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Get to know you lens with LensSim
In this post I take a quick look at LensSim and how you can use it to 'get to know your lens.As an example, let's take my trusty Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM.The relevant LenSim information, here...
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LensSim UI Tweak
I wasn't happy with the output UI in LensSim, so I've simplified it to show just the cardinal points, the hiatus distance, and the entrance and exit light cones, ie to/from the pupils.The entrance...
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LensSim: Data Sheet
Another minor tweak to LensSim, this time to tidy up the 'Lens Data Sheet'.The functionality is:Add your lens name on sheet 1;Enter your lens data on sheet 2;Set the focus to the minimum, in order to...
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LensSim 1.2
As I have discussed in previous posts, LensSim is not there to model the actual insides of your lens, as it is impossible to know what the lens designer has optically laid out internally. We also have...
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Welcome to 2021
Last year I decided to 'withdraw' all my ML-Lua legacy scripts and start afresh, as many of the scripts had evolved over a period and changed considerably, as my ideas matured.The first script I looked...
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MUSIC: additional notes
As mentioned in the last post, I'm revisiting my 'legacy' scripts. My aim being to only have two Magic Lantern scripts for all my photography needs.The first part of the exercise was the DOFIS (Depth...
View ArticleA post for the non-Canon users
As regular readers will know, this blog is biased towards Canon Magic Lantern users, but built on a technical foundation that is agnostic to the type of camera you shoot with.Both DOFIS, the ML script...
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MUSIC: now for those with senstive hearing
In this post I'm pleased to announce that MUSIC is now 'fully' compatible with ML's Full Resolution Silent Picture, DNG photo capability, ie no mechanical shutter action. Note: I personally have...
View ArticleLE Photography: the benifits of Simulation
Now that I've got my MUSIC script up and running, I thought I would write a few thoughts down on Long Exposure (LE) capture.LE is a photography genre that has wide appeal and is often associated with...
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MUSIC: Exposure bracketing with FRSP
I wrote MUSIC to cover my multishot bracketing use cases, eg super resolution, noise reduction, people elimination, and long exposure simulation.In this post I'm releasing another use case, silent...
View ArticleMUSIC: Camera compatability
Up until now, I tried to account for different cameras in my MUSIC script. I did this as I could only test MUSIC on the cameras I have.I've now removed such tests and thus the MUSIC script will/should...
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MUSIC: Now with a Use Case UI
In this post I'm pleased to announce two things. First, I've now incorporated Handheld exposure bracketing into MUSIC. My original handheld bracketing script, eg...
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MUSIC: extending its repertory
I wrote MUSIC around use cases to give me an easy way to account for the various times I find myself needing to adjust Canon and ML settings. Essentially, MUSIC use cases may be seen as user adjustable...
View ArticleMUSIC: More on camera compatibility
In addition to flagging that I've tweaked MUSIC to make the Quick Access (QA) more robust and fixing a couple of bugs, I'm going to highlight a few things that will need changing as you use MUSIC on...
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MUSIC: Use Case 7 - Full Resolution Silent Picture bracketing
In this post I'll discuss the latest MUSIC tweaks and look at Use Case 7: Full Resolution Silent Picture (FRSP) bracketing.In the latest version of MUSIC (downloadable from the right) I've:tidied up...
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Composing wirelessly on the 5D3
Over the years I've evolved an approach to image capture that is heavily/totally dependent on Magic Lantern. In this post I will be discussing infield wireless connectivity.As my main camera is a 5D3,...
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MUSIC: Use Case 9 - Auto bracketing from a metered shadow exposure
A quick post to say I've added another use case (UC9) to MUSIC. This one will auto capture an optimum exposure set from a metered shadow exposure.As with all MUSIC use cases, once set up, you can...
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MUSIC: Use Case 6 - Handheld optimum exposure bracketing
In this post I'll discuss MUSIC's use case 6: the handheld (HH) exposure bracketing option.Unlike 'normal' exposure bracketing, where we are likely to be on a tripod and adjusting exposure time, in HH...
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MUSIC: Camera/user specific settings
A relatively minor tweak to MUSIC, that brings in the functionality to change a few settings on the fly. The 'home' menu in MUSIC, ie use case 1, now looks like this:Here we see a new menu item, that...
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DOFIS: 2021 Uplift
I wrote my Depth Of Field Information Script (DOFIS) as I wished to know about focus on my 5D3.I believe the DOFIS lens model is the best you can have, without having access to lens CAD design details,...
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