Magic lantern

[SérgioMiguelSilva]

There should be one million threads about Magic lantern but I have to share this. I was very afraid to install this firmware, I didn't want to damage my 550D... but does anyone found a concret report about a broken camera after install it?

Finally I had the courage to go for it, and it's awesome!

http://sergiomiguelsilva.wordpress.com/2012/05/24/magic-lantern/

 

[ItDonnedOnMe]

I've never heard of any serious problems with it. Since it doesn't overwrite your standard firmware it's relatively safe - once you remove the battery and then reboot your camera is essentially back to factory settings.

I've tried it several times but don't use it regularly. It was pretty rough early on, but it's become much more refined & useful with the latest versions. My concern with using it is less to do with harm to the camera and more with harm to the footage - with some early versions I had it crash and lose the currently recording clip. I haven't seen that with the newer versions, but I also haven't had enough time to really test it in a non-critical setting to the point where I'm confident using it for anything important.

 

[SérgioMiguelSilva]

I shot some footage using it just to try it and nothing bad happen, but just as you I didn't really made any serious experiment.

I knew that magic lantern doesn't replace canon's firmware, but I heard rumors and I was unreasonably afraid.

 

[Zensteve]

It's pretty good, yup.

No dead cameras yet, best I can tell.