@digger thank you. I use Komputerbay 64 Go X 1000 Card that are said to be the best yet affordable cards. (twice cheaper than Lexar)

italian stlye: man sitting lazy on couch woman doing cooking (Sorry for off topic, I could not resist g)

@ghostlayer nicely done! What was your workflow like?

@TrackZillas I totally agree. The BMPC has potential, but the it just doesn't look as "filmic" as it's big brother... or even the hacked 50D. I think the non-crop resolution is pretty solid on the 50D considering normal 1080p h264 video from Canon dslrs only resolves about 720p. Cards will be expensive though... thanks for the info!

Yeah, I canceled my BMPC pre-order and jumped on a great bundle deal on a BMCC with 480GB SSD but I think that purchase is on back-order, so now I'm thinking about other options while I wait, such as your 50D... or I could just really hold my horses for a while cause the GH2 is still pretty darn awesome :)

I Finally surrender to the enemy : 5D Mark III + Raw by Magic Lantern the 14 bits dynamic is crazy. Here's my first test :

@TrackZillas That is some really nice filmic footage. Totally agree with @maxr If that video was a clip from a feature film or narrative short you were shooting, I would have no problem falling into the alternate reality of your story visually. I think this looks better than what's coming out of the BMPC right now @ less than half the price.

Sorry, this might be mentioned already in this thread but if you get a chance, what is the highest resolution you can sustain recording at 24p on the 50d and what memory cards are you using? Thanks!

@TrackZillas that looks filmic allraich!! I personally like this darkish pastel colour palette you're showing, also lovelly texture of grain and, again for me, makes sense with the light diffused images (probably also lens). It has soul ;-)
Now shoot awaaaaaayyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!

PS
would you be kind enough to tell how you compressed vimeo upload? chank you

@TrackZillas, I haven't really done much myself in the way of testing. I like what you did with the color. The only thing that caught my notice was the Moire. Have you tried using the 5x Crop mode? Also did you apply any sharpening. I think 50D footage actually could use just a light bit of sharpening. It's got a very naturally soft look to it. It's going to take a while before a nearly perfect workflow is worked out for the50D, but in the end I think it's going to be totally worth it.

I'm also still trying to figure out what lenses i'm going to go with. It's gonna take a lot of testing to see just which lenses work best for the look I want to get.

@driftwood believe my friend I always read before make others read, this is true... also before pasting it had given some thought 'cause in a way would be "unfair" to ML wonder progress IF this extract from one guy experience's interview is read as the only one or without its context: being early release. Anyway I am totally forward world rawrization option XD if just we could advance so in other aspects. Chiiiiirs

Another good example of ML RAW on the 5DMKIII

@driftwood indeed!!!

 
interview with Tom at newsshooter

 
I like the Captain's motu If the engine's not broken then don't tamper with it

@OzNimbus Thanks - it was great! @Aria I'm in the same boat.. haven't really messed with it yet, but I finally got a 32gb komputerbay 1000x card.. I rigged up a SLA battery as well so that it has a lot of juice..

the 1080p window is roughly 9mmx5mm I think.. so around 2/3" sensor size.. unfortunately it's not capable of mounting the smaller 16mm or machine vision lenses .. maybe a PL mount adapter would work, but too much money just to experiment..

Unless I'm wrong, it seems like workflows have done a lot to minimize moire.. I personally want to shoot uncropped mostly, for the benefit of the larger sensor area

@robertGL, i'm still trying to figure out my lens choices right now. I plan on using the 5x Crop Mode even tho it's not going to be used for Wide Angle shots, it will be extremely useful for the bulk of my shots. I think i'll look at the Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 which when used with the crop will bring the lens into more a standard 50mm range. I'm not positive but i think the crop is about 4.6x when you factor in the 3x zoom and 1.6x crop of the APS-C sensor. I could be wrong about that tho. If i'm right that would make the 11-16mm into a 50-73mm. Then you could also use a Sigma 8-16mm which is slower than the Tokina, but wider. The Sigma would be like 37-73mm. Still a very useful range for many scenes.

The good thing about using the 5x crop mode is that you don't get the bad Aliasing or Moire. Also it allows for larger resolutions. I did a 2000x836 recording just to test and it was very smooth recording at about 75MB/sec. I have to do a TON more testing before I actually use the 50D RAW. I did use the normal ML 50D Video for some extra shots in a wedding and it was handy.

I find the 50D to be a bit softer. I've been doing some tests with a 50D I bought and I must say that it takes time to get comfortable with it all. I really love the 50D as a camera. It's a very well built camera. The Magic Lantern software is DEEP. They've packed so many parameters into this thing it can be a bit daunting. My advice is that it's worth getting into ML. The image quality and flexibility is great. The hack is feature rich and tailored to DSLR Video users. I'm still early in my testing and have a lot to learn but so far it's been pretty fun. If you need to quickly film and get it done this may not be for you in all instances. However, I think it's entirely worth the effort to get a Canon and mess with this stuff and get familiar. I paid $450 for my 50D and it's GREAT VALUE. It's built like a tank. No audio but for how i'm going to use it that's not a problem. I've got my Tascam DR40.

I like the adjustable Aspect Ratios. I can shoot in just about any frame size. I have an anamorphic lens so I can do RAW 4:3 video to go with my 2X ISCO. Every week there's some kind of update to the software which is getting better and better. The key will be finding a post editing workflow that is easy for you. I'm still experimenting with different things. As faster CF cards are available it only makes things better. I'm using a Komputerbay 32GB 1000x card right now and will add a 128GB 1055x card which is even faster. recording in 4:3 only uses about 73MB/sec. which the card has no problem handling.