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The port is there but afaik the firmware support isn't...I don't shoot tethered normally-----but I think the big change on the IQ series is the adoption of USB 3 ...
USB 3 is backwards compatible to USB 2.Macs do not support USB 3, to my knowledge. I pine for Firewire.
That's why we prefer our customers to get their info from us rather than Phase One .Thanks Doug,
I got a marketing email today from Phase, 'Check out the world's most advanced tethered camera solution' which says pretty darn clearly
"the series is also the first to feature a USB3 connection."
I'm afraid that is simply mendacious. Sure, it has the connection, but putting a ferrari engine into Fred Flinstone's car wouldn't have made it any faster unless it was connected to the drivetrain.
Very naughty of Phase, possibly illegal in some jurisdictions? Frankly they should not be stating this. It simply misleads people who don't own the back and confuses those who do!
Not your fault at all, obviously, but I know you have a hotline to these guys!
On the other hand, it would make little sense to pick up a new MacBook Air with the explicit purpose of pulling huge files down over super-slow lines.USB 3 is backwards compatible to USB 2.
True it's not as fast as native USB 3 would be, and is not even as fast as FW800. BUT for a system like an Air it would mean you can tether whereas without it you can not.
I think this overestimates or exaggerates the difference in real world speed between FW800 and USB2 for many applications. But we'll of course have to wait for real-world testing.On the other hand, it would make little sense to pick up a new MacBook Air with the explicit purpose of pulling huge files down over super-slow lines.
If you'll pardon an intrusion from an undoubtedly-biased PC guy, it seems to me that sentence would be just as true if you put the period after "Air" and left off the rest.On the other hand, it would make little sense to pick up a new MacBook Air with the explicit purpose of pulling huge files down over super-slow lines.
FW400 is noticeably faster at transferring large files than USB2, in spite of theoretical maxes, and FW800 is twice as fast. I am so done with USB2, but given that I use Macs, I am left with FW800 or with my laptop, eSata.I think this overestimates or exaggerates the difference in real world speed between FW800 and USB2 for many applications. But we'll of course have to wait for real-world testing.
The next gen of both Macs and PCs will use Ivy bridge, which will have native support for USB3 and thunderbolt, no need for the hub. But that will not solve the problem of USB being a host based bus which means the CPU controls the transfer. Capture Integration has a good article on their website. The problem with this is that when you shoot tethered running C1, applying "looks" and colour corrections or local adjustments things grind to a halt after a few frames. this is because the CPU is occupied. I don't even bother to shoot fashion with the 5DII (USB), but the Aptus II 5 (Firewire) will shoot nonstop all day without skipping a frame.FW400 is noticeably faster at transferring large files than USB2, in spite of theoretical maxes, and FW800 is twice as fast. I am so done with USB2, but given that I use Macs, I am left with FW800 or with my laptop, eSata.
I am hoping that someone will develop a USB3 hub for Thunderbolt. That would solve the problem properly.
O, I'm aware. I'm just saying for applications where you are taking one picture at a time that "noticeably faster" is likely to be around 1 second more.FW400 is noticeably faster at transferring large files than USB2, in spite of theoretical maxes, and FW800 is twice as fast. I am so done with USB2, but given that I use Macs, I am left with FW800 or with my laptop, eSata.
I am hoping that someone will develop a USB3 hub for Thunderbolt. That would solve the problem properly.
For this case you could certainly be right, as long as the USB connection is stable...O, I'm aware. I'm just saying for applications where you are taking one picture at a time that "noticeably faster" is likely to be around 1 second more.
Ah, the new backs have both!? Then it is my turn to apologize, I though P1 had switched to USB only, as Canon has done.As to making a USB version of the IQ and FW version of the IQ it seems pretty clear that the cost of even the beefiest USB and FW components are a very small part of the final cost for an IQ and maintaining one product with both ports with it's inherent economies of scale and lower R+D / debugging / training / etc costs is the way to go. That is... assuming they can get the USB-enabling-firmware out the door reasonably soon!
O heavens I understand your reaction then. That would downright piss me off.Ah, the new backs have both!? Then it is my turn to apologize, I though P1 had switched to USB only, as Canon has done.
Sonnet have a Thunderbolt -> ExpressCard/34 module that would allow you to put in a USB 3, Firewire, eSata etc card into it.I am hoping that someone will develop a USB3 hub for Thunderbolt. That would solve the problem properly.