However! (had to get one in.) The warning that Jordan quoted above seems to have developed it's own life as an internet meme, and now the conventional wisdom is becoming that ML installation is dangerously high risk. But, your values may be different, and you should balance reward and risk for yourself. So, yes, I too am not responsible, use Magic Lantern at your own risk.īut, I stand on my statements above - I researched it, and my decision was that there was way more reward than risk. And that the volunteer developers on this project took that seriously, and put up a strong disclaimer as Jordan quoted above.Īs I understand it, they didn't want anyone coming back and saying "you broke my camera and Canon won't honor the warranty." When I looked deeper into it, I found that exactly one camera had been borked in ML development. I saw the same warnings at the ML Wikia site and the official ML forum. OK, in all seriousness, I appreciate what Jordan wrote. bold and italicize! I'm on a roll - if you're a fan of b&i, see this morning's post in the audio forum, in which I attempt to skewer another internet myth. So don't get all bold-and-italicize-texted on us. If the developer is going to that length to alert us about potential danger why should we not heed his warning? Just because neither you nor I know of anyone who has broken their camera hardly means that it can't happen, nor does one deserve the accusation of "spreading rumors that have no basis in truth!" IF IT BREAKS, YOU GET TO KEEP BOTH PIECES.". but the very first thing you see on the developer's installation page is a warning surrounded by asterisks in capitals is, "THIS IS DANGEROUS AND MIGHT DAMAGE YOUR CAMERA. Do your research at the ML wikia and vimeo forum sites, make your own decision. Note that like the developers, I too am not responsible for any damage to your camera. And yes, I installed it on a 60D two days after I bought the camera, new at retail. (deleted)įor me, Magic Lantern has been well worth it. If you don't know of any broken cameras, please stop spreading rumors. So, to all, if you're aware of a camera broken by an ML install, let's hear about it. This was not an ML install, it was firmware experimentation. No one had reported damage to a camera, other than a developer who was experimenting on Canon's firmware & borked the cam.
Magic lantern canon rebel install#
I downloaded the same firmware from canon, installed it, then my ML install worked.Īlthough there are some alarmists out there (you know who you are), when I installed a couple months ago I covered all the forums for ML, at wikia and vimeo.
Magic lantern canon rebel update#
I think I will hold off on installing the ML software for now.ĭid you do a canon firmware update before ML? I have install firmware on my Canon 10d and other devices. But never talking about how long the process should take. There are a few great videos installing the ML firmware on other canon models. Having a video that shows the exact process using the latest software version showing the part of the process from installing and showing what the camera shows until it show the green conformation screen, or what ever it is call, for the 60d would really help. With firmware updates you don't want to remove power or that will crash the system and you are dead in the water. I did remove the battery after only a minute or two. I even checked the Ml web site and YouTube videos. I think this information would be much helpful. I searched and searched for information on how long the firmware update process should take. At least from what the instructions stated. It sounded like the august release would install every thing and perform the making of the boot disk. Ok, my camera works fine so I don't think I heart anything.