Canon EOS 20D Not Found on Mac

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OK results of a not very scientific test. Using a 5M powered USB extension plus 3 x 1M USB extension cables plus a final 1.5M USB to Mini USB cable ( 9.5M in total 31 ft ) i connected my 1Dslll to my early 2010 unibody MacBook Pro.

Using the Canon software I was able to control the camera, using the controls within the utility software. Camera and MPB behaved fine without any problems over the short ( 30min) test period. All files transmitted fine ( All Shot in RAW so fairly karge ones ) and camera controls operated normally. Either from the laptop or the camera. No drops or other errors.

Now connecting 5 cables s I did was not the best way to attempt this but I thought if this works then a single 5M extension on the powered USB extension should be fine. (Couldn't try that as it's connected to one of my printers and it's run in trunking and would be a bit of a pain to remove and re thread, ).


MPB running OSX 10.6.8.

Craig

I don't know if this helps ( probably not) , but I don't seem to have a problem with my MPB with long cables and tethered shooting. I also forgot how good the Canon software is at remotely controlling cameras.

 

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OK results of a not very scientific test. Using a 5M powered USB extension plus 3 x 1M USB extension cables plus a final 1.5M USB to Mini USB cable ( 9.5M in total 31 ft ) i connected my 1Dslll to my early 2010 unibody MacBook Pro.

Using the Canon software I was able to control the camera, using the controls within the utility software. Camera and MPB behaved fine without any problems over the short ( 30min) test period. All files transmitted fine ( All Shot in RAW so fairly karge ones ) and camera controls operated normally. Either from the laptop or the camera. No drops or other errors.

Now connecting 5 cables s I did was not the best way to attempt this but I thought if this works then a single 5M extension on the powered USB extension should be fine. (Couldn't try that as it's connected to one of my printers and it's run in trunking and would be a bit of a pain to remove and re thread, ).


MPB running OSX 10.6.8.

Craig

I don't know if this helps ( probably not) , but I don't seem to have a problem with my MPB with long cables and tethered shooting. I also forgot how good the Canon software is at remotely controlling cameras.

Thanks for running your test. May I ask what brand of active cable you are using? I've tried two, Belkin and Sewell.

Not sure why my late 2010 MBP had problems but I returned it so I can't troubleshoot. I got the 2011' because a test in the store showed they worked. Oh well, but thanks.

Yes EOS Capture is pretty good, but I prefer Breeze DSLR Remote Pro.

I'm a long time Phase Once C1 pro user and it has a pretty good tethered shooting interface but I don't use it because it only records to the computer. I prefer to save to both the card and computer. Just makes me feel better.

 

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Craig

I bought bought it sometime ago so to be honest not sure of the make. Here is the link to the item. Unfortunately the only identifiable part is the letter "N" on the unit

USB 2.0 Active 5m Extension Lead : USB Cabling : Maplin

Not sure if this helps though.

John C