Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Bulb ramping / Frame rate override

Just realised that after discussing Magic Lantern's Intervalometer, it has a built-in "bulb ramping" option whereby, after a period of calibration, the software can automatically adjust each shot to maintain the same exposure. This would be particularly useful in shooting a day to night sequence for example where the lighting is changing constantly, but one wants the exposure to remain constant to avoid "flickering" during the final output sequence.

Something else to try!

Another alternative method to taking a series of still images, is to make use of Magic Lantern's Frame Rate Override function and use video mode instead. Usually, the DSLR will only go down as far as 24fp, but with the override enabled, the frame rate can go as low as 4fps. I have just briefly investigated this and the results seem good although, if shooting in daylight with such a slow shutter (in this case 1/4s, 360 degree shutter), one has to close down the aperture of the lens a great deal to prevent over exposure.

More to try again!

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