My department is getting a Canon T2i. I want to install the ML to adjust the Gain Control. My boss is wondering if the install will void the warranty.
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displacedtexan Member  174 posts Joined Feb 2008 Location: Louseyana More info | May 08, 2012 14:23 | #1 My department is getting a Canon T2i. I want to install the ML to adjust the Gain Control. My boss is wondering if the install will void the warranty.
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May 08, 2012 14:28 | #2 it's a piece of software that runs from the card. Does it void my warranty? Edit It is very similar to CHDK, which has a FAQ: Does using the CHDK program void your warranty?: First, please bear in mind that CHDK comes with no warranty for any use; you use it at your own risk. What follows is just a few thoughts, and is not a legal opinion. Many believe that using the CHDK does not harm your warranty, since it is said to be loaded into the memory only temporarily (turn off the cam and it's gone completely) and that it leaves the original camera firmware untouched They include an email exchange with Canon: After researching this software on the internet it appears that CHDK doesn't make any actual changes to your camera. If you delete the CHDK software from your memory card, or if you choose not to activate the CHDK software on the card (or remove and replace the batteries), then the camera will behave absolutely normally - nothing has been (or ever is) changed, so the warranty is not affected. The Magic Lantern firmware is distributed with NO WARRANTY and NO GUARANTEES are provided. It might work. It might not. It hasn't destroyed any cameras yet, but who knows. Canon 5dmkIII, Sigma 15mm f/2.8FE; 35mm f/1.4; Canon EF70-200 f/2.8L IS II; --- YN560 x 7
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professorman Goldmember  1,661 posts Likes: 1 Joined May 2009 Location: VA More info | May 08, 2012 15:41 | #3 |
luigis Goldmember  1,399 posts Likes: 3 Joined Jun 2008 Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina More info | May 08, 2012 15:54 | #4 professorman wrote in post #14400354  Take the card out, and its gone... so, just make sure to take the card out if you want to send it in. Wrong. www.luisargerich.com
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ben_r_ -POTN's Three legged Support-  15,894 posts Likes: 13 Joined Nov 2007 Location: Sacramento, CA More info | May 08, 2012 16:03 | #5 I was under the impression that it was an actual firmware overwrite for the Canon DSLRs and that it did in fact void the warranty. [Gear List | Flickr
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luigis Goldmember 1,399 posts Likes: 3 Joined Jun 2008 Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina More info | May 08, 2012 16:19 | #6 ben_r_ wrote in post #14400456 I was under the impression that it was an actual firmware overwrite for the Canon DSLRs and that it did in fact void the warranty. It loads on top of the Canon firmware, what I don't know is if Canon has a way to know that the bootflag was changed and that a software was loaded on top of the firmware. www.luisargerich.com
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ben_r_ -POTN's Three legged Support- 15,894 posts Likes: 13 Joined Nov 2007 Location: Sacramento, CA More info | May 08, 2012 16:45 | #7 luigis wrote in post #14400565 It loads on top of the Canon firmware, what I don't know is if Canon has a way to know that the bootflag was changed and that a software was loaded on top of the firmware. Ah, so its not actually a replacement then? Interesting. Yea I wonder how they might know then... Is it confirmed that they do? [Gear List | Flickr
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May 09, 2012 01:58 | #8 The cards I use for Video have ML on, the cards I use for still photography do not, this works very well, I haven't had a lockup yet, I'm using the latest 11.12.22 version of ML on a 550D. http://www.flickr.com/photos/70718847@N02/
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