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"Soon" is a meaningless measure that depending on one's perspective could mean in an hour, a day, a week, a month, a quarter, a year, etc etc.I would like to add to Doug's comment. USB3 is arriving soon.
-Lionel
It hasn't cost me thousands, but it has cost me OOF missed images. I need an ultralight tethered solution to do my stitch work at critical wide open focus (no, the IQ back screen is not good enough) then disconnect and take my images untethered. Yes, the answer may be a Surface Pro or the new Lenovo Helix - both have proper Windows 8 OS, USB3, weigh just over/under 2lbs and use full power intel processors with 'retina' displays.I have brought up the USB 3.0 issue a number of times in the past and have been just shy of insulted for not simply buying an apple product to run it.
The port is there and I belive it was not put there to help Don keep track of his memory stick!
There are promises and there is bullsh*t.
At present the USB port activation is vapour ware and has personally cost me THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS
But that's not Thunderbolt. Once you plug the dongle in it's a firewire port, not a thunderbolt port anymore and is limited by the firewire specficiations.Can you elaborate on your desire for Thunderbolt support?
Every modern* Phase One back works with Thunderbolt today. It doesn't require a "string of adapters" only one (1) small dongle which costs $29.
For that price you can gaffe tape or superglue one to the end of your firewire cables if you feel it awkward; though I'd tell you it's not needed, the [cable>adapter>port] physical connection is actually more solid than the native FW800 physical connection (which can easily walk it's way out if you wiggle it back and forth).
*P, P+, IQ
What is USB or thunderbolt or buy the poor guy a MacBook Pro?It's in the immediate pipeline. Can't be more specific I am afraid.
-Lionel
Can we get it in time for CI in Carmel? :ROTFL:It's in the immediate pipeline. Can't be more specific I am afraid.
-Lionel
he means USB3 support is coming. good news.What is USB or thunderbolt or buy the poor guy a MacBook Pro?
Yes. I think everyone here appreciates that.Are some people expecting that USB3 or 'native' Thunderbolt will yield faster tethering?
My understanding is that the bottleneck is in the backs ability to quickly deliver data from the sensor. Adding more speed/bandwith to the delivery pipeline from the back to the computer will not in fact add anymore speed. I was given this explanation from the (former) top of the tech tree at Phase.
Can anyone tell us if the situation has changed?
I very much doubt Phase would even consider that looking at the length of time they have taken just to try and switch the damn thing on. Also power management is a balancing act and to have a shutter draining power from the back just spells file corruption to me and best kept separate.A bit off topic comment. In the future do you think the USB socket on the iq back could be used to control / power an electronic shutter. For example the new USB controlled shutter that Rollei announced.
Not that it makes a difference in practice, but there has been a lot of action. What there haven't been, to date, are results."Like the grains of sand in an hourglass so are the days of our lives" waiting for any action from P1.
I would suggest you create a support case, and get direct feedback about your options. USB is here to stay.I wish P1 would clear this whole mess up as I'm seriously considering upgrading my P65 to an IQ and would really like the USB to be working before I hand over a load of cash to buy one.
Would hate to buy and P1 release a revision 3 back and drop USB support in favour of something else......