Filmatura M-Lite REVO is a new DIY conversion kit to transform the Canon EOS M into a box-style cinema camera. It features active cooling, improved power options with an NP-F battery and USB-C, a 12V DC barrel output, and a full-size HDMI port. With Magic Lantern running on the EOS M, the modified camera can shoot raw video (10-14 bit) at resolutions between 2K and 5.2K, though with certain limitations in frame rate and potential cropping. The M-Lite REVO will be available on February 18 for $299.95. Today, the new M-Lite REVO was released – a DIY kit that can turn a Canon EOS M camera into a riggable box-style camera. It builds on the legacy of the first M-Lite kit, released in 2023, while improving the body, build quality, connectivity, and more. Let’s take a quick look at the details. Canon EOS M from 2012. Source: Canon Why the EOS M? As we have not posted much on the topic here at CineD yet, I thought I would first briefly explain the camera choice. Why does the M-Lite team bother to design a box-style rehousing kit for an “entry-level” mirrorless camera that is almost 13 years old from Canon? The answer is that this little camera (by the way, Canon’s first-ever mirrorless camera) still runs the same software found in Canon’s DSLRs of that time. This means the EOS M can be enhanced with custom software called Magic Lantern. To my understanding, the newer EOS M series models came...
Published By: CineD - Friday, 14 February