masp
03-17-2010, 08:37 PM
I'm sure most of you know about the CHDK firmware for Canon Powershots. I just found out there are similar projects for the Canon 5D II and some older Pentax cameras. Anyone know about similar projects for other DSLRs?
I've been playing with CHDK lately, and some of the features, like creating time lapse movies, live tri color histograms and being able to bracket your shutter, aperture, ISO, or even focal length as many times as you want are pretty neat. Most camera makers limit how much you can bracket to make another selling point, but here, you could probably bracket a shot 20 times if you wanted to. Yeah, it's overkill, but it would be interesting to have some of these other cool features on a DSLR too. :D
CHDK Wiki (http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/CHDK)
Magic Lantern Firmware Wiki (http://magiclantern.wikia.com/wiki/Magic_Lantern_Firmware_Wiki)
Blog (http://pentax-hack.info/documents/blog.php)
I've been playing with CHDK lately, and some of the features, like creating time lapse movies, live tri color histograms and being able to bracket your shutter, aperture, ISO, or even focal length as many times as you want are pretty neat. Most camera makers limit how much you can bracket to make another selling point, but here, you could probably bracket a shot 20 times if you wanted to. Yeah, it's overkill, but it would be interesting to have some of these other cool features on a DSLR too. :D
CHDK Wiki (http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/CHDK)
Magic Lantern Firmware Wiki (http://magiclantern.wikia.com/wiki/Magic_Lantern_Firmware_Wiki)
Blog (http://pentax-hack.info/documents/blog.php)