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Z FOTOTECHNIKA
11th of February 2010 (Thu), 10:43
OK I feel kinda stupid asking this question but, I am going to have a laptop on my future shoots to help with the shots so I can see them on a bigger screen to make sure the angles and exposure is coming out right.

So how exactly do I teather my 50D to my Mac laptop? I would assume innitially through the USB cable but what program are the photos displayed in? Do they just come up in like ACDsee or a similar type program?

Recommendations and ideas greatly apreciated!
Sledhed
11th of February 2010 (Thu), 11:44
Check the disk that came with your camera.
Z FOTOTECHNIKA
11th of February 2010 (Thu), 12:36
Check the disk that came with your camera.

OK Ill try it that way thank you.
tdodd
11th of February 2010 (Thu), 12:44
On a Windows machine you'd install Canon's EOS utility and, as you say, connect with a USB lead. The EOS Utility takes care of downloading from the camera and can even be used to control the camera and fire the shutter. I assume it is the same on a Mac.

For viewing the results you can have EOS Utility link to other viewing software, such as Zoombrowser or DPP. I prefer to use Lightroom, which I have set up to monitor the download folder and go straight to the Loupe View as each image comes down the wires.
abbadon31
11th of February 2010 (Thu), 13:16
I use DSLR remote pro for the tether and use Acdsee as my viewer.(50D/7D) I'm not a mac user, but I think you can use any browser for your viewing option like windows.
Z FOTOTECHNIKA
11th of February 2010 (Thu), 14:42
Awesome advise guys. Thank you very much for the ideas!
dovaka
11th of February 2010 (Thu), 20:37
its really simple just toss the disk in and install the utility. the rest is fairly straight forward
redrocket
12th of February 2010 (Fri), 00:21
here is a video link.. all you need to know about tethering with your canon provided software

http://www.prophotolife.com/2008/09/22/episode-29-computer-tethered-photo-capture/
Z FOTOTECHNIKA
12th of February 2010 (Fri), 08:26
It was pretty simple I tried it last night. Thanks for all the tips guys!
graciemygirl
15th of March 2010 (Mon), 13:55
Mine does not work on my laptop...works on my desktop just loaded it and it was fine...what could be wrong/different with my laptop?? I have been scouring this place and the web for help...Thanks for you input.

Angie
breal101
15th of March 2010 (Mon), 13:59
Mine does not work on my laptop...works on my desktop just loaded it and it was fine...what could be wrong/different with my laptop?? I have been scouring this place and the web for help...Thanks for you input.

Angie

Are you using the same OS with the same updates on both computers?
Jon
15th of March 2010 (Mon), 14:01
Do you have a webcam on the laptop? Sometimes other image acquisition devices, like scanners or webcams can lock out your camera.
graciemygirl
15th of March 2010 (Mon), 14:04
No webcam and yes same OS...not sure about all updates being the same...I updated all Canon updates and both computers are update...any suggestions??
Jon
15th of March 2010 (Mon), 14:08
What OS on the two computers?
graciemygirl
15th of March 2010 (Mon), 14:09
xp service pk 2
breal101
15th of March 2010 (Mon), 14:10
No webcam and yes same OS...not sure about all updates being the same...I updated all Canon updates and both computers are update...any suggestions??

Are you on a Mac or a PC? There have been some issues with EOS utilities and OS 10.5, I'm not sure if they ever got straigtened out.
Jon
15th of March 2010 (Mon), 14:29
xp service pk 2Both are SP2? Latest is SP 3. Home? Professional? Basically the same applications loaded on both? Are you using the same USB cable both places? Does the USB port on the laptop work for other devices?
keitaro
15th of March 2010 (Mon), 17:52
Just last week, I had my Macbook Pro and camera setup to shoot tethered. I found this link to Scott Kelby's blog that tells you how to shoot tethered with LR. He basically adds an extra step in for Nikon users, so ignore those steps. All you need is Canon EOS Utilities which can be found with your Canon EOS Digital Solution Disk.

http://www.scottkelby.com/blog/2008/archives/1207

[edit]
I forgot to mention that I am running OSX 10.6.2
graciemygirl
17th of March 2010 (Wed), 21:12
It doesn't work with my 50d but it works with my 5d in Lightroom...isn't that weird?
Ezekiel97
17th of March 2010 (Wed), 22:21
I tether on my macbook air w/snow lep, my windows 7, and my windows xp, all through eos utility to lightroo, ask any questions if you need help.
graciemygirl
18th of March 2010 (Thu), 23:46
Ezekiel...do you find your MacBook a better tool than your PCs for editing? Which platform is better with compatibility and speed...thank you in advance...A