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Re:Nikon Is ending 70 years of camera production in Japan by earthboundkid on Monday December 21, 2020 @07:40PM (#25501577)
My DSLR had a hard limit of 30 minutes video time, but I suspect this is because of the software issues, not mirror tension per se.
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Re:Nikon Is ending 70 years of camera production in Japan by detaro on Monday December 21, 2020 @07:42PM (#25501591)
That probably was a tax/duty thing, the EU treats (treated? not sure) cameras that can record over 30 mins or so as video cameras which have higher fees.
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Re:Nikon Is ending 70 years of camera production in Japan by ScottBurson on Monday December 21, 2020 @08:09PM (#25501751)
Yeah, that's still going on, dammit -- my new D780 has the 30 min. limit.
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Re:Nikon Is ending 70 years of camera production in Japan by tomatocracy on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @05:33AM (#25504871)
If it's a Canon DSLR and is supported by the Magic Lantern firmware modification, it will allow you to circumvent this limit that way. It's possible that you may then need to use an external recorder via HDMI to avoid overheating depending on the model etc.
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