video)

Quoting Joe Marine from nofilmschool, Magic Lantern took

[…] a lot of work from a lot of dedicated people working for free in their off hours in order to experiment and squeeze every last ounce of potential out of these cameras. Those thinking this has been some sort of conspiracy on Canon’s part can take a look at the video above and see the exponential increase in development over the last 6 months. Just as with anything, developments can be slow in the beginning, but as things get going, they can really take off.

Undertstanding the Auto-Focus System of the Canon EOS 7D

EOS 7D
Image courtesy: Andrew Gibson

Interesting post by New Zealand based photographer Andrew S. Gibson. The almost 4 years old Canon EOS 7D [shoplink 337](price & specs)[/shoplink] is still an outstanding DSLR, with an advanced AF system not previously seen on a Canon APS-C sensor DSLR (and still not featured on any other Canon APS-C DSLR). The AF of the EOS 7D is more advanced than the one sported on the EOS 6D. If you want a more sophisticated AF system you have to go at least for the EOS 5D Mark III.

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Deals Round-Up (Refurbished Lenses, Memory Cards, EF 24-70mm f/4L IS, EF 24-105 f/4L IS, EF 70-200 f/2.8L IS, EOS 5D3, MacBooks Pro, Rebel SL1)

Some new discounted stuff for you to check. Today we have Lexar memory card double packs, refurbished lenses and Speedlites at the Canon Direct Store, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS and EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II lenses, Canon EOS 5D Mark III kits, MacBooks Pro with retina display and iMacs, Canon Rebel SL1 (EOS 100D) kits.

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