The right rear movie rec switch still operates in the normal way. Pressing it all the way takes a still picture like before. So to add some detail to what you have found, Magic Lantern has a menu switch (Movie REC key) located on the Movie page that allows you to set the front shutter (still picture) trigger to also be a switch to start and stop movie record by pressing it half way in. (My camera is a Canon 60D and this information has been verified for this model only) Will mount the button to the bottom of the front slider.

Ordered one of those $10 IR triggers from China so I can start and stop the video recording with my right hand thumb. Used two 2.5 lb weights to reduce the overall diameter back there.Īll three slider blocks (two are aluminum and the back one is white nylon) have set screws to allow them to be adjusted if needed, later on. To get the camera to just start to 'float' if I let go of the grip required around 5 lbs of counter weight on the back. Testing with my 60D and my old eyes the camera screen is around 13' from the center of the top of my shoulder. I borrowed the Manfrotto quick release from my mono-pod for the time being. The gym weights are new as is the hand grip I ordered from Adorama for $9. The aluminum stock was sourced from junk equipment I disassembled over the years. Tried to sell it at the MIT flea market a few years ago for $5 and there were no takers. The shoulder pad is an old Peter Lisand unit I had from my Sony DXC-1610 single-tube vidicon camera, circa 1980. The two rails are from a very old still camera tripod. Basically, this project has been cobbled together from stuff I had on hand.

Magic lantern canon 60d remote shooting