Triple any lens with ML Raw Crop Mode

[alecw]

Here is a demo showing how the pre-release ML firmware crop mode can increase the focal range of any lens without any loss in resolution or light when shooting full 1080 raw. I am still in shock.

 

http://youtu.be/dQ51rE_ZUgo

[alecw]

New tutorial showing how:

http://youtu.be/WhiQ9D9vyPI

[QuickHitRecord]

Wow. Just... wow.

[bluegreenturtle]

This and the Cineform RAW workflow with 10x compression are the 2 killer pieces of that will make this thing really really attractive to people who are actually doing work with their cameras.  The cineform makes the files manageable while retaining the advantages and the crop feature makes the lens kit more versatile. 

[mtheory]

Awesome tutorial, Alec! Seems like at this pace of development BMPC will get its ass kicked come July. ;)

[alecw]

It seems like the possibilities are rather endless. If demand for high speed CF card drives those cards to perform significantly faster we could be working with high resolution raw video to compete with the big cameras and with features like crop mode, it resides a league of its own. Very exciting times for 5D3/2 owners. 

[mtheory]

For me personally, this crop can make a significant difference in a shooting workflow if they optimize the UI further ( which they will ). I prefer to use primes instead of zooms and that slows me down. Imagine switching the crops instead of switching prime lenses on a shoot realtime with a single button for example...that's SPEED, nevermind convenience.