40D and shooting tethered to a laptop

[jdlloyd67]

Anyone done a photo shoot with the 40D tethered to a laptop? I have my first indoor shoot this weekend and I've read Scott Kelby's Digital Photography Book and he recommends shooting tethered whenever possible. I have Photoshop CS3 so I know it's capable of doing so. I am wondering if the 40D supports it and if so, what kind of cable is needed. Anyone have any insight they could share?

Thanks in advance for the help!

[Zansho]

This might be an idea..lol, but man it's expensive ><.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/520284-REG/Canon_2375B002_WFT_E3A_Wireless_File_Transmitter.h tml

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/365948-REG/Canon_0032B002_WFT_E1A_Wireless_LAN_File.html

Additionally, you might want to look at this thread:
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?p=5717240

And this one from bibble labs forums that might help you too:
http://support.bibblelabs.com/webboard/viewtopic.php?t=9946&sid=88ce99c3b90187aaa2ed8db067330255

[neumanns]

Everything you need came in the box when you bought it new, including instructions, cord, software...Pull out the box and have a look inside.

[jdlloyd67]

Everything you need came in the box when you bought it new, including instructions, cord, software...Pull out the box and have a look inside.
Thanks...I threw the box in the closet after pulling out the camera and software and haven't looked at it since. I'll do that tonight. Thanks again!

[mackidbrendan]

Thanks...I threw the box in the closet after pulling out the camera and software and haven't looked at it since. I'll do that tonight. Thanks again!

u did better than me.
i just took out my camera and battery and threw the box in the closet haha

[jdlloyd67]

Last night I got the tethering thing working with my 40D. My laptop had Windows Vista so it required an update to teh EOS Utility but once I did that it worked like charm. Thanks guys!

[ryant35]

You may want to get a longer USB cable so you can move farther away from your laptop. I'm not sure what the max length is for the camera, I know there is one, but my 10' cable works fine.

[aram535]

I have a 25' usb cable, works fine. Its a not a cheapy though, not sure if that makes a difference int he longer run, it wouldn't in the short run.

[breal101]

I think the official max length is 5 meters. I have used up to a 5 meter extension and the supplied cable with a 5D. I think I might get a 3 meter extension just to be safe.

[aram535]

I think the official max length is 5 meters. I have used up to a 5 meter extension and the supplied cable with a 5D. I think I might get a 3 meter extension just to be safe.

You're 100% right, I pulled out the box and it say 5 meters on it, so I'm at 16 feet away, no idea why I always thought it was 25 feet, most of it coiled up on the floor anyway.