Canon EOS 5D Mark III Records 24P RAW Video (thanks to Magic Lantern)

The skilled hackers at Magic Lantern discovered another hidden feature that can be activated on the Canon EOS 5D Mark III (price & specs).

At first they announced that they found a way to output RAW CineDNG on the EOS 5D Mark III and EOS 5D Mark II (price & specs). But it was not possible to record more than 12 fps at 1080p because of buffering issues. Later they announced that there is a way to record almost 1080p at 24fps (which can be cropped to 2.35:1 aspect ratio) as long as you are using a 1000x memory card.

This a major breakthrough for the ML team.There is a substantial difference between RAW video mode and regular H.264: more dynamic range and resolution at first instance.

Check the videos. The video above is RAW output, the video below was recorded in H.264 ALL-I with Cinestyle profile.

[via nofilmschool]

Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS 1.4x Announcement Matter Of Few Days?

EF 200-400mm f/4L IS 1.4x
Image credit: Juzaphoto.com

It is getting chaotic. After various rumors about the release date of the EF 200-400mm f/4L IS 1.4x, one said May 14th the other postponed everything to 2014, a new rumor surfaced and appears to confirm the announcement in May. Beside May 14th (i.e. tomorrow!), the 31st of May is also a possible candidate. In any case, the rumor says there will be a limited supply for the first weeks.

[via CR]

Rumor: Images Of Two New Canon Compact Cameras Leaked

New Canon Compact
Canon S200

Digicame-info (translated) posted a series of images of two new Canon compact cameras. One is named S200, the other is an unknown superzoom camera that could be the replacement for the SX500 [shoplink 12196](price & specs)[/shoplink]. Are these the camera that Canon is going to announce on May 31?

The “S200” is somewhat weird: there has already been a PowerShot S200 in the past.

New Canon Compact
The successor of the SX500?
New Canon Compact
S200, back side
New Canon Compact
The unknown camera, back side

Video: Is Metabones Working On A SpeedBooster For EOS M?

SpeedBooster For EOS M? That’s what the videos above and below suggests (by user ckstoa on YouTube). The video above shows an adapter taken from a box with Metabones written on. The used camera is clearly an EOS M (the AF for sure :-) ). In the video below you can clearly see the Metabones logo on the adapter. Is this a prototype undergoing testing? Metabones never mentioned the EOS M mount explicitly, they were just stating that “support for other mounts will be added in the future”.

Interesting news! Would be cool to have a Speed Booster for the Canon EOS M (price & specs). Btw, the EOS M used in the videos has Magic Lantern installed on it.

Thanks to the reader who sent in the link.

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