Any Canon 5D Mark II Owners?

[STexan]

I have a Canon 5D Mark-II with firmware version 2.0.7 and I notice there is a 2.1.2 available on Canon's website but I can't find a revision history document along with it to determine if it's worth risking some sort of installation failure. Anyone have any input on this firmware? good, bad, indifferent? I only use this camera for landscape and storm photography, and occasional architectural photography. I do use it more and more for video as I become more comfortable using it as a video capture tool. The only thing I can think of that I might like to see (and asked for a year ago) is perhaps 5 frame exposure bracketing. Thanks

 

[James Langford]

Google is your friend.

http://www.learn.usa.canon.com/resources/blogs/2012/eos_5dmii_50d_firmware_update.shtml

I haven't updated yet but probably will. The risk in updating firmware is pretty small so long as you follow the instructions.

There is no bracketting or anything major from what I can see. If you want bracketting and such I sugest you look into the Magic Lantern custom firmware. There is a thread here on ST about it.

 

[STexan]

I've seen that thread and poked around a bit on the web site and that's what got me to looking into my current firmware version. I'm a little hesitant about ML. It seems to have a lot of nice features, bells, and whistles that are probably very worthwhile having but if there is insufficient documentation and iffy support, I'll choose to keep it stock. I'm a little unclear as to why if it loads off the SD card, why does it matter what Canon firmware is burnt in? I'm just concerned I may not have the right firmware and choose the wrong ML version and screw up a rather pricey camera that does what I want it to do ... for the most part. Thanks