Current state of Magic Lantern 5D2 ?

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We've got Magic Lantern installed on our 550D and 60D cameras but I've been hesitating to add it to the 5D2 as we use these for fairly critical shoots.

What is the current state of the Magic Lantern firmware now? Is it stable? I'm a little put-off by the notice to remove the battery EVERY TIME whereas I don't need to do this on the 550D and 60D. Is this really a problem?

I'm really looking for the following (normal video!) features.....

• Continuous Recording (skipping a couple of seconds every 12 mins is ok)
• Zebras
• Focus Assist
• Focus Peaking
• Audio meters

Anything else is nice but not needed (actually, telling me the distance to the focus point would be nice - and DOF even better!).

So, with the latest version, are all these stable enough for everyday use? I don't have much confidence that Canon will be adding these to the 5D3 :(
 
All of these things are there right now and then some. I actually recorded at 22 minute clip the other day with CBR bit rate of %150, which to be honest is a little confusing. Look up the AJ NEWMAN firmware, I dont have a link on me at the moment.
 
All of these things are there right now and then some. I actually recorded at 22 minute clip the other day with CBR bit rate of 0, which to be honest is a little confusing. Look up the AJ NEWMAN firmware, I dont have a link on me at the moment.

How about for firmware 2.0.9?
 
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