Magic Lantern 5k/4k/3k RAW Test Shots

Описание: This was done a few days after Magic Lantern announced a new experimental build for the 5D Mark III. As soon as I found out about it I downloaded the new build (magiclantern-crop_rec_4k.2017Apr06.5D3123), drove up into the hills and tried to get a few shots in before it got too dark.

The vintage lenses I used probably aren't ideal for this sort of test but they are what I had with me at the time.

The 4K and UHD modes are not completely stable, I couldn't really get them to be usuable, either before of lower frame rates (below 24fps) or because I could only record for a few seconds (as a result of the 5DIII's CF card write speed. 3K however is very useable... no limit to the recording time in 24p until you reach the end of your CF card space. The 5k (at 5fps) looks absolutely incredible and I may use that from time to time on product shots or static landscapes. All of these new experimental modes I likely won't use in any sort of production environment solely because the real time preview is not accurate (slow framerate and the framing doesn't match completely) but its very fun to play with. I'm sure the ML team will continue to develop these.

I did not have a single corrupt frame nor did the camera come close to overheating after performing these tests for a good 40 minutes.

At the moment I do feel the normal 1080p RAW is completely usable in a production environment and I never think twice about using it.