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USB3:Is there any disadvantage using one over the other? With the new Macbooks I'd prefer not having to fiddle with another adapter (TB to FW)
The very large cynic inside of me thinks that you have a very valid point!A small cynical voice in me wonders if Phase aren't holding back the full release of this while they sell IQ2 series upgrades at $14000 each. Why spend that sort of money when you can buy a $5.95 cable and get the same full resolution display on your laptop or pro tablet.
The beta for USB is being given to anyone who asks. We, as a dealer have noted it in our newsletter and website to make sure our users are aware it's there if they want to be part of the final beta testing.I'm on the USB3 firmware (beta). It works. Ask your dealer about getting it.
Some early versions of the IQ backs might need a trip back to Phase, for internal upgrade, but generally it's a great update.
A small cynical voice in me wonders if Phase aren't holding back the full release of this while they sell IQ2 series upgrades at $14000 each. Why spend that sort of money when you can buy a $5.95 cable and get the same full resolution display on your laptop or pro tablet.
That's a very interesting comment. I've been using some Firewire cables for years and years, and I think in all this time I've had two fail. I've tossed dozens of USB cables that had failed.There is one very big difference.
USB cables are very tolerant of ware, and generally don't break - you can use the same one for a couple of years if you treat it well.
Firewire cables are extremely prone to breakage. If you use the cable intensively, even if you are very careful, you will need new a cable every couple of months. When the cable starts to malfunction, it's not very easy to identify, as sometimes communication succeeds and sometimes it fails. When failure rates start to go up to high then you know it's time to change the cable again. For me it is extremely frustrating, and if I had the USB option, I would be using it for sure, for the sole reason of not worrying about cable failures.
I've based my comment on my specific experience:That's a very interesting comment. I've been using some Firewire cables for years and years, and I think in all this time I've had two fail. I've tossed dozens of USB cables that had failed.
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Tethering and connecting are not the same thing.I tether still cameras, video cameras, disk
Perhaps the medium format digital backs are simply more sensitive to errors than other FireWire devices, or have relatively poor FireWire implementations. I dunno.
Never had a USB cable fail :chug:That's a very interesting comment. I've been using some Firewire cables for years and years, and I think in all this time I've had two fail. I've tossed dozens of USB cables that had failed.
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Well, it has higher throughput, but if I have FW interface disk enclosures, USB3 only obsoletes them if I spend another $100 or so per enclosure to update to that.Never had a USB cable fail :chug:
USB 3 Obsoletes FW