I only discovered this useful feature recently, it was tucked away in the Image Review settings. Magic Lantern comes with some pre-made crop marks, but if you would like to make your own, and even make lighter coloured ones, be sure to check out my tutorial: Magic Lantern Custom Crop Marks (Black or White). To access the Crop Marks tool from the main menu: After a few iterations, I have designed myself a set of custom crop marks which really help line things up. For me, this really comes into its own when shooting timelapses and hyperlapses. While Canon give us grid overlay options, the option Magic Lantern offers to create our own crop mark overlays is something I have found to be exceptionally useful. This is based on my current setup, a Canon 6D, but should generally be the same. TL DR – just install it and have a play around, it’s awesome : ) If you’re still on the fence about whether to install Magic Lantern, maybe the info here will sway you.

Here’s some of my most used Magic Lantern features, why I find them useful, and how to use them. Big thanks to all the developers involved who give up their time to give us creatives these amazing tools, you guys are geniuses.

It opens up so many useful features which I use daily. Magic Lantern, for Canon cameras, really is magic.

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