Canon EOS R hacked: Magic Lantern “successfully loaded”

Canon EOS R hacked: Magic Lantern successfully loaded (image: www.eoshd.com)

The camera has barely been out a fortnight but hackers have already cracked its internal code, as the popular Magic Lantern software hack has been successfully executed on the Canon EOS R

British filmmaker Andrew Reid at EOSHD was sent two early firmware files to test on Canon’s full-frame mirrorless body. While the camera rejected the first file, the second (named “RLEDID14.FIR”) was accepted by the boot loader and firmware updater. 

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James Artaius
Editor

The editor of Digital Camera World, James has 21 years experience as a journalist and started working in the photographic industry in 2014 (as an assistant to Damian McGillicuddy, who succeeded David Bailey as Principal Photographer for Olympus). In this time he shot for clients like Aston Martin Racing, Elinchrom and L'Oréal, in addition to shooting campaigns and product testing for Olympus, and providing training for professionals. This has led him to being a go-to expert for camera and lens reviews, photo and lighting tutorials, as well as industry news, rumors and analysis for publications like Digital Camera MagazinePhotoPlus: The Canon MagazineN-Photo: The Nikon MagazineDigital Photographer and Professional Imagemaker, as well as hosting workshops and talks at The Photography Show. He also serves as a judge for the Red Bull Illume Photo Contest. An Olympus and Canon shooter, he has a wealth of knowledge on cameras of all makes – and a fondness for vintage lenses and instant cameras.